Second Section IT
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER U, IMS
Fifteen Foreign Students |Tour
Watauga Before Start College
Fifteen foreign students, from
nine countries, were in Watauga
county over the week" end, visiting
various points of interest and in
homes of rural people, before
beginning a year's study at the
University of North Carolina, Cha
pel Hill.
The students, all in this country
to study certain phases of public
health, wil be enrolled in the
School of Public Health at the uni
versity this fall. They were tour
ing North Carolina under the di
rection of Mrs. Charles Dolan, pro
fessor of Public Health Nursing.
Other faculty members aiding Mrs.
Dolan were Miss Frances Mac
Kinnon, professor of Nutrition;
Miss Louise Cantrell, professor of
Public Health Nursing; and Mias
Elizabeth Guillot, professor of
Medical Social Work.
Countries represented were In
donesia, Thialand, Chile, Brazil,
Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, India,
and the Phillipines.
The visit to Boone and Watauga
was part of an orientation pro
gram, to acquaint the visitors with
North Carolina, its people, its
health problems snd advantages,
our language, etc.
Those coming _ were Dr. Chal
Kartari, Indonesia, Dr. Sakol
Meekanqwal, Thialand, and Dr.
Pirote Ningsanonda, Thialand, who
will study public health admin
istration;
Miss Sylvia Luz Menendez-Cat
aldo, Chile, Miss Lia Santibanez
Rojas, Chile, Mrs. Cha-On Rod
pot ong, Thailand, and Miss Kath
leen Hackett, India, all to study
public health nursing;
Miss Dolly Mendes, Brazil, Dr.
Tahsin Oz, Turkey, and Dr. Bire
shwar Prasad Jamuar, India, study
ing public health education;
Dr. Eva Herlinger, Brazil, to
study maternal and child health;
Boesono Boedidsrmo, Indonesia,
Hassan Hassan Mitwally. Egypt,
and Anibal Edgar Perez-Inchausti,
Paraguay, to study sanitary engin
ering;
Miss Delfina Bautista, of the
Phillipines, to study public health
nutrition.
While in the county they stayed'
at the Southern Rural Church Insti
tute at Valle Crucis. They visited.
among other place* the kraut fac
tory, the Cove Creek cahery, the
health ' center, several o f the
school*, the, county and home
agents' office*, and *everal rural
home*. They also *aw the Valle
Cruel* orchard.
Richard Chase entertained them
and introduced to them folk games
and dances familiar in this area.
Dr. Mary B. H. Michal, district
health officer, wa* thk official hoct
ess to the group while they were
here, and they were served a pic
nic lunch on the Horn in the West
picnic grounds Friday. Saturday
they attended a square dance at
the Valle Crucis Mission
They also, visited various points
of interest in counties adjoining
Watauga, before going back to
Chapel Hill.
All fifteen students are in
America on fellowships offered
by either the World Health Organ
isation, the International Cooper
ation Administration or the Amer
ican Association of University Wo
men.
Booster Club
Footballs To .
Be Given Away
The Appalachian High Booster
Club wishes to anounce that thia
Friday, Sept 12 at the high
school homecoming football game,
they will throw souvenier foot
balls to the fans in the bleachers.
This project is sponsored by
Booster Club in hoping to build in
terest in football and the App
football team in this area. The
footballs will read on them, "com
pliments of the Booster Club ?
Appalachian High School."
Come out to see the game and
maybe you will be one of the
lucky persons to take a souvenior
football home.
The game will be played on the
ASTC field at 7:00 between Ap
palachian High School and Beaver
Creek High School. This will be
the homecoming game for the
high srhanl
Britain confirms discussions
with U. S. on Taiwan.
Rev. Mr. Gibson
Takes Work At
Baptist Church
Rev.' John Gibson of Murphy
has arrived here and 'taken up hii
new work at associate minister of
the Boone Baptist Church.
Rev. Mr. Gibaon will work with
the Baptist Student Union, Sunday
School and have charge of the
church offices.
