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LETTERS TO EDITOR >»■ ii !■ m.h **»*■«» hb » w; : 7- yr7v Blowing Rock Mayor Lauds Democrat, Rocket Dear Bob: I want to extend congratula tions to you for receiving the awards so justly due a paper of the high caliber of the Watauga Democrat. Also want to thank you for the wonderful job Nell Greene and yourself are doing for Blow ing Rock with oUr newspaper, the Blowing BOcket. With best wishes. Sincerely, R. B. Hardin, Mayor Blowing Rock, N. C. February 4, 1966. Mr. Robert Rivers and Personnel: Please accept my congratula tions upon your recent awards of your newspaper. 1 think it was rightly deserved and I'm glad it could be you who re ceived it. I have told so many folks how I enjoy your paper and have for the many years since 1916.. Every opportunity I have had to buy a copy I have availed myself the pleasure, and now that my friends have sent me a subscription for the past 6 years I have really enjoyed it. It makes one feel that they have visited the town all over again and renewed friendships. It is such a friendly coverage. In my imagination I can see places and its people doing chores and going along with the business routine and school life. Let me say I am truly happy that the Watauga Democrat of so many years was and still is one of the best and most up-to date weekly papers I know of. Many are the times when we should have sent our congratu lations, but neglected to do so. All good wishes for future suc cess. Sincerely, Ennis R. Mickey Winston-Salem, N. C. February 3, 1966. Dear Rob: I was thrilled to learn of the awards you and the other Dem ocrat workers received. It has been njy opinion for years that the weekly was virtually in a class by itself in the state. I was glad to see that, my judg ment has been proven sound. For quite awhile my thought has been that the time has ar rived for you to at least become a bi-weekly publication and I look forward to those forthcom ing Announcements of Import ance you mentioned in your editorial. All that snow, wind and low temperatures up there have kept us interested for days. How nice it would have been to be in Boone sitting, at least part of the time, in front of a fire on the hearth. Our snowfall amounted to about six inches and there is still quite a lot of it around and temperatures stay low. The thermometer reached 4 above zero on two different occasions. That kind of weather kind of hurts the pride of the people who have been here a long time, but just why It should I don’t know. Every good wish to you and your family. We’re glad your wife is home again. Sincerely yours, Rev. O. L. Brown Charlotta, N. C. Gentlemen: We enclose cheek for renewal ef our subscription to the best Weekly in the U.S.A. And our hearty eongrautla tions to the entire Democrat farce for winning five prizes in the recent survey of the newspapers. May we wish you continued success. Needless to say we enjoy the Democrat more every year and have been subscribers far onto forty years. With personal regards to the Rivers family. Sincerely, Oliver and Wilms Robertson Jtohfawre, Md. * e e Dear Mr. Rivers: I read with a great deal ef Jey in both the Winston-Salem Jeur nal and the Watauga Democrat the recognition of the ezcel lence of your publication. I congratulate you and am happy far you. tt wal jny intention to eenjf by and do this In person, but somebody keeps ordering snow, wind, and low temperature* sp I sbtH let our esteemed Unde Samuel do the job. Very sincerely yours, .w r-tv Has Good Words For Friendly Tain* A To the Editor: . Just a word of praise for your lovely town. We had the pleas ure of living in your wonderful town from the first day of Oct. 65, till Dec. 29th. We have never seen a more friendly place, In fact couldn't realize there was a place in this selfish world like your town. Wishing to town of Boone, N. C. the best of every thing in the coming years. Respectfully yours, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bowlin Route 2, Box 376 Newport, N. C. Says Jack Guy Has Helped His People Dear Editor: Mr. Jack Guy, the manager of Guy’s Folk Toys, has visited homes with a friendly appear ance. He has helped to sell the toys they make and encouraged them with their work. It is certainly very nice to have someone to help the peo ple like he does. Our apprecia tion to Mr. Jack Guy. He is al ways welcome in our homes. Mountain Folks Hattie and Idar Presnel] Registration For Saturday Gasses Set For March 12 Registration