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Photo George FlowerH, Flower*' Photo Hltop WELCOME, 1981 \ND A HAPPY NEW YEAR - With a cheerful outlook for the future, youngster Mark Thompson of Charleston, S. C, nephew of Mr and Mrs. George Flowers, Boone, welcomes 1961 and waves goodbye to the old year, 1960. Mountainous Snows High Spot (Continued from page one) May 5 ? Beauties, bloosoms, ball, feature Spring festival; ASTC summer term to get belated start June 9; John Lett wins speech contest; county eandidates to speak to YD<"; James H Council) named area maintenance eagineer; Doan Ogden. garden planner, speaks to Chamber of Commerce; Hoy t Edmisten to MC Miss Wala uga pageant; IRC earnings hit high level; leaders to take part in career day May 12 ? RF.A celebrates silver jilbilee and gives report of opera tions; Kirkman to speak as 367 collegians get degrees; Rev. Mr Brooks is new Boone Baptist Church pastor; Northwestern Bank to open new building next Mon day; C M Critcher. former sheriff and building and loan official, dies at 87; Mrs F. C. Ray dies; truck ing industry official speaks, Here ford breeders name officers May 19 ? Four are hurt in acci dent on 421; County sinking plan ned; Hooper Hendrix reelected chairman by Dcm(*,rats; annual rogation service planned; Steve Gabriel heads Jaycees; Henkel to speak here: Poppy day plans made May 26? Watauca begins to en thuse for primary with San ford seen ahead here; George Greene, prominent Boone business man. dies; Miss Jean Watts crowned Miss Watauga; noisy rooters for Beverly I^ake for Governor, visit Boone; Blue Bonnets plant bios soms; Watauga countv loses 1.070 in new census; Mr Melton I. ions prexy; Blowing Rock post gets high honors; Rotary sponsors berry show June 2 ? High schools to gradu ate 191 Sanford leads in race for Governor as runoff with lake looms; Gerald S Trout man to be ordained into Lutheran Church ministry: Mrs Polly Adams dies; H L. Macaulay rites held 34fi Col leg'ans given degrees. 13 compete for dairy crown: Remodeled Crest store is opened; School bus driv ers get awards June 9 ? Ix?wer enrollment in schools loses two teachers for Wa tauga: Winners listed in 4 If talent contest; Grandfather hill climb at tracts four thousand; Cora T-ee Holdcr named Dairv Month Prin cess: M^s T L Mast rite* held Fred R Hatlev dies; many conven tions set at Blowing Rock; Moun tain parade of posies d**aws near June 18- Big boiler given tests at College; 1 registered at Col lege; Mrs Myra Wagner dies at 84; County tax rate remains at 95 cents; resort ar<-a being developed at Price Park; Rhododendron fete on Roan starts Friday; Rev Pres ton Hughes returned to Methodist Church | June 23- Horn cast is chosen; flrandfathe r sinking Sunday; i James Love top strawberry grow er; Miss Bailey named Rhododen dron Queen; Mrs Sally Bolick dies ?it Blowing Rock; new Parkway 1 ; link opened; first gathering held I i at King's X; W. t\ Lent/, wins j I milking contest. 1 June 30 Sanford carries county handily; Kggers is G O IV candi date for Lieut Governor; Blowing Rock to observe fourth, William I L. Winkler, former teacher and | Assemblyman, dies; Blowing Rock offers varied park program; excit ing dances to add appeal to Horn July 7? Jones Hollar buys lock- ? er plant; never a dull moment as gay round of activities starts at Blowing Rock; Ferguson man is ' killed in accident near Blowink , , Rock; Dr Wayne Richardson is I elected to Savings and Loan board; Boone dancers to go to Grandfath er games July 14 RKA substation to be dedicated. Hospital benefit plan i ned, Federal I?and Bank meeting j altered by 1,000; Mable school to ( | get new library, cafeteria; Doctor sought at Cove Creek; homes tour planned at Blowing Rock, Maples speaks to Chamber of Commerce, ' rain keeps Parkway travel down. July 