VISITORS MEM BLUE
PARKWAY RECORD MURK
. TrweuAugTon.—Attendance on
th^* Bine Ridge National
Pfcihway In Virginia and North
Carolina broke all travel records
during the travel year ended
September 30 and made it one
Of the most popular areas under
control of the National Park
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Service, the Department of Interior
reported yesterday.
A total of 1,314,353 visitors
were reported for the Parkwaj
this season, with tabulations still
incomplete. When final figures
are available, the Parkway ma;
have outdrawn the Lake Mead
(Hoover Dam) recreational area
in Arizona and Nevada, which
holds' first place with 1,342,000
visitors, and the Lincoln Memorial
in Washington. D. C., whicli
holds second place with 1,326,000
visitors.
The Parkway attendance was
nearly 30 per cent higher than
the i,096,733 visitors recorded
in 1946.^
Great *Bmoky Mountains National
Park was the most populaT
park In the nation. Its 1,186,748
visitors topped attendance at all
of the other 28 national parks.
This was an increase of nearly
40,000 over the mark of 1,147.377
visitors set at Great Smoky
park in 1946.
Mt. Rainier National Park in
Washington- Held second place in
popularity with 1,067,000 visitors
Yellowstone was third with
930,000.
In announcing the attendance
figures, Newton B. Drury, director
of the National Park Service,
called attention to the need for
new facilities.
"Particularly noticeable," he
declared, "were the Inadequacies
of campground facilities and ol
various kinds of overnight accommodations
as well as th€
need for a thorough overhauling
and modernization of pari
roads."
Urging adoption of a $100,000,000
long-range program ol
park improvement, Drury called
attention to the fact that congressional
economy has left thf
Cricket Club Has
Lighting Study
The members of the Cricket
Home Demonstration club . met
October 29 In the home of Mrs.
D. E. Turner.
The president, Mrs. E. R. Eller,
presided during the business
-session. The opening song was
"Onward Christian Soldiers."
The scripture lesson was read
by Mrs. J. P. Crysel and prayer
was led by Mrs. Crysel.
The minutes were read and
roll called by our secretary, Mrs.
Bob Church. Mrs. Virginia Bnmgarner
gave our treasurer's report.
We had as our guest, Miss
Addie Malone, Home Economist
from Duke Power Co., of Winston-Salem,
along with 6ur assistant
home agent, Miss Margaret
Morrison. Miss Malone
gave us an interesting demonstration
on better lights for the
home using the slides to illustrate
better lighting for the
home. i
Plans were made for our
Achievement Day exhibits. We
were happy to enroll one new
member, Mrs. J. E. Crysel. During
-the social hotir, hostesses
Mrs. D. E. Turner, Mrs. George
Sales, and Mfs. Albert Vannoy
served delicious refreshments,
carrying out Halowe'en plan In
decorations. At the close of the
meeting, Mrs. D. E. Turner dismissed
with prayer. The next
meeting is to be with Mrs. Connie
Eller Nov. 5.—Reported.
Purlear Club Meets
For October Session
Purlear Home Demonstration
Club met tot the October meeting
with Miss Delta Y. Yates,
with ten members present, including
three new members.
Misses Nettie Y., Katrenia and
Ella J. McGlamery.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Robert
Teague. The group stocxi
and sang "Hail Club Women,"
after which the club collect was
repeated. The secretary, Mrs.
Wayne Yates, gave the roll call
and minutes of last meeting and
also gave the treasurer's report.
Other business included discussion
of plans for Achievement
Day, collection of canned foods
for the Tuberculosis hut and
election of officers for the next
year. The following officers were
elected: president, Mrs. Robert
Teague; vice president, Miss
Gladys Foster; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Wayne Yates.,
Miss Morrison gave an interesting
demonstration on "Better
Light For Better Sight," which
was thoroughly enjoyed by allDuring
the social hour which
followed Miss Yates served cookies
and cokes. The club then adjourned.
Next meeting will be
held with Mrs. Wayne Yates.
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Lloyd C. Harrold
Claimed By Death
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Last rites were held Wednesday
at Covenant church for Lloyd
C. Harrold, 45, who died Monday
at his home in Walnut Grove
township. Rev. Hillery Blevins
and Rev. Ernest Blevins conducted
the funeral service.
Surviving are the father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Harrold, and two -sisters, Mrs.
Faye Wiles, of Dockery, and Mrs.
Clara Wiles, of Maryland.
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Support the Y. M. C. A.
park service with funds for only
the most pressing jobs of maintenance.
Their Lunch Rooms
School lunches and menus for
Btate Institutions In a dozen
states are being enriched by sixty-one
carloads of North Carolina-grown
snap beans, say8 H.
R. Niswonger, In charge of Horticulture
for the State College
Extension Service.
Purchase of these bean:' was
made by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture through Its prloe
supporting operations In the state
this fall, he said.
Distribution wag made to the
following states, according to D.
K. Young, in charge of the
southeastern area marketing office
of the Production and Marketing
Administration's Fruit
and Vegetable Branch. Alabama,
2 cars of 65 bushels each; Arkansas,
4; Florida, 6; Georgia,
6; Kansas, 3; Kentucky, 8;
Louisiana, 5; Mississippi, 3; Oklahoma,
3; South Carolina, 2;
and Virginia, 2. The remaining
17 cars and 350 bushels were
distributed to school lunchrooms
and institutions within North
Carolina.
Elsewhere, USDA bought about
17 carloads in Tennessee,
and 7 carloads in southwestern
Virginia, Yotfug said.
State distributing agencies reported
that the beans were of
uniformly high quality and in
good condition on arrival. Large
portions of the allotments to
each state were canned for future
school lunch and institutional
use. i>i Thus, these purchases
helped to prevent waste in a
valuable food crop, as well as
loss to growers.
Lagging demand at a time
when canners had turned to other
products, and a consequently
declining price, were the chief
reasons for application of the
USDUL's price supporting program.
Under the law, the beans
coulcl not be resold by the government
into regular commercial
channels.
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Miss Sybil Lovette
Honored By Miss
Kathleen Gilliam
Miss Kathlene Gilliam, of EVlkin,
North Carolina entertained
at the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C. A.
in Elkin Saturday evening, November
the first with a mlscel
laneous shower honoring Miss
Sybil Lovette of North Wllkefboro,
bride-elect who 1b to be
married to Mr. Robert Wihfield
Park of Elkin, Saturday, November
the eighth.
Tables were laid for twelve,
with the bride's place marked
by a corsage of red roses. A dessert
coarse was served by Miss
Gilliam assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Gray Castevens, after
which bingo was played.
The honoree was presented
With crystal by Miss Gilliam
and was remembered with many
lovely gifts.
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The USDA reported th
Commodity Credit Corpo._
bought 117,420 balea of co
for export to Japan under i
chase announcement No. 9 made
on October 2. ,a '
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