Alpha Beta
Meeting . ;j 1
The Alpha Beta Chapter of
North Carolina Alpha Delta Kappa
bald its regular monthly meeting
at the home of Mr* Pansy Taylor,
Valle Cruel*, with Mis Lucile
Wallace aa co-hostess, Thursday
evening. April 10.
huilnm imion wu con
ducted by Mrs. Baas Crawford,
president. She also reported on
the executive meeting at Clem
mo ns which she and Mrs. Raka
Shoe mate attended.
Mrs. Agnes Isaacs, international
grand vice-president of Miami,
Florida and Valle Crueis was
guest and installed the following
officers for the coming year
Mrs. Reka Shemake, president;
Mrs. Velma Cottrell, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Willie Sims, corres
ponding secretary; Miss Clyde
Goodman, treasurer; Mrs. Jimmie
Mast, recording secretary; Miss
Mary Schell, keeper of archives;
and Agnes Shipley, sergeant-at
arms.
After the Installation ceremony
Mrs. Reka Shoemake presented
Mrs. Bess Crawford with a past
president pin. She also named the
various committees for the next
years work.
Following a delightful social
hour with delicious refreshments
served by the hostesses the meet
ing was adjourned.
Beech Creek
Club News
The Beech Creek Community
Club met for it* regular meeting
April 21.
The meeting was called to order
by the President, R. L. Harmon.
Mr. Spencer Phillips was in charge
of devotion. Mr. and Mn. Captain
Hiclu were in charge of entertain
ment.
At the business session the club
discussed boundry lines and se
curing telephones for the com
munity.
The next meeting will be May
19 at Mr. Smith Harmons. All
families of this area are Invited to
attend and participate.
The officers of the club are
President, R. L. Harmon; vice
president, Mrs. Elvira Oaks; trea
surer, Spencer Phillips; secretary,
Mrs. Betty S tans berry; reporter,
Mrs. Sue Trivett.
Johnson presses Soviet on test
ban treaty.
Blowing Rock
Garden Club
The Blowia* Rock Garden Club
met in Um Aaaembly Room of the
Community Club Library on April
18th at 10:30 a. m. Hn. BUI Trip
lett and Mrs. Howard Powell wer?
boateaiea and aerved coffee and
pecan rolla at the beginning of
the meeting.
The Preaident, Mr*. T. B. Sny
der, presided and Mrs. Kenneth
Forbes led the Garden Club Col
lect.
During the business meeting the
Baautification Committee report
ed assisting in the planting of
cadexus in the planter lor the new
Northwestern Bank. It was an
nounced that a number of North
Carolina Garden Club calendars
had been ordered, this project as
sumed by the Garden Clubs of the
State to raiae funds for scholar
ships for worthy students.
Much Interest was shown In a
beautiful display of artificial flow
ers made in Italy and brought to
the club from the Village Shop by
the owner Mrs. Bob Hardin. These
were identified and discussed by
Mrs. John Relneking of Blowing
Rock, an authority on flower ar
ranging, having served as Judge
at many allows, also affiliated
with Garden Clubs in New York
and Florida. She brought many
ideaa and suggestions on combi
nations of flowers, flower arrang
ing and importance of oontainers.
A brief period of questions and
answers was held. A number from
the Club made plans to attend the
State Garden Club convention in
Durham on April 29th and 26th.
Club Members
Attend Meet
Green Valley Home Demonstra
tion Club members attending the
district Federation of Home De
monstration Clubs meeting in Ban
ner Elk Thursday were: Mrs. Troy
Norrls, president; Mrs. R. H.
Clawson, Mrs. Jake Winebarger,
Mrs. Conley Church and Mrs. Min
nie Norris.
General Club
Meets Tonight
The general meeting of the
Worthwhile Woman's Club will be
held in the Adult Assembly Room
at the Methodist Church at 8
o'clock Thursday evening.
Telephone
Talk
H. M. INABINET
Tour Telephone Manager
NEW, IN THE BARNYARD! It'i -the farmer** newe?t
"hired hand", ? the Farm Interphone. If you farm and
want to save time, effort and money, you'll be interested
in this completely new telephone system that gives you
both regular telephone service and intercom service from
various locations around your farm. With the Farm Inter
phone you can take and make calls from work areas, talk
on-the-spot with people in the house and other buildings,
monitor sounds around the farm ? and do many more
things than we have room to list! We'll be glad to give
you all the details if you'll drop by our business office.
