Open House Gathered around the refreshments table at the Watauga County Library during open house last week were (left to right): W. Guy Angell, superintendent of schools and li brary trustee; Miss Jo Anne Payne, circulat ing librarian; Homer . Brown, librarian and regional library director; lira. Carrie Hodges, a member of the original board of trustees for the library; Mr?. Mary Brown, bookmo bille operator; and Mra. R. II. Harmon, library trustee. W. Vernon Bolick Rites Tuesday W. Vernon Bolick, 56, of Route 8, Lenoir, died Sunday at 6:15 p. m., in the Blowing Hock Hospital after an illness of three weeks. Born January 14, 1907 in Caldwell County, he was a son of Mrs. Alice Ford Bolick of Route 8, Lenoir, and the late Clinton Bolick. Bolick was a member of Bailey's Camp Bap tist Church and a sawmill oper ator. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a. m. at Bailey's Camp Baptist Church with the Rev. J. H. Crisp and the Rev. Hugh Kincaid officiating. Bur Will Be Open a Few More Days for Your Christmas Shopping Convenience TOWELS - SHEETS - HOSE Blowing RockTowel Shop ial was in the church cemetery. Surviving in addition to his mother are his widow, Mrs. Macie (Bolick) Bolick; five daughters, Mrs. Treva Austin, Mrs. Reba Ford, both of Route 4, Lenoir, Mrs. Lena Laws of Route 1, Lenoir, Mrs. Alice Bo lick Gainey, Miss Elizabeth Bo lick, both of the home; five sons, Lester Bolick of Blowing Rock, Boyd Bolick of Scotts ville, Ky., Glenn Bolick, Dale Bolick, both of Seagrove, Danny Bolick of the home. Also surviving are three sis ters, Miss Gracie Bolick, Mrs. Polly Watson, Mrs. Betty Moore, all of Route 8, Lenoir, two bro thers, George Bolick of Happy Valley, Johnny Bolick of Blow ing Rock; and 18 grandchildren. WASHINGTON COMMENT Goldwater SaidHo Be Ahead In G. 0. P. Race Washington, D. C Senator Barry Goldwater it still ahead in the delegate race In the Re publican Party, despite the rise in prominence in recent weeks of Governor George Homney of Michigan as a challenger. Governor Nelson Rockefeller is now said to realize the ser iousness of his disadvantage. Close friends say he is now in the race more to block Gold water than anything else. Some of his former supporters are frankly doubtful if he could get the GOP nomination, and even more doubtful about his chance of beating President John Ken nedy should he get it. The Homney effort takes in to consideration the certain op position to Goldwater of many of the former top leaders of the party. And it is also true that former President Eisenhower would not list Goldwater at the top of a list of his choices for the nomination. The question is rapidly shap ing up as to how much former bigwigs in the party can affect the outsome of the 1964 GOP convention. It should be recall ed in this connection that for mer President Harry Truman and a large number of top party leaders, including Adlal Steve son, could do little to change the trend at the 1960 Democra tic party convention. Goldwater stalwarts say dele gates alone will decide who the Repubican nominee will be, and they feel certain Goldwater is far ahead in the delegate race. This is largely true, but it can not be denied that the voice of someone like Eisenhower would not go unheeded. Thus the key to the outcome of the coming San Francisco convention might be how effec tive former party giants are in blocking the Goldwater drive, whether they come out openly and fight the Arizona Senator or whether they are, generally, unorganized, and leu outspoken against the conservative Sena tor. There are grim Indications that the United States is in for a trade war with the European Common Market. Thus, it ap pears, President Charles Da Gaulle has maneuvered the ECM into the position he de sired. The most disturbing develop ment is the curt manner in which the effort to end the chicken far ended recently. The ECM offered only the smallest of token cuts in the tariff, and the U. S. reaction was swift and indicative of disgust. Retaliatory tariff increases on European products are now almost certain. The reaction in Europe will probably be more increases in tariffa on U. 8. goods. Since the Kennedy Ad ministration is fighting a criti cal battle over the internation al balance of paymenta, the prospect of a tariff war la most unwelcome. In this connection. President Kennedy has promised Senators on Capitol Hill that the goal in the next year will be to effect some economy in government, and to bring about a balance of the budget in the near future. In the next budget defense expenditures are certain to be cut, one item apparently being a proposed reduction in the number of carriers maintained by the Navy ? a proposal sure to bring on a fight with the Navy. More than $1.7 million has been contributed to agricultural research and education in North Carolina through farmer self assessments in the Nickels for Know-How Program.

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