for graduate stu dents planning to take work in Saturday classes during the spring quarter at Appalachian State Teachers College will be held from 10 to 10:30 p.m. Sat urday, March 12, according to announcement by Dr. Cratis Williams, dean of the graduate school. Classes will begin the same day and eight other Saturday classes will be held during the spring quarter. „£y attending the Saturday classes, graduate students may earn three quarter hours of credit and three weeks of resi dence. As much as 18 hours of work earned in Saturday classes may be applied toward the mas ter’s degree. Classes are available in busi ness education, chemistry, edu cation, English, industrial arts, mathematics, music and soci ology. Information and registration forms may be obtained from the Graduate Office and assign ments may be obtained alter Feb. 21. RIME OR HOARFROST—commonly known as ice trees—coated Rich Mountain above Boone last week. on the Many say that the lacy frosting is a sign of a mild winter, despite what groundhogs say. (Staff photo) Four Selections To Be Played By Noted Symphony February 15th Four selections have been chosen for presentation by the Minneapolis Symphony Orch estra in its appearance at ASTC on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Performing under the direc tion of Stanislaw Skrowaczew ski, the orchestra will present a program Consisting of the Overture from “Ruler of the Spirits” by Carl Maria Von Weber, suite from the Panto mime, “The Miraculous Man derin” by Bela Bartok, “Iberia” from “Images" by Claude De bussy (Iberia in three parts), and Symphony No. 2 in D Ma jor, Opus 73, by Johannes Brahms. The orchestra will present its concert in the Health and Phy sical Education Building at 8 p. m. The Minneapolis Symphony now is in its 62nd season and its fourth with Skrowaczewski at the helm. He follows such distinguished conductors as Eu gene Ormandy, Dmitri Mitro poulos and Antal Dorati. A native of Poland, Skrowac zewski is 41 years of age. He formerly was director of the National Philharmonic of Po land and has conducted exten sively throughout his native land and in France, Italy, Eng land. Austria, Belgium, Hol land, Czechoslavakia, Hungary, the Soviet Union, South Amer ica, Mexico, Israel and the United States. He was born in Lwow, Po land, and he received his early musical training in the Conser vatory of the Lwow Music Soc iety as a student ot piano and violin. Ha received his diploma from the Lwow Academy of Music in 1945 and went on to study com position with Roman Palaster and conducting with Walerian Bierdiajew at the State Higher School of Music in Krakow. From Krakow, he went to Paris with a fellowship from the Ministry of Culture and Art. He won international recogni tion as a composer with his “Prelude and Fugue” in 1947 and the same year he won first prize in the Karol Szymanowski competition with his “Concert Overture.” In the season of 1947-48, Skrowaczewski was conductor of the Wroclow Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1948 he was appointed conductor of the Na tional Philharmonic in Kato wice. He became conductor of the Krakow Phiharmonic in 1955 and in 1958 he won the international competition for conductors in Rome. From 1957 to 1959 he conducted the War saw Philharmonic Orchestra. Skrowaczewski was invited Legion, Auxiliary To Have Fri. Meeting The American Legion and Auxiliary will meet at 7 p. m. Friday, Feb. 11 at the Legion Hut. C.A.R. urges safety changes in 727 jet. A SWEETHEART OF A NEW STORE... Chooae from Valentine -V: !“r-' r TOILETRIES os GIFTS " . a : ■ • v;. • w: \ FOR PERFECT SWEETHEART GIFTS! Heart-shaped and other boxes of Favorite Candies by Hollingsworth Whitman 50c to $5.00 Watch for Oar FORMAL OPENING •.. V PHARMACY EwtKniStyett» Next to Barn«>TerUtr rnpmmmlimvmmm T~" to come to America by George Siell, conductor of the Cleve land Symphony Orchestra and made his debut with that orch estra in 1958. He also conduct ed the Pittsburgh and Cincin nati Symphony orchestras the same year, and then opened the 1960-61 season as conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Or chestra. He has won wide critical ac claim for his work with the Minneapolis orchestra and in his performances as guest con ductor with other orchestras. This year he will open the Vienna State Opera season. Stanislaw Skrowaezski conducting Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Heart Month Is Proclain The briefest proclamation within memory