' ' Scoutarama ' ' Is Topic
Of Scout Gathering
The Boy Scout circus or "Scout
arama" to be held in Winston
Salem on Saturday evening, Hay
5. was the chief tonic of diaeuasioa
at the Watauga district comsaittee
meeting and scouters' round table
held at the Blowing Rock School
on the evening of April B.
Koicoe Stevens, executive for the
Old Hickory Council, was a visitor
at the meeting. He stated that
about 3,000 scouts, explorers and
rubs will take pail, in the gigantic
program at the Winston-Salem Col
iseum. The event will be the most
ambitious in the history of the
council.
A ticket sale for the Scoutarama
will be conducted hjr the scouting
units of Watauga county .
Joe Davenport, executive for the
Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes region, will
be in charge' of the demonstration
of pioneering, in which explorer
units will erect about thirty towers,
bridges, lean-tos and other struc
tures simultaneously on the stage.
Dr. Lee Reynolds announced that
the training program for scout
leaders will be conducted on four
evenings in April, beginning April
25. A full schedule. has been ar
ranged tor active and prospective
leaden on Bey Scout*, Explorer
and Cub Scout level*.
Mr. Davenport also announced
the coming trip fr6m the Old
Hickory Council to tbe Philmont
Reservation in New Mexico. The
1860 caravan will be led by the
Rev. Russell Burns and Paul Bing
ham of West Jefferson. Philmont
is the ranch estate on which Ex
plorer Sdouts spend periods el the
year, returning to original pioneer
conditions of the West.
A fellowship of the Order of the
Arrow will be held at Raven's Knob
on April 28 and 29.
The next court of honor for the
district will be held on Sunday,
April 28, when a large number of
local scouts will be publicly recog
nised for the advancement' they
have made in scouting rank.
Dr. J. T. C. Wright, district
chairman, presided at the meeting.
He announced that the May meet-,
ing will be held at Henson's Cha
pel.
Refreshments for the district
meeting were served by Troop 901
of flowing Rock, host unit for the
evening. About forty scouts and
scout leaders were present.
4-H Health Program
Activated In Nation'
"Improving Family and Com
munity Living", the 1900.' 4-H
theme, ii being put into action by
750,000 4-H Club member* parti
cipating in the National 4-H
Health Program.
Through the program, members
are improving indiyidual, family
and community health. Individual
4-H'era and local Clubs will be
honored for outstanding accom
plishment by Eli Lilly and Com
pany, Indianapolis, Ind., a new
donor of awards. Recognition for
individuals include gold-filled med
als for four county winners, an all
expense trip to the National 4-H
Club Congress in Chicago for the
state champion, and $300 college
scholarships for six national win
ners.
Attractive certificates will be
presented to each of the four loc
al 4-H Clubs in a county conduct
ing a health prdgram worthy of a
blue award rating. A maximum of
10 two-color certificate* are pro
vided for the clubs which report
the most outstanding local 4-H
health programs in the State.
Health activities carried on by
4-H'ers include physical and den
tal check-ups; studies of home and
community health and sanitation
needs; practice of basic first-aid
and emergency procedures; co
operating in Community health
programs, such as polio immuni
zation; participation in physical
and mental health programs and
camps; learning proper food
habits; and many other activities
relating to the improving of health
standards.
Suggestions on ways to develop
individual and club health pro
gram* are included in the Nation
al 4-H Health Program leaflet,
made available by the National
Committee on Boy* and Girls Club
Work through county Extension
offices. The program is conducted
by the Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
Koto-Spit Is
New Utility
There If a new battery driven
roto-apit unit on the market that
is sensational. It can be used any
where. Fits any type of (rill, braz
ier or fireplace. It is completely
portable which makes It perfect
for hunting and fishinf trips as
well as in the home or backyard.
No electrical cord or plug is nec
cessary. It is powerful with a cook
ing capacity up to ten pounds. Bat
teries will provide up to ten con
tinuous hours of operation. This
rotospit is made of durable alum
inum and uses two standard D
flashlight batteries.
All types of accessories are avail
able. There is a steak basket, a
shisk-ke-bab or frank spit, and an
unusual spit fork. The rotMpit
and all the accessories aire reason
ably priced. They are made by a
California manufacturer.
An outstanding food study group
believes It is possible to improve
the nutritional habMa of large
groups of people by improving
the food practices of children.
