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Lieut. Mullins New Intelligence Officer BY-TSGT. TOM GRAYSON It has finally happened. The exclusive all-male military force at Headquarters, 6921st Security Wing and 6989th Sup port Squadron at Misawa has been invaded. When 2nd Lt. Rachel V. Mullins signed in for duty last week she shattered once and for all that age old myth that “It’s a mans’ world’*. A native of Boone, N. C.t the striking blue-eyed officer will be assigned to the wing's Operations Division as an in telligence officer. The road that led Lieutenant Mullins to a commission and her tour of duty in Japan is an interesting one. It all started when Rachel was graduated from Grundy High School in Grundy, Va. She immediately entered Furman University in Greenville, S. C., and achiev ing her bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts, settled down to a lucrative but unsatisfying pro fession as an administrative secretary. CHALLENGING CAREER “I wanted a challenging career with the same op portunities that civilian industry offered to men but found that my liberal arts education wouldn’t allow it is’ .Shealmost resigned herself to her hopeless and frustrating fate, when she happened to pass a recruiting poster. From that day on, Rachel Mullins’ life underwent a drastic change. After investigating every branch of the service, Rachel found that the Air Force offered more opportunities and chances for travel, which she had secretly wanted for years. OTS ACCEPTANCE She applied for Officer Train ing School and was accepted. Upon receiving her commission last year she was delighted to learn that she had been selected as an intelligence officer and was assigned to the Air Force Security Service Technical School atGoodfellow AFB.Tex., She was graduated from tech nical training last month. When asked how it felt to be associated with an all-male military organization, the att ractive lieutenant replied that she felt that she could meet the task. “When I joined the Air Force, I not only wanted to help my country, but I was also seeking a challenge. The Security Wing has a reputation for profession alism and excellence, and I hope to gain the experience needed to qualify as an Air Force profes sional. This is a dream that I have cherished for a long time; travel in a foreign country and a challenging job.” Although Lieutenant Mullins is the first Women in the Air Force (WAF) airman to be as signed to the security wing, she will not be the last. Between now and the end of December, an additional 13 enlisted and one WAF Officer will be assigned to r LT. RACHEL V. MULLINS the Security Wing complex. By the end of next summer, a total of 62 enlisted and three commis sioned WAF personnel will have signed in for duty. Lieutenant Mullins may have broken tradition by invadii«the security wing military force but her male counterparts seemed to be adjusting to the situation rapidly. As an assistant flight commander, her duties will re tjuire her to supervise nearly 200 operational personnel. A monumental task for anyone re gardless of sex. Whatever the future may hold for her, you can bet she’ll meet it like any other challenge—head on. Sgt Taylor Gets Military Medal Cigli, Turkey—Technical Sergeant John G. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mr . Greek Taylor of Route 2, Vilas, has been decorated with the U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Cigli AB, Turkey. Sergeant Taylor, who pre viously served at Richards Gebaur AFB, Mo., received the medal for meritorious service as an electrical power techni cian. The sergeant is now on duty with a U. S. Air Force support unit in Turkey. He is a graduate of Bethel High School. His wife, Betty, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Temple of Axtell, Kan* Eggers Ends Training At Lackland AFB Airman Gray don P. loggers Jr., son of Doctor and Mrs. Graydon P. Eggers of 500 Tracy Circle, Boone, N. C., has com pleted basic training at Lack land AFB, Tex. He is now assigned as an Air Force musician with a unit erf the Tactical Air Command it Langley .AFB, Va. Airman Eggers, a 1964grad uate of Appalachian High School, earned his B.A. degree in 196& from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. Selective Service System “This is the first in a series of articles on the Selective Service System designed to out line the operation and proced ures of the System and of the local draft board.” ★ BY LARRY G. JULIAN The complexities of the se lective service system are long, deep and involved. To understand them all, one would need to be a govern ment employee working in se lective service for about 20 years. A year is not long enough, so thinks Mary Evelyn Coffey, executive secretary for Local Board 96 in Boone, who has been at that job a little over a year. Her prime job, is to “main tain the office.