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Mrs. Buckner Hostess
For Woman's Club
On Tuesday evening Mrs. J. E.
Buckner was hostess for the March
meeting of the Woman's club at
the home of Mrs. W. L. Jones.
Twenty-four members were in at
tendance. The president, Miss
Hicks Wilson, presided.
Mrs. W. L. Jones, Mrs. Earl Pad
gett, and Mrs. J. E. Buckner were
named on the nominating commit
tee to present a slate of officers to
be voted on at the next regular
meeting.
James C. Cannon, Jr., of pills
boro was the guest speaker. He
told of his stay in Switzerland while
serving in the late war. He told
of the country and its people and
showed many interesting pictures
made while he was there.
In her refreshments Mrs. Buck
ner* carried out the St. Patrick's
- Day motif, serving ice cream mold
ed in the shape of shamrocks with
cake, mints, and nuts. m
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Legion Auxiliary Will
Sponsor Easter Parties
For the second year the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will sponsor
a group of Easter parties for the
I children and young people of the
comunity. Mrs. Dan Tompkins and
Mrs. Posey Cathey are planning
the parties and will be assisted by
other members of the auxiliary in
| entertaining the groups.
The first party will be held on
Wednesday afternoon, March 24
at 3 o'clock at the Community
House. This will be for children in
the first, second and third grades,
j Many interesting games sugges
tive of the Easter,season are being
arranged and the children will have
a big time.
The second party, ^iven for boys
and girls in the fourth, fifth, sixth
and seventh grades, will be held
on Tuesday afternoon, March 30
at 3 o'clock at the club house. A
program of entertainment suitable
for this age group is being planned.
A charge of 25 cents per child
will be made and the proceeds will
be used to carry on the local work
of the auxiliary.
* * *
Oce Chapter O. E. S.
Elects Officers
Oce chapter, No. 139, Order of the
j Eastern Star, met in regular session
in the Masonic hall in Dillsboro
Wednesday evening, March 10,
with Mrs. Harry Ferguson, Worthy
Matron, presiding.
An election for new officers was
held and the following were elect
ed: (worthy matron, Mrs. Hazel
Carlson; worthy patron, Joe Wal
lin; associate matron, Mrs. Vir
ginia Cox; associate patron, Jim
Cannon; secretary, Mrs. Lou Bry
son; treasurer, Miss Docia Garrett;
conductress, Mrs. Ida Ealy; as
sociate conductress, Mrs. Edna
Hooper.
Other officers will be appointed
by the worthy matron. Mrs. Emma
Kincaid was appointed installing
officer to serve when the new of
ficers are installed at the next reg
ular meeting.
* * *
Mrs. Hastings Hostess For
Annie Cowan Circle
The March meeting of the An
nie Cowan circle of the Methodist
church was held on Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Harry Hast
ings with a large number present.
The chairman, Mrs. Dan Moore,
was in charge of the business hour.
Mrs. Freeze led the devotional.
Following this a social hour was
I held and Mrs. Hastings served a
salad course with cake and eoffee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Honored at Dinner
On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Tweed were hosts at a small
dinner party as a courtesy for Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Ellis, who will leave
in the near future to make their
home in Lynchburg, Va.
The table had for a centerpiece
an arrangement of jonquils in a
crystal bowl, flanked on either
side by a yellow candles in crys
tal holders.
Covers were laid for Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Thompson, Miss Evelyn Sherrill,
Miss Hicks Wilson and the hosts.
* * *
Osbornes Guests
Of Kentucky Church
Rev. Mark R. Osborne. Jr., pas
tor of the Cullowhee Baptist
church, will be guest minister next
Sunday morning at the Irvington
Baptist church at Irvington, Ken
} tucky. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne will
| leave Cullowhee on Sat. morn
ing, taking with them Miss Ruth
Hooper, and will return Monday
of next week. The Cullowhee Bap
tist congregation will proceed, fol
lowing the regular Baptist Sunday
School program, to Morning Wor- 1
ship at the Methodist church.
* * *
Easter Services At
Sylva Baptist Church
A special pre-Easter service with
the observance of Communion will
be held at the Sylva Baptist church
on Friday' evening, March 26,: at"
7:30 o'clock.
