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JEAN L. RIVERS, Editor ? Home Telephone 154 ? Office Telephone 12
Local Affairs
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Mr. Harold Cole is a patient at
Watauga Hospital.
Mrs. Elbert Vanno'y underwent
. major surgery at Watauga Hospi
tal Thursday*.
Mr?. N. G. Brneslon m\s called
to Lexington, Virginia February
2 due to the death of an aunt.
Mrs. Jack Gragg is in New
York City buying spring mer
chandise for Newton's Depart
ment Store. *
Mr. and Mrs. Creed Taylor of
Foscoe announce the birth of a
son, Neddy Joe, at Watauga Hos
pital on Wednesday, February 3.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Chester
?visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Chester and Mr^ and Mrs.
W. F. Chester in Iredell County.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hamby, Jr.,
and daughter, Pam, spent the
week end In Fairmont. N. C., with
Mrs. Hamby's parents, Mr, and
Mis. George Faulk.
Mr. and Mrs. William Graham
of Todd spent Thursday night in
Winston-Salem transacting busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rufty attend
ed the recent annual convention
of the North Carolina Dairy Pro
ducts Association at Pinehurst.
Mr. Ronal Storie of Lenoir
vi&.ied Mrs. I. G. Greffhe and
Mr.* and Mrs. Harold Cole and
family Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Jo Sing of White
ville, N. C. is visiting her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
H. Brown. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown and
Miss Dorothy Jean Brown spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Moretz in Lenoir.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bobbins
and Mrs. Julia Fraley of Morton,
Virginia spent Sunday with Miss
es Sallie and Lelia Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Glenn
of Zionville announce the birth
of a son, Dennis Ray, on Wednes
day at Watauga Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gentry, Jr.
of Laxoh announce the birth of
a daughter on Thursday at Wa
tauga Hospital. Mrs. Gentry was
formerly Miss Emma Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wilcox and
Mrs. Delphia Woodie, mother of
Mrs. Wilcox, left Thursday to
spend two months in Tampa,
Florida, with Mrs. Elzina Lyle.
Mrs. Smith Hagaman of Win
ston-Salem spent Friday and Sat
urday with her son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hag
aman.
Mr. and Mrs. Olan Goodnight
and children.^ Deborah and Olan,
Jr., of Newton spent Sunday with
Mr. Goodnight's mother, - Mrs. J.
L. Goodnight.
Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Kephart
have returned to Camp ' Yonah
lossee from a cruise to ports in
South America and mkny other
points of interest en route.
Dr. Mary Michal returned from
her home in Waynesville recent
ly ifter being takeri acutely ill
and has been able to resume her
duties as District Health Officer.
Mrs. E. L. McDade of Moi/htain
City, Tennessee, is spending the
week with her ni?ce, Mrs. John
kowell, and family. Mrs. McDade
Is en route to Florida for an ex
tended vacation.
Mr. N. G. Erneston attended
the All-State Orchestra Clinic of
whlfh hfc had charge of person
nel, held at Duke Universfty on
February 4 and 5. v
Dr. Johnny Perry .and son,
Henry, of Greensboro were week
end visitors with Dr. and Mrs.
H. B. Perry, Sr. Mrs. Perry re
turned home with them for a
visit.
Donald J. Poarch of Route 1,
Banner Elk, has returned home
after serving four years in the U.
S. Air Force. Mr. Poarch is the
ion of Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Poarch,
also of Banner ?lk.
Mr. Marvin T. Culbreth spent
last week in New York City at
tending the National Camper*
Association convention as a dele
gat* tram the Southeastern
Campers Association, of which he
is president *
Mr. Peter W. Everett received
his doctor's degree Saturday,
February I at State University of
Iowa, IdWa City. Dr. a Ad Mrs.
Bverett and children, Cent, John
aM Randy, have resided in Boone
since 1952, where Dr. Everett has
been health and physical edttet
Instructor at Appalachian
Mr. Richard Chase of Beech
Creek is In Asheville this weik
conducting clinics and classes in
folk fames among the city
schools.
Mrs. G. M. Donnelly and Mrs.
Ruth Roland of Trade, Tennessee
spent Saturday visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Walter H. Brtjwn. On Sun
day Mr. Paul Donnelly of Salis
bury visited in the Brown home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Thomas
and daughter, Patty, of Concord
spent Sunday with Mrs. Thomas'
mother, Mrs. R. K. Bingham. The
Thomas' daughter Peggy is spend
ing the winter with Mrs. Bing
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Mast. Miises
Mary Lou and Catherine Mast,
Mrs. C. C. Triplett, Mr. and Mrs.
Coaker Triplett and King Trip
lett recently visited Mr. and Mrs.
Hooper Triplett in Independence,
Virginia.
