BALLET DE BASKETBALL IN LOCAL GYMNASIUM
like ballet dancers, Franklin and Swain High girls "dance" for the elusive basketball during
the February 22 eastern division finals. Identifiable are "Cissy" Dowdle (55) and Leota Beck,
background right, whose head appears to be resting on the arm of a Swain girl. (Staff Photo)
Brady's
BLARNEY
By A Brady Called J. P.
Winter weather has played hob
with the county road& system. At
Nantahala, It is particularly bad.
Mrs. Dorothy Crawford, case
worker with the local welfare de
partment. says a Nantahala man
told her:
'You've got to get a running
start to go downhill!"
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A mailing that ended up on
my desk this week t relates that
Americans used about 37,000,000
pounds of snuff last year.
" Curiously enough," it explain
ed, "the fair sex continues to take
more than half the supply . .
Well, be that as it may, it re
minds me of the sage advice pass
on to me by a dear-departed uncle.
Said he: "If you've gotta slap
a woman, make sure she's not got
a chew or a dip in her mouth."
'Snyff said.
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The fondest dream of many of
Nobody
lov/es
ME
There are some service
stations where your car's
battery will be treated like
a stepchild. The attendant forgets
all about it.
But not at Phillips 66 Stations! Among the first things
we look at when you drive in is that very important
little character? your battery. We check the water,
.inspect the terminals, give it loving care. After
all, if it goes dead ... so does your car.
When you do need a new battery, we'll install
a powerful new Phillips 66 Trop-Artic* Battery, and
we'll back it with a written guarantee I
Drive in and see us soon. You'll like our
service . . . and our products!
*A 'rocVmark
ALLISON-DUNCAN OIL CO.
DISTRIBUTORS
W aynes ville, N. C. Murphy, N. C
you readers is going to come
true.
Brady's Blarney is going to Jail.
Stay tuned to this frequency
(newspaper) for further details
of this long awaited happening.
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That $14.95 telegram sent to
Ed Sullivan by the Press, and sign
ed by more than 450 persons, orig
inated as three separate papers;
1 had one; Bob Sloan a second;
and the third one went to Frank
lin High for signatures.
True to form, the high school
students engaged in a bit of horse
play with the telegram, signing
about 25 signatures that certainly
didn't belong.
Included in the misfits were
Steve Allen, Gov. Luther Hodges,
Groucho Marks, Kilroy, the Purple
Phantom, Robert E. Lee, U. S.
Grant, John Doe, Mrs. Bumstead,
Arthur Godfrey, George Washing
ton, Abe Lincoln, Jr., Abraham
Lincoln, Bugs Rabbit, D. D. Eisen
hower, Cisco and Pancho, Ivan
the Terrible, Floyd Patterson,
Beetle Bailey, Jane Mansfield,
Marilyn Monroe, The Dalton Boys,
Jesse James, Frankenstein,- and
Matt Dillon.
Kids will be kids, you know.
However, hate to disappoint them,
but we scratched the above when
the large telegram was assembled
and dropped off at Western Union,
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Says a letter from Mrs. Hoyt
Bryson :
"I enjoyed your articles 'Remem
ber When' in your column some
time back and thought this one
fit right in. Remember when the
prize used in a television com
mercial to get children to want a
certain kind of ceiseal was in the
box and you didn't have to send
in fifty cents to get the thing?"
Demonstration
Club Meetings For Week
Are Announced
Meeting of home demonstration
clubs in this county for the coming
week have been announced by
Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, county
home demonstration agent. They
are as follows:
Today (Thursday) : Clark's
Chapel club at 1 :30 p. m. with
Mrs. Ardell Cabe.
Friday: Cullasaja club at the
home of Mrs. Pritchard Russell at
2 p. m.
Monday: Franklin club at 2 p.
m. at the Methodist church with
Mrs. Marie Rogers and Mrs. Roy
Cunningham as hostesses.
Tuesday: Carson club with Mrs.
James P. Cunningham at 2 p. m.
Wednesday: Iotla club at 1:30
p. m. with Mrs. Albert Ramsey.
