RUES HELD FOR
MRS. ETTA WOOD
Life-Long Resident 0?
County Dies After
Brief Illness
Final rites for Mrs. Etta Wood,
76, of near Highlands, who died
March 14, were held Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock at the
Buck Creek Baptist church.
The Rev. Oscar C, Nix, of Sa
tulah, Ga.. officiated, and bur
ial followed in the church
cemetery.
The pallbearers were Tom
Moss, N. F. Rogers. George
Robinson, Erastus Wood, Ezra
Shook and 8tanley Tllson.
Mrs. Wood died at the Angel
clinic here on Thursday morn
ing at 7 o'clock, following an
illness of two days. Death was
attributed to a stroke of apo
plexy suffered on Tuesday at
her home.
Mrs. Wood, a life-long resi
dent of Macon County, was born
in November, 1870, a daughter
of the late Tuck and Nancy
Shook. On April 15,. 1885. she
was married to John Thomas
Wood, who died several years
ago. She was a member of the'
Buck Creek Baptist church.
Surviving are seven children:
Leonard Wood, Highlands; Mrs.
Dollie Tllson, Flint, Mich., Mrs.
Cora Rogers, Highlands; Mrs.
Alice Moss, Frankllfc; Mrs. Elva
Queen. Akron. Ohio, and Mrs.
Mary Barnes, Lenoir; 20 grand
children; 14 great-grandchild
ren; four brothers; and one
sister.
Potts funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Miss A. W. Howard
Rides Down Ways At
Ship Christening
Miss Anna Will Howard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Lee Howard, of Dillard, Ga.,
Route 1, was one of the 50 per
sons out of 15,000 employes of
the Navy yard at Charleston, S.
C., who were presented with i
guest tickets, permitting them
to ride down the ways at the
launching of the destroyer
tender U. S. S. Bryce Canyon,
on March 7.
Miss Howard has been em
ployed at the shipyard since
June, 1945, as secretary to the
personnel supervisor in the
shlpfitter division.
Accompanying Miss Howard
on the destroyer was her aunt, 1
Mrs. Carl Howard, of Charles
ton and Franklin.
PLAN HOME-COMING MEET
AT GOLD MINE CHURCH
A home-coming service will
be held at the Gold Mine Holi
ness church on Sunday, March
31, from 10 a. m. until 5 p. m.,
it was announced by the Rev.
A T. Abbott, the pastor. Several
ministers wll^speak. and visitors
from the Walhalla assembly and
a trio from the Holmes Bible
college at Greenville, S. C., will
be present. Everyone is asked to
bring his own lunch.
Cullasaja
Mr. and Mrs. 8idney Clay had
as their week-end guest Mr. I
Clay's brother, S/Sgt. Doyle
Clay, of Murphy, who has just
returned to the States after two
years overseas.
Carl D. Moses, principal of
the Hlgdanvllle school, and Mrs.
Lovicia Moses, teacher in the
school, entertained their school
basketball team last Friday
night with a party at the
schoolhouse. Games were played
and refreshments were served. !
Everyone reported an enjoyable
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Octavius Mc
Dowell plan to go to Pontlac,
Mich., next week, where Mr.
McDowell has employment with '
General Motors.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton
left for Pontiac, Mich., Friday.
Mrs. J, T. Bryson, who has
been quite 111 with flu, is re
ported to be much improved.
Charlie Anders has returned
from Johnstown, Penn., where
he has been visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Suttle
have sold their home to Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Higdon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Clark
made a business trip to At
lanta, Ga., Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Womack
have almost completed their at
tractive rock house on the Sell
er's farm. While they are na
tives of this county, they have
made their home in Sylva for
the past 16 years, and the peo
ple of our community are de
lighted to have them with us
again.
W. J. CAREY PURCHA8E8
FARM IN HENDERSON
William J. Carey, of High
lands, has purchased the (arm
of the R. L. Ramsey estate,
near Hendersonville, it has been
learned here. Mr. Cary also
bought all the farm equipment
of the Ramsey place.
Births
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Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wejman,
of Toccoa, Ga., have announced
the birth of a son, Robert Ed
ward, at the Steven's county
hospital in Toccoa on March
15. Mr. Weyman is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weyman,
formerly of Franklin.
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A son, Charles Kimsey, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Kimsey
I Tye, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., on
Monday, March 11. Mrs. Tye
was, prior to her marriage, Miss
Lois Orist, of Dlllard, Ga.