They say that: "If these children
have an opportunity to lea'rn and
practice principles of good nutri
tion in school, they will acquire
better food habits snd attitudes
which will carry over into child
hood."
This group of educators state
that it is never too early to atari
the child's education ia good nu
UitioB. lijgfeii
i m - j
Tags On Front
Are Now Illegal
Highway Patrolman Mason calls
attention to the- fact that many
motorists have left their 1959 lic
ense tags on the front of their
vehicles.
The officer points out that only
one tag is issued this year and It
is a violation of the law to use an
out of date ta|g on the front of an
automobile.
LOST BIBLE RECOVERED
McAlester, Okla. ? During World
War II, while fighting for Aachen,
Germany, Sam Holloway, of Mc
Alester, lost his Bible. Recently,
a city official received a letter
from Joseph Franck, of Aachen,
saying , that he had found a Bible,
wiQi|(tfoIloway'a, name inside, in
the ruMle of an airraid shelter
and wanted to return it. Hollo
way now lives in California, but
his parents live here.
Stocks of 1,740 million bushels
of wheat stored in all positions on
October 1, 1955, jpere the largest
for the date in the comparable
series beginning in 1935.
\ "lESSr."-' '* ' '? ' '* "" ' ? ??
Tangy Tomato Aspic Liked By Men
Jellied aalada liked by men an thoee with the natural flavoca of
fooda predominating. Tomato aapic continue* among the masculine
favorite* because of ita clear and direct tomato tang. Thia salad is a
natural too with such menu laadera aa steak and aatatoee. See
radpa below.
Tomato aapic rataa aa a claaaic of gel-cookery, and the aimpl*
formula only calls for combining tomaui juice, unflavored gelatine
and seaaoninga. The plain gelatine, softened in .cold juice and then >
thoroughly dsaaojved in hot tomato juice, introduces no flavor of ita
own. Ita magic property ie to gel the tomato juice at refrigerator
temperature. Then at taste- time, each bite ie firmly cool yet melting
to create a very special appetite appeal.
To unmold, quickly dip the aalaamold to ita dtpth in hot watari
loosen around edge of container with tip of knife; hold serving plate
over mold; invert, and ealad will slip onto the plate.
Quick Tomato Aapic ,
2 envelopes unfavored gelatin*
3W cup* cold tomato juice
'A teaspoon aalt
H teaapoon celery salt
teaspoon onion (alt
teaspoon sugar
teaspoon Tabasco
! tablespoons lemon jtiic*
Soften gelatin* in 1 cup of the cold tomato juice. Place over boiling
water; etir until palatine is diaaolved. Add to remaining 2H cup*
tomato juice; etir in remaining ingredients. Pour into a 4 -cup loaf pan;
chill until firm. Unmold on platter; garnish with salad grata*. To
aerve, cut into 8 portions. Serve with Roquefort chesee dicing.
YIELD: 8 servings.
NOTE: For 4 servings, cut recipe in half (vnd pour iato individual molds.
SMART GOPHER *
Las Vegas. ? Paul Thomas, a
farmer harassed by a pesky go
pher, dropped a concussion bomb
into the gopher's hole. But the
gopher pushed the bomb, with fuse
burning, back out. Thomas quickly
picked it up and hurled it away.
The bomb ignited a hay pile. While
firemen savefi Thomas' house and
barn, twelve tons of hay were de
stroyed and the gopher still peers
out of his hole.
DEMOCRAT ADS PAT
BAGS M SNAKES
Sutherland, Neb.? Although 98
rattlesnakes were killed In three
days it a (arm near here recently,
the rattlers still had not been en
tirely cleaned out. The owners kill
ed 37 rattlers the first day in an
abandoned prairie dog town. Just
eighty rods from the farm house.
Kills on the next two days brought
the total to 96.
The U. S. expects to issue mil
lion passports yearly by '60.
DOGWOOD WANTED
Convert your dogwood to Dollar*. Tor specification* or
cash on delivery, contact your local buyer
DEWEY HOMES
Route 3, Box 27 Boone, N. C
T^r
mm used car festival
-OI^E OWNER BARGAINS?
1954 Buick Super 4 door
Completely equipped, beautiful
blue with white top, local, one
owner car at great savings.
1953 Buick Super 4 door
Dynaflow, radio, heater, wrap
around windshield, many smaller
accessories, local one owner car,
* top condition. You can save plenty
on this one.
1953 Buick "Special 4 door ,
Conventional transmission, radio,
heater, many smaller accessories.
