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Kernersville American offers a complete line of automotive services. W. N. Lineback opened his jewelry store in Kernersville in the year
Give us a call at 993-9769 or stop by at 1-40 and N. C. 150 for "Lead- 1946 in one of the McCuiston Buildings on Torth Main Street. After 12
Free Amoco" gasolines, excellent service, tires, batteries, accessories and years he moved to his present location, 123 orth Main St.
road service. We are an authorized American Oil Motor Club dealer.

On April 1, 1925 at the 188th meeting of the Wom-
an's Betterment Association it was moved that the name -~ 'F==- -
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new organization became active in the fall of 1925. Mrs. --: r -
H. D. Stafford was the first president and Mrs. C. F. )...
Snow, Sr. was the second. At the December meeting in
1925 the fathers were invited to attend for the first
time. Before the January meeting the disastrm;s school
fire of December 31, 1925 had taken place. Now the
new Parent-Teacher Association had a tremendous role
to play. The needs of a burned out school are stagger-
Pilot Brokerage Company, seeking a central loca-
ing to imagine and the organization began at once to fill tion in the Triad area, bought property on U. S.
Highway Interstate 40 at Highway 66 and built a
those needs - library books, a new piano, playground new office building there which they occupied in
equipment - the list was endless. July, 1960. President is J. Reid Covington; Vice-Presi-
dent, R. D. Crews; Secretary and Treasurer, Roy G.
The early PT A had a splendid record of achieve- Saunders.
ment until 1936, then, for some reason: there was a
pGriod of inactivity from 1936 until 1942. On October
12, 1942 a reorganization meeting was held with Mrs.
Ned Stuart elected president. During those World War
II years, with gasoline rationing, large attendance at
meetings was impossible. On one memorable rainy night
there were only 13 present, but those 13 were emphatic George Washington play around 1950
that the organization must not disband. During those
years the efforts were often patriotic. Booths were set
up and operated by children for the sale of War Savings
Stamps. Records were kept of War Bonds purchased by
children and faculty. For the year 1943-44 the record
shows that $6,531.80 was invested in War Bonds.
The years have brought many changes to our Parent-
Teacher Associations of the area, but the primary goal,
dedication to the community's most important asset -
her children, remains the same. Presidents of the local
Parent-Teacher Associations for the 1970-71 term are:
Mrs. Barbara W. Miller, East Forsyth High School; Mr.
Jack Pierce, Kernersville Junior High School; Mrs. Bill
Fishel, Glenn Junior High School; and Mr. David Holt,
K rnersville Elementary School.

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