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Mirth Rhinehart Of Cecil Weds I. L. Henson, Jr. By MRS. J. EDGAR BURNETTE Community Reporter Mr and Mrs. W D. Rhinehart announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mirth Rhinehart, to J L. Henson, Jr . son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Loy Henson. of Cruso on December 5th, They are mak ing their home with the groom s parents. Ward Owens suffered multiple injuries Saturday evening when the wood truck he was driving de veloped mechanical trouble "ausing it to run over the steep bank be low the Virgil Haney home on the Lake Logan Road. Owens is a pa tient at the Haywood County Hos pital. He was trying to get his young brother, D. L? out of the truck window when it overturned on him. D. L. suffered several bruises. Both are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Owens of the Lake Logan area. Mr. and Mrs. Tinker Howard and family have moved onto the Frank Ensley place, formerly known as Sunburst Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. George Rogers are remodelling their home all the way way through as well as on the out side. A bon voyage party was given by Mr. Paul Harkins and Miss Joyce Singleton Friday evening at the latter's home honoring Mrs. Sam uel Trull and son. The honoree and her son David received many lovely and useful gifts. They are sailing for Munich. Germany. De cember 18. to join Sgt. Trull. Each guest wrote a letter to be mailed to Mrs. Trull to reach her by the time she arrived in Germany. Refreshments were served fol lowing the games. Prize in one game was won by Mrs. J. E. Bur nette for making the largest list of articles to be taken on an ocean voyage Guests present were Mrs. Ander son tluskey and son Darryl, Miss Clara Jo Ford of Canton. Miss Lois Trull, Miss Jennie Mae Hus key. Mrs. Glenn Parris. Mrs. Don ald Parris, Mrs. Claude Reece, Mrs. Jim Singleton, and Mrs. Burnette. Miss Barbara Rhinehart is a pa tient at the Haywood County Hos pital where she is undergoing treatments. Mr. and Mr&^Rpy .Reece atyj, baby spent the aay on Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Staples Johnson of Avery County. Please see your community hos pital insurance representative by the last of December for the Janu ary payment. About 60 per cent of the popu lation of Russia is composed of farmers. __ LOCAL MASONS have elected officers for the coming year, with Harry Kent being named master. The picture above shows most of the new officials. Front row, left to right: Paul Bryson, senior stewart; Frank Worthington, senior warden; Harry Kent, master; Ray Ellis, secretary. Second row; Lewis Green, tiler; W. T. Free I man. junior Stewart; C. J. Reete, junior warden; Paul JlcElruy, junior deacon: Herman Francis, senior deacon. Absent were, Al bert Abel, treasurer, and Rev. J. H. Coleman, chaplain. * ? (Mountaineer Photo). Waynesville Sailor, Pals Send Rita Hayworth $3.89 Distressed at the plight of actress Rita Hayworth, who said recently that she was "broke." a Waynes ville sailor?T. M. MeCracken ? and four other men on the aircraft ? carrier Yorktown took up a collec Ltion of $3.89 to benefit the glamor ! ouS star. The five sailors first read about Miss Hayworth's being in dire financial straits in the Houston | Chronicle. After soliciting $3.89, a money order was purchased and ; sent to the Chronicle?to be for warded to the Hollywood star. In a note, the boys in blue ex plained to Houston newsmen: "Finding out that Rita was abso lutely moneyless and Dick Haymes was having to pay his earnings all In income tax, it touched our hearts to the extent we would like to make this donation. We know this isn't a whole lot. but we un derstand how every bit helps. if yo| ^ill^ifdr^iisj, Ijf^ wortn to please acceptthls dona tion so us poor sailors may sleep once again." Contacted in Hollywood by the Chronicle. Miss Hayworth cooed to reporters; "Now isn't that sweet of the boys . . . imagine them way out in Korean waters thinking so much of my troubles to take time to write and send the money." However, the former wife of multimillionaire Aly Khan explain Kiwanis Plans 2 Yule Parties The Waynesvllle Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Christmas party?along with "Ladies' Night" ?at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Maggie School, it was announced today. At their meeting Tuesday night at Spaldon's, Kiwanis members were given the names of two needy children for whom they are to | bring a toy or other gift at the party next Tuesday. The toys to be collected will be distributed by Kiwanians at a par ty for underprivileged children next week at the Armory. Speed Reduced ESCOND1DO. Calif. <AP) ? A mortuary beside the Vista valley bpi|Jeva||J here has^j sign: "Drivei Slowly. We Can Wait." There has been no fatal accident in the vicinity in five years. ed. "I think my financial troubles will be starigMened out soon. So do you have any