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r ? * ? * ? MONDAY. JULY 16, 1956 -u |, 1?-TT.n T-"-- . U". "v":' .. ??'??!? w'-- ' ? ' ? ' r*" ?? . ? . .... ? * . . ? v " ?-???. - "'??-? ? ?_' . ? f , ? ' I ' " 0 ? THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER * 'M ?9 ' I SECOND SECTION 350 Attended Revival Of Medford-Cooper Reunion Held In Clyde On Sunday By W. C. MEDFORD The Medford reunion (which was discontinued several years ago) was again held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Med ford at Clyde. It was reorganized j in April of this year by Mr. and Mrs. Medford and Wayne Cooper i of West Ashevilie as the Medford Cooper reunion. The registration showed over' 300 persons, and an estimated 330 were in attendance. The states of Tennessee, Geor-1 gia, Florida. Ohio. Virginia. Penn sylvania, South Carolina, Texas, were represented as well as a num ber of counties in North Carolina. Families in attendance, which are related to the Medfords. were: B>ers. Robinson. Liner. Chambers, Tate, Jmts, McCracken, Rogers. Mull, j^^ker. and Kinsland. Mr. Cooperj^sided at the reunion. Talks were given by Judge W D. Fulbright of Cleveland, Tenn . W. G. Byers of Clyde.'and W C. j Medford of Waynesvilie. Two or. three others who had been sched uled to speak were not present. The genealogy charts or "family 1 trees" prepared by Amos Medford , on the Medford line, Fulbrights. Robinsons, and other families Were an interesting feature as were the many old pictures of the "clan."' displayed on a large board. Among those in attendance from other states were: t Judge Fulbright; Mr. and Mrs. W. P Johnson of Decatur, Ga.; W P. Fulbright of Amerieus, Ga : F. D. Tate of Lakeland. Fla,; Mf. and Mrs. T. C. Hull of Cheswick, Pa.; Bill Cothran of Pasadena. Texas; Mrs. Bruce Francis of Hamilton. Ohio; Lenoir Burress of Macon, Ga.; Mrs. Wade Mitchell of Chat tanooga, and Mrs. C. R. Evans of j GafTney, S C. A downpour of rain interrupted as lunch was being enjoyed on the spacious lawn. but iuncii boxes were again opened up after the rain r and everybody had finished by ^ about 1:30 when the regular pro- j gram began. , f Oldest persons present were p Charlie Medford. Mrs. Lavonia | s Medford. Aunt Ida Mollis, and | s Charlie Liner Tentative arrangements have 1 r been made to hold the reunion jt again next year about the same I j time during the summer. OLI) PHOTOGRAPHS of the Medford forebears and past Medford reunions were on display at the Medford-Cooper reunion at Clyde Sunday. Look in* over the display are Hardy Medford iJefti and Amos Medford. at whose home the event was held. (Mountaineer photo) Payroll Gains Match Rise jj In Local Business Activity ; (Special to the Mountaineer) Significant business gains were iiade in Haywood County in the iast year as its residents, enjoy- J ng relatively good incomes and a ligh rate of employment, ex- ' iressed their strength in large cale buying in the local retail 1 hops. This is brought out in a copy- J ighted study of business in the lation's cities and counties, releas- | d in Sales Management's new buy ng power survey. The high tempo of activity in ^ Haywood County Is wen in the amount of retail business recorded, t added up to a $27,503,000 year or the local merchants. This was i gain over the $24,033 000 of the trevious year. What was the direction of the jigger spending? The extra money available was used to buy the hings that make for a better stand ard of living. People equipped hemselves with more of the mod ?rn devices that add to comfort ind convenience. Electric refriger ators. washing machines, better tomes, fancier cars and the many ither items that were once pure uxury have become musts fof nore people. The ability to spend more is nade possible bv better earnines. I riie data shows that, despite cer tain soft spots in the local economy.! the net disposable income among families in Haywood County came to $41,049,000 last year. Divided bv the number of local families, it amounted arithmetical-! ly to $4,189 per family compared ! with $4,004 in 1954 The improvement, which amount- 1 cd to 4.6 per cent, was better than was achieved generally. The Rain was 3.6 per lent for the United* State. |. The ratio ot how mueh i- act it- v ally being spent in each commun- j, ily. as compared with its lull capa- r city, is shown in the survey by a "bu\ ing power index" This weight- ? ed figure is based on such factors p as income, sales and population. It c lists Haywood County as able to v |)reduce .01611 per cent of the na- "p lion's retail business. Since a small er amount was done last year, r (1149 per cent, it is evident that i considerable sales potential is still 1j available. j'v ]? YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR ~~ IS WORTH $100?? TRADE-IN on this "Once-a-week-Shopping" Size FRIGIDAIRE FOOD FREEZER-REFRIGERAT0R1 - ***"? ^ \ V Stores 49 lbs. of frozen foods in Zero-Zone Cold! r Even LESS with your present refrigerator in trade! Gives you these famous Frigidaire features: ? Roll-to-You Shelve* ? (ycla-ni.itic Automatic Defrost ing Refrigerator Section ? Sliding Meat Tender ? Quickube Ice Tray* ? Twin Porcelain llydrators ? Butter Compartment ? Tilt-down Egg Sen er "'Turn mm mum ??? V Biggest 8 tu. ft. Buy! , Quality FRIGIDAIRE Super Refrigerator GOLD ' AS $18995 " ' ^T Model FDS-120-56 i LET'S TRADE Get our big allowance on your H present refrigerator. ? Full-Width Freer or \ ? Full-Width Door Shelve* ? Sliding Chill Drawer I I ? 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Barbara Hooton ind Patrick Dennis. Profiles In Courage, John F. Kennedy. THE BOOK STORE Dial GL 6-3691 Main St * ' ? 350 PERSONS attended the Medford-Cooper reunion held Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Medford at Clyde. The Medford reunion has not heen held for the past several years, but was resumed this summer by the hosts and Wayne Cooper of Asheville The event is expeeted to be held aeain next year. d'hoto for The Mountaineer by Joe Medfordi Haywood Farm Land Prices Among Highest In Nation (Special to the Mountaineer) NEW YORK?Mounting business ctivity in the retail stores in 11a y lood County in the past few years as been accompanied by a eor esponding rise in payrolls. Tile 301 local retail establish tents chalked up $24,238,000 in usiness during the year 1954 as otnpared with $17,781,(M)0 six ears earlier. The increase was 37 cr cent. At the same time their payrolls OSe to $2,034,000 from 51.581,000. his represented an increase of 28 icr cent. The number of employees >as 1,022 in 1954. These sidelights on local retail operations are brought out in the Government's 1954 Census by Busi ness. just released. It is the first such study made bj the Census Bureau since 1948. It covers every state, county and urban place in the country over 2.500. The census, which has been eag erly awaited by the business com munity of the country, is expected to contribute answers to many questions. One of those is: how have central elty retail sales i>een affected by suburban development? Another: has the expansion of retail outlets boon in line with population trends? Haywood County's 37 per cent rise in overall retail business was better than that accomplished throughout the United States gen^ orally, where the increase was 30 per cent. The big guns of retail activity locally during the year were stores selling food, eating and drinking places, and automotive equipment establishments. The food store and eating and (Continued on Page 6? 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