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Church Notices i GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH The Rev. E. F. Troutman, pa* tar. Coffee hour at 0:30 a. m. Serving are Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Sink. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Worship at 11:00 a. m. Luther League at 6:00 p. m. ?March meeting of Church Council at 7:00. The Week of Prayer Service will be sponsored by the Wo men of the Church Monday through Friday at 7:30 p. m. March 4-8. You are invited. World Day o t Prayer Friday March 1st in the Advent Christ ian Church at 7:30 p. m. Come and Pray. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Rev. W. Todd Ferney hough, priest-in-charge. Holy Communion at 8 a.m. First and third Sundays, Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. Second, fourth and fifth Sun days, morning prayer at 10:30 a.m. Bible Study, 9:15 a.m. Church School, 10:30 a.m. Evening prayer and Canter bury meeting at 6 p.m. Fridays, Holy Communion at 5 p.m. Saints' Days, Holy Communion at 5 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHUBCH ? Blowing Bock The Rev. George D. Hyler, pastor. Sunday ? Worship Service at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School at 10:00 a.m.; Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m.; Training Union at 6:30 p.m.; Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday ? Mid-week Ser vice at 7:30 p.m.; Choir Re hearsal at 8':00 p.m. WATAUGA METHODIST CHARGE William H. Key, Minister. Piney Grove, 9:30 a.m. first Sunday; 2:30 p.m. third Sunday. Valle Crucis, 11:00 a.m. first and third Sundays. Liberty, 2:30 p.m. first Sun day; 9:45 third Sunday. Mable, 9:45 a.m. second and fourth Sundays. Henson's Chapel, 11:00 a.m. second and fourth Sundays. 4 " -j_ f- V- * , FIRST BAPTIST CHUBCH, 4 The Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor. 9:40 ? Sunday School. 11:00 ? Morning Worship. 6:00 ? Evening Worship. 6:55 ? Training Union. Prayer Service Wednesday evening at 7:15 o'clock. GAP CREEK BAPTIST CHUBCH Rev. Raymond Hendrix, pastor. Robert Hartzog, Superintend ent. Sunday School ? 10:00 a.m. Worship Services first and third Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Services. Visitors welcome. CATAWBA VALLEY UNITABIAN FELLOWSHIP 102 North Woodhaven Drive. Lower Creek Section, Lenoir. Church Service, Sundays, 10:30 a. m. Church School, Sundays, 10:30 a. m. Diai AM 4-3905, Boone, for further information. Visitors welcome. BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH ? Big Hill Road Rev. William E. Smith, pastor. Sunday School ? 10:00 a.m. each Stinday. Worship Service ? 11:00 a.m. second and fourth Sundays; 7:30 p.m. first and third Sundays. Luther League ? 6:30 p.m. each Sunday. Visitors welcomed. RUMPLE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIA NCHURCH ? Blowing Rock The Rev. A. Blake Brinker hoff, pastor. Sunday: Men's Class Coffee Hour ? 9:30. Church School ? 10:00. Morning Worship ? 11:00. Youth Fellowship Proram ? 6:00. Wednesday: Choir practice ? 3:18. . Prayer and study meeting ? 7:30. POPLAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Raymond Hendrlx, pastor. Ernest Dancey, Superintend ent. . Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship services each second and fourth Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Evening service* each first and third Sunday nights. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night prayer ser vice. VUitors wtlMOM, BOONE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Preston Hughes, Jr., pastor. Sunday: 0:00 ? Early Worship. 9:45 ? Church School. 11:00? Worahip. 5:00 ? Wesley Foundation sup per and program. 6:30? Junior and senior high, youth fellowship. BOONE METHODIST CIRCUIT The Rev. R. H. Ballard, pastor. First Sunday ? Bethelview, 11:00 a.m. First Sunday ? Pleasant Val ley, 2:30 p.m. First Sunday ? Hopewell, 7:30 p.u. Second Sunday ? Friendship, 11:00 a.m. Second Sunday night ? Bethel view. Third Sunday ? Pleasant Val ley, 10:00 a.m. Third Sunday ? Hopewell, 11:00 a.m. Fourth Sunday ? Friendship, 11:00 a.m. Fourth Sunday ? Bethelview, 7:30 p.m. GREENWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. C. 0. Vance, pastor. Sunday School at 0:49 a.m., John B. Robinson, superintend ent. Worship Services, 11:00 a.m. Training Union, 6:30. Worship Service, 7:30. Family Night ? Wednesday ? 