Section B WATAUG/i DEMOCRAT VOLUME LXXUI. ? NO. 38 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH U, 1N1 Section B Legion Post Passes Goal Blowing Rock ?<wt No. 296 of The American Legion hat exceed ed its membership Incentive Goal for 1961 according to information received here from State Head quarter! of The American Legion in Raleigh. George M. Sudderth, Comman der of the Poet, has received a letter from the Legion State Ad jutant, Nash McKee, expressing congratulations and thanks to the membership chairman, all post of ficers, and membership workers for their effort. S. Marvin Burton, of Charlotte, N. C. Department Commander of The American Legion, issued a statement of high praise for the local Post. * Commander Burton said, "I am proud to congratuate the officers and members of Post 236 upon this notable achievement. All of the programs and services of the Leg ion are \nade possible through dues paid for membership and we appreciate the great part play ed by Post No. 256 of Blowing Rock. Sincere thanks to every member of the Post who had a part in the membership work." The Incentive Goal of Post 2S6 is 94 and the membership for 1961 to date is 96. Incentive Goals are assigned each American Leg ion Post by the State Headquart ers^ and are based on last year's membership of the Post plus 2 per cent. "We do not intend to stop our membership drive now that we have reached our Incentive Goal," Post Commander Sudderth said. "There are many more eligible veterans who have not yet joined our Post and we invite them all to become members." County Y. D. C. vMeets Friday Election of officers for the com ing year will be held by the Wa tauga Young Democrats Club when it meets Friday night, it was an nounced by J. B. Clawson, Jr? president. The meeting will be In the Courtroom at the Courthouse, and begins at 7:30 o'clock. / Besides the election of officers discussion will be held on the local and state legislation that is now up before the Legislature at Ra leigh, Mr. Clawson said. * All YDC members, prospective members and friends are urged to attend. BROWNIE SCOUTUS ASSEMBLE AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRIDAY TWO TROOPS OF GIRL SCOUTS IN BOONE Girl Scouts Climax Week With Covered Dish Supper The Girl Scout* of Boone cli maxed the celebration of Girl Sccut Week Friday with a covered dish supper for their parents and friends. Held ifi the Boone Ele mentary SchodT cafeteria, tilfe event was attended by nearly 200 per sons. The supper also celebrated the 49th anniversary of Girl Scout ing in America. There are 74 registered Brownies and Girl Scouts in Boone, divided into three troops of Brownies and two troops of Scouts. Each unit presented a skit, a play or some activity for the entertainment of their guests, and an impressive Flag ceremony closed the night's program. Special guests, besides the par ents and families, included John Howell, principal of the school, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Petrey, Mrs. Wiley Smith, and Mrs. H. M. Cooke, a former leader, and the Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr. Other activities during the spec ial week included recognition of the Girl Scouts at their respective churches on Sunday, March 12, and being guests of Appalachian Theatre for a movie. For New Car Look... And New Car Go! Goodyear Recaps Do It Better For Less! Let Us Apply Goodyear Truck Mileage Rubber To Your Sound Recappable Tire Bodies We Uie the Most MODERN RECAP EQUIPMENT Available! Lowest Prices Ever On Famous Goodyear subur8anite RETREADS Many Other Goodyear Tread Designs To Choose . From i WE CAN RECAP TIRES FOR ALL AMERICAN MADE AND FOREIGN CARS More People Ride On Goodyear Tirea Than On Any Other Kind Mrs. Norman Lackey U chair man of Girl Scouts in Boone. She also works with Troop 3, along with Mrs. Hoyle Davis. Troop members and their lead ers are: Brownie Troop 1? Mrs. H. M. Wilson and Mrs. W. M. Dixon, lead ers; Brownies, Kem Carpenter, Beth Dixon, Mary Ellis Gibson, Greta Houck, Sandra Kirk, Carol McNeeiy, Deborah Osborne, Da vonne Phillips, Helen Robinson, Joanna Sherrlll, Amy Steele, Lu