HUARY 25, 1949
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Dr. Peasley Is
Speaker For
B. And P. W. Club
Dr. E. D. Peasley of the Ashe
ville Cancer Clinic was (he speaker
for the regular dinner meeting of
the Business and Professional Wo
men's Club which was held at The
Lodge Tuesday evening.
Dr. Peasley discussed cancer
control and showed a film pertain
ing to his subject,
Mrs. M. G. Stainey, president of
the group, presided and plans were
made lor the district meeting of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs to be held here on March
13.
Following the business session
the members of the club present
ed a surprise shower of crystal
gifts to Mrs. Kenneth Stahl, a re
cent bride
A patriotic motif was noted in
the dinner appointments.
Mrs. Craig Holds
Open House At
Beauty Shop
Mrs. George Craig, proprietor of
Ruth Craig's Beauty Shop, held
open house on Monday to mark
the forma! opening of the addition
to the shop of the Norma-Tone
beauty treatment.
A lea table, covered with a lace
cloth, was arranged in the
entrance hall and assisting in serv
ing were Mrs. L. F. Worthington,
Miss Betsy Lane Quinlan. Mrs. C.
L. Edmunds, Mrs. H. C. Ferguson,
and Mrs. M. T. Bridges. Others
assisting were Miss Marjorie L.
Mull and Mrs. Allen Rowe, beauty
operators.
Vases of forsythia and spirea
were used in decorating.
Joseph S. Kline, franchise direc
tor for Norma-Tone, lectured to
the guests and demonstrated the
new equipment.
Mrs. Craig introduced Mrs.
Frank Worthington and Mrs. James
R. Thomas, Jr., who will assist the
present staff of the beauty shop in
operating the Norma-Tone.
Mrs. Hickman Carter is leaving
today for her home in Danville,
Kentucky, after a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. James M. Long.
Leslie and Clarence Rogers have
returned to their home in Morris
town, N. J after a visit to their
father, Richard Rogers.
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fmma. all dressed up with a sore throat!
s to science, flannel and goose grease
f the past. Curtis Drug Store stocks
ctive remedies . . . fills your doctor's
j with care.
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Your Walgreen Agency
Journey's End
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SIX-YEAR-OLD Sandra Leigh Grimes
looks sad as she clutches her "Three
Little Pigs' and resigns herself to
going back where she came from.
Sandra was on her way by bus from
Eaton Rapids, Mich., to her home in
Mobile, Ala., when police decided
aho was too young to travel alone.
They took her off the bus and wired
her aont in Eaton Rapids to come
for her. (fntenuttiorutf Sourufyhoto)
Mrs. Francis
Is Hostess For
Home Club
Mrs. R. C. Francis was hostess
for the February meet ing of the
Ratrliffp Cove Home Demonstra
tion Club on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. C. C. Francis presided.
The nroeram included the re
ports of project leaders as follows:
gardens, Mrs. Hugh Francis; poul
try, Mrs. C. T. Francis; house furn
ishings, Mrs. 1). H. Nolnnd; home
beautification, Mrs. Lillian Mor
row; family life. Mrs. R. C. Fran
cis; and clothing and health, Mrs.
C. C. Francis.
The demonstration on Citizen
ship was given by Miss Mary Mar
garet Smith.
Rector's Guild
Holds Meeting
The Rector's Guild of Grace
Episcopal church met Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Hugh
Love with Mrs. Robert Osborne
presiding.
Plans were discussed for further
work in (he rectory and Mrs. John
Taylor and Mrs. John Smathers
Were appointed to make arrange
ments for some repairs.
Mrs. Robert Breese was appont
ed chairman of arrangements for
Ihe rummage sale which the group
will hold on Saturday, February
S6. Mrs. William I. Lee was ap
pointed to be in charge of a food
sale on March 19 and will be as
sisted by Miss Katharine Reed.
Mrs. Rogers Is
Hostess For
Club Meeting
Mrs. S. L. Rogers was hostess
for the February meeting of the
Clyde Home Demonstration Club
at her home on Tuesday. Mrs.
John Stainey, vice-president, pre
sided. A covered dish luncheon was
served before the meeting.
Miss Mary Margaret Smith, coun
ty home agent, gave a demonstra
tion on "Citizenship" and project
leaders reported as follows: gar
dens, Mrs. T. H. Rogers; poultry,
Mrs. Grady Rogers; house furnish
ings, Mrs. Gene Medford; family
lite, Mrs. Levi Morgan; home beau
tification, Mrs. Hugh Rogers; cloth
ing, Mrs. TV E. Reed; health, Mrs.
Hugh Smathers; and crafts, Mrs.
Bruce Sellers.
Cecil Home Club
Meets Wednesday
At School
The Cecil Home Demonstration
Club met Wednesday afternoon in
the school lunchroom with Mrs.
J E. Burnette as hostess.
Mrs. Thomas Erwin presided and
Ihe demonstration was given by
Miss Mary Margaret Smith, home
demonstration agent.
Project leaders reporting were
Mrs. James Reeves on gardens,
Mrs. Ina Beam on poultry, Mrs.
Thomas Erwin on house furnish
ings, Mrs. A. M. Frazier on family
life; Mrs. Albert Messer on cloth
ing. Mrs. Berlin Chambers on
health, and Mrs. J. E. Burnette on
home beautification.
James M. Long
Is Honored At
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. James M. Long entertain
ed with a buffet dinner at her
home on the Country Club Drive,
Wednesday evening, in celebra
tion of the birthday anniversary
of Mr. Long.
Spring flowers were used
throughout the residence and
bridge was played following the
serving of dinner. High score
prizes went to Mrs. R. L. Prevost
and J. W. Ray and low score prizes
to Mrs. J. W. Ray and Ben Colkitt.
