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T-H ITT'OUniANS WET5LY, EHIiXFORP. A C,' FSS?AT, - AUGUST 4, I960 I The new link of the Blue. Ridge parkway from "Mt" Mitchell,: highest peak in Eastern America, connecting directly with. C. Highway; 694 fat Asheville and with JU. 6. -49 to the $reat Smoky ; Mountains' National Park, will be opened to traffic August 12, f according-, to announcement by Parkway , Superintendent Sam. P. . teems. 4 ' . -iy-fj ; . i . ' Due Jo the international situation, ceremonies marking the opening of the mountain-top drive all the ,way from the James River, north of Roanoke, Va to Asheville, have been postponed until June, 1951. i Until August 12, the Parkway will dead-end at Mt Mitchell, and to reach Asneviue it is necessary to detour via U.S. 70. After August 12 it will he 4 direct route between the Great Smokies and Roanoke, Va:, by use of completed Parkway links and connect ing scenic State and Federal highways. The" Parkway is already completed from Roanoke to the North Carolina line, and thence 60 miles to Deep Gap. There the motorist deviates to U. S. 421 for six miles to the next link, which is approximately six miles to the outskirts of Blowing Rock -the ojily large resort directly on the Park . way in !tyorh Carolina. v At (Blowing Rock, U. IS. forms the connecting link about 17 miles long. . This is the famous Yonahlossee Trail, w famous scenic highway following the crest of the Blue Ridge. This con verges with the Parkway again near . Grandfather Mountain. , From this intersection, the Parkway proceeds past Mt. Mitchell, through ' Craggy Gardens, for a distance of 84 miles to the intersection of N. C. . . . die letter start. Then ' many readers of THE CHRIS TIAN SCIENCE MONITOR . tell the Editor how much they enjoy this daily world-wide newspaper. T Momfor is tb most cmtfully adittd newt- PPr mtbi U.S. . . . "VslmAlo M tttcb- "Nut tbtt is compUt 4HS& fttf V - "Tko Monitor stuffy is s rimltr's BMtsity .-... Yon, too, will find the Monitor informative, with complete world news . . . and as neces sary as your HOME TOWN paper. Use this coupon for a Special Introductory subscription 26 ISSUES FOR ONLY $1 And listen Tuesday nights over ABC stations to "The Christian Science Monitor Views the News." Tfct aubdaa Science Monitor ; One, Norway Sc. Boston 15.Mt..UJX Highway 694, only six mites into' Ashe ville. r ' Thus, with excellent connecting lines, the) Parkway after: August 12 will offer r : 1ST mile of unbroken mountain-top driving from the Vir ginia Una to Asheville. From Asheville, U. IS. 19 is the di rect toute to the Great Smokies; 'This crosses a new highway bridge through West Asheville and goes west via Can ton,' Waynes ville, through Soco Gap to Cherokee." The distance from Ashe ville by this route to Cherokee, the en trance to the Great .Smoky Mountains National Park' on N, C. 107, is 63 miles. There are alternate routes with very little additional mileage, one be ing 19-A via Sylva. .: ; . ' Total distance via Parkway and con necting routes from the Virginia line to the Great Smoky Park is 220 miles, all good road and with tourist accom modations always within easy access. There are no billboards on the Park way, and no commercial traffic is per mitted. --, This new section, between Mt. Mit chell and Asheville, about 30 miles long, traverses some of the most spectacular scenery . on the Parkway. Much of the highway is above 5,000 PAGE THREE complete or discontinued ' GI Bill rawing ana now want to make a first ' Change to a different general new. . .- Vcte Should Pten For School Terms .Veterans Administration hag issued a round-up of rules and regulations tnat should help veterans plan ahead for GI Bill school terms next fall The round-up includes) new- proced ures that were prepared tinder Public Law 610, signed July 13, 1950. v VA stressed that now" is the time.mid-centurv nnwWftn nt Th r veterans should do their planning, be- lin Story" will far exceed that of last cause .. several weeks are required year. Inquiries have been received someftmes. to get prehminaries out of from New York, New Jersey. Wash ington City, Ohio, Alabama, "Washing- "The Proving Very Popular According to reports reaching Kennaneville, attendance at the 1950 Veterans who intend to co ahead this Fall with the same course at the same school they've previously attend ed need not contact VA at alL They snouid, however, make certain the school has room for them. Those who want to continue in the same course but at a different school should, obtain a Supplemental Certifi cate of Eligibility from VA. On the certificate, they must name the school and course. Then they present the certificate to the school at enrollment time. Veterans who wish to make their first change from one zeneral field feet, and the scenery is rugged. There of study to another (from law to en- are three vehicular tunnels on this gineenng, for example) may do so stretch, and an access road branches simply