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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Attend The REA Exposition Friday and Saturday WwthOf 1941 Steam on Now IS 101 - (.jrif Ijnes f lately 500 Patrons WithElec. 4erBvl'nit rf progressive citizens tkea of the county 'dieted with the Tiool started a moye- FT-n to have rura. r P Ltect in their section. fcS Cruso Mutual Slrt fB organized ofEast Fork, Pig jS ownships. Appl ca iS ft. the Rural elec- Tj-s-ictrat on in Wash- J Uotment of 142,000 irentofaruralhneto .wrUnit,.!!;i,in, work , rt of the sponsors of the jn unmeling the "red Z& projects, the allot Lnted. and the money L, nibble in May, 1939. Mcretary, Carter Trull, upennienucui,, xumiinator. L (Swing in addition to the jat ind secrewry uumyuocM bii o directors: n -Will Poston, Watson .n Mr. R. P. Grogan, Mrs. E. jbnM, and Claude Deaver. a A. Cogburn, of Canton, Jmttorney for the company. , time was lost alter me nou , oj the approval and al- U of funds by the adminis- L,sk Washington, by the bacK i the oroject in getting all km wraneements perfected kedwith the work. rifhto-of -way were secured tl breaking time. Within while more than 200 sub- joi were signed up for elec- kpcrirr offices were set up at trinr after the official allot- the $42,000 with T. Lenoir I wbo was one of the orig- Wire roppotfers of the move- i charge. ktonitruction work was done eKelrin F, Burgess Company, i Baltimore, that has also rated many other rural potion lines in the state. Wi representing the Rural President Secy-Treas. Director tip - iO ; , . - 'i -III - 1 ! 9 H S - j -4 v fr! i f 'if I -VW jf N if 1 1 ' J;K54? ,fcotA.l iir-w niiiiiii f Mini til ill l ii DEWEY L. PLESS . "ZT. 7 MRS. E. B. RICKMAN CHAS. B. McCRARY mretlur wSrfSF Director . is7r j r-" ' X Y : I ' ' I Ii . 1 . ,. " 1 ."" T 1 I f li ,1 Superintendent IRA COGBURN Electrification Administration in Washington with Harry Dewar, at the time district REA engineer, and John Swann, local engineer, were in charge of the work. Ar rangements were made to buy pow. er from from the Carolina Power and Light Company, contacting the lines at Rickman's store. Around sixty men, with local labor used where possible were employed and the construction of If'j New! Revolutionary! -and Exclusive to Pdoor,wmteUyoa Ian. r of cool. AND SEPARATE COOLING COILS IN THE WALLS! Extfmt In dditioo to the coils that freeze ice, there's separate et of cool ing coils concealed in the walls of die food compartment maintaining cor rect temperature ad humidity throughout. L 129.50- i C Ml . - p. ALLEN CO. HAZELWOOD MARY DAVIS Director - 1 CARTER OSBORNE Director 'T7 J. C. MOORE Maple Grove on the fifth Sunday morning and at Elizabeth Chapel on Thursday evening of passion Weerk. . Japan's Variety or Insects The insect variety of Japan cor responds, roughly, with that of the temperate rpRinns of Europe. Project Attorney SSSSJSS! II- UIUUUIMi R. E. SENTELLE, legal advisor for the Cruso Electric Membership Corp., said this week: "The REA is bringing light and power to rural homes; the lights are making home-life more cheerful and bright and causing people to enjoy stay ing at home at night. The elec trical power through electrically operated radios is bringing enter- Mrs. I. J. Brown's Nephew, Burned When Attempting To Rescue Man From Firq News has been received by rel atives here that Sheirl Brown, resi dent of Pibe Bluff, Wyo., grandson of Charles A. Lowery, of Franklin and nephew of Mrs. I. J. Brown, nearly lost his life in attempting to rescue a man from fire, The man was trapped in a po tato storage cellar on the farm of Walter Brown, father of the joing Brown. It was reported that when Brown reached the outside of the storage cellar, his body waa a human torch, his clothing ablasa from head to foot. He was burned bo badly that his condition waa critical for a time. He is now re ported to be steadily improving. Alaska's Oil Fields Alaska contains a number ei known oil fields, under government control. Original Definition of Acre An acre was originally defined a the area a yoke of oxen could plow In i day. tainment to country homes and through electrically operated labor saving equipment and machinery is greatly reducing the drudgery and burdens of homo and farm life.' VAN WELLS the 36 miles was begun and com pleted in a remarkably short time. On August 22nd, 1939, the lines nn -the Fast Fork were energized, and on the West Fork and Cecil townships on August the 30th. Oscar Brierers. of Waynesville, was elected