'Mrs. Howard Flshel of Win
ston-Salem spent the week end
with her mnther, Mrs. Vera Tun
nell, and her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. Len Cooke. Her hus
band, who is in the U. S. Navy,
is on a cruise to Cuba. He ex
pects to be discharged in March.
Miss Alpha Retta Leeper, who
is with the joint committee on
personnel of the Board of Mis
sions of the Methodist church in
New York City, was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin T. Culbreth
Thursday and Friday. She ad
dresssed Appalachian State
Teachers College chapel Friday
morning, spoke to Dr. Barden's
class, interviewed students in
terested in home and foreign mis
sions, and then met with Wesley
Fellowship at the Methodist
church Friday night.
Rites Held For
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Mrs. Edmistcn
Mrs. Nan Ray Edmisten, of
Boone, Route 1, died on Wednes
day, February 3, at the home of
a son, Walter F. Edmisten. She
was 83 years of age.
Funeral services were held
February 9 at the Three Forks
Baptist Church, conducted by the
Rev. Homer Greene, The Rev.
Raymond Hendrix, and the Rev.
Will Cook. Burial was in the Ed
misten cemetery.
She is survived by two aons,
Walter F. Edmisten, Boone, Route
1, and Wade Edmisten of Jrfhn
son City, Tenn.; four daughters,
Mrs. R. B. Shull, Boone, Route 1;
Mrs, M. O. Coffey, Blowing Rock,
Route 1; Mrs. L. L. Hayes, Boone;
and Mrs. S. B. Greene, Boooe;
two sisters, Mrs. Etta Evans of
Fontanet, bid., and Mrs. Lela
Kennedy of Pocatello, Idaho.
Riverview Club
Holds Meeting
The Riverview Home Demon
stration Club met Wednesday,
February 3, at E o'clock at the
home of Mrs. H. L. Coffey. Fol
lowing < Short business session
the 1954 year books were filled
out, after which Miss Mary Helen
Neill gave an Interesting demon
stration on braided rugs.
The members brought a nice
assortment of canned and fresh
food for a needy family in the
neighborhood. Refreshments were
served to si* members.
Of Mecklenburg County's 1650
population of 197,052, only 14,581
persons, lived on farms. ,
Student Recital
Set For Monday
The music department of Ap
palachian State Teachers College
will present a student recital,
Monday evening, February 15th,
at 8 p. m. in the auditorium of
the Fine Arts building.
The following students will per
form: Myra Adit ins, Laven Love,
Alene Queen, Juel Rogers, Jo
Anne Graybeal, Suzanne Arro
wood, Rebecca Moxiey, Bob Gil
ley, Jackie Weathers, Robert Go
forth, Gerald: Taylor. The public
is invited.
Valentine Ball
Soph Sponsored
The Sophomore class at Appa
lachian High School is sponsor
ing a Valentine dance which will
be held at the gym Thursday ev
ening," starting at 8 o'clock.
The semi-formal dance will
feature round dancing, refresh
ments, cake walks, the crowning
of a king and queen.
Admission will be 25c single,
and 35c for couples.
Miss Rivers Joins
College Sorority
Evanston, 111., January.30. ? Lu
cinda Jane Rivers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rivers,
Jr., was recently initiated into
Alpa Gamma Delta, national so
cial sorority, at Northwestern
University.
Miss Rivers is a freshman en
rolled in the School of 'Liberal
< Arts. She was graduated from
Appalachian High School, Boone,
N. C. ;
Mrs. Cox Speaks
At VFW Meeting
. MRS ROY COX "
The fifte?nth' district meeting
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and its Ladies Auxiliary, will be
held February 14, at 2 p. m. with
the Bruce Wayne Osborne Post
7034, Sparta, N. C.
Mrs. Roy Cox, Asheboro, N. C.,
the Department Chaplain, will be
the guest speaker for the Auxili
ary. ,
All members of Post 7031 and
the Auxiliary are asked to attend.
On December IS, 1053, United
States farmers were receiving an
average of 79 per cent at parity
of corn, 82 per cent for wheat,
and 83 per oent for peanuts.
bprmkle Parmesan Un boup
HORN STAFFERS SHIVER ? Waiting for chains to be put on their
tirrii as the snow fell last Thursday are (left to right) Bill Hardy,
business manager of Boone's outdoor dramq, Horn in the West,
Boone's own Ned Austin, who play's the role of Daniel Boone in
the drama, and Kai Jurgenson, director. The three were here for
a meeting of the board of directors of the Southern Appalachian
Historical Association, producers of Horn in the West, which will
fipen its third season June 25. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor.
Scouts To Operate
Town Government
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As Boy Scout Anniversary
Week progresses, celebrating the
44th year of the founding of Boy
Scouts of America, activities mul
tiply among the Scout units of
Watauga District.
