WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
NEWSPAPER
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An Independent Weekly Newspaper
Eighty-Second Year of Continuous Publication
BOONS, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 2,1970
10 CENTS
28 PAGES—2 SECTIONS
PRAIRIE SCHOONER—It was the biggest wagon In the procession
and photographers dashed to get tt on fflm from the front, the
back and the side, Ihe parade through Boone on Saturday attract
ed hundreds at people with a yen to see the historical re-enact
ment at a pioneer journey. The train began forming in WUkes
boro last weekend and set out for Boone Tuesday. (Staff photo)
Appalachian Graduates
Will Have Jobs By Fall
Appalachian State Univer
sity's 949 June graduates will
all have Jobe before Sept, 1
der ate the current crisis In
college placement circles.
The forecast was made today
tgr ASlTs Director of Place,
ment, Dr. Robert L, Randall,
who concedes, however, that
slow-downs in Industrial hiring
have mede Job placements much
more difficult for Us office.
For example one represents
tire of a national corporation
made three recruiting tripe to
the ASU campus and hired 14
degree candidate* In 1968-69.
But In 1969-70, Randall in
dicated, the same recruiter
made only two visits and hired
only two students.
“As a result at this trend,’*
he said, “many at tlds year’s
graduates have been denied the
possibility at Jobs in Industry
and government and are seek
log positions In education,”
Even though public school
teaching openings are down
slightly from last year, Ran
dall said, '"./ell qualified can
didates atvl those In the crowd
ed fields are having to work
harder for positions, but are
able to be placed,” he added.
From some 56,000 requests
received by the university's Of
fice of Placement, Randall sur
mises that the demand tor math
3 Are Arrested
In 2 Break-Ins
Sheriff Ward G. Carroll, B.
E. Clure of the state auto theft
division and SHI Agent Charlie
Whitman still are investigating
a break-in at the O. M. little
store at SQverstone.
The Sheriff reports that a Le
noir resident, Woodrow Stew
art, has been arrested on iifor
matlon and belief and charged
with breaking, entering and lar
ceny. The suspect is lodged in
Watauga County jail under
$1,500 bond.
The Sheriff’s office was call
ed about 2:30 Saturday morning
and when Deputies B,W.Wlrit
ler and Johnny Carroll arrived
at Little's store, they found a
1959 tour-door liglg blue Chrys
ler.
Ten cartons of cigarettes
were on the floor board in the
froid of the car, and they re
ported also finding eight flve
Comett Lad
Injured By
Stray Shot
Deodar Cornett, age 11, was
rushed to Watawa County Hos
pital Friday morning after he
was accidentally shot while
^.niWnp on the Stone Mountain
_! Ward G. Carroll said
_boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cootldge Cornett of Route 2,
Vilas, was struck in the left
arm and Mt side with spray
from a 12-guage shotgun fired
* a rabbit fay Ricky Cornett,
Dexter's 13-year-old brother.
The Sheriff said tint Mrs.
Cornett reported to him that
Ricky was in a field near the
road when ha shot at a rsbttt.
Since It was an acrtdeetal
shooting, no charges ware i
9)30 and 10 a. m. Friday. The
all right."
pound packages at sugar. The
sugar was In the truck and the
truck lid sttQ was open.
The Deputies heard someone
in the brush approximately 100
feet from the store and appre
hended the subject. The Sheriff
arrived shortly thereafter.
Veterans Of
Highway Dept.
Are Honored
Mr. Janies H. CounoiU of
Boone was one of 32 veteran
employees of the State High
way Commission honored last
week In ceremonies at the
Hghway building in Raleigh.
Governor Robert Scott pre
sented each of them with a pin
denoting 40-45 years of ser
vice.
The total number of years
which the group has served the
state la 1,325.
Scott was introduced at the
ceremony by State Highway
Chairman, Lauch Faircloth,
who lauded the 32 men for their
long sendee to the state’s
btghway program. State High
way Administrator, George
Willoughby presided at the
session.
The officers reported that two
small glasses In a door to the
building were broken and Judged
that the door was forced open
with a screwdriver. Hie Sheriff
said there is a possibility that
the car and Its lioense plate were
The" Chrysler was pulled In
by Hampton's Body Shop.
Two men were arrested Sun
day afternoon also on a charge
of breaking and eiterlng.
Carroll Identified the sus
pects as Curley King Moretz
and Alonzo Moretz, who he said
are originally of Meat Camp and
now living In Lenoir. The men
are Jailed here pending $1,500
bond.
He said some guns and am mu
nition had been stolen from a
home on Route 2 In the Meat
Camp area.
Most Stores To
Open Fourth
The Boone Chamber of Com
merce reports that “The ma
jority of Boone stores will be
open on July 4 and closed on
Monday, July 6,”
However, the exception Is the
grocery stores “which will not
close either day," according to
the C of C,
omatica, physics, chemistry,
industrial arts, special eduea
tion and elementary teachers
is running slightly ahead of last
year's demands.
