Source Of Money
Felts are a source of spending money to young Bill Miller,
member of the Wagon Train party which will make a two-day
trip from Wilkes county to Boone late in June. The rugged
trip will be part of an event-studded week end in Watauga
county where Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges will
?peak and ethers will gather as fart of North Carolina's
Tercentenary Celebration.
Democratic Senators Ask GOP
Seats On Local School Boards
Raleigh, May IT? The Senate
Education Committee heard
warnings from Democratic sena
tors yesterday that Republicans
should be given representation
on local school boards in coun
ties whee a substantial portion
of the voters are Republican.
We are going to have to come
some time to the recognition
that the other (Republican)
party should have some repre
sentation on these boards, or
they are going to use it as a
club over our heads," said Ban.
Ira. T. Johnston of Ashe. He
added that "it is fair and rea
sonable and i? the long run to
the beat interest of my own
(Democratic) #arty."
Sen. Luther Hamilton of
Carteret said that under a loc
al law Republicans are given
two seats Ml the Carteret
Board of Education and he felt
the time has came "when we'
should giva representation to
'flu minority party."
The comments came as the
oommittee watered down fur.
Restricted Mountain Home Sites
Park Dedicated to Residents
Paved Roads and Central Water System
See or Call
tber and handed a favorable re
port to a bill designed to change
the method at selecting the loc
al school boards. Under the bill
as introduced, the local board
memhera could be chosen either
in nonpartisan elections or by
local governing boards? county
commissioners or city councils.
Under an amendment offered
by Johnston, any local board
could be exempted from the
provision regarding selection of
members, allowing some other
way of selecting them to be
used. The bill would not become
effective until lWt.
Undqr the amendment, a
minority party received as much
as 30 per cent of the vote could
be given representation on the
local boards. As Johnston orig
inally proposed the amendment,
it would have required the ma
jority party to get 90 per cent
of the vote to be given represen
tation. Johnston said he felt it
would still be mandatory but he
was bowing to wishes of those
who opposed it.
He told the committee that
with his amendment, the bill
"gives a ..ide range of choice
and as much local self-govern
ment as any statewide legisla
tion can give."
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Brine Is Awarded
Honor At Sewanee
Sewanee, Tenn., May 14 ?
George A Brine of Banner Elk,
North Carolina, hag been award
ed a Georgia M. Wilkins scholar
ship, the highest honor that can
be conferred upon an entering
student by the University oi the
South at Sewanee, Tennessee.
Brine is the valedictorian at
Chrirt School in Arden. He was
a National Merit Scholarship
finalist, Editor-in-chief of his
school paper and won varsity
totter* in baseball and soccer.
f'iutlc
of
Clttoen ire reminded that 1 1
(m Cmmt P?t? <io? Clink is |
held each third Tuesday at New
land. For information about the
nod scheduling appoint
ments, call Mrs. Lois HarrtH at
the local health department.
May 25th Is
Poppy Day
Hay 2Sth ii the day the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary
throughout the nation will a*
the people of the towns and
communities to join them in
remembrance of those who died
in America's defense. The ges
ture is the wearing of the
Memorial Poppy. Contributions
will also be asked for to aid
disabled veterans and needy
children of veterans'.
From last year's poppy fund
(100.00 was sent to Veterans'
Gift Shops at Fayetteville, Salis
bury, Durham and OUen hospi
tals to purchase Christmas gifts
for veterans' families. The re
mainder was used for a local
needy veterans' family.
A luncheon
the home of Mrs.
for the poppy workers,
come and bring a cove
iTeoy K. Coffey
rtr. St. I.
hospital
CJ
K Coffey, SB.
I. died Sunday in
m bore in Caldwell
Charlie and Julie
Knight Cottar, now of Blowing
are bia wife. Mrs.
Coffey; a daugh
Coffay uf the home;
Mr a. Leathie
of Fresno, Ohio, Mrs.
and Miss
Effle Coffay. both of Lenoir;
four hrotheri, William. Col
Ua and Ralph Coffey, all of Le
aair. and Paul Coffey of Win
The funeral was conducted
at 2 p m. Tueaday at Boone
Fork Baptist Church In Watauga
County bp the Rev. Carson Eg
gars. Burial -was in White
About Your
Home
Perhaps one of the most dis
concerting sounds around a
home is the unexpected slam
ming of doors. This is especial
ly true during the summer with |
screen doors with springs to in
sure their closing. This noise
is always aggravated in a home
where there are small children.
A wise investment here is a
mechanical door-closer. Buffers
placed aound the door frame
are also a great help.
The bathroom Is the center |
of a good deal of noise. Flush
ing toilets, gurgling pipes,
fhower and tub sounds can be |
disturbing.
The first step toward cutting
down in this department is to
have all doors fitting tightly
when closed. Drain pipes should
be wrapped In sound-absorbing
material. The floors of the bath
can be made of rubber tile or
other sound-absorbing pro
duct.
Noiay toilets can be fixed by
replacing the belleoek with a
noiseless type and by checking
so that flushing mechanism is
in proper order.
Sound-proofing costs very lit
tle and can be built into a new |
bath or laateHed in an old oh |
little.
Art Display
Ann Moore of Granite Falls arranges an art display at Ap
palachian State Teachers Collage for the cultural eajoyment
of the student body. Miss Moore, ao instructor in the ASTC
ait department, is displaying some of her paintings. ? Larry
Penley photo.
During The Month Of M*y
Highway 18 and 16
At Moravian Falls
Near North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Phone 838-8871
Shop Thrift and Save On All Your Grocery
Needs, You Will Be Dollars Ahead.
East King St.? Plenty of Free Parking Space? Phone 264-8978