Page Four THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL. N. C. Octoh«. L “JolL 'ummer xime ±s c^oiiey xime itk Xke National Park iService By Dick Buddine Jolley served as a ranger histor ian at the Mabry Mill visitors’ center on the Blue Ridge Park way. Mabry Mill, a well known landmark for travelers motoring south along the Parkway, is en tirely water-powered. With its enormous, slowly-turning wheel and creaking wooden ma chinery, the mill is an outstand ing example of early mountain industry. Mill and Still Today, for the enjoyment and enlightenment of the thousands of visitors who come into the area each year, the beautifully preserved old mill grinds corn and buckwheat in the manner of more than a generation ago. Other exhibits include a water- powered sawmill, a blacksmith’s shop, a whiskey still and facili ties for leather-tanning and shoe making. Mr. Jolley’s duties involved the delivering of short talks and explanations regarding the op eration of the old equipment. As a park ranger he was curi ously stared at, constantly pho tographed, and bombarded with all sorts of questions. Once he helped a scout from the Art Linkletter television show who was trying to find a man that had never seen a train. On an other occasion Mr. Jolley was approached by a young lady, and he insists that the following conversation took place: “You’re a park ranger, aren’t you?’’ “Yes.” “What do you do?” “Whatever may be necessary. May I help you; or was there something you wanted?” “Yes. Kiss me.” One additional detail: the young lady was five years old. An especially interesting phase of Mr. Jolley’s work was the gathering of material for a Rheumatism Anyone? COMPLIMENTS of The Laundromat We Appreciate Your Patronage English Faculty (Continued from Page 1) lege; reading of original verse by Mrs. Edith Taylor Eam- shaw; and discussion on reading led by C. C. Burriss, of Wingate College and Henry Snuggs of Wake Forest. Officers elected at the con cluding session of the conven tion are P. E. Kennedy, presi dent; Miss Martha Linney, Win gate, vice-president; and Dr. Mary Eliason, Campbell, secre tary. The 1961 meeting will be held at Campbell College. THE MARS THEATER Week of October 26 ■ 31 MONDAY—Love Me or Leave Me TUESDAY—Interrupted Melody WEDNESDAY—Kings Go Forth THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY—Rio Bravo Week of November 2 - 7 MONDAY & TUESDAY—The Sound and the Fury WEDNESDAY—The Wild and the Innocent THURSDAY & FRIDAY—Warlock SATURDAY—Saddle the Wind and Teenager from Outer Space SHOWS Monday - Friday—6:30 & 8:30 — Friday Matinee—3:45 Saturday—1:30 - Midnight liome Ec. Meets; See Filin, Initiate Mr. Harley E. Jolley, instructor in history and geography, has come to be a familiar and well known figure in the classroom of the college since he joined the faculty here in 1949. In fact, many of his students may find it difficult to visualize him in any other role. For the past two summers, however, Mr. Jolley has put aside his textbook and blackboard and donned the uniform of a park ranger for the National Park Service. During this past summer Mr. book on early mountain indus try and fast-disappearing local customs which the Park Service hopes to bring out soon. Using a government cabin as a base of operations and equipped with sketching pad and note book, Mr. and Mrs. Jolley set off into the hills. Their search for information would take them into the home of an outstanding lawyer one day and into the company of a local bootlegger the next. Every one responded graciously. One old whiskey-maker of 72 was reputed locally to have run off a thousand gallons for every year that he had been in operation. Both MHC Choirs Announce Officers A spry old man of 76 that Mr. Jolley located in a corn field offered a sure cure for rheuma tism: “Find a large rattlesnake and skin him. Tan the hide and wrap around the part affected. Guaranteed to cure.” Another scheme involved the treatment of weak eyes: “Capture the fattest skunk possible and render his fat in to lard. Use the lard as salve and rub onto the eyes. Marvel ous results reported.” And so it went. Instructions for making a mountain rifle, methods of apple-butter making, techniques for wagon-making — precious information that is in danger of becoming lost forever in the oncoming rush of