Estel Culler, W*taug? County school but
mechanic, is entrusted wtth a large part of
the Important task of keeping our inrolted
school traasportatioa system operating
smoothly Mr. Caller, who has worked with
the coimty (arise for Marly 13 years, is
married to the former Hiss Jessie Miller.
Tfeey have three sons, who are 18, 14, and
nine years oM.
Oldest Man, 97,
Hospitalized
Mr Jaho Thomas Simmons, 97,
of Hagaman's Rot Home in
Boone, who was featured in a
recent Democrat article on the
statewide Week an Aging as the
oldest male resident of Watauga
County, slipped and fell while
getting out of bed eeriy test Tues
day morning and was feoepitafaed
with a broken hip.
The hip required sargerjr oa
Thursday, and it was reported
tat Mr. Simmons came thmugfc
the operation with flying cokrs,
atowtne unusual recuperative
powers for a man of his age.
Mr. Simmon* Ml b?eti bother
ed wMt fafcy for same time, it
ww reported, making it difficult
for Mm to am mi without
mm Mrtltliir. But. during hit
star to Mm "tot hooaa, it waa oat
necessary to place him under
medication rf *ny aort until tlx
accident an last Tuesday.
[Aptitude Tests
Given SAt AHS
r-i
?
far* the primary 1
MAT is to M? to
?ass aMUty to toko toats of
Hk the ruT
to order to qualify tor eertoto
scholarship plans which their
selections m tke acom from
thia tost
Chorus Program
fVitnli? ta ||_
vn 1' I IUIJi \7vTuDPT lo, Hit.
Gene Wilson directed the Ay
palachian High Icfceel chorus
in a program of popular music,
entitled Autumn in Song, for
the school aueatbl/. A high
light of the fhosr was a folk
singing quartet called "The
Joweri", which was comprised
of Chuck Blanton, Wayne C law
sea, Ronnie Hunt, and Johaay
Jane Dixon's piano salo of Au
tuasn leaves, to wliick Mr. BiU
Ross gave a patter song, and
Barbara Mart and Eddie Wink
ler danced. With suae of the
other seags, various members
of the chorus presented skits.
Aeeampaaiats far the chorus
warn Jaae Down and fiddle
Winkler.
Ottaeits 0| The
Seniors Naacy
laf the
bar of the High Life staff. md
ha plays end for the
A ?tud?H may ba
for this honor only onco (hir
ing his four years in high
school. From the graup of sen
\M ns i. a*
jits, rntcfeett
Attends U. N.
Raleigh Meet
Mn. Leo K. Prltchett tu in
Raleigh Tuesday ud Wednes
day, where ahe participated la
an all-day workshop studying
the United Nations.
Kr*. Pritchett, who served
for two years as chairman of
the Governor's State Commit
tee for United Nations Week,
introduced Governor Terry San
ford, who spoke to the work
shop on Wednesday morning,
and she introduced the guests
to Governor and Mrs. Sanford
in the receiving line at a re
ception gives by them on Wed
nesday afternoon honoring all
iocs mho have boon elected, the
Council will select a Citiaen of
the Year in the spring.
those who had lemd M Untied
Nations chairmM throughout
itl ?**?.
vited by
in
*nd Mr*.
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