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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER tfLV ELECTED directors of the Haywood Electric Member if Corporation are shown here, just after their election on tarda.v at the annual meeting. Front row, seated left to right: i H. Cogburn, Cruso; Jack Harris, Beaverdam; H. W. Davis, ?combe County: Walker Brown, Pigeon; Roy B. Medford, Iron Duff. Back row, standing left to right: R. E. Sentelle, attorney: Dan Reid, Lake Toxaway; M. M. Kirkpatriok, Fines Creek; Carter Os borne. Clyde; Blaine Nicholson, Jackson County; f. N. Fisher, Macon County; R. C. Sheffield, manager. (Mountaineer Photo). !ys Under 18 Are Warned Oiiicer To Slay Out Of tl Rooms; Checks Made tern warning was issued yes i to all boys, their parents, ptrators of pool rooms, that violation of the law for boys its of age and under to be I rooms, or places where beer 1 I warning came as school of iconsulted with Jerry Rogers, I attendance officer for the [, relative to strict enforce oi the law in connection with 1 attendance. Sogers said he wotald check 4 rooms, and school officials that any registered student than the compulsory school 116. found in pool rooms, and attending school regularly, be subject to immediate ex it school attendance law ap plies to all children between the ages of seven and 16," Mr. Rogers said. "However, any student over 16 that fails to comply with school rules, and is not consistant in at tendance, will be expelled from school." Mr. Rogers is making several daily check-ups on pool rooms, and other places, and making a report to school officials of all boys under 18 y^ais of age found in these places, he announced "We want to work with parents, students, and school officials tr every way. But we have a specific law to enforce, and we are charged with enforcing that law. We shall do our utmost to see that it is en forced to the latter. Those parents who have children failing to com ply with the law will be cited to! court," he sai'i. Mr. Rogers went on to explain, that order tl.at everyone might know the details of the state law as to compulsory school attendance, it reads as follows: Parent or guardian required to keep child in school; exceptions. ?Every parent, guardian or other person in the State having charge or control of a child between the ages of seven and fifteen years dur ing the twelve months following July first, one thousand nine hun dred and forty-five, and between the ages of seven and sixteen years thereafter, shall cause such child: to attend school continuously for a period equal to the time which the public school in the district in which the child resides shall be in session .The principal, superin tendent, or teacher who is in charge of such school shall have the eight to excuse the child tem uurarily from attendance on ac count of sickness or distance of residence from the school, or other unavoidable cause which does not constitute truancy as defined by the State Board of Education. The term "school" as used in this sec tion is defined to embrace all pub lie schools and such private schools as have tutors or teachers and curricula that are approved by the county superintendent of pub lic instruction or the State Board of Education. All private schools receiving and instructing children of compulsory school age shall be required to keep such records of attendance and render such reports of the at tendance of such children and maintain such minimum curriculum standards as are required of pub lic schools; and attendance upon such schools, if the school or tutor refuses or neglects to keep such records or to render such reports, shall not be accepted in lieu of at tendance upon the public school of the district, town or city which the child shall be entitled to attend: Provided, instruction in a private school or by privtae tutor shall not be regarded as meeting the re quirements of the law unless the courses of instruction run concur rently with the term of the public school in the district and extend for at least as long a term. (1923. c. 130, s. 347; C. S., s. 5757; 1925. c. 226. s. 1.; 1945, C. 826; 1949. c. 1033. s. 1.J ' 1 EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES AT JAMES rURNHURE CO. ? 10-PIECE USED MAHOGANY DINING ROOM SUITE AN UNBELIEVABLE BARGAIN $00-95 JUST LIKE NEW FOR ONLY - I ISED LARGE -HESTEROBE s39-95 . BEDS $5 up Used But In Excellent Condition ?i USED WASHERS $39.95 & $49.95 I PERFECTION OIL HEATERS 63,000 BTU $14495 SAME AS NEW Portable washing machine Only $34.95 2 USED LIVING ROOM SUITES $24-95 I FREE! 30-Piece Beautiful Hand Painted Blue Ridge China With Each. , Refrigerator Or Dinette Suite! IJAMES FURNITURE CO. "Low Prices Keep Us Busy" Hjjj O. C. "Ford" James, Owner DIAL GL 6-4241 Waynesville Foursomle Shoots 15 Under Par WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) ? Pro moters of four-ball golf tourna ments could do no better If they arranged a match involving form er National Open champions Dr. Cary Middlecoff and Lloyd Man grum and Claude Harmon and Ted Kroll. Here are the scores for this four some in the second round of the recent Round Robin at Meadow Brook: Middlecoff, a course record 64; Mangrum 65, Kroll 67 and Har mon 69. Par for the exclusive course is 70. "It was the best mass foursome I've ever seen on a good golf course," says former PGA cham pion Jim Ferrier, an Australian playing out of San Francisco. "The greens were just damp