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) From A Reporter’s ' Notebook 5 By FRANCES WALKER HUtlUtlll tiiimiiiHiiimiimmi, iiinia Spring is climbing up the nwawwtain, now at a rapid rate of speed. Last week end, driving dm and back from Winston-Sa lem I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the colorful flowering shrubs, all blooming so profusely below the OMuntains. In about two weeks ue shall have the same beauty im in our forests and yards. While in Winston-Salem I had the pleasure of seeing their Lit tle Theatre production of “The Women” and also of hearing a cemcert by Metropolitan Opera -singer, Hilde Gueden. Clare Wooth Luce’s famed play about the lives of society women (40 at them in fact) was made into a popular movie some years back. 1 had forgotten how funny it real ly is and while laughing at the hilarious lines and situations I found myself amazed that their amateur group had come out with such a smooth production. It isn’t easy to work with a cast so large in the first place. The play has 12 different scenes, each with a different setting. They were done simply but quite effectively. The stage was divid ed diagonally in half for each scene in order that the next one eoold be set up while the previ ews one was being played. The civic music concert by Hilde Cueden was a delightful experi ence. She has one of the clearest, most melodious lyric soprano voic es I have ever heard. Of interest to the men is the fact she is such a •looker.” Miss Gueden has deep green eyes and light blonde hair. For her concert Saturday evening Reynolds auditorium she select >ed a stunning gown of deep, avoca do green taffeta, overlaid with sil ver lace. She also had a silver lace stole which she draped about her shoulders so gracefully. (Every time I’ve worn a stole I’ve felt like it looked awkward.) In the WALT'S FIX-IT SHOP .Next to City Cabs Phone 2-6661 Specializing in the repair of household appliances and equip ment, tools and other things. tSood work priced right and rea soaable. Movie Begins At Dusk THURS. & FRIDAY ‘Operation Secret’ Starring Cornel Wilde, Karl Malden and Steve Cochran ■ Also.-i Selected Short Subjects ' • SATURDAY ONLY % “Hollywood Barn Dance” With Ernest Tubbs, Lori Talbot and Helen Boyce -—Also— Selected Short Subjects i_ S • SUNDAY & MON. • “So This Is Love” Color by Technicolor Starring Kathryn Grayson —Also. Selected Short Subjects » TUESDAY & WED. i • Dennis O’Keefe and June Haver in ^Diamonds And Crime” COMING SOON! Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston and Karl Malden in “Ruby Gentry” iiMMtiiiaaMauiiiiamiamaaiimmimmamiMMiiiMiiiiMMVift event that Miss Gueden is ever available, I do hope that she can be secured as one of the Music Fes tival soloists. However, since she is Viennese and achieved her first success in native Europe, Miss Gueden returns each summer to the Salzburg Festival, the Rome Opera, the Glyndebourne and Edinburgh Festivals. To me spring and daffodils are synonymous. But the daffodils and narcissi that Mrs. F. Brown Carr grows are so perfectly beautiful they don’t look real. Mrs. Carr sent us a huge box of the flowers last week. The office was a mass of color from these gorgeous waxy blossoms which also gave forth with delightfully sweet odors. Each of them was a different variety, some the tiny white and yellow ones that have several blossoms on one stem, others the giant size trumpet type in yellow, white and pink. Mrs. S. R. Harrington described the beauties of the Carr garden in her column this week. Family Bibles are cherished pos sessions that are handed down from generation to generation. Rob ert N. Hill III has the Hill family Bible which is probably one of the oldest in the country. His was print ed by the Oxford press in 1790 and was brought to this country from Ireland by the first Hill immi grants. The Bible, although yellow with age, is still in good condition. Some of the engravings in the book are masterpieces of art. Inside the front is a prayer which was written in 1844 by the first Robert Noble Hill. In the American tradition of red, white and blue, bearing a picture of the Statue of Liberty with the words, “In God We Trust,” a new postage stamp is being introduced today. It isn’t just an ordinary stamp. This eight-cent postage stamp is a sym bol of great significance — of truths, beliefs, hopes and faiths of this country. It will be used chiefly for international mail. A special radio and television broadcast Thursday from 12:15 to 12:30 will feature the presi dent, Postmaster General Sum merfield, and other dignitaries including the national heads of churches. The stamp will go on sale at all post offices this Sat urday. Last week Edith (Mrs. A. E.) York went to the hair stylists con vention in Atlanta and took along her 12-year-old daughter, Char lene. During one of the lectures Edith noticed that Charlene was quite bored, so she gave her some money to go downstairs in the ho tel and buy some comic books. Charlene received specific instruc tions about how to get down from the mezzanine and back. But some how she got off the elevator on the wrong floor. A kind man noticed her puzzled expression. He began asking her questions which she po litely answered and the man was so impressed with the child’s poise and intelligence he gave her a little gold locket. Naturally both Char lene and her mother were puzzled since the locket had inscribed on it, “This Is Your Life.” That eve ning while they were watching tele vision, Charlene let out a shriek, pointed to the TV screen and said, “Mama, that’s the man.” And so it was—Ralph Edwards, MC of the show, “This Is Your Life.” I’ll bet Charlene will treasure her locket for many a moon. Speaking of TV celebrities, eleven-year-old Ruth Ellen Hunt er, gave Arthur Godfrey quite a laugh the other day. She sent King Arthur a riddle which went thusly: “What has six legs and sings” The answer is the McGuire Sisters. It so happened that Ruth Ellen was sick the day Godfrey used the riddle on his morning show, and she saw and heard it from her Grove Circle home. Quite a thrill for her it was, ac cording to her mother, Mrs. Dun can Hunter. Genuine LANCE SEED CORN For sale in