Tells Of Trip In Panama
Pear Mr Riven: ? 1
?I I am eneioaini ? copy of ?
lettmt arhieh vu *rat orifinaily
v> my brother, James Norrli. to
my mother and dad. Mr. and Mr.
t. W. Norrte
QiJumi ii employed by Civil Ser
R vie* aa a wage and hour daaaifiar
in the Canal Zona. The latter da
feribe* a recant trip ha made Into
the interior of Panama with hit
Wife, the former Margaret Pope,
and three aona, Kevin, Ken, and
|nBryce.
Youn truly.
Eaaie Norrl. Hayet
(Mn Commie E.)
North Wilkeiboro, N. C.
March 2, 1961
(Enclosure)
We left for Boquete at 2:30 on
Friday. December 80. Boquete it
approximately 320 miles from Bal
boa, C. Z. and almoat, but not
quite, the fartherest extremity on
our link of the Pan-Amoriean
Highway. It is not too far from
the Coata Rican border.
For about 100 milea, we drove
?a good hard surfaced roads. Our
destination for Friday night waa
Santiago, ao we took our time
and stopped whenever we fait like
It We spotted a little restaurant
along the way that looked all right,
so we stopped over and found the
food to be quite good.
Starting again, we struck a 20
mile stretch of gravel road, not.
too rough, but quite dusty. Wa
arrived in Santiago about t:00
p.m., having travelled about 148
miles. (Within a matter of months
the hard surfaced highway will
have been completed to this point).
Santiago is a town of about 40,
000 typically old-time Latin Ameri
cans (not a very attractive place).
However, we had beard that there
waa a satisfactory hotel there and
found it to be ao. After our ride,
we had no difficulty in falling
asleep.
The next morning we started
on the last lap of our trip. The
road was rougher than we expect
ed. Once we almost turned back,
but suddenly came upon a stretch
of asphalt which put us in better
spirits. This lasted about 18 miles,
lite rest of the road, for a long
way at least, is a 20 to 30-mile-an
hour road. There are some
stretches of fine gravel, but for all
too much of the way, the "gravel"
tends to be about the size of hens'
eggs. The stones kept bumping
and thumping again -t the txfttom
of the car. We were very glad that
we had resisted the temptation to
try to make the whole 320 miles in
one day.
Driving through the little town
of Hemedios on a short atrip of
aaphalt. I failed la m a large
rack in the road and (truck it with
ray rear tire. There waa no ap
parent damage, but I drove very
eerefuBy the next few miles. Sure
enough, we began to feel a thump
thump and found that there waa a
huge blister an the Urn, Just ready
to pop We eased along far a boat
half a mile looking for a shady
place to change the tire.
Luckily, we were able to find a
nice (hade tree. Nfirtf was a
little farm house with a sort of
tool shed adjoining. We found it
to be the residence of a Sanor
Hernandez and family. To make
a long story short, they were as
nice a family as you would ever
want to meet. Sonor Hernandez
insisted on changing the tin, al
though we were well equipped to
do eo without help, tn the mean
time, the Senora and the children
made Margaret and the kids com
fortable. There was a grown daugh
ter who spoke a little English, so
with our Spanish and her English
we managed to communicate ade
quately. Before we left, they In
sisted on loading us up with or
anges. It waa worth loeing the tire
(not too good a one) to meet
these people.
Finally, we reached hard ?ur
faced road again about 30 mile*
from David and it waa imooth
?ailing from there on. David la an
up and coming town of 30-40,000.
Hare you can see growth and prag
ma in the number of new and
modern bulldlngi under construc
tion. We arrived there in the mid
dle of the afternoon and (topped
for a while. We were then only
34 mllei from our destination.
It was a pleasant drive on to
Boquete. The rise in altitude is
attained ao gradually that It ia
surprising to come upon the little
valley nestled among steep hills.
Although not too high up, the
climate is reminiscent of Boone
in the summertime.
We hsd heard that the Pana
monte Hotel was the best place to
stay, although there are others
that cater to the tourist quite
satisfactorily. On arriving there we
found that the place was not of
ficially open until the next day.
However, they agreed to put us
up as the rooms were ready.
Guiding light of the Panamonte
is Mrs. Elliot, a Swedish lady. Mrs.
