tf Being Completed Recreation Center thickety Community Wayne svillo Lions Receive Honors Thursday ,-jons re now being com- r the -it. lease of land for a ontpr and re- ... the men. women, of Thickety commun- I - r,ell. chairman of the LSununity Development sport'd through the Tofi' tnat rraIe flrg made with Sam r . Thickety farmer, fot Jurdav, members I mniittoe met ij 1 . u KminlnripS to se M recreation area. Good Skate of a with S said that when the lease are settled, the community win enough tor j the j the r laree jnd other sa - fits also are seeking th lease of enough t.iAd thP Droposed build- J1S , baseball and soft- Liar community meetings "V-n in th Thirketv F", , nfthll and nn i nc l,n teams have to " u play tneir "'""v jes decorated with family ws or symbolic repre js of sports or hobbies are singly popular means of duality to the nre- HERE'S 0 HEALTH! il when your doctor i your prescription, & immediately, then i lose no time putting Medicine to work. ' M On Us.....Yout lot Does! V- -V Walgreen Agency mm RUG STORE m Owned & Operated Phone 32 Monta Jean Payne of Newark,' N. J., rates as probably the pret tiest performer in the roller skat ing derby. In fact.v her whole family skates in the popular pastime. Her husband, Carl, her sister, Georgeanna JCemp, young er brother, Buddy, all are going around in circles skating cir cles. Her four-year-old son is a member of the Diaper Derby, which, includes the children of the roller derby personnel. Robert D. Leming Has Joined Marine Corps Robert D. Leming, 18, son of Mr, and Mrs. R. C. Leming of Route 2, has been accepted for en listment in the Marine Corps. Leming was enlisted at Raleigh after successfully passing his pre uminary examinations. A graduate of Crabtree Iron Duff High School, where he was class valedictorian, Leming has been as signed to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S. C, for ten weeks of basic training and in doctrination after which he will be transferred to a regular duty sta tlon. t Speaking For Animals who cannot speak for themselves. Thursday night was awards nieht at the Waynesville Lions Club. Pins were presented to the or ganization's veterans for ten years' continuous membership, perfect attendance, and for obtaining new members. . Awards for ten years' continuous membership were presented to John Boyd, Everett Camp, Tom Campbell. Jr., Paul Davis, Jack Felmet. G. C. Ferguson. James H Howell, Jr., Howard Hyatt, and Charles Ketner. Five years 0f perfect attendance at the club's regular mprt trues brought honors also to Ben Phll- s and Claude Rogers. Receiving key awards, for ob taining two new members each were Richard Gerringer. R.L, Brad ley. Dr. Boyd Owen, and Mr. Ket ner. Thirty-four of the 68 members won pins for having records of ; perfect attendance during the peri od from September U, 1949 to April 22, 1950. They were J. J. At kins, Herbert Angel. John Boyd. R. L. Bradley. Herbert L. Buchan an. Lester Burgtn, Everett Camp, William Chambers, Howell Craw ford. J. J. Cuddeback, Paul Davis, Joe S. Davis, Lee Davis, M. E. Davis, Ernest Edwards, J. H. How ell, Jr., Howard Hyatt, Joe Liner, Lawrence Leatherwood, Dr. Owen, Ray Parkman, J. C. Patrick, Ben Phillips, R. C. Plott, Claude Rogers, Charles Reed, Jim mie Reed, Jerry Rogers, J. B. Siler, Harry Sullivan, Joe Tate, Henry Tuttle, Claude Woodard, and Charles Woodard. During the session, also, the members formally elected by ac clamation the candidates nominat ed at a previous meeting to the of fices for the next dub year. Installation ceremonies will be held at a meeting tentatively scheduled for early next month. Dean Of Law Dr. Joseph A. McClain, Jr., a na tive of Ringgold, Ga., has ben appointed dean of the Duke Uni versity School of Law at Dur ham, N. C. He succeeds Dr. Har old Shepherd, resigned. Dr. Mc Clain formerly served as dean of law schools at Washington Uni versity in St. Louis, Mercer Uni versity in Macon, Ga., and the University of Louisville in Ken tucky. (AP Fhoto). 150 Attend Picnic Dinner Program In Thickety Clyde, Local Lions Clubs To Meet Jointly ; Commercial Sign Painting 'All kinds of signs. It pays to have your signs painted by one' who has served' his apprenticeship, SHOP NEXT TO BRYSON -MILLER MOTOR SALES, EAST WAYNESVILLE T Call 878 Fred Calhoun Manager The Clyde Lions Club' will pro vide the food and the Waynesville Lions Club will provide the enter tainment when the two organiza' tions get together at Clyde next Friday night for their exchange program. The program is being held by clubs throughout western North Carolina. Out - going Waynesville Club president Dick Bradley will lead the visiting delegation to Clyde for the dinner session. The Rev. W, T. Medlin, pastor of the Clyde Methodist Church, will wield the gavel as president of the host club. The Waynesville Lions played hosts to the Brevard club last month in the first of these pro grams. At that session, presidents ana other officials of the clubs in Hay wood and neighboring counties were guests. How did you ;sl last night ? 