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H wot a matt ?r of lift
t and death. ..now.
Sir, an you alivo
ortkad?"
WHAT'S COOKIN' IN BOONE? ... For Mom, 1,092
meals a year. And maybe 55,000 meals in a lifetime!
For the woman who has to prepare those meals,
convenience moans a lot! Here's a suggestion for
a kitchen help that'll save a lot of time and steps,
give pleasure, too. Why not get a kitchen extension
phone ? a wall phone that's out of the way of all the
doin' and fixiu' but always at hand when it rings, or
when you need to make a call. Just call us to order
your kitchen extension in your favorite color.
SPEAKING OF EXTENSIONS, here's another way you
can let one? just ask any Installer-Repairman you happen
to see in the neighborhood. HeU be happy to install handy
f Tt^n.inn phones wherever you need them.
Newcomers
Club Meeting
The Faculty Newcomers Club
h?ld 1U geneial meeting Wednea
day night, Apitl lf, at the borne
of Mrs. William H. Plemmons, and
elected Mrs. Bon Bonrorth prtsi
dent.
Tho retiring preiident, Mr*.
Howard 8. Decker, presided over
tho buiineai meeting.
A constitutional committee com
posed of Mra. William L. High,
chairman, Mra. Decker, Mrs. Eric
Do Groat, and Mra. Braxton Har
rie, presented a constitution for
the Faculty Newcomers Club. Af
ter diacuasion the constitution was
adopted.
Other officers besides Mrs. Boa
worth elected were Mrs. De Groat
vice president; Mrs. High, secretary
and treasurer. Mrs. J. S. Bozard
and Miaa Kate Peteraon will serve
aa club aponsors.
Those on the nomination com
mittee were Mri. Harria, Mrs. Fred
Tarlton and Miss Peterson.
The club voted unanimoualy to
have Mrs. Plemmong as honorary
advisor.
Be porta of the various intereat
groups were given by the chairman
of each group.
Parasol favors and refreahmenta
carrying out the spring motif were
aerved by the hosteaaes, Mrs. Ed
ward Gibson and Mrt. Frank North
up, co-chairmen, and Mrs. Henry
Sherwood and Miaa Peterson.
The next general meeting will
be held in the fall and members
will be notified of the date.
It'a A System
Mother? Ethel, your hair ia all
messed up. Did that young man
kias you againat your will?"
Ethel ? "No mother, but he
thinks he did."
Speech Correction Chapel
Program Is Held Friday
"Good speech puts the sparkle
in your voice!"
Thin wii the theme of ? speech
correction chapel program, find of
Its type in Boone, held Friday at
Appalachian Elementary School.
The unique feature about the
presentation was the fact that
children ranging from kindergart
en through sixth grade participat
ed, a fulfillment of the desires
projected by the entire class ear
lier in the school year.
Enrollment in the speech cor
rection classes was arranged and
limited through a systematic
screening-testing for defective
speech of all the elementary
school children upon entering last
fall. Results of speech tests tak
en at that time proved a dire
need for a speech therapist to help
the children improve their articula
tion and voice.
Through the voluntary efforts
of Mrs. Mary Ann Thayer-Stepp, a
teacher and trained speech ther
apist on professional leave of ab
sence as a speech specialist from
Miami, Fla., the class was organ
BPW Meeting
Date Changed
The April meeting of the Boone
Business and Professional Wo
men's Club was changed from
Monday, April 24 to Thursday,
April 27 and will be held in the
Daniel Boone Inn at 6:30 p. m.
Reservations may be made by
calling Mrs. Kathryn Tully or Mrs.
Crayte Teague.
Mrs. Mary Ann Thayer-Stepp,
speech correction iit, is shown with
Paul Sink, commentator of play,
and Lynn Robinson, "Cinderella."
ized and scheduled daily (or speech
correction lessons.
As stated in Friday's program,
the definition of a speech defect
is the deviation from the normal
pattern of speech-making to such
a degree that the speaker would
bring undue attention to his speech
while conversing.
Actually the job of the therap
ist is to "break an old habit" that
has been formed for years and
replace it with a good habit of
speech.
The procedure is time consum
ing but the end result is worth
the effort as shown by the speech
program.
major acts, was umltd by Paul
Sink.