Requests are characteris
tically down for social studies
and men’s physical education
tfltl positions, only five par
cent of AS IPs spring B. A,
and B. S. graduates ertcred
industry dr govemmertal ser
vices. Another five per oent
Joined the armed services,
Itoace Corps or began bome
Sbty-elght per cent signed
contracts to teach In North
Carolina schools next fall while
12 per cent will teach out-of
state.
I the increasing dlf
Tea per cent entered gradu
ate school.
Statistics on M. A. graduates
show that 42 per cert will teach
in state and 48 per cent will
teach outside North Carolina.
Eight per cert indicated plans
to continue graduate study and
two per cert took industrial
jobs.
Oliver Turns
In Badge At
Blowing Rock
Emmttt Oliver, Chief of the
Blowing Rock Police Depart
ment, turned in Ms badge Mon
day night after banding a pre
pared statement of resigna
tion to the Town Council.
Council convened a special
session at 8 p, m. to discuss
with Oliver Ms firing of a mem
ber of the police force. Chief
Oliver told the officials, some
of whom asked Mm to stay on,
that he could not take back Ms
dei is Ion about the man In ques
tion.
Oliver was employed by the
Town of Blowing Rock last year.
Hired in Ms place was Coy
Isaacs, formerly of the Watau
ga Cotsfy Sheriff’s Department
and the Boone Police Depart
ment.
Organized In 1963
Wagon Train Has
Over 90 Vehicles
Saturday
Sees The
Largest
BY RACHEL RIVERS COFFEY
In the summer of 1963, Clyde
it, Greene of Boone organised
the first wagon train which trav
eled the westward route from
Wllkeaboro to Boone.
It turned out to be one of the
big events in that jeer’s Caro.
Lina C harter Tercentenary cele
bration and its popularity
middy moved ttlrto the annual,
events category.
Since the train followed the
Daniel Boone Trail from Fer
guson all the way into Watauga
County, it eventually took on the
name, Daniel Boone Wagon
Train,
And set as it was in the era of
Daniel Boone, its accerts have
been on the pioneer spirit, hard
travel by day, festivity at night,
and adherence to Early Ameri
can costumes and eqidpmei*
when possible.
Perhaps because the original
train got so much attentlontrom
the press, other wagon trains
have sprung up. But none has toe
magnetism of the one that climbs
out of Wilkes County, oner the
Blue Ridge and Mo Boone.
WAGON MASTER
Dewitt Barnett, long time
businessman who lives in
Boone, has been Wagon Master
every year sinee 1963,
Looking back, be says he
doesn’t know howthey ever wlo
it the first year. Horses and
mules were pulled out of pas
ture and hooked up to wag
ons that had been laid aside long
since. Practically no one bad
new equipment or animals really
in top shape tor the long trip.
Axles broke and other wagon
pleoes came apart, some of toe
animals could barely make it.
But Barnett says that’s all
changed. The eqidpment, the
pulling stock and the riding
horses are put in shape before
the Journey. And the 1970 vers
ion of the Daniel Boone Wagon
Train was “toe best wagon train
we’ve ever hod."
Even In these modern times,
communications between wnfc.
esboro and Boone were so
sketchy that Monday (June 22)
estimates on the number of an*
gone and horseback riders
stretched long and short like a
rubber band.
Someone said 45 or 50 wag
ons were coming* another
source put it at 75,
But It came out nearly 90
wagons and some 250 horseback
(Continued on page two)
Fourth Of July
Playday Is Set
A Fourth of July Playday
will be held from 10 a, m. to
4 ft m. at Optimist Park.
The public is urged to attend,
bring a picnic lunch and stay
all day. The Boone Recreation
Department will furnish the
drinks.
Games and other activities
will be provided for all ages.
LOVABLE CALF—One of the early event! at the Land of Ox on Beech Mountain Is a visit to the
bam on the farm where Dorothy lives. Before the tornado launches Dorothy and her visitors off
on a trip to see the Wizard of Ox, there Is a bam tour during which folk of all ages can acquaint
themselves with tits docile calf, a couple of bell-wearing goats, some woolly sheep and some pet
pigs who seem eternally to be eating. On view, but not for touching, are a donkey, a rooster and
some rabbits. The silo on the farm Is In fact a water tower that supplies the amusemeit area
atop the mourtaln. (Staff photo)
Local 4-H Members Win
At District Gathering
The Northwestern District
Activity Day wu held Friday,
June 28, at Weat Forayth High
School In Clemmons. Nineteen
4-H Club members, two lead,
ere and three Extension Agents
from Watauga County attended.
Catherine Edndsteo, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Baker Ed
ndsten, was district winner in
the fruit and vegetable use
demonstration, Paul Ragan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. David Ragan,
was a blue ribbon winner In tal
ent and a blue ribbon winner and
runner-up in public speaking.
Keith Ward and Douglas Love
were blue ribbon winners and
runner*-up In the »oiI and water
conservation demonstration.
Grace Cornett was a blue rib
bon winner with her demonstra
tion in ootton utilization.
Cathy Mains was a red ribbon
winner in dairy foods, and Brian
Dlahman won a blue ribbon in
dairy foods.
