UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Boys, Arnold and Company
Address: P.O. Drawer 5255
Asheville, NC 28813-5255
13F File Number: 801-13200
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: John B. Kuhns
Title: Vice President
Phone: 828-274-1542
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
John B. Kuhns Asheville, North Carolina September 30, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1355 28485 SH SOLE 28485
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 221 8200 SH SOLE 8200
AFLAC COM 001055102 656 10146 SH SOLE 10146
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 00846U101 218 4461 SH SOLE 4461
AMER. HOME PRODUCTS COM 026609107 1654 29298 SH SOLE 29298
AMERICA ONLINE COM 02364J104 8685 161635 SH SOLE 161635
AMERICAN EXPRESS COM 025816109 861 14165 SH SOLE 14165
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 026874107 8236 86070 SH SOLE 86070
AMGEN COM 031162100 2590 37084 SH SOLE 37084
ANHEUSER BUSCH COM 035229103 495 11695 SH SOLE 11695
ARIBA COM 04033V104 294 2050 SH SOLE 2050
ARM FINANCIAL GROUP COM 001944107 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
AT HOME COM 045919107 1394 98697 SH SOLE 98697
AT&T COM 001957109 5169 175972 SH SOLE 175972
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC. COM 053015103 6030 90161 SH SOLE 90161
AVERY DENNISON COM 053611109 237 5100 SH SOLE 5100
BANC ONE COM 06423A103 7871 206799 SH SOLE 206799
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 8174 156071 SH SOLE 156071
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 215 3812 SH SOLE 3812
BB&T COM 054937107 3504 116323 SH SOLE 116323
BELLSOUTH COM 079860102 1513 37350 SH SOLE 37350
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - CL A COM 084670108 451 7 SH SOLE 7
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - CL B COM 084670207 751 363 SH SOLE 363
BOEING COM 097023105 260 4142 SH SOLE 4142
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY COM 09856Q108 237 5525 SH SOLE 5525
BORDEN CHEM & PLASTIC COM 099541203 527 301200 SH SOLE 301200
BOSTON PRIVATE FINL HOLDING COM 101119105 496 30050 SH SOLE 30050
BP AMOCO PLC COM 055622104 2204 41594 SH SOLE 41594
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 9146 159067 SH SOLE 159067
BROADCOM COM 111320107 11797 48399 SH SOLE 48399
BROADWING INC COM 111620100 679 26568 SH SOLE 26568
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS COM 111621108 1320 5595 SH SOLE 5595
CENTURA BANKS COM 15640T100 949 24757 SH SOLE 24757
CHARLES SCHWAB COM 808513105 8817 248589 SH SOLE 248589
CHASE MANHATTAN COM 16161A108 7524 162901 SH SOLE 162901
CHEVRON COM 166751107 517 6061 SH SOLE 6061
CHURCH & DWIGHT COM 171340102 220 12000 SH SOLE 12000
CINTAS COM 172908105 1246 28600 SH SOLE 28600
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 13690 247791 SH SOLE 247791
CITIGROUP COM 172967101 10812 199991 SH SOLE 199991
COCA-COLA COM 191216100 6575 119275 SH SOLE 119275
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 479 10140 SH SOLE 10140
COMPAQ COMPUTER COM 204493100 4841 175903 SH SOLE 175903
CONVERGYS COM 212485106 1399 36000 SH SOLE 36000
CORNING INC. COM 219350105 290 975 SH SOLE 975
COX COMMUNICATIONS COM 224044107 455 11885 SH SOLE 11885
CP&L COM 12614C106 360 8627 SH SOLE 8627
CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQT COM 225756105 551 24706 SH SOLE 24706
DATASTREAM SYSTEMS COM 238124101 341 26500 SH SOLE 26500
DIEBOLD COM 253651103 739 27835 SH SOLE 27835
