Population
Watauga County 22,660
10 Year Gain 29.27%
Boone 8,566
10 Year Gain lja.39%
1070 Preliminary Cenws Report
83rd YEAR—NO. 17
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
Boone Weather
An Independent Newspaper Serving The Northwest Carolina Mountain Area
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 1970
1970 Ml LO PT9C
Oct. 20 S> 30 Tr.
Oct. 21 40 43 1.00
Oct. 22 AS 42 .0*
Oct. 23 U 3*
Oct. 24 AA 3A
Oct. 2S SO 45
Oct. 2A A2 41
54 20
SA 4A
SO 31
10 CENTS
34 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
These Are The Ballots
You ll Mark Tuesday
Constitutional Amendment Ballot on Another Page
SAMPLE BALLOT
OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR DISTRICT SOLICITOR,
STATE SENATOR, STATE REPRESENTATIVE,
AND COUNTY OFFICERS
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
1. To Tote for all candidate* of on party (a straight ticket), maka a crocs
(X) mark in the circle of tha party (or whoaa candidates you wiah to rote.
2. TO vote for candidates of more than one party (a split ticket), do not mart;
la any party circle, but make a cross (X) mart in the square opposite the
name of each candidate for whom you wish to vote.
8 M J00 *hould insert a cross (X) mart in one of the party circles at the top
of the ballot and also mark in the voting square opposite the name of any
candidate of any party, your ballot will bo counted as a straight ticket
vote for all of the candidates of the party wtaoee circle you marked.
4. If you tear or deface or wrongly mart this ballot, return it and get
another.
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SAMPLE BALLOT
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
INSTRUCTIONS
1. To vote for a candidate on the ballot make a cross
(X) mark in the square at the left of his name.
2. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot,
return it to the registrar and get another.
(You may vote for Five)
□ HUGH B. HAGAMAN
□ JOE W. HARTLEY
□ JOHN H. WILLIAMS
□ JAMES P. MARSH
□ JOHN H. HOLLAR
□ S. C. EGGERS, SR.
□ EDSEL COOK
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
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DEMOCRATIC
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New Queen
She’s pushing 18, laments
Deborah Payne, and has no
wedding ring.
Nancy Faye Stacy, Miss
Watauga of 1970, says
goodbye—standing at
the footlights at the end
of the ramp.
Deep Gap Fire
Dept. Prevents
Costly Blaze
A quick response from the
Deep Gap Fire Department
prevented a costly blare to the
residence of Sammy Critcher
Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The owner discovered a
small but rapidly spreading
blaze on the second floor of the
home that afternoon and called
James Watson, chief of the
Deep Gap Volunteer Fire
Department.
Within minutes, seven of the
firemen had responded. They
were able to extinguish the
blaze with only minor water
damage. The owners were high
in their praise of the depart
ment, giving their quick
response and efficient methods
full credit for saving thelr
home.
Could Reach Serious Stage
Water Shortage Faces
Boone And University
Graham,
Whitener
To Speak
Jim Graham, the State
Commissioner of Agriculture,
will be the featured speaker at
a Democratic rally Thursday
(tonight) at the Appalachian
Elementary School in Boone.
Special guest at the dinner
meeting, which begins at 6:30
p. m. (new Eastern Standard
Time) will be Congressman
Basil Whitener.
The rally is being held in
honor of Democrat candidates,
according to W. R. Winkler,
chairman of the Democrat
Executive Committee in the
county.
He says tickets, available for
a 65 donation, may be had from
precinct organisations, the
Democrat Headquarters in
Boone or at the door Thursday
night.
Says Winkler, “A delicious
meal will be served. Hope to
see you there!"
State Dept.
Official To
Speak At ASU
Michael Wygant, an official
from the U. S. Department of
State, will speak on Sovtet
American relations before
Appalachian State University’s
student body here Oct. 28.
A former staff member of the
American embassy in Moscow,
Wygant now serves in the
department's Bureau of In
telligence and Research.
He will headline activities at
the university’s fall con
vocation which begins Wed
nesday at 2 p m in Broome
Kirk Gymnasiu..
The assembly is sponsored
by Appalachian’s student
government association which
will make a series of citations
to campus service clubs during
the convocation.
Dr. Braxton Harris, new
dean of student affairs here,
also is scheduled to address the
students.
The convocation will be open
to members of the public.
Waiting their turn while Edward Lowrance shears the locks from David
Shrake are Delmer Triplett (center) and Michael Hardy. (Staff photo)
Starting A New Fad”
Three young men with
relatively long hair were
preceded to Central Barber
Shop Thuraday by five other
students of Watauga High
School who had the same goal
in mind.
They wanted a burr hair
cut—a really close-to-the scalp
■bearing—and they got it.
Barber Edward Lowrance
was peeling off the blond locks
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shrake’s
■on David, who explained
simply, “We just thought of it."
Mrs. Walter Triplett’s son
Delmer added, "It’s something
unusual.”
And Mrs. Irene Hardy’s son
Michael said they aim to be “A
bunch of eggheads.”
And, said Mike, the fact is
that "everybody’s got long
hair. It’s nothing new.
“We’re starting a new fad."
Deborah Payne Is
N ew MissW atauga
BY RACHEL R. COFFEY
The Judges' decision was no
doubt a tough one, but make it
they did, and Mias Deborah
Payne, one of the performing
Dorothys at Land of Oz this
year, emerged as Miss
Watauga of 1971.
