Christmas Tree Growers
Have State Meeting Here
C hristmas tree growers from Association,
all over the state gathered in
Boone last weekend for the an- Bus tours to local tree-grow
nual summer meeting of the ing operations and the visit of
North Carolina Christmas Tree Judge James D, Rogers, vice
The summer meeting of the North Carolina Association of
Christmas Tree Growers took place in Boone last weekend.
Admiring this display set up in Bowie Hall on the ASU campus
are (from left) Jerret Williamson of Canton; John Wagoner,
Gibsonville, who is state secretary-treasurer; John Chiles of
Asheville; and Ross Douglas of N. C. State, an extension
forest management specialist. (Staff photo)
Chamber Of Commerce News
Last Friday and Saturday we
moved to our new office in the
New Northwestern Bank Build
ing at Blowing Rock Road and
105 Highway. We tried to move
with a minimum of inconven
ience to the public. While we
were transferring most of the
heavy equipment Friday, Mrs.
Wanda Council remained at the
old office to take care of the
license business, as well as the
other work, while Mrs, Barbara
Ragan was at the new location
to supervise the arranging of the
office equipment. For the most
part, we have new equipment in
the new location and with the
more efficient arrangement we
will be able to serve the public
much better. We will have ample
parking space without conges
tion.
We especially wish to thank
Neil Farris of the Blue Ridge
Electric Membership Corpora
tion for furnishing the movir«
truck and personnel.
• • • •
The “Horn in the West*’com
pleted its last 1968 performance
Saturday night, August 24th,
with a record attendance. It has
been a good year for the Horn,
with a grand cast.
• • * •
Now our interest will turn to
the fall tourist activities, the
farm-city program, Christmas
program and plans for our win
ter skiing.
• • • •
The meeting of the Merchants
Association which was schedul
ed (but postponed) to meet at the
Gateway Restaurant lastFriday
morning, will be held Friday,
By
JERRY
COE
THE ORIGIN OF TOT
pawnshop's miu
Everyone haa teen the
famoua clutter of three
belli which hang over the
door of a pawnahop. Very
few people, however, can
explain their pretence, and
where they originated.
They originated with the
tint money lender* of Eng
land. Actually they were
pictured on the family coat
of anna of the Medlri fam
Theae flrat money lender*
were of the Lombardy fam
ily, direct deacendanta of
the Medida and uaer of the
coat of arma with three
ball*, which it one of Eng
land'* moat honorable.
8peaklng of honor—our
dally aim at our place of
bualneaa it to eatabUah the
confidence and treat of our
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COE INSURANCE
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■ L BOONE, N. C.
Aug. 30, at 8:30 a^n. at the Gate
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are urged to be present.
Smile A While
DAD KNOWS
Son: “What is executive ab
ility, Father?*’
Father: “Executive ability,
my son, is the art of getting
the credit for all the hard work
somebody else does.*’
BIGGER’N THE JURY
A young lawyer pleading his
first case had been retained by
a farmer to prosecute a rail
way company for killing 24 bogs.
He wanted to impress the jury
with the magnitude of the injury.
“Twenty-four hogs, gentle
men! Twice the number there
in the jury box!*’
CUT UP
Six-year old little Chris went
to a party in a brand-new suit.
When he came home, ragged
holes had been cut into it with
a pair of scissors. His mother
gazed at him in consternation.
“What did you do to your
beautiful new suit?” she asked.
“We played grocery store.’’
explained Chris. “I was apiece
of cheese.’’
president of the national organ
ization, highlighted the three
days of events.
Tommy Beutell, president of
the state association, began the
meetings on the ASU campus
by introducing Dr. W. H. Plem
mons, president of Appalachian;
Clyde R. Greene, Boone Mayor;
and L. E. Tuckwiller, County
Extension Chairman, to extend
a welcome to the group.
Friday speakers included
William T. Huxster, an exten
sion wood products specialist
of the N. C. Agricultural Ex
tension Service and Dr. George
L. Capel, director of the Ser
vice.
Growing operations of Ray
mond Farthing of Vilas and Al
bert Rosas co of Sugar Grove
were toured by the visiting
yule tree producers and Judge
Rogers spoke at a supper meet
ing at the Valle Crucis Inn Fri
day.
