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Founder's Day Observed at Leea McRae College Banner Elk ? Founder's Day was observed at Lees-Mc Rae college on Wednesday Dec ember 4, with Mayor H. H. Bax ter of the gity of Charlotte the guest speaker. Introduced by President Ros well C. Long, Mayor Baxter used as the subject of his talk "Drop ping the Pilot." He began with m story for navigation of a nar row and dangerous passage. How ever, on one trip, the pilot had been dropped in the interest of economy, and because of this fact, the ship was wrecked with great loss of life. Mayor Baxter pointed out that in America we have forgotten that "man does not live by bread I alone." He said that Americans should return to the habits of their forefathers, by reading the Bible more, taking it as a guide for every -day living, and remem ber that prayer is the most power ful force in the world. Mayor Baxter ended his talk with an il lustration. Someone, lie said, once made a survey of the rea sons why college students pray, it was summed up, he stated, in one sentence: "Bunions, love, and exams." There ii more truth than poetry in this Mr. Baxter said, because personal suffeting, hun ger of the heart, and criscs in our lives require the summoning of all resources and it is in these times that we are most apt to pray. We should remember, how ever, he said, the value of prayer in ordinary day-to-day living. Founder a Day at Lees-McRae commenorated the beginning of the fiftieth year of the institution, founded in 1897 by the late Rev. Edgar Tufts, who came to Ban ner Elk as a home missionary Out of his work grew the Edgai Tufts Memorial Association, monumetit to his labors, and composses of Lees-McRae college, Grace hospital, and Grandfather Home for Children. Extra Special Just received shipment of Men's White Dress Shirts, 14 to 16, at special price of $2.65 Full selection of recondi tioned John B. Stetson Hats; Men's Work and Dress Gloves. x Still have some DuPont Nylon Hose at \ same old price, which is less than pres *" ent wholesale price at the mills. ALL THESE ITEMS MAKE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS We have a shipment of Sundial Shoes in transit, and hope to have them in this week. ECONOMY STORE Holiday Loveliness MR. PORTER Specialist in Hair Cutting Hair Styling ' Cold Waving Machine and Machineless Permanent Waves and Other Waves at Special Holiday Prices Call for your appointment before the Holiday rush. Lillian Mae Beauty Shop Main Street Phone 150 Across From Postoffice Boona, N. C. DON'T MISS THIS SHOW! RADIO W.B.I.G. ARTISTS Johnnie Harris AND HIS CAROLINA RAMBLERS Bob Jones Frances Famous Radio Announcer Sweetheart of the Band Dillard Brothers Wood Chopper The Boys Who Harmonise That Fast Banjo Picker Curley Rosie The Red River Blues Boy The Old Time Singer Fiddlin' Slim Loony & Shorty And His Talking Fiddle The Comedy Kings iy2 HOURS OF FUN AND MUSIC Bring the Family SATUBDAY NIGHT, DEC. 14th BOONE COUBTHOUSE, 7:30 P. M. Admission, Tax Included: 25c and 60c Alcoholics Plant Colony On Site Near Blowing Rock Selection -of the board of direc-J tors and the advisory council pre pares the way for the opening at once of a drive to raise $10,000 ? one- third of the amount ulti mately needed ? for payment on the property near Blowing Rock ihat is to be operated as the Heb ron Colony ot Mercy for alcoho lics, it was announced in Char lottee. , Plans for the establishment of such a home were revealed sev eral months ago by a group of Charlotte men who are among the sponsors of the project. At that time it was announced that a large estate had been agreed as the site and negotiations were then in progress for obtaining it as home of the planned colony. Already a certificate of incor poration has been awarded aj group of Christian men for the! operation of the colony in an ef-i fort to cure men of alcoholism through regeneration by faith in Jesus Christ, one of the Char lotte sponsors pointed out yester day, and an option has been ob- I tain on the W. S. Whiting estate,! called "Ottoray" and located at Shulls Mills in the Grandfather] mountain country. This estate,) which includes 12 acres of land! and an 18-room house easily ad aptable to the uses of the pro posed home for slcoholics. The estate is secluded andlyet readily) accessible, since it is but nine miles from Boone and seven miles from Blowing Rock in the very heart of the Daniel Boone country. The Blue Ridge park way drive is but four miles away. Rev. E. A. Dillard, pastor of Bible Presbyterian church of Charlotte, heads the board of directors and Morris E. Trotter is vice president, J. C. Niven is secretary, and John Gallagher is treasurer. These officers are all from Charlotte, while another Charlottean, Herbert Lockwood, is a member of the board. Other members are C. L. Knotts of Sharon, Pa.; George J. Howe of Grove City, Pa.; Rev. Lon Hitch cock of Rock Hill, S. C.; Earl Koon and Rev. Harold Kattman of Spartanburg, S. C.; and Rev. Robert H. Cox of Concord. Treatment at Hebron Colony of Mercy, it was pointed out, will be iimilar to that successfully em ployed for more than 50 years at Keswick Colony of Mercy in New Jersey. Men will be admitted to Hebron upon their promise to co-operate with the leadership and accept the instruction given by the colony. The keynote of the instruction is the JBible study, it was said, will be "victory through our Lord Jesus Christ . .he financial policy will be to make no charge but from those able to pay contributions to help operate the colony. Current ex penses will be obtained through faith and the Whole enterprise will be operated on a nonprofit and nonsectarian basis Persons interested in helping get the in stitution launched on a career that is expected to be one of much usefulness should write the colony at Box 4141, Charlotte, it (was announced. PANAMA CANAL ZONE U. S. Government agencies spent more than $40,500,000 in Panama during the fiscal year 'ended June 30,1946. Salaries and 'wages paid to 35,000 civilian ?m ployes accounted for almost $30, 000,000 of the total. The U. S. Army employed 13,000 but it has reduced its force since July. The Panama Canal employs 12,400 and the Navy, 5,700 civilians. LIBRARY These Christmas stories may be found in your public library: Christmas This Way, by Beebe; A Christmas Carol, by Dickens; Hopie for Christmas, by Douglas; The Second Christmas, by Holm es; So Gracious is the Time, by Kerr; The First Christmas Crib, by Milhous; Snow over Bethle hem, by Milhous; The Night Be fore Christmas, by Moore; Silent Night, and The Story of the1 Christmas Tree, by Pauli; The Christ Child, by Petersham; A Child's Story of the Nativity, by Raymond; The Christmas Anna Angel, This is the Christmas, and This Way To Christmas, by Sawyer; Rock Crystal, Stifter; The Sky Bed, by Thorne-Thom sen; Christmas House, by Turner; Fireside Book of Christmas Stories, by Wagenkneght; Christ mas, and Merry Christmas, which are collections of stories and pictures. I QUICK WORK Rio de Janerio ? Within one hour after the death of Jose Mar cinelli. lawyers acting for hia daughter by his first marriage, asked the courts to open the will at once. Martinelli, who arrived in Brazil 54 years before penni less, made his start by selling lot tery tickets and finally became the head of a financial empire, His estate is estimated to total around $5,000,000. Another heir of the estate is the 10-year-old son by his second wife. Stalling* Jewelers Boone, N. C. I ? ? a Statement on Price by your Gmzpimla Bottler - S4 Though price ceilings J have been removed we have not raised the wholesale price ?of Coca-Cola.. COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, Hickory, N. C.
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