Second Section
Lions Club Members See
Shearing Demonstration
, Members of the Boone Lions
Club were treated to ? sheepshear
x ing demonstration at their last
? regular meeting by the wiaar at
, this year's state 4-H sheep-shearing
contest held in Raleigh last Hay.
' LanSe Reese of the Bethel Club
< and Bill Allston of the Boone Sen
( tor Club, winner and runner-up 1a
the state contest this year, sheared
' several sheep in the parking lot of
> the Daniel Boone Hotel to show
the Lions how experts do it
Assistant County Agent W. C.
? Richardson made a talk to the dub
before adjournment to the parking
lot for the demonstration.
Reese and Allston, he said, will
? enter the national sheepehearin/
contest at the International Live
Mock Exposition and 4-H Congress
' to be held in Chicago next Novem
ber. v
Watauga County 4-H Clubbers
have wen the state contest every
' year since 1048 except last year,
, said Richardson, when top honors
were taken by Alleghany County.
Watauga County's record in na
? tional competition Is as follows:
, 1MB, Clint Reese, fifth; 1SM8, Clint
Reese, first; 1860, Bob Wilson,
first, Ben Norris, second; 19S1,
' Vance Vines, unplaced; 1M2, Bob
, by Gene Norris, eighth; 1903, Glenn
Reese, thihl; 1904, Dudley Norris,
seventh.
All of these boyi represented the
Bethel Club (except Allston thie
year), and won first piece la the
state contest of the year la which
they entered the national event.
Watauga is the only county in
the United States, said Ricivardson,
to win the national contest two
years in a row (IMS and 1M0),
and the only county to place first
and second in a single year (1900).
Beese and Allston will go to
rural Illinois and Michigan to prac
tice shearing for about ten daya
prior to the national contest. Rich
ardsoa Mid.
Objectives of the 4-H sheep
shearing program, he said, are at
follows: ?
1. To harvest the wool crop at
the best time and In the most de
sirtble nuumer.
2. To learn the proper method of
handling sheep -while shearing,
thereby making shearing easier on
the operator and the 'sheep.
3. To remove the fleece in one
piece, free of second cuts.
4. To .learn to shear with a ma
chine so that all of the wool it
obtained.
5. To learn the proper method
of prepai^ag wool for market
Watauga, Richardson pointed
out, is North Carolina's principal
sheep-raising ' county.
Both Boone, Bamboo
Have Diamond Defeats
Both Boone and Bamboo suf
fered a defeat over the week end
to allow West Jefferson and lia
ble to move within striking dist
ance of the league leadership. J.
M. Burkett did some excellent
pitching for Mable in defeating
Boone as did Jonah Baldwin for
West Jefferson in defeating Bam
boo. Each week the league lead
ership gets closer as the teams are
playing much better ball.
Large crowds are attending and
much interest is being shown.
Gaines this week that should
help decide the leadership is Boone
at West Jefferson and Millers
Creek at Bamboo.
Results of Saturday's play:
Mable 4, Boone 3
Millers Creek 14, Lansing 4
West Jefferson S, Bamboo 3
Foscoe 4, Blowing Iteck 3.
Sunday's results:
Boone 14, Lansing 11 I
West Jefferson at Mable (rain) j
Millers Creek 12, roscoe 7
Bamboo at Blowing Rock (did
not play).
Standings:
Won Lost
Boone _...7 2
Bamboo ? 2
Mable 5 3
Millers Creek S 8
Foscoe 3 6
Blowing Rock 2 ?
Lansing * 1 7
This week's schedule:
Saturday ? Boone at West Jeffer
son 8 p. m.; Lansing at Foscoe;
Blowing Rock at Mable; Millers
Creek at ' Bamboo.
Sunday ? Boone at Foscoe; West
Jeffenon at Blowing Rock; Lans
ing at Bamboo; liable at Milleri
Creek.
Methodist Men To
Hear Plemmons
The Methodist Men of the Boone
Methodist Church will assemble for
their regular monthly meeting at
7 o'clock in Fellowship Hall at
the Church on Wednesday, June
puLwd'with D*"w01Um te
mom, president of Appalachian
State Teachers College, as the
speaker. Dr. Plemmons' topic will
be concerned with church-college
relationship.
One-third once of antibiotic In a
ton of feed may boost pig growth
from 10 to 20 per cent, say Florida
Experiment Station workers.
