Class Voting Features
News At Bethel School
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Last week was election week for !
the cli iwh at Bethel. Matt of the
classes elected officers and started
class projects. The projects con
sist in ways to rai*! funds to he
used ior the class.
Mm Farthing's First Grade
We are (lad to welcome Gary
Y ounce to our claaa. Gary cam* to
as from Elk in.
Wilma Jean Harmon and Joe
May have been , absent this week
because of stckiuM. We hopevthey
will be able to return soon. Jack
Hsgumsn who was injured fn a
fall recently is recovering very
nicely.
Mia* Farthing's First and
Second Grades
We have fifteen students enroll- .
td In the first grade and fourteen |
students in the second grade.
We are having lots of fun bring
ing iA seeds and leaves from dif
trees and plant*
SherriU's Second And
Grades
There are twelve pupils In the |
l lird grade and seventeen pupils |
-'.in the second grade.
Most of ns made perfect scores |
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to spelling Alt week. We. third
grader*, think spelling i? pretty
hard but most of us ran get it if
we study enough.
Mrs. Perry's Third Grade
Our class ja made up of thirty
three lively boys and girls. Most
of us have been present every day.
We a? going to try very hard to
keep up our good attendance re*
cord. Many interesting things have
already happened this year. Per
haps the most exciting was the
pet show held Tuesday of last
week. Each student who entered a
pet in the show told some Interest
lag things about his or her pet.
The ribbons were awarded as
follow*: The blue ribbon went to
"urownie", Kaye Greene's dog.
The red ribbon was won by Mich
ael and Mania Farthing's big Col
lie. The white ribbon went to
Judy Campbell's Collie. Donna
Farthing's little black dog, "Inky",
got the yellow ribbon.
Mrs. Greene's Fourth Grade
We have thirty ??even pupils en
rolled in our class this year.
Our new students this year are
Jean Arnette from Caldwell coun
ty, Gary Buton from Ohio, Susie
Mast from Parkway. We are glad
to have these people with ua and
hope they are enjoying being with
us.
Mrs. Ayer*s Fifth Grade
All twenty-six pupils in our
class are enjoying school thia year.
Most 'of these are attending regu
larly.
We have elected class officers.
They fare: Johnny Lawrence, pres
ident; Eddie Comette, vice presi
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dMt; Lane* Fhrthing, secretary
and treasurer; and Linda Combs,
reporter. ? ? -k I
Mr. IbmoaSi Sixth Grade
All of our thirty-eight pupil*
have gotten off to a good start and
are enjoying their work E
We have started project! in
geography, history, science and
health. AD the students are tak
ing fcn active port is these pro
jects and are cooperating very
nicely.
MA. Norrla' Seventh Grade
The seventh grade ha* elected
officers for the year. They are:
Ronald Proffitt, president; Lee
Wsrrea, MK president; Vrenda
Campbell, secretary; tfugene Pres
nell. treasurer; and BUnda Rob
inson, reporter. , ?T;-.
Mr. M array's Eighth Grade
Our class officers are: Ruth
Anne Robinson, president; Ruby
Phillips, viM-presldent; Ruth Ann
Adanu, secretary; Len Harmon,
treasurer; and Carl Moody, repor
ter.
We have formed a Salesman
shij Clug in which all the -pupils
of our class will take an active
turt in selling Blair products. Al
resdy we have Quite a fund to
make a tour of our state. On this
tour we will see and ? visit the
many points of interest that we
are now studying about in our
eighth grade history.
Mrs. Hamilton's Ninth Grade
- This past week has been elect
ion week for the ninth grade. The
officers are as follows: Sue Law
rence, president; Glenda Dishman,
vice-president; Jo Afin Wilson,
secretary; Tommy Greene, treasur
er; snd Junior Winebarger, re
porter.
The ninth grade has voted to
meet every Jwo weeks. They have
also been taking interviews of the
important citizens of this com
munity, and are planning to make
* textbook from the interviewed
and photographed citizens. Some
of the citizens are as follows: Mr.
Clyde Perry, Mr. Vann Farthing,
and many others.
Mr. Ramsey's Tenth Grade
We met and elected the follow
ing officers: Carole Lawrence,
president; Len Warren, vice presi
dent; Sue Hagaman, business
manager; Rebecca Farthing, secre
tary and treasurer; Lenney Glenn,
reporter.
We also formed a recreation
committee. On this committee are:
Reba Vines, Martha Cornette,
Elaine Edmisten, and Lynn Mathe
son.
We are working on a project In
which we art raising fund* for our
class trip, which we will take as
seniors in 1998.
Mr. Beaton's Eleventh Grade
The junior class has elected of
ficers for the year. They are: Ern
est Stout, president; Johnny Vines,
vice president; Eugene Winebar
ger, treasurer; Joyce Hagaman,
secretary; and Gerald Lawrence,
reporter. One of our claas mem
bers Kaye Campbell, was chosen
reporter for the entire school.
