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ECHOES OF THE BLUE RIDGE Says Watauga Founded On Christian Principle HERMAN W. WILCOX Watauga County was estab lished upon the principle of Christianity. This County has often been recognized as part of the Bible Belt well-known for its spiritual laymen and minister leadership. F rom among our County people have come some of our State’s great est spiritual leaders. There is room to write a book on the fine citizens of our County who have and are still working for Christian harmony who are providing our people witn excellent leaaer ship. With her 75 churches of dif ferent denominations there is an average of about one church to every 240 persons living in Watauga. Most of these churches call their members together at least two to three times a week. The affairs of their com munity and church are thorough ly discussed. There are no “dic tators*’ among them. Theycer tainly seek the leadership of the “Holy Spirit.*’ The late historian, Dr. D.J. Whitener, said, **The first church of our county, the Three Forks Baptist Church, exercis ed a tremendous influence in the development of the county. It not only attended to the spirit ual needs of its flock, it also supervised their moral and civil behavior. In a day when the social and civil authorities were often on the defensive, the church seta commendable stan dard of conduct.” We should be proud of our Christian leader ship and show a willingness to help them. 1840-1967 We salute the Three Forks Baptist Association, who held their 127th annual session this week. With their 46 churches in the Association, they have proved to be great leaders in Christianity. The Baptists presently have 1529 members. Three Forks Baptist Church, organized in 1790, is the oldest. Now Is Time For Selecting And Planting Your Bulbs it is time to select ana pre pare the soil for planting bulbs. If you are tired erf digging and replanting your spring bulbs every year try naturalizing them in drifts in your lawn and then forget about them. They will bloom each year and you won't by worried by the messiness of dying leaves because you can cut them off with your lawn mower about three weeks after the blooms have faded. You won't get big tulip blos somes this way. In fact, you should not even try to naturalize the long-stemmed giants. The common daffodils, hya cinths and crocuses naturalize well. The flowers won't be quite as large as pampered blooms, but they will go on blooming for years. All hardy bulbs multiply rap State Accountants To Have Convention North Carolina Accountant delegates and members will at tend the forthcoming Annual National Convention of the Nat ional Society of Public Account ants next week at Miami Beach, Florida. The announcement is made by State Society President, Isaac W. Worrell, of Winston Salem. The five day convention opens August 28 and continues through September 2 at the Fontain ebleau Hotel. Among the North Carolina official delegates will be Jack E. Williams of Boone, N.C. representing the North Carolina Society of Account ants. Mr. Williams is a dele gate at large. 1 A 2662 LB. SHARK? *£. r Largest fish ever caught by rod was a white man-eating shark weighing 2,662 pounds and taken out of South Australian waters. I think I prefer brook trout myself, or maybe a 2-lb. bass. Just as your taste in fishing may differ, so might your choice of insurance policies. For instance, you may have a special reason for being inter ested in Farmers and Traders mortgage cancellation plan that gives your family cash to pay off the mortgage if some thing happens to you. This is "Personalized Insurance” made to order for you. Anyone with a mortgage to pay should be interested in a mortgage can cellation policy. If you’re in terested I'd certainly like a few minutes to tell you about this plan. JERRY ADAMS 4U West King 264-9257 FARMERS and TRADERS , lift /wronce Company M* INKS ST tnucittt. N.Y. I1M1 idly when naturalized. Look for ward to a big dividend in extra twlbs every five years if you want to dig them. If you desire, you can just let the drifts get Digger. Naturalized bulbs should be planted informally in big free form drifts. Use fifty or more bulbs of a single color for the greatest effect. The individual bulbs can be twelve inches apart in the drift. Bulbs in drifts help each other withstand buffeting winds and rains. These bulbs also bloom earlier in the season and stay in bloom longer. If your lawn is shaded, don’t let this keep you from natural izing your spring bulbs. The size of the blooms will be somewhat smaller than bulbs in a sunny place, but the bulbs will do well. FAfM PROPERTY CONVERTED—The former Sylvester Gragg fartn on New River is bustling