i Business Is Vital
County Industry
usrful ind:
ml
by (he evergreen dealer
whieh turns out tlx finished pro
duct almost as fast a* the operator
can turn ? crank- A ?*ton
cord rttyU through the center of
the ropfng and a ipool of wire un
wind! aa the crank is turned to
tie the tips securely to the founda
tion cord. The pungent aroma of
the fresh evergreens give* added
lest to the task of rope making.
Because of their hardiness ia
withstanding cold weather the ma
jority of evergreen products are
shipped North. Very few go to
Southern climes, where they are
more apt to turn yellpy and shed
quickly. The evergreens will stay
fresh and crisp for weeks in a
cold damp place.
The evergreen market is natur
ally seasonal, starting in early
November and lasting until the
week before Christmas. Many city
dwellers might never know the
haunting fragrance of mountain
woods except for the evergreen
Stadium Drive
lastically
challenge to
Institution
the Moua
of having a
home next season.
Since construction began on the
new science building, located on
the old fotball field, the Moun
taineers have been a team without
a home and all of the 1961 football
contests were played on foreign
soil.
In the meantime, work la pro
gressing on the natural horseshoe
?r~s field which lies behind New
laud and Justice Halls la a setting
of large oaks and mountain laurel.
Grass which was sown on the
playing field over two months ago
(a special mixture prepared for
ASTC by the N. C. State College
and sowed rnd covered with straw
under the supervision of the State
Highway Commission) is coming
along nicely.
The stadium banka have been
graded far the seats and the track
Is now under construction. The
contract for the erecting of the
field houae ia scheduled to be let
in late January or early Febru
ary. Some fencing has been Install
ed and the grading of the main
parking area which will accom
modate upward of 1.M4 can Is
more than two-thirds complete.
Ultimate plans call for 5,000
permanent concrete seats on each
aide of the lighted field surround
ed by an official quarter-mile
track and finiahed with all the
other equipment of a first-class
outdoor athletic arena.
Five home games have been
scheduled for the new football
stadium next fall and tentative
plans call for special dedication
ceremonies and a mammoth ceto
bration for alumni and friends on
the annual Homecoming Day.
Awards Given
(Continued from pags one)
composed of eleven counties, and
members of the auocli|)oa are
dedicated to improving the entir*
area. Counties included are Wa
tauga, Wilkes, Aahe. Caldwell, Al
exander, Surry, Yadkin, Davie,
Stokes, and Forsyth.
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Jerry Coe
"Stolen Christmas present*,
someone injured on our ley
sidewalk, water damage from a
froien plumbing or heating
aystem, ice or snow damage ?
are all such losses covered by a
Homeowner Policy, but not by
Mgular fire insurance? Can I
switch to the Homeowner pol
icy now?"
INSURANCE CO.
PfcMe AM 4-StM
business la Watauga County which
provide* their Cliriitraai: ??cora
' >t ' f ?' i
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Know The Weather
I By E. H. SIMS
Why ihould farmers be careful
when they choose the side of a
hill for their barnsT
There are several consideration*
about the weather which are ad
visAbic for a farmer before he de
cides upon the fit* for a barn,
west or east, he should choose of
a barn with t**e* on the west or
tht east, he should choose tree*
to the Mat. U
To the west, from the bain,
should be clear of tree* This pre
vent* we*t winds from bloving
dripping moisture on the biro af
ter a rain. A barn also does better
on the windward aide of prevail
ing winds, or on the western
slopes, usually.
On the eastern dopes, usually,
the air is more stagnant, and in
sects become more of a problem.
These little consideration* befori
building can make a difference,
and save trees, quite often, that
otherwjse would be felled after
wards, when the barn could net be
moved. y.
e
Record Of
Visitors To f,<
Parkway Cited
Visitor repart far the month of
November of the Blue Ridge Park
way U a? Ml ?n;
James River (Va.) (Mile 0 to
119)? Visitor* this month 04,220;
Visitor* same month last year.
01 AM.
Rocky Knob (Va.) (Mile US to
*17) ? Visitor* this month. 90S 00;
Visitor* *ame month last year.
113.186.
Bluff* (N. C.) (Mile 21t to 309)
?Visitors this month, 00.2(7; Visi
tor* same month last year, 1l.H0f
Asheville (N. C.) (Mile SOS to
400) ? VUitors this month. 100.342
Visitors same month last year.
125,320.
Total visitors this month, 332,
174; Total visitors same month
last year. 372,178
Calendar Year 1961 ? 5,836,500
visitors to date.
Calendar year 1960? 6,333,902
visitor* to date.
Calendar year 1961 compared
with calendar year 1900, increa*e
10%, Thi* month compared with
*ame month last year, decrease
12%.
Total number of visitors is fig
ured on basis of 3.3 persons per
vehicle.
In Fashion Now j\jM
Pants are being shown in tome
of the (hops for the reaort minded
with the Bikini type bodice. For
the warmer climates this creation
may be of yellow linen and haw
bell bottomed pants with the
bodioe featuring three quarter
length sleeve*. It may also have
a tailored saab. s'i . <?*?*
- Other Bikini tops arc sleevelet*
?nd are won with putt cmt low
around the want but tapered to
the aakle.
Strip* an good for shirts but
pants are definitely not as tight as
was formerly correct.
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