On Easter Sunday at 7:30 p. m.
the Easter cantata "Crown After
Cross' by Holton will be given by
the church choir.
* * *
Ruby Daniel Circle
Has Monthly Meeting
Mrs. Rudy Hardy was hostess
for the regular monthly* meeting
of the Ruby Daniel circle of the
Sylva Baptist church on Thursday
evening. The president, Mrs. Lee
Walker, was in charge of a session
of routine business.
Mrs. Charles Campbell gave the
devotional and Mrs. Felix Potts
was in charge of the program. The
theme studied was "The Christ
ian Home. Our Immediate Task".
A social nour followed during
which Mrs. Hardy served a sweet
course.
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January 1 were reported at 30 mil
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Twentieth Century Club
Has Art Program
Miss Charlotte Watson, art in
structor at Western Carolina
Teachers College, was guest speak
er at the March meeting of the
Twentieth Century club which was
held at the home of Mrs. H. E. Mon
tieth on last Thursday afternoon
with 18 members present. Miss
Watson showed slides of pictures
by famous artists, starting with the
medieval period of history and
going through a number of years.
As she showed the slides she told
something of the painter and his
works. ?
Mrs. R. U. Sutton, president, pre
sided over a routine business ses
sion.
During the social hour Mrs. Mon
tieth served a lovely plate carry
ing out the St. Patrick's Day color
and motif.
& * *
Parker-Ledford
Marriage Announced
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Parker of
Sylva have announced the mar*
riage of their daugnter, Miss Lou
Elsie Parker, to J. M. Ledford, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ledford of
Franklin.
The ceremony was performed
in Clayton, Georgia, Sunday even
ing, March 14.
The bride wore a brown wool
suit with a green top coat and
brown accessories.
& Mr. and Mrs. Ledford will leave
Saturday to spend several days, in
Florida. On their return they will
make their home in Sylva.
Mrs. Ledford is a graduate of
Sylva High school and Cecil's Busi
ness College, Asheville. She is at
present employed at the Jackson
County Bank.
- Mr. Ledford graduated from
Franklin High school and then!
served in the army, spending 18
months in overseas service. He is
owner and manager of The Sport
Center in Sylva.
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Presbvterion Men Have
Monthly Meet
On Friday evening, March 5, the
men of the Presbyterian church met
for their regular monthly business
meeting at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. W. H. Wakefield, with 12 men
present.
How W. Q.'Grigg, pastor of the
Sylva Methodist church, was guest
speaker and spoke to the group
on cooperation.
Special music was rendered by
N. R. Beacham, Rudy Hardy, and
Jackson Dunn.
Mrs. Wakefield was assisted by
Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Dunn in ser
ving dinner.
Notice Of Appeal
Notice of appeal from an order
of the Utilities Commission of
North Carolina prejudicial to the
interest of Haywood Electric
Membership Corporation is hereby
given to all interested parties, said
appeal to be made within ten
days "after service of said order.
R. E. Sentelle, Counsel.
Executor's Notice
Having qualified as executor of
the * Estate of Mrs. Ella K. Led
better, deceased, late of Jackson
county, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims;
against said estate to present them '
to the undersigned at his office in |
Waynesville, N. C., on or before j
March 15, 1949, or this notice will j
be pleaded in bar of recovery
thereon. All persons indebted to I
PERSONALS
Rev. W. H. Wakefield went to
Lewisburg, Tenn., Wednesday to
visit his father, who is quite ill at
his home there. Mr. Wakefield
will return to Sylva, Friday.
Misses Kitty Bill and Lou Dil
lard of Sylva spent the week-end
with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Bennett, at Tuckaseigee.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Griffin and
daughter, Judy, after spending
several months in Florida, returned
to Sylva Sunday to make their
home here.
Mrs. George Hardaker and Mrs.
Dan Frady and son, Danny, of
Asheville, spent Tuesday in Sylva
with Mrs. W. T. Wise and Mrs. E.
E. Tweed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray and
son, Jimmy, went to Morristown,
Tenn., Saturday to visit Mrs.
Gray's father. Mr. A. J. Robertson.