Elliott proved to be a motherly
sort, very gracious and quite in
telligent. We also found the Pana
monte to be quite a high class
establishment and priced accord
ingly. Still, we are satisfied that
we got our money's worth. Empha
sis is on comfort rather than lux
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ence Fair here Friday were, front row, left to right: Jack Huss, George Wells, Linda Hasten, Nancy Young;
back row: Neal Simmons, Pat Bforins, Larry Pitman, Mike Pitman, and Terry Hines. .
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urjr, plain rather than fancy vic
tual*. The food waa vary wall pre
pared. the bada were extremely
comfortable, and the air condition
ing waa provided by Mother Na
ture.
I could cat rather carried away
in describing the surrounding!
Picture, If you can, a climate and
foil suitable for growing fine
oranges, grapefruit, and the pro
fusely blooming flowers typical of
the sub-tropics and equally suit
able for growing many of the vege
tables and plants found in tem
perate climates. Picture ? bubbling
mountain stream flowing by with
old fashioned bridgea spanning it
at intervals. Add to this a quiet
colorful little town which, except
for a few modern "conveniences"
has probably not changed too much
in the past SO years. Actually, this
last is a misstatement, since these
people didn't have motorbusei,
electricity, or Coca-Cola fifty years
ago. But one feels that the tempo
and philoaophy haven't changed
much over the years. There Is
poverty here aa elsewhere in Pana
ma, but somehow it doesn't aeem
too stark in thia setting. At least,
I can't imagine there being hunger
here.
Obviously, from the foregoing
description, Bouquete la as much
a state of mind aa an actual, phy
sical place. One arrives here after
a long, hot Journey with half
formed impressions of flower
scented, cool mountain streams,
and all evidences of nature's abun
dance and opens his eyes to find
the picture so nearly complete that
the mind tend* to bridge the few
short gapa between the actual and
the ideal.
We apent leas than 24 hours In
Boquete. Although we would have
liked to stay much longer, we felt
we needed two day* for our drive
back.
, The return trip was quite un
eventful. We decided we could do
with lens air in our tires and this
made the bumps less bumpy, also
we were now familiar with the
road. We stopped briefly to visit
our friends, the Hernandez', but
otherwise made very few stops
until arriving at Santiago. We
spent another night at the Hotel
About Your Home
Often you hear young women
My they hate housework. This ii
usually the reiult of poor planning
more than anything el*e.
In tha first place, running a
home is not complete satisfaction
to moat of us, but there are times
when we think we simply don't
have time for any outside in
terests. This is always a mistake
and is perhaps the most common
reason, whether the person con
cerned realizea it or not, for house
keeping boredom.
If it is not possible for you to
be away from the home for an hour
or so each day, don't become dis
couraged. You can do any number
of interesting things right in the
home that will help you to express
yourself and do away with bore
dom.
Try writing, painting or garden
ing. I have a friend who has a
map of Europe, the United States
and China thumbtacked over the
sink. She enjoys studying this as
she pares potatoes or washes the
dishes. This is a good idea, for
actually you need only the base
ment of your brain to do routine
tasks.
If necessary, rearrange the house
for greater working ease. Unclut
tered organization and convenient
arrangement make keeping house
much easier and more pleasant.
Plan meals that do away with time
consuming dishes. Use more quick
dishes made with prepared mixes
canned and frozen food.
there, leaving the next morning.
We crossed the "border" into the
Canal Zone at about 1:00 p.m.
Although time and space do not
permit a description of all our
contacts with people along the way,
are were glad to have had the op
mrtunity to learn what we had
jften suspected: the further one
ravels from Panama City and the
~anal Zone, the more one meets
with a proud, independent, and
lospitable people. Many stretches
>f the road, now unpaved, are ba
ng hard surfaced, so that in not
:oo many months we may be able
:o make the trip in comfort.
Why not chart the following
day's activities the night before?
Plan the meals, the house work,
and family activities. Encourage
the children and husband to lay
out their clothes for the next day
to cut down on the morning
scramble.
Why not have your own salad
garden this summer? This is an
especially good idea for the fam
ily with limited space in which to
grow a garden. Also, a salad gar
den can be colorful and attractive
as well as productive.
Start your garden as early in
the spring as the ground can be
worked by digging the bed well
and fertilizing it.