STRAWBERRIES
Berries will be available every day beginning June 1.
Most of our berries will grade "fancy." Those wanting
berries are asked to notify me in advance so I may tell
them what day to come. .
W. D. DAY
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Our regular interior decorator, Mrs. Marjorie S pence, will be ani?(ed
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Recreation
PerkinariOe ku been replaced
by Rutherwood in the Men's Soft
ball League. Therefore, Ruther
wood wiQ take the place of Perk
InsvUle oa the ached ul? that was
published previoutly in thin pa
par, H was announcer* by Dave Ab
eraathy, recreation director. ?
After the first week of play In
the Kent Softball League, the
Presbyterians h^ve taken com
mand of first place. They defeated
the Mountain Lions M. and Oak
Grove by the acore of 24-8. The
IRC and the Methodists alao were
undefeated, bat they played each
other and were tied up (MS when*
the came had to be called off be
cauae of dartmees. The game will
be replayed tonight (Wed) on the
IRC field at f o'clock.
The standings after the firat
week at play:
Won Loet
Preabyteriana 2 0
I R C 1 0
Methodist - I 0
Baptist 1 1
Rutherwood 1 1
V F W. . .1 I
Mountain Liona 0 2
Oak Grove .0 2
Little Leagae ?
Approximately 50 to 60 boya
were oa hand for the opening of
Little League haaeball Thursday,
June 7. These boys were very
interested and eager to get started.
Due to the large number of par
ticipants, the boys have been di
vided into two different age
groups, 9-13 and 13-14. This was
dona to provide a better oppor
tunity for the smaller and younger
boys and to create more interest
amoqg the older boys. To provide
adequate time for games, each
group win play on different days.
Here is the schedule for the next
two weeki*
June 18-22 ? Mon , Wed., Fri ?
9-12 years; Tue., Thura.? 13-14
years.
June 28-29? Mon., Wed., Fri ?
13-14 years; Tues. Thura.? 0-12
years.
All of these boya can partici
pate ia horseshoe, volleyball, teth
erball and badminton each day,
but will be able to play ball only
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on the feys indicated above. So
there will be something for all the
boy* to do each day.
The groat interest that those
boys hire taken in our community
should bo proud of. Any parent
who is interested is invited to visit
the playground and offer any sug
gestions that might lead to the
betterment of the recreational pro
gram.
Duo to the lack of players and
interest, there will not be a wo
men's softball league until fur
ther notice.
News Items From
Valle Cruris
It'i been good haying weather
in Valle Cruris the past week.
Every farmer has been putting up
stacks of hay, hoping to get some
rain Just as soon aa haying Is
over.
Mrs. W. W. Mast has returned
home from Watauga Hospital in
Boone where she underwent an ap
pendectomy. We hope for her an
early recovery.
The children of the Glenn Farth
ings have been visiting their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R A
Farthing and Mr. and Hn ? tan
ley Harris.
Mrs. Leah Fieri of Florida has
come to spend the summer at her
home here.
The Home Demonstration Club
met last week at the home of Mrs.
Allle Shull and Mrs. Anne Leake.
Subject for study was 'Wife-Sav
ers" that take the ache out of
house cleaning.
Mrs. Robert McMillan and Mrs.
Wallace May and their children
have been visiting with their mo
ther. Mrs. Clyde TeAer, at Matney.
' Mrs. Helen Mast has returned
? her home after spending aever
d weeks with her daughter In
Ohio.
Mr. and Mra. Britenatine from
the University of Miami are here
tor the aummer at their home in
upper Valla Crucia. Mr. Briten
itine ia teaching at Appalachian
State Teachers College during the
rammer term. \ *
The Epiacopal Minister*' Coo
ference U being held at usual this
summer at the mission
Chief Warrant Officer Louis
Farthing and Mr*. Karthlng and
children visited with relatives and
friends on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Moore of Lenoir spent
Sunday with her brother, Tom
Bated.
lira. Dennis Hodfta, the former
Mill Patty Baird, of Charlotte, has
been visiting for a few day* with
her parents, Mr. and Mr*. Clint
Baird.
Mra. Benny McDonald of Char
lotte, spent a few days recently
with Mn. Alice Baird and Mrs.
Edward Baird.
Miss Leslie Hast of Vilas visited
Saturday and Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Tom Taylor, and Mr.
Taylor.
A major activity at tk? Lower
Greenville to the
breedinc Ubm. g?
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