-- THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
firemen Elated Over Fire
Irili Results At Schools
Sudents at three Waynesville
Lfgis responded quickly, calmly
VfiieU) Tuesday morning to
jiUrm that looked like an actual
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Working ?ith the school princi
L the tire department here
[p<j the drill, without even a
fcher being aware of what was
king place.
Junes G Turner, driver, Ben
Un. assistant chief, and Honry
Gdi. alderman, went to the
Jool> in the lire truck, turned on
t siren and timed the drill. At
Miiral Elementary, it took an even
minutes for the 400 students
I clear the building.
?The teachers and students were
L and moved quickly," said
toman Turner. "It was encour
int to see how fast the building
t cleared ."
When it w.i-. found that the drill
Ls nuc-Ii a success at Central Ele
?ntary. the fire truck moved to
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ON
COMFORT
tockle on comfort and
:asual good looks with
Ihis crepe soled Fall favor
te in black ausuede with
?miHith black binding or
trown nusuede with rus
?1 binding. As smartly a
styled walking shoe as
ou'll find anywhere. Only
3.98'
TURNER'S
STORE
Main Street
Noland-F erguson
Clan Have Large
Gathering At
Fines Creek
By MRS. SAM FERGUSON
Community Reporter
Attending the Noland-Ferguson
reunion Sunday at Queen's Farm
' on Fines Creek were Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Ferguson and Barbara, Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Green, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Carpenter and son, Mike, Mr.
.md Mrs. Marvin Green and Ken
,ieth, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Walker
and Stephen, and Mr. and Mrs.
rurman Noland.
Among out-of-town guests were
Mrs.. Cunii l'arton and her son,
Tommy, Mrs. Earl Webb and daugh
ter, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wild
er, all of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs.
Arthur Allison, Mrs. Velma Hold
md daughter from Hartford, Tenn.;
Vlrs. Bob Ferguson of Swannanoa;
md Miss Muriel Ferguson from
.)ak Park, Tenn., as well as rela
rives from different parts of Hay
Aood County.
Mrs. R. N. Rogers was honored
Sunday in observance of her 103rd
airthday. A bountiful lunch was
;erved to friends and relatives as
well as members of her own family.
After the picnic, as many as could
gathered in the living room with
Mrs. Rogers to sing songs and
isten to an interesting talk by Mr.
W. C. Medford, one of the many
friends who were present.
Mr. Medford. a writer for The
Mountaineer, has been doing a
fascinating series of historical arti
cles on the county, and I am sure
the write-up about this occasion
.vill be of interest to all.
There were 21 grandchildren, 27
great grandchildren and one great
great grandchild present.
Mark Noland from Tennessee,
spent Saturday night with his
cousin, Grover Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Plemmons
. spent the past week with Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Murray.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nease of
East Waynesvllle, where a similar
drill was staged, and the 250 stu
dents there cleared the building
in three minutes.
From East Waynesville the fire
truck moved to the Pigeon Street
school, where the 32 students
moved out in mere seconds.
. Other similar drills are being
considered by the department at
various schools in the area.
This drill was one feature of the
(.bservanee of Fire Prevention
Week.
IT'S NEW!
IT'S DIFFERENT!
IT'S THE f
CHUCK WAGON
For Real
WESTERN BARBECUE
Spare Ribs and Chicken
Our Specialty /
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THE NEW
Dellwood Hills Court
5 Miles From Waynesville
On Soro Highway
^ Dial GL 6-6669
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHERS can be found at
every turn and at every look-out on the beadtiful
Western North Carolina roads these davs as the
color peak of the season approaches this week
-..-Vdhtaam iWn Mil rfliwl
end. Foliage Is expected to be at its height of
color on the peaks this week and in the lower
areas the following week. Now's the time to get
that perfect color shot.
Asheville were dinner guests of
Mrs. H. C. James and Mr. and Mrs.
T. P .Brummitt Sunday.
Mrs. R. C. James is spending this
week with her sister, Mrs. Floyd
Smathers of Biltmore.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Kirkpatrick over the week-end
were Mr. andAlrs. James Lawrence
and Jean from Banner Elk, also
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kirkpatrick and
daughter from Tennessee.'
Stewart McCracken with his
daughters. Sarah and Geneva, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mc
Cracken Tuesday.
' John West, who has Just return
ed from overseas duty, is spending
a 15-day leave with his mother
Mrs. J. D. West. Mrs. West i?
Fall Coloration At Its
Best On Peaks This Week
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The maples and sourwoods will
be at their peak of color this week
end, so say those who are closest
to the mountains and who work ir
the out-of-doors. However thi
leaves are falling fast so that visit:
to the higher peaks like Newfopnc
Gap, Heintooga, Mile High anc
Pisgah should be their most re
warding within the next few days
The full pallette of color prob
1 ably will not come into its owt
" j in the lower elevations for anothei
home after several days in thi
hospital.
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Charlie Mooney visited Mrs. J
i L. Mooney and Ben last week.
. week or so as the color changes
. gradually creep down into the
> foothills.
With the exception of the oaks,
j- nearly every species can now be
seen in its autumn full dress. The
' deep purple of the dogwood and
the red of the sourwood trees are
? complemented by the orange-red
of the maple and the yellow of the
1 black locust and chestnut oak.
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Generally speaking it has been
noted that this year's colors are
softer, less brilliant, than in some
proceeding years. This Is probably
due to?the long dry spell. But this
. very softeness has its o^n beauty
just as do the forests^on a cloudy.
Saunook CDP To
Meet Friday
At The School
By MRS. JULIA McCLURE
Community Reporter
The Saunook CDP will hold an
important meeting Friday evening
at 8 p.m. at the Saunook School.
