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Society Music- Art Winners Given IW Fine Art* Department of the Worthwhile Woman's Ctalb an nounces tke winners in local music and art contest held here ? Saturday, March 18th The following were selected te represent the dub at the district eonlest in Laootr on April 1st: Vocalists, Elitsbeth Greer and Sonny Tubman; piano, Sandra Deal. Fajre Miller's oU painting of a snow scene will be entered in the district art contest, and exhibi S tioa s will be st Woman's College la Greensboro, April 10 to 14th. Judge* (or the music stndMto ?m HIm Ana Culp, Miss Eliza beth Fox, Mr*. Gone Wilson and g.m.t.1 Chen, all from th* music department of Appalachian Cot lag*. Mi** Catharine Smith at the Art Department of Appalachian, judged the entries in art. Mr*. El M LuttrtU and Mr*. A. E. South vara dub member* la charge of arrangements. British and French plan more trade talks. 93.S8S.100 voted (or House in vestigutioni*. Paul Savs: " Goodwill is the one asset that competi tion cannot under sell nor destroy" We wish to thank the people of Watauga and surrounding counties for their patience and help in processing hundreds of windstorm losses due to the storm of February 25. We regret that many losses were not covered by windstorms due to the $50.00 deductible on each insurance policy, as all policies are governed by the N. 0. Fire Ins. Rating Bureau in Raleigh. If you haven't reported your windstorm damage, please do so at once. Call AM 4-8201 and we'll be glad to check the loss and report it to our adjuster and the company. Are you fully covered? We have the home owners policy or any coverage you may desire to protect your business, home, livestock, personal content, and many other items. Our agency was established in 1917 by Mr. George C. Bryant and is now owned by J. Paul Winkler and Ralph Gwaltney. We represent both old line stock companies and dividend paving mutual insurance com panies (they are non-assessable). Thank you for your confidence in our agency. We are at your service. WATAUGA INSURANCE AGENCY J. Paul Winkler, co-owner Ralph Gwaltney, co-owner Mrs. Mary Brown, secretary Miss Sue Hartley, secretary Mr. Jim Spivey, adjuster Mr. James H. Edwards, adjuster Mr. Bob Hibbitts, adjuster Mr. Henry Stout, special adjuster Mr. Robert Vounce, adjuster Watauga Insurance Agency J. Paul Winkler ? Ralph Gwaltney ? Mary Brown Mary Sue Hartley Box 267 ? BOONE, N. C. ? 223 WEST KING STREET Alpha Betas Have Meeting Hm North Carolina Alpha Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa held 1U regular monthly meeting with Mia* Mary Schell at the Faculty There were tan member] pret est. Following the aocial activities til# bu?i new miiofl wm opened with prayer by Willie Sim. The preaident, Mr* Bee* Crawford, pre ?triad over the remainder of the niffttnf Paniy Taylor, chairman of the Altruiatic Project, reported the donation of 9934.00 to the project la time, (ervieea, and money by ?ember* of the aorority. L After reading, diacuaaiag and di*pen*ing with correapondence and buaineaa, and hearing the traaaurer'e report by Mr*. Murri el Glenn, officer* were elected for the coming year. The following officer* were elec ted and will be inatalled at the April meeting: Reka Shoemake, preaident; Velma Cottrell, vice preaident; Willie Sim*, correipond ilng eecretary; Jimmie Mait, re cording secretary; Clyde Goodman, treaaurer; Mi** Schell, keeper of archive*; Panay Taylor, chaplain; and Agnea Shipley, aergeant-at arma. Mr*. Crawford, Mr*. Shoemake, Mr*. Cottrell and Mr*. Glenn are planning to attend an executive meeting of Alpha Delta Kappa at Clemmona. After refreahmenta aerved by the hoateu, the meeting wa* adjourn ed. ? ' ? ? ? I Brushy Fork Home Club The Brushy Fork Home Demon stration Club met March 16 at the home of Mr*. Lewis Wilton. There were nine members present with three new members, Mrs. Bennie Baird, Mrs. Eddie Norris, and Mrs. Clay Verne Greene. Miss Wanda Wilson read the devotional from the fourteenth chapter of John and Mrs. Don Perry led the prayer. Everyone Joined in singing "Holy, Holy, Holy", the song of the month. Club officers were installed for the coming year. Miss Jean Childers, home agent, presented the demonstration on "Pattern Alterations." She also showed hats that she had made at a previous meeting. Mr*. Vaughn Roten and Mr*. Perry gave reports on Hawaii, our club project for the year. Mrs. Wilson served delicious re freshments to all present. F. A. A. certifies new type of Jet F. C. C. moves to force making on U. H. F. TV sets. Pruning Of White Pines Can Pay Off Handsomely Pruning can increase 'he value of fast-growing white pine? by a* much aa 1700 par acre. "Becauae of ita high value, the whit* pine is one of the moat im portant trees growing on farina In Western North Carolina," says Leonard Hampton, Extension for est management specialist for N. C. State College. Hampton says the amount of profit you can make on white pines depends on four main things: 1. How much It coats to prune. 