21 Mrs Mr Anders, form ! er Boone resident, dies in Gas tonia, Carolinas Open Golf Tourna SKY-VU DRIVE-IN THEATRE Saturday and Sunday January 7 and 8 Elmer Gantry BURT LANCASTER JKAN SIMMONS FOR SALE Registered Hereford Bulls ? Service Age ? Pasture Raised ? Rig and Rugged ? Wyoming Hereford Ranch Breeding Midway Hereford Farm 3 Miles North Meadowview, V?? Highway 80 rirnt is secured for Boone, says foe Maples; Michigan Girl Scouts 'amp here. Federal highway no 521 to reach to Johnson City; Poll ng places for Nickels vote given; ftalph Greene succeeds Lyle Cook is act in# postmaster; Mrs. Starr Stacy dies; League of Women vot ers organized; Billy Joe Barlow lies in cycle crash; Marvin Miller uneral held; opera singers again o aid orphans. July 28 $4,941,300 in buildings iought for College; Blowing Hock lorse show to he biggest ever; ?V. S Penn found dead; Flower ?how. home tour to aid garden jroject; Kermit Dale Jackson dies is own gun goes off; Donald Stuart Parsons killed by lightning; Blow ng Hock home tour enjoyable fea ure of <ummcr on mountain; re serve water supply for city hedge ftfainjt emergencies. August 4 ? Dock Main slays two, hurts two, kills self; Horse Show lo be televised Mr. and Mrs Tho mas Harvey Mills die in crash; Watauga Consolidated School has new building; Gavin Eggers night is set at Horn; Watauga Days slat ed Grandfather Highland games rescheduled August 11? Watauea schools to open Wednesday: Grandson of Ralnh Greres drowns in pond; Gav in, Egger* given honors at Boone drama, Partee Palmer rites held; 1400 are enrolled at College; Northwest income from travel is 38 millions August 18 ? Huckleberries ripen 1 on Grandfather as Queen is cho 1 sen; Wataui'a Day features flower | show, exhibits; county schools get j new buses Travel hits record in Bluff Parkway district; Mrs Main, shooting victim, dies August 25 ? Sanford addresses Democratic rally, tours campus, sees Horn; Horn in West season to end Sunday; Walter Cook fun eral held; Mrs Parthina Baird dies; United States Commissioner of Education Derthick soeaks at College; flower show results given; Kirsten to direct AHS band, local I ly made toys are hit at fair. September 1 ? Horn ends ninth season in better financial shape; George W. Gragg dies, Rev E M Blankenship, Baptist Association moderator. Sept. 8 ? College fall enrollment po'nts to record; Chamber to hon or WATA: Odell Harrison funeral held; Luther quits elections board; Mrs Maggie Taylor Wardin dies; Jim Rafcan has fatal attack; Blue Ridge Pro Am tourney drawing famous golfers; Mrs. Ktta Jones Miller dies. September IS? School accredita tion goal reached in county; 830 frosh largest class in college his tory: parkway travel drop due to weather; lversen speaks to Lions | Club. September 22 ? Northwest di:; trict NCEA meeting brings 2.400 here; Kermit Hunter to speak at Horn meeting: College has 2300 students; Jim Holshouser passes bar exam: Dr Frank Graham to speak; absentee vote office opens; A & P opens new super market. September 29? Gay homecoming at College; annual free x-ray pro gram starts; French named Horn director; NCEA names officers; Henry Coffey dies Tuesday; na tional day of prayer to be observ ed here; first showing of college movie at homecoming. October 6 ? Horn to continue; Dr. Greer re-elected; United Fund campaign starts; Dean Grey Mor etz killed in car crash; Watt H. Gragg. building and loan execu tive and civic leader, die*; five ( thousand old gards gather for ? homecoming; seventy-fix charged j with speeding October 13 ? Flashes of crimson and gold herald nature's greatest , show; registration books open Saturday; Marsh succeeds Gragg at saving* and loan; Gavin will speak here; seven crashes report ed; ASTC graduate school shows growth; Halloween program ap proved. October 20 ? Three Virginia