Jr.; Patton club at the commun
ity building at 7 p. m.
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The Farmers Work Too Hard For Little
Get Rollman There Rifht In The Middle
He Knows Research From A To Z
And Research Helps Tremendously.
il?JM MLifoli)
Candidate For Nomination In The DEMOCRATIC PARTY
"A MAI WHO
CARROT BE BRIBED"
RITES AT BETHEL ?
Mrs. Norris, 42, Succumbs
In Local Hospital Thursday
Mrs. Grace May Hyatt Norris,
a native of Jackson County and
resident of Macon for 35 years,
died February 27 at 5:20 ajn. in
a local hospital at the age of
42. She had been In declining
health for some time.
Funeral services for Mrs. Norris,
wife of Fred W. Norris, of Frank
lin, Route 5, were conducted
March 1 at the Bethel Methodist
Church by the Rev. R. .L. Po In
dexter, assisted by the Rev. D. P.
Grant. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Active in home demonstration
work, she was a member of the
Holly Springs Baptist Church. She
was born Dec. 7, 1915, daughter
of Mrs. Lula Stiles Hyatt, of
Route 5, and the late James P.
Hyatt. She and Mr. Norris were
married Dec. 23, 1932, in Clayton.
Ga.
In addition to her mother and
husband, surviving are a son;
Bobby H. Norris, of Asheville;
two step-sons, Blllie D. Norris. of
Pontiac, Mich., and Eugene Norris,
of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Ed
gar Hyatt, of Sedro Woolley,
Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl
Gentry and Mrs. D. B. Cogglns,
of Franklin, Route 5; and two
step-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were C.
P. Howard. Troy Shook, Ervln
Montelth, Fred Grant, Prltchard
Peek, and Mac Ray Whi taker
Arrangements were handled by
Bryant Funeral Home.
NOTICE TO READERS
The aecouat of the wedding
of Mia* Gertrude Gregory to
Kui-man Allen In last week's il
iac was in error.
In good faith, The Press ac
cepted an account of the wed
ding sent through the mails. It
later developed that the marri
age was never held.
The Press regrets that all
readers must suffer for the
thoughtless actions of one or
two. Hereafter, all out-of-county
marriages must be verified and
all other communiques sent
through the mail must be sign
ed by the writer, complete with
address.
The Press will not be a party
to practical Jokes or malicious
ness. Information concerning
the writing of the above wed
ding account wijl be appreciat
ed.
Readers also are cautioned
that it is unlawful to use the
mails in this manner.
Over The Countryside
In Patton Community
Mrs. Pearl M. Stewart Staff Correspondent
Telephone 274-J-I
Some of the children in the
community have been getting
extra exercise for the last few
days. Because of the bad con
ditions of the gravel roads, some
of them have been walking to
meet the school bus.
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"Granny" Jones, mother of Gen
eral Jones, is ill.
Edd Scroggs, who has been seri
ously ill, has been taken to the
Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
He underwent surgery Wednesday
of last week.
Mrs. Homer Cochran is spend
ing this week with her daughter,
Mrs. John Brantly, Jr., in Clinton,
S. C. The Brantlys just recently
had a baby boy.
Visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harley Stewart over the
week end were Mrs. Stewart's
brother and slster-in-Jaw, Mr. and
Mrs. John Moore, of Blackville,
S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Reger
are vacationing in Fort Lauder
dale, Fla.
Ted Blaine and A. B. Slagle are
spending several days this week
in Raleigh on business. While en
route they will visit in Greensboro
with Mr. Slagle's daughter, Mrs.
L. A. .Ross, and Mr. Ross.
Len Barron, of Sylva, was a visi
tor of Harley Stewart Wednesday
of last week.
Miss Nancy Cochran spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs.
Jimmie Martin, and Mr. Martin
in Hayesville.
Those from this community at
tending the basketball tournament
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?u iwjwv iiic x-iiuajr ingiib were
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stewart. Miss
Martha Blaine. Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Stewart. Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Hedden and family. Miss
Nancy Cochran, and Harley Moore
Stewart.
Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Moore Stewart were Mrs.
Stewart's sister and brother-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Chil
ders, of Atlanta, Ga.
Carroll Williams, of Lawrence
ville, Ga., was visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Sherman Ledford, Sunday.
Mrs. Jimmie Southard and Mrs.
Junior Houston, of Decatur, Ga.,
were visiting their sister, Mrs.
Wayne Stewart, and Mr. Stewart
over the week end.
Mrs. Chris Byrd and daughters,
Elaine and Annette, spent the
week end with Mrs. Byrdts mother,
Mrs. Bertha Ledford McCall.
Mack Duncan, of New York,
visited his mother, Mrs. Jim
Emory, Saturday.
The regular meeting of the Pat
ton 4-H Club will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30. The program
for this month will be 'Safety In
the Home, Farm, and Commun
ity". Members also are reminded
they must turn in money for the
pen and pencil sets they've been
selling.
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The home demonstration club
will meet at the community cen
ter Wednesday, March 12, at 7:30
p.m. This will be a two-in-one
meeting, because last month's
meeting was postponed because
of the weather.
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This coming Sunday, March 9.
will be "pulpit exchange Sunday"
in all Methodist churches of the
Waynesvile district. Our pastor,
the Rev. Glenn Anderson, will
preach at the First Methodist
Church in Bryson City. The Rev.
Joe Hauser, of Bryson City, will
preach at the Pntton church morn
ing service at li o'clock.
The monthly fellowship supper
of the Macon Methodist Circuit
will be held at the Hickory Knoll
Methodist Church Saturday night,
March 8, at 7:30. Patton church is
planning to have a good repre
sentation.
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We "Pattonites" are justly
proud of the four new folding
tables and the 24 chairs that were
purchased recently. They are a
much' needed addition to our
community building.
Fred Hannah is out again after
a bout with the flu.
Mrs. Jim Seay has recovered
sufficiently to be up and around
her home after being sick for the
past two months.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conley,
of Salem, Oreg., were here Feb
ruary 22 to attend the funeral of
Mr. Conley's mother, Mrs. Birdie
Conley Wilson. They came by
plane to Asheville. Others from
out of the county who were here
for the funeral were Mrs. Mamie
Passmore and sons, of Thomas
ville; Spurgeon Wilson and Mrs.
Jewel Grant, also of Thomasville;
and Mr. and Mrs. Buck Scott and
Frank Scott, all of Glen Alpine.
Miss Maxine Hannah, who
works in Black Mountain, recent
ly visited her parents Mr., Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hannah.
Mrs. Jimmie Martin and son,
Tony, of Hayesville, spent several
days recently with Mrs. Martin's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Cochran.
Mrs. William Krickbaum, Sr.,
and son. Bill, Jr., were in Atlanta,
Ga., recently on business.
New for? Easter ? Our store is filled with new
Easter items ? New Dresses, Blouses, Skirts and
Dusters,, also new and different Bonnets, Bags
and Gloves for the "little lady of the house."
The little "bossman of the house" can be fitted
in Coats, Trousers, Bow Ties, Shirts, and many
other items.
And remember . . . It's all New for Easter!
Shop Early and Use Our Lay- A way
The Children's Shop
You'll never know
how good
JFG's distinctive flavor- and rich, rich aroma -
of the world's choicest coftees . . . give
you a hearty goodness in cup after cup! Taste
JFG and you'll know how good Coflee can be.
Mr. Farmer . . .
Get Ready for Spring Plowing
and Planting!
The best way to do that is to have the right equipment . . .
START WITH THE
NEW 1958 FERGUSON TRACTOR
Now on Display at Our Lot
For the Best in Planting and Haying Equipment Also
VISIT OUR EQUIPMENT LOT
BIG SPECIAL
5% Discount
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On Rock Ribbed Silos Through March 15th
Our shop and display yard are located 1% miles west of Franklin
on Murphy-Hayesville Highway.
Enloe Farm Tractor and
Equipment Company
Phone 605 Franklin, N. C ?
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