Lee Ann Bottoms was a blue
ribbon winner in egg cookery.
Keva Wilson and Barbara Smith
won red ribbons in girls elec
tric, and Jerry Dlshman won a
red ribbon in boys electric.
Rick Wicker was a red ribbon
winner in forestry. Karen Farth
ing won a red ribbon in home
Loan Fund To
Honor Abrams
A scholarship-loan fund for
Appalachian Stats University
students has been established in
honor of Or. W. Amo* Abrams
by members of the NorthCaro
lina Education Association.
Abrams, who was the first
chairman of Appalachian’s De
partment cf English, retired this
spring as editor cf North Caro
lina Education and as assistant
executive secretary of the
NCEA.
Individual NCEA members
have contributed a total cf 33,
758.52 with which to begin the
loan fund. It will administered
according to guidelines suggest
ed by the NCEA.
One of the most memorable
personalities associated with
the university, “Doc” Abrams
.•KisoMsosecMoceseosoe
Joined the Appalachian English
{acuity In 1932. He was named
to head the departmert five
years later when the school first
appointed administrative aca
demic chairmen,
Abrams left Appalachian In
1946 to edit NCEA publications
and held that post until he re
tired this year.
A. C. Dawson, fCEA execu
tive secretary, commented, ‘fit
seems particularly appropriate
that the scholarship be estab
lished at Appalachian State Uni
versity in light of Doc’s many
happy years on tte faculty there
and Ms close personalties with
the Boone community.”
Abrams Is a graduate of Duke
Udversity and received Ms
Ffc. D, from Cornell.
management. Regina Scott won a
red ribbon In poultry barbecue.
Joyce May was a white ribbon
winner In public speaking and
Jeanette Hodges won a white rib
bon with her sewing demonstra
tion. Janet and Jeanette Hodges
and Barbara Smith participated
in the talent program.
Patti Scott and Rickey Wilson
ittended but did not participate
in the activities.
Leaders attending were Mrs.
Joy Hodges and Mrs. Asa
Reese. Extension agents attend
ing were Mrs. Doris Storle,
Mrs. Lillian Danner and W. C.
Richardson.
Caribbean!
Earnings i
| Are Listed|
BANNER ELK, N. C.—Caro
lina Caribbean Corporation an
nounced net eamiiga cd $785,
522 for its fiscal year ended
March 31, 1970. Earnings per
share amourded to $^27 for the
year as compared to $.69 and
net earnings cf $1,289,138 for
the previous year. Average
shares outstanding increased
from 1,857,468 to 2,937,583.
The Company reported net sales
of $7,145^)92 as eompared to
$5,858,937 for the previous
year, an increase of 22% The
Company's assets increased
from $16^90,144 to $30,922,
241.
The Company electedto make
certain changes In its method
OCoidlnued on page tvn)
Boone Parking Law Goes Into Effect
Tbo Town Board of Aider
men at ita Jana me at lug gave
aeeood approval to a parting or
dinance flrat preeented by city
attorney John H. Bingham at the
board** regular maating tn May.
Haying raoatvad idatgaat
approval, aa rewired by law,
the ordinance ia attentive ttda
weak on Wadaaaday. Jtdjr l,r
teat by tfaa Buga erne Court, and
contains a clause whereby tbe
designations under “Sec
tkn 2, Parking Meter Zone"
may be eiqpatirted.
Among tbs zones specifically
Hated are some streets notnow
teeing msters, tat wMch astbe
ifrwey explained to
are likely to hate meters In the
near Mure, listed are West
and East King Street, Depot,'
Howard, Water, Queen, Age.
Collage
secauae one which had
tectlve tor many years in
same to Ha hneee India,
sort last year. District
I. Ray toes well agreed
U oT IMS with a brier
by
Jr, w
six i
city perking Ones In
oourt.
Ons of tbs snags In the old
ordinance was the so of park,
log revenues.
In the new law. Section 10
states "The coins deposited In
parking meters are required
and shall be used exclusively
lor the purpose of making such
regulation effective and tor tbs
aniens ea tnourred in tbs regu
lation and limitation of veUcuL.
ar parking, and traffic relating
to such parking, on tba streets
and highway* and to cover the
coat of purchase, supervision,
protection. Inspection, Installs,
ton, operation, maintenance,
control and use of parking
maters.”
Parking time limits now ki
effect are;
Twelve minutes tor one oeat.
24 minutes for two cents, 36
minutes for three cents, 48 mln
utes for tour oeote, or 60 min
utes for the oeote or a nlckle.
On tbs meters designated tor
two-tour perking, 120 minutes
perking time "nay be obtained
by depositing one 00 tan-cert
ootn, two C2) flve-cent oolns, or
ten CIO) one-eent oolns at tbs
of America.'
The periling maters will be
operated awry day from 8 a, m.
to 5 n, m. except Suiday* and
holidays.
The term holiday, described
in the ordinance, will Include
"the first day of January, the
30th day of May, toe Fourth of
July, the lint Monday In Sep
tember, the twenty-fifth day «f