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Words Of Wisdom ' ■ ' Yon will find angling to be Uke the virtue of humility, which hot a calmness o( spirit and a world of other Messing! S f. attending upon It.—Isaak Walton. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Newspaper Serving The Northwest Carolina Mountain Area VOL. LXXXin NO. 7 Parachutist Had Qualms Page 5, Section B BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 1970 10 CENTS 24 PAGES—2 SECTIONS Advisory Budget Commission Visiting Campus h #**£ . • ,*; ;5i 9 The N. C. Advisory Budget Commission Wednesday heard requests for capital im provements totaling $13,573,100 from Appalachian State University president Herbert W. Wey. The proposed expenditures for 1971-73, be noted, fall nearly 34 miilian below the *17,288,000 which the university requested for 1960-70. On Aug. 19, Dr. Wey told dip six-man commission, “We have not requested 330 miilian in capital improvements Doping we would get $13,000,000. We consider all of this to be of priority rank, and facilities that we cannot do without” He did stipulate, though that the university’s greatest need Is a $5,330,000 fine arts center. It was submitted as one of Appalachian's top priority projects to the I960 General Assembly, but the project was not funded. The proposed structure would accommodate ASU’s departments of art, dramatic arts, and music and would serve as a cultural focal point for northwestern North Carolina. Other specific request for capital improvements were as follows: —$305,000 for a Central Motor Pool Facility to house and maintain ASU’s 125 pieces of rolling stock. —$501,000 for a residence hall for 300 women. The structure would cost $1,170,000, over half of which would be self-liquidating. The university requested state assistance for a portion of the building costs to replace 144 rooms lost by the proposed rasing of old Watauga Hall. -*2,080,000 tor a Behaviorial Sciences Building which will house the university’s office of Psychological Services, as well as the departments of psychology, sociology, an thropology, guidance and counseling. —160,000 for a greenhouse facility to serve Appalachian’s instructional program as well as the physical plant operation. . —*80,000 for fire fighting equipment to assist the town of Boone in protecting the state’s investments on the campus. The equipment is especially needed as a safety precaution for ASU's nine high-rise dor mitories as well as for some academic facilities with five floors. No operational costs will be assumed by the state or the university. —11,722,000 for a married student housing complex. The project would be self liquidating and supported by an interest subsidy grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. expansions Under the “Expansion at Existing Facilities’’ division of its report, Appalachian requested: —1350,000 to extend utilities for steam, water and sewer into recently acquired properties. —1225,000 to convert the university's telephone system to a more efficient one. —$400,000 for the purchase of strategic pieces of property adjoining the university campus. -**.000 to provide walks, drives, storm drainage and other related work for newly built facilities on the campus. —♦75.000 to provide adequate campus lighting in areas near new instructional facilities. IMPROVEMENTS Under “Improvements to Existing Facilities” Ap palachian submitted requests for the following: —1*1,000 for the renovation «f Appalachian Klam^a.. School for uae aa a 72J55 aq. It classroom building. —12(5,000 (or the coovetahai of existing coal-fired bailers to oil in the university’a at-m plant. —2208,000 to place Boone Creek underground. The waterway meanders through the campus and create* hazards and inefficient uae of land spacea, it was said. Meeting the featured speaker outside Holiday Iim is Ralph Winkler, chairmaii of the Democratic Party in Watauga County. At left is Perry Greene, Republican, who is chairman of the County Commissioners, and in the background is Mrs. Ralph Winkler. (Staff photos) Says Gas Tax Provides Continuing Road Program BY RACHEL R. COFFEY The chairman of the N. C. Highway Commission told Rotarians and their guests the department will rebuild the Blowing Rock Road from NC 105 to the Boone Golf Course. Lauch Faircloth specified that the (4-foot-wide route will be curbed and guttered and will cost some three-quarters of a million dollars. Some 100 businessmen heard Fairdoth’s address Thursday night at the Holiday Inn. The improvement of Blowing Rock Road was announced several months ago, but was tabled when the state en countered difficulties In selling its road bonds. The rights-of-way are now being bought, Faircloth said. When the last one is in hand, construction will begin. KEEP TAX Faircloth made a strong argument for keeping the two cent gasoline tax assessed under the current ad ministration, that of Gov. Bob Scott. The chairman said this tax has provided the highway commission a construction fund “on which to develop a continuing road program,” rather than stop-and-start programs which he attributed to reliance on rand bonds alone. He noted another project to benefit Watauga—the con struction of passing lanes on US 411 from Caldwell to Thomas Greer Passes Law Exam Thomas Greer, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Greer of Boone received word Tuesday morning that he had paarad the State Board of Legal Examiners. Mr. Greer had received Ms degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law June Watauga. Saying that the commission cannot do all things because o( monetary limits, he asserted there is “no better way to have highways in an area than by continuously demanding high ways.” The spoils go to com munities that “actively seek” road, Faircloth said. He said a good case in point is Hugh Morton, who con sistently campaigned (or a bridge in the Wilmington area and fought for a four-lane high way from Wilmington to Charlotte. The bridge was built and the road “is now at long last under contract,” the chairman said. Earlier he told the group that the 14-man highway com mission under O,ov Moore was expanded to 23 members by Gov. Scott "to bring highway commissioners closer to the people” through a broader base of