Newspapers / Watauga Democrat. / Dec. 19, 1957, edition 1 / Page 2
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■ TT • ■ — Tournament jn wards Are Presented A-». '■ ESfl ■ •lifl1*- <''i: Ud K. Pritchett. Doan of Men. coach of the Appalachian team, ha» announced the preaentation of nwarda far the aoventeenUi annual Mountain VorcnaM untax. HenaeU from DUn, I* a acelai. atudiea major. wkoar pri mary tatorMU art poiitlaa aad Bat In* Other individual tpnkrri ia Um women'* dirtaioa Top ho» ore la problem aoirlag went to Ralph Karoegay and Mary Cully M Lenoir Rhyne First plum k» oratory weal to Brvco Morgan front Canon-Newman and Judy Bittinfer of Lenoir Rhyne. Award* were Mad* to Dcaa Bridge. of Gardner Webb tad Pat Ctheoa from Carson-Mr wmaa for eut ttaadind ntenporaneous t peak in* Kay Gobi*, Lenoir Rhyne. and Dale Young front Maryvill* were voted heat after-dinner speaker*— Sybil McDewld. of Appalachian, placed third in the after-dinner apeaking eveaL Tw* student* from Lenoir Rhyne, Richard Graf and Sybil Sharpe, won top honor* in poetry reading. The tournament, tponaored by Chapter Sit, North Carolina' Epal lon, PI Kappa Delta, of Appala chian, wai the leveoteenth An nual Mountain Forenaic Tourna ment. School* which took part in the tournament were Univeraity of South Carolina, Lenoir Rhyne, Gradnor Webb Junior College, Mara Hill, Eait Tennaaaee, Car aon Newman, and Maryville Col ic** . Top honor* went to the Mary ville team In the men'* division, and Canon-Newman in tho wo men'* diviaiou. Maryville received fint place la men'* and women'a divlaion of the negative propoeal. while they aplit with Canon-New man on the affirmative tame. Delaware Yule la Cited The time waa Chrlatmaa night. The year wa* 1T78 The place wai near the Delaware River. Some 2,400 tattered and bleeding men ■tood (llently about, uncomplain Ing. This Chriitma* night wa* a cru cial moment for a new republic which had yet to gain its freedom. But the course wa* charted by a great leader and a great American preiident, George Washington. Hi* word* of inspiration remain to thi* day: "This ia it, gentlemen—victory or death. That I* our only watch word." And victory It was. Fired by the courage aad inspiration of the man who became known aa "the father of his country," a tattered band pf patriots crossed the dangerous river of ice and marched to Tren ton where they surprised and hum bled the Hessian piercenaries and recorded a great Christmaa story in the page* of American hiitory. namedIn County March of Dimes cimjuign is the various sections of the county have been announced by <Ur» Carl Fldler, chairman of the Dime* campaign ill Watauga county They are: Blowing Hock Mrs. Arnold Bo lick Deep Gip: Mrs. Claud Wataon. Valla Crucia: Mrs. Frank Mart. Vilas Jerry Adorns |# Boone: Mrs Cart PMktr. P The foilowiag have bee* named chairmen for the three "special days" campaign to he conducted In January: Blue Crutfh Day, January 4, Mrs. Dean Cook. Teens Against Polio, January »n. M» Jm Br»dy. Mr. htm CanfieU. Hr» M> Rivera was iwni chairman (or m-»spa|K-r publicity •id Mr. * Ralph Tapun radio ctiainaun Mother'! Murk Acainat Polio. January 30, Mr* Hadlry U. Wil fjp "1 know we can depend on the»e to maka mar January Mirk at Dimes te the county »*•<•« «hr moat >ucee*afuJ is rcnnl jrMrt, "Mrs. PMDnr Mid. M which th« fine TueMkty tar Ull H & W Business Service Auditing — Accountants Bookkeeping — Taxes Over Watauga Saving* A Loan •" >' -•{• / - « .*«. v-ia:r*V '* i* ♦'*' • •«»#<(• ••• 'I PHONE AM 4-3595
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