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Deaths .• . , r"-'; ■ Retired Missionary Dies In Rock Hill airs. ura vjienn nooens, na-, tive Wataugan, died in Rock Hill, S. C. Friday, following a series of strokes. Born in Watauga County, she was educated at Lees-McRae College and Agnes Scott Col-1 lege, and went to Brazil as a Presbyterian missionary in' 1915. There she married Dr. G. A. Roberts and their three chil dren were born there. They op erated a school in San Domin go, where Dr. Robert died. Mrs. Roberts then returned to the States and established residence ! in Rock Hill, where she work-J ed as hostess at the First Pres byterian Church while educat ing her children: Glenn, “’boctor of Chemistry at Pittsburg Glass Co., in West Virginia; Ralph, member of the New York Sym phony Orchestra, and Martha, who married Wm. H. Moore, Jr., and lives in Charlotte. Two weeks before her death, Mrs. Roberts received word from Brazil that on the campus of the Escola Carlota Kemper, Lavras, Minas, Brazil, the build ing which houses the music de partment has been named the Martha Ora Roberts Building, in recognition of her efforts in building Christian character and “extending the Kingdom in South America.” Mrs. Roberts was the daught er of Lee Glenn and Addie Mast Glenn, whose ancestors were among the first settlers of Watauga County. Mrs. Eva Payne Mrs. Eva Greene Payne, 66, of 316 Dogwood Drive, died Monday afternoon at the Blow ing Rock Hospital. She was the widow of Claude Donald Payne, Sr. and the daughter of the late Coie and Sally Trivette Greene. Surviving are five sons, Law rence, Luther, C. D. Jr., Dan and Paul Payne all of Boone; five daughters, Mrs. Fred Hol lars of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Claude Ray of Deep Gap, Mrs. M. H. Williams of Florence, S. C., Mrs. Donald Grindstead of* Wilkesboro, Mrs. Sammy Claw son and Mrs. Art Farmers of Lenoir; two sisters, Mrs. Phea Hendrix of Hayes, N. C. and Mrs. Marjorie Hamby of Mor ganton; six half sisters, Mrs. Doshia Achterkirchen of Wash ington, D. C., Mrs. Doris Shoe maker of Lenoir, Mrs. Dolly Jordon and Mrs. Ruth Greene of Deep Gap, Mrs. Bonnie Smith of High Point and Mrs. Dennis Hayes of Belmont; three half brothers, Ralph and Buster Greene of Triplett and Reid Greene of Deep Gap; 27 grand children and five great grand children. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at Stony Fork Baptist Church. Officiat ing were the Rev. Roscoe Greene and Rev. Vestal Moore. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Mrs. Lydia Faries Mrs. Lydia Poplin Faries of 6th Avenue, SE, Whitnel died Sunday at 7:50 a. in. in a Le noir hospital. She was' 80. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a. m. at Whitnel First Baptist Church with Rev. Stewart Johnson and Rev. Jiles Hall officiating. Burial was in Woodside Cemetery in Clover, S. C. Mrs. Faries was born Jan. 18, 1886 in Stanley County. Her husband was the late James Caldwell Faries. Mrs. Faries was a member of Whitnel First Baptist Church. The Lydia Faries Circle of the church was named for her. Surviving are a son, Neil Faries of Boone; six daughters, Mrs. B. F. Newson of Clinton, Tenn., Mrs. V. M. Hines, Mrs. Hal J. Bush, Mrs. C. R. John son, all of Lenoir, Mrs. Lloyd Everhardt of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Charles Stevens of Carlisle, Ohio; two brothers, John and Don Poplin, both of Albe marle; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Charles Miller Charles Rufus Miller, 69, of Route 1, Zionville, died Jan. 31 at Cannon Memorial Hospital at Banner Elk. He was a native of Watauga County and a fanner. He was the son of the late John and Josephine King Miller. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Virginia Greer Miller; one daughter, Jewel Miller of Zion ville; one sen, Mack Miller of Cleveland, Ohio; four brothers, Will Miller of Zionville, Frank Miller of Boone, Tom and Otto Miller of Yadkinvilie, and three sisters, Mrs. Cora Greer, Mrs. Una Greer and Mrs. Estelle Reece of Zionville. Funeral services were held Feb. 2 at Mabel Methodist Church. Officiating was the Rev. W. H. Key. Burial was in the Miller Cemetery. Hickory Symphony Concert Next Sunday The snow-postponed second concert by the Hickory Sym phony Orchestra will be played Sunday afternoon in P. E. Mon roe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir Rhyne College at 4:30. Featured in the concert will be Rebecca Troxler, fifteen year old winner of the Symphony So ciety’s annual Young Perform ers’ Award. Miss Troxler, a flutist, will perform with the Orchestra Mozart’s Flute Con certo in D Major. In cere monies at the concert she will be presented with a trophy and a U. S. Savings Bond. The remainder of the pro gram to be conducted by Albert Chaffoo, will feature works by Beethoven, Delius, Tschaikow sky, and Berlioz. U. S. denies charge it bomb' ed North Vietnam. DANCE To the Music of the JERRY (K) TRIO Featuring Kay Moore, Organist & Vocalist Saturday Night February 19 o Ml u*J • «. ? ! p.m. ’til Midnight ::>• - ’H BLOWING ROCK Ski Lodge Restaurant Open Dally s*, r • 9i00 a. m. to 8;00 p. m. ON 421—Looking across the R. T. Greer farm, where the land was covered with a New MMMMMmiiimiiMiiiiiniiWinirafiiiiTiiii r ’i. River overflow Sunday. (Staff photo.) Farms Inundated By Raging Flood Water (Continued from page one) ment. Had water reached the fuse box, it would have blown a transformer. Notebook paper, tennis shoes, old fixtures, a typewriter and radio were among the stock de stroyed by water. Meadows esti mated that several hundred dol lars worth of damage had been done. Town and County Downstream from Hound Ears Lodge & Club water pour ed over the top of Shulls Mills Dam — possibly for the first time since 1940. The water level on the downstream side of the old dam is usually 30 feet from the top of the dam. Watauga River overran its banks, tearing off with the plank bridge between Highway 105 and Hound Ears. Waters rushed across the lower portion of the golf course, and cut gravel and dirt from under a paved road. P Highway Department Engin eer Tom Winkler cited five minor land slides on Highway 105 Saturday night and Sun day, and one on Highway 321. All roads were opened right away. Winkler said that damage to secondary roads began with last week’s thaw, and that heavy rains have only worsened the situation. Highway crews work ed around the clock, as during the snow storm of two weeks ago, and Winkler said reports of washed out roads and bridges are being checked out as quick ly as possible. David Austin of the Boone Water Department noted that flooded basements and over loaded storm drains kept city workers busy throughout the weekend. He said there was heavy damage to streets in town —but that drinking water had not be affected by the deluge. > The basement of St. Eliza beth’s Catholic Church took on some water, but Father Ed Smith said that the water had been pumped out, and he re ported no damage to the base ment floor of the church. 2 In Nat’l Posts (continued from page one) new methods of business opera tions. The national convention is set for Chicago March 20-23. At this meeting, ideas from all sec tions of the nation will be dis cussed and completed for dis tribution to all associations. To have two men appointed from one association is a dis tinct honor and to represent North Carolina adds to the posi tion the Watauga Savings and Loan Association and its em ployees enjoy in the savings and loan industry. Workers Are Selected For Local Heart Sunday Effort me cnairman oi ine laws Heart Sunday appeal in Boone will be Mrs. Anna Boyce Phil lips, according to Mrs. Lura Greene, Watauga County Heart Fund chairman. State Heart Sunday Chairman is Mrs. Lacy Haire of Fayette ville, reigning Mrs. North Car olina. Mrs. Done Moore is Mrs. Haire’s honorary co-chairman. Heart Sunday will be observ ed here as the high point of the Heart Fund campaign in Feb ruary, designated Heart Month by Governor Moore and Mayor Wade Brown. Among the new chairman’s duties was that of assembling a group of district captains to co ordinate activities of the volun teers. Among the captains en rolled are Mrs. Glenn Hodges, Mr. Robert Snead, Mrs. Herman Eggers, Mrs. Estel Wagner, Mrs. Helen Stroupe, Mrs. James Marsh, Mrs. Jim Sawyer, Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox, Jr., Mr. Ran dolph Phillips, Mrs. R. D. Hor ton, Mrs. J. C. Yoder. Each captain will have a corps of volunteers to cover the residential sections Sunday, Feb. 20. The volunteers will serve a dual purpose. They will distribute information telling how to safeguard the lives and hearts of all members of a fam ily. They will also receive Heart Fund contributions. Proceeds of the drive are used to support