HIE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 v
Mr. and Mrs. Gill
Given Surprise
House Warming
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gill were giv
en a surprise house warming on
Saturday evening at their newly
completed home on their farm on
Jonathan Creek, when a group of
friends assembled by Mrs. Adora
Smathers Rayne called on them.
The party met at one central point
before leaving town and arrived at
the farm together.
Mr. Gill is president of the
American Power and Light Com
pany with offices in Philadelphia.
He and Mrs. Gill and their son
have been coming to Waynesville
for the past thirteen summers.
Upon retirement of Mr. Gill they
plan to make Haywood county
their permanent residence.
Those invited on the party were
the following i Judge and Mrs.
Frank Smathers, Mrs. B. F.
Smathers, Dr. and Mrs. John
H. Smathers, Mrs. S. C. Satterth
waite, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Withers
and Miss Hester Ann Withers, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Prevost, Mr. and
Mrs. Whitener Prevost.
Mrs. Chas. E. Quinlan, Mrs. J.
Howell Way, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Rotha, Miss Tillie Rotha, Mrs.
Harry Rung, Mr and Mrsi Aaron
Prevost, Miss Alice Quinlan, Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Swift, Miss Nancy
Killian, Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Killian, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wat
kins, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mas-
sic, Mrs. Jennie Ray Breece, Mrs.
J. F. Abel, Mr. and Mrs. James
M. Long.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Woody,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sloan, Hugh J
Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Ray,
Miss Nanette Jones, Mr. and Mrs
Richard N. Barber, Jr., Mrs. Wil
liam Medford, and Mr. and Mrs.
T. Lenoir Gwyn.
Mrs. Hayes Bryson had as her
guest last week her mother, Mrs.
G. 0. Hooper, of Cullowhee.
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Many American families on the
home front are actively aiding the
' ght against the Axis. Mrs. Fan
nie Bedell and her daughter, Mabel
(left), work side by side at the
Wright cyclone engine plant on the
east coast. They went through vo
cational school together and are
Fruit Cake
Fruit Cakes are ideal for
verseas shipment. Buy and
ship before November 1. We
have them ready now.
Waynesville
Bakery
Phone 343-W
Church St
Elizabeth Norman Barber
Observes 4th Birthday
Anniversary With Party
Little Miss Elizabeth Norman
Barber, young daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard N. Barber, Jr.,
entertained some of her young
friends at the home of her par
ents on Monday afternoon in ob
servance of her fourth birthday
anniversary. She was assisted by
her mother, her kindergarten
teacher, Mrs. E. K. Herman, Mrs.
S. P. Gay and Mrs. Whitener Pre
vost in receiving and entertaining
her guests.
The Hallowe'en motif was car
ried out in all the decorations and
party appointments. The birthday
cake was decorated in the motif,
and the ices were in pumpkin
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The guest dist included the fol
lowing: Anne Hardin, Adora Lea
Prevost, Joan Prevost, Nancy Pre
vost, Lane Prevost, Florrie Pat
rick, Marguerite Russ, Ann Wil
liamson Coman, Grey Watkins,
Florence Ann Bowles, Agnes Jane
Robertson, Linda Sloan, Sallie
Stpvall, Sandra Messer, Jane Dav
enport, Patience Ray, Laura
Woody.
Steve Woody, Ralph Prevost,
Jr., Billy Prevost, Stuart Robert
son, Ben Sloan, Jr., Tommy Mas
sie Stanford Massie, Jeff Reece,
George Williamson, Lamar Ham
mett, Ted Rogers, Jay Ferguson,
Joe Liner, Jr., Jimmy Neal, and
Clyde Ray, III.
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Sergeant and Mrs. Joe Cathey,
who have been visiting relatives
in the county are leaving today for
Greenville, Texas. Mrs. Cathey is
the former Miss Sarah Jane Walk
er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay
ton Walker. Sgt. Cathey is in the
air corps and is located at the
field in Greenville.
Haywood Man
Weds Virginia Girl
In Newport News
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Miss Mabel Ann
Harrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Dawson Harrell, of New
port News, Va., to Theodore Rus
sell Safford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Safford, of Fines Creek.