DOLLAR GENERAL COM 256669102 580 34603 SH SOLE 34603
DRKOOP.COM COM 262098106 55 47514 SH SOLE 47514
DUKE ENERGY COM 264399106 2184 25465 SH SOLE 25465
DUPONT COM 263534109 539 13177 SH SOLE 13177
ELI LILLY COM 532457108 637 7854 SH SOLE 7854
EMC COM 268648102 2964 29791 SH SOLE 29791
EMERSON ELECTRIC COM 291011104 781 11660 SH SOLE 11660
ENRON COM 293561106 1135 12951 SH SOLE 12951
ERICSSON(LM) TEL COM 294821400 181 12199 SH SOLE 12199
EXXON MOBIL COM 30231G102 14822 166347 SH SOLE 166347
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COM 313400301 396 7320 SH SOLE 7320
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 9567 133807 SH SOLE 133807
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 684 12690 SH SOLE 12690
FIRST CHARTER COM 319439105 462 31972 SH SOLE 31972
FIRST UNION COM 337358105 8150 253213 SH SOLE 253213
FORD MOTOR CO. COM 345370860 271 10616 SH SOLE 10616
FOUNDRY COM 35063R100 208 3100 SH SOLE 3100
FPL GROUP COM 302571104 261 3967 SH SOLE 3967
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 38562 667014 SH SOLE 667014
GENERAL MILLS COM 370334104 344 9680 SH SOLE 9680
GENTEX COM 371901109 5578 223125 SH SOLE 223125
GILLETTE COM 375766102 880 28498 SH SOLE 28498
GLAXO WELCOME PLC COM 37733W105 327 5406 SH SOLE 5406
GREENVILLE FIRST BANCSHARES COM 39607Y100 119 13000 SH SOLE 13000
HALLIBURTON CO. COM 406216101 284 5800 SH SOLE 5800
HEWLETT PACKARD COM 428236103 11693 119924 SH SOLE 119924
HIGH STREET BANK COM 429912108 101 14000 SH SOLE 14000
HOME DEPOT COM 437076102 2409 45511 SH SOLE 45511
HOMEGOLD FINANCIAL COM 43740E104 118 222944 SH SOLE 222944
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL COM 438516106 249 6999 SH SOLE 6999
IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS COM 451713101 433 110052 SH SOLE 110052
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 4857 86932 SH SOLE 86932
INTEL COM 458140100 15573 374693 SH SOLE 374693
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 10906 96838 SH SOLE 96838
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY COM 460335201 252 6463 SH SOLE 6463
INTERPUBLIC COM 460690100 6631 194684 SH SOLE 194684
JDS UNIPHASE COM 46612J101 357 3774 SH SOLE 3774
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 10485 111612 SH SOLE 111612
JUNIPER NETWORKS COM 48203R104 633 2890 SH SOLE 2890
KEANE COM 486665102 196 11250 SH SOLE 11250
KEMET COM 488360108 3524 127560 SH SOLE 127560
KIMBERLY-CLARK COM 494368103 233 4169 SH SOLE 4169
LEXMARK COM 529771107 527 14050 SH SOLE 14050
LOWES COMPANIES COM 548661107 14968 333555 SH SOLE 333555
LUCENT TECHNOLOGY COM 549463107 6730 220668 SH SOLE 220668
MC DONALDS COM 580135101 6162 204128 SH SOLE 204128
MCDATA COM 580031102 516 4200 SH SOLE 4200
MEDTRONIC COM 585055106 7424 143288 SH SOLE 143288
MEHL/BIOPHILE INTERNATIONAL COM 40701P102 1 25000 SH SOLE 25000
MERCK COM 589331107 11162 149956 SH SOLE 149956
METALINE CONTACT MINES COM 599118010 8 21667 SH SOLE 21667
MICROSOFT COM 594918104 8084 134037 SH SOLE 134037
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTUR COM 604059105 544 5975 SH SOLE 5975
MMC NETWORKS COM 55308N102 316 2500 SH SOLE 2500
MORGAN ST DEAN WITTER DISCOV COM 617446448 231 2530 SH SOLE 2530
MOTOROLA COM 620076109 8973 304171 SH SOLE 304171
NATIONAL COMMERCE BANCORP COM 635449101 316 15841 SH SOLE 15841
NETWORK APPLIANCE COM 64120L104 13327 104627 SH SOLE 104627
NOKIA COM 654902204 1159 28976 SH SOLE 28976
NORTEL NETWORKS COM 656568102 14261 239681 SH SOLE 239681
