Forsyth County Leaders Tour Watauga And Like This Region A delegation of mm 49 buaineatt «nd agricultural 1 eaten of WinAon-Saiem and Kwiyth county ri» u.-d Watauga tounty loot Wednesday «nd w< taken on a |i»«w> ally-conducted tow at point* of fcterest by L. E ^nckwiller, Bounty agent, Stanley A. Hurl), Chamber of Commerce manager. Aid Other county traders The groa* *1*0 visited Grandfather Mountain,, wh^re they were *elooBMi fay owner Hugh Wort an, •nd took a ride on Grover Robfans' "TweeUie" train on the return trip. ' It wm one of a aerie* of visit! the rwiyta people are planning to acqutnt them with their neigh lorinc counties. The Greyhound busload at Fortgrth countians was met by a WaA ' **3 A. 1 I.' —:"n—hrr-l r tanga delegation at Deep flap and kronght 1« Boone, where they Via ited the two industrial plants, In inn^l mi thadeMlM, Inc. '"The party, some traveling la automobile!. Own proceeded to Cove Creek, where they were «erved a tasty Aunek by the Cove Creek Development Club with President Jerry Adam! a> boat The t<mr included visits to the Stanley Hsffl* farm, the Robert Shipley farm, the Ray Clark (an, and the town et Blowing Hook, ending back in Boone with dinner at the Boone Trail Restaurant Comments by the Forsyth visiters heard daring the tour hi eluded the following: Wayne Corpeping, concerning Bob Shipley'! farm, aa to lb natural setting and [4a«»ed operation: "Man, yon cant beat itt" Guy Fulp, speaking generally: "These folks are natural millionaires." . T. Holt Haywood, chairman of the agriculture and arte develop ment committee of the Winstorv Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Beautiful country, beautiful. . . . You have to keep seeing It all over again to believe it* Arch Taylor, chairman of the tours and special events committee: -When you get up here, it makei you want to gat down on your knees and thank God for so much beauty," John MeKaugtm, Tienna school principal: "AH the homes up here look good, small as well as big. Grounds well kept. Churches, too." Primarily billed as,a "goodwill tonr," the grenf was here also to study industrial developments in the Boone area, community development, farming, and tourist attractiona. fJMAL HOLIDAY Ail County OffiMi will be elo«ed Mcmrfay. feptemhrr 2, »S7. , Th» Board at County CofamU* ioBcti Will Meet on TtMsdaj,' September 8, 1967, far their refuUr meeting for the month offtiptem«HST p .... • BYNUM GREENE Jackson, Mich.—A few hours after her daughter, Mn Cleo Warr^n. ftm birth to a son, Mrs. Bonnie Lewis cave birth to a son, in the same hospital Scouts < Continued from page MM.) borer*, where the Scout* may limionslmte thetr various talents ■and skill*. Parents and friend* aire invitod to Join them lor thia event Taps will be aounded at 10 clock, aad the Seouta are expected to "turn in' to rest tor the big day Saturday Sometime* tbey do. Beveitle will b* sounded at •■30 Saturday morning, witli time for breakfast and clean-up before the Mg hike begin*, at •:». Various Scouting *UU* wUl be noted on the hike,.with particular attention being made to corapau reading, nature, and cooking. Lunch will be eaten on the trail, aad the Scout* will return to camp at 2:30 to police up the area and get ready tcf the presentation of awards. Awards will be made to the outstanding troop represented, as wen as individual awards^ PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF Reins-Sturdivant Mutual Burial Association, Inc. TELEPHONE DIAL AMherst 4-8886 A 25-Cent Fee Is Charged Upon Joining, After Which The Following Dbei Are In Effect: DOUBLE BENEFIT Quarterly Yearly Benefit One to Ten Yean $ JO f .80 *100.00 a to Thirty Years .40 1.00 800.00 ty «» Fffty Yeara .... M 3.20 200.00 Fifty Co Sixty-Five Years 1.20 4.M 200.00 CONCRETE BLOCKS STEAM CUBED - LABOR ATORY TESTED B06nX PLANT, TELEPHONE AMherst 4-3018 MAYMEAD BLOCK CO. BOONE, N. C. SHOUNS, TENN.

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