Bathing Beauty Yet A Beauty
Even In Clothes For Skiing
It a bathing beauty still a
beauty when the gets decked
out to go whisking over snow
covered ski slopes in below
freezing weather?
' "She certainly la," says M. E.
(BUI) Thalheimer, president of
Blowing Rock Ski Lodge. And,
he said, the ski resort's beauty
pageant Saturday, February 16,
will conclusively prove the
point
Contestants will be judged en
tirely in ski attire? not the ev
ening gown and bathing suit
regalia usually associated with
beauty contests.
The girl watcher who thinks
this means the girls will be
"bundled up" in a lot of bulky
clothing obviously hasn't seen
the kiftd of ski clothing worn
by the gals daily on the new
ski slopes at Blowing Rock, Mr.
Thalheimer said.
Clothing considered "chic" on
the slopes basically consists of
tight stretch pants and snug
sweaters ? the attire to be worn
by contestants in the beauty
pageant.
A shapely girl, properly fit
ted in ski clothes still is very
much a shapely girl. And shape
ly girls, so attired, have be
come as much a part of the
skiing scene as sweeping, snow
covered slopes and graceful
curving tracks.
Though contestants won't act
ually ski in the beauty pageant,
they will put on skis and be
prompted by an instructor
through a few fundamental
step*? while the judges watch.
This portion of the judging will
simulate a girl's first ski les
son.
Though contestants will wear
heavy sweaters or parkas for
this portion of the judging, to
be done outdoors, they'll also
parade before judges indoors in
the tighter sweaters and stretch
i judged on the finer points of
beauty ? face, figure and poise.
The winner will be selected
on overall appearance, poise and
pants. At that time they'll be
grace. She will reign as "Hiss
Southern Ski Queen" for the
coming year.
Farm Bureau Views
Start Of Assembly
By TOM WOOD
N. C. Farm Bureau
Raleigh. ? The Legislature
leaped into harness and started
plowing deep and hard right
after convening it* 1963-64 ses
sion Wednesday.
Plainly, the way had been
clear?d for quick action on some
vital issues: Senatorial rediv
tricting, medical care for the
aged, absentee ballot abuses,
for instance. Bills proposing
laws on these issues were in
troduced the first day.
But, in many instances, a bill
is just a seed that may never
see the sun. Redis tricting bills
have been nurtured numerous
times in the 22 years since the
Senate was last redis tricted,
only to perish in the fierce cli
mate of disagreement. This
year, the weather will be vio
lent again; but the plant may
be hardy enough for harvest
ing.
The months to come will see
the farmer's interests weaving
and criss-crossing through leg
islative action. And Farm Bu
reau members are gearing up
for their roles. Development of
county, district and state-wide
legislative committees is well
under way. Many Farm Bureau
leaders and friends are serving
in the Legislature. Many others
will appear for the farmer be
f o r e legislative committees.
Farm Bureau-sponsored bill will
be introduced.
In all of the intricate and
complex maneuvering of the
General Auembly, Farm Bu
reau's key role will be to in
form i(s members clearly about
the issues. Farm Bureau can
not be any more effective in
Raleigh than its members back
home are informed.
FREEMAN AND
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture Secretary Free
man said that making the world
aware of the greki productive
efficiency of American agricul
ture has been one of the Ken
nedy Administration's major
foreign-policy achievements .
The Cabinet officer said that
efforts at home and abroad to
tell the success story of agricul
ture has turned out to be a ma
jor barrier to communism.
Both in 1961 and 1962, Free
man said, farm income rose
more than $1,100,000,000 over
the >1,700,000,000 earned in
1960, bringing far ? reaching
beneficiaal effects throughout
the economy.
Corps Leader To
Attend Meeting
Mr. Richard Boone of the
President's Study Croup for Na
tional Voluntary Service will at
tend the Slst Annual Confer
ence of the Council of the
Southern Mountain*. The con
ference will be held February
10-22, at the Mountain View Ho
tel In Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Boone stated in a letter to
the council that he wished to
take this opportunity to explore
with mountain leaders the role
that "Corpsmen" may play in
working with local residents in
meeting some of the immedi
ate needs of the Appalachian
South. Boone will discuss pos
sibilities for volunteer work on
the afternoon of February 21.
Anyone who is interested la the
subject is invited to attend and
share ideas.
The United States Depart
ment of Labor will send a youth
specialist, Mr. George W. O'
Donnell, to the conference to
participate in the program. He
also will be available to talk
about youth problems. He is
interested in the problems of
employed youth and school
dropouts.
The conference is open to all
who wish to attend. "Hie theme
will be, "The Role of the Ap
palachian South in ? Changing
America."
You cant reform the world
alone in a few years nor in a
hundred. Why get hot and both
ered?
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FUTtRK FACTORY SITE? ? Worker* began clearing ? sec
' tion of land adjacent to the Skyline (bowling) Lane* south
of Boone last week at a site which was speculated by some to
be the grounds on which a new factory or business concern
will be constructed. Watauga Industrie* is in charge of the
clearing operations, according to Glenn R. Andrews, presi
dent. ? Staff photo.
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