Blowing Rock Artist Also Likes Ski Slope By GARY DALTON It isn't easy to make your living by painting pictures, but 1 John Brady of Blowing Rock is one individual who does just that. John, who makes his perman ent home here, began painting for a living in 1953. That was when be put on his first one man show at the Hickory Mus eum of Arts. Since then he has put on over 30 one-man shows from New England to Florida. He has taught art in 23 North or South Carolina towns. John has been coming to Blowing Rock as a summer resi dent since 1954. Last year he and wife Jane decided to spend the winter here and "loved it." It was last year that John first tried to ski. The experi ence left him "thrilled, just thrilled," he said. Although this winter John and the fam ily will spend from January to May at Wilmington on a paint er's vacation, John has his leg al residence here. Legal Notice NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as the ad ministratrix of the estate of Fredrick MacDonald Blair, late of the county of Watauga, State of North Carolina, this is to notify those having claims against the estate of the said deceased to present them to me within six months of the date hereof, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov ery. Those indebted to the es tate are asked to make imme diate payment. This Sept. ltfth, 1?#3? Annie 1). Blair, RFD 1, Vlias, N. C. 9-llMp NOTICE Having qualified as the exe cutrix oi the estate of John Mitchell Justice, late of the County of Watauga, North Car olina, this is to notify all those having claims against the es tate of the said deceased to pre sent them to the undersigned executrix in Boone, North Caro lina, within 6 months of the date hereof or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. Thoae indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the un dersigned executrix. 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Rush, Notary Public (My commission expires Oct. 20, IBM.) | JOHN BRADY He said he wouldn't leave until January because be "want ed to stay for part of the ski season. We will probably make weekend trips up," he said. "I love it here in the winter." As a painter, John calls him self a romantic expressionist. "Others pick a technique and then find something to say," he said. "I get the spirit of the subject rather than get a style of painting. "It is up to the viewer to In terpret it in his own way and not try to analyze what the artist thought. Some people think all the creativity is put in by the artist. I think possib ly the most creative part of painting is viewing. For ex ample, probably everyone who sees the Mona Lisa gets a dif ferent meaning." When asked how he choose a subject for painting, John said, "The subject chooses me. I've got to paint it. I don't study it out. I approach it directly. I seldom make preliminary sketches." It may take him. anywhere from "30 minutes to months" to complete a painting. "I work on several at the time. You have to let them dry before you can do the next thing." As a result, "I may finish the pic ture in a different mood" from that of the beginning. , John remember when Jfe djdn't want to be a painter. He enrolled at a professional art school at the age of 11. He attended art schools about 12 years. Now John is the teacher in stead of the student. He holds classes at his Lenoir Highway studio during the summer from two to nine weeks. His students have come here from 30 states for the summer courses. He al so teaches once a week in Bur lington and once a week in Hickory. In the near future, he has showings scheduled in States ville, Hickory, Newton and .Greensboro. John and Jane have three children ? Jo Ann, 3; Jamie, 8, and John Jr., 11. Health And Beauty j Self-confidence could be de scribed as the basis of good health and beauty. Ibis is recog nized by doctors everywhere. A happy , healthy mmd, with a nor mal outlook on life, is essential. Millions of doUars are being spent on research and treatment in this field each year. A happy home life, starting from the time a baby is born, is the most im portant single contributing factor. Some personalities require more understanding and love than others. If you have an over-sensitive child, and feel that this quality k making bim un happy, consult a child psycholo gist. This will save the parent and child years of worry and un happiness. X??C OJII ipiVflllO VI VVC1-9CUHUVC ness are of ten-times hard for ? layman to detect. One couple with an oversensitive son were told that the boy was mentally regarded and would remain so. Because they are unwilling to ac cept the situation, they went to expense and trouble to take the child to one of the outstanding child psychologists in the country. This psychologist, after exten sive examinations, told the couple that the boy bad mirror vision which made it impossible for him to learn m the other children in his class did. Also, probably be cause of this condition, be had a terrific case of over-sensitive ness. They were told to give the child treatment for his mirror vision end to lavish love and at tention on him. ? Today the boy is on his way to becoming a healthy, normal and confident person. Washington Comments Washington, D. C. ? So?