This is an outstanding automobile.
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air
2 door sedan. Cream with metallic
green top and 2-tone green interior.
Powerglide, radio, heater and a
myriad of genuine Chevrolet fac
tory approved extras.
?ANOTHER GREAT BUY ?
1952 Ford Customline V8
2 door briiliant black finish with
excellent white wall tires, radio,
?heater, overdrive. Yon must drive
this one to appreciate it
This Seal mm year windshield
is year guarantee of satisfaction
?BARGAIN DEPT. CARS ?
1947 Ford Coupe
1947 Ford 4 door
1941 Ford Coupe
1948 Plymouth
1950 Oldsmobile "98" 4 door
1938 Buick
1950 Oldsmobile "88" 4 door
1941 Dodge 2 door
2?1947 Buicks
TRUCKS
1953 Chevrolet l/j ton pickup
1952 Dodge Vi ton pickup
1954 Dodge 2 ton
1951 Ford IV2 ton
G R EEN E BUI CK.IV5
AMherst 4-3778 ^
400 W. KING ST. BOONE, N.C. <a?r
DmIct Umw N*. CM
Science Fair Award
lr*la jf gp
Winners Announced
Winners In the Northwestern
District Science Fair, held Ust Fri
day at Appalachian State Teacher*
College, Were announced by Dr. F.
Ray Derrick, chairman of the event
Prises were given lor eaeays in.
three categories and for entries
In biological and physical aciences.
In the eaaay contest <oa ornitho
logy, "The Cardinal ? Our State
Bird," Mary Lawrence of Appalach
ian High School won 910 for first
place, and Rachel Balrd of Cove
Creek High School Won second
place and was given a book, Peter
son's "Field Guide to the Birds."
On the essay "Forests and Our
Way of Life," Frank Payne won the
$10 award given by Moretz Lum
ber Company of Deep Gap. Frank
attenda Appalachian High School.
Linda Wey of Appalachian won
the $10 prize given by the V C.
Wildlife Resources Commission
with an essay on the value of
water resources to wildlife.
No winners names In the Junior
division were available. However
in the senior division on the bio
logical science, Carolyn Brown of
Cove Creek took first place with
her exhibit of a "Phylogenetic
Tree."' Tommy Owsley of Appa
lachian placed second with his
"Micro-Photography" exhibit
In the physical science, Lenney
Glenn of Bethel School used an
improvised radio to win first place,
?nd Elbert Rhode* of Mountain
View High School in Wilkes coun
ty used a telephone circuit model
to win second.
These winner* will be eligible
to place their exhibit* in the State
Science Fair to be held at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill April SO and SI.
Dr. Derrick laid about 128 dif
ferent student* in the 10 county
area* represented bad display* In
the fair, and said the e*?at will be
an annual one. He itated that
even with the inexperience of thoie
working with thd fair, he consider
ed it a success, and from the know
ledge gained this year future fair*
will be even better. Helping him
with arrangement* this year waa
Kent Robimon, science teacher at
Appalachian High School.
COFFEE
Bruil is uid to be marketing
its largest coffee crop since the
1888-30 season, according to the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
More than 20,600,000 bag* (182
pounds to a bag) will be available
.for export during the 1890-98 crop
year, compared with 14,900,000
bags in the 1894-99 season and 23,
200,000 in the 1838-38 period. The
department also forecasts larger
coffee crops in Central America
and Colombia.
'
WBJ, WKLLf WW ,
Cooperaville, Mich. ? Alerted
that burglan were Headieg kta
way, Deputy Sheriff Keith AverUl
waa aent to act up a road block to
prevent their <eecape. Stopping the
firat ear he mm, he asked the driv
er and paaaeager to help aet up
WHITE BREAD .... Me
??? - *>& 4p&^plp
Sunnyfield in 1-4 lb. prints
sunnyneia in i-t in. prinn
Creamery Butter, lib. Ctn. 65c
, I j5" ' m
Ann P*(e Preserves? CHEERY, PEACH,
PINEAPPLE, 2 Lb. Jar 49c
\ '? ? ' " ?
Ann Page
CHERRY PIES, Each 39c
Mild and Mellow
8 O'CLOCK COFFEE, 1-lb. bag ? 79c
Ann Page Regular or with Chili Gravy
RED BEANS, 4 1-lb. cans 39c
Sultana Creamy
SALAD DRESSING, qt jar 37c
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