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MISS LOUISE AVETT Annual Meeting Of WSCS To Be Held April 26th The annual meeting of the North Wilkesboro District Wo man’s Society of Christian Ser vice will be held April 26 at 10 a.m. at the Boone Methodist Church. Registration will begin at 9:30 and the meeting will close with a covered dish luncheon. Methodist women are urged to attend this important meet ing, where reports of the con ference year’s accomplishments will be given by district offi cers. Installation of new offi cers will be in charge of the nominating committee. Guest speaker will be Miss Louise Avett, missionary to Hong Kong. She is a native of Norwood, N. C., where she is soending her furlough between a semester’s study at Scarritt College and a series of speak ing engagements in North Caro lina. Miss Avett went first to the mainland of China in 1932 where she spent six years in the Shanghai area and five years in the Scechuan Province. In 1937 she had to leave the Shanghai area because of the Sino - Japanese War, and when she returned in 1939, die went to the West China area, where she served through World War II. For her furlough in 1945, she had to come to the United States via Calcutta, India, where die was delayed for five months trying to book passage on a boat. During this five months she visited the Metho dist Mission work in the north ern half of India. In 1960 Miss Avett returned to the mission field in Hong Kong where she served as field treasurer for the Woman’s Di vision of Christian Service and an English teacher. Higgins Wins Cake The Ladies Auxiliary club of the Mennonite Brethern church wishes to express their thanks to all who participated in the cake sale. The winner was Mr. Bruce Higgins of Boone. Uniform daylight time bill is sent to White House. Writes For Fif ty Years Aging Minister Tells Walking Circuit For 1 Time goes by and age comes on. “Time and tide wait ior no man,” is very true. I was born February 18, 1889, at Silverstone, Watauga County, North Carolina, about eight miles from Boone, and grew up on a little farm at the foot of Rich Mountain. In those days we had no farm machinery, therefore all farm work had to be done the hard way—by man power and horsepower. I began to work on my father’s little farm of fifty acres when I was a mere lad and spent the first twenty-three years of my life there. The old home where I was reared is still standing, and two of my sisters—Junie and Earl—have lived there all their lives and still occupy the old house. In the beginning of my school days we had a little one room building and one teacher, who taught all the pupils from the first grade and on as high as we advanced in our free schools. I was eager to learn and usually made good grades. Although we didn’t have the advantage of an education then as our chil dren and young people have today, yet we had some wonder ful students. I never had the privilege of a college educa tion, but I have been a student practically a lifetime, majoring of course in the Holy Bible across the years. As I think back to my school days at Silverstone I remember my first teacher who was a Mr. Maxwell from Ashe County. He was a very strict teacner ana the entire school knew to obey him. Then I think the next teacher I went to was Luther Farthing. Although I may not have the names of the teachers in order as they taught our four months school, I want to mention them, knowing that some of the students of those days, and the older people of the community, will remember them. Here are their names: Jess Curtis, Miss Julia Hardin, Miss Blanche Dougherty, John Bingham, Roey Moretz, Erast us Moretz and wife, Will Perry, George Sudderth, Jack Greene, Miss Lottie Greer and Niley Byers, who became husband and wife. I remember in the winter of 1907 I went to school at Mast Seminary to Rev. O. P. Ader. So far as I know Mr. and Mrs. Niley Byers are the only teachers that are still liv ing when I was in school, which dates back across more than half a century. In my early life I seemed to have a special desire to become a writer, and for more than fifty years my articles, message: and poems have appeared in various newspapers and religi ous publications, read by many thousands of people. One news paper published my articles and poems regularly for over thirty three years, in which I had a department captioned “T h e Quiet Corner.” It was read by thousands of people and I hope it did much and lasting good. The paper ceased publication, or I would be writing for it yet. I have had several books published, but they are all sold out except one entitled “Keep ers At Home.” I have quite a number of copies left which sell at fifty cents per copy. Feeling a special impulse within my heart, prompted by the Lord Jesus Christ whom I had accepted as my Savior, to preach the Gospel, I entered the ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church in November, 1912, and after taking a special course of study prepared for ministers, I was ordained an Elder a few years later. My first pastoral charge consisted of six churches, five in Watauga County and one in Caldwell County. I traveled the circuit a year afoot, as I had no other way of conveyance. I estimated my walking that year to be over a thousand miles, carrying my Bible, my clothes and Con ference course of study wher ever I went. Speaking of walking, I wish to say that I have been a great walker across the seventy-seven years of my life. I am confi dent that I have walked far more than the instance around the world. Of course I have driven the distance several umes arouna me worm wua out an accident of any major proportions. I have hurt no one and no one has hurt me during all my driving for around forty-three years. God has wonderfully protected me, for I have trusted him all these years. I carry the 91st Psalm with me wherever I go and read it daily. There are wonderful promises of protection in this Psalm and I trust them. My first marriage was »to Mrs. Lela Casey Campbell, a widow. We married in 1920, but she lived 6nly a little over eight years, leaving me with four children. She was a won derful saint of God, and her death was the greatest shock of my life. Later on I mar-i ried another widow, Mrs. Willie Rhyne Fraley, another blessed saint of God. We have worked together for all these years and won souls to God. She was 70 her last birthday. We have a little home in Taylorsville, N. C. Our children, eleven in all, counting both of our marriages, are all married and away from home, although one son, Dwight I. Isenhour, lives near us and is principal of the school in