research, edu cation, and community service activities of the Watauga Coun ty Heart Association, the only voluntary health agency here Dr. Lawrence Coes To Atlanta Gathering Dr. C. Ray Lawrence, of Boone, Is among those register ed for the 43rd Annual South eastern Educational Congress of Optometry, February 19-22, at the Marriott Motor Hotel in Atlanta. Among the highlights will be the Annual Awards Banquet at which the South’s “Layman of the Year” and “Optometrist of the Year” will be honored. ANDREWS' BIG AFTER-THE SPECIALS Yes, we survived the big storm, and we’ve dug out again. Now we’re offering special after-the-storm values to all our friends who have dug out, too! '65 Olds F-85 Deluxe 4 dr. fully equipped, power steering, power brakes, 6,000 actual miles. '64 Olds 88 Holiday Sedan. Fully equipped, air conditioned, electric seats and windows. '64 Chevy Impala 4 dr., radio, heater, power-glide, 327 engine. '64 Corvair Monza 4 dr., radio, heater, 4 speed transmission—110 engine. '63 Chevy Impala f?f<engin0rt ^tdio, heater—4 speed transmission, '63 Chevy Wagon Intpaia. Fully equipped, power steeerlng, power brakes. '.K-'i , ,v, . „ '62 Chevy Impala 4 dr. ..Radio, heater—power-glide, power brakes '62 Ford Galaxie 4 dr. Radio, heater—Standard transmission. '62 Corvair Monza Coupe. Radio, heater—4 speed transmission. '61 Ford Galaxie 4 dr. Radio, beater—Cruisomatic—one owner—low mileage. '61 Falcon 2 Door Radio, heated, standard transmission. '60 Olds 88 Holiday Sedan. Many Older Models — Good Transportation at Remarkably Low Cost Andrews Chevrolet, Inc. N. Depot 3u I Li*en*e No. 110 Dealer No. 1187 Boone, N. C devoted exclusively to combat ting diseases of the heart and circulation, which are respon sible for more than half of all deaths in this county. Qn the average one of each nine cit izens is afflicated by heart di seases. Mrs. Phillips, who resides on Greenway Drive, Boone, states that “we are all aware of the need to help in the fight against heart disease, and the Heart Sunday crusade gives everyone in the community a chance to ■give, so more will live’.” Highway Beautification Act Will Be Topic At Hearings Raleigh—The Bureau of Pub lic Roads will hold a series of public hearings this year on the proposed draft standards, cri teria, rules and regulations necessary to carry out the High way Beautification Act of 1965. The North Carolina hearing will be conducted in the State Highway Building Auditorium in Raleigh at 9:30 a.m., Tues day, March 15. The Highway Building is located at the cor ner of Wilmington Street .and New Bern Avenue in Raleigh. All persons who desire to be heard at this hearing must pre register. Facilities will be made available for pre-registration in the Highway Building Audi torium from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, March 14. It is also requested that oral Parakeet Died A Hero Whitwick, England — When Mrs. Betty Lowe’s pet parakeet dropped dead in its cage, she rin Outside in search' of a rea son for her pet’s death. Mrs. Lowe discovered gas leaking from a broken main and alerted her neighbors. The bird may have saved the lives of twenty persons. presentations to the hearing of ficer of the Bureau of Public Roads be held to 20 minutes, and that copies of supplemental statements or briefs be filed with the Bureau of Public Roads. Copies of Federal Register, Volume 31, No. 19, issued Fri day, Jan. 28, 1966, containing proposed draft standards, cri teria, rules and regulations for the Highway Beautification Act are available at the Public Re lations Office at the State High way Building or by writing to Bureau of Public Roads, Ra leigh, N. C. John Farthings Hurt In Accident Mr. and Mrs. Zeb V. Farth ing who received word last week that their son, and daugh ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Fathing, were involved in a serious car accident on Satur day, states that John has been released from the hospital and doing very well, but Mrs. Farth ing will remain hospitalized for several more weeks. THROUGH FEBRUARY 26 REG. 2.98 TEXANS 269 2/$S Sizes 4 thru 12. Regulars, Slims & Husky Once-a-year savings on heavyweight stabilized denim Texans in choice of regulation solid colors or random stripe. Bonded Saf-T-Nee. Sanforized, Vat Dyed. Save for a limited time on America's favorite from coast-to-coast. 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