Cove Creek High School
Notes Record Turn-Out
The enrollment at the end of
the first two weeks of school
was 7S2 with a record enrollment
of 332 in the high school depart
ment and 450 in the elementary
school.
The County Board of Educa
tion has provided new chairs for
the lunch room, chairs and tables
for the agricultural building and
f desk arm chairs for Mrs. Mast's
loom. The school has ,iad the
lunch room tables painted and
has also painted all kitchen cabi
nets.
The county has also provided
a new school bus for the district
which has been assigned to the
Mabel school. This bus carries
only elementary pupils and mak
es it possible for a full bus load
of children to leave Mabel be
fore the high school buses arrive
at the Mabel school.
Mrs. Olus Mast has been em
ployed to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mrs. Berlie
Tester as a lunch room worker.
Mrs. Tedra Harmon has been
employed on a temporary basis as
a third worker in 4he lunch room.
Congratulations to Mr*. Grace
B. Mast and Mr. John H. Bing
ham who were awarded M. A. de
grees at Appalachian at the close
of summer school.
Mm. Marie G. Hodges, a form
er Cove Creek graduate, who
holds a degree in Business Edu
cation from Appalachian has been
employed as full time teacher of
Commerce. In the past pupils in
this department have paid this
teacher's salary in fees. All fees
have been discontinued except a
nominal fee for the use and re
placement of typewriters.
* Student council members will
be elected by the student body
the latter part of this week. Jack
Simpson is this year's president
of the student council,
Mrs. Wilson's 12-A girls select
ed as their home room officers
the following: Maxie Harmon,
president; Ruth Hodges, vice
pre^jdent; Shirley Henson, secre
tary; Lula Belle Cooke, treasur
er and Sucy Dean Earp, reporter.
Plans were made for home
room and chapel programs
throughout the year.
Mr. and .Mrs. Joseph Fox of i
foscoc, whose son, J. D. Jr., lost
his life recently in Hawaii, pre
sented the United States flag
that the government furnishes
fcjr deceased soldiers, to the
school. Mr. Robert Shipley pre
sented the flag to the school on
I behalf of the family. We appreci
ate this very fine gift from Mr.
and Mrs. Fox. ?
Rev. Harold Songer and Rev.
E. F. Jroutman have spoken to
the student body at chapel. The
high school has chapel exercises
each Wednesday morning at 9:00
I and we always welcome visitors.
Overall farm production has
been doubled in efficiency in the
past 50 years, largely through
? research.
;
Theo Kerhoulas
Taken By Death
Theodore Kerhoulas, 71, resi
dent of Deep Gap, died at Wata
uga Hospital Thursday where he
had been a patient for fifteen
days. A heart attack was believed
to have been the immediate cause
of his death.
Funeral services were held at
the Stony Fork Baptist Church
Saturday at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
Raymond Hendrix, Rev. Bynum
Trivett and Rev. Homer Greene
conducted the rites and burial
was in thee hurch cemetery.
Mr. Kerhculas was born in
Athens, Greece, and came to
America in 1905. He had resided
in Watauga county since 1945.
He was a retired restaurant op
erator, and operated ? cafe in
Newton for 22 years.
The widow and two sons, Theo
dore, Jr., and Gus of the home,
survive. There is one brother,
John Kerhoulas. who resides in
Athens, Greece.
Lees-McRae Preps
For Appalachian B
Banner Elk ? Coach Dicker
son's Lees-McRae Bobcats are be
ing put through some rough
drills. Their opening game is
September 19 in Banner Elk,
against Appalachian "B" and the
Bobcats are trying hard to be
ready for them. Scrimmage* the
last three days of this week have
turned up some outstanding
freshman prospects, but the Bob
cat team has been hampered con
siderably by injuries. A return
ing letterman guard, Bob Wilson
is out for the season with a bro
ken ankle. Max Efrid, an end
prospect, received a broken arm.
Sam Turnipseed, Fred Holland,
John Reynolds, Bob Davis, Gene
Bridges, all lettermen, and Claude
Riddle, an outstanding freshman,
are all insight equipment due to
various injuries. Also out for
three or four weeks is C. J. Car
ver, a member of last yegg's
squad.
Barring an other mishaps, ttyi
Bobcats are shaping up pretty
well and from the looks of things,
they have about 20 or 25 men
battling for a first team position.