representatives. He said one of the best members is West Jefferson’s Robert Barr who has earned “in his own quiet, sincere way the complete reepect of his fellow commissioners.” LARGE SYSTEM “North Carolina has the largest highway system under (Continued on page three) Help Of Users Of Large Garbage Bins Is Appreciated Through Alderman Clyde Winebarger, the Town Board of Alderman this week Issued a notice of appreciation for “the co-operation and patience of those using the large garbage containers.” The Truxmore truck equipped to handle the metal containers is out of com mission, but Winebarger said they “hope to have it back in service soon." The board Is in the process of purchasing a new truck to bolster garbage collection service in the Town of Boone. White Heads Commission Watauga Recreation Groups Begin Work Program To Include 7 Districts The newly appointee Watauga County Recreatioc Commission Is hard at work This winter, boys’ and girls basketball teams from each oi the county's seven elementary schools will compete with each other. The teams will comprise seventh and eighth graders. “We hope to have a paid supervisor in each district to gather volunteer help to run this program,” says Bill Rucker, one of the eight members of the new recreation commission. He says if principals, can, they will arrange to have physical education Instructors head up the after-hours work and they will be supplemented for their time. If youngsters’ parents make up car pools, as was done in the summer Little League, Rucker feels transportation “will not be too much of a problem.” Also this year, “We’re going to sponsor women’s industrial basketball—this is new, we haven’t had it before.” The commission will furnish referees and public school facilities will be used. The women will organize their own league and get sponsors. And when the spring of 1971 rolls around, a Little League softball park will be lighted at one of the elementary schools. “What we hope to do over a. long period of time is to move (Continued on page two) Recent Flooding Damages Area Roads Some $300,000 Flooding in an eight-county area of western North Carolina caused more than (300,000 damage to roads and bridges, according to an estimate from the North Carolina Highway Commission. The federal Small Bujlness Administration nine surveyed the property less in the regie*—Wilkes, gurry, YadUa. Ashe, Alleghany, Caldwell, Watanga and Avery coun ties—but a spokesman said net enough damage was fiend to warrant designs ting the region H a i*****4"1 ana. Heavy rains over the weekend, a total of more than 10 inches in some places, and the resultant flooding, caused at least one death, dosed many secondary and a few primary roads and forced some residents and businessmen from their property. Paul J. Dupree of Raleigh, maintenance engineer tor the Highway Commission, said Friday that total damage to secondary roads in the area totaled 9202,105. He said primary road damage would be 980,205. The spokesman emphasized that the SBA report was based oa areas it surveyed and that there may have been loss in other locations. The spokesman said a check In Caldwell county and the communities of Morg -nton and Elkin revealed some damage to crops and loss of livestock, some homes damaged and businesses affected. But he added, "Everything 1 saw was operating. I don’t think anybody was out of work." The SBA criteria for recommending disaster aid includes 200 homes lost, at least three businesses em ploying a majoring of the workers in an area out of operation for *0 days, and other factors. . Shopping Center Progresses Lowe’s Food Store likely will be the first store open in the shopping center going up on 12 acres across US 321 from the Holiday Inn. Contractor Foster Sturdivant last April announced they were aiming for completion late this fall. The report this week is that Lowe’s (22,000 sq. ft.) is furtherest along, and Rose’s Department Store (40,500 sq. ft.) is second. Under roof will be 100,000 square feet; parking facilities will handle 400 cars at a time. Owners are J. C. Faw, North Wilkesboro, and T. G. Proctor of Sanford. (Staff photo) Fees Adopted By Chamber On motion by Stanley Harris Sr. and second by John Robinson, the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday adopted a new schedule of membership fees. Miss Watauga Pageant Plans Are Being Made The Boone Jaycees have begun plans for the 1971 Miss Watauga Pageant to be held in October. Anyone Interested in com peting for the crown should contact Richard Hudson, project chairman. His address is 229 Oak Street, Boone, and bis phone number is listed in the directory. Lee Barnett, chairman of memberships and dues, had presented plans for a drive to obtain new members in terested in making an in vestment in the future of the area. He said that when the program gets underway in September, teams will be dispatched to sell the mem berships. The teams obtaining the 400th membership and the 450 membership will be recognized. But the "big ballyhoo”, as Barnett put it, will be a dinner held in honor of those securing the 500th member. The campaign slogan will be “500 Soon in Boone”. Assessment of fees will be: —Personal membership, *15; — Motel membership, *35—plus 52 per room for every room over 20—applies also to apartment complexes; —Professional membership (doctors, lawyers, etc.) $35; —Business membership in three categories—$25 for places with one to three em ployees, $50 for four through seven; and $75 for businesses employing eight or more. Sustaining membership will be sold at $100 each. Life memberships can be had for $500. NEW BY-LAWS At the directors meeting held immediately after the Aug. 11 membership meeting, some confusion resulted as to what was the context of a motion entered by Stanley Harris Sr. at the regular directors’ meeting Aug. 4. A letter from Miss Jane Smith, a director, was read by Rice. Miss Smith stated that she understood that the directors had not voted on the new program by Rice and (Continued on page three) Boone Weather 1970 HI Lo Prcc. Snow '99 HI L* Aug. 11 73 52 74 * Aug. 12 71 80 73 53 Aug. 13 77 38 .02 gj 51 Aug. 14 81 60 73 61 Aug. 15 82 58 73 61 Aug. 16 83 56 « 77 63 Aug. 17 81 56 74 63
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