ANDREWS
News and Advertisements
Pauline Hicks, Editor Phone 33
Jarrett Is Speaker
At Rotary Meeting
ANDREWS ? "State Finances.
Receipts and Disbursements" was
the subject of a talk which C. H.
Jarrett made before the Andrews
Rotary Club at its meeting on
Thursday of last week at the Ter
race Hotel. According to Mr. Jar
rett the state spends around $71.
000.000 annually derived from di
rect taxation, while there is an ad
ditional $16,000,000 of supple
mentary funds received from the
federal government and various in
stitutions. Then there is the High
way Fund, amounting to $48,000,
000 a year plus a supplement of
around $12,000,000 a year from
Federal Aid. All told the State
spends a grand total of $119,000,
100 yearly.
As to the source of all this reve
nue first in importance comes the
state income tax, $36,500,000 a
year. The sales tax brings in
$20,000,000, the franchise tax
$10,000,000. This last tax is on j
foreign and domestic corporations, I
power companies, railroads, bus
companies, insurance premiums,
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and the like.
Walter Whitaker, recently re
' turned from overseas, was a guest
cl W. D. Whitaker. Boyd Robinson
! had as his guest Sam Webb, captain
of the Elementary School basket
ball team. At the two previous
meetings Mr. Robinson had as his
guests George Pullium and Lane
Creasman, lunchroom checkers in
the elementary school.
Luke Ellis discussed the matter
of baseball for the town of An
drews. He explained that the re
quired number of baseball suits
had already been provided for by
friends of baseball. He called for
additional donations for which a
considerable sum was pledged by
the individual members of the
Club.
Miss Vera Moore and Gladys
Christy spent last week-end in
Winston-Salem, with Miss Christy's
sister, Mrs. Kenneth Peters.
Mrs. Boyd Robinson spent last
week-end in Maiden and Catawba
with relatives.
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OPEN OFFICE
We have opened our office on Main
Street back of J. L. Rowland Jewelry Store
and are now ready to take care of your real
estate needs.
WE HAVE AT PRESENT SEVERAL
LOTS IN THE
P. L, ROBINSON SUB-DIVISION
East of Andrews
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Good for business and home sites
JONES and ROWLAND
REALTORS
Andrews, North Carolina
All Teachers At
Andrews Are
Re-elected
ANDREWS ? All teachers in the
Andrews units schools were re
elected at a meeting of the school
board in the superintendent's of
fice on Monday evening for next
year's session except five teachers
who had filed written notice witn
the superintendent of their resig
nations effective with the close 01
school here May 16, it has been
announced by Supt. I. B. Hudson.
Teachers resigning are: Mrs.
Delia Hamilton, business education;
Mrs. Hazel Wood and Mrs. Henry
J. Walker, first grades; Ruth Barn
ard, fifth grade; Mrs Vivian M.
Culbreth, seventh grade.
Mrs. Hamilton will devote her
time to her husband's livestock
business, while Mesdames Wood,
Walker, and Culbreth will go to the
communities where their husbands
reside. Ruth Barnard, a former
member of the WACs, will enter
the University of Tennessee to
pursue work leading to the M. A.
degree.
It is most probable, according to
the superintendent of schools, that
some teachers will be lost to the
system this year by allotment.
Funeral Held For
John Leach
ANDREWS ? Funeral services
were held at the Andrews Metho
dist church for John R. Leach, 81,
well-known resident of Andrews,
on Friday, May 3. at 10 o'clock.
The Rev. C. C. Washam. pastor, and
other ministers of Andrews offi
ciated.
Mr. Leach, a native of Macon
county, had been a resident of An
drews 50 years. For many years
he was engaged in the construction
business here and for the last 40
years he had served as justice oi
the peace.
He erected a number of buildings
in this area including the Citizens
Bank and Trust company of An
drews, the Andrews Public library
the Russell building and the Teas
Extract company plant at Andrews,
the Regal hotel at Murphy and the
Joyner building at Western Caro
lina Teachers college.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Catherine Hampton;
one son, R. W. Leach of Alexand
ria, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Sue
L. Hair of Winter Park, Fla., and
two grandchildren.
Burial was at Franklin at 2
o'clock on Friday afternoon. For
syth Funeral home of Andrews was
in charge of arrangements.
