Thursday Afternoon, January u
FACE 10 IT.
THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
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SOCIETY and CLUB ACTIVITIES
MRS. BEN SLOAN, Society Editor Office Phone 700 Home Phone 462-J
Miss Virginia Roberts
Is Married In England
The marriage of Miss Virginia
Roberts,; daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Roberts of Tampa, Florida
to Carl T. Gossett of Asheville, has
been, announced.
The wedding took place In Lon
don, England, January 7, In the
parish chapel of St. John's Wood.
The Rev. N. A. Perry-Gore, rector,
officiated.
The' bride was given in marriage
by Jesse W. Jones, European
manager of Newsweek Magazine.
She wore a taupe gabardine suit
. with ' matching accessories, white
felt hat trimmed with flowers and
a corsage of green regina orchids.
Miss Kathryn Smoot of Bluefleld,
West Virginia was maid of honor.
Arthur Williamson, foreign and
diplomatic correspondent for the
Exchange Telegram News Service,
was best man.
" A reception was held in Dor
chester Hotel in Mayfair follow
ing the ceremony. Members of the
foreign press corps, their wives
and close friends of the couple
were guests.
The bride, who is a grand
daughter of Mrs. J. F. Cabe and
the late Mr. Cabe of Waynesvllle
has been a frequent visitor in Way
nesville. She attended Westerr
Carolina Teachers College and is i
graduate of Tampa University.
During the war she served with ar
American Fed Cross mobile unit
in Great Britain, France, Belgium
and Germany. After the war she
was employed by the New York
Herald Tribune in Germany and
Is now with the Visitor's Bureav
of the U. S. Army.
The bridegroom is a grandsor
of the late Dr. and Mrs, A. E
Brown. He is a graduate of Let
Edwards High School. After serv
ing in the Navy three years, ht
was employed by the New York
Times as photographer, and
spent seven months in the MiddU
East in that capacity during the
war. He was also employed by tht
Asheville Citizen-Times. At pre
sent he is assistant manager of the
New York Times Photos and Inter
national Air Edition for Germany
and Austria. ' "--T,rr----'
" The couple will reside in Frank
fort, Germany.
visit to ' theTState?'lanr'lwS
"guest of her grandmother here dur
ing December, : ?
Mr. and Mrs. Uuy Massie left
-Sunday for a week's visit to theii
daughter, Miss Lois Massie, at
!j)aytona Beach Florida. They were
accompanied as far as Flaglei
Tieach by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
. Jiay, who are visiting Mr. and
-Mrs. Phil Kester.
Mrs. McCrackenvV
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Has Program At; f
P-TA Meeting i
Mrs. J. Rufus McCracken, super
vising nurse of the Haywood Coun
ty Public Health Service, present
ed the program at the January
meeting of the" Central Eleraenta
ary Parent - Teacher Association
held Tuesday night.
The Rev. Malcolm R. William
son, president, presided. .
Mrs. McCracken showed a film
oertaining to the adjustment of a
:hild to school and commented on
problems of teachers and parents.
During the business hour the
?roup voted to buy a mimeograph
machine for the school.
Mrs. Harvey Dulin's second
rrade won the award for the larg
est percentage of parents attend
ng the meeting.
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Makes Plans For
Valentine Dance
The Auxiliary of the Veterans
)f Foreign Wars met Monday night
n the V. F. W. Club House with
Vliss Frances Rose, president.
-residing.
Plans were completed for the
Valentine ' Dance, which will be
sponsored jointly by the V. F. W.
md American Legion Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Tom Campbell, Sr. was ap
oihted to serve as co-chairman
'or the event with Mrs. Sam Kelly
tl the Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Roy Campbell reported on
he Christmas projects of the or
ganization and told of the clothes
vhich were bought for families of
veterans.
Mrs. ' Tom Campbell reported
hat favors, made by the Art De
)artment of the Hazelwood School,
lad been sent to Oteen.
