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Second Section News Of The Week At Green Valley School A typical consolidated school in a typical school community open ed in Green Valley last Monday. Halls were filled with boys and firls. Numerous parents sccom pained the smaller children who were entering school for the first time. , A general assembly was held In the lunchroom. A short devotional was held after which Mr. Marsh, the principal, greeted parents, teachers, and pupils. He spoke briefly of school policies which will be used and made some neces sary announcements. Students went to their respective class rooms and teachers to start what we hope will be the finest school in the history of Green Vslley. New Teacher We have one new teacher, Mr. E. B. Fox, who will teach the eighth grade. Mr. Fox is not a stranger in our community since he worked as a student teacher in our school last year. Enrollmeat The enrollment so far is 306 students, with the average daily attendance being 301. In the re spective grades the enrollment is as follows: 1st grade 54, 2nd grade 35, 3rd grade 49, 4th grade 35, 9th grade 29, 6th grade 32, 7 th grade 40, 8th grade 34. Lunchroom Our lunchroom opened last Wednesday with a "surprise" lunch. Almost 100% of our stu dents est a hot lunch every day. We welcome back our most com petent lunchroom helpers: Mrs. George Moretz, Mrs. Sam Moretz, and Mrs. Blaine Miller. Baa Drivers Our bus drivers with their re spective buses are: Bus No. 1 ? Meat Camp, J. D. Miller; Bus No. 26 ? Bill Hill and Fairview, Alec South; Bus No. 18? Rich Moun tain, Johnny Johnson; Bus No. 53 ? Rainbow Trail and Todd, Char les Miller. Our janitor, Mr. South is acting as a temporary driver until a driver can be secured for the Rich Mountain bus. Every ef fort is being made to secure a driver for this bus. It would be much better if he could be a per son who lives on Rich Mountain. If you know of fHyone who woold be interested, please contact the school. t. T. A. Meeting The first meeting of the Greene Valley P. T. A. will be Thursday night Sept. 8th. This is covered dish supper meeting. There will also be a short business meeting. All patrons of the school are urg ed to come. The Green Valley tecahers will be available for consultation from 3:19 to 3:49 each day. Parents please feel free to use this time if you wish to come to school and talk with your child's teacher for any reason. WINS IN CONTEST Joan Presnell, 12, of Boone, won a $40 credit on a sewing machine by solving the Monarch puzzlf ad which appeared in the Democrat recently. Mayor Reports On Progress Of Town TO THE PEOPLE OF BLOWING BOCK: As your mayor, I am happy to make a partial report on the pro gren that has been made by the town of Blowing Rock in recent years. Last winter a raw water storage dam was built on about six acres of land leased fronf the National Park Service and about one acre bought from Mr. George Snyder. This dam is 28 feet high, 132 feet across the bottom and 298 feet long. One of the largest expenses of the dam was the cleaning of the basin under the supervision of the North Carolina Department of Health. The capacity of the dam is approximately twenty million gal lons of water. This is enough wat er to maintain an average supply for the Town of Blowing Rock for the months of July and August The town bailt this dam out of the General Fund without a bond issue or the raising of taxes. This will help explain why we have not been able to improve some of our streets as will the fact that recent ly we have purchased a combina tion ditching-loading machine, a 1000 gallon tar distributor, 3-5 ton roller, and a new motor grader to be delivered September S because the old one'was beyond repair. In addition to all this, the town has painted the water filter plant. (Your inspection of the plant is requested.) Over 3,200 feet of water extension and a mile and a half street sealing has been done at less than one-half the cost if a contractor had been given the Job. We were able to accomplish this because of the new machinery which was bought for this purpose. I want to explain that since about twenty-five new homes were built this past year that increased the garbage load, and because of rain, which stopped the hauling, the garbage collection was not as geod aa wo. would like to have it Tb# board baa taken this under consideration and expects to im prove this condition