Student* having speech prob
lem are inclined to be leas
greuive or withdrawn than tbfir
peers because of the negative re
action or comment* which often
follow their utterance! . consequent
ly, many do not speak or refuse
to. This is regrettable because
these children can be helped with
qualified instruction.
The speech program opened in
a lighthearted vein with the basic
ABC's. The first and second grad
ers registered in the speech class
es, presented individual phrases re
lated to a letter of the alphabet.
Upon completing the series, they
stood, at attention awaiting the
precise moment that the maestro,
Mike Corey, would give the down
beat with bis baton to sing the
much rehearsed "ABC" song. They
were accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Ruth Laxtoa.
Although some of the speech
students during the program pur
posefully made no verbal utter
ances, the mere fact that they were
made conscious of an audience
in-great-anticipation of their pro
duction gave them a strong feel
ing of security and assurance for
future activities of this nature in
using speech.
In short, they gained from the
participation regardless of their
responsibility.
The audience was entranced by
the reading of "Cinderella," enact
ed and dressed by Lynn Robinson,'
a youngster in the kindergarten.
The listeners were not aware that
only a few months ago this child
made 'no attempts at verbalization
and that she actually found no
need to talk. Naturally, this would
alarm any parent, especially if the
child is about to enter the first i
grade. Tbe rapport and poiae
which tba child achieve with her
audience ie far from what could
have beea if ahe bad, not taken
speech correction loscont.
Lynn handled her part like a
"little trouper," using expression
and good inflection in her voice
even though there were some ob
vious mispronunciations and mis
articulated words. Bat the fact
remains, she felt she had offered
something to the audience. It
meant a great deal to her.
The final act, a play entitled,
"Bobtail and the Clover Patch,"
was viewed with mixed emotions.
The audience was serious because
the playlet conveyed the idea "un
less you use good speech" no one
will understand you. Colorfully
bright costumes and scenery lent
an air of gaiety.
A lesson in correct pronouncia
tion was administered by the
Sleepy Snoozy Opposum, played
by Benny Farthing. JTie crux of
the play was the burning of the
clover patch and the alarm to be
given by Bobtail, who unfortunate
ly was hampered by defective
speech. This part was played by
Bonnie Barnes most originally and
effectively as a lively but frustrat
ed bunny.
The audience, it seemed, sat on
the edge of their seats wondering
if Woody Woodpecker, Hark Bich
ardson, would ever listen to Bob
tail so the message could be re
lated to the woods' animals. They
were relieved, however, after Bob
tail learned how to speak clearly
through Snoozy's efofits and "all
ended well" in a happy, well-learn
ed lesson of good speech. Bobtail
almost sparkled himself when he
learned how to pronounce well.
After instructing Bobtail to give
the alarm, Mother Bobtail, Buby
Moretz, hopped behind the scenery
until her last reappearance with
the entire cast in the finale of Joy
atiH hippiiwii
The sparkle was in the voices of
the pUyeri in the program. Some
were soft and hesitant, others, loud
and articulate but they all spark
led to prove the theme, "Good
speech puts the sparkle in your
First in anything, is what moat
children desire. This opportunity
was oiler ed to the whole cast since
this speech correction program was
the tur st ot its kind including mem
bers of the speecn correction and
speech improvement classes at Ap
palachian Elementary School. It
is gratifying to note the pleasure
they derived from, displaying their
improvement in speech since tak
ing advantage of corrective speech
lessons over a period of a few *
crucial months in their young
lives. a
URGES U. 8. TO AID VIETNAM
Senator Manslield (D.-Mont.) has
asked the Kennedy Administration
to strengthen south Vietnam s
army to avoid the risk of losing
this "vital" area to the Commun
ists.
Mansfield, the Senate Democratic
leader, said all of Southeast Asia
will be threatened if the Commun
ists are permitted to gather suf
ficient strength to take over the
DIRKSEN TALKS WITH JFK
President Kennedy and one of
his chief critics in Congress, Sen. ,
Dirksen (R.-111.) had a "nice talk"
in the White House.
"We .discussed legislation gener
ally," Dirksen reported. "We dis
cussed some problems that are
current in a veiy general way,
and we visited very happily about
the state of affairs in Washington,
in the country, in the House, and
in the Senate."
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