modern times — filled the Jolley’s note books. Mr. and Mrs. Jolley re turned to Mars Hill this fall bringing with them a wealth of memories and experiences. The Campus Choir is directed by Joe M. Naff and the College Choir by Thomas Cole. Suede Jackets a Specialty MARS HILL GLEANERS Join Your Friends for a CUP OF COFFEE and a CHAT at the MARS HILL SODA SHOP Be Ready for Foul Weather Ahead! SPLATTER BOOTS UMBRELLAS - RAINCOATS and RAIN HATS R. S. GIBBS and GO. New Art Department Studpd Luc Demonstrate Style And Ab^-Seme The Home Economics Club met October 5 in the Audio Vis ual Room to see a film on pur chasing merchandise. The re mainder of the meeting was held in the Home Economics Depart ment. There are 12 new students in the Art Depau...,.,,,^^^^ year, each with a style and ability of his own. The n are: Tonia Agnoli, Gail Bowers, Tom Gregor, Lance = Patsy Jackson, William Landing, Keyser Levering I^'XXIV Mason, Janet Spivey, Wyndel Tharp, Ron Welch, a. Williams. The initiation of the new members was held. New mem bers are Martha Nanney, Char lene Hearn, Alda Jean Cantrell, Phyllis Gores, Etta Carson, Hel en Herron, Barbara Erwin, and Janice Spivey. After the initia tion the club members discussed plans for a bazaar to be held in December. The club also de cided to sell sandwiches in the girls’ dormitories at break on Friday nights. The freshman class has been doing still-life drawiiXOl* C almost completed On pretty days, the art students oV ^ ing the mountainoug I the Mars Hill cam] onor Glut While the freshmd meetings are doing their varied Tuesday the advanced cours?,'^'^ 10- Moore Will Conduct Y.W.A. Study Course Billy Milne, of Newport News, Virginia, has been chosen president of the Campus Choir for the 1959-60 school term. Other officers are Jim McKin non, New Bern, vice-president; Joan Blythe, pTanklin, Va., sec retary-treasurer; Ruby Smith, of Marion, and Connie Joiner, Vienna, Ga. are librarians. Officers of the College Choir for the year are Van Ramsey of Valdese, president; Wayne Roberts, Mars Hill, vice-presi dent; Carol Kendall, Mars Hill, secretary; and Ruth Teague, Mars Hill, and David Muir, New Haven, Conn., librarians. Mrs. Raymond Moore of Col lege Park, Georgia, will be in Mars Hill, November 3, to con duct a study course for the col lege’s Young Women’s Auxilary, according to Peggy Lois Tatum, campus YWA president. The theme of the course is “God Has an Assignment for You,” and the book to be used is Missionaiy Assignments. Peg gy Lois invites everyone to at tend this study course and to look for more information that will be posted. Also on the YWA’s agenda is a house party for the Girl’s Aux- ilaries of Buncombe County, November 6-7. Approximately 60 girls of high school age are expected to attend. Treat dormitory was in charge of the last general YWA meet ing, held in the college audi torium October 14. Glenna Sue Halsey, Treat YWA president, was in charge of the program on Hong Kong missions. Approxi mately 40 girls were in atten dance. doing abstract and''^.^^'^^ . ° . . in Huffi tional painting. -a^ ^ill 1 The public scho^ niagazin dents are drawing one and are comb Lillian C on and tempara pakeview by a crayon resist. The he Londor. tion of this group' Nancy B the psychology of °ther n child. ench Glut The designing coi^'S^*^ at 6 have finished their ; ,°^^tts. , . . , ’Cd on Bizi are beginning workp blocks. Wood blocfcParlor. M and printed on pPanish ar method of printinftn Hunga used since the fiftee^P^^J'c*’- and even before Orient. dr. Farkas Come in for a SNACK at Roy’s Gafe People interested; , . . ^ ... '"ess Club invited to visit them “Your and view some of tl vin djgcu! -Job’’ led b "t the Jol The Hilltop exM You” led sympathy to Sue Mi^Customers loss of her father an'*'y Rex S Tuttle on the pas*!”'”" ^ ’iddy. The grandmother. day „;ght GOX DEPT. STORE CANNON SEAMLESS MESH HOSE $1.00 GIRLS' CASUALS $3.98 to $5.98 BOYS' SWEATERS $6.95 to $7.95 See Our Selection of SPORT SHIRTS ;pbers of i a spec WANTEl They wil CAMPUS REPRES a Sp consists o by the COLLEGE RECOr^‘ conta To Earn $100 shi in Spore L; ’ i Write for infer,spice 'c Cuban co Golle^ creaT eh; Record ^ P. O. Box ( Preparini Providence, sever "'*11 explain also discu; ,*Pied on P£ CANDIES MARS HILL PHARM

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