The pageant was staged in
Broome-Kirk Gym Saturday
night by the Boone Jaycees and
Jaycettes. They preceded the
big event with three nights of
preliminary staging capsuling
Friday with a dress rehearsal
for the eight contestants.
The theme, "The Look of
Love", was the backdrop for
eight admirable talent entries
and for the swim suit and
NC National Bank
Seeks Boone Office
CHARLOTTE—North Caro
lina National Bank has filed an
application with the U. S.
Comptroller of the Currency
for permission to open an office
In Boone.
Luther H. Hodges Jr.,
executive vice president of
NCNB, said the location of the
proposed office has not been
finally determined but several
sites are under consideration
Hodges said the bank is
solidly convinced of the bright
future of Western North
Carolina.
"We are certain that great
things are happening in the
Bine Ridge and we definitely
want te support and be a part of
the fantastic growth that Is
ahead.” Hodges said.
He cited the bank’s survey of
the economic potential of
Boone and Watauga County.
"Our studies of Boone ana
Watauga County show they
have grown in many ways
faster than North Carolina as a
whole. Boone's population for
example, has grown a
remarkable 132 per cent ov er
the last 10 years," Hodges said.
“The growth of Appalachian
State University and the ex
pansion Of winter recreation
facilities in the area have
contributed to this growth.
“Boone and Watauga are
well ahead of the state In retail
sales, effective buying income
and selected service receipts.
Total employment Is also
growing faster In Watauga
than In the state as a whole,”
Hodges said.
He said NCNB believes the
community needs and will
support additional banking
evening competition that
combined to result petite
Queen Payne, her first runner
up Luci Welborn and second
runner-up Lynne Palmer.
Miss Colette Lee Carpenter
was selected by her fellow
contestants as Miss
Congeniality.
Miss Payne was sponsored in
the competition by Johnson
Cook Ford of Boone.
A special performance by
Miss Pauletta Pearson, second
runner-up in the Miss North
Carolina Pageant, treated the
audience of some 300 to 350 to a
dramatically restrained,
engaging, and professional
(Continued on page two)
Candidates Give Views
At Community Meeting
Five times have public candidates’ meetings been held in
Watauga County prior to General Election.
And this year’s rendition—a format in which each candidate
was allowed a three-minute talk before questions were taken
from the audience—drew between 250 and 300 people to the
Appalachian Elementary School in the fog and rain of Tuesday,
Oct. 20.
In order to give as full coverage as possible to each can
didate, the newspaper tape-recorded the evening sessior; and has
solicited statements from other local candidates unable to attend
in order that they might be represented in this final edition
before next Tuesday’s General Election.
Because of the volume of this material, it cannot possibly be
grouped, although some portions of the meeting have been
combined into a lead news story. Each individual’s statement,
along with his picture when available, will appear under the
kicker-headline “Candidate”.
We commend to you each of these stories so that you can
become more thoroughly familiar with the campaign positions of
the Republican, the Democratic and the non-partisan can
didates.
The colors were presented by members of Mrs. Mary Owens’
Girl Scout Troop 195 and the moderator was Rogers V. Whitener,
associate professor of English and chairman of the Artist and
Lecture Series at Appalachian.
The meeting was co-sponsored by the League of Women
Voters of Watauga County and the Boone Jaycees. Brief opening
talks were made by Mrs. Leland Cooper and by Wade Wilmoth,
who are presidents, respectively, of the sponsoring
organizations.
City, ASU
Make Joint
Statement
A water shortage in the town
of Boone could reach critical
proportions unless relief comes
quickly, according to an an
nouncement released this week
by the town and the university.
A joint statement issued by
Mayor Gordon Winkler, the
town aldermen and Ned
Trivette of Appalachian State
University requested that
residents of the town and the
campus make “every effort to
conserve water until the long
expected fall rains relieve the
situation."
The statement explained:
“Due to the two extended dry
periods experienced in the
Boone area during the past
four months, the Town of
Boone and Appalachian State
University are experiencing a
rather severe water shortage.
The recent light rain failed to
have any significant effect on
either system."
The statement continued,
“For the University to remain
open, it is presently necessary
that It draw approximately
100,000 gallons of water per day
from the Town system Monday
through Friday.
“On weekends when the
university demand is less, it is
pumping water back into the
Town system.
“With this cooperative ef
fort, however, both systems
are reaching a critical level,”
it said.
The university’s water
system depends on five wells
and an old system of piped
spring water. The wells, ac
cording to Trivette, normally
produce 800,000 gallons per day
compared to 80,400 gallons per
day for the spring system.
The university’s supply of
spring water has slowed to
some 23,000 gallons per day
and is the major cause of the
campus shortage, Trivette
indicated.
Public schools in nearby
Mountain City, Tenn., have
been closed by a similar water
problem.
Donations
Yule Program
Being Asked
Bev Russing is asking
business firms in Boone to mail
in their donations toward the
1970 Christmas decorations
program.
The address to write is Box
627, Boone, 26607, and all
donations will be most
welcome. Individuals in
terested in upholding the
tradition of decorations are
urged to join businessmen in
supporting this project.
Mrs. Russing says business
checks not received by Friday
will be picked up by her.
The goal is *2,000 and the
New River Light k Power
Company has agreed to put up
the lights. The latest deadline
in the project is Tuesday. Nov.
10. If the money is not received
by then, lire. Russing says
lights vJ not be put up