' The ' vows were solemnized on
Saturday, October 3, at 9 .o'clock
in the evening at the Tabernacle
Baptist church of Newport News,
Va. The Rev. Walter C. Scott of
ficiated. Miss Adele Amos was organist
and presented a program of wed
ding music prior to the taking of
the vows.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a two
piece ensemble of tobacco crepe
with brown velvet trimmings. Her
hat was of brown velvet with a
veil also of brown. Her accessories
were in a harmonizing shade of
brown suede. She wore a corsage
of orchids.
Mrs. B. M. Weeks, sister of the
bride, was matron . of honor, and
was the only attendant. She wore
a dress of wine colored wool, with
navy accessories. Her corsage was
of talisman roses.
James D. Safford, twin brother
of the bridegroom, served as best
man.
The bride is a graduate of the
Newport News high school. The
bridegroom received his education
in the Fines Creek high school,
Brevard College and Duke Univer
sity. He is now employed at the
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company.
The young couple are at home
at 640 30th Street, Newport News,
Va. . '
Pvt. Allie Moore Honored
With Supper On Saturday
Mrs. Althea Biddix entertained
a group of friends Saturday night
with a supper party. The affair
was given in honor of P. F. C
Allie L. Moore, of Company A,
401st Glider Infantry, 101st air
born division, at Fort Bragg.
Pvt. Moore was home on a week
end pass visiting his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. J. C. Moore, on Water
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gill are spend
ing a few weeks at their farm
on Jonathan Creek. ,
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Mrs. Sydia Ray and her daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth Ray, have gone
to Asheville to reside. Miss Ray
has accepted a position with the
government hospital at Swannanoa.
Lester Burgin, Jr., who is at
tending Mars Hill College, spent
the week-end her with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Burgin.
Richard Bradley, who is attend
ing Davidson College, spent the
week-end here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Bradley.
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Queen of this year's Coney Island
Mardi Uras, in wew. i ".,. "'"--shapely
hand to merrymakers from
her float. She rode in rega splendor
at the head of the parade that began
after she was chosen queen.
(Central Pr est)
Haywood Chapter
UDC To Meet With
Mrs. Blackwell
The Haywood Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy will hold the November meet
ing on Friday, the 6th, at Birch
wood Hall with Mrs. Rufus H.
Blackwell as hostess.
Mrs. R. N. Barber will have
charge of the program and she
will present the proceedings of
the State division UDC conven
tion which ' was held in Greens
boro this month.
Members are asked to assemble
at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. Grover M.
Davis, president, will preside.
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Presbyterian Sunday
School Organizes
A Bible Class
A Bible class composed of young
married couples and a group of
young men and women has been
recently organized in the Presbyte
rian church. The class meets each
Sunday morning in the music room
of the Hotel Gordon and is being
taught by the Rev. Malcolm R.
Williamson, pastor of the church.
On last Sunday morning the class
elected the following officers; Hal
lett Ward, president; Ralph Pre
vost, vice! president; and Mrs.
Whitener Prevost, secretary-treasurer.
Miss Lois Harrold was
named pianist for the class. The
class has a membership of 20 and
good prospects for a steady in
crease... Judge and Mrs. Frank Smathers
have closed their summer home
here and have gone to Miami for
the winter months. Judge Smath
ers went direct to Florida, but Mrs.
Smathers went to Pinehurst, where
she joined her daughter, Mrs. Phil
lip Myers, and young daughter,
Lura, who will accompany her to
Miami for the winter months.
Captain Myers is stationed at Fort
Bragg. '
Mr. and Mrs. J ames Coman, of
Sanford, spent the week-end with
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jarvis Coman, at Lake Junaluska.
Mrs. J. E. 'Garrett, of Reids
ville, arrived on Monday to spend
a week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus H. Blackwell.
Mr, and Mrs. Aaron Prevost
have retnrned from a visit to
Nashville, Tenn., where they were
the guests of the latter's brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Hoaghland.
Dameron-IIyatt
Wedding To Take
Place Saturday
The marriage tf Miss' Rozeila
Wiggins Dameron, daughter of
Mrs. William Henry Dameron, of
Warrenton, to Charles David
Hyatt, of Newport News, Va., son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hyatt,
of Waynesville, will take place on
Saturday evening, October 31st
The marriage will be solemnized
in the Wesley Memorial Methodist
church of Warrenton, followed by
a large reception at the home of
the bride's mother.
Among the attendants Will be
Lochlan Hyatt, of Newport News,
formerly of Waynesville, who will
serve hi" brother as best man.
