Ct>e Cfttrokct ftcout Established July, 11 for Ooogreaa Thia la A Paid Political At Miss Grace West On Dean's List Miss Grace Hedwig (Hedy) West, daughter of Mrs. Constance West of Murphy, has been named to the Dean's List for the winter quarter at Western Carolina Col lege. Students are selected for this honor on the basis of high schol astic rating, leadership, qualities of character and personality, and effective participation in campus activities. They are granted cer tain privileges for the succeeding quarter. Miss West is a member of the senior class, majoring in music. She is well-known throughout Western North Carolina for her musical talents, and has won com petitions and appeared before civ ic clubs- She is an accomplished pianist, accordionist, flutist, and ballad singer, accompanying her self on the autoharp. LP-GA9 INCINERATOR ENDS TRASH AND GARBAGE \ DISPOSAL NUISANCE ? . DRIES AND BURNS YOUR TRASH.,, THEN DEPOSITS HANDFUL OF ASH IN A TRAY ... 1 ECONOMICAL TOOt Smoky Mountain Gas Company Andrews Rd. Dial VE 7-JU1 GARDEN TIME By M. ft GAKDNEK N. C. Stat* CoiUn This is a beautiful day to Ral eigh. a* I write (with my fingers crossed), and such a delightful change from eight consecutive days of cold, wet, cloudy weather. Try edging your flower border with lettuce, endive and parsley. They blend in well with ageratum, lobelias and similar plants. For you folks in the mountains, rhu barb can be used in a large border if care is exercised when locating plants- Asparagus ferns make a nice background In late summer and can be cut for flower arrange ments- Don't cut the ferns too early because they are manufac turing food for next year's crop. Prune your watermelons this sum mer if you want some big ones. Save two or three of the largest, best shaped melons on each vine Pruning should be done when the melons are about the size of a fruit jar. Try this and See what happens: Plant some lima beans "eyes down" and some with the "eyes up". Cover the seed about one inch deep and keep the soil loose as they come through. Placing the seed in this manner will re quire a little extra care from the usual procedure of dropping them in the row. Mark the row so that you will know where to make your observations. . Rev. and Mrs. T- C. Christmas and three children have returned home after a visit in Charlotte with relatives. Rev. Christmas was called, to Charlotte due to the ill ness of his father TVA RECREATION FACMTlfS VAUJED AT $72 MILLION Estimated value of recreation facilities and equipment on T^A lakes and lake frontage property is $72 million, according to a iut vety recently completed by TV A for 1957. This is a $12 million, or 20 per cent, increase over the value of such facilities at the close of the previous year. The $12 million in crease in 1957 almost equals the $12.7 million total valuation of recreation facilities and equip ment on the lakes and lakeshores in 1947, the first year comparable data were collected. Included in the $72 million is the value of boats, boat houses, houseboats, and improvements in boat docks, resorts, group camps, private clubs, state and local parks, and private subdivisions. Water-based facilities and equip ment are estimated at $22,414,800, and land-ased facilities at $49,867, 176. There are 40,400 boats valued at $17,439,200 docked on the lakes. Of these 2,317 are "inboard" boats cruisers. runaouts, ets ? valued at $11,311,900 and 38,084 other boats ?used with or without outboard motors, rowboats, etc? valued at $6,127,300- This does not include the increasing thousands of boats taken to the lakes only when used. Privately owned summer cot tages now number 4,872 and are valued at $26,630,000. The capacity of overnight rental units, includ ing tourist courts, vacation cot tages, fishermen's cabins, lodges, and hotels now is 9,300. These fa cilities have an estimate value of $7,800,700. rmak.a'3?"^ f JOHNSON your silent partner! j?yj^"Super quiet. Superb on dead alow troll. Easy to start Unlimited stamina. Your choice of 10, 7%, 3%, or 3 hp Sea-Horses. Easy terms. Lodge Landing ELMEB TAYLOR Proprietor herc'srajlbw'COST^pkalto'help replace " your r income IF YOU'RE DISABLED by sickness or accident! It's Notionwide's popular "INVINCIBLE" ? gives you a monthly cash amount to help pay for rent and food when your pay-check is cut off by a covered illness or injury. The "INVINCIBLE" provides several monthly amounts to choose from. . .to help meet your basic day-to-day needs ? and geared to your present income. Includes a liberal medical expense plan for accidental injury on or off the job. . .whether or not you're con fined to the hospital. And if you're now covered by group insurance, the "INVINCIBLE" can be tailored to this coverage. . .to give you, in most cases, longer and larger benefits. For full details on this flexible, low cost plan, see your Nationwide agent. H & (DICK) RICHARDS MURPHY TeL VE V-Nll E S. (Dick) RICHARDS Murphy, N. C. Telephone VE 7-2612 ?id* IIationwide imiuiahci Regional office: RALEIGH THE FIZZLE please webr ft shirt, DAD/ 1 EXPECT MV Bcr/ FRIEND HERE SOON F/"1 "I ,? > r - ~ I FAMILY r 1 IfT w\4u T f S*V DAD/WHPfT WNO) OF PERFUME DO VOU 7 TH\NK MEN UKE BEST* By H. T. ELMO THE WMOTHPTT COMES FROM THE VOTtHEN WHEN THERE'S ft ROftST \H THE OVEN! L^.T.gL^d I PUGGY Kt v^ftvrr no pupil CMEV4 6UM OR EPTT CONOy OUR\N<3 "WE CLftSS PERIOD ! ^pueoy? come here? AND GWE ME WMfifT VOU WPNE. \*i "/OUR ?S kTIO 34?c