enough to judge putts well," says former Open champ Byron Nelson. Grand Prospect Noted PADRONI, Col. (AP) ? Six teen-year old Gerald Gardiner, an apprentice jockey from this north eastern Colorado town, rode his first winner at Omaha's Ak-Sar Ben track late in May. Within a week he had ridden a total of six winners. One of the animals was named Grand Pro spect, which is what several horse men at the Omaha track say a bout young Gardiner as a future saddlesmlth. Homeless Alumni MOREHEAD, Ky. (API?Gnosts of .the old Morehead Normal School were revived temporarily recently when 82 white haired alumni met in tribute to their now defunct alma mater. Graduates and former students of the old school, which went out of existance 31 years ago, talked over old times. i The school existed from 1887 to 1922. sponsored by the Christian Women's Board of Missions. PREACHING IN FAMILY ATHENS, Ga. (API?The Rev. Marion Dunn, 47, and the Rev. Eu gene Dunn, 22, recently got their first charges as Methodist minis ters on the same day. They are father and son. In 1952, 739 Belgians were killed and 30,979 injured in traffic acci? dents. _, . Two Revivals In Clyde; One Just Ended On Sunday By MRS KYLE LINDSEY Community Reporter A revival meeting is now being held at the Wesleyan Methodist Church by the pastor. Rev. Ken neth George. Services are held each evening at 7:30 with special sing ing. The revival at the Clyde Baptist Church closed last Sunday night. The services were conducted by the pastor. Rev. George Goodwin. The service on Sunday night was a special sermon to the young stu dents going off to college this fall, and a baptismal service was held -immediately after. The revival at Louisa Chapel Church will begin Sunday morning with a special service by a visiting Bishop, following the Sunday School hour. Rev. James Coleman of Shady Grove Church will hold the services beginning Sunday night at 7:30. The folks of Clyde Central Meth odist Church will hold their an nual Homecoming Sunday. Sept. 6. The pastor, George C. Starr, Jr., will preach at the morning worship service and Pr. J. W. Moore of Lake Junaluska will preach at the 2:00 service. A picnic luncn will be served after the morning wor ship. The South Clyde community ex tends its deepest sympathy to the family and relatives of Troy Jon kins who died at the Haywood County Hospital Monday night, af ter a long illness. Miss Laura Mae Justice has re turned home from the hospital. Carl Mann of the U. S. Navy is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Mann. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Justice had as visitors for the week-end. Ray Wlllard of New Jersey, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wright, Buffalo. S. C., and Mrs. Ben Vinson and son, Fred also of Buffalo, S. C. Mrs. Sidney Willard and Loyde Justice visited Mr. and Mrs', .lame; Willard of Pendleton, S. C. last Sunday. Several of the people of Soutl Clyde attended the annual meeting of the K.K.A. laat Saturday at the i Waynesvllle Arm'ory. SCHOOL OFFICIALS as well as new Haywood teachers enjoyed the reception given Monday night in honor of the,new teachers of the county. Here, around the punch bowl, are left to right: C. E. Weathrrbv, left, waiting for Mrs. Ina H. Duvail. Ilazelwood third grade teacher, to fill up the glass of Lawrence Leatherwood, county super intendent, as C. C. Poindexter, principal of the Bethel district, takes away his glass full of punch. (Mountaineer Photo). Two Shows Scheduled By Preston Preston The Magician and Hyp notist will perform Friday evening at 8 o'clock and again Saturday at 8 p.m. at the high school audi torium, under the sponsorship of the Waynesville Lions Club. This is "the second year in succession that Preston has appeared in Way nesville. The show is composed of magic acts together with hypnotism, and from all indications he will have even a better show than the one everyone enjoyed so well last year. The proceeds will go to the blind activities of the local club. Preston will again bring some local person under the spell of hypnosis by the way of radio on Friday afternoon in the show win dow of Masste Furniture Company. This subject will be awakened on the stage of the high school audi torium immediately after curtain time. They will then be presented $12 in cash for the four hours of complete rest. Then on Saturday the same procedure will be follow ed except for the location. The scene will take place in the show windows of Garrett Furniture Co. Tickets are available from any Lion member or will be on sale at the door. Friday afternoon a special show will be held for students the last period of school, at which time the admission will be 35c for students and 75c for adults. Preston has won a number of awards for his feats of magic along with hypnotism, and is a past presi dent of a magician association. He has studied from his youth the "black arts" and has reached the heights of perfection. Many will remember the show from last year as one of the best entertain ment feats to come our way in a long time. This year the show is rated as even better. Preston will perform for the Lions and their ladies Thursday night at the Balsam Mountain Spring Hotel. PRESTON, nationally known ma gician and hypnotlxt. will per form Friday and Saturday at 8 p. ra., at the high achool. He cornea here under the sponsor ship of the Waynesvtlle Lions Club. 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