superintendent. In the early part of 1940, a mnvpment was started to extend the lines into other sections of the county. The B. C. Van Nort Com nonir nf charlotte, was employed as engineers to make the prelimi nary survey; An nHilitional Droiect was set up for 127 miles and with approx imate ROfl subscribers. Plans of specifications were completed. The proposed extension covered the fol inrincr tnwnahiD: Iron Duff,. Clyde, Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, Fines Creek, and tjraotree. Application was made to the ad ministration in Washington for $135,000 in August. A new con tract was made wren ine annum ami T,irht Company, and a sub-station was erected at Clyde and the offices of the company were moved from Woodrow to Clyde. . ,: . . . Charlie Mcurary nas serveu j;notr on the extension work securing rights-of-way. Joe How- ell served for a period as acting superintendent. ., , , , . After funds were available last fall the contract was given to v Rureess Construction Company and work was started at once The first 20 mues ox vne new lines were energized, the section from Cruso to Clyde, on December the 16. The last lines eranueu w Panther Creek were turned on February 5th. . . , . with its extended lines now known as the Cruso Mem bership Corporation with the fol- lowing officers: preaiueu. tii.. nj necretary and treas- Ij. ricBa, u - nrer, Mrs. E. B. Rickman, P"; ident, Carter usoomc. members of the board of dicetors include: Ira H. Wgourn, v- Wells, Mary uavis, rreu Chas. B. McCrary, and Mf. Bonnie FRED CRUM D-wood IMethodist Circuit Activities Rev. C. O. Newell, Pastor. The board of stewards for the charge met at the Pellwood church, March 12, with Mrs. W. D. Ketner, charge lay leader, presiding. Mrs. Vincent Henry reported from the Maggie church, Chancey Palmer from the Maple Grove church, and Mrs. ketner from Dellwood. Mrs. Sam Queen was made chair man of a committee to do some minor repairs on the parsonage. Mrs. Ketner reported on the new publication, "The Methodist Lay man." Rev. Newell gave a report of the Spiritual Mobilization Day in Asheville on March 11. A social hour followed. On March 20 the woman's society of Christian Service from Eliza beth Chapel met with Mrs. Newell at the parsonage with Mrs. H. C Turner presiding. Mrs, Harry Evans had charge of the program on "Health in Our Mission Fields." Mrs. James Med f ord will represent this society at the annual conference in Greens boro March 26-28. On March 20 the woman's society of the Dellwood church met with Mrs. Newell. Mrs. Ned Moody presided and Mrs. Newell had charge of the program. Mrs. New ell will represent this society at Greensboro. She is also a confer ence chairman' on the Status of Women committee. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at Maggie the fourth Sunday morning, at torney for the company. James C. Moore, of Lenoir, was made superintendent In December. Mr. Moore has had a wide experi ence in the rural electrification field. He came here from Bennetts ville, S. C., where he was engaged in construction work on six rural electrification projects in this state and in South Carolina. He was also employed at one time in Vir ginia on similar rural project. OH THE FIRM J SING Electricity on your farm will In crease profits because it speeds up production and chores, thereby saving valuable time and cutting labor costs. No matter what the work you are doing may be milking, pumping and carrying water, grinding and mixing feeds and seeds, house-keeping, poultry raising there is a quicker and less expensive way of doing it by using electricity. We Congratulate REA Pet Hairy Products Company has always been behind any movement that was for the betterment of this section. We feel that the coming of REA into Haywood brings on a belter era for the rural people. It is truly an era In which all other similar programs will be given more momentum with which to go forward faster and better. We are proud that we operate in a county where the people are so pro gressive and energetic See our booth at the Armory Friday and Saturday -There you will see how modern Dairying can pay big Dividends. WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH FARMERS AND DAIRYMEN SOME OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT NOW AVAILABLE FOR GREATER PROFITS You Can Always Depend On Our Service! Aiik For Pet Dairy Products By Name! Pet Dai Phone 10 Waynesville M. Clark. R- E. Senteiie
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