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;k Is Engineer •or Charlotte 1 L C. Cheek. Jr.. of Chapel HU1 and Ualeigfc. recently accepted the appointment of city engineer lor the City of CturlotU Mr. Check. who received his n gineering degree from Duko Uni veraity in 1»», haa been employ ed as a consult!nf engineer by W. C. Oleon.A Associates in Ral eigh sines graduation, except for two yeanijMMair aarriee Mm II the Koreas conflict. A native of Chapel Hill. Mr. Cheek la married to the forwr Katharine Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. R. Smith of Boone During World War II. Mr. Cheek was a Marine Corpa fighter pilot, and later aerved aa a night fighter pilot la Korea when be waa re called to duty ia 1931. Band Group To Hold Concert Greensboro, Jan. 7—The All State High School Orchestra, com posed of 140 young mualciana from 15 communities, will give it* no Dual public concert in Greensboro Sunday. Feb. 10. The picked instrumentalists will come to Greensboro Feb. 7 for several days of meetings and Re hearsals. Guest conductor for the four day meeting will be Henry Uniec, conductor of the Spartanburg Symphony Orchestra and a mem ber of the Department of Music at Converse College. Greensboro Senior High School will play host to the orchestra meeting which Is sponsored by the Orchestra Association of the North Carolina Music Educator's Association. The orchestra will be entertained at a banquet at Wo man's College of UNC during vhe four-day meeting. Chosen to play in the All-State Orchestrs are the following stu dents from Appalachian High School in Boone; first violin, Ever ett Lowman, and bassoon, John Buchanan. ' Nick Ernrston, director of the Appalachian High School Orch estra, will have'a principal part in the four-day program. Dairy marketing specialists at North Carolina Stale College aay there are over 400 varieties of cheese available in the United States. , Club I« Making# Plans For 1957 The January meeting of the Timbered Ridge Club fu held Friday afternoon In the home of Mrs Susie Trlvette lira. Uoyd Dishman pmlriwi During the biwlfttw session plan* lor 1N7 were made includ ing hoe lessee, program of work, and project leaden. The following project leaders will he serving during the year: Foods and nutrition: Mrs. W C. McGuire Home Gardens: Mrs. Mai Tri vet te. Hume Poultry: Mrs. Jaaie Dish 1 man. Home Dairy: Mrs. Susie Tn I vette. Food Conservation: Mrs. Floyd Harmon. Housing and House Furnishings: Mr*. Lloyd Dishman. Home Management: Mrs. Rsy Tester. Family Life: Mrs. Floyd Dish man. Home Beautificatien: Mrs. Clyde Tester. Clothing: Mrs. Ray Tester. Arts and Crafts: Mrs. Floyd Harmon. Community Service: Mrs. Lloyd Dishman. Health and Safety: Mrs. Susie Trlvette. Educstlon: Mrs. Ray Tester. Citizenship: Mrs. Janie Dishman j International Relations: Mrs. Max Trlvette. Music: Mrs. Clyde Tester. Publicity: Mrs. W. C. McGuire. Recreation: Mrs. Max Trlvette. Loan Fun: Mrs. Janie Dishman. Markets: Mrs. Clyde Tester. 4-H Club Leader: Mrs. Max Trl vette. The home agent gave the de monstration, "Take a Look at Yourself." Mrs. W. C. McGuire war welcomed beck in club mem bership. Miss June Street, assist snt agent was welcomed as a guest. The meeting sdjourned to meet in February with Mrs. Msx Trl vette. Pie Supper Set At Cove Creek The will be an old-fashioned pie supper at the Cove Creek High School cafeteria, January 10 at 7:00 p. m. The supper will be sponsored by the senior class. Ladies are asked to bring pies. There will be cake walks, coffec and drinks. The public is invited. '' Soim •crews used by Swiss watchmakers are to tiny' that ft takes 50,000 to fill » thimble. J. H. Greene Dies Saturday! i I Jerome Hialhw Greene, 70, of Stooy Point, died Saturday. Jan uary S. la a Morganton hospital Funeral aervtee* were conducts J at 11 •. m Monday. January 7, at the Laurel Sprutgs Baptist Church with the Rev. R C. Eggers. the Rev. J. E. Crump, and the Rev E. T. Troutman officiating Burial waa in the Laurel Spring! eeme tory. Surviving are the widow, Mr» Nellie W. Greene; three aona, Grant Greene of Boone. Hamp Greene of Deep Gap. and Neal Greene of Kingsport, Tenn.; a daughter, Miaa Clara Greene of Mooresville; two listen, Mra Ott Miller of Deep Gap, and Mrs. Ada Miller of Boone, Route 1; and a brother, Frank Greene of State* vllle. Also surviving are five grandchildren. Mrs. Mast Dies In Greensboro Mrs. Leon* Shipley Mast, 38. a former resident of Valle Cracii, died Monday, January 7, at her home In Greenaboro. Following services at Greens boro, funeral a • r v i c e i were scheduled to be held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, January 9, at the Cove Creek Baptiat Church conducted by the partor, the Rev. Mr. Blank enship, with burial to follow in the Cove Creek Cemetery. Lowrance Child Taken By Death Graveside Services for Althea Arlene Lowrance, 2-days-old in fant daughter of Mr. ind Mrs. Byrd Lowrance of Norfolk, Va„ former resident of Valle Crucis, were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, January 8, at the Clark's Creek Baptiat Church, with the Rev. E. F. Troutman and the Rev. Hollings worth officiating. Burial was in vhe Clark's Creek cemetery. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Anthony, and a sis ter, Wanda, of the home. V Greene Rites Held On Friday Squire Abel Greene, of Blowing Rock, Route I, died Wednesday, January 2, at his borne. Funeral" services were conduct ed at 2 p. a. Friday, January 4, at the Mount Vernon Baptist Cburcb by the Rev. Robert Shore*, Ihe Rev. Cook, and the Rev Barn ey Oliver. Burial wai in the Wea ver cemetery. He is survived by hia widow, Mrs. Ida Greene; a son, Jarvi* Greene of Boone, Route 3; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Day of Blowing Rock, Route 1; a brother, James Greene of Granite Falls. Also surviving are five step chil dren, IS grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren Farm Group Has Annual Session The agriculture committee of the, Chamber of Commerce met January 3 at the Boone Trail Reataurant and diacuaaed the fol lowing projects to be undertaken during the current year: Supporting the Junior Tobacco Show and Sale; awarding print for the community development program aponaored by the agri culture workert council; an educa tional program to atimulate inter eat and participation in the feeder calf tale; recognition of outatand ing farmeri, such aa the 100 buahelt-per-acre corn club. Alto diacuaaed waa the en couragement of local retail atorea to buy and aell local producta, auch aa milk, egga, and freah pro duce aa long aa the auply it ade quate; and the encouragement of local buaineaa concerns to buy Watauga-grown steers at the an nual Ashcville steer sale. I). 8. AIR FORCE The United Statea Air Force is capable of launching a retaliatory ttriking force "in minimum time" according to Air Chief of Staff General Nathan F. Twining. He diacloaed that more than 1,000 B 47 medium bombers flew nonstop miaaiona averaging 8,000 milea during the first two weeka in December. Viola Yard Is Buried Sunday Miu Viola Ward died on Fri day, January 4, at her bome la Boom. She waa 1* year* of alt Funeral aervicea were held at 2 p. m. Sunday, January 8, at the Mataey Methodiat Church, coo ducted by the Rev. E. F. Troutman, and burial waa in the Mataey Cero olory She I* survived by her mother Mr*. Manarty Ward, and fim ato ters, Mrs Noah Ward. Mn. Robert Hiclu, Mrs. Jerome Ward, Mia* Margie Ward, and Miaa Emma Kay Ward, all of Boom. Secretary of State Dulles recent ly said the second postwar decade holds great promise for peace bat may also "prove to bo another do cade of danger."
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