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9 ' . .second section WATAUGA DEMOCRAT ? sbcond sect,?'1 * ? VOL. LXTV ? NO. ?. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1M2. FTVE CENTS PEE COPT J. D. Jones *Is Mayor Of Blowing Rock Council Act* to Fill Un expired Term of Clen Dale; Rotary Names Officer*. * qy MRS. LUCILE LETT Mr. J. D. Jones has been ap pointed to fill the unexpired term of Glen Dale as Mayor of Blowing Rock. He will fill this office until May of 1953. Dale has been missing from his home here some weeks. Mr. Jones is a native of Gaf friey, S. C.. but has made his home in Blowing Rock for some yeari. He is married and has one daughter, Linda, age 8. He and Mrs. Jones are owners of Skyway Lodge which is open during the tourist season. Rotary Meets, Officers Elected Regular meeting of the Blow ing Rock Rotary club was held on Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock at Springhaven Inn. ftain busi ness at hand was the election of officers which are as follows: President, Bill Fulton; vice president, Ho "ard Holshouser; secretary-treasurer, John Lyon. The new Board of Directors consists of Mr. Fulton, Mr. Hol shouser, Mr. Lyon, Mr. John Goodwin, and Mr. Marvin Cul breth. Mr. R. B. Hardin will be out going president and will auto matically revert to the Board of Directors wlfen the new officers take over in July. Native Of Blowing Rock Abroad Miss Mary Holshouser, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hol shouser, has recently written her parents of a two-months tour now being made by her and two other American girls. The tour is being made via automobile and will include the following cities and countries abroacj: Leaving Berlin, Germany they will first reach Geneva. Switzerland, go ing from there to Nice and Can nes, France; Barcelona, Madrid, Cordova, Sevilla, and Gibralta, Spain. From here the girls will cross the Strait of Gibraltar into Tangier, Africa. The return trip will touch France again and Genoa, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Isle of Capri, Venice, Bologna, and other interesting points in Italy. From there the itinerary includes In nsbruck, Austria on back into Berlin by April 26. Miss Holshouser has been a student at the University of Ber lin during the winter having gone on a Fellowship under the sponsorship of the Southern Presbyterian Church through the World Council of Churches. While there she worked as Dir ector of Young people in addi tion to her studies. In this capa city she was in the homes of many of the German families and saw the need and privation of these people since the war. In another letter from Miss Holsbouser she told of the atti tude of these people toward the world situation; how they went on from day to day a a though things were normal, yet there was an under-current of uneasi ness always present of the possi DID WE SAY COPPER COTE HOME SERVICE CO. why pay more FOR AUTO INSURANCE? ? WW WW e eirn* eeleW N ym'n ? cnM Aim ym tm ? miMNmlmtliw JOUNJT. KING BUg. k Loan Bids. r.s?s bility of the coming of the Com munists. Many ways have been devised by the people there, especially the Americans, for reaching safety in the event this happens. Miss Holshouser also told of the gratefulness of the people for the foods which have been sent to her by her family which she distributed among the most needy. Their appreciation was pathetic. . . Another interesting feature of this previous letter was the des cription given by Mary of the celebration of Christmas there in Germany. The various festivities begin the first of December and are quite numerous and colorful all during the period preening Christmas. Many gifts are given on different occasions, which should make we Americans fell most grateful for being here in America where only one day for the giving of Christmas gifts is demanded. Miss Holshouser was graduat ed from Montreal High school and has completed three years at' the Women's College of the Uni versity of North Carolina at Greensboro. She will said from South Hampton, England, abroad a Dutch ship on May 28, and will arrive in New York on June 4, coming on to her home here in Blowing Rock. Rnr W. M. S. Circl* Organised The newly organized night circle of the W. M. S. of the First Baptist church will hold its first official meeting on Thursday night, March 27, at 7:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. J. D. Jones. Officers for this rirde will be elected at this meeting. All ladies of the church who are not already in W. M. S. are invited to Attend. The program for this month is "Hawaii." The heart of W. M. S. is missions and missions is vital to Christian lvng. Primary Choir To Be Organised On Friday afternoon, March 28, all primary Sunday school pupils of the First Baptist church are asked to meet at the church at 3:18 o'clock. Purpose for this meeting is the organizing of a primary choir. Boys as well as the girls are urged to attend. Mrs. J. L. Thomas, Jr., wife of the pastor of the