Representative Cooley of
North Carolina's fourth con
gressional district has urged
farmers to protect the 1946 cot
ton crop with government in
surance.
The world's 1946-46 rice harv
est is listed at 6,200,000,000 bush
els, a decline of about 10 per
cent when compared with the
output of the previous year.
SEEDS
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Lespedeza
Garden Seeds
Seed POTATOES
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Fertilizer
Far all seeding needs, and Nitrate of Soda.
Complete line of Feeds and
Choice Timothy Hay
Ray Grocery & Feed Co.
RADIATOR REPAIRING
Radiators Boiled, Cleaned, and Repaired
All work guaranteed
WELDING
Electric and Acetylene
Expert Welding on all types of Cars,
Trucks, farm and road Machinery.
Hwi'i %\&prc?< Jin par fcriw*
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Smokey Says:
mess woods )
Buhners burn c*
It's time to take action wher
incendiaries heedlessly burn the
woods. The man who sets wildfire
in his own woods is burning dol
lars. He who sets fire to another'!
woods is not only a bad neighbor
but is a law breajter.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
For Sheriff
This is my announcement
that I am a candidate (or the
office of sheriff of Macon Coun
ty, subject to the will of the
Democratic voters, as expressed
in the primary May 25. Your ,
support will be appreciated.
BILL BRYSON j|
M21 ? lOtc ? May23 I
For Sheriff
I am a candidate for sheriff
of Macon C aunty. My candidacy,
of course, is subject to the Dem
ocratic primary May 25. Your
vote and your support will be
appreciated.
PASCHAL NORTON
M21 ? lOtc ? May23
For County Commissioner
I hereby announce myself as
a candidate for a member of
the board of County Commis
sioners, subject to the Demo
cratic primary May 25. If nom
inated and elected, I pledge my
best efforts in the service of
the people of the county.
? HARLEY STEWART
M21 ? lOtp ? -May23
For Representative
X hereby announce myself as j
candidate to the house of rep- t
resentative, subject to the ac- |
tion of the Democratic primary,
May 21. Your vote and influence
will be greatly appreciated.
R. A.' (BOB) PATTON
For Representative
This is to announce to the
voters of Macon County that I
am a candidate for representa
tive in the next general assem
bly, subject to the Democratic
primary, May 25.
I have no axe to grind. If
nominated and elected, I will
go to Raleigh as the represen
tative and servant of all the
people of Macon County.
J. M. RABY.
M7 ? 12p ? May23
For Clerk Superior Court
This is my announcement
that I am a candidate for clerk
of the superior court of Macon
County, subject to the Demo
cratic primary. I will appreciate
your support at the polls.
GILMER L. CRAWFORD
M14 ? 1 ltc ? May23
For County Commissioner
I will be a candidate for the
office of member of^Board of
County Commissioners of Ma
acon County, North Carolina,
subject to the wishes of the
democratic voters In the pri
mary to be held on May 25,
1946. '
? W. W. EDWARD8.
For Chairman, Board of
County Commissioners
I hereby announce that I will
be a candidate for the office
of Chairman of the Macon
County Board of Commissioners,
subject to the Democratic Pri
mary to be held on May 25,
1946. I will appreciate the sup
port of the voters if they think
I am qualified for this office.
? W. E. BALDWIN
M14 ? lite ? May23
For County Commissioner
I want to take this opportun
ity to announce that I wUl be
i candidate for the office of
nember of Board of County
Commissioners, of Macon Coun
y, North Carolina, subject to
?he approval of the Democratic
roters In the primary to be
?eld on May 25, 1946. If nomi
nated and elected, I will serve
he people of Macon County to
he best of my ability.
-JOHN W. ROANE
414? 1 ltc ? May23
Jay: "I saw it advertised
in The Press". [|
2 Here Made First Class
Scouts At Court Of Honor
Two members of Boy Scout
Troop I, Franklin, were promot
ed to the rank of first class
Scout at last Thursday night's
court of honor ceremony, held
at the Franklin Methodist
church. .
One hundred sixty-two per
sons from the various commun
ities in the three-county Smoky
Mountains district attended the
colorful ceremony, at which 73
Scouts received a . total 01 93
awards. Communities represent
ed, in addition to Franklin, in
cluded Sylva, Cullowhee, Web
ster, West's Mill, and Carson's
Chapel.