7:00. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH . The Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., pastor. Sunday School at 0:45 a.m.; Horning Worship at 11:00 a.m. A nursery is kept for small children during the worship service. Westminster Fellowship at 5:45 p.m.; Youth Fellowship at 6:00 p.m.; Pioneer Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. Circles of the women of the church meet the first Monday of each month; general meeting each third Monday. Presbyterian Prayer Service, dial AM 4-2213. MT. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH ? Banner Elk Rev. Elliott Hayes, pastor 10:00 ? Sunday School 11:00? Morning Worship 7:00 ? Training Union Prayer Service Wednesday evening at 7:00; choir practice at 7:45. WMS first Thursday evening, 7:30. Visitors welcome. CHURCH OF CHRIST? Boone Sunday meetings ? 10:00 12:00 a.m. Bible study, worship, preaching, Lord's supper each Lord's day. 7:30 p.m. evening meeting. Thursday? 7:30 p.m. ? Bible study. ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH pastor. The Rev. Floyd N. Boston, Sunday School ? 8:45 a.m. Morning Worship ? 10:45 a.m. Youth Fellowship ? 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship ? 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting ? 7:30 p.m. PROFFITTS GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Herbert McCoy, pastor. Sunday School each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Worship each first and third Sundays at 11 o'clock; Confer ence Saturday night before 3rd Sunday. Frankie South, superintendent of Sunday School. THREE FORKS BAPTIST CHURCH Julian S. McGuire, Sunday School Superintendent. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Baptist Training Union, 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship, 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. Choir Rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Elder Carl Wilson, pastor. Preaching service every first Saturday and Sunday at 11 a. m. and every third Sunday night. Sunday School 10 a. m. Prayer meeting each Thut? day night Howard Cable, superinten dent; Dwight Cable, choir lead er. Everybody welcome. DEERFIELD METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Joseph C. McMurry, pastor. ? Church School ? 10:00 a.m. Worship Servica ? 11:00 un. ZIONVILLE\S REV. R. C. ECfiERS A Warm Winter Fire And 75 Years Of Memories Baptist Minister Has Pastored 21 Churches By DALE GADDY A crackling fire from a pot bellied stove echoed against the walls of the Zionville farm house as the tall, aging minis ter rocked slowly to and fro In his hand-made rocking chair. "I first began preaching back in 1014," he said in his moun tain drawl. "In all, I've pastor ed 21 churches in my lifetime." It was the Rev. R. p. Eggers who spoke as he continued rock ing. A big man with a worn copy of the Holy Bible clutched in his stout hands, he epitomized the very spirU of his Watauga homeland founders. "All but two of the churches have been in this county," he continued. "The ones outside is just acroai the line," he said, pointing a broad finger towards the Tennessee-North Carolina boundary. "And all of e'm (have) been Baptist churches," he added with a proud smile. Currently he is the pastor at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, a church which he once headed as a younger man for 17 con secutive years. Also he Is now the pastor at the Roan Creek Baptist Church in Tennessee. At 75, the Rev. Mr. Eggers has refused to slow down his hectic pace. In addition to his heavy schedule of church func tions, he is an ardent outdoors man. In fact, as he rocked in his chair he occasionally ap plied a sterile pad to an open cut on his lip sustained a few weeks before while chopping a tree down. ("A splinter of wood flew up and hit me," he ex plained, almost apologetically.) The minister let the chair come to an easy halt, leaned his snow-white head against the high back of the chair, and -re*" minisced of time past "Back in the