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Page 8 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER (One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER h - 1 Canton To Open Football Season On September 22 Will Meet Erwin, Tenn., In Night Game With Young and Inexperienced Squad. CANTON (Special to The Moun taineer) The Canton High Black Bears will open their 1944 foot ball seaso against Erwin, Tenn., here the night of September 22 at 8 p. m. The following Friday night they will play Morganton on the local field as one of the feature attractions of Canton 'g Fall Fes tival. Most of the members of last year's undefeated and untied team are gone and Coach C. C. Poin dexter states that the prospects for a winning team this year are not so bright. One thing is certain, however, all the boys will be young and most of them will be inexper ienced. This will be the first appear-1 ance of Erwin on the Canton grid iron and a large crowd is expected to attend. Reported Wounded National REA Head At Conference Here (Continued from page 1) how well local groups lay their plans for postwar expansion in their respective areas, and upon how much of a job can and will be undertaken on an area coverage basis. Area coverage is a prime objective of rural electrification projects developed by the REA borrowers," continued the speaker. Others on the program include: John W. Ashe. Jr., specialist assis tant and liasion officer of the REA in Washington, and member of the Virginia State postwar planning committee; Gwyn Price, State chairman of the North Carolina SGT. HOMER B. CLARK, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Clark, of Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1, who was wounded in action in France. He has two brothers in the service, Pvt. Mason E. Clark, in South Pacific, and Pvt. Joseph Z. Clark, attending electrical school in New York. Rural Electrification Authority. David Barber, state field engineer of the Designing and Construction Division of the REA has BDoken to the association on postwar plans and extension of lines over the state. In addition to Mr. Viverette, president, other state officers here for the meeting include; F. E. Joyner, of Hillsboro, vice president; and J. P. Mullaley of Wadesboro, secretary-treasurer of the association. Parody among Southwest Pacific survivors; "Praise the Lord, the ammunition passed me!" WOOD FOR SALE PHONE 48 County Nutrition Committee Makes Plans For Program The Haywood county nutrition committee of which Dr. C. N. Sisk, district health officer, is chairman, met Friday afternoon to formulate plans for the coming year and to take part in the state-wide plans for September, which is designated as Nutrition Month. The nutrition committee is under the Civilian Defense program of the county of which Jonathan Woody is chairman. J. C. Brown is county chairman of food produc tion; Miss Mary Margaret Smith is in charge of the food conserva tion and utilization work for the Waynesville area and Miss Ethel Bailey for the Canton section of the county. Ex-officio members of the com mittee include in addition to Dr. Sisk, Mrs. Sam Queen, county welfare superintendent; M. H. Bowles, county superintendent of education; and Howard Clapp, farm agent. Mrs. Ruby Bryson is sec retary of the .committee. Dr. F. M. Davis of Canton, is head of the committee for nutrition for industrial groups. Mrs. J. R. McCracken, who has served as county chairman of pub lic health and clinical nutrition services for the past year, resigned Friday due to the fact that her work takes her out of the county a greater part of the time. Mrs. Fannie Sell, public health nurse of Haywood county, was elected to take her place. Plans were discussed during the afternoon for educating the public in the importance of nutritious food. Among the suggestions to be followed are- to place health posters in places of business, schools and the libraries; to show films in the county dealing with health problems; to have nutrition lectures given in the schools in the county and before civic groups. In Naval Hospital CPL. C. C. McCLURE, JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McClure, of the Balsam Road, who is now recuperating in a naval hospital somewhere in the Pacific. He was wounded in action in combat in the Marianas Islands campaign. Cpl. McClure has been in the ser vice since August, 1942. We Are Now - - Distributors For Rev. M. R. Williamson Will Attend Synod Of Appalachia Next Week The Rev. Malcolm R. William son will attend the annual meet ing of the Synod of Appalachia which convenes in Pulaski, Va., on next Tuesday afternoon. The Synod embraces the Presbyteries of Abingdon, Asheville, Holston and Knoxville. A ruling Elder from the Presbyterian Church will be appointed on Sunday by the Session of the Church to attend the meeting of Synod. Amos Tash, ever on the alert to save his hard-earned cash, bought a gasoline-saver from a firm which advertised: "Money Returned If Not Satisfactory." On trying his purchase, Amos lash lound it was not what he wanted, so he returned the paso line-saver and asked for his money back. But he was told: "Your Money Was Satisfactory." Continue To Buy War Bonds. Garrett Now Presents An Insulation That Will HOLD IN HEAT- s&& REYNOLDS COTTON INSULATION blanket, and reduces loss of precious heat through the roof And it is easy to install. You just un roll its snfr f1..ff Kli. w attic floor beams. No extra equipment is necessary. Don't delay. We will be glad to give you full particulars on how you can save up to 30 in fuel costs and offset lo r h,eaDting a"owances with Keyn-O-Cell, Reynolds new flameproof N I cotton insulation. FOR PRICES AND DETAILS SEE GARRETT FURNITURE STORE Good Values Friendly Credit Brother of County's Third Casualty Gets Purple Heart Staff Sgt. William Swan Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver P. Jen kins of Cove Creek, who was re ported seriously wounded in ac tion in France on July 11, has been awarded the Purple Heart on Aug-j usi v, n was learned irom a mes sage to his parents this week. They were also notified by the War De partment that their son was mak ing normal improvements. Sgt. Jenkins is the brother of Private Richard Clem Jenkins, U. S. Air Forces, Haywood's third casulty in the war, who was killed in an airplane crash in Africa on Augrust 2, 1942. The father of the two boys is a veteran of the Span ish American War. Sgt. Jenkins entered the service as a volunteer in September, 1940 and was inducted at Fort Jackson. From there he was sent to Leonard Wood, Mo., and then to Key West. Before being sent overseas, he was stationed at Camp Forrest, Tenn., and Arizona desert maneuvers and back to Camp Forrest. He served first in Northern Ireland and then in France. GQQMEA Batteries and Tires R SPECIAL 2-WEEK OFFER 1 $2.00 For Your Old Battery On A New I Goodyear Battery Battery Charge 50? While You Wait When You Need Tires. Remember More People Ride On Goodvear Than Any Other Kind. Waynesville Gulf Service & Tire Recapping Company ED SIMS, Owner PHONE 486 MAIN STREET Mark This Down On Your Calendar . . . FINE 450 ACR H Jonathan Creek TO) M AT AUCTION OCT. 9th. at MM a. m. 140 Acres Crop Land 210 Acres Pasture Land 100 Acres Wood Land 7 Miles from Waynesville Known as the Asbury Howell Farm. FARM WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 5 TO 25 ACRE TRACTS For Futher Details or Terms, See Either Jonathan Woody or Glenn James OWNERS OF FARM Sale To Be Conducted By Penny Brothers
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