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Week Of A
In Wataui
Watauga County's observance
of tie statewide annual Week
of Aging, during the week of
September 16-21, was called a
huge success by Public Welfare
worker Mrs R. H. Harmon, who
was in charge of the week's
itinerary.
"The weather was perfect, the
programs and tours were enter
taining, and everyone seemed
to enjoy himself immensely,"
Mrs Harmon reported.
The Week of Aging, sponsor
ed by the Watauga County Pub
lic Welfare office in conjunc
tion with the county's five rest
Sgt. Carlson
Back Home
Sgt. and Tank Commander
Lance D. Carlson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Carlson of
Boone, returned home August 1
from three years of overseas
duty with the U. S. Army. Sta
tioned with the Heavy Armored
Division at Hanau, Germany,
Carlson covered 14 countries in
his tour of duty, winning Berlin
Occupation ribbons and a Good
Conduct Medal in the process.
Carlson placed fifth among
567 men from British, French,
and American tank divisions in
a speed and accuracy contest in
volving firing of the heavy 120
mm. TK gun, for which he won
a medal as First-Class Gunner.
Carlson has also won medals
as Sharpshooter with the .45
caliber pistol and Expert with
the M-l rifle.
Carlson has gone to Wilson
to take a special course in
handling of heavy agriculutral
equipment at the Wilson In
dustrial Center, where his fa
ther teaches. Following this
course, he expects to spend the
remainder of this year teaching
in the eastern section of the
state.
A former student at Appa
lachian State Te?chers College,
Carlson plans to return next
summer to complete the quattff
of work he lacks toward the
completion of a degree in vo
cational agriculture.
Laws are passed to be enforc
ed but some people seem to
have forgotten that theory ?
especially as it applies to them.
ging Held
%a County
home*, is held each year for
the purpose of seeing to it that
elderly people all over the coun
ty remain in contact with local
chances and local entertain
raenta.
Highlights of the week for
many elderly Wataugans includ
ed free rides on Tweetsie Rail
road, a free theater party, a
tour of the Daniel Boone Bo
tanical Gardens, and a trip to
Grandfather Mountain. Meet
ings of elderly citizens' organ
izations were held, and the
Boone Women's Club and the
Brotherhood of Perkinsville
Church presented a songfest in
which old favorites were the
featured songs.
In addition, many other tours
to various places of interest
were conducted; many elderly
people were transported by
special request to cemeteries
where they could view the
graves of relatives; cook-out
suppers were held at all rest
homes; and personal visits by
the dozen to the homes were
often heralded by the gifts of
baskets of fruit.
Inhabitants of the rest homes
were also offered special rates
on group pictures of themselves
which were taken during the
irwk by Mrs. Ruby Weston,
of Weston Studios.
Mrs. Harmon should be given
special credit for the week's
success and popularity. She
had Planned for the event for
months in advance and its ac
tual taking place, and had work
ed out all the necessary ar
rangements beforehand. No ef
fort was spared in making the
wfcek of September 16-21 a
truly memorable one for all its
participants.
Mrs. Harmon was lavish in
her praise of the Job which is
being done by the rest homes of
top cpunty, and stated that much
pf the credit for the Week on
should also be given to
the operators of these homes.
"They are really homes ? not
just institutions," Mrs. Harmon
sfld, "Mid they rank among the
"ffimTm the state. We should
H proud of the services which
they carry out so well."
Oldest Members
Dr. J. D. Rankin, former president of Appa
lachian State Teacher* College, and Mrs.
Ben Councill, longtime leader in community
activities, last Sunday were awarded flowers
and recognition as , the oldest members of
the Boone Methodist Church. The ceremony
was held in connection with Watauga
County's observance of a special Week on
Aging. ? Flower's photo.
Marriage Counselors
Will Visit Watauga
By A. BLAKE BRINKERHOFF
"Bill and Doris are high
school students who have been
dating for almost a year. They
met when Bill was in the
eleventh grade and Doris in the
tenth. Now he faces graduation
in a matter of months, and
though she has another year in
high school, Doris and Bill plan
to be married in June. The par
ents of Doris are happy that
she is dating someone they re
spect, but Bill's are very troub
led, particularly since they had
hoped he would finish college
begore getting married."