Mr. Gray and Jimmy returned Sun
day but Mrs. Gray remained until
Tuesday.
C. C. Pettit, Jr., has returned
from Asheville, where lie was call
ed last week by the illness of his
father. Mrs. Pettit and daughter.
Elizabeth, remained in Asheville
for an indefinite stay.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Wakefield
and their house guests, Mrs. Frank
Houston and Mrs. C- F. Minturn of
[Lewisburg, Tenn., spent Tuesday
in Montreat. They visited the
Presbyterian Assembly ground and
Mr. Wakefield secured from the
Historical Foundation the history
of the Sylva Presbyterian church,
preparatory to beginning the elec
tion of the Presbyterian church in
Sylva. They were joined in Ashe
ville by Miss Zunita Wakefield,
who accompanied them to Mon
treat.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cox and tw6
sons, Jerry and Tony, spent the
week-end in Hendersonville with
Mrs. Cox's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam T. Crisp. Mr. Crisp? who
was badly burned several days a
go, has practically recovered from
his burns.
Mrs. Frank Houstpn. Sr., and
Mrs. C. F. Minturn of Lewisburg,
Tenn. are spending this week with
Mrs. Houston's daughter, Mrs. W.
H. Wakefield, and family.
Wade Wilson, who ha- been a
student at Industrial Training In
stitute. Chicago, for the past eight
Presbvterion Auxi 1 iar y
Installs New Officers
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Auxiliary met at the church on
Friday evening for the installa
tion of new officers who' will as
sume their duties April-frrvtr-^T+Ki
new officers are Mrs. Charles Pet
tit, president, Mrs. Grayson Cope,
vice-president, Mrs. Jackson Dunn,
secretary; Mrs. Mike Strong, treas
urer; Mrs. N. R. Beacham, Chris
tian Relations chairman; Mrs. Rudy
Hardy, Missions chairman; Mrs. J.
A. Gray, Spiritual Life chairman.
The president. Mrs. Mike Strong,
presided. She turned the meeting
over to Rev. W. H. Wakefield, who
conducted the installation service.
Miss Zunita Wakefield of Ashe
ville had the Bible Study.
Following the installation, the
I group went to the home of Mrs.
J. A. Gray. The guests were in
vited into the dining room where
the stable was cantered with a
birthday cake and Rev. W. H.
Wakefield was very much surprised
when they sang 'Happy Birthday"
to him. The cake had the appro
priate number of burning candles.
It was served with coffee and
mints, with Easter bunnies as fav
ors on each plate.
said estate will please make im
mediate settlement.
This the 15th day of March, 1948.
Arthur Ledbetter, Executor of
the Estate of Mrs. Ella K. Ledbet
ter, deceased of Jackson County,
North Carolina.
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Easter Cantata Will
Be Broadcast Over
Waynesville Station
N. R. Beacham, director of the
Easter Cantata, "Eastertide", to be
given in the Sylva Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'
clock, has announced arrangements
for broadcasting the program over
Waynesville radio station WHCC.
Mr. Beacham urges all who plan to
attend the service that' they be in
their seats by 3:45 in order not X .?
interfere with the success o^ the
broadcast which will go on thVair
\
promptly at 4 o'clock.
months, has finished his course of
training and returned to Sylva
Saturday and is with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson.
Mrs. I. H. Powell and Mrs. Floyd
Rhinehart of Canton were Sylva
visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Powell
vi>ited her sbrother, Griffin Rob
inson, and family and Mrs. Rhine
hart was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. L. P. Allen.
Mrs. W. Q. Grigg, Mrs. H R
Hastings, Mrs. J. H. Gillis ancTMrs.
E L. McK.ee of Sylva and Mrs. J.
W. Rhinehart, Jr. of Webster were
in Bryson City Saturday attending
the Officers Institute of the Wo
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Dan Allison, Jr. was here from
Castle Heights Military Academy,
Lebanon, Tenn, to spend the
week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Allison.
Miss Syd Houston, Miss Grace
Yarborou^h and Mr. Virgil Welch
of Lewisburg, Tenn. were guests
Sunday of Rev. and Mrs. W. H.
Wakefield.
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