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Mand I" . 1. j .4 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Lake Junalusha's Season Formally Opened Sunday (Continued from page one) jcoming through the open sides of 1 tho auditorium fanned the or- iii ...11 .i .i-tuli' unr to ar- win can i in. wiuii, - -- , ... , j K,.1Bh which he i snippers ana wmsijcicii uuUt.B" the thickly leaved trees mat cast to ruunt for the use puts these things Or. l ove offeree! the opening praver and made a brief welcom ing talk. The guest miniver was intro duced hv Or f N Clark. Waynes ville Methodist district superinten dent, who that afternoon was one of Hi., principal speakers in the Haywood County Day program. Participating in the first service also wa- the Itcv Russell Young, pastor of the Fust Methodist Church 'f Wawu'sville. Intel mittently. a warm wind cool shadows on the ground out side. Small birds entered the little windows that crown the dome of the building, perched on the steel rafters overhead, and blended their bright voices with the songs of the choir of Waynesville's First Methodist Church. After the services ended, the hundreds of worshippers joined the later arrivals in a picnic din ner on the grounds under the shade of the trees by the auditorium Congressmen Ask Truman For Parkway Funds ITU Hundreds Attend Haywood County Day At Junaluska More than ti0 people represent ing every community in Haywood County observed Haywood County Day at Lake Junaluska yesterday lavorcd by summer weather. Clouds bearing promise of rain started gathering late in the morn ing, but the sun managed to send its bright rays through most of the day. Approximately hall the visitors attend.-d the 11 a.m. services at the auditorium by I be lake. The service-, opened the program and maiked Hie tonnal start of the l ake .hinalu-k.i Methodist Assem b ' - ilTlb M'ason. Alter Hie worship hour ended, picnic baskets were opened on the grass carpeted lawn by the lake's edge and on the long table b I be auditorium. Tlie visitors had come to honor Havu I Comity's extensive com- inimiiv development program, and the altei iinnn was devoted to pay-j iiir; p .c(i to the county's most ambition . i nterprr.-e (iep. ial County Chairman R. C. I i .MM i .. popular Ratcliffe Cove j fni li'i r, pre uled over the atier- I'oon program inai ioiiowcu nu dinner. I The principal speaker was W. M. j i .....i.. . l 1 1... i fi if llio tnfnrina-i t ion and education section of the;...' TVA s division of agricultural re lations, who has taken an active interest in the county program. Or. C. N. Clark, superintendent of the Methodist church's Waynes ville di li ict. discussed community cooperation and the program be fore the audience of agricultural and business leaders, county gov ernment officials, and officers of i the individual community clubs. I The Itcv. I.. (J. Elliott, pastor of' the f ii st Baptist Church of Waynes- j villi', opened the program with the1 invocation. The Hev. I). O. Gross,! pastor of the Clyde Baptist Church, delivered the Scripture reaping, just before Mr. La tides:? was in troduced to make his address. Nearly 2.000 people represent Mr I.andes told his audience that the success of the individual community organization is cooper alive effort, with the magnification of the important things the people have in common and the minimiz ing of their differences. The county-wide program Dr. Clark in his speech termed the liinest thing lhal has happened in years. His discussion pointed out the religious side of the Tennessee Valley Authority program. The county-wide meeting of the j Methodist Youth organizations last night closed the program. The Rev. Paul Duckwell addressed the ! session as guest speaker, and Dr. Love welcomed the delegates. Introducing the speakers was Mrs. C. D. Ketner, president of the Haywood County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs, and treasurer of the Community Devel opment Program. The well-balanced program had its musical features, also the con certs by Canton High School's band under the direction of Edwin Trout man, and Waynesville High School's popular chorus, directed by Charles Isley. Following Or. Clark's address. The Rev. M. H. Williamson, pastor of the Waynesville Presbyterian Church, promunced the Benedic tion which closed the program. The gathering itself graphically illustrated one of the county-wide program's valuable results. People from one part of the j county met