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DECEMBER 14. 1939
Bethel School News
More than 200 people gathered to
watch the sophomore class perform
in their play Saturday evening. The.
comedy was well received by the;
audience, and the many favorable
comments made by those who were j
present made the cast and the di-;
lector feel that their efforts were i
not in vain. It would be difficult to \
say which of the players gave the
best performance because thev all
did very well. The play abounded
in clever lines and funny situations
that served to give the plot the desirable
variety which delights an
audience. Certainly this comedy.
"Never Darken My Door," will rank
t high with the plays that have been '
given on the local stage in the past.
An added attraction was the music
rendered by George Farthing's
band.
The seventh grade boys and girls
played the seventh grade teams
from Boone Friday afternoon, in a
basketball game in the Bethel gymnasium.
While the boys lost to
Boone by a 19 to 14 score, the girls
yen easily fiver Boone, scoring 17
points to 3 for the visitors. T'is
was the second meeting of the
teams, Bethel having gene to Boone
uic wecx previous at. wnicr. time |
the girts won and the boys lost.
On Friday night the high school
basketball team played a doubleheader
with Cove Creek. By fighting
hard, the Bethel girls defeated
Cove Creek 17 to 10. The boys,
who were not so fortunate, lost to
the Cove Creek team by the score
of 24 to 16. Both teams played
well, but the boys found their opponents
too strong. Good sportsmanship
was displayed by all teams.
These games were not conference
games.
Everyone is looking forward to i
Christmas at Bethel. Various pro- ,
grams are being planned by different
school groups. Everything is
being done to make the occasion a
hanpy one. The holidays are not
far away, which means more work
t for everybody, and to work we go. j
Critics Commend
Work Local Author
Recent reviews of the books by |
David P, Allison. LiU.D., local au- j
liter, have this to say:
"Greater Love Hath No Man"? |
"Interesting from the first word and
has in it some of the in.-,, inte resting
characters that could be found
in the Virginia mountains. You
will like it superbly."?Baptist
Standard.
^ "A splendid story, breathing
wholesome atmosphere, it's chaste,
it's instructive, it's edifying."?
Tile Calvin Forum.
flif "The Testing Time"?"An authentic
description of renditions in Vh ftv
frilliil jltinitin i .... I
c , ~ ">/-, MUiuiQ i?>U
after the Civil War. The characteis
are true to life with a romance that
make these pages colorful and exciting
reading" ? Watchman-Exam.
t ihcr.
f "Filled with good description,
rapid moving action, noble characters
who live and move, centered
around Virginia plantation life in
Civil War days. A book that gets
hold of your interest and holds it to
the end"?Standard Review.
1 "And Thou Philip"?"A fine note
is sounded throughout the book. If
you care for wholesome excitement
and romance, don't fail to read this
splendid book."?Presbyterian Review.
"Written in a clear style, and
teaching a high moral lesson. Thrilling
from beginning to end. To start
Teading it means to finish it before
laying it down."?Watchman-Examiner.
Welded Links"?A fine outdoor
Stop' of the big timber country in
which men of differing concepts
i clash. It ends as you would have
it,"?American Book Review,
i Dr. Horace Freeman of Baltimore,
5 one of America's greatest literary
critics, says: "Dr. Allison is one of
our greatest historians, authentic as
to detail and in his text avoiding
tiresome repetition which brands
him as a past master of the English
language. His books are instructive."
Walker's Jewelry store has put in
a full line of Mr. Allison's books
for the Christmas trade.
"The Fifth Generation," Mr. Allison's
book written with a Boone
locale will be published during the
coming year, as will "Life's Cru- I
eible," another western North Caro<
lina story, and also "The Tempering
Fires," a colonial novel, will be
published in January.
Mr. Allison is now working on a
Civil War story. "The Reckoning.'
?P and hopes to have it finished for
I publication early in the coming
p year.
H WE HAVE A DISPLAY J|
1 CHRISTMAS
? DECORATING H
? GREETINGS ^
k in office of Shell Service wi
5? Station, next window
W from Shell Cafe. Salesman
will be on hand all jfe
?& day Saturday and next vg
fjjl week to book orders. *81
> 5? Appalachian
& Evergreen Co. ||
Boone, N. C.
4
Christmas
Invitation
By Kntherine Edvlman
IACK TKESLAR hunched his
*-? bread shoulders deeper into the
big chair, turning a new page of his
book. He was reading a Christmas
storv, trying hr?rd to become absorbed
in the tale.
A sharp ring from the telephone
brought him to his feet. Who could
be calling him on Christmas eve?
A strange vo.ee responded to his
"hollo." "I "note to bother you on
Christmas eve. Mr. Treslar. But
I'm ringing up to ask if it would be
possible for you to come and spend
Chris'mas with me. My name is
Be von Willers. I live out at Richmond.