Rev. and Mrs. Gibson and sons,
Lamar, two and a salf, and Char
les, two and a half months have
established residence at 601 Queen
Street.
Mr. Gibson was reared in Mur
phy, and received his elementary
education there. He attended
Young-Harris Junior C o 1 le g e,
spent , two years in the army, and
graduated from Appalachian State
Teachers College, cum laude, in
IBM. He taught school at Hiwas
see Dam and had been pastor of
Friendship Church near Murphy.
Mrs. Gibson, the former Miss Nell
Wills, also of Murphy, is an Ap
palachian graduate and a teacher.
James Greene
I
Now At Parkway
Mr. James Greene has replaced
Mr. Dwight Iaenhour ai principal
of Parkway School. Mr. Iaenhour
resigned this position to accept
another in Tayloraville.
Mr. Greene is a local Watauga,
County man with B. S. and M. A.
degrees. He ia the Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Greene of Boone. Mr.
Greene taught in the Winaton
Salem city system and waa princi
pal of the Valle Crucia School
for the paat aeveral years. He ia
the preaident of the local N. C. E.
A. unit.
Except for the principal the
achool personnel remaina the
aame this year. Mrs. Edgar Cooke
ia giving private music leaaona to
those doairiog them.
There are S10 students enrolled
in the achool thus far. The achool
ia happy to have a new bua.
WELCOME
TO ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE RETURNING TO A. S. T. C.
THIS YEAR
We're Glad You're Back
,
AND TO YOU WHO ARE HERE WITH US FOR THE
. FIRST TIME, WE EXTEND A
special welcome
We Hope Your Stay in Boone Will Be Most Pleasant in Every
I
Way , and We Shall Db Everything in Our Pou&r ^
To Make It So
CAUDILL'S, INC.
The Shop for Ladies and Men
123 E. KING STREET BOONE, N. C
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STEEPLE gets "new look." ? Raymond Jones and erew of men, Ed
Hayei, Bill Jones, and J. B. Greene, re-covered the steeple of Poplar
Grove Baptist Church last week with a bright copper roofing. This
is one of the projects started several years ago by the members in
improving their church building. They have repainted the church,
inside and out, installed a new heating system, and are getting ready
to re-roof the building and enlarge and improve the parking lot. Several
thousand dollars have been pledged to the improvement plan, accord
ing to a spokesman of the church. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor.
WANT RICKOVER PROMOTION
A group of Democratic sena
tors has demanded that the Navy
promote Rear Admiral H. G. Ric
kover. They Mid be will be forced
into retirement in a year or so
unless he it raised to three-star
rank.
Dust Poisoning
Danger Seen
By Tuckwillei
By L. E. TUCKWILLER
A report has reached u* frot
reliable sources that a ihipmet
of cabbage originating in Nort
Carolina, and trucked Into a not),
er itate, has been found to cot
tain too much Insecticide residu*
and that tale hat been (topped oa
this truck load.
We should use extreme care Of
our Watauga cabbage does not
reach the market with too much
insecticide dust on them. The at
called "Miller Bill" spells out kg
definite terns the amount of poi
?on dust that can be on cabbaft
(and other food crops) when thej
go to market. Our lstest informs
tlon states that this is seyen parts
per million for toxophene, an<
one part per million for parathiaii
The label on each package Stat
es quite clearly just how an<
when these materials should h?
used. These directions should h*
followed, especially the ones tk*
specify that the last date or day
before harvest the material shou)
be used. Failure to follow diret,
tions might cause a grower t
loose his crop because of insect
cides residue.
Extension leaflet Noi 31 entj
led, "1858 Cegetable Insect Coi
trol" is available to farmers wh
want it from the County Agent
Office.
Our vegetable crops are Wo
valuable to take chances on hav
ing them condemned because
too much insecticide dust /
I
V. S. Rubber develop* "safest
tire on the road."
Fighting continues in Beirut
despite rebel orders.
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For Back-to-School Energy!