Taylorsville. During the years of my min Go 1st class. Go Buick Special. Go see your Buick dealer. (The going's great!) Immediate delivery of your favorite model, color end op tions I 1st c/ass selection I 1st, class trade-in I '66 Buick Special—winner of its class in the Pure Oil Performance Trials plus the Popular I s Science Gold Cup for outstanding perfor mance in the Trials I • ■, V;v ‘ Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick Special right now f ■ > v (You never had it so aasyl) ’ - ... V * •> . -m-v-' i 1 ■- ,r . ■ BhIA A-U, hi. tir.BiMM Cu. V ■* ■ . y GREENE BUlbc-PONTUC, INC, 1115 East King St. , % Dealer License No. 0M : i 1*. Istry (for the past thirty-six years in the Wesleyan Metho iist denomination) I have serv ed thirty churches as pastor, and have done quite a bit of evangelistic work in the mean time. At present I am retired from the pastorate, but do a little preaching yet, and much writing for publication. Many editors and publishers use my articles and poems. My great iesire is to do. all the good I :an. As the years have come and gone I have done much hard work and suffered in various ways. Once with pneumonia several times with flu, and came sear dying. Several years ago I jndewent a very serious oper ation, but in answer to the sin :ere prayers of my dear wife and others Christian people I was spared to continue my min stry, especially through my writing, which goes all over the United States and into foreign mun tries. My life has been spent mostly for others. I have worked, lab ared, toiled, prayed and sacri ficed for the salvation of pre clous souls and the welfare of my country. Across more than fifty-three years ; of preaching and writing I have only accum WALTER E. ISENHOUR ulated enough money to buy the little home in which we now live. X have been a tither for over half a century, along with that of giving out of our re maining nine-tenths of income, which means that we have giv en. thousands of dollars to God’s cause, both to our home people and to help spread the Gospel to foreign lands. I trust that many people have been graciously saved and sanc tified through my ministry, and that I shall meet a vast host of them in heaven some happy day. I have been a soul-winner, and this is worth far more than great riches, fame, honor mid You Don’t Need A Green Thumb When You Use The Best In Planting And Farming Supplies From Us See us for hybrids to match your growing conditions, and get Bonus Bushels! Pioneer—Woods Dekalb—Funks We Stock and Recommend Armour's - Robertson s - Royster CROP & PASTURE _ FERTILIZERS Bulk & Packaged Field & Garden SEEDS CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES — SEED OATS LAWN AND FIELD GRASS We Fill Orders GOODNIGHT Brothers Produce: Company ii -if •< '.w East Howard Street . -I ■ Boone, N. C •V ■ earthly glory. Praise the good Lord. I owe more to my deceased wife and present companion than any human beings for the success I have accomplished, apart from the wonderful grace of God that has kept and sus tained me. It would take a volume to give my life story, but this is a little sketch, touch ing some of the main phases of my career to date. I have written enough to make several volumes if it had all been published in book form. Across the years of my life I have been a great reader. and at present wife and myself receive around eighty or more publications, which is perhaps beyond any other minister in North Carolina. In conclusion let me say that I love all mankind and have no ill will toward any, although I hate the sins that are wreck ing, ruining, killing and damn ing the lives of millions and countless millions of people. Dear reader, if you are a child of God, please remember wife and myself in your prayers, along with all our loved ones and our countless thousands of (Continued on page seven) you leant to buy or sell a home ... a farm ... a business . . . watch this space for retd values! 1— COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR SALE OR RENT. Ideal for Civic Club or warehousing or small factory, ap proximately 8000 sq. feet. Good heating system, good financing. 2— EASIER THAN PAYING RENT—Good 3 bedroom brick with 3 room apartment on lover level. Hot water heat, storm windows located on corner lot. Grand Blvd. Monthly rental income $180.00. A good investment or let apartment pay for your home. Price $16,750. 3— LAST OF THE MOHICANS? Not quite—but the op portunity to buy a nice secluded house and 4 acres land. Good old house remodeled, 3 bedrooms, wall to wall carpet, about 10 minutes drive from Boone. With or without furniture. Price $9,500.00. 4— NEW 9 APARTMENT—Over $8,400 gross income, con veniently located near downtown and college. All apartments completely furnished. Hot water heat. Fixed expense approximately $1200. Good financing. This property can make you independent. Shown by appointment only. 5— TOP INVESTMENT—12 units of the best construction. 3 bedroom living quarters. All rooms completely furn ished including TV. Good financing. 6— HERE’S A BIG LEAUGE HOME for your little leag uers—8 big bedrooms, steam heat, almost one acre lot, located on high knoll with beautiful view in city limits. Price only $10,009.00. 7— NEW CAREFREE LUXURY LIVING—Ideal for re tirement or summer home. Imagine your own private trout pond in the front yard, also nice mountain stream, two spacious bed rooms with private bath to each, wall to wall carpet, large sun porch, fireplace, good fi nancing. Price $14,500.00. Located 2 miles out. 8— WE NEED LISTINGS for 3 and 4 bedroom houses. We have an Investor looking for commercial building to buy. 9— COUNTRY LIVING, good 3 bedroom brick, 1V4 bath, full basement, 1V4 acres located just out of Blowing Rock city limits. Shown by appointment. 11— A RARE FIND, between 4 and 5 acres all useable. Beautiful view, located just West of Boone. Price $5,500. Ideal for building lots. 12— MOTHER NATURE AT ITS FINEST—New Swiss type A frame located on wooded one acre lot with nice mountain stream. Electric heat. Located near both Ski Slopes and golf courses. Bargin of the month. 13— PONIES AND PUPPIES—If your children like the country living, don’t miss this 20 acre farm, 2 bedroom house, 4-10 tobacco. Price $5,500.00. Business has been good; consequently our stock of houses is getting low. We need more listings to furnish our clients with the type of home they de sire. If you have property you wish to sell let us make an Inspection. 14— NEW 8 BEDROOM BRICK, carport, full basement. Located on Highway 321, about 8 miles west of Boone. Immediate possession.
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