Donald Hyatt, of Wilmington, Ar
thur Hyatt, pf Camp Richie, Md.(
both brothers of the bridegroom,
and Frank Ferguson, formerly of
Waynesville, now of Wilmington,
will be ushers.
Mrs. W. A. Hyatt and Miss
Nancy Hyatt left yesterday for
Warrenton, where they will be the
pwts of the bride-elect and her
mother until after the ceremony
on Saturday night.
BTU To Be Hosts
Of Hallowe'en
Party Tonight
The B. T. U. of the First Bap
tist church will be hosts of a social
tonight. The affair will be held
in the dining hall of the Welch
Memorial building, and those at
tending are asked to assemble at
8 o'clock.
All members of the B. T. U. are
invited to be present. Many of
the guests are planning to go in
costumes and wear masks, but it
will be left to those attending to
do as they please.
Many attractive features of en
tertainment centering around the
Hallowe'en n.otif will be carried
out in the program of the evening.
The party is being sponsored by
the social committee chairman of
the departments, which include:
Mrs. Lloyd Kirkpatrick, of the
adults; Miss Adeline Boone, of the
young people; Miss McCracken, of
the intermediates: and Mrs. Ben
Phillips, of the juniors.
Legion Auxiliary
Holds Interesting
Meeting Thursday
The Legion Auxiliary held the
regular meeting at the Legion
home on Thursday evening, with
Mrs, J. C. Brown, president, pre
siding. Mrs. T. G. Massie and
Mrs. Hurst Burgin were hostesses
for the social' hour which followed
with a joint assembly of the post
and auxiliary.
Various reports were given, in
cluding the following: Mrs. T, L.
Bramlett reported that 44 members
were enrolled for the coming year;
Mrs. Massie stated that she had
distributed handbooks to every
group of draftees leaving this
area; Miss Ida Jean Brown re
ported that she had sent the usual
amount of cigarettes to the men
at Oteen.
Mrs. Sam Kelly, chairman of
finance, presented the plan for sell
ing Christmas cards and wrap
pings and the members approved
the plan.
A discussion was held regarding
the program to be sponsored by
the Auxiliary and the Legion on
Thanksgiving evening in the ocurt
house.
Mrs. Newton Cook, of Jackson
ville, spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Co
man, at Lake Junaluska.
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Mr. and Mrs. James D. Safford,
of Newport News, Va., are visit
ing the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred ;Safford, at their home
on Fines Creek.
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James A. Gwyn returned Wed
nesday from a business trip to
Wilmington, Del.
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Opera Program
On Saturday
Mrs. Evelyn Abel OsW
charge of the progra
Smiling Mary Mullens of St Al
bans, New York, joined the Cana
dian Womens Auxiliary Corps in
Ottawa at the same time her hus
band joined the Canadian Army.
Just the other day she was mad
corporal and beat her husband to
second stripe. But she says tJiell
have to salute him soon, for now
kt'l attending an officers' training
school.
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Cpl. Harry Gaddis Takes
Part On Program At
Richland Baptist Church
Corpal Harry Gaddis, of Com
pany G, 401st Glider Infantry,
101st Airborn Division, Fort
Bragg, took part on the program
of the B. T. U. meeting held at
Richland Baptist church on Water
street on Sunday.
Cpl. Gaddis sang a solo, and ac
companied Miss Lillian Moore.
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Stationery and Slpplies Sold At
The Mountaineer Office
noon. Miss Stringfield
associate hostess, Dr. Edith
Miss Margaret Terrell J
dent of thp rinK ... .
, jncsmea.
" "soorne had as htt
ul me upera"
gave brief sketches of the
juuutui composers and
mosi popular works. She a! J
of the oldest and most interd
opera houses in the country
closed her paper with a te'
of the outstanding contenJ
A number of victrok rec
illustrating points made bv
Osborne, were played. Mrs I
A. Love and Mrs. Troy Wyche
dered a piano duet, "Magic P
oy wagner.
jyirs. ,j. Liaie Btentz, chaii
of defense, reported that a
trola and some records had
sent to the state chairraar
ureensDoro, who in turn i
send them on to some camn
A social hour followed the I
ing. Miss hthel Craig was a
cial guest of the afternoon.
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Mrs. Cornelia Nixon, whj
made an extensive visit
friends in Chicago, returned
on Saturday.
Fred Martin, who is attea
Western Carolina Teachers
lege, spent the week-end wit
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
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