A social hour followed the meet-
ng with Mrs. J. C. Rose serving
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Mrs. II. G. Stone left Wednesday
o spend the winter with her broth
er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
B. Reld, at their .home at Green
Mrs. Stretcher
Is Hostess For
Music Club
Mrs. Robert Stretcher was host
ess for the January meeting of the
Waynesvllle Music Club at her
home on Boundary Street Monday
night. Mrs. Robert Turner, presi
dent, presided. ,
Mrs. Henry Foy was in charge
of the program. She gave a paper
on Scandinavian music and pre
sented the following numbers:
Piano solo. "Butterfly.,, bv Griee.
played by Mrs. Hugh A. Love;
solo, "Ich Liebe Dich,' by Grieg
sung by Mrs. Robert Turner; and
two piano numbers, "Wedding Day
at Troldhaugen," by Gries and
To The Rising Sun," by Torjus-
sen, played by Mrs. Stretcher.
Mrs. E. J. Stanmyer was wel
comed as a new member and
special guests at the meeting were
Mrs. Robert E. Wood of Elizabeth
ton, Tennessee, Mrs. Lula Uzell,
and George Stuart Stretcher,
Refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour following the
program.
Mrs. Winchester
Is Hostess For
Woman's Society
The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service of the Hazelwood
Methodist Church met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Julia Winchester.
The theme of the devotional,
which was led by Mrs. Kenneth
Ruff, was "Take My Love."
Members taking part on the pro
gram were Miss Winona Bogle,
Mrs. Winchester, spiritual life
leader, Mrs. Jack Nichols, Mrs.
Hobert Williams, and Mrs. John
Evans.
Following the program a dedi
cation service was conducted by
Mrs. Ruff.
During the social hour the
hostess was assisted by her daugh
ter, Miss Dorothy Winchester,
and Miss Patsy Troutmari in serv
ing refreshments. .
Bethel Home '
CJub Elects
New Officers
The Bethel Home Demonstra
tion Club met Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Jim
Welch and elected the following
new officers: Mrs. Jack McCracken,
president; Mrs. R. O. Kelly, vice
president; Mrs. J. L. Singleton,
secretary; and Mrs. Layden West,
treasurer. ' :
Project leaders elected were:
foods and nutrition, Mrs. C. E.
Mainous, Mrs. Hugh Terrell, Mrs.
Davis Vance; home gardens, Mrs.
Welch Singleton, Mrs. Elsie Russell;-
home poultry, Mrs. Horace
Peek; home dairy, Mrs. H. H.
Powell, Mrs. Joe Beverage; food
preservation, Mrs. Jack Allison,
Mrs. Ellis Wells; house furnish
ings, Mrs. R. O. Kelly, Mrs. J. C.
Fisher, Mrs. Charles Osborne.
Home management, Mrs. Layden
West; family life, Mrs. Clifton Ter
rell; home beautification. Mrs.
Earl Moore. Mrs. Jim Welch; cloth
ing, Mrs. Henry Garner, Mrs. C
C. Schaut, Mrs. Paul Thrower; arts
and crafts, Mrs. Dick Trull, Mrs.
Bert Cagle, Mrs. Guy Wells; and
music, Mrs, Lucille Terrell.
Committees named include: com
munity service, Mrs. Welch Single
ton, Mrs. Jay Trull and Mrs. Flor
ence Garner; ' health, Mrs. Ralph
Riddle, Mrs. C. C. Schaut, Mrs.
Perry Russell; education, Mrs. Nell
Church; citizenship, Mrs. A, A.
Schumolis; recreation, Mrs. L. L.
Collins, Mrs. J. L. Singleton; loan
fund, .Mrs. Davis Vance; markets,
Mrs. Charlie Terrell; and 4-H lead,
ers, Mrs. J. L, Singleton, Mrs. Joe
Beverage.
G. S. Council
Has
Zove Springs, Florida. She will
ilso visit relatives in other Florida
:lties.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Thomas of
Whittier were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbell.
for V
(JfoattaitOH
There's 'nothing; we ""'
have yet posessed,
In any form will
stand a test,
Compared to friends
. who're really true,
Backed by acts
they find to do.