CIGARETTES
Americans used a record total
of almost 397,000,000,000 cigar
ettes during the twelve months
period ended orf June 30th, an in
crease of 3.5 per cent over last
year," according to the Agricul
ture Department. Cigar smokers
consumed about 6,000,000,000
stogies .also a gain of 3.6 per cent
over last year. The output of
both smoking tobacco and chew
ing tobacco fell.
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, KING STREET BOONE, N. C.
Eggers Gets Letter
From Tenn. Gov.
Mr. S. C. Eggers, of Boone, who
was one of the Boone group who
recently talkad with Governor
Frank G. Clement, of Tennessee
relative to finishing highway 603,
has received the following letter
from the Governor:
"Deai^Mr. Eggers:
"I just wanted to drop you this
personal note to thank you for
your part in contributing to the
delightful meeting we had on
August Mth at Butler, Tennessee.
? "I appreciated the excellent
and splendid mannti in which
t)ie Committee presented their
interest in the project discussed
at the time, and it is my hope and
belief that this project will
materilize to the entire satisfac
tion of all concerned."
The Tennessee Executive is be
ing prevailed upon to complete
Tennesaee's portion of 603, to
meet Carolina's end of the road,
tp provide another great inter
state highway through this sec
tion.
RELEASED FROM SERVICE
Marine Private First Class
Ernest Woodring, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Woodring of Route
2, Boone, has been released from
the Marine Corps after two years
service. He was a member of the
9th Marine Regiment of the 3rd
Marine Division at Camp Pendle
ton, Calif.
Welfare Dept. 1
Gives Records 1
? Little change "has occurred in
the Old Age Aiiiitance caae load ~
during the past aeveral mouths, j
307 perAns received an average 1
OAA grant of $30.0* in June,
1953. For September >06 persona '
received an average payment of .
$30.09.
The aid to dependent children
case load has shown a slight de
crease during the past few
months. For the month of June,
136 ADC families received an
average payment of $58.00. 120
families received an average ADC
grant of $58.70 in September. In
these 120 families receiving assist
ance, there were 328 children un
der the age of 18 who shared in
the payment.
The case load for aid to the
permanently and totally disabled
has shown a flight increase dur
ing the past year. In September,
1952, 32 persons received an aver
age grant of $26.50. For the month
of September, 1953, 44 persons
received an average payment of
$30.10.
In addition to providing ser
vices for the 472 cases mentioned
above, the Welfare Department
provides many non-financial ser
vices each month. During August,
1953, 44 families received non
financial services, and 51 indivi
dual children received services.
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Rites Held For
Rev. M. B. Miller
Mountain City, Tenn.. Sept 10
?Funeral services were held on
Wednesday for the Rev. M. B.
Miller, 61, who died unexpected
y Sunday at Gray* Branch, Ky
A native of Johnson County,
ie was a former pastor of the
Mountain City Christian Church. 1
He was a former president of ]
the Appalachian Evangelistic As- 1
aociation. i
He had been in the evangelistic
field for the past 20 years.
Survivors include his widow,
one step-son. Bill O'Roarlc of
Mountain City; a step-daughter,
Mrs. Raymond Baldwin of Miami, :
?la.; a brother, Simon Peter Mil
ler of Kingsport; two sisters, Mrs. 1
Mary King of Mountain City and
Mrs. Ida Reec? of Long VWw,
Washington and two grand child
ren.
Officiating it the funeral were
Rev. H. T. Mabry, Rev. L. E. De
ver, Rev. W. A. Morton, Rev. J.
H. Dampier and Rev. W. Clyde
Smith.
Burial was in the Middleaboto
Cemetery, Middles boro, Ky.
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The federal Government MM
allocated a total of $16,014,5)6 in
Federal aid fund* to the 41 state*
{or wildlife and uport Mhery *?
storation fend development* pto
jects. Stat* fame department*
have been apportioned 611,764,
000 for the restoration and deve
lopment at wildlife reaoutcM In
the current fiscal year.
fishery work got 64.2M.616.
SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT
A carafrea child stum
ble# ... in ? split second,
a life it lost! Don't dot
pend on other* to h+
careful. Be sure thai
your car is ever in con*
trol, your brakes checked
and ready for emergency.
Drive with caution In
school areas. The lives o t
our children are your re*
sponsibility.
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