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v. i ". ? , * ? ? i' ' ? \ " t '"?( , v-' !1 ? ' . ? 1 ... *. :?"'*+V' ?H'" ? - i . ?i ? ? - - ? ? ip, * ; . - ,*& 41 -=^~ THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER^^: ,} ? 1 ' Lions Of District 31-A Have Carried Out 3,655 Projects This Year ! ' . u .. LIONS LEADERS at the banquet here Thursday AsheviUe, the handicapped man of 19S5 for \he night included, left to right: Ralph Summerrow, nation, and Carson Clark, president of the Pigeon prseident of the Haxelwood club: Charlie Smith Valley Club. presidents the Canton club; Jorge Sam Cathey, (Mountaineer Photo). ^ ? 350 Hear i Next Head ; World Lions J (Continued from Pace 1) ( iously sought in other parts of the * world where the people are de- v prived of the freedoms we enjoy ( here. There is a great spiritual awakening around the world, and ( that is indeed encouraging," he continued. t The international official of j Lions said the organization was 1 t iow active in 74 countries with 1. 2.000 clubs embracting 540.000 i iiembers. c "Last year Lions tsaged 166,000 irojects for suffering humanity, j uid expended an estimated 5100,- 0 100.000 on the projects," he went i V in to explain. During the musical part of the a irogram. a group of high school 0 nusicians under the direction of a 'harles Isley, gave the rousing ong which was used in Chicago n 1953, when the Waynesville band vas on hand to help elevate Stick- 1 ey to the office of third vice 8 ?resident. Students appearing on a he program included: Rosalind c Immons, Bette Liner, Libby b imathers, Brenda Brendall, Jim y "cwler. George Wilson, Milton rlassey, Joe Walker, Betty Row- h and. Norma Jean Kirkland, with -inda Boone and Pat Messer, ac ompanists. Leatherwood said a new club, the !rwin District had recently been irganized, bringing the total to 46 n District 31-A, and a total mem >ership of 1.908. He cited 3,655 ctivities for the first eight months if the year, which he termed, "that lone has meant a great deal to the 6 communities enjoying Lions Uubs." The district governor paised the ive Haywood clubs for their pro ram of establishig an eye clinic nd pointed out that many of the lubs have their work among the ilind as a major project for the ear. The attendance of the district ias averaged about 86 per cent, 1 BRAND - NEW 1956 FULLY AUTOMATIC FRIGIDAIRE WASHERS THERE'S NO SECRET HERE'S THE DEAL Regular Price of Fully Automatic Frigidaire I WW Washer ' Allowance for Your Old m #00 Washer up to YOU PAY ONLY *14356 LESS THAN THE PRICE PI T OF A WRINGER WASHER IT'S THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME! < * FREE DELIVERY & HOOK UP If No Plumbing Is Required BETTER HURRY! IPs Your Savings Opportunity For 'M. CAN BE USED 1. Fully Automatic 3. Regular Washer 2. Semi-Automatic 4. Portable 'ta casters) 5. With or without hot and cold running water NO EXTRA CHARGE ? USE YOUR OLD WASHER FOR DOWN PAYMENT ? * ROGERS ! ELECTRIC COMPANY Main Street ? Waynesville * l ? * JOHN L. ST1CKLEY is shown as he addressed 350 at a banquet here last Thursday night. He will become president of Lions In ternational in June. (Mountaineer Photo). 10th High School Field Day Set Friday At WCC The tenth annual high school field day, sponsored by the student organizations and faculty at West ern Carolina College, will be held on the campus next Friday. April 6. it was announced by Professor Gerald Eller of the science depart ment. * This event, to which all high schools in the western district are invited, will include competition in the areas of business education. English, history, languages, math ematics and science. A student must be currently enrolled in the course with which the test deals, in order to be eligible for the competition. Exceptions to this rule will be made in such tests as general science and mathematics survey for seniors. All contestants will register at the entrance to Hunter Library be tween ten and eleven Friday morn ing. and assignment sheets will be diaUabutCd at that time. There will be recreational swimming between eleven and twelve, with the college providing towels and life guards. Written tests are scheduled at eleven o'clock for English, math ematics, and business, and at one o'olock for languages, science and with Hendersonville going over 400 consecutive meetings with 100 per cent perfect attendance. Leatherwood said he had travel ed over 12,000 miles and attended 83 meetings during the eight months in office. Special recognition was given to Judge Sam Cathey, Asheville po lice court judge, a Lion, who was named the nation's Handicapped Man of the Year for 1955. Past district governors attending