** She is re sponsible for all of the sec retarial and clerical work per formed by local boards. Among some of her duties is register ing the boys when they reach their eighteenth birthday, send ing out all sorts of forms, in quiries, notices and the like. Hers is also the task of send ing out little notices saying in so many words, ‘‘You have been selected by your friends and neighbors to serve your county . . The decision of who should receive these sometimes un welcomod greetings is not hers but is left up to the three member local draft board. Chairman of the board is Joe Todd and also serving are Ralph Greene and John Marsh. Their responsibility is to de termined a classification fpr each of the 4,824 men who are currently registered with the board in Boone. They do this through information provided by the registrant himself. Know The Weather l»o the winds of a hurricane in the southern hemisphere rotate around the eye clock wise or counter-clockwise? In the southern hemisphere winds around such storms ro tate clockwise—just the oppo site from their movement in the rtoftherh hemisphere. is believed to be caused by the motion of the turning earth. All the signs and warnings omens of hurricanes, then, would be read differently in the southern hemisphere. Many other phenomena are different below the equator. i Nature’s deflection of bul lets and shells, growing char acteristics erf certain trees, the way rivers cut into one bank, are all different in the south ern hemisphere. There the pre vailing veer of these things is to the left, not the right. GET ACQUAINTED Note from teacher on Mary’s report card: “Good worker, in telligent, but talks too much.” Note from father over his signature on back of report card: “Come up some time and meet her mother.” FINCKE gallery "Auction That Is Different" BLOWING ROCK, N. C. WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL MID-OCTOBER Watches — Fine Linens Oriental Rugs — Rare Lamps Paintings — Objects Of Art | Sterling Silver OUR 16th SEASON In Blowing Rock Our Golden Rule GUARANTEE Money Refunded In SO Daye If Not Satisfied 3QBOOOPOOBOBOgBOOBM8MHMHBBOOQBOOOPSK NEW SALE HOURS Every Night At 7:30 Fri. - Sat. Mornings At 10:30 WgnHHHHHHMMKMMMHHBOPffCTCTHOPHOMaHHOOOt Free Prises — Free Refreshments At AU Sales FINCKE galle . *' Telephone tSMTPl MAIN STREET BLOWING ROCK, N. C. H. Ardle Flneke Fred 1. Fiackr Memhero—Appraisers Seeerletlee a# America This information is gathered at the time the boy registers and fills out a lengthy question aire. Other information may be added to this by the regis trant at any time. The board meets once a month to review classifications and reclassify any whose status re quires a change. The largest number to be considered by the board at one meeting will come in October when student and teacher deferments are handled. Board members are appointed by the county supervisor, the clerk of court and the chair man of the board of elections. They serve without remunera tion. They are usually non partisan. Of 4,82 4 registered with Local 96 now, 132 are classified “1 A” meaning ready for military service. Those tagged readyfor service actually are fourth in line to be called for induction. Volunteers go first and then go those whose induction has been postponed by board ac tion. Delinquents are next to fill the list and finally, if any spaces are left in the board’s quota, the 1-AS are called up. The quota for Local 96 is not the largest in the nation. In fact for the month of Septem ber, it hardly could be lower. This month’s requirement is one. A year ago it was only three. Mrs. Coffey noted that the national quota is growing smal ler by the mDnth. The call in October was 12,000 and Novem ber’s need is 10,000. These are the smallest call-ups in sev eral years. Mrs. Coffey said that many registrants often are uncertain about procedure of the Selective Service and many have questions about their individual cases. She said that information is available from her office in the Brown Building on West King Street. She added that regis trants should keep their local board informed of any changes in their status. NEXT WEEK: REGISTRA TION AND CLASSIFICATION. Architectural Firm Opens Linville Office J. Brooks Haas Architects an nounces that they will open temporary offices in Linville to serve the greater Boone area. With home offices in Jackson ville, Fla., and branch offices in Brunswick and Augusta, Ga., the firm is working on its first local project: A condominium apartment complex at Grand father Mountain Golf and Country Club for the G. F. Company. Principals in the firm are J. Brooks Haas and his as sociate, Fred N. Reed. Both A. I. A. Architects, they have been in practice for more than 20 years. Variety of design and locale of their work have included the 480-bed, $10 million Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Gainesville. Fla.; the new $3 and a half-million hangar at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Fla.; the library, auditorium and gymnasium at Jacksonville University; the Lake Forest Atlantic Bank of Jacksonville; a large Capehart housing pro ject in Puerto Rico; and sev eral building for the Corps of Engineers in the Panama Canal Zone. Haas saida compelling reason for deciding to open an office in the mountains is the variety of sites, as opposed to the somewhat dull sites in flatland areas. In addition, he said the branch-office location was prompted by the year-round activity afforded by skiing, the expansion of Appalachian State University and the general growth in the area. The firm plans to practice good citizenship in the com munity by taking part in and sup port various civic and com munity activities. WEATHER BULLETIN! CoAt//VG-dW/#r£G the exciting new GAS HOME HEATER PUSH BUTTON CONTROLS! Just push a button and this Siegler