'When there are such
whom we can count;
Can name them when we're
down and out; -It's
like unto refreshing'
showers,
When we can say such
friends are aurs.
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At Towne House
A luncheon meeting of the Hazel
woodTWaynesville Girl Scout Coun
cil was held at the Towne House
Wednesday with Mrs. Howard
Hyatt, president, in charge.
The main purpose of the meet
ing was to complete annual re
ports of the council to be sent to
Girl Scout Headquarters.
Mrs. Jonathan . Woody, secretary
and treasurer, reported a final
check on the recent drive for funds
for the Girl Scout program, show
ed a total of $1,020.21. She also
reported that repairs to the fire
place at The Hut had been com
pleted. - .
A discussion was held on the
possibility of organizing Girl Scout
troops in the rural communities
and further plans were made for
the camping program which will
be carried on next summer.
Mrs. Bill Prevost announced that
Mrs. Bob Brown had accepted the
leadership of an Intermediate
troop at Hazelwood.
Attending the meeting were Mrs.
Hyatt, Mrs. Woody, Mrs. Prevost,
Mrs. Roy Parkman, Mrs. George
BischofI, Mrs.1 L. K. Barber and
Mrs. Ben Sloan.
Relieve Stuffy
i Mrs. Williams
Is President Of
Homemakers Club
Mrs. Jimmle Williams was elect
ed president of the Waynesvllle
Homemakers Club at a dinner
meeting held Tuesday night at the
home of Mrs. Howard Bryson. Mrs,
Ruth Klrkpatrick was named vice
president and Mrs. Frank Klrk
patrick was made secretary and
treasurer.
project .leaders 'named were:
home management, Mrs. Ben Phil
lips, Mrs. Frank Klrkpatrick, Mrs.
Marion Bridges, Mrs. jack Rog
ers, and Mrs. Charles Isley; family
life, Mrs. Jimmie Williams; hook
ed rugs, Mrs. Lawrence Leather
wood, Mrs. Carl Ratclifle; rugs,
Mrs. Howell Bryson; handicrafts,
Mrs. John Cuddeback; and Needle
point, Mrs. Howard Bryson.
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Dr. McFall Is
Speaker For
Medical Society
Dr. Walter McFall of Asheville,
president of the North Carolina
Dental Society, was the principal
speaker at a dinner meeting of the
Haywood County Medical Society
held Tuesday evening at The
Lodge.''' ;'';;'.'.';. ;:.'".
Other special guests were, Mrs.
McFall, Dr. G. W. Murphy, presi
dent of the North Carolina Medi
cal Society, and Mrs. Murphy, and
Dr. and Mrs, Don R. Printz, all of
Asheville; members of the Hay
wood Dental Society and their
wives, and wives of the members of
the Medical Society.
Dr. Boyd Owen was master of
ceremonies and introduced Dr.
McFall. Around sixty members of
the Society and guests attended,
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NATURE HAS ITS WAY
LINCOLN, , Neb. (UP) Some
days you just can't win. Superin
tendent Walt Lundy had the West
ern Union office windows boarded
up against the strong winds pre
dicted. The winds came, pried the
wood loose, hurled It into the
street and shattered a window.
pi'
Quick. Put a few
Vicks'Va-tro-nol
Nose Drops in each
nostril. Va-tro-nol
works right where
trouble ((. Relieves
head cold stuffiness
, almost instantly!
VA'TRO-HOL
NOSE DROPS
Dr. W.M. Hardy
Chiropractor
Office
Over Slack's
267 Main Street
Office Hours 9-12 2-5
Office Phone 1123
Residence Phone 1032-W
Striking
Town Coat
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Velvet and broadcloth combine.