by applying for a Supplement al certificate of Eligibility from VA. The same holds true for thoie who Pleat tend me a scripcioo to The Monitor 26 i Introductory tub Christian Science I endow ft. (mttdrtai off into, a large parking area in Crag gy Gardens, famous for its June rhododendron display. When completed, the Parkway will link the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks with 477 miles of mountain-ton boulevard. Most of the uncompleted portion is. west of Asheville in North Carolina, but tnis section is now bridged by U. S. 19 an excellent motor road, combining val ley and mountain driving, and utilizing the new scenic highway through Soco Gap. 1,036,011 N.C. Motor Vehicles Registered First Half Of 1950 A total of 1,036,811 'motor vehicles were registered in North Carolina dur ing the first half of 1960, the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hicles has reported. The fisrore is 118,407 above the 918, 404 registered the same period last year. Of the - six-month total 1,014,508 were listed as trucks, trailers and au tos and 22,303 as miscellaneous. Mecklenburg County with 59,092 had the largest'numojr'of motor vehicles registered. Guilford was second with 57,389; Wake, third, with 49,897, and Forsyth, fourth, with 41,173. Clay County listed the lowest regis tration, 782 and Tyrrell had 839. ton State, California. Georgia. Tennes see, Florida, Texas, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A special bus will run' from Kingstree, S. C, and Charleston. iwo special car loads are coming irom ttuisboro, Ohio. The Wilming ton, Y. W. C. A., sent a special bus last year and have notified officials that they expect to send more buses this. year. Attendance last year was around 20,000. Indications to date are that 50,000 or more are expected to attend this year. Showing dates are Septem ber 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12. Officials wanted to date the 1950 showing prior to Labor day, but it was virtually impossible due to school opening dates in Duplin, " 'T ' L 1 Try The Weekly Classified Ads MASSES NEXT. SUNDAY IN WINDSOR AND EDENTON SPRED SATIN wall paint dries in 20 minutes. Comes ready to use. Synthetic rub ber emulsion base makes it waterproof; easy to use. 14 beautiful colors that are guaranteed washable! $4.49 1.39gi. GALLON Z A HARRIS Q If I apply lor GI Bill training oeiore the July 25,19,5, cut-off date, win i oe aoie to start my course some time after that date? A No. Under the law. you actually must be in training on that date. The exceptions are interruptions of train ing beyond your control, such as sum mer vacations, illnesses and the like. Q I am entitled to four years of education and training under the GI Bill It is possible for me to take one year of high school and three years of college, if I start my high school course before July 25, 19551, the dead line date? A Yes, but you should anDlv to VA - . - ior a change of course hefore graduate from high school. you Religious Education Week Sept. 24-Oct.l Forty-six million Protestants in the United States and Canada are called on to observe Religious Education Week, September 24-October 1, with the theme "Religious Teaching Vital to the Nation." Dr. Roy G. Ross, general secretary of the International Council of Religi ous (Education, which sponsors the ob servance, issued the call. The I. C. V E., represents 40 major Protestant denominations and more than 800 state and community councils of churches. The need for greater efforts in re ligious teaching was cited by Dr. 'Ross in his call: How mild can a cigarette be? MORE PEOPLE SMOKE CAMELS than any other cigarette! audi among the millions who do... PETER UNO HAYES Star of stage and TV: "I found what cigarette mildnessmeans when I made my own Camel 30 Day Test ! I've smoked Camels ever since!" HERTFORD, N. C. MOSQUITOES Beware of Mosquito Bites On Yourself and Children .... Don't Neglect Them We Suggest MAYS INSECT REPELLANT (A Guaranteed Repellant) YELLOW HOUSEHOLD BULBS (Keeps Insects Away) And If You Have Mosquito Bites We Suggest CALIGESIC OINTMENT (Sharp & Dohme) SOOTHIXG PROTECTIVE NON-GREASY S and M Pharmacy THE CORNER" PHONE 8081 HERTFORD, N. C. The Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass i will be offered Sunday, August 6, Feast of Christ's Transfiguration, at 8 A. M., in Duke of Windsor Hotel convention room, Windsor, and at 11 A. M., in St Ann's Catholic Church, Edenton, each" including sermon on The Devil, An Enemy of the unurcn Holy Communion, followed by Rosary for Peace, Sunday School, with con fessions in Windsor 7:30 to 7:55 A. M., Edenton 10:30 to 10:65 A. M., stated Father McCourt, rector, who invites everybody to , all Services. August 4 and 5, mass in Edenton at 7 A. M. Instruction . and Inquirers' classes meet at rectory Fridays 8 P. M, to 8:45. 3 eiMMMMeeeeeiiiiM """"" SEE US FOB Pegu- Uaxm . ANY-'OTHER CAR IH AMERICA! V "TcMJS I
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