ANDREWS News and Advertisements Pauline Hicks, Editor Phone 335 Andrews Schools Have Improvements ANDREWS ? A number of im 1 provements have been made in the Andrews city schools recently, j Some of these improvements and the approximate cost are as fol lows : New piano for Marble school, $195; new drinking fountains for the high school, approximate cost, $60: also, the school audi torium has a new stage curtain, cost $341. A hundred dollars' worth of WIND AND WtATHS LOTION helps guard snn AGAINST ROUGHNESS AND CHAPPING WOM wind. cold and S*T. SERVES AliO AS fOUNOATION BASE for POWDER REG. 8-OZ. *1.00 SIZE NOW 50' Plus Tom FULL-PINT $2.00 SIZE 81 NOW 1.00 Mauney Drug Co, MURPHY, N. C. new dictionaries have been bought and distributed to the various schools where the need was greatest. Mrs. Hazel Abernathy's fifth grade room has been equipped w ith new desks and a new teach eis' desk at a cost of $300. New window shades have gone to the Marble school, cost $32. New equipment for the lunch room cost more than $125 ? this does not include 50 new chairs which cost $126. New library books for the high school including Compton's En cyclopedia were bought at a cost of $150. New supplementary readers and helps for the Andrews Ele mentary school cost $200. New doors for the White build ing to better hold heat, cost $25. Miss Chambers Weds Dayton Man ANDREWS ? Mr. and Mrs. Robert A Chambers of 1216 Hay wood Road. Asheville. formerly of Marble, announce the marriage of their daughter. Miss Edna Chambers, to George Hiokerson, of Dayton. Ohio. Only the im mediate family and several rela tives attended the wedding which was performed at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Zene Wood, on Christmas Eve. Mis. Hickerson is a graduate of Andrews high school. Mrs. Hick erson is employed at the Ameri can Aircraft and the couple will reside at 651 Richard St.. Dayton. Ohio. Konnaheeta Club To Meet The January meeting of the Konnaheeta club will be held at the home of Mrs. Dave Swan on Thursday. Jan. 18. at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Catherine Braillier, Mrs. Lucy Laughter and Miss Frances Cover will be hostesses. The Pub lic Welfare Department consist ing of Mrs. Paul Jordan, chair man, Mrs. Wade Reece and Mrs. C. C. Wash am, will have charge of the program. "THE G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS" An announcement to veterans and to families with a man or woman in the armed services ? ? ? "THE G. I. Bill of Rights" assures certain benefits, pro tections and privileges to the man and woman in the armed services, and to their dependents. MANY of the rules and regulations which govern the rights and opportunities of returning veterans have not yet been completely determined. But the bill is of such vital im portance to members of the armed services . . . and their families . . . that this bank is carefully following the issuance of these rules and regulations. As soon as they are available in a complete form, we will be glad to notify those who desire this information. Loans Now Available In the meantime, we are already in position to take ap plications for loans for the purchase, construction or improve , ment of residences and will welcome specific applications. ; Those veterans who are interested in farm or business loans 1 are invited to leave their names with us and we will get in touch with them just as soon as such loans are available. THE BANK not only welcomes specific applications for O. I. Loans but the officers of the tank will be thoroughly familiar with the opportunities which the Bill of Rights may offer, and they will be ready and eager to help returning vet erans re-establish themselves in private life, whenever and as soon as they are released from the armed services. ALL VBTTERANS and families of service men are cordially invited to use this bank as headquarters to help them attain the maximum benefits available to them under the O. I. Bill of Rights. CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. SERVING SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Murphy Andrews Robbinsville Mtmber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Reece Prepares Letter For The Absent Rotarians ANDREWS ? At the Rotary meting on last Thursday Wade Reece read a letter of which he had prepared copies to be sent to all