youths held for break in; 40.000 1 view fall color; Carl Beach dies; i Coach E C Duggins succumbs in Nashville; Mrs. Minnie B Wink ler funeral held, travel industry sees gain even in bad year. October 27 ? Boone Develop ments to issue new series of stock, Blowing Rock citizens ponder , zoning plan; James Bynum Can non dies; Swofford's opens new store tobacco demonstrations plan ned IRC issues growth book November 3 ? Heavy voter turn out forecast; Agle new prexy thea tre group; McClung sells variety store; Grange convention to meet here; Gavin speaks to full court j house; Jesse James Huffman kill ed in crash on Beaver Dam road; | Chamber Commerce to meet at Cove Cree1; November ^10? Kennedy winner in close race, takes Carolina; Dem ocrats, GOP split county slate; Sanford, Alexander win; week end brings snow; Mrs. Pearl Randall dies; ASTC film available; Mrs F.dna Dodson dies; funeral held for Mrs Roten; Bob Thompson dies; Caudill gets defense post; Lackey chairman college heartline program; A T Adams key banker November 17- Kennedy snowed in Watauga; weed sales start Nov ember 28; Mrs Ray Lawrence j dies; new budget formula recom mended at college; communities given ribbons at farm city dinner; Herman W Wilcox, veteran civic leader, named President of Cham ber of Commerce for nineteenth vear; William H Greer funeral held November 24 ? 3urley sales open Monday; Mrs Dixie Myers Broome dies at 100; tobacco brings million dollars to county; Andy Stall ings, Marcus Cook get eagle awards, bank hosts business men; I. F Townsend funeral held December 1 ? Price of $68 35 breaks records on burley market; four break in at King's X; Cham ber Commerce sponsors labor sup* vey; asks early Christmas mailing; King Triplett to play in Shrine ! bowl; Boone, Blowing Rock phones j to lose letters on dial plates; Jim 1 . Holshouser opens law office, JanuaryClearance Sal?' SturtH Thursday, January Hifi VARSITY Discounts Men's Regular $29 95 SUITS $2396 IN IVY LEAGUE OR BASIC CTYI.ES Regular SALE PRICE #39.93 #31.96 $45.00 #36.00 #49.95 $39.96 #55.00 $44.00 Men's Regular $29.95 5 SPORT COATS $2396 #39.95 SPORT COATS #31.96 #45.00 SIM )RT ( OATS #36.00 Plain or Pleat Front PANTS 20% Off All Stylrs and Colors SWEATERS 20-25%0ff 4 TOP COATS ? One-Fourth Off CAR COATS ? One-Third Off Onr lot FREEMAN SHOES 20% Off Value* to $4 98 SPORT SHIRTS $1.99 Varsitp; MF.N'S WEAR BOONE, N. C. Religious Emphasis Week Will (Continued from page one) s the week It will be held Sunday, ' January 8. at 6 00 in the; First 1 Baptist Church Ail remaining services begin at 7 00 in the Col lege Auditorium of the Admin j istration Building Mr Andtrson's main address of the week will be delivered Sunday night. Hi? topic: "Not Whether, but Which " A dorm discussion will follow at 8 30 in the parlor of North Hall, and another at 10 00 in White Hall. The speaker will address each of the assemblies during the week, and will be available for confer ences at plates later designated He will also lead the dorm discus ASTC hosts ten colleges at foren s tourney. December 8 ? Boone grows, county loses in census; Jones child meets tragic death when gun goes off; Santa Claus coming; Lentz again heads county board; Thomas Presnell funeral held; Milton Moretz dies; Mrs. Ida Stine funeral held; Wilcox tells history of bur ley market December IS? IRC reports re cord sales and earnings for year; 3 Watauga communities win prizes at development meeting; evening shopping hours are set; high schoolers to appear in Christmas concert ; Dr. Workman's estate gives $20,000 to Appalachian; John Wesley Coffey dies, freezing gales bring mercury down to minus four; Clyde Moretz elected in soil balloting December 22 ? Chamber of Com merce reports year of good grow th; county committee members named by development group; stores to