The clau has been discussing
suggestions made by the students
for a project in which to raiae
funds. The funds will be used for
our senior trip we hope to take in
1997.
Mr. Greene's Twelfth Grade
The senior claas has elected the
following officers for the 1999-96
school term: Dudley Norris, presi
dent; Lance Reeae, vice president;
Jo Anne Phillips, secretary; Irene
May, treasurer; and Evelyn Matbe
son, reporter.
We have also elected our annual
staff. They are; Editor in chief,
Evelyn Matheson; R. L. Taylor, as
siatlng; Jo Anne Phillips, business
manager; advertiaing committee
Lance Reese. AUen Cornette and
Bobby Phillip*, file sales commit
tee consists of Irene May and Dud
ley Norris.
With Mr. Greene as faculty ad
visor the clau hopes to make this
year's annual "The Beaver" the
beat publication ever.
The USD A has announced that
the provision requiring that heads
of cotton bales be completely cov
ered has been eliminated from the
1990 loan program but will be in
cluded in the loan program for
1996.
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FFA Harvests
Potato Crop
The Daniel Boone Chapter Fu
ture Farmers of America harvest
ed ita potato project thii week
and realized 1128 75 for iti half of
the eAp.r
Early In the sprint the chapter
rented two acres from Appalach
ian State Teachers College. The
college furnished the land, seed
and fertiliser for one half of the
crop. Eighteen hundred pounds of
8-8-8 fertilizer was used per acre
Kennebec potatoes were planted
cultivated three times, and they
were dusted twice.
Thes? boys deserve special re
cognition for work and equipment
they furnished: Marvin Storie
Luther Brown, Harry Critcher
Harold Keller, Harold Hartley
Wendell Critcher, Jimmy Hollo
way. Billy McNeil, Glenn Well
Mrs. Edmitten
At Raleigh Meet
Mrs Demi Mm Edraisten, auper
vi?or of schools, Watauga county,
attended the state-wide meeting
(or chairmen of professional serv
ice* committee!1 in Raleigh, Satur
day, October ?
Mrs. Edmlaten ia chairman of the
professional services committee of
the Watauga local unit of the
North Carolina Education Associ
ation. .? - Mj?
The day long meeting was held
in the headquarters building of the
NCEA, and was attended by over
150 persons. Mra. Irene Hill, chair
man of the NCEA profesalonal
Services committee, presided.
Mrs. Ethel Perkins Edwards, ex
ecutive secretary of the NCEA,
welcomed the group during the
general session. Bert Ishee, Fay
ctteville, president of the NCEA,
born, John Hodges, and Dale
This is the third yeir the boy*
in the chapter h?ve grown pota
toes to IiIm money lor their pro
Jects. The chapter wants to thank
the college tor its cooperation and
interest. Also, the principal. Dr.
Crew, and all of the faculty for
letting the boys out to harvest the
potatoes.
About twenty of the boys are
planning to attoad the State Fair
at Raleigh on October 22.
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TOTAL DOUBLES (P
Golden, Col.? The coed enroll
ment at Colorado School of Mines
doubled this year ? to 2 ? when
Catherine Larkin, 19, of Douglas,
Wyo., and Dawn Dayford, 18, of
China Lake, Cal., enrolled. The
school'* lone woman student last
year, Nancy Easley, of Corpul
Christi, Texas, transferred to the
University of Colorado.
addressed the group on "Stre??th
enlnj Educational Relationship* in
North Carolina " '
Mr*. EdmiMen was accompanied
to Raleifh by her neloet, Xatherya
and Elaine Triplett, students in
the Cove Creek High School and
Valle Crucis Elementary School
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ATTENTION, FARMERS
DON'T MISS THE
ASC Farmer-Committemen Elections
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
FARMER
COMMITTEEMAN
ELECTIONS
TUESDAY
OCT. 18
9 A. M. - 5 P. M
Who Will Serve? - It's Up To You!
It's up to you and your neighbors to choose the men who will serve your community as ASC farmer*
x committeemen during 1956. By electing the committeemen of your choice, you make sure that the
men who administer Federal farm programs in Watauga county are familiar with conditions on your
farm and in your community. Your farmer committees have some big jobs ahead of them in 1956.
Many of the decisions they must make will have an important bearing on your farming operations.
Be sure YOU have a voice in their selection!
BALD MOUNTAIN
VOTING PLACE
BEAVER DAM
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BLUE RIDGE
FRED BROWN'S GROCERY
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ELK
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V. D. WARD'S STORE
MEAT CAMP
MEAT CAMP SERVICE STATION
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COOK * ELROD STORE
NORTH FORK
ELLISON'S STORE I
SHAWNEHAW
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STONY FORK
DEEP GAP POST OFFICE
WATAUGA
HOWARD W. MAST'S STORE
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