Twelve Inches back from the
edge plant parsley and chive
seeds. Parsley seed is slow to ger
minate and should be kept damp
and covered with old boards or
pieces of burlap until the seed
lings appear. Thin the parsley
plants to five inches apart.
A foot behind the parsley and
chives plant a row of white onions.
The seta should be planted two to
three inches apart are half-an-inch
deep.
The central part of the border is
reserved for lettuce. The seed can
be planted in March in a seedbed
or cold frame and transplanted
wfcen ? y?e seedling* are , three
inches tall.
Tomatoes are an import aM partj
of a spring salad and should be
grown if you have the space. Well
treated planta bear a harvest out
of all proportion to the room they
take up. Stake each plant to a
heavy, aix foot stake. Tie the
plant loosely to the stake as need
ed, removing most of the new
growths, leaving only two or three
side branches to develop and bear.
When you are sure the ground
has warmed up for good, plant a
row of old-fashion dwarf naatur
sium seeds along the very front of
the salad garden. The leave* and
stems will be a delightful addition
to your summer salads.
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The Boone Livestock Market
Will Begin Its 1961 Season
. Tuesday, April 11
1:00 P. M.
Speeial Efforts' Are Being Made
To Provide Better Marketing Outlets
In Our Own County
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SUPPORTING YOUR HOME MARKET
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Concerning Plans for a State-Sponsored
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Many Youngsters Profit By
Attending Summer School
By JOHN COREY
Rummer school used to be catch- 1
up time for pupil* who (or one
ream or another dropped behind
in studies during the regular year.
It atill la, to some extent, but
there's a tread toward gearing the
summer session to an entirely dif
ferent student ? the brighter one.
At many places across the coun
try anxious-to-learn youngsters
lump at opportunities to take non
required advanced courses during
the hot summer months when they
could be taking vacations.
The students do this for no
other reason, apparently, than to
stretch their minds. What's more,
they pay for the privilege, which
may shock some critics who say
youth have gone soft and lazy.
Besides the main outcome of
aiding students to learn more,
summer school offers certain good
by-products:
? School plants and facilities
which generally lie idle during
July and August are employed to
good purpose.
? Experienced teachers can
work at their chosen profession
on a year-round basis.
? New teaching methods and
course materials can be tried and
tested in experimental fashion.
? Opportunity to observe and
participate in summer school
classes provides inexperienced
teachers with valuable orientation
before regular sessions start in
September.
Under leadership of Superin
tendent Francis' V. Lloyd, Jr., the
schools of Clayton, Ho., ? suburb
of St. Louis, began a pioneer sum
mer session for superior students
two years ago.
In the first year, 229 selected
students with an average IQ of
136 <very high) attended the sum
mer school, called the Mark Twain
Summer Institute. They came
from 63 different schools in met
ropolitan St. Louis.
The youngsters ranged In grades
from 8th to 12th, but most were
11th and 12th graders.
They studied courses which off
ered the possibility of advanced
placement In college. Many col
leges today participate in the Ad
vanced Placement Program of the
College Entrance Examination
Board.
The Mark Twain Summer Insti
tute offers English composition,
Russian, German, political philo
sophy, mathematics, chemistry, and
biology. (Greek was dropped be
cause of lack of student interest.)
Each pupil enrolls in one count
The cost wss 140 the first year but
is now $50. Claases meet from
? a. as. to 13:30 p. ol Only high
ly qualified teachers arc employed
Obaerven of the Mark Twain
Summer Inatltute, which begins
its third year in June, note that
the St I<ouia area studenta:
?Demonstrate interest and abil
ity in approaching really difficult
materials.
? Quite often carry discuaaiona
over beyond ciaaaroom time.
? Maintain close, informal con
tact with teachers, who are con
sidered guide* and advisers rather
than diacipllnarlana.
?Enjoy the intellectual stimu
lation of working at an advanced
level? even during sis weeks of
their vacation time.
?Attend with apparently no
other motive than interest in ex
tending their range of knowledge.
School ofifcials and patrons
elsewhere who are Interested in
knowing more about the Clayton
approach to summer school for
superior students may write Sup
erintendent Francis V. Lloyd. Jr.,
School District of Clayton, 7890
Maryland Ave., Clayton 8, Mo.
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April 1 and 2
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Easter Sunday
April 2nd
Hours for Serving:
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