Population
Watauga County 22,660
10 Year Gain 29.27%
Boone 8,566
10 Year Gain 132.39%
1970 Preliminary Census Report
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Newspaper Serving The Northwest Carolina Mountain Area
Boone Weather
1970 Hi Lo Prec. Snow '69 Hi Lo
Dec 15 46 25 32 22
Dec. 16 37 28 30 1.5 31 24
Dec 17 39 31 40 35 18
Dec. 18 59 35 43 16
Dec 19 53 31 39 26
Dec 20 52 44 Tr. 31 20
Dec 21 27 32 16
83rd YEAR—NO. 25
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY DECEMBER 24. 1970
10 CENTS
44 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
nh it came
to pass in
those hays,
that therr
luent out a hecree from
(lleasar JVngustus, that
all the tuorlh shoulh he
taxeh.
301 (auh this taxing toas
first mahe Uiheu (Cyren
ins tuns governor of
^uria)
313131 J\ith all loent to
he taxeh, ebery one into
his oluu city
31V J\nh Joseph also
tuent up from Or>alilec/ out
of the city of JCnzarctlj,
into 3Fuhacn, unto the
city of Uabih, fahich is
callch Vrtlilrlirm; (be
cause he Inns of the house
anh lineage of Daliih:)
H (To he tax eh faith
-itfary his espousch faife,
being great faith cfyilh.
HI31 Anh so it fans, that,
fahile they lucre there, the
hays lucre accontplisheh
that she shoulh he hc
libereh.
Anh she brought
forth her first-born son
anh farappeh him in
sfaahhling clothes anh
laih him in a manger;
because there faas no
room for them itt the tmt.
313131 JVtth there fctere
in the same country altcp
herha ahihing itt the fielh,
keeping tnatrh ofrer tl|eir
flork hu night.
3IX J\uit, lo, the attgcl
of the ^torh rantc upon
them, atth the glory of
the Ulorh shone rotttth
about them: unit then
lucre sore afraih
A Aith the attgcl aaih
unto them, not: for,
hcholh, 31 hrittg you gooh
tilings of great joy r
tuliieh shall he to all
people.
r
N3I for unto you is bant
this hay in the city of
Dntiih a ^abionr, lahich
is CCbrist the Ulorh.
X3I3I Anh tliis sljnll be
a sign unto you; ^|c shall
finh the babe Ittrappeft
in stwahMing clothes,
lying in a manger.
X 313131 Aith subbettly
there litas luith the angel
a niultitube of beabenly
host praising (fiob, atth
sayiug/
X3R1 Of>lory to (£>oh in
the highest, atth on earth
peace, gooit twill tolnarh
r ^
Peace is not an illusion, an unattainable, centuries-old dream
of mankind. Peace and joy exist as surely as love and
compassion live within the hearts of men of good will. War,
prejudice, oppression and evil; these are as old as the
history of the world. They feed upon greed and ignorance;
they persist because some of us are too weak or to indifferent
to care about what happens to our fellow man. But there is
peace in this world. There is peace and joy in the character of
men and women who pursue that goodness of life which
elevates mankind above the level of the primitive animals
with which he shares this planet. Love, compassion—and faith—
these are the God-given gifts that make mankind
stand tall among his earthly contemporaries.
Because God so loved the world, and with compassion for
the sins of mankind, God gave forth His only Son, to live upon
earth a life of highest example. The life of Christ was lived in a
spirit of love and compassion, and was faithfully
dedicated to the will of God.
Because the Holy Child was born at Bethlehem, and so lived
among God's people, every man can find an open door
to peace and contentment, in this world and in the next.
Because Christ came, the Christmas comes once each year to
fill our hearts and our minds with inspiration and with hope.
This Christmas, let love, compassion, and faith guide
you to a meaningful awareness of the spirit of Christmas.