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FUNERAL* RITES HELD SUNDAY FOR M. C. CURTIS Morris C. Curtis, 64, employe of the Duke Power Company died sud denly of a heart attach while at work Friday evening. Funeral serviced were held' in the Clear Creek Baptist church Sunday at 2 p. m., by the Rev, Adam Mills, assisted by the Rev. Carson Brit tain. Burial was in the church cem etery. Curtis was employed in the con struction of the Lake Tahoma pow er plant. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Maggie Harris Curtis; four sons and six daughters, Woodrow, Tho mas and Raymond Curtis, Mrs. Da vid Mills, Mrs. Richard Loftis, Mrs. Omie Rettig, Mrs. Jones Poteat and Miss Bertha Curtis, all of Marion; Howard Curtis and Mrs. Alexander Abemathy of Baltimore, Md.; 21 grandchildren and two great-grand children. v Forest Fires Burn 117 Acres In This District During December 16 forest fires handled by the personnel in the eight Districts One counties in Western North Carolina burned approximately 117 acres of private ly owned forest land, M. U. Mar lowe, county forest warden, said this week. Nine of these 16 fires were caused by hunters; 4 by rail road engines; 2 by debris burning; and 1 by smoker. The fires occur ed in the following counties: Bun combe, 3; Henderson, 1; Madison, 3; McDowell, 4; Mitchell, 1; Polk, 0; Rutherford, 3; Yancey, 1. The public is urged to be careful with fires while hunting or passing through woodland areas, to extin guish matches and cigarettes and thoroughly put out camp fires and warming fires, Marlowe said. Also brush burners and pasture burners are cautioned not to burn during the dry periods and when tfie wind is high. Late in the afternoon is the safest period for this kind of burn-j ing. Permits to burn are required by law in areas within 500 feet of | forest land. j As a result of these four forest 1 fires in McDowell county, approxi-! mately 12 M acres burned. The first fire of the season was a hunters' fire on land of J. L. Ha xiey IV2 miles north of Glenwood. This fire ,was spotted early and re ported immediately. Only about 1M acres burned. This fire was caus ed by a careless squirrel hunter. On November 18, huntei-s also left another fire burning in Goose Creek section which burned about 4 acres on W. H. Pace's lands. This fire was caused by careless fox hunters. November 23, a forest fire burn ed about 3 acres of the C. C. & 0. Railroad company's land near Gil lespie Gap. This fire escaped from right-of-way burning being done by section crews. On November 24 about 4 acres of forest land burned near Linville Caverns on J. P. Ollis' land. This fire burned because someone fail ed to out a cigarette while working in the forests, Marlowe said. He added "all these fires were man caused and from man's careless ness. Hensley Rites Held Sunday The body of Amos Hensley, 66, was found on the floor of his home on route 3, Marion, Thursday. Af ter an investigation Coroner S. J. Westmoreland and Sheriff C. M. Pool said he died from natural causes. Death was said to have oc curred sometime during the night. He was a bachelor and lived a k>ne. Funeral services were held at one o'clock Sunday afternoon to be followed by graveside rites in Green Mountain cemetery, Mc Dowell county. Dr. C. W. McMur ray officiated. He is survived by one brother, Robert Hensley, of Marion; one sister, Mrs. Nettie Hollifield, John son city, Tenn. SO PLEASANT! That's what thousands say about Capudine, the 1IQUID headache relief. Yes, pleasant to take—so easy on the stomach, and gives such delightful re lief; and so'quickly. Being liquid, Capudine's four carefully selected pain-relfering ingredients go to -work at once to relieve headache and neuralgia. Next tiae get UQUID Capudine and we the dif ference. Use as directed on labeL Invest In U. S. Savings Bonds. ROBERT S. STREETMAN Streetman Named Representative For Blue Cross V Robert S. Streetman, of Marion, has been named full-time represen tative of the Hospital Care Asso ciation in the Marion area, E. M. Herndon, executive vice president, announced today. Streetman, who lives at 319 South Garden street, has already as sumed his new duties with the Dur ham Blue Cross Plan. As chief representative of the 1 Hospital Care Association in this district, Streetman will have charge of Blue Cross group and individual enrollment in McDowell and sur rounding counties. Well known in Marion, Street man is a graduate of Marion schools and received his bachelor's degree in economics from the Uni versity of North Carolina, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He is a veteran of World War II. I Nebo School News The Nebo Men's Club sponsored a variety show on last Friday eve ning in the school auditorium. The entire proceeds, amounting to $57.00, were given to the New Hospital Fund. C. C. Elledge, prin cipal of Marion Schools, gave two humorous readings. Rev. M. O. Ow ens of First Baptist church in Mar ion sang, and Banks Chilton of Sal isbury sang. Besides those visitors, there were many numbers given by local citizens and by pupils of Nebo School. The Nebo basketball teams jour neyed to Oak Hill to play the Oak Hill teams on December 5. Nebo won both games. The girls score was 39 to 14, boys 38 to 25. Nebo teams met Glenwood on • Tuesday, December 13. The next . game scheduled is with Pleasant j Gardens on next Monday, Decem ber 19. i During the past week Miss Lewis' ; third grade pupils saved their mo- i ney they had to buy candy and donated a sum of $3.00 to the New Hospital Fund. ^ | The English classes of High j j School handed in for "Book Week") ! a scene representing the title of a J I book. Many attractive scenes have! J been on display in the library. The j winners were Lucille "Davis, Harold Jenkins, Genell Davis, Kit Hicks, Betty Stacy, Douglas Jarrett, and Tim Dobson. Pictures were taken of the most attractive scenes. At a regular meeting of the j Nebo Key Club on last Thursday afternoon the following new mem- j bers were taken in to the club; Ray-1 mond Evans, Xan Hicks, Douglas j Jarrett, and Roy Simmons. Bill j Wright, Kiwanian, was present for the meeting. j The Nebo P. T. A. meets on Thursday night of this week at 7:30. This is the last meeting of the year 1949 and attendance by all parents is urged. The Dramatics Club under the direction of Mrs. Chadwick and Miss Plant, will pre sent "Why The Chimes Rang," a Christmas play. This is the first production of the Dramatics Club, so come out, encourage the club and get the Christmas spirit from their presentation. Turkish Tobacco Meeting Held Here Thirty local farmers attended a Turkish tobacco meeting in the court house last Thursday. Roy Grouse, extension agronomist in Turkish tobacco, led the discussion and John Wilkerson, who repre sented southeastern Turkish to bacco growers, gave the history of the plant in this county. Read the advertisements. It pays. Large Shipments Of Arriving Daily at TAINTER'S Never Before Have we Had Such a Wonderful Selection Old South Saint and Sinners D'Orsay Yardley Chen-Y u Evening in Paris Jabot Tweed Compacts CANDY Whitman's Russell McPhaii's Nunally's, Schrafft's Pangburn's f DuBarry Belcono Tussy Lentheric Max Factor Coty Lucien Long Three Flowers "You'll Smile, Too, When You Come In" Cameo Bill Folds and Sets Eastman Kodaks Sportman Shaving Sets Courtley Shaving Sets We cash pay roll checks Be sure to get your Coupons on Contest. Contest closes Dec. 23rd. TAINTER'S DRUG STORE Marion's Leading Prescription Drug Store Phones 33 and 333- Corner Main and Henderson St*.
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