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SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT.? Dr?. J. T. C. Wright, left, and G. T. Buckland of Appalachian State Teach ers College mathematics department pose with Reba Rae Worthing, left, of Wilmington, and Mrs Nelda Watts Rouche of Boone. The students were presented copies of the "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics," awarded by the Chemical Rubber Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The handbooks are given to students who reach superior achievement in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Miss Worthington and Mrs. Rouche were recommended by Drs. Wright and Buckland. Bright Spring Blooms Parade Up High Hills By MIRIAM RABB N. C. State Travel Editor May brings North Carolina's spring flower parade up mile-high mountains and signals opening of the greatest travel to coastal and upland playgrounds in the Variety Vacationland State. Flowers Flame azalea, laurel and crimson (Catawba) rhododendron ? "big three" of mountain flower time in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains ? decorate Western N. C. from shortly after mid-May until the end of June. Their peak bloom varies according to altitude ? the higher you drive the later the floral display. The Blue Ridge Parkway and hundreds of miles of other fine mountain highways are showcases for the "big three" from around May 20 through the first three weeks of June. The I|prthi Carolina Rhododendron' '' Festival; June 22-24, hails the blossoming of the world's largest natural rhodo dendron gardens on Roan Moun tain, towering 6,285 feet above sea level in Pisgah National Forest. Fishing Fishing in Variety Vacationland is "mountain trout to blue marlin" in May. With trout waters open from April 1 through August, surf and pier fishing along the coast continue good as deep sea fishing begins. Bass and bream fishing is excellent in natural and man-made lakes. Confederate Festival North Carolina's first major event in the nationwide observance of the Civil War Centennial will be a Confederate Festival, May 19-20, in the capital city of Raleigh. It will open with a reception at the Governor's Mansion and will be ed kf t Confederate Oostume News Of Our Servicemen HORTON COMPLETES COURSE Fort Monmouth, N. J. ? Army 2nd Lt. John B. Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Horton, Rt. 1, Vilas, completed the officer orientation course at The Signal School, Fort Monmouth, N. J., April 18. During the course, Lieutenant Horton received instruction in the duties and responsibilities of a Signal Corps officer. The Signal School annually trains some 10,000 students in over SO specialized courses in the fields of radio, wire, radar and photo graphy. He entered the Army last Feb ruary. The 26-year-old officer is a 1953 graduate of Cove Creek High School in Sugar Grove and a 1960 graduate of Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem. He is a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. I Ford Motor ume Joh? t>ykfitra I president. ? Survey Shows Many Changes Are Expected In Agriculture By H. J. WILLIAMS A recent survey made by the heads of the various agricultural agencies in Watauga County gives an indication of changes that may be expected by 1875. This survey showed that the agriculture picture is changing rapidly and continued change is expected. The acreage of cultivated crops in the county is presently 21,35* acres with an estimated 18,372 acres in 1875, or a decrease of 14% in 14 years, indicating a decrease in cropland of 1 per cent each year. This decrease in crops is anticipated due to (1) Erosion problems on steep land that makes cropping impractical, (2) The age of our farm people is above aver age, with fewer young people going into agriculture, (33) The number of farms in the county grows smaller and smaller each year, (4) Land is being purchased by tourists for homesites and indus trial uses, (8) Agriculture prices have been low for several years, u>?k>us laiiiiiii* ies? nuicuve, (6) Fanning must be done on a larger scale and our steep slopes do not lend themselves well to the extensive use of machinery, (7) Land values are high, causing few er people to choose agriculture as a vocation. It is estimated that grazing lands in the county, now consisting of 46,800 acres, will be reduced to 44,488 acres or 9 per cent by 107S. Go To W. C. For Exhibitions Mrs. Frank Payne, Mrs. J. H. Councill, Mrs. R. H. Hardin, Mri. W. M Matheson, and Mrs. L. F. Reynolds, members of the Blue Ridge Garden Club, attended an exhibition of table settings pre sented by Schiffman's of Greens boro at Woman's College on Thursday, April 27. The club members were parti cularly interested in obtaining ideas for a "Holiday Tables" dis ply which the local club will pre sent in November. Mrs. Payne's sister, Mrs. Jade Anderson, who was in charge of the table settings, joined the Boone group for lunch. . Mrs. Kennedy donated etching Wmielion. Although extra land will b? put in pasture from cropland, Idle land and some woodland, this is expected to be more than offset by land that Is going out of pasture to forests, bomesites, etc. Forest acreage that is now 114, SOO acres is expected to increase to 122^02, or almost 7 per cent. This increase in forest land Is anticipated because of natural re forestation, tree planting by pres ent land owners and by people that live off the farm and grow Umber as an investment. From the standpoint of proper land use, the agricultural trends are good. The shift from cropland to timber and pasture will give greater protection to our soil and water resources. By applying the best of land use practices to the remaining croplands and following good management practices in our pastures and woodland, our soil losses in the Watauga Soil Conser vation District should be reduced considerably by 1975. Doctot By JOHN B. REMBKRT, It. D. Organized labor and other group* of "ultra liberals", includ ing the Socialist Party of America, intend to make an all-out effort during this session of Coogreaa to pass the Administration's proposed social security health bill for the aged. Strong conservative elements in this country? including organised medicine represented by the American Medical Association ? plan to fight the medical car* pro gram as proposed by President Kennedy, Instead urging all states to hasten the legislative enact menu necessary to participate in the Kerr-Mills Bill. The "ultra liberals" intend to use the Kennedy health care pro gram as the vehicle "with which to bring full-blown socialized medi cine to this country." The basic concept is that of an all-powerful central government providing cra dle-to-give security for all Ameri cans. The Kennedy Administration proposal of attaching medical care to the aged onto the social security FIRE -AUTO WINDSTORM | LIABILITY ACCIDENT-HEAL1 BURGLARY ONE-STOP SERVICE Where you con take care of every in surance requirement you might have quickly and economically. Stop in. COE INSURANCE AND REALTY COMPANY X17 MAIN STREET, BOONE. N. C. ? DIAL AM 4-SZM E. F. COE, Manager - Talk program endanger* the vary ex istence of this program. II such a bill la passed by Congreaa it will immediately add 930 to *30 billion dollars to the permanent debt with interest running forever. The paasage of such legislation would also violate the original concept of social security in that "everyone must pay into the pro gram for a minimum period of time before he can qualify for benefits." Proponents of the social secur ity scheme liken this program to any ordinary voluntary type of pri vate insurance ? this concept is completely errooeous. Unlike pri vate insurance, social security is a "pay-as-you-go program" with only $20 billion dollars in reserve, an amount totally inadequate to meet the $88 billion dollars of benefits owed to present beneficiaries if tax contributions were ended now. The urgent need now is for all American to write their congress rani. ?OOK OVEKDUK it TUU Helena, Hont. ? The Helena Public Library received ? tO*eut book with a $1 008 55 fine still due. A note wa* enclosed with the book explaining that a imwhiw item said overdue books would ha accepted without fine during Na tional Library Week. The note was signed XYZ. The book was overdue SB years, 4 months and 10 days. It was "The Senses and the Mind." JOB OUTLOOK GIVEN Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg says the United States always will have "a certain margin of unemployment." However, he said on a recent television program that the goal should be an unemployment rata no higher than 3 per cent. Latest Labor Department figures show 6.9 per cent of the total work force idle last month. men ? inform him of your beliefs in this matter ? be they for or against socialized medicine! SEIND MOTHER A CARD . . . . when yon care enough , to send the best! 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