close Monday; Howard Steelman, Jr. slain by unknown assailant in Boston; car tags go on sale at Chamber of Commerce. Blowing Hock Chamber names of ficers; Boone, Blowing Rock in eluded in Duncan Hines travel book. December 29 ? Appalachian cho sen for Institute of Languages by U. S. Office of Education; Mc Clung home is burned; Booster Club fetes Blue Devils; T M. Greer hurt by auto; tax listing dates given; Babson sees few changes under Kennedy; Mrs Sam Weems dies; IRC gets order of $300,000 lions. Monday night will be "Faculty Nljht ." The entire program will b? cunducted by {acuity meinboin Among those presently scheduled for that program are Dr W H Plemmons, college president. Dr Max Dixon, Mr. Leo K Pritchett Dr J G Burden, Dr J D Rankin president emeritus, Mr David Hodgin, Mrs. G P Eggers, Dr William Spencer, Mr Charles Is ley, Mr Samuel Chen, and Mr lloyt Safrit Dorm discussions will follow in I-ovill (8:30) and in old wing East (10 00) "Demetrius and the Gladiators," a two-hour color film starring Vic tor Mature and Susan Hay ward will be shown Wednesday night Dorm discussions will begin at 8:30 in Newland and at 10:00 in Justice Hall The College Choir, under the di rection of Mrs. Virginia Wary Lin ney, will team with Modern Dance Club to present a program of mus ic and dance Tuesday night New wings of East will have a dorm discussion at 8:30; Dauph Blan at 10:00. The final program will be on Thursday night and will feature a panel composed of Mr. Ander son, HC president Dale Gaddy, and (he presidents of the seven local church college groups (Methodist's Wesley Foundation, Presbyterian's Westminster Fellowship, Episcop al's Canterberry Club. Lutheran's Student Union, YMCA. YWCA, and the Baptist's Student Union ) Caddy adds. "Hrligious Council has planned for this program since last February We have selected a week during which, according to the schol calendar, there will be no conflicts, expect of course, the weather A lot of thought and preparation has gone into the planning of this week's serviced. The Council and I expect this REW to surpass any observed heretofore at Appalachian "We extend an invitation to all students, the faculty, and the peo pie of Boone to attend these ser vices " BIRTH IN TUNNEI, Pittsburgh ? Mrs Fred Fasbach. 20, gave birth to a son inside Pittsburgh's mile ? long Liberty Tunnel. She was being rushed to the hos pital, in a police ambulance, by two policemen and her husband. This is her second son and she was reported to be getting along fine in St. Joseph's Hospital DON'T GET UP NIGHTS It takes juat 50* and 12 houra to start rtliW-?r your money bac!: at anjr drug ? tor*. Whan functional kidney disorders cause getting up night*, scanty flow, burning, backache, leg pains dizzinasa take aurprising BUKETS 4-day treat ment. Acta to increase and regu late pasaage. NOW at BOONE DRUG CO. If you're not getting service ~ like this, switch^ now to our ?=* "Watchdog" ^ Oil Heat Service! R. D. HODGES, Jr. Dealer ESSO Products ' "whtchdo? AM 4-8801 BOONE, N. C. "IL H"T ??VIC? 1961 Look Ahead Get Ahead with a Northwestern Savings Account The year of 1960 has closed but opening before you are three hundred and sixty-five days . . . the days of 1961 that offer hope anew to achieve universal peace and prosperity. 1961 holds wonderful things in store for you. Make them yours by saving at The Northwestern Bank. Interest on your Savings Account is compounded semi-annually at Northwestern, with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Begin the New Year by opening or adding to youf Savings Account at The Northwestern Bank. VP THE NORTHWESTERN BANK Serving Western North Carolina with 31 Convenient Offices BOONE BLOWING ROCK Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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