Contemplates Annual Trip To|
"Hub Of Holiday Highlands''
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By C. R. LOWENDICK
My family tad I are contem
plating our annual trip to the
lection of Variety Vacationland
known u "The Hub erf the Holi
day Highlands." It't truly an
area of acenic splendor that, in
addition, offer* attractions un
matched in other sections of the
country. This year we're set to
go during late June, a period
coinciding with the local rwl
dents' celebration of the 300th
anniversary of the granting of
the Carolina Charter.
Jnst a stone's threw west af
? section of the Bine Ridge
Parkway, the town of Boone is
the fecal point of Eartern
America's meet popular travel
rentes. Located "among the
clouds" at an altitude of UN
feet, Boone was named after
our famed frontiersman, Daniel
Boone, who loved this area and
nearly SM year* ago established
a hunting camp at this location.
Other* moving west, likewise
attracted to its peacefnl charm,
Joined "DanT and settled
along the Watanga Valley.
Boone is a small town with a
huge reputation that keeps the
visitor returning. One of its
many assets is a delightful sum
mer climate. Because of its lofty
altitude, the visitor may enjoy
a June to September average
temperature of 68 degree*.
Nights are invigorating with
just enough chill to make light
blanket sleeping a delight.
A drive down a country lane
affords the visitor clear views
of lofty peaks, resplendent na
tive foliage, and log cabins that
housed early county settlers.
Travelers seeking rustic charm
along a mountain stream will
sight a cabin and, perhaps near
by, an old mill with water wheel
turning lazily in complete de
fiance of today's modern innova
tions.
Cold mountain streams, pro
viding the fisherman the oppor
tunity to catch his fill of de
licious mountain trout, are .
everywhere. ' Those with a
hankerin' to match skills with
the mighty bass do so in the
waters of Watauga and New
Rivers. This area, too, is a
natural for hiking or horseback
riding through mountain trills
that seem hardly touched by the
hand of man. And, to cap a day
of physical activity, what could
be more exhilarating than a dip
in the bountiful crystal - clear
mountain water!
Golfing devotees enjoy the i
Boone course .designed by fam- i
ed architect J. Ellis Maples.
From one rentage point, the
golfer can view a beautiful pano
rama of eleven of the eighteen
fairway* agalnat a backdrop of
distant mountain peaks.
What would you like in the
way of accommodations? Camp
site, trailer camp, modest or
aemi-luxuroua motel, or the very
best in exclusive hotel accom
modations? Whatever your pref
erence ? it is here and yours for
the asking. Culinary treats ?
from short to long orders with
several courses ? are also offer
ed at numerous locations.
During July and August yea
may enjoy "Horn In the West,"
the drama of Daniel Beane and
the birth ef America, in the
Daniel Boeae Outdoor Theatre
(the highest outdoor theatre
east af the Rockies). If this
lsat enough to sharpen your
Interest, be reminded that near
by are the mile-high swinging
bridge atop Grandfather Moun
tain (having rock formations
one billion years old), "Tweetale
Railroad," a delight to young
and eld, and Blowing Rack, high
over Jehna River Gorge along
the Blue Ridge Parkway. These
are outstanding attractions that
merit separate treatment In sub
sequent columns.
Wont you join us in "The Hub
of the Holiday Highlands" the
latter part of June? We're going
to greet the wagon train that
will have traversed its way over
the Blue Ridge Mountains from
the mountain community of
Ferguson. This will take place
on June 20, at which time local
residents will participate in a
colorful program marking North
Carolina's Tercentenary anni
versary.
Governor Sanford has desig
nated May 27 through June 2 as
Vacation Planning Week in Va
riety Vacationland. So let's be
on with the planning. Hope to
see you in Boone in June.
Mrs. Hayes
Funeral Held
The funeral for Mrs. Myrta
Bingham Hayes, 73, of Winston
Salem, Rt. 5, Gum Tree Road,
wife of Grady T. Hayes was con
ducted at 11 a. m. Tuesday at
Midway Methodist Church by
the Rev. Sam Moss and the Rev.
R. J. Starling.
A graveside service was con
ducted at 3 p. m. at Adams
cemetery near Boone in Wata
uga county.
Mrs. Hayes died Sunday.
PEACE POLICY
PrMident Kennedy has potted
a new warning against aggres
sion in the Middle East in a
five point plan.
"In the event of aggression
or preparation for aggression
whether direct or indirect,"
Kennedy said, "we would sup
port appropriate measures in
the United States (and) adopt
courses of operation on our own
to prevent or put a stop to
such aggression which, of. course,
has been the policy which the
United States has followed for
some time."