ORACLE COM 68389X105 972 12338 SH SOLE 12338
PALM COM 696642107 208 3935 SH SOLE 3935
PEPSICO COM 713448108 7881 171332 SH SOLE 171332
PFIZER COM 717081103 9110 202817 SH SOLE 202817
PHARMACIA COM 71713U102 417 6922 SH SOLE 6922
PHILIP MORRIS COM 718154107 336 11400 SH SOLE 11400
PITNEY BOWES COM 724479100 422 10700 SH SOLE 10700
PLACER CREEK MINING COM 72604P103 29 33000 SH SOLE 33000
PMC-SIERRA COM 69344F106 452 2100 SH SOLE 2100
PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 2938 43858 SH SOLE 43858
PROTECTIVE LIFE COM 743674103 6103 204273 SH SOLE 204273
PROVIDIAN COM 74406A102 254 2000 SH SOLE 2000
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS COM 749121109 931 19366 SH SOLE 19366
RATIONAL SOFTWARE COM 75409P202 277 4000 SH SOLE 4000
RESORTQUEST INTERNATIONAL COM 761183102 211 32728 SH SOLE 32728
RF MICRO DEVICES COM 749941100 994 31050 SH SOLE 31050
ROYAL DUTCH COM 780257804 5285 88177 SH SOLE 88177
SARA LEE COM 803111103 506 24900 SH SOLE 24900
SAWTEK COM 805468105 4654 120825 SH SOLE 120825
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COM 78387G103 1953 39166 SH SOLE 39166
SCHERING PLOUGH COM 806605101 5453 117111 SH SOLE 117111
SCHLUMBERGER COM 806857108 4271 51886 SH SOLE 51886
SDL COM 784076101 340 1100 SH SOLE 1100
SHAW INDUSTRIES COM 820286102 4353 235320 SH SOLE 235320
SIEBEL SYSTEMS COM 826170102 718 6450 SH SOLE 6450
SILVER BOWL COM 827436106 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC COM 832378301 343 5000 SH SOLE 5000
SONOCO COM 835495102 554 30678 SH SOLE 30678
SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANK & TRUS COM 842630105 275 27500 SH SOLE 27500
SOUTHERN COMPANY COM 842587107 388 11944 SH SOLE 11944
SOUTHTRUST COM 844730101 483 15350 SH SOLE 15350
STRYKER COM 863667101 2110 49136 SH SOLE 49136
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 9300 79658 SH SOLE 79658
SUN TRUST BANKS COM 867914103 365 7318 SH SOLE 7318
SYSCO COM 871829107 1422 30700 SH SOLE 30700
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 12969 273757 SH SOLE 273757
TIME WARNER COM 887315109 372 4750 SH SOLE 4750
TRIBUNE CO COM 896047107 1056 24212 SH SOLE 24212
TRICOM SA COM 89612A100 3709 243200 SH SOLE 243200
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 611 11775 SH SOLE 11775
VERITAS SOFTWARE COM 923436109 265 1869 SH SOLE 1869
VERIZON COM 92343V104 2243 46307 SH SOLE 46307
VIACOM CL B COM 925524308 236 4038 SH SOLE 4038
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR COM 928497106 231 2600 SH SOLE 2600
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC COM 92857W100 350 9460 SH SOLE 9460
WACHOVIA COM 929771103 2705 47720 SH SOLE 47720
WAL-MART COM 931142103 11058 229777 SH SOLE 229777
WALGREEN COM 931422109 1505 39660 SH SOLE 39660
WALT DISNEY COM 254687106 5042 131825 SH SOLE 131825
WILLIAMS COMPANIES COM 969457100 861 20380 SH SOLE 20380
WORLDCOM COM 98157D106 425 13978 SH SOLE 13978
BIOTECH HOLDERS TRUST 09067D201 468 2400 SH SOLE 2400
ACORN FUND 004851101 543 28767.5300SH SOLE 28767.5300
AIM BLUE CHIP 001413855 237 13719.0000SH SOLE 13719.0000
EVERGREEN SELECT CORE EQUITY 299909101 284 3228.5570SH SOLE 3228.5570
SCHWAB MARKETTRACK ALL EQTY 808509814 725 59129.3140SH SOLE 59129.3140
SCHWAB S&P 500 SELECT 808509855 3115 139640.5880SH SOLE 139640.5880
SCHWAB SELECT SMALL CAP INDEX 808509848 726 33849.4260SH SOLE 33849.4260
SELIGMAN NEW TECHNOLOGIES FD 81634M105 478 12649.8170SH SOLE 12649.8170
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