cille Welborn, Dee Wilson. Brownie Troop 2 ? Mrs. Harold Watson and Mrs. Lena Harmon, leaders; girls, Terri Lee Greene, Carol Ann Harmon, Helen Hughes, Susan Lawrence, Catherine Miller, Shirley Ray, Gerry Winkler, Pam Winkler, Rachel Yates, Pam Young, Jane Watson, Wanda Simmons, Tonyi Whitaker, Jo Ann Cornett, Carolyn Norman. Brownie Troop 4 ? Mrs. David Andrews and Mrs. Cratis Williams, leaders; girls, Betsy Andrews, Lynn Andrews, Jane Cottrell, El len Marsh, Sandy Simmons, De Mette Spainhour, Jane Tuckwiller, Vicki Welborn, Sarah Williams, Sophie Williams, Judy Winkler, Terry Bryson, Lorraine Harris, Cynthia Woods. Intermediate Troop 3 ? Mrs. Lac Insurance for Your Every Xeed David M. ?patahour Your Independent Insurance Agent Serves You First Boone Insurance Agency, Inc. PrafeMkmal Building ?mm, N. C. ? AM Ultt key and Mr*. Davis, leaden; girls, Rita Aldridge, Janice Ayen, Myra Davii, Linda Dixon, Linda Dotaon, Carol Hagaman, Lyndon Lackey, Judy Luniford, Mary Darwin Marsh, Jenny Lou Robinson, Nan cy Robinson. Intermediate Troop 4 ? Mrs. Joe Worth, Mrs. Frank Steele, Mrs. Jack Edmisten, leaders; girls, Jane Dougherty, Beth Lawrence, Mar garet Blanton, Margaret Winkler, Malinda Robinson, Linda Price, Paula Steele, Betty Ann Congle ton, Cathy Isley, Terry Hollar, Connie Sue Edmisten, Nancy Stacy, Patsy Roten, Patsy Brewer, Linda Roark, Becky Mears. NO GI CARS SHIPPED FREE Service men. overseas can no longer buy foreign cars tax-free and ship them home duty-free with the Government paying the freight. The new order was given recent ly by the Kennedy Administration as part of the effort to cut down the outflow of gold and dollars from the United States. High Point Orchestra To Perform At Appalachian College The High Point Senior High School Orchestra will present ? concert in the Fine Arti Building Auditorium Friday evening, March 24 at 8:00 p. m. The 46 piece orchestra will be under the direction of E. Barry Ruth. This orchestra has been one ol the mot. I outstanding high school orchestras in the state for a num ber of years. In the past it has been under the direction of its founder, Miss Virginia Frank, and later Mr. Fritz van de Steur. Mr. Ruth, the present director is a graduate of Appalachian and holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from the institution. He was a member of the ASTC orchestra while in school here. The program will include: "Im presario Overture, Mosart; Sym phony No. # 1? G ("Surprise") Haydn; March a i the Meisteralng ?n, Wagner-Herfurth; Chanson Russee, Mousaorgsky; Dana* Maca bre, Saint-Saena; Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah", Saint Saena; and (elections from "The King and I", Rodgers and Ham meratein. | Republicans accused of blocking 1 redisricting. A Thoughtful Gesture That Adds So Much To Easter! It May Be an Easter Corsage or an Easter Bouquet or a Potted Plant To Wish Someone a Happy Easter Whatever Your Choice, You Can Be Sure the Flower* You Choose from BOONE FLOWER SHOP Will Carry the Easter Message You Want To Send SEND YOUR EASTER MESSAGE WITH FLOWERS We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere In the World PERMA-VUE Memorial Markers of Permanent Beauty PLACE EASTER ORDERS EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION AND ARRANGEMENT 1 WELL FEATHERED 1ST . . . is built by systematic savings! Well feathered nests don't grow on trees. They have to be built! Foresighted people do most of their "nest-building" In their savings accounts. Your Idea of a "well feathered nest" may be anything from a bone of your own to financial iccurity for your later yeari. But whatever it Is, the best and surest way to build it is by sys tematic savings here. Time to start build ing is now! Come in and open an account. Effective the first Saturday in April, the Watauga Savings & Loan Association Will dose at 1:00 P. M. on Saturdays. OFFICE HOURS t 9:00-to 4:00 Wednesday ? 9:00 to 12:00 - Saturday? 9 :00 A. M. ? 1:00 P. M. Watauga Savings & ? ? Loan Association V'Bh iRi ? ' ?; f c' wSm OPPOSITE POST OFFICE BOONE, N. C. . fi

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