members of the club who are in the armed forces. This let ter was signed by all members present. A similar letter will be prepared every fortnight, to be signed by all members of the club, and sent to the absent Rotarians. E. S. Christenbury read a pa per which he had prepared on federal aid for education. Also. Conrad Washam read excerpts on the same topic from a speech delivered by Dr. Prank P. Gra ham. Boyd B. Robinson also made comments on the subject. Auxiliary Meets With Mrs. Bristol ANDREW S? The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church met at the home of Mrs Ruthie Bristol Wednesday even ing at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Bristol presideed over the meeting. The program was under the direction of Mrs. Tom Hay. Mrs. L. B. Nichols had charge of the de votional. Others on the program were: Mrs. E. S. Christenbury, Mrs. Fiances Doyle. Mrs. Bristol and Miss Fannie Barker. Mrs. John Stanley presented a piano solo. Meredith Smith Is Wounded ANDREWS Joe S. Smith has received word that his brother. Meredith Smith of Berea, Ky.. has been seriously wounded. This is the second time he has been wounded while in service. Mrs. Pickett Is Honored At Party ANDREWS ? On Monday even ing at 6 o'clock Misses Daisy and Ollie Whitaker were hostesses at a birthday dinner and theatre party honoring Mis. Virginia Pickett. The table was centered with a birthday cake with candles sent from Virginia by Miss Whitaker's sister, Mrs. Vic Wood. The color scheme was pink and white. The place cards used were white with "Happy Birthday" on tliem. After the dinner gifts were presented to Mrs. Pickett. Those attending were Mrs. Pickett, honoree; Mrs. Hazel Abernathy, Misses Ollie and Leila Whitaker. Miss Daisy Battle and Polly Hicks. AT W.M. U. MEETING ANDREWS ? Mrs. Prank Wil li id e. Mrs. Fred McGuire. Mrs. C. T. Almond and Mrs. L. P. Smith, of Andrews, and Mrs. Vin cent Hall of Marble attended the district meeting of the W. M. U. in Biyson City Thursday of last week. BIRTHS ANDREWS ? Capt. and Mrs. Ben P. Grant, Jr., of Hyde Park. New York, announce the birth of a daughter January 1. in Angel hospital. Franklin. ACCEPTS POSITION ANDREW S ? Miss Meredith Whitaker, who has been with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Whitaker. for the past several weeks, has accepted a position as dietitian in the Grace hospital, Morganton. Fred Chambers. U.S.N.. who has been in the South Pacific and the Aleutians for the past several months, is spending a 30-day fur lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson of Marble have received word that their son Pfc. Clayton Thompson of the U.S. Marines, has been sent to the Central Pacific. Mrs. Smith Howell and Mrs. James Pickett spent last Thursday in Chattanooga. Bueck Speaker At Parent-Teacher Association ANDREWS? The Andrews Par ent-Teacher association held its regular meeting last Tuesday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock in the school auditorium. Mrs. Grover Ray, president, presided. Mrs. I. B. Hudson and her glee club rendered special choruses Mrs. Leila Axley rendered two piano solus "Prelude in C minor by Rachmaninoff, and "Elegie" by Youferoff. Mrs. Tom Hay sang "Poeme" by Fibich. Mrs. Hudson introduced the speaker, H. Bueck, superintendent of the Murphy high school. He reviewed the book "People on Our Side" by Edgar Snow, which was very interesting. The executive board met at 2:30 to make further plans for the P.-T. A Andrews Locals Mr. and Mrs. Edward Plesko have returned from a visit with lelatives in Gary, Indiana. Mrs. Mike McGuire, who has been quite ill for several days, is not much improved. Mrs. Julia Bradley. Panama City. Fla., arrived Saturday for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mis. Mike McGuire. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Delaney of Bryson City, spent last Sunday with Mrs. Delaney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Delaney left Friday for Mil ledgeville, Ga.. where Mr. De laney has accepted a position with Reynolds Metal company there. Mrs. Frances Whitenhunt, Ashe ville. spent last week with her neice. Mrs. William Eubank. Capt. and Mrs. Lauriston Ez zell returned last Tuesday to St. Petersburg, Fla.. after spending several days with Mrs. Ezzell's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wat kins. Mrs. Watkins accompanied them and will stay several weeks. Mrs. Olive Ellis left Sunday to attend the Southeastern Ready - to-Wear exhibit in Atlanta. Harold Martin S 1/C is spend ing a 30-day leave with his par- 1 ents. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Mar- j tin. Sailor Martin has been in j service overseaes twelve months. ! Frank Baldwin, U. S. N., sta- 1 tioned at Memphis. Tenn., is spending a furlough in Kyle and | Andrews. Louise Marr And Jack CabeMarrv ? ANDREW S ? Mr. and Mrs Frank Marr of Andrews have an nounced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Louise Marr. t<> Pvt. Jack Cate, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Cabe of Fontana. The ceremony was performed Dec. 24. 1944. at Blairsville, Ga Only close friends of the bride 1 and groom attended. Mrs. Turner Holland was called to Birmingham. Ala., to attend the funeral of her mother. Pvt. Gerald Stewart, Davis Mon than Field, Tucson. Ariz., spent a 10-day furlough at Robbinsville and visited friends in Andrews. Pvt. Stewart was formerly em ployed by the Nantahala Power and Light company. Milburn Humphries. Som 1/C U.S.S. Gustafson. returned to i New York Wednesday of last week j after spending a 15-day furlough j with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Humphries. Harvey Owenby U.S. army re cently visited his parents here. Mrs. QMay Herbert has return ed after a visit of several days with her husband. Jack, who is a patient in a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends j and neighbors for their kind ex pressions of sympathy shown dur ing the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. E. A Anderson; for the beautiful j floral offerings and cards of sym- \ pa thy. We wish to extend special j thanks to the Revs. Thos. Truett and Freed Townsend for their consoling words and the Quinn and Humphrey Funeral home for tneir efficient service. E. A. Anderson and Family < dtp) ] A minimum 1945 producer price j of 27 cents per dozen for candled j eggs has been announced. In j areas not selling candled eggs, the \ price for eggs from farmers is 24 \ cents per dozen straight-run. Soap left in fabrics may make = them dingy, yellow, or even brown ish in streaks. The fibers may eventually be weakened by such treatment. Don't slight the rins ing job. say the home econom ists. i A test plot of 24 acres of south- i em pine has been planted in Aus- 1 tralia. The average U. S. farmer has 27 acres of woodland, enough to grow a new six-room house annu ally. m To prevent forest fires caused by ciparette flippers, every auto ] in Washington state must have an ashtray Henn Theatre ANDREWS, N. C. Friday, January 12 One Day Only "WILSON" In Technicolor "The finest picture ever made ? nothing compare* with it ! " The story of Woodrow Wilson and the Ia?t World War. Admission $1.10 f! Saturday, January 13 "Man From Thunder River" ? Also Chapter No. 3 ? Desert Hawk LATE SHOW SAT.? 10:45 Jack Haley - Harriet Hilliard, In ? "TAKE IT BIG" Sunday, January 1 4 | "WHAT A WOMAN" S Also ? "March of Time" - - Cartoon I Monday - Tuesday, January 15-16 Eddie Bracken - - Ella Raines, In ? I "Hail The Conquering Hero" l --Also ? Cartoon and Latest News j Wednesday, January 1 7 Preston Foster, In ? "Night Plane From Chungking" ? Also ? Chapter No. 12 ? Alaskan Mystery Thursday - Friday, January 18-19 Paulette Goddard - Sonny Tufts, In? "1 LOVE A SOLDIER" ? Also ? Cartoon And News ?? -A '?>< ' - ? A VERY FORTUNATE SPECIAL PURCHASE BRINGS THIS VALUE pZ. $89.50) If you've put off buying a new LIVING ROOM SUITE, this is your opportunity to purchase a beautiful suite, with full spring construction, made by one of our tetter factories. The lines are good, the workmanship exceptional and the prices does not indicate the quality. A Platform Rocker Designed For Comfort And in addition, it's a nico touch for any room, because it has pood lines, and is covered with small patterned, lonp wearing tapestry. Pull spring construction. Choose 4 Big Pieces Help's a MODERN BEDROOM GROUP that we're proud of, in these days when good merchan dise is somewhat hard to find. Fashioned of fine Walnut Veneers with all the details of a more ex pensive suite A 1 OA r* A $139.50 Hampton Hardware & Supply Company MURPHY, N. C. "THE FRIENDLY STORE"

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