olden times it used to take a whole day to go from Zionville to Boone. Took two days to go to Lenoir by wagon," he mused. "And there's right many folks still around who remember Boone when all the streets were of dirt and the sidewalks were of wood. "They haven't had paved streets too long," he added as he shifted his position in the rocker. "And lamplights ? why, I can remember the days when gas lamplights was a great im provement! ... The Eggers have lived in the now old farm house since 1910. "That's when we were married," he said with a boyish twinkle as he turned his head in the direction of the kitchen. "Ma ma," he called. "Step here a minute." An Ingraham clock ticked a lazy tock on the fireplace man tle. "It was June 5, 1910 when we got married, wajn't it?" the minister asked. His wife, her warm face ag low with the kindness which sometimes escapes others of like age, entered the living room and smiled at her hus band's ability to forget their an niversary date. "That's just like a man!" she joshed, after confirming the date. Mrs. Eggers sat in a straight back chair near her husband. The precaher smiled a proud PERKINSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH K. Maurice Cooper, pastor. Sunday School ? 10:00 a.m. Worship Service ? 11:00 a.m. Training Union ? 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship ? 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service ? Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. ZION PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Services will be held the 4th Saturday and Sunday of every month at the Zion Primitive Baptist Church on Beech Creek. HOLT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH? Deep Gap Rev. William E. Smith, pastor. Sunday School ? 10:00 ajn. each Sunday. Worship Service ? 11:00 ajn. first and third Sundays. Visitors welcomed. ST. ELISABETH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH . Sunday Mass at 0:00 a.m. Newman's Club meets at 10:00 smile as he turned his head towards her again and said, "She has read the Bible through from cover to cover some 29 or 30 times now, haven't you, Ma ma?" "Thirty-one times," she said humbly, dropping her eyes to the flowered design of her ap ron. The smell of beans and corn cooking in the nearby kitchen crept into the living room. The blue-eyed lady busied herself by idly, almost uncon sciously pinching small pletes in the edge of her apron as she listened passively to her hus band who resumed talking. "We have four children and two grandchildren," Rev. Mr. Eggers stated. The children are Ernest Eggers of Kingsport, Tennessee, Dwight Eggers of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ella Thomas of Maryland, and Mrs. Pauline Sherwood of Zionville. The elder Eggers himself was born June 30, 1888, four days before the first issue of the Watauga Democrat came off the press. (I've been a subscrib er to the Democrat for more than SO years,' he mentioned later in the conversation.) "My great - great-grandfather ? Landrine the first ? came to America from London, England. They settled in this same vici nity." i^ananne 1 Degai me genera tion of Landrine II who begat the generation of Landrine III (a soldier in the Civil War) who begat John L Eggers, fath er of Preacher Eggers. "My father was a saw mill man," Rev. Mr. Eggers said. "I was born just across the hill here. Had two brothers and a sister." . Receiving his schooling in Wataugp County and "at the Mart Kill school for preachers," the minister has headed as many as four churches at one time. He traveled by horse back from church to church and was able to preach at each of the four churches once a month. Other than a few attacks of mild fever several decades ago, the only real sickness Rev. Mr. Eygers has had was a case of pneumonia in 1918. "I came near to losing my life then," he observed as his wife listened. "I weighed more, than 200 pounds when I took sick. I lost about 90 pounds before I got well." Through the years, the clergy man has been active in several building programs, served as moderator of the Three Forks Association (composed of 47 churches) for eleven years, and has assisted with revivals throughout North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The worst weather he re members "is the flood of 1940 and the winter of 1960." Placing the Bible, which he had been holding in his lap, on a nearby peddle sewing mach ine, Rev. Mr. Eggers again rocked in the straw bottom rocker. The chair squeaked a high-pitched squeak with each forward glide. Laying aside all doubts that preachers have a sense of hu Members of REINS ? STURDIVANT MUTUAL BURIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. 