of City Hall workers was signed yesterday by Mayor Wade Brown, desig nating February as Heart Month and calling upon all citi zens to support the Heart Fund with their gifts and voluntary services. It comprised 80 words. “Not too much elaboration is required when you’re dealing with a complex of diseases re sponsible for about 54 per cent of all deaths in the nation,” said Mayor Brown. “Beyond this, these same diseases afflict on the average one of nine citi zens, and are a prime source of economic hardship." The proclamation’s text fol lows: WHEREAS, diseases of the heart and circulation constitute our Number One health enemy, being responsible in this com munity for more deaths than all other causes combined and causing widespread suffering and economic hardship; AND WHEREAS, the Num ber One defense against these diseases is your Heart Fund. Therefore, I proclaim Febru ary to be Heart Month within the jurisdiction of my office, and call upon all our citizens Mrs. Thomas Is Appointed At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, N. C.—Dr. Gar vin announces the appointment to the staff of the District Health Department Mrs. Nancy Thomas as Public Health Nurs ing Supervisor on the Tubercu losis Project. Mrs. Thomas will assume responsibility for ks sistence with and direction of the tuberculosis program in Caswell and Person Counties and the Hillsboro area of Orange County. She was for merly employed by the Wa tauga County Health Depart ment. non nil > vn'iiiot, ■ Mrs. Thomas resideCCiSbi Chapel Hill and is a graduate; of the University of North Car olina School of Public Health. to Support this impart^pt drive with their gifts and volunteer service. Wade E. Brown, Mayor of the Town of Boone Co. Agent’s Column BY L. E. TUCKWILLER County Extension Chairman The fecial hurley tobacco meeting covering such topics as varieties, fertilizer, topping, disease and insect control, will be held in the County Court house in Boone Thursday morn ing, Feb. 18, starting at 10 a.m. Harold Ross, Assistant Exten sion Professor of Agronomy, and F. A. Todd, Extension To bacco Disease Specialist, will assist with the meeting. Tobacco yields in 1065 were off some in Watauga County, and one probable cause of this was the black root rot disease. The specialists, will have sugges tions on ways to control this disease. Since tobacco is a leading cash crop in Watauga, all grow ers will want to attend this meeting. Bring your neighbors with you. • * * Orders for strawberry and blueberry plants are coming in slowly. If you want to pool your order with us, please let us know the number and kinds of plants you want as soon as pos sible. We want to place the or der for blueberry plants by Feb. 15 so we can get the varieties we want. Bethel 4-H Club Has January Meeting The Bethel 4-H Club held their January meeting at the home of the leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sherwood. The meet ing was called to order and the girls and boys started work on jewelry boxes, which will be finished at the next meeting. - SVef-^itt^ enjGyett^'ftttesh WEtif* and two members were mmietod to serve refresh tnents when the club meets on Friday,. February 18. Jean-Pierre Filipinetti, driver of a $14,000 Mercedes, test-drove a ’66 Ford. His opinion: Ford rides quieter. Fork's Quirt Man hero ha discuss** a '66 Ford 4-Door LTD with Jean-Piarr* Fillpinattf •t tha castia which housas tha famad Fill pin atti collection of pvar go classic autos. “It’s Incredible,” said M. FHipinetti, "the Ford is quieter ” The quiet, it's tremendous,” contin ued M. Filipinetti. “It's incredible that you could build a car so luxurious as this at such a price.” Ford’s amazing quietness is the result of deep-down quality and engineering excellence. And Ford for '66 offers more engi neering magic: Optional new Stereo Sonic Tape System that turns your Ford into a concert hall.a Exclusive Magic Doorgate for wagons swings put like a door for people and down like a tailgate for cargo. ■ Safety/ Convenience Control Panel option— one button locks all doors, tights warn when fuel’s low or a door’s ajar, and remind you to fasten seat belts. Quiet test a 06 Ford soon. FORD GALAX* *»0/XL HARDTOP TEST-DRIVE AMERICA’S TOTAL PERFORMANCE CARS {FORD *_SAVE_NOWj_Bsrt_vsjuss_yet_st_yoor_Ford 0— lac’s 3rd Annual Whitt Salal *• Test-drive a ’66 Mustang, Bronco, Falcon, Fairlane, Ford > , •*“ or Ttmndcrhird at your Ford Dealcy’a today]
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