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MRS. HAZEL McCRACKEN
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon in the First Bap
tist church for Mrs. Hazel Mc
Cracken Williams, who died ot a
heart attack on Th'trsday about
11 o'clock.
The Rev. L. G. cllliott, pastor cf
the church, officiated and inter
ment was In Green Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were the fol
lowing nephews; Tom McCracken,
Jr., Earl McCracken, Louis Mc
Cracken, Donald McCracken, Billy
McCrary and Luke Terrell.
Honorary pallbearers were mem
bers, of the American Legion Aux
iliary and the Gold Star Parents,
Mrs. Williams, a native and life
long resident of Haywood county,
was the daughter cf the late Man
ion J. and Lorena Welch McCrack
en. She was a member of the
First Baptist church and, aa a mem
ber of the Lake Junaluska Horn
Demonstration Club, she was ac
tive in home demonstration work
In the county.
She was also a member of the
Haywood County Post No. 47,
American Legion Auxiliary and the
Gold Star Parents,
. . Mrs. Williams had been named
a census enumerator and was at
tending a training course for work
ers at the time she was stricken.
Surviving are the husband, Frank
R. Williams; one daughter, Miss
Frances Williams, a student at
Meredith College, Raleigh; two
sons, John Julius of Asheville and
Larry of Philadelphia. Pa.; one
brother, Jack McCracken of Bethel.
Also three sisters, Mrs. Glenn
Terrell of Waynesvllle, RFD. 2;
Mrs. Charles B. McCrary of Clyde,
RFD 1; and Mrs. OcvUle Noland of
Waynesvllle; four half-sisters, Mrs.
Kathleen Allison and Mrs. Beatrice
Swaynglra of Charlotte, Mrs. Clyde
Calhoun of Newport News, Va . and
Mrs. Drake Edens of Columbia. S.
C; and one half-brother, Moses
McCracken of Newport News, Va.
' Garrett Funeral Home was In
charge.
MRS. DORA YOUNG STANLEY
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora
Young Stanley, 34, of West Ashe-f
ville, wife of J. D. Stanley, who
died Friday at the home following
a long illness, were conducted
Sunday afternoon in the Abernathy
Methodist Church. West Asheville.
The Rev. T. A. Groce, pastor,
officiated and burial was In Green
Hill Cemetery here.
pallbearers were John May,
Homer Smith, Lewis Joyner, Ralph
Plttlllo, Jarman Steedley. and M.
M. Andrews.
Surviving In addition to the hus
band are the mother, Mrs. Sam
Freeman of .Waynesvllle; the fath
er, E. M; Young of Seattle, Wash
ington; two brothers, Paul Young
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BI CKY AT HOME?
TO KNOW BY Jt LY
AP Newsfeatures
rm. KTYV Fla. Bucky Harris
says he should know by July
whether he feels at Home in a
Washington uniform.
"Vou locS at home in mat sun, .
offered Franklin W. Yeutter of
the Philadelphia Bulletin.
. "I'll Ult you better about Juiy
fourth," said Harris. ; r
Harrk led the Senators to Am-
priran Leaeua flass his first two
years as a manager back in 1924
and 1925. He beat John fllcuraw s
r.iants iu tha '24 Series. This is
his thirl crack as Nut pilot. His
first lasted five years, his second
carried through eight seasons. lie
has' also led the Phillies, Tigers
and Red Sox.
This is Harris 22nd season as
a big league -pilot and only 87-year-old
Connie Mack and 62-year-
old Joe McCarthy have it on him
In seniority.! Harris is 53. Mack
is in his u3rd season as a manager
and McCarthy is beginning his
24th campaign.