i included: Jennings Bryson, Sylva; : H. W. Saunders, Black Mountain; I Hugh Monteith, Asheville; H. , Bueck, Murphy; Roy Taylor, Black j Mountain, and Austin Brodme, i Asheville. Special guest's, presented by C. j E Weatherby, charter president of the Waynesville club, included: James Kilpatrick, president of Rotary; Ray Pleiness, president of Kiwanic; s?in Calhoun. Jaycees; Lawrence Davis, president of the ' Boosters Club, Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Fry. WHCC and W. Curtis Russ, editor The Mountaineer. Gifts were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Stick cv and Mr. and Mrs. Leatherwooa at the conclusion of ' the banquet. The tables carried out the Easter motif, and the meal was served under the direction of Mrs. Rufua Siler. 1 history. Announcement of winners and presentation of awards will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium ? At two o'clock the group will be entertained in the auditorium by the CuUowhee High School square dance team and students from the WCC music department. Special non-competitive exhibits will also be entered from varipus high schools, as a matter of inter est. These will be largely In the nature' of handicrafts, art. shop projects, hobbies, historical docu ments. and home economics pro jects. Certificates of award will be given each entrv. i The Western District Science Fair will also be held on Friday in conjunction with the field day I events. However, it is a separate competition, and science teachers in thfe-area havo been notified in dividually of the rules and regu lations governing entries. Eller said that winners from the Science Fair will take their ex hibits to Chapel Hill at a later date, to compete with winners from oth er districts in the state. II By Floyd Nelson Modem man is healthier and lives lonft aac has le;n ued to have medical check-ups. Your auto lasts longer, too. when ? yu u na?t *M "VRuini tune-up at intervals to pi cv< nt unnecessary wear Those precau ? low cost jm comparison to the ma jor expense that neg ligence eventually in \ olves So it Is with your lalovliinn rwi'ivi'r It has 15O0 to 20UU wuikmf parts that are dependent on each other for food results. Exhaustive teats by several electronic institution* have found it to be advisable to have a TV set checked evenr six months after normal wear. It will reduce your over-all total maintenance ex pense and five you better and more consistent service. At NELSON S TELEVISION SER VICE we have found that this kind of check-up can be made In about thirty minutes right in the home with our modern instruments. We also include the antenna equipment. Phone CL *-*581 today for this low cost service. CIVIC LEADERS get together with Lions when the representatives were guests at the banquet. From left to right: 'James Kilpatrick. president of Rotary; Lawrence Davis, president of Boosters;. Harry Whlsrnhunt. district secretary of Lions; Ray Plelness. president of Kiwanis and Sam Cal houn. of the Jayrees. (Mountaineer Photo). Rotarians Hear Williamson On Good Friday Talk Rotarians heard a Good Friday address Friday, as Rev. M. R. Wil liamson. former pastor hero and now of Charlotte, addressed the club. , The speaker used as his topic, J "Goodness". "This is the best day we have ever seen?it is a good day," he began, as be pointed out that "this is a good day to make friends; a good day to aspire to be better; a * good day to resolve to be good for something." Rev. Mr. Williamson went on to ^ point out the importance of being attached to "the fellowship of oth- . er peoples." " He concluded by urging that Good Friday is a good time to re solve to be better men of the home, community, by rendering a greater service to all." John Metzger was taken into the cluh, as a new member. School Clinics Set ' At Cruso, Clyde Pennsylvania Ave. Three pre-school clinics will be held next week at Haywood Coun ty rchools. One clinic will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cruso. one at 9 a.m. Thursday at Pennsylvania Avenue, md one at 9 a.m. Friday at Clyde. At the clinics, which are con iucted by the Haywood County lealth Department, children en- t ering school this fall will be ex imined by physician members of he Haywood County Medical So ?iety and any corrective work teeded will be recommended to parents. Assisting with the clinic pro grams are PTA groups and Home Demonstration Clubs in the vari jus communities. U. S. total farm income has drop >ed 25 per cent in the last four fears. DONT TEAR OFF THE OLD ROOF BECAUSE IT LEAKS - - - RENEW IT ,? SEE BEN SLOAN Building Maintenance Materials ?.O. 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