Quite naturally Bill and Doris
need a sympathetic ear, and this
'will be supplied when Dr. aild
Mrs. David R. Mace arrive in
Watauga County on October 22
23. Though Bill and Doris are
fictitious, their problem U not.
Many young people and parents
in our county (ace similar diff
iculties in their relationships,
and need trained counselors to
help them.
Dr. Mace is currently execu
tive director of the American
Association of Marriage Coun
selors, and is widely read and
heard as a foremost authority
in the field of family relations.
While here Dr. and Mrs.
Mace will speak to students in
all high schools, and give spe
cial addresses to parents and
all interested adults. More spe
cific details on places and times
be forthcoming.
e conference is sponsored
by a Special Planning Commit
Tkli lady Iim every reuon to beef. Running water, which the doesn't have,
Nuld UND an automatic washer, easier dishwashing, cleaner kids.
Cooking would be better and all household job* just a bit easier,
It sssms ? shame that she la denied all this just because the "*
PaWfaee won't find out bow feasible it is to put running water into A*
fcoan. If he'd just give us. die chance, we oould tell him that financing
la available. We oould help get an estimate for the whole job. No charge.
And the chanoes are that running water would cost him less than be thinks.
tee of which the Rev. J. Boyce
Brooks, minister of Firit Bap
tist Church of Boone, is chair
man.
TALL GET-WELL CARD
Central Isle, N. Y.? Affect
ionately known as "Ma" to her
senior English students, Miss
Margaret Mannix got an unusu
al get-well card, while ill in
the hospital.
"MA, GET WELL," was paint
ed in gigantic letters on a 200
foot water tower. Nobody knows
who painted the card and they
aren't trying very hard to find
out.
Watauga Red Cross Chapter Joins
In Celebrating 100th Anniversary
This year, a world-wide vol
unteer army of mercy observes
its 100th anniversary. It was
in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1863,
that the Red Cross movement
began.
In the past century, the Red
Cross on a field of white has
silenced guns in a multitude of
battles. By international treaty,
the Geneva Conventions, this
neutral symbol shelters wound
ed and ill combatants, those
caring for them, those taken
prisoner, and those whose home
lands have been occupied by
enemy forces.
The Watauga Red Cross Chap
ter makes this statement:
"In peace, it is the universal
symbol around which we rally
to aid and comfort the victims
of earthquakes, floods, storm
and other natural disasters.
'Today there are some 90 Red
Cross, Red Crescent (in Moslem
countries) and Red Lion and
Sun (in Iran) societies. They
Kindergarten
Opens Oct. 1
A Christian week-day Kind
ergarten will be sponsored by
the Boone Methodist Church
for 4 and 5 year old children,
beginning October 1. Mrs. Ben
Strickland will be director and
teacher.
Classes will be held for 9
year olds 3 days a week and
4 year olds 2 days a week from
8:30 until 11:30, in the Educa
tion Building of the church. The
kindergarten will be open to
all children of the community.
For further information, con
tact the church office (264
3825) immediately and more in
formation will be mailed to you.
have a total of more than 157,
000,000 members. That is quite
an army. It averages out to
one Red Cross member for ev
ery 20 persons in the world.
"We belong to this nonpoliti
cal, nonideological, nonsectarian
army of mercy through our
American Red Cross. Our local
branch is the Watauga County
Chapter. Although charged by
Congress with specific respon
sibilities (to aid members of
the armed forces and disaster
victims), our Red Cross relies
soley upon our volunteer Sup
port. Through it, we keep the
world-wide Red Cross strong
with contributions of our
money, time and talents.
"Our Chapter, during the Wa
tauga Campaign of the United
Fund last fall, raised the funds
to carry out local, national and
international Red Cross pro
grams. And again, it is conduct
ing a campaign to increase our
understanding of and voluntary
participation in Red Cross work.
"Let us take this opportunity
to assure that, whenever or
whatever it is needed, the Red
Cros is 'always there . . . with
your help'."
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