Willard Kimrey Retires After 33 Years With Guilford Extension
Guilford County Farm Extension Chairman Willard Kimrey retires after 33 years with the extension service. He helped develop the new $500000 Agricultural Center east of Greensboro, forecasting big advances in farm activity and chem icals use, beef cattle, and pig sales. Born in 1911 on Gordon Road, he studied at NC State, served in the Navy, and led Guilford County's farm program from 1956 until his retirement.
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Jim Hawkins
Guilford
Kimrey
Guilford County
Gordon Road
Deep River Road
Highway 68
High Point
T. P. Kimrey
Fannie Bolling Kimrey
Jamestown
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Extension Service
Alamance
Kimbey
Waggoner
Readhe Chadwick
Jamestown- Guilford College Road
The Agony Of Youth and the College Clash
An editor notes a clash between youth and parents over values and security. He argues older generations endured harder times, built abundance through work, and that genuine human values require effort, not pampered comfort. He cites war, labor, and the need for communication across generations.
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Junior
Young Collegians
Hitler
William Allen White
Johnson faces Vietnam, unity bid, and possible 1968 race
In a reflective Washington column, Leslie Carpenter analyzes Lyndon Johnson's TV speech and his vow to step back from politics. He weighs Johnson's bid to push peace in Asia, avoid personal partisan aims, and possibly deter a 1968 Democratic nomination. The piece notes Johnson's self sacrifice, his impact on national morale, and how Kennedy relations linger.
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Leslie Carpenter
Washington
Capitol
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Johnson
Asia
Vietnam
Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
Johnsons
52Nd St
House
John F. Kennedy
Harvard
Middle East
Algeria
U.S
Lee Radziwill
Teddy Kennedy
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
France
White House
Roaming the Piedmont on Extension Service Publications
A North Carolina Extension Service overview explains the growth and reach of county publications. Dr. George Smith notes about 600 titles available in all counties with two million copies printed in 1967, often free, covering lawns, gardening, foods, crop and livestock, and 4 H guidance for city as well as farm residents.
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North Carolina Extension Service
George Smith
Smith
The Death Of A Man In The Battle For Civil Love
Sunday Accent reflects on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a result of national evil, praising his nonviolence and redemptive agape love. The piece honors King as a unique American leader who linked civil disobedience to religious conviction and urged confronting evil with love.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. King
America
Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau
India
Boats In The Pilot Show In Davidson County
Thomasville’s Pilot community hosts a fifth annual camping and sports show April 26 to 28 at the horse show grounds across from the fire department on I-85. Exhibitors from Winston-Salem and nearby cities display boats and camping gear with Coast Guard Auxiliary inspections offered.
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Thomasville
Pilot Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
Winston-Salem
High Point
Newton
Greensboro
Lexington
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Pilot Horse Show
Pilot Lions Club
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Willard Kimrey
J. I. Waggoner
Sycamore Street
East Market Street
Davie County
U.S. Navy
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
General Electric
Monsanto
Lockheed
the Capital
State Extension Service
By Braxton Younts
Cherokee Indian Reservation
By Robert Marks
Montgomery
Ala
Albany
Birmingham
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Davidson
The
Forestry Service
Boy Scouts
National Campers and Hikers Assn
By Bob Burchette
Sheriff's Department
Denton
Ollie Brooks
Betsy Wray
Joann Sexton
County Commission
Wilmer Mizell
Mizell
Robert
Davidson County
Community Action Board
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