ny oai- TimmEiT i ORGANIST. ? Mrs. Daisy Eggers recently com pelted her 29th ; year as organist at the First Baptist Church in Boone. A i native of Surry county, Mrs. Eggers first came to Boone at the age of IS to begin her college career at Appalachian. Shortly thereafter she became organist at the Baptist church. She received her B. S. and M. A. degree* from ASTC and has been a member of the college's department of English for a number of year*. Harried to Dr. Grayden Eggers, chairmah . of the department of English. Mrs. Eggers has two sons: John, 21, a senior at Davidson; and Graydan Jr., 18, a junior at Appalachian High. A May Queen |erself while enrolled as an undergraduate at ASTC. Mrs. Eggers . once sponsored the annual May Day festival for seven years. ' She has been active in various college, community, and area activities. In recognition of her 25 year* as organict, the ? congregation at First Baptist Church presented Mrs. Eggers with an engraved silver tray and other pieces of silver j April 28. 4F| Marriage Licenses ( The Watauga County Regis ter of Deeds office issued mar riage licenses during the month of April to the following: Danny Hal Cobble, Midway, Sennesaee and Martha Kay Mc ueen, Elizabethton, Tenn.; (William Franklin Dotson, Jr., Rt. 3, Boone and Betty Martha Tripiett, Bowing Rock; Wil liam Henry Hayes, Rt. 1, Vilas apd Doris Helen .Young, Char lotte; Wily Dean Hodges, Vilas ind Dorcas Dean Reese, Reese; Carl David Kennedy and Pat ricia Ann Bridgcman, -both of Bristol, Tenn.; Dickie Thomas Miller and Ina Christine Lat Irell, both of Tripiett; Roy Lee Osborae and Rosa Lee Potter, both of Boone; . Albert Lloyd Godaey, Johnson City, Tenn. and Rebecca Lyn Blythe, Rt. 8, Elizabethton, Teniv; Ira War ren Harmon, Rt. 1, Elk Park and Frances Marie Clark, Rt. 6, Legoir; Melvin Hughes Ward and Sylvia Idella Smith, both of Rt. 2, Banner Elk; Jimmy Dale Crowd er and Linda Sue Pardue, both of Shouns, Tenn.; John Burton Seamons and Gerry Geneva Jones, both of Johnson City, Tenn.; Spencer Clay Greer and Lillian Crispene Sheltan both of Creston; Bill Eugene Pearson and Georgia Mae Harrison both of Rt. 1, Blowing Rock; Glemi Edwin Townaend, Rt. 1, Banner Elk and Vera Elaine Hicks, Rt. 1, Elk Park; Ned Marvin Perry, Zionville and Martha Jean Love, Vilas; Wilbur Clay Townqend Rt. 3, Boone and Mary Hazel Walls, Rt. 1, Vilas; Toll WUliam Lewis, Shouns, Tenn. and Hilda Bernice Madron, Neva, Tenn.; Frank Walter Keller and Mir ian Jean Barker, both of Rt. 1, Hudson. Finance Assn. Gives Check To Trade Schools The North Carolina Consum er Finance Association today presented a check to Governor Terry Sanford totaling $10,875 to further vocational and tech nical education in trade schools for the youth of North Carolina. I ? a ? ; > , There are now four vocation al education schoola and it ia hoped that v*ry shortly there will .be more. This donation from the North Carolina Con sumer Finance Association will be administered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction through a Board of Trustees. Mr. Robert S. Kuebler, Presi dent of Home Credit Company in Charlotte, ia Chairman of the Public Relations Committee of the North Carolina Consumer Finance Association, and Mr. Armand Swisher, President of Consolidated Credit Corp., Charlotte, ia Chairman of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Consumer Fin ance Association. Mr. Jack Pait, President of Jack Palt Finance Corporation, Lumberton, is cur rently President of the North Carolina Consumer Finance As sociation. The idea that our ancestors were all good, unselfish and intelligent, patriotic and pro phetics, illustrates the extent of modern ignorance. T ENGINE REBUILDING Drat tolerate a winter-wearing gas-aad-eil hog that'* rtkbtaf performance aad driving pleasure. Oar expert rebuilding pats your eagiae la the pish . . . restore* performance? aaves gas and oil. I I i m I News Of Our Service I Browning Goes PFC JONBi COHrCETES TRAINING CO U. S. Force*. Germany? Vw PFC Wiliey T. Jones, son at Mrs. V. D. Joaw Vilas, N. C.. recently completed three weta of training Witk other membani of the 26th Artillery's l.t Target Acquisition Battalion in Germ any. The training Included field maneuvers, road marches under simulated combat conditions and firing exerciaes. Jones, a wire man in the bat talion's Battery B in Gartnaajr, received basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C. The 30-year-old soldier attend ed Cove Creek High School. , TRAINING IN RXtf Lackland AFB, Texaa? Air man Basic Deward B. Coffey, sou of Mr. and Mrs. Deward B. Coffey of Rt. 8, Lenoir, N, C? it being reassigned to Amarfllo Texas, for technical trail ing as a United 'States Air Force aircraft maintenance specialist. Airman Coffey, who enlisted In the Air Force a short time ago, has completed hiv initial basic military training her*. The airman is a ltM gradu ate of Blowing Bock (W.C.) High School. His wife is the former Marry Wilson of 110 X. King St.. Boone, N. C. AIRMAN DEWARD COFFEY To Amarillo AFB Laddand AW, Tex.? Ataman Bute David L. Browning, ion of Mr. and Mrs. Jeaat L. Brown iag of State F?rm Road, Boone, ia being reassigned to Amarillo AFB, Tex., tor technical train tag ai a United States Air Force aduteistrativa specialiat. Airman Browning, who enlist ed in the Air Force