Transylvania county only at Farmers Federation Warehouse. HOWARD M. LANCE Rt. 1 Horse Shoe, N. C. Little River Community News "Back To Church" Movement Is Being Sponsored This Month By MRS. JOHN T. NEAL LITTLE RIVER — “Back to Church in April” is this month’s project of the Little River Commu nity club, according to Lewis Me Gee, chairman of the church com mittee. This promotion will last the entire month. Mr. McGee states it is the desire of his committee that every person in the valley at tend the church of his choice dur ing April. In connection with the club’s “Back to Church” movement evan gelistic services are being held at the Little River Baptist church April 11th through 18th. Rev. George Julian, formerly of South Carolina, now pastor of the Pisgah Forest Baptist church, is conduct ing the services each evening at 8 o’clock. Song service begins at 7:45. Club Will Meet Thursday night, April 8th, is Community club night at Little River. This will be a very impor tant meeting and it is the request of the president, Otis Merrill, that every home in the valley be repre sented at this meeting. A program has been arranged and recreation will be conducted by Donald Mer rill. Cemetery Progress Tons of dirt have been moved to the Little River church ceme tery in the last few weeks, chang ing the contour of the hill. Every dirt moving machine and tractor in the valley has been present to work and many men and women in the valley, and Brevard, have help ed level the dirt that the trucks hauled in. Otis Merrill and Martin Shipman, who have supervised the work, plan to have another Satur day’s working so that the grass can be sowed soon. In the meantime the church grounds are being lev eled in front where a wall and new steps will be built, providing more parking space and also adding to the beauty of the church grounds. WMS Met April 1st Miss Dorothy Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edwards, who is serving as a missionary in Jackson county, was the guest speaker at the meeting of the WMS ol the Little River Baptist church. Her message concerned missions in South America. The program was arranged by the Stella Austin cir cle and the meeting was followed by April gifts to the other circle members, also refreshments. Youth Forum The Youth Forum met with Nan cy and Jean Pickelsimer Saturday night. A very interesting discussion was presented by the panel on “Dating.” The meeting turned in to a birthday party celebrating the birthday of the moderator, Rev. John Neal. The next meeting of the forum will be with Martha George Saturday night, April 10th. The subject will be “Good Manners.” Participants on the next panel will be Miss Barbara and Dorothy Got shaw, James Earl Frady and Buddy Hamilton. Members Attend Meet Mrs. E. H. Mackey, of Little Riv er, was elected to the office of his torian at the recent district meet ing of the home demonstration clubs of Henderson, Haywood and Transylvania counties. Those at tending from the Little River club were: Miss Sally Merrill, Mrs. Otis Merrill, Mrs. Claud MacMahon, and Terry, Mrs. Mackey, Mrs. R. A. Payne and Mrs. John Neal. Sunday School Rally District No. 1 of the Transylva nia Baptist Sunday school associa tion met at the Little River Baptist church Sunday afternoon. This dis trict includes the following church es: Enon, Pisgah Forest, Boylston, Calvary, Turkey Creek, Blantyre and Little River. A very fine meet ing was held with the theme of “Visitation” as the subject. Specialist Coming John Harrison, of State college, will be at Little River Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, April 10th, to help plan the landscaping of the church grounds and parsonage. Personal Items Mrs. Elmer Kilstrom and Harry Kilstrom presented the song ser vice in the Sunday morning radio program conducted by Rev. John Neal in the absence of Rev. Floyd T. Rose last Sunday over WPNF. Pvt. Chris Connell Merrill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gillard Merrill, spent some time with his parents recently. Pvt. Merrill is with the U. S. army and stationed at Sam Houston, Tex. Jimmy Henderson was home for the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Jimmy is now stationed in Norfolk, Va., but expects to be transferred to Ari zona soon. We are happy that his mother, who has been on our sick list, is considerably better. Claud W. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edwards, who is stationed at Fort Meade, Md., is home for 10 days’ visit with his parents. Claud is with the heavy mortar battalion of the army and has had service in Korea. The deacons and pastor of the Little River Baptist church met last Thursday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gosnell. After the meeting refreshments were served. Mrs. Paul Baker is back home after spending some time visiting relatives in Dayton, Ohio. Fred Wright, who has suffered severe burns, has been taken to the Baptist hospital at Winston-Sa lem, where he will receive plastic surgery. Mr. Wright was accompa nied by his brother, Emmit Wright. Welcome to Little River. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owens and two year-old son, Michael, who have moved into the house beside Mr. Talve Merrill. They have been re siding in Newport News, Va. Rev. and Mrs. Homer Couch, of Easley, S. C., visited with Mr. and Mrs. Talve Merrill last week. Due to the illness in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill many friends and relatives have visited lately, includ ing: Mr. and Mrs. George Cox and son, Benny, and his family from Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Davis and son, Larry, of Spartan —Turn to Paee Kltrht We are going to Unload! MWWtwFS ABERC»0»t8frs™ ‘‘Prices Are Born Here, Raised Elsewhere,, Our Loss Your Gain! We know the prices we are offering for your old living room furniture are ridiculous. Come in and let’s trade while we have a nice selection of covers and colors to choose from. 2-Piece Love Seat Sectional 1 Chair to Match. ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR OLD LIVING ROOM SUITE_ You Pay Only. $179.95 69.95 $249.90 99.90 $150.00 LARGE SOFA. 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