Mrs. C O. Newell, of Crabtree, chairman of the Haywood County Community Development Program.
presents the Waynesvllle section sportsmanship trophy to Mrs. Carl McCracken. Jr., for the Saunook
girls' community basketball team. The Saunook sextet was awarded the prize at the end of the cham
pionship games Of the Haywood Community Development basketball tournament at the Waynesvllle'
High School gym. They lost the title match to Center Pigeon but figured getting this prize was at
least as good as getting the championship trophy, standing with Mrs, McCracken, Saunook's high
scoring forward, in the back row are, left to right: Juanita Hill, Arthurine Mehaffey, Bobble Sparks,
and Doris Queen. Front row, left to .right: Doris Burgess, Betty Jean Srnathers, Ima Jean Hooper,
Dorothy Clark, Ruth Phillips, and Doris Phillips. Francis Cove won the sportsmanship trophy for
boys In the Waynesvllle section. The other sportsmanship prizes of the tournament went to the Lower
Crabtree girls and the Upper Crabtree boys in the Fines Creek section; arid to the Cruso girls and
the Thickety boys In the Canton section. (Photo by Ingram's Studio.)
ISLANDS CROWD LAKE
LAKEPORT. N. H. (UP) Lake
WinnlDesaukee. 300 feet deep at
its deepest point, is said to have an
island for each calendar day. Of
the estimated 365 islands, only 274
are habitable.
ARMY KEEPS CLEAN -
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FORT LEWIS, Wash. (UP) The
local Army post laundry an
nounce that since it began opera
tion In 1941 it has handled approx
imately 212,840.000 pounds.
of Waynesvllle and L. A. Young of
Asheville; one sister, Mrs. Eugene
Wright of Waynesvllle; five rieces
arid six nephews. :
Dunn and Groce Funeral Home,
Asheville, was in charge o( ar
rangements. ' v
A. M. WILLIAMS
Funeral services for Augustus M.
Williams, 77, a retired farmer of
the Ridgeway soction of Buncombe
County; who died Saturday in an
Asheville hospital after a brief ill
ness, were held Sunday in Pleasant
Hill Methodist Church.
The Rev. James A. Allen, the
Rev. T. A. Groce and the Rev. E.
Paul Hamilton officiated and
burial waa In the church cemetery,
Grandsons were pallbearers and
granddaughters were flower bear
ers. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Ella Williams; six daughters, Mrs.
Bill Nash of Asheville, Mrs.' F. G.
Cabe, Mrs. Earl Raben and Mrs.
Hugh McDonald of Candler. Mrs.
Medford Cogburn of Dell Flower,
Calif., and Miss Audrey Williams
of the home.
Also six sons, Walter of Canton,
Turner, Mack and Harry of Cand
ler, Med and Paul of Asheville; 18
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
II. T. FRALEy
H. T. Fraley, 85, father of Mrs.
C. G. Thompson died at his home
in Milledgeville, Georgia, Friday
afternoon. He is a retired farmer.
Mr. and Mrs.- Thompson and
young son, Bill, attended the funer
al services. Mr. Thompson has re
turned to him home here. Mrs.
Thompson and their son will re
main with the Jormef's mother,
Mrs. Fraley, for two weeks.
etery. .
Pallbearers will be Burder Wells,
J.' E. Justice, Owen Murray, James
Edwards, N. C. James, and Jack
Allison. i
Members of the Eastern Star
Will be. in charge of flowers.
The bodv was taken to the home
today and will remain until prior
to the services when it will lie in
state at the church.
Crawford Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
MRS, MARY PRESSLEY
n Mrs, Mary Burnelte Pressley, 70,
died at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Tlghe Sinathers In Canton,
Sunday afternoon following a ions
Illness.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Srnathers and Mrs. Eldon Bur
nett, both of Canton; a son, Jess
Pressky of Candler; six grandchil
dren, six great, grandchildren; four
brothers, Taylor; B. G G. B , and
K. A. Burnette, all of Canton, and
three sisters, Mrs, Zeb Lewis, Mrs.
Rosa Pressley and Mrs. R. T. Rey
nolds, all of Canton.
Funeral services will be held in
Plney Mountain Methodist church,
Buncombe county, Tuesday at 3:30
d. m. with the Rev. B. Earley and
the Rev. Wayne Smith officiating.
