Blowing Rock School
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The Blowing Bock PTA will
hjve Us last meeting of lfa« current
(cbooi year oe Monday evening.
April «, at 7:30 in the school
auditorium Mr*. Jaek Rainty,
president, urges every member to
be preaent far an important boatMas
session.
Distinction List Released
Tht following students made
the Distinction List for the third
grading period: AU« Triplott,
Marilyn Bolick. Cornelia Gryder,
Kate Holder, Ruth Holder. Asa
Re id. Sharon Sudderth. and Bar
Uira Triplett, aeruors: Jerry Burns.
Thomas Buxton, Earl Ford. Kenneth
Triplctt, K C. Shore. Linda
Bolick. Shirley Henson, and Mary
Keller, juniors; Charles Craig, Alton
Taylor, Pat Coffey, and Jewell
Harmon, sophomores; Trask Buxton,
Lewis Coffey, J. p. Dotaon,
John Lett, Elaine Bolitk, Mamie
Lee Bentley, Judy Bins, Gail
Dula, Sarah KeUer, Alice Robbins.
and Margaret Townseod,
freshmen.
Requirements for this honor are
good cittganahip. satisfactory attendance.
and an aeadesnk average
of "B".
Fear Straight A Students Named
Pat Coffey, Mary Keller, Thomas
Buxton) and Kenneth Triplet*
made all "A's" for the last grading
period of nine weeks. Pat is a so
phomutf, and the other throe are
jvnkiii.
Mn. Harwell's 5th Grade
The fifth grade will help prepare
a bulletin board for the high
school building for April. Since
Easter will soon be here, the class
decided to make Easter and
spring the topics for the display.
Everyone will be glad when
spring comas. Some flowers are
already blooming and there are
lota of birds to be seen.
Mn. Winkler's 6th Grade
Norman Kord sprained his leg
and has a' cast on It.
The class is having a spelling
bee. Mrs. Winkler is awarding five
dollars to the winner.
Sonny Young, Billie Foster,
Edith Storie, Rhea Holder, Johnay
Harmon, Robert Harmon, and
Sandra Castle are working on science
pictures.
The class had a contest to see
who could sail the most greeting
card*. Sonny Young won by selling
(9 boxes. He received a prize
of five dollar*.
The sixth grade has learned two
naw folk danccs.
Pat Fortune, a former resident
of Lenoir, Is a new class member.
Mr. Crayte Teague visited the
class and gave a very informative
talk about forest fires. Everyona
appreciates the new book corers
he gave. Don Harrison and Sonny
Young won the prize for the best
job of covering their books.
Mr. MeCurry's 7th and 8th Grade*
Good citizens for the week ending
Uarch 22 were Ann Moody
and Larry Hodge.
Ann Moody bought a cake to
sell on Tuesday and Jimmy Coffey
brought cookies Thursday.
Miriam Ford and Barbara Newton
have returned to school after
having been sick.
The class welcomed a new student
laat Friday, Wendell Biddix.
Wendell formerly went to school
at Spruce Pine.
PERSONNEL CUT
Defense Secretary Charles E.
Wilson recently directed that a
twelve per cent cut be made in
personnel of the Defense Department
and armed forces in the
Washington area, to be put Into effect
over a year. He estimated the
savings of $30,000,000.
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One to Ten Years 4 .20 9 .80 $100.00
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Leg of Lamb Mad© Fancy
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Creamed vecetaMee la pftata baakate act a* the dainty aaeempanjmrat
far the artatoarat «f the Cuter taM« a raaat lag al
If there it a doubt aoaearnlng
the Easter dinner menu In your
home, worry no leogar. A haa*<ome,
done-to-per(egtioa rout
leg of Amb rate* a special place
jn your Easter holiday table.
Gamlah far tMa lamb rout la
piquant fried potato baskets
filled with creamed peas and
carrots ... a tempting combination,
indeed.