and became acquainted with people from another part ! whom they might never have known otherwise. The county-wide meeting of Methodist Youth Fellowship or ganizations last night closed the program. The committee which arranged the day's activities consisted of Jonathan Woody, chairman; Rich ard Berber, Dr. A. P. Cline, Mrs. W. A'. Bradley, and William Osborne. Deaths f WA'M . s iflfctS&iS If; KV'm Many Crabtree-Iron Duff Students Receive Honors For School Work Manv students of Crabtree-Iron Duff School received awards and recognition during the last week of school for the outstanding work they did during the past year. Prizes for performances in the recitation and declamation con test sponsored by the I'aient Teachers Association were given to: Helen Ferguson. Nancy NolaniL Bob l.eming. and Rayford Jen kins; and I.- Uiese second-place winners - Doris James. 1'olly My McKlroy. Palmer Caldwell and M. L. Beasley. The winners r reived medals, while a gift was presented to each who finished in second in the competition for high school and grammar school students. Eleanor Kinsland. a sophomore, and Helen June Mradshaw, a sen ior, the school's representatives in the Blanton's Business College 4y Af R.4li.. Meeting J spelling contest, were presented ' .., Ilk n,..HjlQ hv Ihn P.TA I ""a Helen June Bradshaw was given a valedictory medal, and Bobhie James, the salutatory medal. Both wene speakers at the commence ment exercises. The Activity med al went to J. K. Caldwell, Jr.. and '-Nirie. sot day a, n t urs AUi. J rcporter Pondent, Crawford. Joan McElroy won the (!ood Citizen medal, and Perjgy Medford, the medal for typing. Athletic awards were presented to: Juanita Noland, Doris James Hilda Fay Massie, Phyllis James, Ann Caldwell, Helen Ferguson. Guylene Caldwell, Peggy Bradshaw. Johnny Milner, Ney Kinsland, Ted Clark, J. M. Crawford, M. L Beasley, J. R. Caldwell, j. c. Haney, Paul Smart, Ralph Elkins, Pete Noland, Joe Ferguson, J. c. Caldwell, and Carroll Best. ' the Paring wei'k. mi Single Merj Hiuk... i -.Mjtnfjsi . Crabtl "Wtet and J "d" Same SatJ i,i.. , , , ws ete Rpn Monroe M. Red- North Carolina's Senator Clyde noey uem. .-eiiuioi ilcn irighti pause at the door of the White House after asking President Truman s aid in seeming a S13 500 000 federal appropriation for work on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The scenic route along the crest of ihe Blue Ridge Mountains leads through Virginia and North Carolina to the Great Smoky Moun tains National Park The congressmen said they were encouraged in their visit with the President. (Al ROY J. FREE Funeral services for Seaman First Class Roy .1 Free. 23. U. S. Navy, who died Tuesday at the Naval Base, Green Cove Springs. Kla . were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Dix Creek Baptist Church in the Pigeon section. Free was in the Navy for five' and one-half vears and served in the Pacific during the war. 1 The Rev Tb as Ervin otTiciat- ' ed and burial was in Bethel Ceme-I i tery. : Pallbearers were Richard Farm-I :er, J. D. Oeaver. Carl Bumgarner, ! Leonard Farmer. Fred Bumgarner, ! Dedford l.anning. Hugh Franklin j and Hoy Deit. ' Garrett Funeral Home was in I charge of arrangements. MRS MAGGIF. PRESSLEY ! Mrs. Maggie Elli Pressley, 65, I widow of the lat William Dunnan Pressley, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs U'c Hannah, here Sunday following a long illness Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Hannah on Smafhcrs Street. Officiating will be the Rev. Jarvis Underwood and Ihe Rev. O. J. Cox, and .burial will be in Craw ford Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Tom Inman. Oscar Rhyme, Carl Oeweese. Sam Ewart. Mill Trammel and Luther Ewart. Granddaughters will be in charge of flowers. Surviving are two sons, John and Jerry Pressley of Waynesville: four daughters, Mrs. Sam Rath hone. Mrs. James Aldridgc. Mrs. Pink Hampton and Mrs. Hannah, all of Waynesville: several grand children and great-grandchildren: a sister. Mrs Mary Huffman of Waynesville. RFO 1; and a broth er, Jerry Dyer of Bryson City. Crawford Funeral Home is charge. News From Panther Creek By O. L. MESSER Mountaineer Correspendent Here are some of the things that are being done to improve the Panther Creek community: Mrs. Georgia Green has been canning strawberries. Mrs Ida Messer has added new curtains, wallpaper and rugs to her home. Mrs. Edith Messer has planted a flower garden and bought 30 baby chicks. