B Three ballots vera required be
fore a decision *u reached.
• T. R. ■ Bryan of North Wllkes
boro, In nominating Hare* for the
committee'! endorsement called
the -ISM gubernatorial candidate
' a man who came la the 'front
door' of the RapuMieaa Party and
who bad worked hard for the
■ party'! food liaee
"He Ma bora • Republican of
. Christian and Republican par
ent!." Bryan said.
Stanleys backers, still battling
< after the voting was over, sought
" to have the committee endorse
both Hayes and Stanley for the
post. However, Hayes' supports
nipped the move.
Running third In the flrat bal
S lot was Lewis P. Hamlin of Salis
j bury, who has strong backing for
< the judgeship post from promin
ent law firms and attorneys on
: both the east and west coasts of
■ the United States.
State OOP Chairman Ray Jen
nings, presiding over the session,
L Informed the committee members
that endorsement for the post
was fsr from nomination.
"The nomination." be told the
party faithful, "ylll come from
the White House. Then there's
another hurdle. The Judge must
j be approval by the U. S. Senate."
Several responsible sources ex
pressed doubt that Hayes will get
*•? -fV' ffft wv. *•
III* nomination for the Judgeship
Moving to speed the eoanllx
action. Jennings ruled that aftei
the second ballet, only tiw iwt
high mon would be voted on.
Stanley, who led the first tort
ballots h ya sbeable margin. falM
lo pick up enough vote* to win
the coMnltUe'i nod. £
Other* nominated lor endorae
luent were Hoke t. N»>nder»on ol
Klkin. J. K HuUhouaar ef Boone
B W Walker of Leaksvllle. and
Buford Henderson of Wi niton
Teen Canteen
Going Strong
The Teen Canteen U goini
"great gum" thle rammer, report*
Mr*. L. H. Owsley, general chair
man as usual, during the sum
mer months. The Canteen meeti
twice a week, on Mondays am)
Friday nights. Mr. Jack Oroce la
the leader and attendance is usu
illy around 89.
Last week the teens conducted
i major clean-up—rearranged the
furniture for more space, washed
ind waxed the floors, cleaned the
vlndows, stairs, and halls of tha
wilding.
The parents council of the Teen
Canteen is being reconfirmed, so,
f any parenta of teenagers have
lot been contacted about serving
is members of this council, please
lontaet Mrs. Owsley, general
rhalrman.
'OIL BANK
The Administration's Soil Bank
irogram has been given a new
ease on life after a sharp vote
■witching provided hundreds ol
nillions of dollars for payments
:o farmers.
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Pond Safety
Is DuciMwed
nwMji uooto from five counties
fMym iwmil ^ j»ai^
onst ration at Appal ackun State
Teachers College Monday, July 1.
r Coeeh K. W. WaUir- r.-ndueted
(be d*SBOB»tratieh. lie gave ■
demon»lratlon on artificial respir
ation, eafety precaution* In (arm
poods, different methods o( rescu
ing people from water, and aie
thod* of safety in using a boat
Thin pronram la bcto( conduct
ed t* the American Red Croaa tod
the N. C. extension Service. The
purpose of the program la to try
to prevent drowning In farm ponda.
Agent* and boys attending ware:
Ashe County. H. E. Cray, aaalaunt
county agent; Holla Davis and
Danny Little; Mitchell county, Ed
Terrell, aaalstant agent, Ted Street
and Wayae Tipton; Caldwell, P. L.
Brawley, aaalstant agent, and Ned
Taylor; Avery county, Lewis Ald
ridge. WrlghtatiU Avery, and Neal
Stewart; Watauga, W. C. Richard
son, aaaistant county agent, Lynn
Mathaaon and Johnny Reeves
Antique Fair
Is Scheduled
The third annual Antiques Fair
will be held again la the Library
Building at Blowing Rock, July
16-17-18 under the management
of The Russell* of Lenoir.
This being One of the first at
tractions of the Blowing Rock
season will draw large numbers
of out'Of town visitors. Hours will
be from 11 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily.
Exhibits will be brought from
New York City, Michigan. Pitts
burgh, Pa., Charleston. W. Va„
Covington, Ky„ as well as from
nearby towns.
Miss Mary Creed
Dies On Friday
Miss Mary Delfa Creed, 79, of
Reese passed away Friday, June
28, at the Grace Hospital in Ban
ner Elk.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday, June 80, at the Mountain
Dale Baptist Church. Burial fol
lowed In the Beaver Dam ceme
tery The Rev. Carl Wilson con
ducted the services.
Survivors Include four sisters.
Collie Creed Proffltt of Reese;
Mrs. Susie Blevens of Chllhowle,
Va.; Mrs. Martha Eastridge of
Mountain City, Tenn.; Mrs. Utile
Jones of Sherwood; and one bro
ther, George Creek of Bristol, Va.
Patronage Refunds ¥■<
Made To FCX Patrons
RALEIGH, June 27—Patronage
refunds of approximately one half
million dollars Were authorized
today by the board of directors of
the Farmers Cooperative ®»
efcanfe.
M. O. Mann, general manager
of the FCX. said the refunds will
be baaed on patrons' purchase*
from July 1 of last year through
June 2*. last day of the Coopera
tive's present fiaeal year.
The directors also approved
conatmction of a new wboleaaie
warehouat at Washington, N. C,
to coat about <173,000 Overcrowd
ing of present facilities in the
Beaufort County city made the
new building necessary. Also ap
proved was a (28.000 addition to
the Sumter, 8. C., retail unit of
the organization.
Mann reported that a contract
has been let for construction of
building* on a poultry test farm at
Carncr. This new project, to be
known as the co-operative mill*
laying research and evaluation
farm. i« expected to be ready lat
er thla year
Contraction coat will exceed
180,000, Mann said. Ravid M. Wil
liams of Raleigh, formerly a*
rex poutry specialist, will man
age the farm. Around 5.000 lay
ing hens will be housed there.
Purpoae of the f#rm is to carry
on testing work with feed formu
las and feeding practices, ta de
velop feeds which will give great
er egg production
In a report on operations. G. D.
Arndt, assistant general manager
o< the PCX. told the directors
that the Cooperative'* volume
for the 11 month* ending May 30
was S30.000.336, a gain of *9,406.
000 over the *ame period one
year ago.
7-Up Man Is Held
Up, Robbed Of $117
Adolph Arnold Cooper, distri
butor in this area for the 7-Up
Bottling Company, reported to
police that ha was held up and
robbed of $11? Monday night,
June 24.
Police Chief Glenn Richardson
Tweetsie
(Continued from page one.)
gers on the three-quarters of a
mile of track that haa been laid
for her. The trip was classed as
uneventful except for one woman's
getting cinden lit her hair from
the coal-fed boiler which gives
Tweetsie her power.
Tweetsie will have one mile of
track laid by next Sunday, accord
ing to Grover Bobbins jr., presi
dent of Tweetsie, Inc.
This one mile of track will car
ry passengers to the future site of
Tweetsieville and a picnic area.
The train was being operated
today on an experimental pre
opening basis. Tweetsie, located
five miles north of Blowing Rock
is being operated as a tourist at
traction in Western North Caro
lina.
The formal opening is scheduled
for Sunday, July 21.
Tweetsie had as her engineer
Frank Coffey of the Carolina and
North Western Railroad shop In
Hickory. Coffey supervised Tweet
sie's repairs at the shops in Hick
ory this year. Her fireman was
C. P. Abernethy, also of the shop
in Hickory.
Tweetsie's conductors were John
Broyhill and Ronald Elrod of
Blowing Rock. The first two runs
Tweetsie made were with the sun
shining brightly. However, her
other six were made in a down
pour of rain. The runs take IS
minutes up to the end of the line
that is laid now and back to the
station house.
Private shipping la moving to
ward atomle power.
Call He
and SAVE!
nld Cooper atated that he wis
locking up the company's ware
house on West Howard Street at
about 0 p. m., when he "felt
something in his back" and heard
a man's voice say, "Don't move
and you won't get hurt."
The bandit then cut the strap
with which hia wallet was fasten
ed to his belt and extracted the
wallet from his pocket. Cooper
said. Then he took the lock from
Cooper's hand, shovMl him inside
the door and locked it.
Cooper said he opened the big
door from the inside and notified
Night Policeman James B. Harri
son immediately. He reported
that he wai unable to get a good
look at the holdup man in the
darkness.
The empty wallet was found in
an adjoining coal yard about IS
feet from the door of the ware
house, Chief Richardson said.
Several suspects have been quest
ioned, but the Investigation has
proved fruitless so far, he added.
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AUCTION SALE
JULY 11*At 10A.M.
10 Acres Subdivided Into Residential Lots, With
City Water and Paved Streets, Known As Beverly
Heights. Located On The State Farm Road Near
Horn In The West.
LOTS WILL BE
SOLD FOR down Balance 3 Equal
Payments Due 1, 2, 3 Years After Date.
BE SURE AND COME TO THE SALE
as a GRAND PRIZE win Be
Given away of a NEW 8-ft. FRIGIDAIRE
REFRIGERATOR Must Be Present To Win j
If jou are interested in a good investment or a home site with a beautiful view be with us
on day of sale.
Also Adjoining 40-acre Farm To Be Sold The Same Day
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