By VERA WINSTON
VELVET COMBINED with
Inky black smooth broadcloth to
tone, adds up to a striking town
coat, that is as warm and com
fortable as it is attractive. The
velvet is used for the slim, form
fitting bodica detailed with a
perky, upstanding collar and
pointed cuffs. The bodice joins the
kirt at the hjpline curving up in
front The skirt, cut full and on
circular lines, is gathered on to
the bodice.
York-Hunt
Engagement Is
Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hunt of Can
ton, New York, have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Barbara Hunt, to Thomas L.
York, son of Mr.and Mrs. D. D.
York, of Wayncsville.
Miss Hunt is a member of the
senior class at Cornell University.
Ithaca, New York, and Mr. York is
a graduate student there..
The wedding will take place in
June.
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Hazelwood P-TA
Holds Meeting
The Hazelwood Parent-Teacher
Association met in the school
auditorium Monday night with
Mrs. Whitener Prevost, president,
presiding during the business ses
sion.'; ,
Lawrence Leather wood, princi
pal, announced that the school had
met the requirements for the "I"
rating for a standard school and
expects to be checked by the State
Department of Education at an
early date.
Mrs. Stamey read the president's
message from the National P-TA
magazine.
The program, which had as a
theme, Juvenile Protection and
Education Jor Citizenship, includ
ed choral scripture reading of the
twenty-fourth Psalm by three
groups from Mrs. Stamey's sixth
grade, and a group of songs by a
chorus from the second grades
taught by Miss Lois Harrold and
Miss Eula Patterson. Tommy Walk
er sang a solo, The Sandman.
Special recognition was : given
members of the Hazelwood troops
of Brownies, Girl Scouts and
Boy Scouts, who attended the meet
ing with their leaders.
Mrs. Gilbert Hembree, Girl
Scout leader, was introduced by
Mrs. Sam Knight, and briefly out
lined her work.
Rudolph Carswell, chairman of
the Scout committee of the Boost
er's Club,, presented John T.
Schell, troop master of the Boy
Scouts. Mr. Schell discussed the
work and problems of the Boy
Scout organization and emphasized
the importance of the support of
every citizen of the community.
Miss Harrold's second grade won
the award for the greatest percent
age of parents present at the meet
ing. - ,,,,,,,
Following the program a social
hour was held in the lunch room.
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Mrs. Homer West left Tuesday
for a visit to Miami Florida.
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Big Ten basketball teams have
been competing for 45 consecutive
seasons, with the advent of the
1950 campaign.
U. Crabtrce
Completes 1950
CDP Organization
Bv PEGGY 3RADSHAW
(Mountaineer Correspondent)
The residents of LTDDer Crab-
tree last Monday night completed
the organization of their Com
munity Development Program with
the selection of the special com
mittees for 1950.
The meeting was held at the
Rock Springs Baptist church.
Charles Ross was elected com
munity chairman; Jim Best, co
chairman; Mrs. Rex Messer, secre
tary; Cassius Rogers, treasurer;
and Peggy Bradshaw, reporter.
The following were named to
comprise these special committees:
Program committee, chairman,
Albert Ferguson, Benny Best, Hil
lary Medford, Norvella Woods and
Hilda Best.
Ways and means, chairman,
George Best; co-chairman, Frank
Medford, Jack Rogers, Jim LaRue,
and Brack James.
Recreation committee, chairman,
George Rogers; co-chairman, Mrs.
Gay Bradshaw, David Rogers, Leon
Sanford and Barbara Best.
Refreshment committee, chair
man, Mrs. Wayne McElroy; co
chairman, Mrs. Albert Ferguson,
Rex Messer, Mrs. George Best,
Mrs. Mary Hawkins.
Home beautification, chairman,
Mrs. Cassius Rogers; co-chairman,
Mrs. Troy McCracken, Mrs,. Frank
Medford, Mrs. Mat Davis and Mrs.
Beauford Ferguson.
Survey committee, chairman,
Jerry Best, Wallace Hill, Jim La
Rue, Jim Henderson and Edgar
McElroy. ;
Poultry, chairman, Jim LaRue;
co-chairman, Jack Rogers, J. M.