with activity. The Town had purchased thefarmfrom Tom Winkler for the construction of the huge waste treatment plant which is part of the city’s water-sewer system. The Mayor said supervisors tell him the plant will be able to take care of the city of Boone for 20 years, without further ad Ae*ortiing to records in City Hall, the contract for the plant was won at a hid of $928 300 (Man photo) * The New Blowing Rock Galleries Owned and Operated by The Boone Art & Auction Galleries NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON WITH AUCTION SALES DAILY 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Outstanding Selections from Largest Stocks and Estates Throughout the World • Fine Furniture • Master Paintings • Oriental Rugs * Antiques • Porcelains • Bronzes • Mirrors • Lamps • Important Diamond Collections • Rare Jades, Ivories • Linens • Beautiful Decorations • Old Silver YOUR INSPECTION INVITED Gifts - Refreshments - Prizes BLOWING ROCK GALLERIES Main Street Blowing Rock, N. C. (704) 295-4716 Daniel Parker Lee — I. Joseph Shenoin Senior Citizens Division Is Created At Dixie Classic Fair Winston-Salem, N. C.—Sen ior citizens of Northwest North Carolina have had a special ex hibit division and a fun festival designated for them by this year's Dixie Classic Fair. “There is a lot of interest among this age group in sewing and crafts work," said Neil Bolton, Fair manager, “so we through the senior citizens definitely ought to comprise a special division in our plan ning. After all, we got part of our fair theme this year from them—‘For the Young and Young in Heart. ' " Men and women of Senior Citizen clubs of the area will have the opportunity of ex hibiting their handwork articles and to win valuable premiums. Such articles as clothing, hooked rugs, afghans, knitted or cro cheted pieces, paintings, wood work, mosaics, and the like will be judged Tuesday, October 3, Draft evasion is common in South Vietnam. ALL NEW 1967 FM/AM TABLE RADIO The SANOMAN • Model X316. Contemporary styling. Zenith FM tuner. 6" oval speaker. Automatic bass boost circuit. Cabinet in choice of 3 decorator color com binations. Automatic Frequency only Caatrol Precision Vernier Tan log BURGESS Furniture Store W. King St.—Boone at 8:30 a. m. A total of $100 in premiums will be awarded. On Thursday of Fair Week the Fun Festival for Senior Citizens will be held at 2 p. m. in the new arena. A total of $105 in premiums will be awarded for such things as the person with the greatest number of children and grandchildren, oldest person, oldest married couple, baldestman, woman with the longest hair, violin and banjo playing, and vocal groups. r _ Entries for articles to be exhibited must be postmarked not later than midnight, Sep tember 16. Entry blanks and additional information may be obtained by writing the Dixie Classic Fair, Box 7525 Reynolds Station, Winston-Salem, N. C. Mrs. David Drummond of the Winston-Salem Recreation De partment is chairman of the Senior Citizens division, and Mrs. Forrest Harmon is superintendent. The Watauga Livestock Market Opens Friday, September 1 First Sale At 1:30 P. M. PLENTY OF BUYERS Located On U.S. 421 4 Miles East of Boone Phone 264-9413 — Night Phone 267-2695 Stalin’s Daughter Speaks! Svetlana Alliluyeva . . the only daughter of Stalin and his last surviving child . . . fled to America in April. She came, she said, to "seek the self expression that has been denied me for so long in Russia." She brought with her a manuscript . . . her memoirs. They will be published as a book, and excerpts will ap pear in a national magazine. But you can read this his toric, yet very human story fint in the Winston-Salem Journal. Our series, Stalin's Daugh ter Speaks, starts Sept. 10. The 12 chapters will tell of the Red dictator's slow ond agonizing death ... of the maneuvers of power hungry Beria and other Rus sian bigwigs ... of the sui cide of Stalin's wife, Svet lana's mother . . . and the tragedy of her two brothers. These are stories you have never read before . . . stories that shook and shaped your world. The inside story— never told before—of Russia’s Red rulers, of Russia itself! ★ ★ ★ Told now by the beloved daughter of dictator Stalin in the Winston-Salem Journal! ★ ★ ★ Her memoirs, in 12 chapters, start Sunday, Sept. 10! SPECIAL OFFER for NEW SUBSCRIBERS! 2 Weeks (14 issues) only $1.10 Enter Your Order Today! WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL Journal and Sentinel Circulation Dept. 418 N. Marshall Street Winston-Solam, N. C. 27102 Please enter my subscription for the Winston Salem Journal for two weeks beginning Sept. 10. $1.10 payment is enclosed. Street or RFD. City.
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