*" thing of a mystery was caused in the U. S. Senate ^tiy when the Majority Leader made fstfong speech about Vietnam. The mystery was caused b? CIUM Mansfield didn't come out in the open and really say all, about. He called for u^ty fi s agencies in South Viet SJ \e said he would be to face with disaster if Amteas^ sador Hency C. Lodge did not get the full cooperation of all U S. agencies in Vietnam. But he didn't teUth.Ml.toryeHe didn't really say what the ?n side conflict was. (And his speech coincide* with the by Mrs. Ngo Uhu that leaves U. S. officials in Saigon were "little soldiers of tU The 5 American people are en titled to the facts. They luve not been given all the facts the row over the South nam and the most distressing thing is that the United State* has, lately, had no policy in South Vietnam. The inside story is that when Roman Catholic government fe.ders in charge of things in South Vietnam (? coun?* J** dominantly Buddhist) , be?? ? on the Buddnisis, crackdown on u. l ton the reaction ? ? ""7 . . was initially strong. Included ^ong those who were reput ed at this behavior was Presi dent John F. Kennedy. The United States quietly ?,nt about an effort then to en courage the Vietnam military re coup d'eut and at lout Bet rid of President Ngo Diem's brother. But that failed Next Ambassador Henry Lo ge wL sent to straighten up the Tt first Lodge was to hw? instrucUons to put an ulUma ? t0 Diem ? aid would be 7 unl^s certain repressive anti-democratic Po"ciel discontinued. But the rowjn Side government, and in ington, became so hot Lodg didnt have that power when he got to S*1*0?" n eld's Then came Mansn ?i>eech Mansfield being * Ro ^Tcatholic. The question was whether Mansfield was warning ?lm down or whether he was doing the revert* ? in abort, just what waa he saying and what ia his position? Meanwhile, u the myatery continued, the fight in the U. S. Government continued also. President Kennedy waa on re cord aa favoring a tough line and demanda that religioua in tolerance and persecution and anti-democratic methods be ended in Vietnam or else. On the military aide he dispatched hia higheat defense officiala to the apot to learn it the war was being won, lost, or just what the atory la. There la ? general auaplcion In Washington that any joint U. S.-Rusaian moon project, or any cooperation even in the moat limited way, will be the aignal for reduced crash apend ing on the Apollo Project, the effort to get somebody on the aurface of the m,oon in the six tiea. This program will become in creaaingly expensive. Already it calls for between four and five billions a year. If the Rus aiana Join in some form of a joint effort, perhapa there will be no preatige necessity for the U. S. to live up to its goal ? a successful landing in the six ties. But the Russian press was strangely silent on thia. propos al, even though other pointa in the President's U. N. speech were reported in detail to the Soviet people. Meanwhile, all is not full confidence on Capitol Hill concerning the manage ment of the moon-ahot program, or the funds requested, and to be requested. Senator Barry Goldwater ia beginning to frighten both Re publicans and Democrats in his march toward the Republican nomination. A great many Southern Democrats wonder wsether they can hold their own against the Republicans, led by Goldwater, in the South. More liberal Republicans, in the North, fear they will be engulf ed and defeated by the Demo crats in November, 1964, if Goldwater is the GOP nominee, heading their ticket Both have good reason for their fears. A Goldwater nomination would In deed have revoluntionary ef fects in both major parties. STATEMENT CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY Bonds - $284,999,929.81 Stocks 233,074,072.53 Real Estate : 21,725,399.63 Cash and bank deposits 37,034,830.73 Agents' balances or uncollected premiums, net .... 25,756,629.85 Bills receivable, taken for premiums 614.01 Reinsurance recoverable on loss payments 5,783,353.28 Interest, dividends and real estate income due and accrued 3,434,673.43 All other assets as detailed in statement 9 3,859,839.15 Total admitted Assets $615,669,342.42 Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds Losses unpaid ? ? $194,327,210.71 Loss adjustment expenses unpaid 14,330,000.00 Contingent commissions and other similar cnarges 815,000.00 Other expenses (excluding taxes, licenses and and tees) - 808,800.00 Taxes, licenses and fees (excluding Federal income taxes) ? 7,912,400.00 Federal income taxes , - 3,167,256.46 Unearned premiums 115,141,094.07 Dividends declared and unpaid: Policyholders 870,901.72 Funds held by company under reinsurance treaties 6,071,519.08 Amounts withheld or retained by company for accounts of others 1,012,058.35 Unearned premiums on reinsurance in unauthorized companies $ 390,412.50 Reinsurance on paid losses $186, 035.83 and on unpaid losses $572,777.48 due from unauth orized companies $ 758,813.31 Total , $1,149,225.81 Less funds held or retained by com pany for account of such un authorized companies .... $ 625,840.37$ 523,385.44 All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement 3,169,438.32 Total liabilities $348,149,064.15 Special surplus funds: $101,866,659.66 Capital paid up 37,065,000.00 Unassigned funds (surplus) 128,588,618.61 Surplus as regards policyholders 267,520,278.27 Total $615,669,342.42 Line of business Fire Extended coverage ... Inland marine Bnsineas in North Carolina During 1962 Direct Premiums Direct Losses Written (.90) (.36) ? 