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- ?? ?? ?' ?' f ' ? ' Christmas Program At Valle Crucis School "Christmas in Story and Sons" ?M presented by the seventh grade children at the December rape tin* of the Parent Teacher Aaaociation. The following pupil* had part? in the play. The birth, of John foretold, Elaine Triplett and Jerry Edmis tan; The blearing that comet to Mary. Margie Byrd and Eugene 1 Hartley; The* viiit of Mary and Elizabeth, Jeanette Byrd and Lar i ry Recce; The birth of John the forerunner, Loii Shoemaker and Jerry Fo*; The birth of the Sav ior, Anna Mae Mitchell and Bar bara Harrell; The shepherds are told, Kim Chamblin and Donald Smith; The vitit of the wise men, Sandra Hodges and Larry Cook. During the play the audience joined in the singing of Christmas carols, and at the close every one sang Santa Claus songs until San ta arrived to help serve the candy. The hospitality committee serv ed refreshment* from ~a beautiful Christmas table. Bulletin boards and Christmas decorations throughout the build ings were very- meaningful and beautiful during December. The first grade children made little Christmas tree* for th* table* in the cafeteria. Other de coration* consisted of arrange ments of balsam sprays, cones, candles, a madonna, and angels. The Rev. Rhett Winter* gave the devotion at chapel on the clos ing day. A carol sing was held af ter which the children received a treat (rom the school. Mrs. Ma*t'* Sixth Grade We have been working on pro jects to help in our work. For in stance. Carolyn Davis, Wanda Michael, Phyllis Yates, and Diana Shore* have drawn a map of Af rica to put pn the bulletin board. Geneva Smith, Anna Lou Shook, and Judy Yates have made a zod iac to go with our history. David Harrell and Dale Townsend drew a map of Europe and Asia to go with our geography. Since we haven't any recess in the morning before school we have more time to do things like that. We have a chart of A's and Carolyn Davis has the most of any one in the class. Carolyn Hodges has the second most among the girls. Roy Trivette b?s more stars than any other ufcoy. Alvin Pres nJll, James HoTOT, !. C. Presnell, and Terry Ellis tied for second place. We have a lot of others who make A'a. Fifth Grade News Our class won the Progressive Farmer contest recently. Brenda Storie won the flash camera for getting the moat subscriptions, and our teacher tu swsrded ? big new Webster's Diction* ry which we ire enjoying Several of ua secured enough subscriptions to win various prim. Richard Chase visited tu the other day and to!d us two of his Jack Tale*. He also showvd how 1 6 do a Cherokee Indian dance. . We art enjoying the many Christmas cards and bulletin dis play* which we have been mak ing. One show* Santa upon the housetop with all his reindeer; an other shows the Holy family at Christmas; still others are winter scenes, showing fences, stumps, and sheds all cevered in snow. We don't qualify as real artists but we enjoy what we make. Third Grade Our Christmas tree this year was different from the other trees. Our teacher brought ua a little long leaf pine from Eastern Carolina. After learning some things about the pine and other evergreen trees, as to how and where they grew and their uses, we decorated the long leaf pine for obr Christmas tree. It was beautiful. Donna Hunt hat moved to Flor ida, and Mary Hicks has moved to Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Howard Edmlsten, County Supervisor, met with the Valle Crucis teachers recently to discuss Santa Letters bur Bant*: I am (Mr years old Hmn bring mm ? doll and coof ing Ht Pleaae dont forget grand daddy Christian who ia akrk and my aiatar Krankic who will ba home Chriatmaa. Becky Jane Cook. Dear Santa: I am four and a half yean old. Pleaae bring la* a doll as big aa Valerie Ragana. aome guns, a cash register, and a blackboard. Bring ay brother, Dempaay 111, a stuffed dog. a tele phone and ? red truck. He ia a good boy. I wont cut my hair un til after Christmas so you will know n*. I win be at grandma's houae thia Chriatmaa. How about aome orangea and candy in my a locking too. I'll be good from now on. Your friend. Debra Wll cox. Newland, N. C. PETROLEUM STOCKS DECLINE The Bureau of Minas has report ed that stocks of domestic and foreign crude petroleum totaled 292.613,000 earlier this month This represented a net decrease of 82,800 barrels In a week. Domestic daily average production was 7, 037,000 barrels, up 98,000. Runs to (tills avaraged 7,863,800, an in crease of 10,000. the teaching of arthmetic in the Elementary grades. Mn Edmis ten also visited our school on Tueaday of this week. Mrs. Laura Church and child ren, Laura Milton and Charles will spend Christmas in Vero Beach and the Watauga Colony Florida. ?taWM *Mw for MMqr Perkinsville Grocery ihbry CHRISTMAS It's traditional for friends and good neighbors to wish each other well at this time of year. Wo Ilk* that tradi tion, and we're glad of this opportun ity to wish you a Happy Holiday Sea* son, and the bost in the coming yoar . . . and all tho yoar* that follow. We'd llko to give you mora than just wishos, though. We'd like to glv* you our plodgo that whatovor wo can pos sibly do to mako tho Now Yoar a bet ter ono for you will bo dorte. Our goal is to bring to tho member-owners of our electric system tho bost possfcle electric service at tho lowost possiblo cost. Wo plodgo oursolvos to work uncoasingly in your bost Interests. Looking ahoad, thoro is still much to bo dono to bring tho full bonofHs of oloctrical living to all our pooplo. With your strong support, your cooperative will moot tho challenges of tho futuro as wo have in this past quarter-century of progressl Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. COMMUNITY OWMD ? COMMUNITY MKT ? COMMUWTT Star shining in the East . . . angels singing ... a Holy Babe lying ? i in a manger . . . and on earth, Peace, Good Will to All Men? these are part of the true, deep meaning % of Christmas. And now, as the world glows with the sights and sounds of Christmas ...as happy voices sing the story of His birth, our wish for you is that you may find in this wonderful season abiding spiritual comfort and joy.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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