Commencement
Will Consist
Of One Evening
ANDREWS ? Due to the ab
sence of a high school graduating
class as a result of the introduction
of the twelfth grade the Andrews
school commencement will confine
itself to a one evening's program.
This will occur on Thursday eve
ning, May 16. at 8 o'clock when cer
tificates of promotion to the high
school will be awarded to some
fifty-odd eighth grade students.
The eighth grade will present a
brief graduating program. This
program will be preceded by the
rcenactment of several of the more
popular May Day numbers which
were recently presented here in
cluding the highly popular May
Pole dance.
On the occasion of this program
the various medals and awards of
the year will be announced. Also
the list of high school students who
have made the A honor roil
throughout the year will be read.
A $5 cash prize will be made to
the best student bus driver, while
a prize of $2.50 will be given to
the driver adjudged to be second
best.
The much prized Fanny Sue
Hoblitzell gold medal will go to the
pupil in the eighth grade who has
made the highest scholastic average
for the past four years. This per
son will automatically be class vale
dictorian.
The May Day program which
was given here a week ago was
presented somewhat in lieu of the I
usual commencement activities.
Ralph West To
Manage A & P
ANDREWS ? Ralph West of
Franklin has succeeded Tommy
Axley as manager of the local A &
P store. Mr. West has been with
the A & P stores since 1934, and
served for some years as manager
of the Bryson City store. For the
past three and one-half years the
new manager has been in the mili
tary services, having served in
China, India, and the Burma the
atres. He was honorably discharg
ed March 24 of this year. Mr.
West is married but has no chil
dren. At present the Wests are
living in the home of Mrs. Mattie
Piercy.
Tommy Axley was the manager
here for the past several years. He
is on vacation at present, and it is
not known whether he has plans t >
continue in the services of the A
& P stores or not.
Miss Mulkev Is
Bride Mr, Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mulkey of
Andrews have announced the on
tfagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Mar
garet Alice Mulkey, to James P.
Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Johnson of Belmont.
The wedding will take place on
June 29 at the First Baptist
Church in Andrews.
Miss Mulkey received her B. S.
degree from Western Carolina
Teachers College in 1945. She is
now teaching in the Central High
School at Belmont.
Mr. Johnson was recently dis
charged from the Army, after hav
ing served three years. During
the twenty-three months he spent
in the European theatre he was sta
tioned in France, Belgium, Holland
and Germany. Before entering ser
vice he attended Mars Hill and
Wake Forest College.
Smith Attends
Lutheran Meeting
ANDREWS ? The Western Dis
trict Conference of the United
Lutheran Synod of North Carolina
met on Tuesday, May 7th, at Beth
Eden Lutheran church at Newton.
The Rev Harry D. Hawthorne is
pastor of the church. The theme
of the conference was, "Home Miss
ions in the North Carolina Synod."
The officers of the conference are.
Rev. Voigt R. Cromer, of Hickory,
president; Dr. Frank Cauble. Hick
ory, vice-president; Rev W. Leo I
Smith, Andrews, secretary; L. E. I
Fisher, Asheville.
RUMMAGE SALE
ANDREWS ? The ladies of the
Methodist church will have a rum
mage sale on Friday and Saturday,
May 10-11, in the building next
to Luke Ellis' Cleaning Shop.
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FOR
MOTHER'S DAY
GIFTS OF DISTINCTION
Handpainted
MOTHER'S DAY CARDS
Come in and select yours today
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Andrews, North Carolina
Andrews Personals
Frank Cooper and two children,
Avondale Estate. Ga.f recently
visited his parents, Mr and Mrs.
John Cooper and his sister, Mrs
Lucy Laughter.
Ensign Fred Reagan is visiting |
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. M.
Reagan.
Miss Elizabeth Troxler spent the |
week-end with her parents in
Haley, Tenn.
Rev and Mrs. George Culbreth
spent last week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin T. Culbreth of Win
ston-Salem.
Misses Blondine Luther and Faye
FHA State Rally
ANDREWS ? Misses Annie Jean
Mosteller and Carolyn Smith at
tended an FHA SUte Rally in Ral
eigh last Saturday. Miss Smith
was one of the models in a Fashion
Show held at the Hugh Morson
high school building in which ap
proximately 150 girls took part.
They also attended a reception at
the Governor's Mansion. Miss
Polly Hicks accompanied the two
girls to Raleigh.
Buchanan visited Miss Luther's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton Luther, last week-end.
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