next season. The Town Board meets the first Wednesday after the first Monday in each month. All people who are interested in the Town of Blowing RoCk and have any suggestions for the betterment are urged to attend. R. B. Hardin, Mayor How Big? HoW Fast? A prompt and fair settlement for any insurance claim depends upon the integrity of the home office* lasiri la Tfct Bist. It Fiysl Coe Insurance Agency 217 MAIN ST. BOON* N.. C Sight-Saving Month Decreed September ha* been designated aa "Sight-Saving Month" by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, The North Carolina State Association for the Blind, the North Carolina Commission for the Blind and the Boone Lions Club. ' Mayor Gordon H. Winkler has issued the following proclamation: Whereas, good vision is a prec ious gift bestowed py God and nature upon all mankind, and Whereas, our eyes are windows of light through which we see and understand each other and enjoy the beauty of the world in which we live, and Whereas, the ruthless threat of blindness is increaaing although at least half of all blindness is due to neglect add for that reason is needless. Therefore, we owe it to our selves and our loved ones to recog nise the wisdom of protecting vi sion, to . Join fully in the battle against blindness, and to learn how to take care of our eyes and the eyes of our children, and In cooperation with the National .Society for the Prevention of Blindness, the North Carolina State Association for the Blind, the North Carolina State Commission for the Blind and the Boone Lions Club, I hereby designate Septem ber, 1MB, as "Sight-Saving Month." And I call upon my fellow citi zens of this community to conserve the vital resource of good vision by learning the habits of good eye care, and by supporting research efforts which will help sll men enjoy the blessing of healthy eye sight. Signed: Gordon H. Winkler. Mayor. Traffic Deaths Most of North Carolina's death dealing auto smashups last year occurred on straight, level roads. The Motor Vehicles Department at Raleigh reports 416 fatal wrecks under such circumstances. Black top roads had the greatest num ber of wrecks (677) and the high way was dry at the time of 778 fatal crashes. In all there were MO fatal collisions which contri buted to the state's 901 victims of traffic. Experts toy U. S. needs 213,000 box cars In war. News of Servicemen VILAS J. MORETZ, J*. COMPLETES FOOTBALL CLINIC' Yokohama. ? Pfc. Vital J. Mor etz, Jr., 14, whose wife lives at 1301 S 18th St., Torre Haute, lad. recently completed the Army*! Far East football officials clinic at Yokohama. James Cain and Bill Fisher, two leading officials in the Pacific Coast Conference, served as in structors for the clinic. Moretz, who is regularly assign ed to the Yokohama Engineer De pot, arrived in the Far East in February of this year. Before entering the Army in July 1904, lie was graduated from Indiana State Teachers College in Terre Haute and was a coach for Casey (111.) High School. His father and mother live at 206 Moretz St., Boone, N. C. ERNEST C. McGUIRE FINISHES LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Munich, Germany. ? Specialist Third Class Ernest C. McGulre, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mc Guire, Route 1, Sugar Grove, N. C., recently was graduate^ from the Seventh Army Non-Commis sioned Officer Academy in Mu nich, Germany. McGuire entered the Army in 1890, completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C, and arrived in Europe in July 1094. He was last stationed in Alaska. He attended Appalachian High School. CHARLES WILFONG TAKES SPECIAL AF TRAINING James Connally AFB, Texas. ? First-Lt. Charles E.. Wilfong, ion of Mr. and lira. XR. G. Wilfong, of Blowing Rock, N, C? completed the Aerial Observer Bombardment Upgrading training program at James Connally Air Force Baae July 29. ' Lt. Wilfong attended Texas Christian University, receiving his degree in Radio Journalism in 1948. He entered the service in 1992 and was with the 19th Bom bardment Wing in Okinawa from November 18, 19S3, to Hay 19, 1954. His home base is Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas. LT. JOSEPH L. MICHAL, JR., GETS RESPONSIBLE AF POST For his tint assignment with the United States Air Force, Second Lieutenant Joseph L. Michal, Jr., ion of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Mi :hal, Waynesville, has interesting New ! "Matchless" Heating [ ? Duo-therm OIL NOMA! HI ATI IKS WITH (XClUSIVi ILICTRIC NIW tarthttM ? Mora beat, cbuwr be?t, from mrj deep of ad-* with Doo-Thara'* ncbiiM Dual Cktnbcr ~ ? Ha* furaiturt ttf Hag, beautiful aiabogaay fiaub. ? forced-beat circulation sad fual wnoii up to 21% wkk Doo-Thcna'i a*du?i?? Autoautk POTTER- AJ R V iMa^a IMOwff. ? 