ashington Report JAMES T. BIO Y HILL From the moment the tint ?hocking and fragmentary re port* of the tragedy In DtUaa reached Capitol Hill last Fri day, diibelief and horror spread through the Nation and world. In the first moments of dismay and confusion, there was the prayerful hope that the wounds the President had sustained would not be fatal. This singu lar reaction which gripped the Capital was shared by all Am ericans everywhere The gri* announcement of the President's death began a chain of heart-rending events which leaves its mark upon us all. The aaerwhelming personal tragedy flar Mrs. Kennedy, the Presidents children, and the family left behind cannot be adequately expressed. Nor can we property assess the nobility and streiMtft of spirit which has born* Mrs, Kennedy through ttts twrtble ordeal. In this sfcintiai blow to the Nation, feeing ?f strong per sonal identiAc sliMr with the of fice of the President and con cern for the welfare of the Na tion in a time of crWa ware also uppermost in the aM a i every American. Somber events folteweO ? private visits to the WMte House Saturday by government officials, the solemn ceremonies in the rotunda of the Capitol on Sunday, and the funeral ser vices the following day. Public mourning for a President struck down by an assassin's bullet Brewer-Biirch Honor Grade Raleigh. ? Kidd Brewer and Robert A. Burch, convicted in the 1962 highway - signs influ ence - peddling case, entered Central Prison's honor grade unit last week. The two, who were commit ted to prison November 21, were assigned bookkeeping duties at Central Prison, where State Prisons Director George Ran dall said, they would probably remain until they have complet ed their sentences. All prisoners convicted of misdenManerg ate ?otDMttiMltyi > placed in the honor-grade unit. The two were sentenced to 18' ' months after being convicted of consipring to fix highway-sign specifications to favor manufac turers represented by Brewer, a Raleigh businessman-politici an. Burch was a state highway I engineer at the time. Burch's son, Bobby, was also convicted of conspiracy in the case and fined $2,500 and or dered to pay the costs of the six-weeks trial. Gov. Terry San ford pardoned the younger Burch on Thanksgiving Day, which made him eligible to re ceive a commission in the air force. *hrouds this Thanksgiving sea The revulsion to tlx despic able acts of violence that we h*ve witnessed is a demonstra tion by the American people of their instinctive devotion to government by law and the to tality of their allegiance to the processes of democracy. A saddened Nation now moves on a* a new President takes the helm. All Americans spesk and pray as one that President Johnson's burdens will not be beset by new and unforesseen problems, and that the transition to his Adminis tration can be accomplished smoothly. Dewey Hamby Funeral Held Lenoir. ? Dewey Vermont Hamby, 64, of Ferguson, died in Davis Hospital, Statesville, Friday night. Mr. Hamby was a farmer. Born in Watauga County May lfr, 1890, Mr. Hamby was a son of the llrte Amos Alexander and Naacy Trivette Hamby. He Is survived by his widow. Me*. LMfta Watson Hamby; M rfsogtiler, Miss Beanie J ?fc* Hamby ?f the homa; two seas. Dallas H. and Rex Mamty, bat* of root* three, LMoir; three sisters, Mrs. Ella Gaulds of Arl ington, Va., Mrs. BTanehe Greene of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Thelma Greene of Boone; four brothers, Prince, Stewart, Edward and Ray Hamby, all of Deep Gap. The funeral was conducted at Stony Fork Baptist Church, Watauga County, at two o'clock Sunday afternoon by the Rev. Harvey Phillips, the Rev. Ros coe Greene, and the Rev. How ard Sutton. Burial was in the church cem etery. Homecoming At Cove Creek This year's Homecoming will bti .celebrated . #t ; Cove Creek High School Friday with a eof fee vhour, two haiketball games, and the crowning of the 1964 Homecoming Queen. The coffee hour will last from 6 to 7 p. m , and be follow ed immediately by two boys' basketball games ? junior var sity and varsity ? with Cranber ry High School. The Homecom ing Queen, whose name will be announced Friday morning, will be crowned during the inter mission period between the two games. Never waste time in argument with a fool union you wart to mate a fool Of yourself. One Hundred Attend ASCS Open House Friday, November XL H?H ?M*leUelwte of Con cord, mamtoere of (he State ASCS Committee. vmted in Mm < lor (he open fawn. M Jones of the State ASCS office m -? *- -* ?? :? mi ndictgn jiftu -\x>i rrann Wiksun. distract fieidman, Of VUw. were Tours end office facilities 1 fioe person ennttoyees <* the ASCS office, which serves over MB Watauga Oouuty farmers, include Forrest Smith, Ailn**ifaii ductoscn Adjustment Clerk, Mil dred S. Ward, ACP and wool clerk, Albert Harrrwo, perform ance and general clerk, and Hoy W. Is ley. Office I The rrmmt tooMMon of the ASCS office fa uptan over the new Northwestern Bank end in cludes special marked parkin] space on the tot beside the bank. The County ASC Committee, Vaughn Tugman, chairman; Clta! Eggers, vice-chairman and A. C. Merrfz, regular mamfier, urge I? miii to feel free to visit Mr cad the ASCS office anytime tag ASCS administand programs H. M. Rooney Dies Tuesday Hugh McMillan Rooney, 73, of Liaville died Tuesday, Novem ber 38 at a Banner Elk hospital after a long illness. He was born in Concord, Mass., and had lived in Linville for more than 30 years. He and Ms wtfe, Mrs. Virginia Rooney, operated the Henley Inn in Lin ville for many years until her death in 1956. There are no immediate sur vivors. The funeral was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Augsburg Lutheran Clmiih ia Winrton Salem by the Rav. Ray R. Fisher. Th? remains vtore buried in tha family cemetery near Lin ville. FOR SALE f ??*?*7*4 ' ?/ Building And U ?: ? Land Housing the Skyline Bowling Lanes This building was completed February, 1962, and is in excellent condition. This property is being sold subject to lease on the buildings, with monthly rental of $685.00. The Watauga Industries reserve t|M right to reject or accept all offers on the property within 30 day*. ^JL offers require a 10% deposit. Offered by Watauga Industries Incorporated Selling Committee of Watauga Industries E. F. COE, Chairman JAMES P. MARSH A. T. ADAMS Not Just A Christmas Card... But YOUR Christmas Card! 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