Burial will be in the church ceme
eary. Pallbearers will be Clayton,
Wayne and Ray Burnette, Willis
Morgan, R. L. Crawford and Willis
Miller, grandsons.
A native of Buncombe county,
Mrs. Pressley was the widow of
Fate Pressley. She had been a
member of Piney Mountain church
for a number of years.
The body will remain at the home
of the daughter, Mrs. Srnathers,
from 11 a, m. Monday until the
time of the services,
Wells Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
JOHN P. LEDFORD
John Pink Ledford, 63, a retired
carpenter, died Friday night at his
home near Emma on Asheville,
RFD 4, after a long illness. ; ;
He was a native of Madison
County, the son of the late Mr, and
Mrs. Marion Ledford and had re
sided In Buncombe County for
many years. He was also i former
resident of Haywood County.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 3 P. M. in Emma Baptist
Church. The Rev. Bill Snyder and
the Rev. A. P. Sprinkle- officiated
and burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Nelson Luns
ford, Hubert Smiley, Johnny Cook,
Johnnie Brackett, S. G. Ruth and
Oliver Fowler. v
Surviving are the widow, Mrs!
Naomi R Ledford; one son, S. C.i
one daughter, Mrs. Edith Haverson
of Emma; two brothers, Lee of
Asheville and Jim of Madison
county; and 12 grandchildren.
, Garrett . Funeral Home- was in
charge.
MRS. GEORGE STAMEY
Mrs. George Stamey, 51, an ac
tive member of the Sonoma Chap.
ter, Order of the Eastern Star,
Bethel, died. Sunday at the home
near Canton following an illness of
several weeks. :
Surviving are the husband; a
daughter, Mrs., David Edwards ot
Bethel; three sons, Howard Stamey
of Statesvllle, Wayne Stamey of
Canton, and Neal Stamey of the
borne; four grandchildren, and the
mother, Mrs, Clementine Henson
Murray.
Mrs. . Stamey, the former Miss
Flora Murray, was for many years
a member of Long's Methodist
church and served as church orga
nist. , .
Funeral services will be held in
Long's church Tuesday at 11 a. m.
with the Rev.. Clyde Collins offi
MTtS. ELLEN HAMPTON
Mrs, Ellen Dodgen Hampton, 79,
died Friday afternoon at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. Robert Rogers
of Lake Junaluska, after an ex
tended illness. ' '
A native of Sevier County, Tenn ,
she had resided In Haywood county
for many years and was the widow
of John Hampton.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 10 a. m. at the home of Mrs
Rogers. The Rev. Ben Cook off!
elated and burial was at Gatlin.
burg. Tenn.
Pallbearers were Carl Cutshaw
Allle Moore, Ralph Slsk, Marshall
Hannah, Fletcher Hill and Joe
Ray. '
Surviving in addition to Mrs;
Rogers, are two daughters, Mrs
Ernest Mooney of Newport News
Va., and Mrs. Tom Henson of Top
most, Ky.j three sone, Nathan,
Leonard and Pink of Waynesvllle
one brother, Wash Dodgen of
Knpxville Tenn.; eight grandchilr
dren and three great-great-grand
children.
Garrett Funeral Home was in
charge.
CLASS O BALL SUITS
PHIL ROOKIE FINE
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP)
While visiting here with his aunt
Oliver Reese, just turned 18, told
her he'd like nothing better than
a tryout with a big league team
His aunt contacted Philadelphia
coach Cv Perkins, a former catch
er. Cy obliged by taking the lad
under his wing during a workout
When the workout was over
Oliver said;
"Mr. Perkins, where are your
Class D ball clubs?"
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to have ,Uttle . difficult walking
about the course, as they ttend t
racing meet (International)
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BOSTON (UP) Butch, a tan and
white mongrel, never will have his
name changed to Cupid. He bit
three South Boston boys delivering
Valentines to their girl friends.
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too. The majestic birds inhabiting
Hiawatha Lake here flapped their
wings when 1,500 persons attend
ing a concert applauded. They
swam to within arm's reach of the
musicians.
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