3. The value of clear lumber grown. 1. How much clear lumber la grown. 4. The time required to grow it. "The best part about it is that you can have kifotty pine for paneling as well as clear lumber," ?ays Hampton. "The upper logs (above 17 feet) containing solid green limb* produce the best panel ing." Dead limb* ? and even live ones ? must be pruned if clear lumber ia to be produced, says Hampton. "The limbs may hang on for years after they die," he points out. Hampton says that pruning costs, in general, are related to the num ber of trees pruned per acre and the size of the tree when pruned. "Other things to consider are pruning tools snd methods, stand density, number snd size of limbs removed," he says. Studies have shown that pruning time and costs vsry from seven to 11 cents per tree, depending on Hodges Gap Club Holds Meeting Do you sew? A very interesting demonstra tion was given on "Pattern Altera tions" by Miss Jean Childers, Home Economics Agent to the Home Demonstration Club. The meeting in which Mrs. A E. Vannoy, presided was held in Mrs. Vannoy's home Friday night. Mrs. Don Hodges gave a devo tional on "Helping Others." Hostess for April meeting will be Mrs. Frank' Brown. ROBBER GETS GATE Lousiville, Ky. ? An armed ban dit faced Mrs. A G. Wall, 70, in an ally behind her home and said, "This is a stickup." Mrs. Wells slammed the gate in his face. The thug threatended to use his gun as she walked toward her house. When she arrived at the porch and looked back, the man was gone and the money was still in her purse. tut and limblneas. These costs arc based on 75-cent-per hour labor. . Total cost per acre Is $7 to $11, (or 100 pruned trees from four to seven inches in diameter at chest height. For further information on how to make your white pines pay off more, see your county Extension agent. Two Colleges Become 4-Year Raleigh ? Although all definite plans far the change-over have not yet been worked out, both Man Hill College in the mountain* erf Western North Carolina and Camp bell College of Buiea Creek, in Harnett County, will be convert ed to regular four-year school* of fering BA and BS degrees by IMS. In literature going out to pro spectiye students. Mars Hill re fers to its "senior college curri for higher yields Full Season Control of moat annual broadleaf weeds and grasses. Non-Injurious to Corn Safe to humans and animals Non-irritating. Profitable tncraaaad yields. Savaa tint* and labor. Reduces or etiminaUa cultivation. Makes your In vestment In food seed, fertilizer and nunifimiiil pay off. Elimi nates weed com petition. Soil nutrients and moisture all (0 to com. /jajm eciey agricultural chemicals Division of Ot/ffy Chemtc&r Corporation Saw Mill ffivtr Road. Ardalay, Naw York 0?l?l?ATO?t Of DOT MUCTKIDt* culum" MM Hewd. Campbell, which will add a Bunt year in 1901, if expected to drep various high school course* which have been available there aince ita establishment. Chicago airport loads nation in j traffic. Worthwhile Club Banquet Slated The Worthwhile Woman '? Club will hold its annual banquet Thurs- ' day at 6:10 o'clock at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Mrs Ed Andenon, publisher of the Skytanti Post, West Jefferson, will be the speaker. West Jefferson Livestock Market WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. Announces Special Sale On Beef Type STOCK CATTLE April 5th This sale will consist of steers, heifers, cows with calves or springer cows. They may be sold by the pound or by the head. There is no consignment fee or extra charge for this sale, but it is very important to notify us the number of head and kind you will have to offer on this sale. a - A?) Tr We will be open by 6:04 a. m. ready to receive your cattle. They should be in by 11:00 a.m. Sale will start promptly at 1:00 p. m. Immediately after this sale we will have our regular sale as usual.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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