a short time ago, hat completed hi* ini tial basic military training here. The airman attended Cove Creak High SehooL He ia mar ried to the former Janet Farth ing of 114 Delmar St., Boone. DAVID L. BROWNING HVDENTI HEAR SERMON Daytona Beach, Fla. ? The "Espresso Priest," of Wayne University in Detroit, conducted a very unusual Good Friday service. The Episcopalian spoke to fOBM 900 vacationing students at Daytona Beach from a sound truck. He contributed their at tention to his sermon by speak ing "honestly to them." The Rev. Mr. Boyd told the students, "Go live your religion ? in your life and in the world." Many students expressed grati tude for the meaningful religi ous service. Dixie Products Are Being Featured At Local Market For the third straight year, "Dixie Products Days" is em- 1 phasiring the fact that over 4,- " 700,000 North Carolinians are t today enjoying more nutritious c and mere varied meals at lower c real cost than ever before. The observance this week is ? marked by home-grown meats, 0 produce and staples featured in ( abundant display at the 89 r North Carolina supermarkets op- ( e rated by Winn-Dixie Stores. ? Ann Oglesby Named Chief Cheerleader Ann Oglesby, a vivacious cheerleader from Mt. Holly, was elected chief cheerleader at Appalachian State Teachers College in a run-off election. Other cheerleaders serving with Ann include Judy Benton. Concord; Donna Sellers, Char lotte; Billy Hunt, Aaheboro; Jim Russ, Belhaven; Judy Stiller, Salisbury; Barbara Deal, Lenoir; Judy Ellington, CherryriHe; Judy Martin, Leaktville; Danell Skreen, Rockingham; and Judy Tudor, Winston-Salem. These cheerleaders are re sponsible for campus-wide pep rallies, victory dances, the gen eral school spirit on the campus and at athletic contests. Miss Oglesby issued a state ment to the student body this week in regard to her election. She said, "I'm thrilled and hon ored to be your new cheerleader and I would like to thank the student body for its support. My plans for the coming year are to build up the school spirit. Already we have been working on new cheers and have started planning our pep rallies for next year. I Just hope I can live up to your expectations as well as my own." Two things that most young girls heed: the telephone bell and the automobile horn. Perhaps at no other time is special care more important than when you need MONEY, Then, you want sound, confidential and friendly serv ice?from people you can trust. Because we are folks who care ? about you and your needs? you'll always find a friendly welcome at HOME. Stop in today for the money you need for any reason. It will be a pleasure to serve you. HOME CREDIT COMPANY I 213 West King Street? Boone 964-2471 North Carolina-grown and lorth Carolina-bred is the Dixie Products Days" theme i? hese supermarkets, a number if which are located In the to ol area. Special decorations pointing >p the importance of North Car ilina farm products are bright ening each Winn-Dixie super narket, whose employees are larbed in typically Southern at ire. The important contribu ion the company now makes to he entire South's economy is llustrated by the following early figures for tbe company * a whole, which operates 603 tores in Dixie: Salaries. $58,000,000; occupan y costs, $11,000,009; local taxes, not including social security). 3.375,000; advertising expen es, $6,000,000, and utility ex tenses, $5,525,000 ? all totaling 183,400,000. The actual scope of "Dixie 'roducts Days," however, is hown in the figures on the food tandled by Winn-Dixie Stores luring the course of one year, lie amounts are somewhat stag [ering: Groceries, 137,430,000 pounds n the Raleigh division and 1, 135,018,000 pounds in all divi ilons; produce, Including froz en foods, 71,718,000 pounds in he Raleigh division and 777, 36.000 pounds in all divisions; neat 42,1(8,00$ pounds in the lateigh division and 411,380,000 minds In all divisions. ASC Orders To Soon Expire All farmers purchase orders which have been Issued for fertilizer, lime and seed under the 1963 Agricultural Conserva tion Program expire May 10, 1963 and should be filled prior to that date. If because of dry weather conditions farmers wish any extension of time on purchase orders they should contact the Watauga ASCS of fice. Spring practices should he re ported by June 90, 1963. Ap proximately $4,000 of the 1963 ACP allocation is available for firest approvals on farms. Nerve grafts in humans are reported. Legion Will Meet Friday Wat aufa Port 130 of the American Legion and Auxiliary will have their regular meeting on Friday night. May 10. AU members of both organization! are requested to be present to diaeuja some very important business. The newly elected of ficers will be installed. There was a time when a Congressman was supposed to know what he talked about. A good neighbor is one who loans but never borrows. Three of a kin<P-golfers, fishermen and proud parents. New and Used Motors and Boats with 2-Year Warranty PARTS - SERVICE - ACCESSORIES 24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE M. F. MOTOR CO. Dial 828-3730 Moravian Falls, N. C. Ught, strong l ln. aluminum tubing with double tubular arms. Restful contour back. Green and white webbing, silver trim. Folds flat for storage.

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