Francis V. i Smith, of Ashe
ville, assistant scout executive
)f the Daniel Boone council,
served as chairman; Frank
Henry, of Franklin Troop X, was
court clerk; James Waldroop
and Howard Baldwin, also of
Franklin, advanced the colors;
John Archer of Franklin led the
pledge to the flag; Burton
Leach of Franklin led the songs;
and the Rev. E. A. Fitzgerald,
3f Webster, pronounced the In
vocation.
The awards were presented by
James L. Hauser, the Rev. W.
Jackson Huneycutt, R. E. Mc
Kelvey, and John Alsup, all of
Franklin.
Two Sylva boys ? Charles Tol
ley and Zollie Fincannon? also
For Register of Deeds
I hereby announce myself as !
i candidate (or Register of
Deeds of Macon County, North
Carolina, subject to the Demo
cratic primary of May 25, 1946.
Your support will be greatly
appreciated.
?LAKE V. SHOPE
For Sheriff
After careful consideration, I
have decided to announce my
self as a candidate for Sheriff
of Macon County, subject to the
coming Democratic primary.
If it Is the will of the people
to elect me, I shall endeavor in
every way possible to prove my
self worthy of their confidence.
I am a native of Macon
County and have lived here all
my life, and I believe I know
the people of this county an<f
know how to serve them.
L. B. PHILLIPS.
F14? tfc
were promoted to first class
Scouts. >
The following were promoted
ti3 second class:
John M. Archer, Orady Green, j
Allen Cartledge, Jack Reece, !
Alvin Stiles, Jimmie Conley,
Orady Thompson, Jimmie Rog
ers, and Howard Reece, all of
Franklin; Tommy Nicholson,
Jackie Morris. C. J. Cowan, Jr.,
Tom E. Davis, Carl Stanford, and
John Bryson, all of Webster;
Weyman Waldroop, George H.
Moore, Jr., James J. Moore,
Charles W. Moore, Larry B. Led
bettei', Horace E. Ledford, Rob
ert J. Bryson, and Ward E.
McNeal, Jr., ajl of Franklin;
and Orvllle L. Wike, Owen D.
Williams, Eugene Norton, Clar
ence Wike, Winfred Ashe,
Homer H. Wike, Edwin Norton,
and Clinton Dodson, Jr., all of
Cullowhee.
The following were promoted
to tenderfoot:
Bobby Myers, Jack F. Tilley,
George R. Phillips, and Bill
Waldroop, of Franklin; William
H. Queen, Sylva; Otho V. Cagle,
Jr., Billy J. Cowan, Billy Mason,
Webster; John C. Wallace, Wil
liam Dills, Thurman L. Blaine,
Robert E. Green, Daniel F.
Moore, Ed. B. Waldroop, Turner
H. Blaine, Franklin; Barthell
T. Bryson, Joseph E. Allen,
George M. Bryson, Jesse R. Dills,
Charles W. Ingram, Robert L.
Brindle, Cullowhee, and Charles
E. Wallace, Franklin.
Merit badges went to;
John D. Alsup, Jim Waldroop,
Milk Drinkers
Set All -Time
Record In '45
Americans really reached for
the "extra glass of milk" last 1
year. ,
The per capita consumption
of milk and cream Jumped to
442 pounds In 1945. the high
est total ever reached, and 102
pounds more than the per cap
ita consumption in the five-year
period from 1936-99. This was
an Increase of 30 per cent, said
the National Dairy council In
analyzing United States gov
ernment reports.
Translated into housewife's
terms, these figures meant that
an average of about 206 quarts
of milk in 1945, almost four
quarts a week, and consumed
for each man, woman and child
In the nation, in the form of
milk and cream. In the 1935-39
period, the consumption was
three quarts each. *
Milk production In 1945 also
reached the highest total in V
history, 102,219,000,000 pounds,
or 56,846,000,000 quarts. There
were 25,519,000 cows on the na
tion's farms last year, slightly
fewer than In 1944.
Charles Thomas, Charles Bald
win, Frank Henry, Burton *
Leach, Howard Baldwin, Stan
ley 8utton, Franklin; Mack
Monteith, Boyd Sutton, Charles
Cagle, Benny Reece, Charles
Cope, Zollle Fincannon, and
Charles Tolley, Syiva.
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