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Mrs. Mary Jon Wells, wife of Robert M. Wells, has worked as secretary at the First National Bank of Boone since May, two months before the bank's official opening. The Wellses, who liw 111 Pefklnsvitle, have three children ? Greta, 6; Lori, 4; and Marty, 3. HERE'S ONE PLACE WHERE YOU CANT AFFORD A MISTAKE In buying Insurance for the protection of. your family and prop erty, an error in Judgment can be dis astrous. That's why i you need good advice every step of the wayi Our yvlde rang* of experience extending over many yecws hat resulted In hundreds of satisfied clients. We iovite your business and it's welcome regardless of size. We Offer Complete Facilities far All Lines of Insurance COE INSURANCE & REALTY CO. 117 Main St^4^ H Dial AM 4-8256 INSURANCE BY W)RTH AMERICA Open House Is Held At New Wesley Foundation Building Opea house was held last -Sunday eremng at the new building of the Boone Metho dist Wesley Foundation, an nounced Maurice Ritchie Foundation leader. The open house was largely a student affair, with Miss Gaye Cook being chairman of the student committee in charge of the affair. But many local cititens also helped in such matters as decoration, serving, and greeting visitors. Mrs. J. B. Winkler am! Mrs. X*t Reynolds were in charge of decorations and serving the hot punch to the guests. In charge of greeting were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Councill, Mr. and UM Wtllia Phfitrr Tir and astro. f? rii i o VvivDtv i , Via mi Mrs. Max Dixon, Dr. Lee Rey nolds, and Dr. and Mrs. Joe Bryson. Student hosts, hostesses, and guides explained the functions of the various rooms and furn ishings to the guests. Between 400 and 500 people attended between the hours of 4:30 p. m. and 8:30 p. m., Ritchie reported. "The program of the Wesley Foundation is a discipline of study, thought, prayer and ser vice," Maurice RHehie, Foumhi tlon leader, Mid. "Members of the Wealey Foundation serve the Boone Methodist Church in several capacities," he continued: "as sisting with the Sunday School, the Scouts the Choir and oth er church activities. "Complementing these func tions are a student journal en titled 'Collegium' and a drama group which prefaces occas sional chancel drama. "The baiMtag . . .has been designed to assist in the indus try of the Wesley Foundation to the students at A8TC. The new Methodist Student Center will enable the Foundation to expand its program en wet k days and thus reach students who regularly go home on weekends. The Student Center has been created to serve the need* of the whole student, not fab religious needs atone. Thus recreation and entertainment at well aa worship and study. "The completed structure coat approximately I10T.000 Ten thousand dollars have fur nished it, bringing the toUl building investment to $117,000. Today the funds are available for the retirement of all debts, thanks to the "Campaign for Higher Education" conducted among North Carolina Metho dist? during the pact several rn trs. "it would be impossible to mention all those who have had a part in the realization of a Methodist Student Center at Boone.. But all of us wish to thank Mrs. J. B. Winkler for an untiring labor of love, and with her Mrs. Lee Reynolds. Both have sacrificed in their Methodists Are Providing Shoes For Needy Children North Wilkesboro ? Warm North C?ro Una Methodist heart* ffretaking the chill out of the feet of needy child ren in. tfie western Tar Heel mountain*. '% ^ The initial ffcase of a long range program of the Blue Ridge Uethodist Service Pro gram to ptit shoes on many needy children, began Tuesday, Dec. 17, when ISO pairs of shoes were distributed to child ren in and Ashe coun ties. Methodists acres* North Car oliqs have cwtriblted $1,230 thus far to an urgent appeal /or funds to parchate shoes for nee?ty children. The 180 pairs of shoes distributed represents about X>60 of the. initial con tributions. -- ? This is not a Christmas pro ject of a religious denomina tion. The Blue Ridge Service Program is a y ear-around ven tare of the North Wilkesboro Methodist District, of the West ren North Carolna Conference, serving people of all races and creeds. The Blue Bidge Service Pro gram, begun in January of 1862. receives uaed clothing from Methodists across North Carolina, then gives and sells It to needy persons and fami lies (depending on their ability to pay). Funds from those clothes purchased are used for pur chase of food, medical supplies and shoes. Dr. Herman Duncan, superin tendent of the North Wilkes boro District, said he was grateful for the response of Methodists across ' the state . to tSfc' shoe appeal. "These funds fain enable us to use our regu lar funds far purchase of more food and medicine," he said. TO ALL OUR TRIEXDS Bill's Shoe Store Boone, N. C. Ivalee Dancey ? Juanita Wilson Mri. Dora Greene ? Martha Greene Extension Courses Offered courses and 20 Saturday claases wiU fee eMered by Appslaefcim State Teachers College during the spring quarter, it was an nounced today by Dr. James Stone, director of courses are being offered durUtf the wiatcr quar ter in 10 | efforts far the Fu^daflon; hath have inspired us by their com mitment and edified w with their superb taste." of eight credit cgmn and three nofreredit courses. Extension classes meet for 10 tration meeting. Length of each class session is 2 hours. 40 min ?tes. Tuition and fee* for three quarter hours of work are fto, and this fee does net Male the price of textbooks. Teachers may obtain reeewml credit through all oourses. If the course selected is related dose ly enough to the Individual's area of turhiug. I FOItjjsAUEp p 10 Acre Tract 200 Ft. Frontage ON HIGHWAY S21 Adjacent to M-fe- j j SKYLINE BOWLING LANES This Property Has City Water Offered by Watauga Industries Incorporated And reserve ^li^- ri^fit ~?eeept rcjwt all offers within 30 days. All offers require a 10% deposit. Selling Committee of Watauga Industries, Inc. E. F. COE, Chairman JAMES P. MARSH A. T. ADAMS & | Jb " j ??? rtoi //oiv /fs Pepsi Ibr those who think young Mmy s..,on. busy IM. f ? *?2 /./g/jf, bracing Pepsi-Coleitrnttihea Ming-clean taste thM's never thirst like acold, invkltf****
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