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On display in the library of Watauga High School is a valuable rock collection donated to the
school by M.F. Combs. Standing with Mr. Combs at right is Paul Miller, president of the stu
dent body. (Staff Photo)
Rock Collection Given WHS
A rock collection worth sev
eral hundred dollars was do
nated to Watauga High School
last week by Mr. MJ. Combs
of Pasco, Wash., near Seattle.
Combs was an instructor at
the Appalachian Training School
in 1908-09 and 1909-10, during
which time he was a colleague
of the late Dr. I.G. Greer.
His principal subject was
mathematics, he said, and he
left Watauga County in 1910.
He and Mrs. Combs came back
three weeks ago—the firsttime
since 1942—and were honorees
at a dinner given by friends
and relatives at the Arthur
TED ABERNATHY KITS CAMPAIGN TRAIL—Abernathy (left)
star relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds has joined the
campaign team of Congressman Basil L. Whitener. The 6'4”
major leaguer and the 6’4” Congressman will be companions
as they travel over the 10th Congressional District. “I am
pleased to join my lifetime friend, Congressman Whitener,
in this contest which is of such importance to my native area/’
Abernathy stated. “It is not just a game or sport that I am
now engaged in; it is a serious decision for the people. I be
lieve Congressman Whitener is the man who should represent
our District in Congress. So I have enlisted in the army of
Whitener supporters.*’ Abernathy is a native of Gaston County.
M. Banner home place.
All pieces in the collection,
which included petrified wood
as well as rock, were hand
polished. Combs said he col
lected them from Brazil, Peru
Washington, Africa, Colorado,
Montana and several other
states.
There are 32 pieces, one of
which came from Brazil and cost
its past-owner $125. One piece
came from a petrified stump
28 feet across and more than
two million years old, Combs
pointed out.
The collection was to be label
ed before Combs headed for
Washington Monday. He said he
intends the collection to be a
starting point from which other
collectors will make donations.
Among his many relatives here
are great-nieces who are stu
dents of Watauga High.
“I don’t care about myself,”
Combs said,4‘I just want to leave
an idea here, hoping it will
grow.” Student Body President
Paul Miller accepted the gift
on behalf of the school.
Combs’ sister is Mrs. Maggie
Presnell, 86.
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Cropp won a dollar bet, but was
fined $100 for trespassing. The
22-year-old busboy had bet his
friend he could climb a 2 00-foot
television tower—which he did
—but police were attracted by
the large crowd and were there
to make the arrest.
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incinerator ships and dumping
the ashes into the ocean. They
wish to find out what effect
incinerated residue would have
on marine life and if it could
pollute the ocean.
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So if someone ever breaks in and
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Because, as usual, most of our im
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75 Schools And Colleges
Represented At WHS Meeting
More than 75 schools and
colleges were represented at
Watauga High School’s third an
nual School and College Night
Monday.
From North Carolina college,
48 representatives came to give
information to juniors and sen
iors about college programs and
requirements. These ranged in
size and distance traveled from
Elizabeth City State College to
the local Appalachian State Uni
versity.
Out-of-state colleges in
cluded Berea College, Ky.,Car
son-Newman College, Jefferson
City, Term.; East Tennessee
State University; Virginia In
termont College; and Bryan
College from Tennessee.
Among the visitors on Monday
night were representatives
from the Armed Forces, three
technical institutes, five busi
ness colleges, eight schools of
nursing, five beauty colleges
and the Carolina School of
Broadcasting which was repre
sented by Ron Hester of WAT A,
Boone.
Approximately 350 juniors
and seniors and some parents
of the students visited three
discussion groups to receive
help with selection of schools
and colleges. After the two
hour program, the Home Eco
nomics Department gave a re
ception for students, parents,
faculty and visiting school
representatives.
School and College Night
activities are planned by the
high school counselors, Mrs.
Margaret Gragg and Mrs. Grace
Mast.
Universities represented
here were Agriculture and
Technical, Appalachian State,
East Carolina, East Tennessee
State, N.C. State, UNC’s Chapel
Hill, Charlotte and Greensboro
divisions, Wake Forest, West
ern Carolina and Duke.
Colleges were Asheville
Biltmore, Atlantic Christian,
Barber-Scotia, Bennett, Berea,
Brevard, Bryan, Campbell,Ca
tawba, Chowan, Davidson, Fay
etteville State, Gardner-Webb,
r—-—
Gaston, Greensboro, Guilford,
High Point, Kittrell, Lenoir
Rhyne, Lees-McRae, Mars Hill,
Meredith, Methodist, Mitchell,
North Carolina Pembroke State,
Pfeiffer, Saint Andrews Pres
byterian, Saint Augustine’s,
Virginia Interment, Wingate,
Winston-Salem State and Eli
zabeth City State College.
Three community colleges,
Wilkes, Western Piedmont and
Isothermal were represented.
Vocational, medical and mili
tary groups numbered 26.
Norton to publish Kennedy
missile-crisis book.
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