The guest list included Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Massie, Mr. and Mrs.
.1. W. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Prevost, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Colkitt,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. White, Mrs.
Hickman Carter of Danville, Ky.,
Kuest of the Longs, Mr. and Mrs.
Ramsey Buchanan of Sylva. and
Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn.
STATE NEWS BRIEFS
Body Found In Creek
After a 6-day search, the body
of 15-year-old Craig Stepp was
found in Mud Creek, near Hen
dersonville. He drowned in about
eight feet of water when he tried
to retrive a duck shot by a hunt
ing companion. The body was
found 300 yards from where he
slipped in the swift current.
Reaches For Wrench
Killed
As Wilford T. Lewis reached for
a wrench as he stood atop a 112
foot steel farme, he lost his bal
ance and fell to his death. He was
working on the framework of a
support of a boiler of a new plant
for Carolina Power and Light Com
pany near Lumberton.
Woman Shot On Street
A love affair turned sour ended
in death for Mary Wooten, 52-year-old
mill worker, identified by
Watson Stover, who pumped two
bullets into her on a busy Char
lotte street. Death was imme
diate. Stover said "the woman
broke up my home." He is being
held on a charge of murder. He
is a truck driver and has six chil
dren. Mrs. Wooten has a crippled
husband and a son.
caused by any injury in the con
test. He said that a post mortem
examination showed that the stu
dent died of a brain hemorrhage.
"It could have happened any time,
even in sleep," said the doctor.
May Introduce Bill
State Senator Frank Parker of
Asheville, said he might ask the
state to buy the birthplace of
Zebulon B. Vance, North Caro
lina's governor in the War Between
the States. The site is on Iteems
Creek, nine miles north of Asheville.
Killed On Power Pole
Cecil Tyre Calhoun, 22, employe
of the Pike Construction company,
was electrocuted on a power line
pole four miles east of North
Wilkesboro on highway 268. He
was knocked dead by the electric
charge and was found dead by a
passing motorist.
BIRTHS
The following births have been
announced at the Haywood County
Hospital during the past week:
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Cody of
Waynesville, Route 1, a son, Feb.
17.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall of
Candler, a daughter, Feb. 17.
Not Due To Injury
A doctor said that the death of
a high school student, Thomas
Clarence Justus, 15, of Flat Rock,
who died after playing in a basket
ball game Friday night, was not
Six Week's Inspection
A total of 207,000 automobiles
were inspected at the state's me
chanical inspection lanes during
the first six weeks of the year,
the Motor Vehicles department re
ported. This compared with 237.
000 cars inspected during the en
tire first six months of last year.
5,506 New Autos Sold
A total of 5,506 new cars and
1,875 new trucks were sold in
North Carolina during January,
the Motor Vehicles department re
ported.
The sales compared with 6,66ft
new cars and 1,729 new trucks sold
in January, 1848.
Child Dies Of Burns
A vear-old bov of Franklin, .died
of burns when his small rocker
overturned into an open fire. , He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
ny Queen.
. HAJIDLT WOtTH IT
MACON, Qa. (,UP) To enter
building thieves climbed to a high
roof, smashed an upstairs window
and leaped to the distant floor. Ex
hausted, they rifled the place. The
take was $3.
The wapiti frequently confused
with the elk was once the most
wide-ranged of American hoofed
game animals.
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HAVILAND CHINA
Arlington Pattern
E. J. LILIUS
- JEWELER
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rogers of
Candler, Route 1, a daughter, Feb-18.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards of
Canton, a son, Feb. 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Anderson of
Canton, Route 2, a son. Feb. 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warren of
Canton, Route 2, a daughter. Feb.
18.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert' Frady of
Waynesville, Route 1, a daughter.
Feb. 19.
Mr. and Mrs. James Webb of
Waynesville, a son, Feb. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whitman
of Waynesville, a daughter, Feb. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Coble of
Canton, a son, Feb. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Mehaftey of
Canton, a son, Feb. 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates Plemmons of
Waynesville, a daughter, Feb. 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mull of
Lake Junaluska. a son, Feb. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Early of
Canton, a daughter, Feb. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Murphy of
Canton, a son, Feb. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Allen of
Waynesville, Route 2, a daughter,
Feb. 22.
JOW OPEN
j Ladies' And
Misses' Wear
tarrying Nationally Advertised Brands
l MRS. DEWEY HYATT
Owner - Manager
Telephone 822
:h Street
Waynesville, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCall of Bal
sam, a daughter, Feb. 23.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Davis of Can
ton, a son, Feb. 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Grogan of
Canton, Route 2, a son, Feb. 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Boone Chambers
of Cove Creek, a son, Feb. 24.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Medford have
returned to their home in Green
Cove Springs, Fla., after spending
the week end here with relatives.
Mrs. Medford is the former Miss
Nancy Jones.
Mrs. J. B. Schmersahl and son
have returned to their home in
New London, Conn., after a visit
to the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Moody.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Plott, Jr.,
of Columbia S. C, were here for
the 94th birthday celebration of
the former's grandmother, Mrs. R.
H. Plott.
WATCH
DIVIDEND EARNED EASILY
CHICAGO (UP) Bondholders
of the Chicago surface lines are
ahead $68,807 because people didn't
accept rides already paid for. Chi
cago transit authority officials be
lieve most of the unredeemed tok
ens and tickets were lost.
A "buran" is .the name given in
Siberia to a blizzard.
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VALUES
Regular $2.48
Children's
Print
Dresses
All Sizes
SPOTLIGHT
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$1.75
Ladies'
Rayon
PANTIES
All Sizes
All Colors
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