W. W. Rowland, president, has
urged that the whole community
attend as there are only two meet
lings left for this year end some
s|>ecial business will be discussed.
Also a report will be made on the
opinion of the CDP judges.
The Saunook PTA met last Tues
day evening with a good attendance .
and a nice little profit was made <
on the sale of pies, ice cream, lem
onade and candy.
Lawrence Leatherwood, county
superintendent of schools, gave an
interesting talk on the bond elec
tion. This was Mr. Lcathcrwood's
first meeting with us and everyone
enjoyed having him and look for
ward to his presence at more of
our meetings.
Mrs. Vincent Ellis of Miami. Fla.,
spent the week-end with her par
ents at their home on Saunook
Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hooper
of Newport News. Va., spent a few
days here last week with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Hooper.
Guy Henry is in Delaware this
week on a business trip.
Pvt. Kenneth Smathers of the
U. S. Army at Camp Rucker, Ala.,
is home for a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Smath
ers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dearmis have
returned to their home in Miami,
Fla., for the winter months.
Friends of Lawrence Hooper will
be glad to know he is improving
after u serious operation in an
Ashcville hospital.
We are glad to welcome Mr. and
Mrs. Hobert Arrlngton and their
i small son to our community. They
[are at home now in the beautiful
i '
1 hazy day as well as a sunny one.
Maps showing some of the best
and highest lookouts In Western
North Caroling are available at
j the Chamber of Commerce office
' on Main Street.
LACKLAND A IK FORCE BASE,
Texas?Joe Wayne Palmer, 17, son
of Mr, and Mrs. Charles J. Palm
er, lit. 3, Waynesville, is com
pleting his AF basic airmen in
doctrination course at Lackland
Air Force Base, the "Gateway to
the Air Force".
Lackland, situated near San An
tonio, is the world's largest air
force base.
Palmer's basic training is pre
paring him for enhance into Aii
Force technical training and for
assignment in specialized work
The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and in
clination for following a particu
lar vocation and career.
new home they have recently com
pleted on a section of Mr. Arring
ton's old home place on Pinnacle
Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Alexander of
Copperhill, Tenn? spent the week
end here with Mrs. Alexander's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Sparks.
Pvt. Jirnmie Hooper, also of
Camp Hucker, is spending his fur
lough here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Hooper.
Friends of Mrs. Herman Burgess
are sorry to learn that she is very
ill in the Haywood County Hos
pital.
Mrs. Martha Plemmons has re
turned to her home here after a
visit with her son and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Plem
mons, at Spring Creek in Madison
County.
The Kcv. O. J. Beck has been
holding a revival at Savannah in
Quartette To Give
Program Sunday Night
At Antioch Baptist
The Sky land quartette, of Hot
Springs, will give a special program
at the Antioch Baptist church. Iron
DufT, Sunday night, starting at 7:30.
The group of singers are popular
in this area, and a large audience
is expected to hear them. Rev.
Frank Early is pastor of the church.
Maggie School Getting
Out First Year Book
The Maggie School has started
work on their first year book. They
plan to incorporate pictures of all 1
activities, as well as pictures of the
students, and faculty.
The booklet will be distributed
ilwut the end of the school year.
lackson County for the past three
weeks.
Clifton Shook and James Hall,
both with the Highway Commission
in Salisbury, spent the week-end
with their families here.
Miss Bobby Sparks and Miss
Doris Burgess are attending Blan
on's Business College in Asheville.
Miss Alawayne McClure has re
turned to Berea College where she
is a senior. Following her gradu
ation Miss McClure plans to teach
Home Economics in the state of
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. McClure,
Ir., have made quite a bit of im
provement on their home on Bal
sam Hoad.
OLD FASHION
BUCKWHEAT
FLOUR
TO MAKE MRS.
BILL BRADLEY'S
BUCKWHEAT CAKES
The Waynesville Mountaineer
September 28
WHERE?
YOU GUESSED IT!
The Maggie
Country Store
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*Local delivered price of the
New 1953 Buick SPECIAL
2-Door, 6-Passenger Sedan
Model 48D (illustrated)
| ^Optional equipment, actessorles, ttote and local totes, If any,
additional. Prices may vary slightly in adjoining communities due
to shipping charges. All prices subject to chong? without notice?
MILTON tIRLI start for tUICK
Vy -in the BUICK-BiRLi SHOW on TV
Tuosday ovunings. Also, every Saturday, tun# In Tito
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WHY should you do yourself out of thq big
things in motoring life?
Why pass up the foom and power and comfort and
niceties of big-car travel?when you can buy a big,
new Buick Special for just little more than the
price of smaller cars?
We show our price here to prove our point ? to
prove that you can buy this Buick Special for just
a few dollars more than you have.to pay for one
of the so-called "low-price three."
Figure what that means ?
Just a few dollars more for a lot bigger hoodful of
power?Fireball 8 power?the highest horsepower
ever placed in a Buick Special.
Just a few dollars more for big and spacious
6'passenger roominess?and the solid, steady com'
fort of Buick's famed Million Dollar Ride.
Just a few dollars more for Buick styling, Buick
handling, Buick luxury, Buick fun.
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But do you know what else those few extra dollars
get yob in this big, broad, beautiful Buick?
They get you a long list of standard equipment at
no extra cost that most other cars at or near its
price charge you for, as extras ? which makes out
quoted price even lower than it looks.
We have the facts and figures to prove our points*
All we need is you, at the wheel.
Drop in on us this week and see for yourself that
. your new-car money really buys big?in Buick.
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Haywood St. v i 1 Dial GL 6-1685