401 East King Street Phone AMherst 4-88M Can Now Increase Their Burial Insurance With "PLAN -RITE" THE PLAN-RITE FUNERAL EXPENSE POLICY IS A PLAN OF INSURANCE DE SIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR PRESENT BURIAL ASSOCIATION COVERAGE AT A MINIMUM OF COST TO YOU. We Offer As Follows: Ages 0-30? protec tion at a cost to you of only ssac per fiw.0* per quarter, with an extra benctit of 20* ot face amount m case Of Ages Sl-S*? <1,000.00 protec tion at a cost to you ot only Me per IIm.M per quarter, with an extra of tace amount in case of accidental <lf am. Ages 51-64 ? 1600.00 protec uon at a cost to you of only 75c per yiM.OU per quarter, with an extra benefit of 75% of face amount In case of accidental death. Membership Foe 15c per ?1W.M Face Amount THE REV. AND MRS. R. C. EGGERS mor, Rev. Mr. Eggers began telling of various humorous ex periences which have happen ed over the years. "I've seen men at outs with each other," he began. "You know, like extreme Democrats or extreme Republicans. Well, once there were two such men in my congregation. They fought and argued constantly. "One day I made them a pro position," continued Eggers as m grin crept onto his face. "I told them that if they could shake hands with each other and forget the past, I'd be glad. One of the men said, 'Okay, let's lay down all that's in the past and forget it.' The other one replied, 'Yes, and let's pray for more to come!' " Tugging at his dark suspend ers, the minister continued, "Then there was the time when I was walking to a revival meeting. I had stopped in the woods to pray, and while I was knelt down I happened to look up at this limb right in front of my face. There was the biggest black snake I've ever seen, star ring me right in the eyes. "I can tell you now, I didn't pray any more just then. I grab bed me a limb and clubbed that snake to death. Then I changed my place of prayer!" Weddings can often lend themselves to odd and humor ous situations. "Like one not too long ago," the preacher stated. "A young couple came here to the house wanting to get married. I asked the groom if they wanted a long wedding or a short wedding. The fellow said, "Short, very short!" As the morning slipped by, the preacher and his wife un spun countless yarns of their experiences. They laughed heartily at their jokes and mus ed thoughtfully at the more serious talk. They told of one man who testified that he had been swept up into heaven in a funnel and had talked with the Lord. They told of numerous funerals and weddings and re vivals and other church func tions they had gone to and had participated in. Time and again, though, they repeated, "And good we may have done wasn't our doings. It was the Lord's." Remembering the dinner which was cooking, Mrs. Eggers rostf from her chair, excused herself, and returned to the kitchen. "She's been a big help to me," the white-haired minister said as he moved toward a box of coal near the glowing stove. "She's been a big help." Picking up a chunk of the black fuel, the preacher opened the stove door and dropped the coal inside. And the farm house walls echoed anew with the sounds of a crackling fire. WIPED OUT BY ROMANS The Druids, teachers and priests of ancient Britain, were wiped out by the Romans after the Britons submitted to Ro man rule in 78 A.D. , not ] ANOTHER J COMMERCIAL) s <sL GOOD HEALTH needs no selling ... we all know its value. We do advise 'preventive medicine', such as reliable vitamins, tonics, and deficiency drugs ? to retain good health and vigor. E. KING ST. ? AM 4-V7M ? BOONE, N. C. t Pharmacist* To Bern Tn Dr. O. K. Biekartea ? Dr. Wayne K. / Dr. O. K. Moon World Day Of Prayer Services. A World Day of Prayer Un ion service will be held this Friday evening, lfarch 1, at the Advent Christian Church of Boone. The service will be con ducted by the ladies organiza tions of the various churches of Boone. ? The people of Boone are in vited to attend the service to be held at 7:30 p. m. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to our many friends and neighbors for their many deeds of kindness during the illness and death of our dear loved one, Edgar Gleen. Hay God bless each of you. ? His wife, Bertha; his mother, brothers and sisters. if... you want to buy or sell a home ... a farm ... a business . . . watch this space for real values! 1 ? GRAB THIS: Two bedroom Cottage, large living room, bath, level lot, located two miles out. Just $3500.00. Good financing. 2? SUPERIOR INVESTMENT: 5 unit apartment building, with commercial building on Main Street, located one half block from College Campus. No vacancy in past 8 years. This is better than a 10% investment. Owner has other interest. This property will pay for itself in seven years. Don't miss this once in a life-time opportunity. 3? GOOD SMALL 2 BEDROOM, hot air heat, full base ment, located just out of city limits. $6500.00. 4 ? OWNER WILL TRADE ? Beautiful efficiency Motel and house overlooking lake. Located in nice section of Florida. Will trade for any type of property in this area, farm, business property, or house. Retire with nice income. 6? STOP PAYING RENT ? New 2-bedroom, ceramic bath, carpet wall to wall, basement, carport. Just out of city limits. Monthly payments $65.00. 6? SPRING CLEANING has been done in this 4 bedroom house, 1V4 baths, new carpet from wall to wall; Corner lot just outside of City Limits. Price: $15,500.00 7? ASHE COUNTY? Good 7-bedroom brick, 2 baths, good outbuildings. Large concrete barn. 40 acres land. Price $27,500. 8? GOOD 13 ACRE FARM ? Small house, large barn, to bacco base. Located on new Highway No. 421, about 8 miles west of Boone, N. C. Price $8500. Immediate possession. 9 ? THREE BEDROOM, bath new furnace. Located on Grand Boulevard. Monthly payments of $71.00. 10? OVERLOOKING GOLF COURSE ? Good 3-bedroom, bath, garage, full basement. Roughed in for apartment, corner lot, city water. 11 ? DUPLEX APARTMENT and 0-room brick. Adjoining college campus. Let the apartment pay for your home. 12? ATTRACTIVE COLONIAL 3-bedroom, 2 baths, garage, large wooded lot just two blocks from campus. Built-in kitchen. 13 ? 190-ACRE FARM ? Good 6-room house, good tenant house, 2 large barns, SO acres bottom land. Will pas ture 100 head cattle. Good terms. 14? ONLY A FEW ACRES LEFT? Adjoining Blue Ridge Parkway, on hardsurfaced road. 15 ? GOOD GOING BUSINESS? Well established. Confiden tial listing. Will quote only to responsible prospects. 17? COMMERCIAL BUILDING located 1 mile east of Boone. Ideal for warehouse of small manufacturing plant. Can rent or purchase. 18? GOOD COMMERCIAL BUILDING located in heart of business section. 19 ? LOG CABIN ? 2 acres land, located just one mile from Golf Course. Price $5,000. 20? ONE BLOCK FROM CAMPUS? 3-bedroom, hot air heat. $8,500. 21 ? SIX ACRES FOR SALE located just outside of city limits of West Boone on Highway No. 421. City water and sewage. Ideal for development. 22? GOOD 2-BEDROOM HOUSE, completely furnished. Located just out of city limits. Immediate possession. 23 ? 25 ACRES ? with good timber. Located 10 miles out. Good mountain stream. 24 ? 5 ACRES OF LAND located just out of City Limits in one of the better and newest residential sections. City water. 25 ? WANTED ? We have demand for small farms. If you have a small farm and want to sell, list with us. 26? GOOD 3 BEDROOM BRICK? Car port, fire place, hot air heat. Located near IRC. Price $10,500. A real buy. 27 ? OLD HOUSE and barn. One acre ]pt located about 1H4 miles out. Price $3300.00. 28 ? GOOD OLD HOUSE, bath, hardwood floors, large cor ner lot, located one block from Campus. Price $8000.00. 28? COMMERCIAL BUILDING for rent or sale, good park ing. Ideal for any type business requiring loading fa cilities. Good terms. WE NEED LISTINGS FOR 3 BEDROOM HOMES Coe Insurance & Realty Co. Dial AM 4-8256 ? 217 Main Stow*
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