special charities down there? If so, send me the money order, I'll endorse it over to you and return it." McCraCken is the son of Mrs.' Annie McCracken of Waynesvllle. Big Creekers Hid Out To Escape Rebel Ranks By W. C MKDFORD Mountaineer Feature Writer Because of the Union s.vmphathy to be found among the citizens of Big Creek during the Civil War most of those eligible for service refused to Join the Confederate Army. They evaded service by ly ing out. often slipping in home when all seemed clear. Toward the close of the war the Confederacy was sorely in need of troops; so often troops, generally the Home Guard, were sent into such sec tions to round up the "out-liers" and bring them in by force of arms. So it happened that Capt. Albert I Teague's Scouts made at least two or three raids into the Big Creek I section. Here is the version of the story that is generally agreed on by' the older citizens of the com I munity?as it was related to them: Capt. Teague and his band of ^It-OutS 'crossed Sterling Gap from the Cataloochee side right about the close of the war?early Spring of '65, and watched the homes of George and Henry Grooms and others. Killing of The Grooms Men and Caldwell According to Mitchell Sutton, the Scouts bad already killed Abe Hopkins (he thinksvit was in this same raid), and had also captured a Caldwell man over near the Tennessee line. Then after* cap turing the two Grooms men, George and Henry,' (some say by threatening their women folks In order to ascertain the whereabouts of the men) the three men were tied and marched across to the Little Cataloochee aide of Sterling Mountain, a distance of seven or eight miles. There in the road, not far above where the Little Cata loochee road intersects, they stop ped; and there also occurred one of our local Civil War tragedies that for cruelty and pathoabwas pretty bad. Some few folks think that Capt. Teague was probably not along with his Scouts, but nearly all who relate the story say that he was leading them. However, they stood the three men up 1)y the side of the road. ' Caldwell, who 'tis said was a very simple - minded man, Henry Grooms, the fiddler, and his broth er George. It is stated that the Scouts made Caldwell put his hat over his face, stating that they did not want to kill anyone facing them with a grin on. George Grooms, Mitch Sutton says, died cursing the Scouts, while Henry asked to be allowed to pray. * . Origin of The "Groom# Tune" Now Henry, when his time came, was told by his captors that he must first play them a tune or two ?since he had his fiddle along. Grooms complied with his favorite, Bonaparte's Retreat?since known throughout all this mountain region as the Grooms Tune. ^It is a very sad tune?'in a minor key, we suppose; often dogs have bene known to set up a howling ac companiment when the -"tune was being played. We have hedrd folks say when hearing it played, "Listen! That's the Grooms tune it says, Fare you well, fare you well." But, evidently, ? it did not much touch the hearts of the war-hard ened Scouts. So, there in the shadows ?of 'OF Starlin' Henry Grooms held his cherished fiddle to his breast for the last time; -and soon after its sweet, plaintive strains were hushed in the deep wooded silences . . . another life also was hushed. No doubt, the old fiddler poured out his heart, its 20 Aliens Creek Families Get Phone Service By Harl Allen Community Reporter Allen's Creek phone lines, be ing extended on Camp Branch Road about one and a half miles will accommodate some 20 fami lies. ? Also a new road is being extend ed about one mile to Duncan's sheep farm. The Allison Construction Com pany are adding to the sewer line for the Town of Wavnesville so that it touches the city limits of Aliens Creek. The work is more than half done. This improvement will be greatly appreciated by many families who are now add ing new bath rooms to their homes. Aliens Creek residents have al so added several new electric kitchens. It looks like Santa Claus came early here with about 20 televis ion sets being installed recently. Off The Reservation DALLAS (AP>?When his mili tary duties took Roland Goss of Dallas to Bainbridge. Md.. he was joined there shortly by Mrs. Goss and their little daughter. Janice. Soon after they arrived, Goss suggested it was time Janice re sume saying her prayers before bed. Obediently she started: "Now 1 lay me down to sleep. . But suddenly she stopped. "It won't do any good," she an nounced. "I foreot to tell Jesus we were, leaving Texas." . . penitence, its sorrows?and hopes in that one last sad tune. All three bodies were left lying bv the roadside. Hours later Eliza Grooms, Henry's wife, a Sutton boy and others came with an ox hitch ed to a sled and hauled the bodies back across the mountain to their homes. Tbey were buried in the Sutton graveyard. The European Starlings which were first introduced into New York City in 1890 have spread to the Rocky mountains