* Of Co By HERMAN W. WILCOX If ym havaa't visitad the Horn in the Wert (1ft shop this year, you have a treat la (tore. A Multitude af unusual gifts ar? ao sale. A very atractive lino ?< "aid fashion bonnets." Ideal tor the Carolina Charter Teveaatenary celebration, are on gift shop la open daily Just across the partly lot you will find NW vary interesting Indian collectors items, some that ar. a not now being made. Tfcaae are mat: for sale, only an exhibit to show what the "orig inal race" in America made. Some of these can dot be dup licated anywhere. II. 8. Weather Bureau Beginning June M, the United State* Weather Bureau at Win ston-Salem will begin using our daily weathar reports. Through the fine cooperation of Mr. Wi ley Sims, the manager of the bureau, this fine service is made poaaible. We will wire this in formation to him daily. It will go out over a network of over 45 radio stations. As usual, he will iaform the people of our attractions and Invite them to come to the "cool mountains." WBTV T? Heir Again Our |m4 friend, Mr. Allen Newcorob, of WBTV, will again help us <*t fn kU One program in Informing the viewer! abort Boone's weather and attrac tions. We we very fortunate in having these fine friends. Tragedy Friday Night A terrific crash, a rush from the First Baptist Church where many were attending graduation exercises of the vacation Bible school The scene ? Corner of Ea*t King and College streets, a truck with a load of lumber turned upside down over against a power pole. A lady saying, "That truck ran right in front of me; I am a nervous wreck. Let me sit down." Police and fire truck sirens screeching, arriving on the scene. What happened? ? A runaway truck, no breaks, out of con trol all the way from Bristol Highway down West King Street. By the time it had reached the church and turned over, it had eruahed seven au through "a Di nate. A person was killed. Use y?ur imagination? What could last'timflCtldk * 1 1 1 * - ^ W sre not so forflF one was ser happened we were happen some Saturday on King Street should thia take place again? The track rente, plainly marked n the (rkW Hick way aad Cmtr a i Harding and East Ktac streets pMUMts trucks frea using King Street. We fcape than will be a re newed effort te enforce thia Boone Druf Company, Hon In the West Gift Shop, J. W. N orris, O. M. Hampton Con struction Co , and B. W. Ellin Now member*? Dr. James B. Graham and laurel Hotel aad Efficiency. * ?' Elementary Mathematics Workshop Being Offered A two-week workshop title "Elementary School Mathemat ics," one of six to be offered at Appalachian State Tea chare College this summer, will he held July 1-12 by Ray L. Gra ham, visiting assistant profes sor of mathematics from New Mexico State University. Graham recently completed course requirements for his Ph.D. In the workshop, he will emphasise the pioderh approach to mathematics. Dr. Joseph E. Bryson, assist ant professor of education at ASTC, will conduct a second workshop on "Law and the Pub lic Schools," during the same two-week period. Designed for public educators, the workshop will carry throe quarter hours of graduate credit in the field of school administration. Major emphasis will be on case law and the director will hold lec tures and discussion groups on major issues to explore areas of legal interest surrounding 'the class project. Typical problem! for class discussion will be loyalty oaths for teacher*; affiliation with teachers' unions; religious in struction in public schools; teacher liability for p>upil in jury; racial discriminations; legal aspects of school finance and school property; and legal authority over public education by government units. Also, three quarter hours of graduate credits are offered to participants in two workshops in programed instruction at the college's audio-visual center. The first session, June 17-28, is designed to teach effective use of this new development In instructional technique; the second, July 1-12, will be an in tensive workshop in advanced MJgrafhed instruction, dealing with preparation, design and vslidation of programs. Beth courses will be taught by Dr. Boone ?SSS2 * O^rturw 4U? G. C. Eichholx, director if the Division of Educational Re sources at the University at South Florida in Ttmpa. The first two-weak workshop at the Beading Center, 'Teach ing Reading," will be offered by Mrs. Virginia MuUaney who is Co-ordinator of Secondary Reading In the Charlotte-Meek lenburg school system, June 17 ML Mrs. Mullaaey will demoe strate problems in reading, in cluding psychological princip les, diagnostic and remedial as pects. Dr. Sidney J. Rsuch will dir ect the second reading work shop, July 30- Aug ?. He is as sociate professor of reading and education at HoMro College in Hempstead, N. Y., and has acted as consultant-director of toaer 1 vice training programs for teachers in New York State. f ? ' TOURISTS FROM ABROAD The United States expects a record number of visitors from abroad this year. Uncle Sam Is asking Americans to be good boats. The United States Travel Service, whose job is to lur? tourists, expect more than 700, 000 foreign guests. The 1962 record was 804,000. The Travel Bureau estimates last year's visitors from over sew spent $284,000,000, exclu sive of the coat of transporta tion to and from the United *f tlltT* Community Clubs Organize Watauga County Council Watauga County Community dubs orgaaiasd a "Couaty Council of CoBUMMUty CJufcs" at a apecial meeting held at Core Creek High School Mon day, June 10. Officers elected were: Presi dent, Jerry Adaraa; vice-presi dent, Dean Reaee; secretary, La vola Carrnder; reporter, Mrs. Vann Farthing; treasurer, Fred 'McGuife. Each organised club will have ? representative and an alter cate on the council. The county extension chairman, county home economics extension ?teat, and vice chairman of Ag ricultural Workers Council will be ex-officio members . The purpoee and functions of the council and operating pro cedure were outlined as follows: 1. That the council meet quarterly. The meetings will be held at the various coaamuaity centers. 1 At each meeting each dub will have the opportunity to re port on activities, projects and accomplishments an which they are working. Each community will be responsible for giving '? . ? m the report but we recommend that the publicity eturuou tr the one in charge of activities present the report. 3. We recommend the coun cil select, with the assistance of the Agricultural Workers Council, the dates of judging and the judges. 4. Two of the county exten sion workers attend these meet ings to assist and advise the work of the council. 5. The council will give as sistance to help organise com munities which do not have org animations at present, and assist communities which have diffi culties to help create more in terest to strengthen our over all community organization. NO KETOUUISNT PAT Adm. Onrge W. Anderson Jr, will not receive hit Navy retire neat pay while United States Ambassador to PortiwoL The Navy Mid the outgoing Chief of Naval Operations will be carried on the retired liat but will not draw retirement pay, which would come to (18, 080 a year. Hit yearly income as ambassador will be *25,000. DAB S ROCK SHOP OPEN EVERY DAY New line of gemstones and creative jewelry originated in Greenwich Village FREE ring cleaning and polishing while you browse Winkler's Creek Road Boone 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. 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