CATTtal cupboard Says Most Carolinians Are Baptists; Statistics Are Given By tlrtA ft. GftEEfVwdOD HOW MANY' . . . When we recently wrote here about the au?*ltf e4*r*H* <* Bafttists in ftoHb e*a4b* *nd how Ne groes could be winding Baptists over to the CathoUc faith, we wake arirad to deal fci numbers so (Me could see the comparative slmrfths to numbers of some of our denominations to thk State Wen. there art 2,4M.7!0 church mennfcers lb Tarherfia. Thwe figures were taken in 19*. Ia the officii census for that year, we fount the poptttttoa of North Carolina (0 he tSM.HS. Thus, yttt ca? tHat #efl over ? per -?*--* .d. - in .rmin ceni 01 our people oen/ng 10 some cMRB. WRBH ybU flgUrt further that a tremendously large per cent age 0 1 our total population has not reached ckvth member ship aft mlMui you afe en in fancy follower? you can see that old North Carolina is. officially at bast, a good, good Skate and every inct ? solid member of the Bible Belt W the t.4S4,m WN h * So. more than half of PHmck ? wM torn loot Mea gtoea to eld* tohrmak* that tomorrow to Mpaott Bar." riH toot' ttoL** k*3k ?e? earaestaess, ari Ma am taM an tr Mtr fke. Yoa can al trlea to aoake a good haprtss stoa. Whatever yoor political af filiation, yoa have to like tie "Lake wee* to take aerea tele phone messoge wUch . had a? I went hack to the aowspspui office to write ap hie speech. Oa the way, I Ut ap a dgsntte with a "Leaks Like Lake' autkk. ?% made a fa? telle. " ROAMS THE LAND . ? . BMK in the ojd days we used to re ceive in midsummer post oards sod beautiful folders telling and showing all about AaheviUe, Hendersomville, Waynesville, and other portions of the "Land i of the Sky." In short, AsbeviUe area vm regarded isb topa a* a summer resort. But recently when we were again in the l*nd of the Sky we asked the manager of one unofficial census aoar? and it may buy an OfflcM oar prior to WTO-^wottld show the Capital City with oyer 100,000 souls. It can match nufeqr another city of greater size to several items too numerous to mention?. And now It is setting jets at the Raleigh-Durham Airport. The first big one will blow in next Friday, October U, and then they will be doming with increasing regularity? with one-hour service from Raleigh to New York or to AOmta. AtOtt TtEATT APPROVED A treaty prohibiting nuclear tests IB the atmosphere, in space and in the waters of the earth was passed by a vote of 80 to It Explosions underground are permitted so long as there Is no fallout of radioactive material outside the testing country. When Russia and Britain of ficially ratify the treaty it will be the first treaty on a point of fhajor East-West conflict that the West has been able to work ant with tha Soviet Union since IMS. Mr. A. S. Cooper stands beside the reliable thermometer and barometer which he checks three times daily in making his . weather forecasts. Local Weatherman Says Forecasting Is Hobby By CLARK on "No, I've just about quit payin' alA !n? S. n iLj^i im ii II 1 1> ,. M any awCTiion to unrr weainer stuff," A. S. Cooper, of the Brown wood community, told me. "ffamr you know you've not," Mrs Cooper said. "You still check three times a d?y, like al ways." Cooper modestly denies his right to the title of this area's most dependable amateur wea ther forecaster. But the tact re trains that he's hvd to beat when it comes to picking the right and witmg times far haying, picnics, and various other outdoor pro jects and get-togethers The thermometer and barome ter on his {rant porch are check ed thrice daily, as b the nearby rain gauge if precipitation has occurred. Then the readings are compared with readings from other nearby sections. "Comparison with other read ings is the most important thing," Cooper said. "That way, maybe you can get some iden of how the air currents are moving, and if yon know that much it gives you a basis lor a forecast." Weather forecasting it purely a bobby tor Cooper, who has lived and farmed in Brownwood for the entirety of his SS years. But he approaches it with the Ob*?Wive passion of an ardent scientist, refusing to let heaven ly "signs" or the thickness of tree bait tempt him into toag raoge predictions. I "What kind of winter do you think we'll have?" I asked Coop er. "I don't know any more about that than you d?" he said. "A [ ?. '? The House passed by a vote of 271 to 199 the largest tax ctit bill in history. If the Senate passes the mea sure it holds the prospects of $100 to $200 more take-home pay every year for the Majority of Urt-paying families. man's lucky if he can make ? 24-hour forecast and have It t*n out right." H that'* true, * seems that Mr. Cooper has been on extra ordinarily lucky man. CCfiS* AH8 Offer Cotlraeal For Adulfs In Fall, Winter ! 7 It* AflHMMNI MMMtffc of Appalachian and Cere Ctoek Hirfr Schools wM after foor short courses for aduMe this MB and The first will be In electric welding to be Md at (be Cove Oeek Agricultural Buildtof be gfeinfew October 11. 7 p.m. The class wM meet Monday and Wed nesday nights, three Man par j *bt tor five week*. Hie next course wBl be to small gas engine repair and operation at COTe Greek to January. A pesticide course ?B be held 4ft Boone, beginning March L The fourth course *81 be in {arm eiecirifloatka at Cove Creek in February. Mart el the courses #01 ran dbout I hours Any pefwm in Watauga County ore r ? and net enrolled in school may enroll in these courses A certificate wffl be awarded (hose who) successfully complete the courses The coat of the course wDl be the students' share of teaching w ^ I?1? 1 * ?? U. nAn, men en aw, wmcn wmi dc very small. A minimum of ten must be en rolled to offer the course and is Thanks! The Watauga Hereford Breeders Association Takes This Opportunity of Expressing Gratitude to: Grange Insurance Service, hide Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, Watauga Feed & Milling Co., Goodnight Brothers Produce, Brown It Graham Motor Co., The Northwestern Bank, Greene Furn iture Co., and the Hereford Barn Restaurant for their support of the Hereford Show & Sale sched uled for Saturday, October It. The Breeders are pleased that these firms have Indicated that they recogniie the cattle industry as aa important part of the economy of growing Wa tauga County Watauga Hereford BREEDERS ASSOCIATION tone course* got more ?an 20 can be taken. Enrollment wfll be 66