and a few scat tered places beyond, to Mexico and to Canada as far north as Hudson Bay. PVT. NEIL TEAGUE HOWELL, ?on of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus How ell of Route 2, Waynesville has been assigned to Finance School at Fort Benjanrne Harrison, In dianapolis. Ind. He recently com pleted eight weeks of basic train ing at Fort Jackson, S. C. ? * * Junaluska To Stage Yule Pageant Tonight A Christmas pageant. "Come To Worship," will be presented by students of Lake Junaluska School at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Approxi mately 100 students will partici pate in the event. The school's rhythm band, under the direction of Mrs. John R. Car ver. will also present several se-! lections. Group To Discuss | Liberty And Order ? "Liberty and order" will be discussed bv members of the American Heritaee Project group at a meetine Fridav night in the Park Commission office, accord ing to Miss Margaret Johnston, Havwood County librarian. The discussion will be led by the group's leader, William Med ford. At past meetings, the organiza tion has discussed states rights, and the welfare state and rugged individualism. From 1940 to 1950 the propor tion of women in the U. S. popu lation who were married decreased fnom about 24 per cent to about 20 per cent. Plains MYF (1 Play And SuJ For Homin" Jl *sr mbs mark vj Cm i The PI| 1 ' will him- . 1 i Tuesday, n. 1 of the I Wi!1 '' ? hvl people and will 1 adults fellow ?? church base: I p.m., ami eacl I is asked to bi.;. J The cdp has I basketball tean 1 Shirley Jones, , I girls, and Morris B I for the boys Let 1 help and lupport out 1 girls. Mrs. Everett Soroses I mount Drive ret I day from Mi 1 ville. She had an 1 last week. 1 Yoder Clark I with Mrs. ( lark l Mrs. H. E. Crawford I Hayesville. Mrs. Rube y J sehel Ilium left Monda I ton. Ttx.. where they a I the wedding of Mi yatJ ter, Barbara Jean, on Uel Mrs. Hipps will also J daughter. Mrs. Clarence ? Elmo tnman Is much I and is able to be out 1 undergoing surgery a I ago in an Asheville IIospM The Plains M< I neighboring churches' .J was quite high Sunday i?fl the boys and ;irl who ? from college to spend ihl mas holiday j, I The friends and hi I to extend their mpithtfl Crom Cole in the di I grandmother, Mi Callie I Mr. and Mr u illiam (? Statesville spent the weeil Mrs. Chuber's parents. I Mrs. Crom Cole. In 1830 it took 3li 1 human labor to produce I of wheat, but by 1896 ' I been reduced to 10 minutfl BURLEY TOBACCO GROVEBS Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee And Western North Carolina Bernard's Warehouses No. 2 and 3 have sales space for this week's Sales for 1,000,000 pounds. These two bouses will sell Tuesday and Wednesday and possibly Thursday, i All three houses?No. 1. 2 and 3 will dur ing the holidays have floor spare for one and V& million pounds of deliveries. The Grreneville Market not only sells an nually 5 to 20 million pounds more tobacco than other markets, but sells more medium and common grades which embodies a large percent t of the remnants and tail-end of the crop?yet with rare exceptions its total annual average exceeds that of any of the outlying ill-equipped sale points. Its deliveries being from far and near Is representative of the average quality of this tobacco belt. As evidence of this fact the \ Governrmnt record* show the combined average of the otlier 13 markets for the 19S1 crop was $40.80 per 1000 and that of the 1132 crop $30.94 less than the Greeneville average. There Is usually a uniform price at all sales points for the top grades, but the lack of com petition for the medium and common grades ac count for the high average obtainable on the Greeneville Market. I Although there is always a variation of one to three dollars in quality of different sales floors, the sales average of Bernard houses aften Increase* the dally sales average of the Greene ville Market. I BERNARDS WAREHOUSES 1 NUMBER L 2 and 3 : GREENE VILLE, TENN. V i ?? 1 i i i i I Make Do] * I "Wrfl II A BEDSIDE SCREEN can pro vide a handy bedside table if you fit a triangular shelf of plywood with angle bracket* to slip into U*btacltf ts formed from mending plates. | YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING INVITED BY RAY'S DEPT. STORE CHURCH ! RAY'S SUPER MARKET CHURCH! THE FOOD STORE MAIN ! RAY'S SUPER MARKET ...... HAZELWO< Featuring Choice Things For Christmas at Locatic Convenient For Your Shopping And For This Last Week ? Free registration daily for customers over 18 * Additional registration with each $5.00 purchased. SIX PRIZES ~| 3 ? $10 Grocery Baskets 3 ? $10 Dry Goods Certificates Winners Will Be Announced Saturday Night at 6 P. M. GRAND PRIZE I ! $100 CASH I Winner Will Be Announced Sat. Night, Dec. 19th At (5 P. M. I ? Ray's Super Market ? I v." ^ ? >in ? | be sure your name is included i Merry Chrisimas From AH of Us. I C. E. RAY'S S0N9
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