mowing Hocfl School 1 n*.-.-, m*:-. r The rtudenu mad* plans for Mveral day* Mm the eacttifl* With Unir mw room Hit HanMli% Mk Grade Pim Stori* and Shannon Aahtajr1 wrote the (Mowing fifth |r»<U iMf* Cvaryane It exalted because we have at iaat moved into the new building The floori are tile. W* have skylight windows. We would like to thank th* Protect Your Family BY MOO MING A MEMBER OP Reins-Sturdivant Mutual Burial Association, Inc. TELEPHONE DIAL AMhmt MM A 25-Cent Em b Charge Upon Joining, After Which the Following Dues Are in Effect: DOUBLE BENEFIT quarterly yearly benefit One to ten yean. $ .20 f .80 9100.00 Ten to thirty year* ......... , AO 1.00 200.00 Thirty to fifty yean .80 3.20 200.00 Fifty to »ixty-live yeari,— 1.20 4.80 200.00 H. & W. Business Service Over Watatiga Savings A Loan Association Phone AMherst 4-3595 BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA TAX RETURNS FILED Co4* In aad discuss your problems with us. • L ' , ' ' We Specialize In Taxes Davant | Mrs. D«la, Mm Foetar. Mr* Bo-1 I Ml. Mrs. Williams, and *r« Grnw. tnr.'sru Cefcy Dula tpem the Christeuu [ fit#.!! ed to Charlotte during lie hoh-f M|a* Cimm'i MMM Grariee MJ1 Dan Knight and Mn fay Knight *»v» Ih« Claw a Chrlat*a» party They served oranges. gerines, sandy, aad cut*. The deM* thank these rom mothers St imaginary trip ttwvugh tha south- | eastern states before Christmas , Tha Hatoti vara aapetiaWy 1 t« rested in St Auguatlna, Florid* A trip to tha New England states j i« planned for tha near future Each member of the class re ported in language elaaaea his ex periences during the Christmas holidays. Special efforts at better oral expression were made, ■rv Winkler's Mb Grade The sixth grade would like to thank the mothers for the Christ iana pasty. They ere Mre. Edgar Young, Mrs. Dan Watt, Mn. BUI Foster, Mr*. Hardin Coffey, Ifra. Hub Holhfleld, Mrs. Merrttt Cof fey, Mrs. Vaughn Hartley, Mr*. Roy Holder. Mn. Cllne Under awed, Mrs. Oiyde Pula. Mr*. Her aee Hollars, Mrs. Jessie Burns, Ml-*. Charle* Martin, Mr*. Robert Harmon, and Mrs. Willard Gould*. Mr. MrCurry'a «th and 7th Grade* Good eitlien* for the week end ing December 21 were Ann Moody and Larry Hodge. Little Carolyn Hodge, Larry's I dater, visited the dass last FYi day. Martha Buxton and Larry Hodge were winner* in the popularity conte*t held before Christmas. Money from the 1686 votes «aat will be put into fund for e trip the class hope* to take in the spring. SCIENTIFIC TRAINING The biggest student increaie In American colle|ea and universi ties in 1958 went into engineering aad teacher-training, according (o an eminent educator. Enrollment In the fall of 1066 exceeded the previous peak years of, 1947-48, when campuses were swollen with more than a million retarniag World War II veterana. Total en rollment flgurea for accredited anlwrsitie* and four-year college* are: 1,754,897 full-time atudenta, or S.8 per cent higher than laat year, and 609,222 part-time stud ent* or }l.l per cent more. DEMOCRAT AM VAT Urges Approval Ofk) Swimminelrool Bonds By WALTER K. KEYS , Two queetiows M«m u be fore-; most ia the minds of the ciUaena of Blowing Rock aa they ponder the' bond eUttioo for the purpose of buiMlag a swimming pod <M the central recreation park to the Kirst, will It r»iae Use* appreci ably; second. can the town afford to increue tti bonded hidetotednees by this amount * (Tbo wlewadum entails a maximum mat tlOjOOQ ) Tbo snawer to tlx first queetion ia that there will be very little, it My. Inrroaaa is the Ux rate if thie bond iaeue is carried. Thia ia the candid opinion of those who are qualified to pass judgment And, ihould the Ux rate be tacreaa ed slightly, the greaUr part of the total eaet of the awimming pool ViU be paid by the aummer resl denU who ar» property owners la the town. It ia eatlaiated that far more than half of the local Uxea are paid by non-resident owners la abort. Blowing Rock, because of lte situation aa reaort town, will enjoy a swimming pool which will be larjrely financed by non-voting anmmer residenU. May we add that these aummer realdenta, were they qualified to vote In thia ejec tion, would undoubtedly guaran tee a favorable majority for the awimming pool. They would vote for it no matter what the result ant ux raU might be. Aa to the aeeond question: Can Blowing Rock afford to thus U creaae her bonded indebtedness' Pointers For Sponsors Of Hungarians , Raleigh, Jan. »—"Citizens of North Carolina who want to spon sor Hungarian refugees are aaked to channel their requests through the Governor's Adviaory Commit tee on the Refugee Relief Act," •aid Dr. Ellen Winston, chairman of the Committee in North Caro lina. Prospective sponsors should re quest the necessary forma by writ ing to Dr. Winston at the Bute Board of Public Welfare, Raleigh, These forma, when completed by the sponaors, will be forwarded by the Comtoittee to certain volun tas agencies which trie aiding In the Hungarian refugee program. Sponaora are required to pro vide housing, a job, and Inland transportation costs for the re fugees. "We have been Informed that virtually no domestic servsnts or orphana are available among the j Hungarian refugee group. Re fugeea who are qualified for farm work are also in abort aupply," said Dr. Wlnaton. "Prospective sponsors should also Uke into con slderation the fact that most of the refugees speak Only Hungar ian." This issue has already been pimrf ■poo b)r the departments at th« Elite at North Carolina which gov ern Mich matter*. All of the regu lation* wttb regard to bonding lira Nation* aad ability to pay have been auecaufutly mat. it Uus referendum carrie*. a* it undoubtedly will, the Town of Blowing Rock will have by the coming of another nuomcr season a standard, modern, heated, fill *n*d, landscaped swimming pool that any resort might be very proud to poase**. It this hood issue is defeated. Blowing Rock will la*a in prectig* and eosap*tltiv« reaort in the next few years many time* the amount at issue la the election Farmer's Hardware and Supply Co., Inc. 1M W. King St, Ink N. C. AI Sa aacSaL |La a| JEAuk ^Mfllllltll'ff NOW mOTCtl I? WIT!! Tlli ifntf prOTtCnPn OT ITI10 lOSUOIiy s NEW FAMILY AUTOMOBILE POLICY For the last word in modern automobile inwniMt, pro tect yourself and your family with thia new, improved policy, providing ... in event of liability, loas, or damage. 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