Highlighting the program for
the week ii the Civic Day ob
servance Thursday when the
Shouts of Troop 109, sponsored
by the Methodist Church, will
take over the town government
from 3:30 to 4:30 p. m. Mayor
Gordon H. Winkler will yield his
role as mayor, as will the alder
men, policemen, garbage collec
tors, and others. J. B. Robinson
is scoutmaster of the troop, with
Robert Davis assistant.
More than two hundred per
sons were present at First Bap
tist Church in Boone Sunday
night when the Scouts of the
district were honored. The Rev.
L. H. Hollingsworth praised the
Scoutihg program and suggested,
that while being a secular organ
ization, Scouting is based on the
precepts of the Christian reli
gion. The Christian forces, he
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CAMPBELL'S
TOMATO SOUP, can 10c
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VEGETABLE SOUP, can Uc
3- LB. CARTON
JEWEL SHORTENING 69c
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DULANEY FROZEN
COLLARD GREENS, 2 pkgs. for 35c
CITY MARKET
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for every member of
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?aid, might even learn ?ome val
uable Insight? from the program.
The Boone and Blowing Rock
Ministerial Assoc iation sponsored
the service. The Rev. J. K, Park
er, Jr., was in charge, assisted by
the Rev. Eber Hudson.
Programs are being-held this
week In the schools of the cWnty
recognizing and "emphasising the
value of Scouting.
Closing events of the week^
activities will include Scout Day
at Appalachian Theatre, when all
Beouti who wish may attend the
Friday show as guests of the the
atre. A covered dtah supper and
pack meeting of the Cub Pack
at the Baptist church will be at
? :30 Friday.
Mrs. Barnard Dougherty and
Mrs. B. W. Stallings are in charge
of the supper.
Final ^ctlvity of the week will
be Church Attendance day, wheh
Scouts, their leaders and parents,
are ashed to attend their Sun
day School and Church, empha
sizing the Scout law: "A Scout is
?reverent!*
The Rev. Joseph T. Shackford,
chairman of the Watauga District
of Scouting, praised the arrange
ments chairmen and Scout lead
ers for their .significant achieve
ments during the week. He asked
them all to make.? written re
port of their activities for perm
anent records of the district com
mittee, to be turned in at the
monthly meeting of the district
Thursday, February 18, at noon,
in Gateway Restaurant.
United States milk production
in 1951- reached 120.2 billion
pounds, a new record.
ECCENTRIC LEABBJ fORTUNE
Columbus, Oho ? Joseph Bluff,
who died recently, at 93, wa? so
suspicious of electricity he used
(as to light his small framehouae.
He condemned automobiles as
"new fangl^d contractions" only
to be killed by one last Novem
ber 27. Buff left an estate of
$204,233.10, bequeathing some of
the money to a church and an
orphanage, the rest to his nieces.
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WANTS TO STAT W PRISON
Atlanta, Ga. -r- Jame# Phillljw
serving a seven to ten year sen
tence for manslaughter, was re
cently offered his freedom after
serving seven years. The 40-year
old Negfo convict, who lias a wife
and ten children at home, refus
ed to leave the Cobb work camp.
Pardon Board officials say Phil
lips has a- right to serve his full
term if he wants to.
'ROUND THE CLOCK
Prescription
Service
By Registered Pharmacist
Harris Rexall Drug Store
. Main St. BLOWING ROCK, N. C. Phone 2016
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GRANITE CITY MEMORIALS, Inc.
(OF MOUNT AIRY, N. C.)
Monuments and Memorials of
Distinction ? Quality of tfco Tory
host ?t tho most economical *
prices. Top sklllod craftsmanship
foes into ??bt Job no mattor
how tpiall. 8m our display lot
locatad on Pink Hodges property
1 '/a mil** west of Boon* on
' Bristol Highway.
GEORGE C. ARNEY
? Official RapraMntativa for Watauga County
SEE ME AT MY HOME ADJACENT TO DISPLAY LOT
Shop Smithey's Special
Ladies'
TOPPERS ?
Regular 14-95
REDUCED TO
$11.50
Ladies' Ni ,v Springs
DRESSES
$2.91 to $5.95
Ladies Maternity
DRESSES
$2.91 to $4.65
Ladies' SKIRTS
$1.79 to $2.91
Girl's SKIRTS
97c
Girls'
DRESSES
$1.98 to $3.48
Children's
COATS and
SNOW SUITS
x Vs off
PEQUOT SHEETS
81 x 108
$1.94.
QUILT COTTON
> (Stitched)
97c
BOYS' AND MEN'S JACKETS
Vs off
MEN'S' CORDUROY SHIRTS
Now Only $2.91
Boys' Corduroy Shirts ? $1.94
Sanforized
Men'* COVERALLS
$4.48
Big Ben
Men's OVERALLS
$2.49
All Rubber F ootwear Vz Price
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Many Other Outstanding Bargains in Our Clothing Dept.
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