McElroy, Mrs. Tommie Noland and
Mrs. Bill Smithi
Beef cattle, chairman, Wayne
McElroy; co-chairman, Boone Rog
ers, Bob Rogers, Ed Hill and John
Rogers.
Dairying, chairman, M. B.
Reeves, Jr., Ray Best, Junior Haw
kin, Albert Ferguson and Hugh
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Alfalfa, A. C. Walker, Hillary
Medford, Wallace Hill, Jack Rog
ers and Ben James.
Health, Mrs. Ellis Smart, Mrs.
Hilliard Ross, Gaines McCracken,
Mrs. F. A. Justice, Mrs. Ben James
and Mrs. Wayne McElroy.
Needlework, Essie Best, Pauline
Rogers, Mrs. S. M. Hill, Mrs. Mary
Hawkins, Mrs. Ray Best. -
Tobacco, Claude McCracken,
Paul Clarke, Albert Ferguson,
Welch Messer and George Best.
Cover crops, Troy McCracken,
Gib Sanford, Tom Ferguson, Gay
Bradshaw and F. A. Justice.
Debating Team, Sara James and
Weldon Sutton.
Scrapbooks, Peggy Bradshaw.
Song leaders, Peggy Bradshaw,
Richard Justice and Roy Clarke.
Pianists,, Nan Reeves and Jewell
Dee Ferguson. (
The Upper Crabtree commun
ity meets at the Mt. Zion church,
Saturday night, and will have de
bating and spelling in which they
will pick their spelling teams.
The Upper Crabtree basketball
teams clash with East Pigeon
Thursday night at Bethel. Then
with Center Pigeon, Monday night
the 23, at the YMCA in Canton.
West Canton
Home Club
Selects Officers
Mrs. w. S. McElreath was elect
ed president of the West Canton
Home Demonstration Club at a
meeting held Monday with Mrs.
McLain Smathers.
Others named include vice-
president, Mrs. McLain Smathers;
and secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Lewis
Sanford. ;
Project leaders chosen were:
foods and nutrition,' Mrs. Hugh
Early, Mrs. Theodore Clark and
Mrs. W. S. McElreath; home gard
ens, Mrs, J. E. Corzine; food pres
ervation, Mrs. Jim Medford; home
furnishings, Mrs. McLain Smath
ers.
Home management, Mrs. Lewis
Sanford; family life, Mrs. Aletha
Watts and Mrs. J. E. Corzine!
beautification, Mrs. Lewis Sanford ;
clothing, Mrs. Theodore Clark;
arts and crafts, Mrs. Hugh Early
and Mrs. Aletha Watts; music. Mrs.
Paul Gibson, y
Chairmen named were: commun
ity service. Mrs. W. S. McElreath:
health, Mrs. Theodore Clark; edu
cation, Mrs. Lewis Sanford; citizen
ship, Mrs. James Hyde; recreation,
Mrs. Cromer Crisp; and loan' fund.
Mrs. McLain Smathers.
Mrs. Jim Medford was welcomed
as a new member.
.
A national collegiate record 1 for
free throws in one game was set in
1949 when Hillary Chollet of Cor
nell made 19 against Syracuse.
Sorority Expect
Large Crowd For
Polio Benefit Ball
The eleventh annual Haywood
County Ball for the benefit of the
polio campaign will be held Fri-
day night, January 27, at the Way
nes vilie Armory, under the spon
sorship of the Alpha Theta Chap
ter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
Music will be by Teddy Martin ana
his orchestra.
Each polio ball has drawn a
large crowd and this year the spon
sors expect an even greater suc
cess both financially and socially.
Merchants of Waynesvllle have
contributed prizes which U be
awarded during intermission.
Lucky numbers will be concealed
in some of the ballons which will
be released throughout the ball
room.
Cold drinks wil be sold by the
Boy Scouts, under the direction of
Paul McElroy, Jr. and all profits
from the sale will go to the Polio
Fund. The sorority will also add to
the fund the money which ordi
narily is used for decorations.
Tickets are on sale at The First
National Bank, The Firestone
Store, Curtis Drug Store, Waynes
vllle Florist, The Ladye Fayre
Beauty Shop, and Charlie's Place.
Advance .tickets are $1.25 per per
son and door tickets will be $1.50.
Mrs. Charles McDarls Is serving
as ticket chairman and Mrs.
Charlie Woodard is In charge of
publicity. Mrs. Herbert Braren,
president of the sorority, is general
chairman of the event.
,'
Heavy Wastage Found
In Older U. S. Homes " '
MINNEAPOLIS ( UP) America's
biggest "industry," the operation
of its 42,000,000 homes, will waste
at least $349,231,650 this year, ac
cording to an analysis just com
pleted by a Minneapolis concern.
More than 54 per cent of the
nation's homes, or 23,282,110, are
at least 30 years old and original
equipment is beginning to show the
ravages of time, the survey dis
closed. In a majority of these ob
solescent houses, faulty plumbing
and inefficient heating plants in
crease water and fuel expenses an
average of 15 per cent a year, according-
to Tom McDonald, vice
president of Minneapolis-Honeywell,
for whom the survey was
made.-
Much of the waste is going up
the chimney, according to a check
of 42,000 furnaces which showed
that less than 10 per cent of home
heating plants are in "satisfactory"
condition. :'M' '.- :.''.' ;.
ISLAND 40 TOO WET
ISLAND 40, Tenn (UPK-Island
40, a tiny slice of Tennessee a few
miles from Memphis, believes it
has i the worst school - teaching
problem in existence. The school
lost its last teacher after a whole
sale wave of resignations. The is
land is almost inaccessible In wet
weather.
C. Pigeon Folfc
Plans CDP
ForNewYear
By REV. GAY CHi
(Mountaineer Correc t
Residents ti w . I
comnunity met at
iumauay evening f0P
lar Januarv moo.;
George Stamey, ae
chairman. nrieMj . ' s
thrilled by the Be
-v.
Joe CHne. assist,.,; :
spoke on the 4-H "aS
following his speeeh l,,
made to begin the work"!
Durinjr th k,,.,
lected to choose the S
wvn (iiiiiii ii i aaci a
Mrs. Gav rhamknl. . I
Henson. Mrc I r,; ' CJ
, .... 0, MXK r rice Jm
tin and M. V. Bramlettw
e)iuUPi
The Rev. C.av ri... ,
Ralnh Evn, m.v-."u
Mrs Oris vrojL. mes
"tiiurison w
iauuc iae rsiaiock wet
to serve on the publicity.'
tee. V '
It was nUn vlj .
Georsre Rtamev r-.. K1
-v, vrt-urge u
ouu . oramicnt on th
dox ana sign committee.
Anomer piece of busines
should be of intpmct
: . . vov 4U jjj,,
dents nf . thu nmm:...
resolution to change the 'nd
me nenson cove road w
Blalock's store. A
ba chosen at the next met-
iw is iiupt'u mai all rJ
who live on the road win t, J
auu yoie on ine name.
Living Cost Toughei
Even in New Guinea
FUKT MOHESBY, NewCl
(Uf) fcven" natives of
parts of New Guinea
ning to feel the pinch of id
living costs.
"Bride-price", thatd
source of headache to tiali;
thority and missionary alike
the, up trend in the cental
lands.
For his bride, a young fa
to-be has just paid:
22 gold lip (mother of
shells.
Four pigs.
Three steel tomahawks,
Ten bird-of-paradise plum-
He also handed over a
quantity of trade beads aJ
shillings ($3.90) in cash.
were other incidentals to rou
the marriage contract and
young man's family had to rtJ
ute green snail shell, native
and no less" than 51 stone ad
This is a sort of bride-ot
payment. The bridegroom
"back" these goods and will
debt to his elders for a
No basketball team in the
em division of the Pacific
Conference ever has compi
perfect record Washington'
in 1944 is tops.
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