4 vid?4pnia| door* for radiant beat. Healthful - . Special Vim Stopper. Haad? ?aist-bigb Watauga Hardware ? INCORPORATED 1 Boone, N. C. duty at the Air Force Armament Center, Elgin Air Force Base. Florida. Lieutenant Michal will be Project Officer of a Gun* Sec tion project in the Weapons and 111m ilea Branch of the Directorate of Teat Operations. In hi* new duties, Michal will have an opportunity to employ knowledge acquired during his six year* of study at North Carolina State College which resulted In his being awarded two degree*, Bach elor of Science and Master of Sci ence in Mechanical Engineering. Lieutenant Michal ha* excellent preparation to contribute valuable service to the mlstion of the Air Force Armament Center, which is the engineering evaluation of all air armament and related compon ents. This Center is one of ten Air Research and Development Com mand Centers throughout the country with the overall' mission of maintaining the qualitative superiority of U. S. air power. Lieut Michal recently attended the Spiritual Life Conference sponsored by the United States Air Force for its Protestant per sonnel st Ridgecrest Bamboo Downs Blowing Rock Bamboo defeated Blowing Rock on Saturday by a score of 2 to 0 and on Sunday by a score of S to 7 to enter the finals along with Millers Creek who defeated Mabel on Saturday by a score of 4 to 2 and in the second game of a double header by 2 to 1. Mabel had defeated Millers Creek In the first game of the double header by 3 to 0. Large crowds attended the games and a larger crowd is expected for the finals this week end. Results, Saturday, Sept. 3 ? Bamboo 2, Blowing, Rock 0; Mil lers Creek 4, Mabel 2. Sunday, Sept. 4 ? Bamboo 8, Blowing Rock 7; Mabel 3, Miller's Creek 0; Millers Creek 2, Mabel 1. Schedule this week end: Saturday? Bamboo at Miller's Creek (one 9 inning game) Sunday ? Miller's Creek at Bam boo (two 7 inning games if necea aary) , i ? ~ CARD OF THANKS |g We wish to nprw oar sincere thanks ud appreciation for your many expressions of sympathy during the illneas and death of our mother and grandmother, Mr. Rhonda Winkler.? The Fam ily. I CARD OF THANKS We with to express our sincere thanks to all who so graciously ex tended their kindness, help, and sympathy tp us in the loss of our father, J. P. Hodges. We earnestly desire God's richest blessings for each, one ? Alonxo Hodges, Pearl Greene, Mamie Smith. The World Bank report! $24, 100,000 profit for year. West Jefferson Typewriter Exchange Authorized Dealer* In ? taHMoreu Typewriter* ? Clary Baxiae** Her III? New and U*ed Machine* All Hake* . New Portables as Low a& $1.25 Per Week 1 , 'EASY TERMS Adding Machine*. Cash Regiiter*, Calculatori ? Sold, Rented, Repaired, Exchanged ? Supplies ' "? '? Call Ua for Reptdrt ?? AU Work Guaranteed E. G. Lyle, Bex 142, Jeffenea, N. C. ? Phone 2951 Day er Night AUCTION SALE Saturday Sept. 17,1955 STARTING AT 10 A. M. ? ENDING WHEN MERCHANDISE IS SOLD We Will Sell al Your Price New and Used Furniture and Appliances We Will Also Offer at Auction Antique Furniture, Frames, China, Glass, Oxen Yokes and Early American Cast Iron Kitchen Ware. FREE PRIZES REMEMBER ? There it no better price than the one you make yourself AUCTIONEERS The Incomparable Cottrell Twins M. & R. Furniture Co. 4 MILES WEST OF BOONE ON U. S, NO. 421 RAY and MILDRED FARTHING TEACHERS <\ . ?? ' : i - . V. V. : ^ " . Welcome Back! I , 1 We've missed you greatly during the summer and once again return our youngsters to your capable hands. If there is any service we can perform during the coming term that will make your work easier, don't hesitate to stop in. Sooner the better* Our officers and employees extend a most cordial welcome to all teachers and students to * ? use our banking facilities during this school year. We offer a complete banking service available to each of you, either by mail or a friendly visit to our' bank. . ' * 1 '.s f: 1 ' : ' ' v'. ^ The Norfhwestern Bank .4 '?. ) -j? BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
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