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Appalachian High School News P.-T. A. Moves to Entertain Bus Students At a recent meeting of the Parent Teacher Association, a motion was passed to provide entertainment foi bus students who would like to stay in town for games, school parties and other school activities. Each homeroom teacher was ask ed to take the matter up and see that enough homes were available for bus students in that particular room. Town students entered into the plan enthusiastically, and any student who rides school buses and would like to attend school activi ties at night may be sure that they will have a place to stay. School authorities feel that this guided pro gram of social activity is proving very helpful, and wish to urge all parents to co-operate by insisting that their boys and girls take part in it. Forest Ruotrs Present Program On Friday morning at the school assembly, Mr. Liles, chief forest ranger of the Blue Ridge Parkway forest in North Carolina, made a talk to the student boy on "Pre venting Forest Fires." Mr. Liles gave something of the extent of na tional and state forests, their value and the importance of preserving them. In his talke, Mr. Liles brought ou Lydla X. Plnkham*s Vegetable Com pound Is fapuntt not only to relieve periodic pain but ALSO accompanying nervous, tired, bJghstrung feelings? when due to functional monthly dis turbances. Taken regularly?it helps build up resutarce against such symp toms. Plnkham's Compound helps na ture! Follow label directions. Try It! ?/ JjjcUa.?.(jK*Jtkamb Dont COUGH MENTHO MULSIG^ IF IT FAILS TO VOP tCUP ?--a mom? ? ? T 75 * BOONE DRUG CO. BOONE, N. C. Two Brothers, Brother-in-Law, ui Service Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Hecu of Zionville, have two sons and a son-in-law in the armed service. Pvt. Ila G. Reese, upper left, who was wounded Jan. 10 in Belgium and who is now in a hospital in England Leon D Reese, upper right, a brother who is with the army In Ger many. Below. Glean D. Boden harrier, of the nary, a son in law of Mr. and Mrs. Reese, who is on duty with the armed guard in the Pacific. the fact that 33 percent of forest fires are caused by man's careless ness in dropping matches or lighted cigarettes, 25 percent are caused by careless campers, 10 percent by neighbors burning brush and let ting the fire get out of control, and 10 percent by lightning. He gave charts to show how fire prevention work has greatly lessened the dam age by forest fires since 1910 but stressed the fact that there are still too many fires. Mr. Simmons, from the state de partment of fire control .also made a brief talk along the same line. He gave something of the state law concerning the responsibility of the fires. At the close of the talks a short technicolor film was shown on the organization of rangers for fighting fires and how they actually fight them. Dramatics Claw Scores Another Hit The second-year dramatics class presented the one-act farce, "The Dummy," by A. L. Kaser, to the stu dent body during the third period Thursday. The play was a big hit with the students. The cast was composed of the following: Mr. Hitchcock, Gordon Phillips; Mrs. Hitchcock, Mary Alice Moretz; the maid, Enid Carroll; Ted Manners, friend of Mr. Hitchcock, J. R. Bren dell; the policeman, Rhea Farthing. Boy Scout Actiriti** The Boonf Boy Scouts came to the high school last Saturday when 15 of the boys assisted Mr. Wey in oiling the floors in the high school ? building. The boys started at 8:30 in the morning and worked until about one o'clock and in that time oiled ail the floors and halls in the high school uuilding. The high school has been without a janitor for nearly three weeks and it would have been impossible to do this work with o A the fcouts. The fol lowing boys assistM in the work: Teddy Barnette, George King, Don ald McCracken, Ned Lyons, Glenn Wilcox, H. M. Moretz, Marvin Casey, Pete Stoiy, Archie Dean Lyons, Donald Warman, Bill Crawford, Robert Teague, Grady Moretz and Paul Edmiaten. Paper Drive Still On The Boy Scouts of Watauga coun ty have taken upon themselves to collect the scrap paper in order to help out in the war effort. This drive will last through March and April and everyone should save their scrap paper and give it to the Boy Scouts, if you have scrap pa per and do not know what to do with it, call the high school and the Scouts will take care of it. The Boy Scouts are also planning ether community activities, among them is to spend one day in clean ing up the school grounds within the next week or two. St. John'* Defeat Blue Derils The Blue Devils finished their regular basketball season Friday night at Waynesville with a defeat from St. John's school 21-19. Tall and lanky center, J. W. Cuddy, was high scorer for the Blue Devils. Brendell and McConnell were good on the defensive side while Aid ridge, aided Cuddy on the scoring side with some beautiful field goals. The game was a steady scrap all the way through, both teams fight ing for victory. The boys went to Winston-Salem Monday to play their second game in the Journal-Sentinel tournament Blue Dtrilt Defeat Independence in Tournament Appalachian High got off to a good start in the Journal-Sentinel tournament in Winston-Salem last Thursday by defeating Indepen dence, Va., 53-16. J. W. Cuddy led the scoring attack, making 21 points. After playing a close game the first quarter, Appalachian began to push ahead and the score at half-time was 25, Independence 11. The oth er players were Brendell, C. Greene, Edmisten, G. L. Greene, Clay, Ald ridge, McConnell, Moretz, Hodges and Calloway. In the "good old days" they wat ered the milk; today they water the cow at an automatic drinking foun tain. CHERRY ASKS STATE ASSIST PAPER DRIVE Raleigh ? Governor Cherry has called on North Carolinians to assist in the General Eisenhower Boy Scout waste paper campaign during March and April. His statement was made when uniformed Raleigh Scouts were re ceived at his office and presented with a token bundle of waste paper from the executive mansion. The governor described the short age of paper as "acute" and said that the nation's 1,866,356 Cubs, Scouts and leaders are asked this year to collect 150,000 tons during the drive. Off 1to shift -and on the telephone This evening thousands of service men will be asking for the Long Distance lines that connect them with their homes all over America. YouH be doing them a real favor if you help keep the lines open from 7 to 10 PJV1. They'll appre ciate it. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company I NCORPORATEO Have Your Tires RECAPPED No new tires are in prospect, with the chances against an improvement in the tire situation even after the col lapse of Germany. Therefore, it is good business to have your tires recapped promptly at our modern plant, and thus keep your ve hicles rolling during the period of the emergency. We also do vulcanizing and other tire repairing. We specialize in Washing and Greasing and render .an all around automobile service to the motorists of this area. ? GENUINE CHEVROLET PARTS COLVARD TIRE & CHEVROLET COMPANY BOONE, N. C. IT TAKES AN EXPERT CHECK-UP NOW. L TO HELP YOU save that car! If you let it slip this year . . .you may be*verJaorryl You probably never owned a car as old as yours is now. This means you've got a job to do... NOW! Get that old winter oil out and fresh oil in. Give that winter-beaten chassis a thorough lubrication with fresh, protective greases. Let a man who knows how look over those tires and switch them around for longer life. Have your spark plugs cleaned or replaced for greater gas economy, greater engine life. Look after that battery, radiator, lights and finish! Spring's going and summer's near. Now's the time to get the care that will help you OEALIK SAVE THAT CAR! MAKE A DATE WITH YOUR ESSO dealer TODAY! <> car* saves w?ar ' I ' 0*pr 1M4. Iwlx ?sso
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