Reba Staggs, meat ajcpert,
states that to serve this leg of
iamb at its Juicy, dcme-to-perfection
goodness, a slow oven
temperature (300* F.) must be
used. First, place the leg of
Uuab akia side dowa oa i rack
In an open routine P»- A«k
your meat retailer to leave the
Ml, thin parchment-like covering.
on the leg. Thl« helps the
leg hold Its shape during cooking
as well as helping It to retain
Its Juices.
If a roast meat thermometer
Is available, Insert It lato the
thickest muscle. Kor a correct
reading, the bulb sHbuId not be
resting on bqne or in fat Let
the roast cook In a 300* F. oven
allowing 30 to 35 minutes per
pound. The thermometer will
register 175* F. for medium
done lamb; 180* F. tar welldone
lamb.
HORSE WINS OVEB TRUCE
Ashley, 111.—Ail oil truck itruck
• horse on a highway near Ashley.
The horse ran off, apparently uninjured,
but the truck had to be
towed away. Damage to the truck
was estimated at $290. The driver,
Clark Richards, 22. was not hurt.
fgWabel School Newsj
Mr. Angel! was • recent visitor
to our tctaool. Th* main purpose
of hit visitation was to set the new
centralised library. j™
Mrs Edmiaten was also a visitor
this weak to aaaist the librarian,
Mrs Glenn in entering new
books, where our needs are freatest
in the library
The children who ride bus number
38 had quite a new and thrilling
experience Thursday morning,
when their bus broke down
on the way to school, and a Greyhound
bus driver was considerate
enough to pick them up. Most of
the children were vary happy
about this. That is, all except two
children, who were so undecided
about the while thing that they
burst into tears. There wasn't a
child who did not give their version
of the ride to teacher and
clasa. As ene boy put it: "Teacher,
we rode a bloodhound to achool!"
4-H Club News
Both boys snd girls clubs met
March 11th in the school auditorium.
Mr. Richardson and Miss
Street discussed with them the
Seven Basic Poods.
A program was presented concerning
the yearly food budget.
The main characters were: Lucille
Osborne and Clyde Perry.
First Grade News
On Thursday we had our first
library period.
Ronnie Shelton spied a magazine
that had a picture of the
Southerland Community on the
cover. Ronnie and several other
first graders pass this way every
day on the way to school.
Another interesting magazine
was Wildlife. Shsron Isenhour's
father's drawings appear in this
magazine very often.
We located several places we
had heard of in the Atlas and
even looked up the meaning of
two m three word* In the unabridged
dictionary.
ijfcOur library helpors, Randall
Thomas. Rebecca Devil and
Sandy Mains showed a* how to
pot books in the library shelves
the right way.
We wish to invite preschool
children to visit our room and we
our bird pictures, the farm we
have made and our Easier border.
Eight of the student <have perfect
attendance this year: Martie
Combs, Hal Isaacs, Randall Thomas,
Joan BauniKaidner, Mary
Ann Michael. Jaato Warren, Judy
Warren and Glenda Sue Wheeler.
Happy birthday to Ronnie Shelton.
First And Third Grades
Our bovs and girls gave a chapel
program Friday the 26th, which
consisted of choral readings, songs
and poems.
Influenza has taken more than
its share of absences for the past
few weeks, but most of the students
are back in school.
Fifth Grade News
We were very glad to have Mrs.
Ray Shoun and Miss Anna Ruth
Morley of Mountain City, Tenn.
visit our school on Friday afternoon.
David Hagaman spent last weekend
visiting his uncle In Kentucky.
Georgia Snyder, Jonalea Thomas,
and David Thomas have had
birthdays in March.
Some of the boys and girls in
our room have been absent because
of flu, but most of them
are now able to be back.
In regions where fusarium wilt
is a problem, sweet potatoes
should not be grown in a cropping
system with tobacco.
RETAIL VOLUME
The federal Eaaerve Board fig
urea on department ttare volume
indicate that m> far thia rear, retailers
have chalked up a 1 per
cant gain above aaies in the like
period of ISM.
SIGNERS ALL KELLY'S
Chippewa Fall*.
rutnt-s were on the .
tit ion for Circuit
Rinehard. circulatcd by John Krfl|.
Ail twenty of
vas > Kelly.
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