I have a big home, and?**
"But?but I don't even know you.
Mr. Willers. There must be some
mistake."
"I want you!" the lev/ voice was
emphatic. "Will you come or not?"
Jack repressed a quick exclamation.
"I?1 had thought of spending
Christines--" he began.
"Wouldn't it be possible to change
your plans? I have a feeling they
could be side-tracked easily."
Jack thought of the lonely Christmas
he had been anticipating. Aft
fie ascended the steps leading ts
the massive auur.
er a!), there might be something to |
tin? unusual invitation.
"You are right about my plans," I
he admitted. "They are rather in |
the air. But?but going to spend
Christinas with an utter stranger
took me back for a moment."
"That's why I thought you might
come." There was a note of disappointment
in Bcvon Willers' voice.
"I probably got the wrong man,
however."
Jack thought again of the lonely
Christmas before him. And before
he could debate the question, he
heard a voice inside of him answering,
calling through the wire to Richmond,
"You got tiie right man, Mr.
Willers I'm coming."
An hour later, bathed and dressed,
Jack Treslor was speeding along the
frosted highway to Richmond. Following
the detailed instructions that
had been given him. Jock found the
long winding drive leading from the
roadway. What a secluded, ghostly
place, he thought, as he drove under
the snow-sprinkled trees.
O EVAN WILLERS was waiting. In
" the dim light from the chandelier,
his tail bent figure seemed grotesque.
,-l have let the servants
away for the evening." he said, his
bony hand motioning toward the end
of the shadowed hall.
Jack Treslar felt a twinge of fear
as he followed. Here he was?alone
in the house with this strange old
man. Anything could happen. There
wasn't another residence within
blocks. Then, his adventurous spirit
reasserted itself, and he looked
smilingly across the table at Bevan
Willers. "Well, what's it all about?"
A dead silence was the only answer.
Gray eyes under heavy bristling
brows stared at him intently.
Jack stared back unflinchingly.
Then a hearty laugh rang through
the library. With amazement Jack
saw the old man straighten up in
his chair. Years seemed to fall off
his shoulders. The twisted nm.
_? ?""-"I
tesque appearance vanished as if by
magic. He spoke quietly.
"I'm not crazy." he began; "I'm
just a lonely old fellow, ticketed as
a sort of recluse. The true facts
are that I've been trying for years
to write. Yesterday I got word that
a story of mine had been accepted."
"But I still don't understand your
strange invitation, and?" Jack interrupted.
"I'm coming to that," Bevan Willers
continued. "The hero of my
book is a daring, adventurous fellow.
A man willing to answer a
strange call that came in the night.
I got intrigued with the fellow, and
began thinking. Wondering if there
was any young fellow who would
act as he had done. So I rang the
first hotel that came to mind and
described my hero. Young, unmarried,
interesting sort of chap. Pretended
his name had slippied r..y
mind for the moment. They connected
me with your room. You
know the rest."
Jack stretched out his long arm
across the desk, and gripped the old
man's hand. "Now that I'm here,
Mr. Willers, do you still believe you
have got the right man." There was
wistiul entreaty in his dark eyes.
"I don't just think?I'm absolutefy
positive."
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY THU1
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L. A. GREENE
?? H. GRADY FARTHING
W. H. GRAGG
ffsjl R. L. BINGHAM
C. M. CRITCHER
ffijg A. W. SMITH
??[ ROB. RIVERS
W. D. FARTHING
G. P. HAG AM AN
W. L. HOLSIIOUSER
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RSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
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hristma
Time
Let those of us who dc
solve that next Christmas 1
tivitiea with our families be
:?..1 ^
mg me rent money to tne cr
Through the plan of the B
own your own home . . . by
money each month . . . just
is within the realm of poss
the most modest income.
A new series of the V
to open January I. Call in
you may join the ranks of ]
own your home now, how,
you may create a fund for 1
or against the emergencies
? i t?
rainy day.
Next week we will ms
? sands of dollars to holders
ciation and to them, as we
holders, and friends every1
Christmas and hope that tf
many to enjoy a happier ai
than ever before.
mga Buil
in Associ
jragg, Secretary Boone
PAGE THREK
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OF GOOD CHEER AND OF
GIVING . . . THE GIFT MOST
WORTH WHII.E IS THE ONE Sr
USUALLY TAKEN FOR GRAN- fi/J#
TED . . . THE GIFT OF Sp
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will enjoy the holiday fes:side
our own firesides, apply
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happy home-owners, or if you
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the education of your children
s brought by the proverbial
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where, we wish a very Merry
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id more prosperous New Year
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