SNEEZES IN AN ALARM
Brookline, Mass. ? Hie early
morning hours were so quiet
that Policemen Robert Lucas
and Richard Sullivan heard
sneezes coming from a super
market.
Upon investigating they found
three men hiding in the darken
ed store. The prisoners were
held on charges of breaking and
entering.
Health and Beauty
Some girl* and women lit
down and bemoan the fact that
nature didnt bless them with
beautiful skins and lovely nov
el, curly locki and a Venus-like
figure, but we wonder, after
all, how much of a handicap It
is to be born plain.
When the average "plain"
girl looks into her mirror and
realises that she cant remake
her nose into what she thinks
would be the proper shape, that
she cant get a new coating of
skin to replace what she already
has, then, if she ii wise at all,
she will realize that she can
develp herself along other
lines.
After all, you know, there
really ii something to the time
worn saying, "Beauty is only
skin deep."
And, as we go through the
world and come into contact
with those of beautiful features,
how often we come to realise
that there isn't much to those
people but their beauty. They're
often shallow of mind and feel
ings, depending upon their
beauty alone to get them
through the world.
Those of us who haven't what
we think is our rightful propor
tion of good looks have to deve
lop our minds and our hearts
in order to take our places in
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I A UL OLE <
f tease,
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No telling what those vitamins and spring tonic
can do. Enjoy full energy and abundant health
I ;
through preventive medicine. Ask us about It.
E. KING ST. ? AM 4-S766 ? BOONE, N. C.
4 Pharmacist* To Serve Tom
Dr. O. K. Richardson ? Dr. Wayne R. Richardson
Dr. G. K. Moose ? Dr. Joe C. Miller
the race of life. Did you ever
(top to realize that some of the
most brilliant, mo?t sought-af
ter women in the world are not
beauties?
Take a list of the world's
greatest actresses and see
whether or not they gained
their places by reason of thefr
abilities or because of their
beauty. Sarah Bernhardt was
fr from being beautiful, yet so
great was she that one never
noticed her lack of beauty.
Katherine Hepburn, who twice
won the motion picture prize
for her performances, to cer
tainly not a beauty and yet (O
great to her htotrtonlc ability,
one forgets to look for perfect
features or beautiful hair.
The woman who lacks good
looks should make up for that
lack by the development of
good qualities. Good taste in
dress should be cultivated, she
can be chic, dainty and by the
selection of the right clothes
often overcome her physical
faults.
By cultivation of a sense of
the beautiful, she can appreci
ate, to a high degree, beautiful
things. It is possible for her to
have a beautiful voice. She can
develop a grace of movement,
? beautiful carriage that will
be the envy of her more beauti
ful sisters.
And, above all, the plain girl
or woman can cultivate a beau
tiful spirit which will cause her
to stand out among her friends
and a delightful person to be
with at all times.
Schedules are made to re
mind you how far behind you
are in your work.
Excessive curiosity is one in
dication of excessively bad
manners.
ON MILITARY PAY
The Houie passed a $1.2-bil
lion military pay raise that
would give the nation'* service
men their first raise in five
years.
Two amendments were added
to the bill which passed the
House by a standing vote of 283
10. One adopted a $30.3 retire
ment pay for servicemen who
retired before June 1, 1998. The
other sets up a method of com
bat pay for servicemen subject
ed to hostile fire in areas where
I the cold war exists.
Paris is hardening on a NATO
atom force.
Chavy II Nova 400 6-Putangar Station Wagon
A Chevy 3C wagon looks this big when you load It up
and this big when you gas It up
That, in the eyes of most Chevy II wagon
owners, is just about the size of it.
A king-size appetite for cargo. But a dainty
one for gas. And this, we hardly need add, is
just the kind of wagon we planned it to be.
Taut and trim as it is on the outside, we
went to great lengths to keep it BIG where a
wagon should be BIG. The load platform
extends a full nine feet from the back of the
I front seat to the tip of the lowered tailgate.
AT YOUR CHEVROLET DEALERS
And for all the pepper we packed into that
6-cylinder engine (there's also a choice of an
even thriftier 4 in most models), we were
careful to keep it simple, easy to service?
and a real stickler on economy.
Feel in a traveling mood? Well? happy
coincidence? this is the time of year your
Chevrolet dealer feels in his most generous
trading mood. Looktf like it's high time you
two got together.
CHECK HIS THT DEALS OH CHEVROLET, CHEVY I, CORVfllR MID CORVETTE
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Double Compartment
Stainless Steel? 32x21
With Mix Faucet and Spray
And Fitting! To Floor
V*" ? 4'x8' Prefinished
Fiber Glass
Rolls
Insolation
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