5 'ID you spend i nisht "in an ovn",. ' were your bedrooms pleasantly cool? li n Easle-Picher Certified , - i ln$ulalion Job not only your second floor, tu your entire house will be as much as 1 5? eoor than h ..i.t J- .J...1! i. ir " ,'"-ilViiJ "in summer, and every summer. Ws no need to spend mother sleepless i3U - call us today and let our trained ome conditioning specialists solve yout mmmer comfort problems. ' For FREE SURVEY, CALL ASHEVILLE 3-0946 or CANTON 2263 EAGLE. INSULATING CO. lche Receives Degree More than 150 men, women, and children had a highly entertaining evening last Thursday, with games, songs, and a picnic dinner on the grounds of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. The event was held by the Thick ety. Community Development Pro gram as a recreation treat, and it proved to be a resounding success. Principal speaker was Frank M. Davis, one of the community lead ers of Iron Duff, who told the audi ence in an informal address what the Community Development Pro gram had contributed to the gene ral progress of Haywood County and its people. Presiding ovar the gathering was K. O. Carswell, the Thickety Com munity chairman. Under the date line of Milwau kee, Wisconsin, the executive vice president of the Wisconsin Hu mane Society says there is "no such thing as a bad dog". Delin quent dogs, like delinquent chil dren, must be blamed on the own ersthat is of the dogs! "With proper treatment and Instruction j any dog can be trained in good : manners and obedience." With this In mind, and acting for I the animals who cannot speak for themselves, the Wisconsin Humane Society has begun an educational program for dog owners which first and foremost teaches children the proper relationship between them selves and their pets. There Is now established In Milwaukee a dog training school which lasts through ten weeks each winter and Is giv en for children 10 to 16 years of age. Dogs from 8 months to 3 years are also admitted. The course In cludes lectures and demonstrations, and certificates are Issued at the conclusion following graduation exercises which demonstrate how well each child can manage his dog. A full account of this work can be found In THE NATIONAL HU MANE REVIEW for May, 1950, p. 33. . . There is no reason why the Hay wood County Humane Association cannot also conduct such a train ln course for owners and their dogs except one lack of funds Quietly, these past weeks, mem berships have been solicited from you and you, and while you and you have Joined us, many thems and theys have not. Since our "drive" began we have acquired approximately 60 members 600 member would still be a small percentage of County animal own ers. Come out to our meeting one week from tonight, June 12th Davis-Liner Auto Showroom, 8 p.m. and Join us, bring your member ship fee, $1.00, and your interest and receive our "thanks '. V; Letters to Editor (Continued from Page Two) Cove Home Demonstration Club, wish to express our thanks and ap preciation to you and your staff for the fine publicity given Hay wood County Home Demonstration Clubs in a recent Issue ot your paper. V"e fvti t;..! t. , of the major thirds wf.'i our program in observance tf - -tional Home Demonstration Cli Week successful. We would a'. like to express our appreciation for the many other courtesies ex tended to us in the past. Sincerely, Hattie S. Jones Mrs. Carl W. Jones, SecretArf: ; LYLE WELCH COFFEY waa graduated last week from Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., with an A. B. de gree. He is the son of Mrs. R. G. Coffey and the late Mr. Coffey of Waynesville. He was a member of the Philomathlan Society and an offlcvr In the Baptist Student Union and graduated from Mars Hill College before going to Carson Newman. ' Haywood Camera Club To Meet Tuesday The Haywood Camera Club's June meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the little court room of the Haywood County Court House. Howard Clapp, the club presl dent, will be in charge. i OAK t SUMAC KM Stop itching, dry up blisters oulck-ly.Bafcly.59f IVY-DRY ATTENTION FARMERS For High Yields Side Dress Your Corn NOW . . . With 33 AMMONIUM NITRATE SEE US FOR All Types of Garden Seeds 50 MURIATE OF POTASH NITRATE OF SODA 18, 20 & 48 SUPER PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS 4-10-6, 6-8-6, 5-10-ln, 2-12-12 3-9-6 Tobacco Special HAYWOOD COUNTY FARMERS CO-OP, Inc. Phone 722. Depot St. SLEEP TONIGHT! Do umething when ilaeple n4!M twiltn and turning txhaustea in the morning. NOKMALIM TABLETS can help bring calm, refrethintf tet when nervous tension threatens normal