Saturday the group visited the
farms of Kermit Johnson and
Don Wiseman in Avery County.
iBDuen SatinSUE 2T SmnffiH_n,is is a preview of what will
^ ,W^n *• Deep G*P Volunteer Fire Department
f**®, °" ita fi"*1 fund-raising chicken dinner of 1968. According
to James Watson, Are chief, the menu will be half a chicken
potato salad, slaw, cake, hot rolls and coffee or tea. Dinners
are *1.50 whether sold by the box as shown here, or served
hy the plate inside Parkway School. Watson said all those
working in the project wish to thank everyone who has pat
ronized the dinners this summer. (Staff photo)
News Report From Washington
Washington, D.C.—The bitter
fight Democrats engaged in at
Chicago over the party’s Viet
nam plank and the extent of
sentiment in favor at ending the
war at both conventions strongly
indicate it’s a matter of time
until an agreement is reached
to scale down the fighting.
The growing and widespread
dismay among those who oppose
past and present Vietnam poli
cies is not caused by a lack of
military progress or even a sign
from Hanoi that the North Viet
namese are ready to negotiate
reasonably for a deescalation of
the fighting.
General Crighton Abrams
has done an admirable job since
taking over the military com
mand from General William
Westmoreland and purely milit
ary successes have been fre
quent.
But from every reliable
source inside Vietnam comes
the same story—the Saigon
Government does not have the
support at even a bare majority
cf the people. It* officials do not
control the countryside, except
for certain limited areas. And
the regime is shot through with
graft, corruption and the steal
ing of American aid.
The Johnson Administration
recently received a secret re
port to that effect, from the most
reliable sources in Vietnam.
[And the civilian aid program in
the countryside is being drasti
cally reduced.) Other reports
aint the same picture. This
was the basic reason for op
position to the war by the Ken
edy brothers, is the core of
senator Eugene McCarthy’s
strong opposition to its con
tinuing.
The American people are
dying and spending their billions
to sustain a government that
has not cleaned itself up after
six years of promises and graft,
years in which many South Viet
namese have become rich and
salted away their millions in
Swiss banks.
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how we can help the people
when probably more than half
at them would vote against the
Saigon regime we are prop
ping up and for the National
Liberation Front if elections
were held today. CThis is the
conclusion in the latest secret
report on South Vietnam.)
Worst of all, present leaders
In Saigon are not putting their
house in order, and are also
refusing to enter into any coali
tion government with the NLF.
That is why McCarth, Sen
ator George McGovern, Edward
Kennedy and a host of other
objectors see continued backing
of past Vietnamese war policies
as hopeless. They feel a coali
tion government is a necessity,
and a certainty, in South Viet
nam if the war is to be ended.
Trade News
Mr. Herden of Charlotte spent
Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Thomas and Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bumgard
ner.
Mrs. Ralph Barlow of C reston
spent Monday with Mrs. Ralph
May.
Mrs. Chase Mains and Mrs.
Fred Wilson made a business
trip to Banner Elk Monday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Thomas
visited Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McGlammery
of Shouns, Term.
Recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Miller have been
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gibson and
children Mark and Sabrina of
Shelby and Mrs. Ralph May and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson of
Trade.
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Bumgardner were
Mr. and Mrs. Max Barlow of
Meat Camp, Mr. Jim Day of
Poplar Grove and Mr. Char
les Dotson of Sugar Grove,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond War
ren, Mr. and Mrs. Jackie War
ren, Mr. Billy Warren and chil
dren Norman Jay and Lisa,
all of Shouns, Term., Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Chappell of Mountain
City, Term., Mr. and Mrs. But
ler Wilson and son Terry of
Bristol, Term., and Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Tester and daugh
ter Mary of Zionville.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Os
borne visited Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Warren of
Shouns, Tenn.
Mrs. Clint Thomas entered
Watauga Hospital Sunday for
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wortey
and son David of Alexandria,
Va„ visited recently with Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn May and daugh
ter Glenna.
Miss Althea Price and Miss
Mary Jane Mains attended the
horse show at Cove Creek Sat
urday.
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