obeys your command—automatically! now gives you amazing SWEEMG floor HEAT The golden louvers in the floor heat outlet are motor driven to rotate back and forth—sweeping the heat over the floor. All new in performance, styling and exciting colors, this new SIEGLER gives you a new dimension in heating comfort. See it soon! -September Special FREE OIL TANK AND STAND IF YOU PURCHASE YOUR SIEGLER OIL HEATER DURING SEPTEMBER. Roten's Furniture Store W. King St* - 264-3696 PAGE SEVEN “The Best Investment On Earth Is Part Of It” “The Little Office with the Big Acreages” FINEST LOCATION for motel and restaurant. Almost two acres on very heavily traveled corner to main highway. Near Beech Mountain. JUST LISTED: Four bedroom, 2 baths, heated, completely furnished house. Nearly new. Echo Park, Blowing Rock. Magnificent views. $23,000. Terms. THREE BEDROOMS, IV2 baths, new, heated, unfurnished home. Excellent view of Grandfather Mountain. $19, 000. Terms. TWO BEDROOMS, 1 bath furnished home. Heated. $11, 500. BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC VIEW LOTS. 174 ft. front by 150 ft. deep. Just out of Boone city limits. $3,300. FOR RENT: Five bedroom and bath. Rutherwood. FOR RENT: Large one bedroom and bath furnished house near Boone city limits. ONE OF THE MOST INVITING CHALETS with tre mendously beautiful panoramic views. Brand new. JUST LISTED: As pretty a home as we have ever been in. Two acre lot, 2Vz baths, four bedrooms with lounge in master bathroom, beautiful den, living room, dining room, kitchen, dishwasher, disposal, fireplace. Intercom, stereo, really out of this world. Just a short drive from Boone. Confidential listing. Sorry, no information over the phone. FOUR BEDROOM AND BATH BRICK HOUSE. Heated, easy driving distance from Boone. WAREHOUSE, close in, 5,000 square feet. $10,500. That’s just about $2.00 per sq. ft. OFFICE BUILDING. Contains modern office suites. Is currently rented for $425 per month. Total price, $36,500. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 69,000 ACRES of land for sale week before last. Last week we listed 40,911 more. It’s not all in North Carolina, but a lot of it is here in the mountains where it’s nice and cool. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DINING PLACES in all of the Holiday Highlands. Currently netting over $25,000 per year. Prime property. A real buy for $68,250. EXCELLENTLY RESTORED two bedroom log cabin, commodious living room, kitchen-dining area, two baths, large lot. Paneled in wormy chestnut. Terrific views, excellent price. A real buy. FOR LEASE: Finest business property location in western North Carolina. Terrific traffic count. Year round. THREE BEDROOM, 2 ceramic bath, plastered. Family room and den, paneled. 3/4 acre lot. Barbecue pit, garden, brick fireplace, heatalator, dishwasher, garb age disposal, carpeted. Right on native brook trout stream and paved road. 12 miles from Boone. SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING, lot and plenty of parking. East King Street. A real good investment. NEW THREE BEDROOM, two full ceramic tile bath. Approximately 3,000 sq. feet, including full basement. In Boone school district. TWO NEW HOMES, near Holiday Hills. Wall-to-Wall carpet, easily accessible. Ready for occupancy. TWO BEDROOM AND BATH HOUSE in Elk Park. On good road and acre of land. Neat and clean. A good buy. TWO BEDROOM AND BATH HOUSE, nearly new. Close in. WANT A LITTLE STRETCH OF LAUREL FORK CREEK, and a bit of the Watauga River? A nearly new two bedroom and bath brick house right on the water. Waterfalls put you to sleep. Between Boone and Hound Ears, away from traffic noise. Dead end of road, over an acre of land. Can finance one-half of $9250, total price. 139 ACRES OF LAND, good old farm house, lots of pas ture and meadowland on two excellent state gravel roads. Mail and school bus routes. Very high ele vation, blessed with some of the coldest spring water anywhere. Hold your hand in the overflow from one of the springs for five minutes and we’ll buy a T-bone steak! But you might have to cut it with one hand. 360 degree panoramic views that are really breath taking, even to us “Hillbillies", as well as “Flat Landers". Reasonably priced. 40 ACRES BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, springs, accessible, roads in. A good investment at $250 per acre. Watauga County. 90 BEAUTIFUL ACRES OF WATAUGA LAKE FRONT. New road built to top of hill with most excellent views of the lake and many miles around. A good buy. ONE OF THE MOST SCENICALLY beautiful tracts of land in wester North Carolina. About one-half open and balance in woodland. Plenty of good water. Over looking the “mighty Beech Mountain where the action is”. Also overlooking Grandfather Mountain, “The Hump." On paved road. Really ripe for development. $350 per acre. Excellent terms. BEAUTIFUL LOTS IN FOREST HILLS. Realistically priced. MANY EXCELLENT BUYS IN LOTS at Leisure Acres. BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED LOTS, “Cliffwood” across 105 from Seven Devils. 123 ACRES. 100 acres in grass, will graze 50 head cattle. Plenty water, cool elevation. $8,800. LOTS AT ALDERLEY EDGE, between Blue Ridge Park way and U. S. 221. Paved streets, easily accessible. Unexcelled views, excellent location, restricted. 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