School days are active day*. More than ever, young thinkers
need the vitamins, minerals, and proteins that extra glassful i
of delicious Scaliest Homogenized Vitamin D Milk give
them. Every quart is enriched with 400 units of Sunshine Vitamin D
to help build strong bones and teeth through wintry months.
Start getting additional quarts or half gallons of
Scaliest Homogenized Vitamin D Milk
today. At your favorite store or order it
from your Seahcst milkman.
List Your Prop&Wy with Vt for a Quick Sale
HAVE DEMAND VOS SMALL BUSINESS ? ALSO TOM FARMS
COE INSURANCE AND
REALTY COMPANY
Dial AM 4*8256 217 Main Street
GOOD 3 BEDROOM HOUSE, Urge lot looted near Oak Grave
Church. Price $8900.00 FHA loan available.
DUPLEX APARTMENT? Now rented. Located on Faculty Street
near college campus. Completely furnished. $8500.00.
HAV^ DEMAND for several bouses. If you are planning on
selling list your property with us.
FLORIDA ? Have listing on chicken farm showing net income
of $MD.OO to WK>.00 per month. Win sell or trade tor
FLORIDA ? Client h<< good commercial property with ineMw.
Wants to trade for fishing and hunting camp in North
Carolina.
SMALL FARM ? Remodeled two bed room bouse, bath, com
pletely furnished. 10 acres with 2-3 cleared land located on
good road about 0 miles from Boone. 1-3 down.
NICE RESIDENTIAL LOT? Appalachian Heights. &200.
NEW DEVELOPMENT? Lot 100 x 160. Price >1800.
FLORIDA CLIENT has good rental property. WUI aell or trade.
12 ACRES LAND near Boone. Price $3000.
GOOD 3 BEDROOM BRICK HOUSE, basement. Urge wooded
lot. Just out of city limtta near new Golf Course.
.GOOD 4 ROOM HOUSE bath, heat, about 1 acre lot City
water. Price $7904).
NEW 7 ROOM BRICK HOUSE. 3 baths, storm windows, drap
eries included. Large lot Located at Cove Creek on Main
highway.
MM*
<9 ACRES LAND? Will (raze 28 bead cattle, new barn, ov?r
300,000 feet marketable timber. Small down payment. Joins
Blue Ridge Parkway.
? ROOM HOUSE, 1 mile weat of Boone on Highway 421. Large
road frontage.
90 ACHE FARM, fair bouse, located 1H miles from Fleetwood.
1-1 down.
GENTLEMEN'S FARM. New 3 bed room brick bouse, ltt both,
hot water boot, full basement, dlsbwasber, now barn, chicken
house, 12 acres of land located S miles from Boom. Q. L
loan can bo assumed.
WOODED LOTS of any size, plenty of good water.
17 Vi ACRE FARM with old time house, trout stream? $3800.
GOOD GOING BUSINESS for sale. Ideal for huabond and wife.
4 BED ROOM BRICK HOUSE? best location, carpets wall to
walL ' * 7
2 BED ROOM COTTAGE ? furnished, located on lake. *4?00.
33 ACRt* OF WgODED LAftD, old house, good water, well
GOOD 2 BED ROOM HOUSE, csrport, VA loan can bo i
3 BED ROOM STONE HOUSE, large lot Good finaneing
LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDING for sale. Good Parking
WAtAUGA FROZEN FOOD BUILDING? A steal!
TWO FAMILY STONE HOUSE? Large lot. Ctato in.
IS ACRES, house, tobacco base. Price $4800. Will trade for
other property.
3 BED BOOM HOUSE, basement, good financing.
8 BED ROOM HOUSE? 3 baths, near schools, ideal for apart,
meats. Good financing.
GOOD INVESTMENT ? 2 acres land, large 3 bod room house, 2
bed room cottage. City water. Good financing
SMALL COTTAGE. Urge wooded lot located at Valle
One-third down.
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F. H. A. Cony
30 Yea n