DAR committee taps Betsy Garten as Good Citizens head
Betsy Garten wins state chairmanship of the DAR Good Citizens Committee. She outlines contest criteria leadership dependability service and patriotism with scholarships and a Paul Revere bowl as top prizes. Garten also recalls district travels and community roles while highlighting her active volunteer life across High Point and North Carolina organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Garten
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Good Citizens Committee
Scott Garten
Libby
School of the Arts
Winston-Salem
Ashley
Johnson Street
DAR Good
Continental Congress
Washington, D. C
Politics Determines Imperialism in the United Nations
In a U N discussion on self determination, the article contrasts nationalist movements and imperial ambitions across the world. It decries Western liberal bias, notes Soviet and Chinese expansion, and argues that both sides conflate genuine nationalist aims with opportunistic demands, shaping the muddled UN landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
United States
Russia
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Greenwich
Conn
General Assembly
U.S.S.R
China
Lenin
Stalin
Czardom
Baltics
Poland
Finland
Germany
Romania
Czecovakia
Japan
Moscow
U.N. Glass House
Public official ethics clash in Thomasville zoning vote
In Thomasville, Dolen Bowers sought rezoning from Residential 4 to Commercial 4 for land owned by him. Theo Bowers, brother on the Planning Board, urged approval despite potential conflicts. Theo then voted for the original motion, then for the substitute, and again against denying the request, highlighting ethical concerns and lapses in judgment on public duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Earl Butz
City Planning Board and Zoning Commission
Dolen Bowers
Theo Bowers
Planning Board
Zoning Commission
George Saintsing
Saintsing
Colen Bowers
Ford Riverboat Ride Recreates Old America Ties to Trail Past
An editor notes Ford’s Mississippi river stop on a campaign tour echoes historic paths of the Santa Fe Trail and Cimarron crossings. He recalls Becknell’s 1821 journey, stars guiding explorers, and contrasts past wilderness with modern highways, motels, and televised politics. He casts Ford’s trek as a return to self reliance amid public pageantry and riverfront nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Panhandle
Black Mesa Country
New Mexico
William Becknell
Arkansas River
Cimarron
Little
Ford
Mississippi River
Lutcher
New Orleans
America
Yesteryear
Ferry Landings
Hillsville Flints Hill area gains new fire station and town growth
A Hillsville area tour notes a new two story brick Hillsville fire station with dormitory, kitchen, lounge and drive through bay. Chief Tommy Sheen will soon return with a canopy top truck, a 1000 GPM pumper for Archdale, plus 1200 feet of hose and 750 gallons water. Also cited is a Raleigh USDA report showing 1400 households tightening food budgets and relying on ads, coupons, and one store for major shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsville
Flint Hill
Gail-Rand Asst
Ron White
White
Tommy Sheen
Appleton
Wisc
Archdale
Tommy
Gail-land
Hoover Hill Road
Hillaville
Highway 64
Piedmont
Bill Humphries
Dept. of Agricultural Information
Raleigh
U. S
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DAR Committee
C. J. K. Boyce
Guildford
England
DAR
High Point
Tryon Palace
North Carolina
Williamsburg
Washington
Peace College
Association For Peace
Aws
Raleigh String Ensemble
State College Symphony Orchestra
Frank Lloyd Wright
World Organization
Europe
Spain
France
Belgium
Holland
Britain
Portugal
Azores
Italy
Cyprus
Yugoslavia
Asia
India
Philippines
South Africa
Nigeria
Biafra
Sudan
Ethiopia
Middle East
Lebanon
Quebec
Canada
Davidson
Phil Speaks
Enterprise
High Plains
Wheat Country
Great
Bonnet Carre
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Wrnter
Guil-Rand
Clyde Wilkerson
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