sleep. NORMAI.IN TABLETS art non-habit forming ... safe to UM. Tak at directed. Medically approved ingredients. Guaranteed sstisfnetion or money refunded. NO t"KK SCR1PTION NEEDED. Clin this meewsj to insure getting genuin NUKMALLM TABLETS on wit today M . . . SMITH'S DRUG STORE Wly II on s r e p sO I p o Clcate Mr ill NorStii Present rates are not sufficient to meet the state's record'breaking demands for good and growing telephone service T.Off. )V' I Vr rl frtm th wbnier;Worc of tljemistry RICHLAND SUPPLY CO. Phone 43 At The Depot CAR-TUNES By WATKINS CHEVROLET CO, ' -CSS. 1 OAftOUE ASS Ospyrlgat 147 by Local Adwrtislng O Robert F. Wilson Asheville, N. C "I guess it's O. K., but I'd rather have a good used car from WATKINS CHEVROLET CO." The cost of facilities to do the tremendous tele phone job that the public wants done in North Carolina has increased sharply during the last few years. These increased costs have made it necessary for ui to invest huge and ever-increasing amount in telephone equipment to serve the people of tho tate. ' Facilities to Improve and Expand Service v Cost Large Sums of Money - r Thi growing investment U already so greaphat, under present rates for service, telephone earnings In North Carolina are not sufficient to meet the needi for good service and the earnings are going . 'down. A year and a half ago our North Carolina in- vestment in telephone facilities averaged $234 per telephone . , . but for each telephone added tince that time, the cost has been $354. Sub scriber rates designed for a $234 telephone are, of course, too low for a $354 telephone, leaving an investment of $120 per telephone for which present rates provide no return at all. Each added telephone increases the value of the service to existing subscribers because they can reach and be reached by more people. Since 1945, we have added approximately 140,000 telephones in North Carolina an increase of more than 86. Adding these telephones, and improving the service in other ways, has cost $51,000,000 in new facilities. Rate Increases To Date Lag Far Behind Our Increased Costs In addition to constructioa costs, all other costs of providing service wages, taxes, materials, sup plies, cervices of others and so on also are up drastically. For example, from 1939 through 1949, wage increases added $7,000,000 annually to our costs in North Carolina. Our annual revenue from rate increases since 1939 is failing to cover ! this one item alone failing by $240,000, to ' ' $ay nothing of all the other cost increases. Even since the present telephone rates were stablished in April 1949, several items of cost have increased. Employee pension costs went up in November 1949. Social Security taxes went up in January 1950. .Wage costs are going up as a result of the shortening of wage schedules agreed , upon in May 1950. 1 Another reason for the lag of telephone rate behind telephone costs is that, when the present rates in North Carolina were authorized in April 1949, they were $1,000,000 short of what the Com pany asked for and badly needed at that time. Good Telephone Service Essential To Progress In State A constantly improving and expanding telephone service is essential to the progress and development of fast-growing North Carolina. To meet the state's telephone needs, Southern Bell is now constructing facilities at the rate of about $12,000,000 a year and continued construction at this high level will be needed in each of the next few years. The money to pay for new facilities does not come from subscribers' payment of their bills. These monthly receipts cover only wages, taxes, maintenance and other day-to-day costs. Capital for new facilities must come from peo ple who can be encouraged to invest their money in the telephone business. Present Earnings Are Inadequate To Attract Needed Capital Southern Bell's earnings in North Carolina today are too low to attract the additional capital needed to continue good service for present aubscribers and to continue expanding the service. Despite insufficient postwar earnings," we have been able -to obtain needed construction capital up to now because of investors' faith in the soundness and fairness of North Carolina and its institutions. However, actual earnings' and not hoped-for earn ings must of necessity be the basis of raising capital for future construction. For all these reasons, we hate applied to the North Carolina Utilities Commission for revised rates. North Carolina telephone rates have advanced only about orie-third as much as prices in general. Under new rates, telephone, service will continue tr improve and it will continue to be one of today biggest bargains. North Carolina Manager n i' -.If 1 ; "!:. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Hi

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