1,871.40 Accident only (Individual) 78,196.12 Accident and health (Individual) 615,986.61 Hospital and medical expense (Individual) _ 360,730.81 Group accident and health 704,501.77 Non.-canc. acc. and health 10,579.06 Workman's Compensation 206,053.23 Liability other than auto (B.I.) 233,990.95 Liability other than auto (P.D.) 78,504.74 Auto liability (B.I.) 216,700.07 Auto liability (P.D.) 102,381.39 Auto phys. damage 26,401.49 Fidelity 13,819.94 Surety 225,618.53 Incurred (17,066.43) 13,901.35 443,667.63 78,833.96 404,213.63 1346.42 101,439.52 252,423.49 59,296.99 81,971.03 37,358.44 15,624.13 14,071.25 413,744.09 40.07 161.90 Glass 60.84 Burglary and theft 1,468.41 Export Credit 264.20 Total $2,876,637.39 $1,901,507.07 President Edwin H. Fofkel, secretary Willard M. Boy den, treasurer Boyd N. Everett. Home office 810 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 4, 111. Attorney lor aervice: Edwin S. Lanier, Commissioner of Insurance, Raleigh, N. C. NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Raleigh, March 14, 1963. I, Edwin S. Lanier, Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Continental Casualty Company, of Chicago, Ill inois, filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1962. Witness my hand pnd official seal, the day and date above written. EDWIN S. LANIER, Commissioner of Insurance. Shirelles, Zodiacs Head Autumn Entertainment THE 8HIEKU.E8 The Shirellee, a toritftt, young singing group of Negro girls, will present a Friday night concert at the Health-Physical Eduoatlon Building at t p.m. on October 18. jober 18. IMS. la concert with the Shlrelle* will be Maorice Williams aad the Zodiacs. The two groups will prcseat a program of piiwlai songs aad mask from 8:M until 11:00 with a JO- minute intermis sioa. The Shlrelles have catered the wsnderfal world s I fame aad for tine eaUed success- Their met eoric rise has resalted in the sale ti over two aad a half mil lion records. These four ctarmkxg and vers atile young ladies met while still in junior high. Discovering that they had music in common and a way to mate harmony together, they sang together at every op portunity. One day, while in high school, they heard of a talent show and deckled to enter it. This was the start of the Shirel les because sitting in the audi ence was ? eliminate who ?u the daughter of the president 01 Scepter Music The group m auditioned and that was it. The rest m history. Respectively they are: Shiriey Alston, Doris Keener, Midti Har ris. and Beverly Lee. The Shir elie name is ? derivative of Shir ley, spokesman for the croup. Their babbles are waste, wntchlag T. V., and haying riding are at the tsp el their these thiags when aad U they eaa find time between the* heavy commitments, snch aa: radio, T .V., aad theatre appear ances. Sees they will be appear tag hi ether eeaatrles. During the October U program, the Shlrehes will probably stag same el their hit ta(10.41) Surety 37.50 Burglary and theft <17.26) 70.50 Total $19,438.39 $3,603.53 President T. B. Kelley; secretary C. F. Class; home office 200 Park Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. Attorney for service: Edwin S. Lanier Commissioner of In surance, Raleigh, N. C. NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Raleigh, March 15, 1963. I, Edwin S. Lanier, Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the state ment of the Commonwealth Insurance Company of New York, N. Y., filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1962. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written. Edwin S. Lanier, Commissioner of Insurance. STATEMENT COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY Assets Bonds $ 3,032,286.49 Stocks 6,772,325.71 Mortgage loans on real estate 792,455.51 Real Estate 1,378,978.46 Collateral loans 40,000.00 Cash and bank deposits 743,830.50 Interest, dividends and real estate income due and accrued 74,342.27 All other assets as detailed in statement $ 7,508,834.36 Total admitted Assets $20,343,053.30 Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds Other expenses (exluding taxes, licenses and fees) $ 1,572.78 Taxes, licenses and fees (excluding Federal in come taxes) _.. 76,011.02 Federal income taxes 616,447.83 Amounts withheld or retained by company for account of others 5,054,129.13 All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement $ 2,282,659.14 Total liabilities $ 8,030,819.90 Special surnMTTtinds $4,370,092.67 Capital paid up - 2,001,290.00 Unassign^l funds (surplus) 5,940,850.73 Surplus as regards policyholders $12,312,233.40 Total JR.- $20,343,053.30 Business in North Carolina Do ring 1962 Direct Premiums Direct Losses Line of Business Written Incurred Title Total - $1,342.38 President John B. Waltz, secretary Edward S. Schmidt, treasurer H. James Sheet*. Home office 1510 Walnut St., Phila delphia 2, Pa. Attorney for service: Edwin S. Lanier, Commissioner of Insurance, Raleigh, N. C. NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Raleigh, March 15, 1963. I, Edwin S. Lanier, Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby certify that the above is a true acid correct abstract of the statement of the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, Pa., filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1962. Witness my hand and eiiicial seal, the day and date above written. to id) EDWIN S. LANIER, Commissioner of Insurance.