church, will meet with the group for the or ganizing and will be their direc tor. PFC. *r6bERT ATKINS, left last week for Pittsburg, Calif, after (pending ten day* with his mother,. Mrs. Sam Atkins of Boone. Pfc. Atkins, who has been in the army for 14 months, is be ing sent to Japan or possibly Korea, Mrs. Atkins says. Already in existance are the carol choir consisting of Junior aged girls and boys and the Sen ior choir made up of the teen agers and adults. Miss Selma Lee Foster is dir ector of the carol choir while Mrs. Thomas directs the Senior group. R. A. Organisation Has Dinner M**Un0 An extra called meeting of the R. A.'s of the First Baptist church was held on Saturday, March 22, at the church at 11:00 o'clock. Lunch was served to the group during -intermission by their Counselor, Mrs. R. R. Garvey. The Blowing Rock group will be hosts to the R. A. Conclave of the Three-Forks' Association on Saturday evening, March 29, be ginning with a covered dish sup per at A:30 p. m. Shower Is Given For Bride Elect Mrs. H. P. Holshouser and Mrs. Duke Custer were joint hostesses at a miscellaneous shower on Friday night in honor of Miss Peggy Robbins, recent bride-elect, at the home of Mrs. Holshouser. The home was attractively decorated with spring flowers and white wedding bells. Game* and a contest were en joyed, the prize being won by Mrs. Charles Martin who pre sented it to the honoree. A letter to the bride-to-be was written, each guest contributing a para graph. Following the game period a dessert course was served by the hostesses. Many lovely gifts were receiv ed by the guest of honor. Attending the occasion war* the fueet of honor, her mother, Mr*. O. C. Robbina. and Me* dame* Larry Harris, Harry Rob bins, Charles Da van t, W A. Ceeana, Charles Martin, Bill Wil liams, William White, Omer Cof fey, John Relneking. Max Moody, Richard Gragg, and Thomas Cof fey, Jr. Engagement Announced Mrs. Blanche Ward announces the engagement of ter daughter, Reba, to Mr. John Ernest Estes of CoUetta'vllle, N. C. and Wash ington, D. C. Miss Ward is a graduate of Blowing Rock high school and of Carolina Business College in Charlotte. Shq was employed for several years by the Department of Justice in Washington. Mr. Estes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Estes of Collettsville, wss graduated from Collettsville high school and from the University of North Carolina. He is current ly employed by the Evening Star, Washington newspaper. The wedding will take place in the near future in Washington. Personals College students homo for spring holiday^ and for the week end include the following: Norma and Ernest Banner, Jr. of Mars Hill, Virginia Moody of Cross nore, Dot and Billy Greene and Russol Tate of Lees McRae, Johnny Holshouser of Darlington School in Rome, Ga., Martha Herring, Patsey Bolick and Mer ritt Coffey of ASTC. Mr. Granville Hartley was a week end viaitor at his home here from Marion, N. C. where he is doing practice teaching in one of the high schools. Lewis Lentz is back in his familiar surroundings after try ing to convince Uncle Sam that he was needed in the Navy. It seems Uncle felt differently and people in Blowing Rock are so happy to see Lewis back in Berryman's grocery. Corpal and Mrs. Larry Moretz, recent newly-weds, and Mr. and Mrs. Grady Moretz, parents of Corporal Moretz, spent several days last week in Norfolk where they visited their sister and daughter, Mrs. Harold McMahon and Mr. McMahort. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Puitt of Hickory were week end visitors in town and were accompanied home by Mr. Pultts grandmother, Mr*. Emma Greene, who will spend this week visiting in COPPER COTE HOME SERVICE CO. Hickory. l<r. Johnny Holshouaer, ion of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Holshouaer, left Sunday after spending a week with hit parents. Johnny will spend a tew days in Statea ville before returning to school in Rome, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Clubina of Washington, D. C. spent sev eral days last week with Mrs. Clubine's mother. Mrs. Emma Greene. They left on the week end for the return trip to Wash ington. Mrs. Earl Gragg has returned from a three weeks visit to her husband in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Gragg has been critically ill but is improving. Mr. Howard Holshouser, Jr. was home for the past week end from sGreensboro. Mrs Alma Miller has been a patient at Memorial Hospital in Charlotte for seversl days. She was expected to go to the home of her daughter Mrs. Bernard Prink, in Charlotte, on Sunday. Miss Martha Banner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Banner, spent the past week end with her parents. Miss Suzanne Coffey of the Newton school faculty was home the past week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cof fey. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Foster, Sr., their daughter, Miss Selma Lee, and Miss Bernita Greene, spent the day shopping on Tues day of last week in Statesville and Hickory, Mr. Benjamin Brittan and Mr. Ernest Estes of Washington, D. C. were recent visitors in Blow ing Rock and Collettaville. Miss Francis Snyder of the Blowing Rock high school facul ty had as her guest from Friday until Monday, her fiance, Mr. Neal Vaughn of Carson-Newman College in Tennessee. They at tended the Junior-Senior Ban quet on Saturday night. Mrs. Spensc Greene, Mrs. Fred Young and daughter, Miss Myrtle Young, spent the day in Hickory on Tuesday of last week. Misses Helen Garvey and Sarah Austin of Winston-Salem visited with Miss Garvey's mother. Mrs. R. R. Garvey, the past week end. Mrs. Clyde Clawson has just returned from a weeks vacation to Daytona Beach, Miami, and other points in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Henaon and children, Brcnda and Ken YES "MAM" COPPER COTE IT "AM" HOME SERVICE CO. CENTKFOISE POWER Vibration and power impulses are "screened out" as engine is cen tered and rubber cushioned between new high -side mmmting*. LARGEST BRAKES Big 1 1 -Inch brake drum* apply more le verage for more stop ping power. Stops are smoother, safer, with less effort WIDEST COLOR CHOICE 26 rich new colors and two-tone combinations . . . widest choice in Chevrolet's field. New De Luxe interiors are color-matched. Lowest priced in its field! 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(Optional at extra coat) Colvard Chevrolet Co. TaUvlMMM 27 and 2* I NORTH DEPOT STEER Windy Gap News Notes Week end "visitors at the home of Mr. and Mn. Dayton Ward were: Mr. and Mn. Tom Rice, ^ and Mr?. Jim Hackworth, Mr. Gene Hackworth, Mr. Carol Lee Hackworth. Miss Bonny Sue Hackworth of Williamion, W. Va., and Mr. and Mr>. Don Oreene of Avery County. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hicks of Rock Hold, Ky., have bought a home here and are planning to move to it at once. Mr. and Mrs. Jones Harmon have returned home after spend ing several days in Charleston. S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hsrjpon and son. Barton, of Johnson City, Tenn., were visiting home folks here over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Jones and children visited Mrs. Jones' mo ther, Mrs. Vergie Trivett, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gamett Harmon, Miss Ruby Harmon. Miss Marie Harmon and Miss Marie Tester spent last Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Swift of Mabel. Mr. and Mrs. Arval Millsaps of Reece and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Trivett of Beech Creek were Sun day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Presnell. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Recce and Mrs. Carl Edmisten of Beech Creek were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harmon. Miss Marion Ward of Sugar Grove and Miss Mildred Edmis ten of Beech Creek were last week visitors of Miss Mary Ann Hagaman. Church membership in this country totaled 86, 310,274 in 1950, a 99.8 per cent rise over 1926. neth, have returned to Wilming ton, N. C. after spending the week end with Mr. Henson's mother, Mrs. M. Henson In Boone. Mr. Henson is connected with the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road. Ernest Banner, Jr., and Joe Merritt Coffey spent the week end in Chapel HilL PTA Group To Sec Movie "Prefac* to ? Life," a thirty minuta motion pictur* with ?ound. will be given Monday night at the March meeting of the Boone Parent -Teacher Club. Mil* Madeline McCain of the Wa tauga County Health Department will be in charge of the program, directing a discussion at the end of the film. "Preface to a Life" is said to be one of the best pres entations for parents with school children, in that it deals with ev eryday behavior of children, pointing out the folly of placing too great Importance on the little evtfyday happening in tba lite of a child. Beginning at 7:11 o'clock at tba High School* auditorium, the meeting will adjourn in one hour. ?REMEMBER? RuIcim Go* Sorrk* Is ' ECONOMICAL! IMN? v. ? SHOP AT BELK'S ^ FOS SHOES * for every member of the family We Are Boone's Exclusive Distributors for Red Goose Shoes Red Riding Hood Shoes FOR BOYS AND GIRLS * Friedman Shelby John- C. Roberta and Weyenberg Shoes FOR MEN ? Natural Bridge Shoes FOR MEN AND WOMEN WE FIT SHOES BY X-RAY We Are Receiving Almost Daily Latest Style* in Ladle*' Sandals and All Styles Ballet Shoe* Belk's Dept. Store Your Shopping Center Boom, North Carolina Turn that waste yard space into a productive vegetable garden. Have summer salads ''right from the ground" and save on food cost, too. ? Start today, here! Large variety of "atarted" plants that combine minimum care with maxi mum yield. And be sure to see our complete se lection of lawn and garden tools for ^ every growing need. For top produc tivity and garden ECONOMY, sec us, today! Plenty of Vigoro . . . The Complete Plant Food A Full Line of Garden and Field Seeds Farmers Hardware and Supply Co.
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