30,000 Converge F or Grandfather Singing By HUGH MOSTON - Linville, June 24? Crowd* es timated at 10,000 plus a day free of rain spelled success in a big way for the 32nd annual "Singing on the Mountain" at Grandfather Mountain near her* today. Many among the huge throng wandered to the shade tree? at the edge of the meadow to escape the sun. The temperature, as reported by Grandfather Mountain Weather station, reached a high of 74. The event here is the largest and oldest mountain musical event in the Southern Appalachians. Joe L. Hartley of Linville, 85 year-old founder and chairman of the mountain religious singing con vention, termed it the largest crowd and the "best singers" of all. Featured musical performers were the Blue Ridge Quartet of ra dio, television and recording fame. Other musical groups and person alities included Bascom Lamar Lunsford of South Turkey Creek, "the minstrel of the Appalach ians," Banjo Picker George Peg ram, the Liberty Quartet, the Johnson Quartet, Joe Franklin Quartet, Watson Quartet, Conover Quartet and Happy John Coffey. D. Hiden Ramsey of Asheville, retired newspaper executive and civic leader, delivered the princi pal address. Rep. Charles R. Jonas of Lincolnton of the 10th N. C. Congressional District also spoke. Mr. Ramsey called attention to the tact that persona of many re ligious beliefs, different political parties, and varied professions and occupations assembled each year at "Singing on the Mountain" to share in the expression of two com mon convictions, which he listed as fear of God and love of coun try. i Mr. Ramsey went on to say that mountains have played an impor tant part in the history at the world since its creation. He called attention to Noah's Ark resting on a mountain top, the presentation of the Ten Commandments 'on Mount Sinai, and the temptation of Jesus by the devil on the mountain crest More than 50 preachers of vari ous denominations spoke from platforms and boulders spotted sbout the Grandfather field during the day. Principal sermon was de livered by*i? Dev. Edward Honey DRIVE-IN ^ NIGHTS ARE HERE AGAIN SKY VU DRIVE-IN THEATRE A N(M SIASON OF SMASH HITS TWO SHOWS EACH 'NIGHT IStnc with Wide Screen and CinemaScope Wednesday - Thursday June 27-28 Battle Taxi Sterling Hayden Friday - Saturday June 29 - 30 Sitting Bull CinemaScope Dale Robertson Sunday ? July ) VICKI Jean Peters Jeannie drain Monday and Tuesday July 2 and 3 Love Me Or Leave Me Doris Day J amen Cagney cutt at Lenoir., A ? pedal detail of 14 State High way Patrolmen and Id Blue. Bidge Parkway Ranger* kept traffic mov ing well ob the parkway and U. S. 221 near the singin g (rounds No miahapi had been reported by late afternoon. About Hangings I liked your story in your paper 1 4 the hanging of Ton Dula. The Jack Adkina you mentioned lived in Deep Gap about 68 yean ago and wai, 1 an told, related to the Foster family. His daughter, when living here, told me thai Jack, her father, (tuck a walking stick in the ground and found soft dirt which was Laura Foster's grave where her body had been put by Tom Dula and Ann Melton after they had killed her. She also said that "her grave had been set out with trees or plants and covered with leaves so as to make it look as the rest of the woods." Descendants of the Adkins fam ily still tyre here at Deep Gap. Other hangings in nearby re gions were Elijah Church for slay ing Caroline Thompson (lynched; at Newton. Byers hanged at WUkesboro. Will Banks at Jeff erson (colored) man about 1007. W. A WATSON, Deep Gap, N. C. Shull Funeral Is Held Sunday Fred Skull, 38, of Sugar Grove, died Sunday, June 24, in Watauga Hospital following a cerebral hem orrhage. Funeral services were held at S p. a. Tuesday, June M. at the Wil low Valley Baptist Church. Of ficiating ministers were toe Rev. B. C. Eggers, the Rev. W. C. Payne, and the Rev. Bynum Trivette. Burial was in the Shull cemetery. He it survived by his widow, Mrs. Jettle Shull. a son. Jerry, and four daughters, Maxie Lee, Nancy, Carol, Patricia Ann, all of the home; six brothers, Simon, Jim, and BUI Shull, all of Sugar Grove, Arlisa Shull, Winston-Salem, Sam Shull, Valle Crucis; a half-brother, Ross Matheson. Sugar Grove; five sisters, Mr*. Jessie Cannon, T?n jMseee, Mrs. M|ttie Rominger, Rominger, Mrs. Eula James, Valle Crucis, Mrs. Mamie Yates, Rom inger, and Mrs. Ethel Yates, Valle Cnida. CHURCH OBSERVES 175th YEAR Eliza be thtown, Ky. ? The Several Valley Baptist Church, organised on June IS, 1871, in a wilderness that posed a constant threat of Indian attacks on the white set tlers, recently celebrated its 175th birthday. John Garrard, the first pastor of the church which had 18 persons on its first membership roll, was killed in an Indian raid. The church now has a member ship of 2,000 and recently moved into a new $500,000 building. Recreation News Wvitie ' By DAVE ABERVATHY Mea's lliWMI Lm|m The Presbyterians continued their winning way* again this week u they defeat**) '/hither wood 7-6 in ? thriller, and then went on to wallop th* VFW 10-1 But the Methodist* moved into a tie for firat place by winning three game* during the week. They started out by defeating Oak Grove 11-8 and then squeezed by the I. R C. 1-9 in a makeup game that had previ ously ended in a tie. Then they ended the week by edging Ruther wood 10-8 by scoring two runs in the last inning. Standings W L Presbyterians 4 0 Methodist 4 0 t R. C 3 1 Baptist 1 3 v. r. w 2 a Rutherwood ...1 3 Oak Grove 0 4 Mt Lions 0 4 Little League The Little Leaguers began to round into shape as they continu ed to show great interest in play ing baseball. Two games were played in the 9-12 year group where the competition was equal among the participants. The 13 14 year old group also played two games which were very interesting and hard played. Next week the 9-13 year olds will be separated into three separ ate teams that will be permanent the remainder of the summer. They will be divided according to their ability so each team will be evenly matched. Soil Bank Meet b Held Friday A meeting called by 11. L. Shep pard of the county ASC office waa held laat Friday in the courthouse to explain to Watauga farmer* the local application of the national ad ministration's Soil Bank. General aspects of the plan were discussed, and a*, informal, tape recorded interview with officials of the N. C. Department of Agri culture was heard. It was stressed, however, that farmen should come to the ASC office individually and have the plan explained as it applies to each case. Key personnel attending the meeting were L. E. Tuekwiller, county agent; Dave If in ton and B. W. Farthing of the county ASC committee; Howard Williams of the Soil Conservation Service; W. B. Vines, Grange; Robert Shipley, vocational agriculture teacher at Cova Creak; J. B. Bobinaon, THA; and vendor* J. C. Goodnight, of Goodnight Brother*; V. C. Shore, of Watauga Produce Compear; and Galea W. Scroggi, of the Watauga PCX Service. pf ?g WHEAT * ThU year's Government-restrict ed wheat crop haa been wartmwtod at 822,871,000 bushel. by the Ag riculture Department ThU ia the firtt estimate for the full crop, and comparea with 098,190,000 bu ihela produced bug year and 1, 148,547,000 for the tafryMr (194A 94) average. 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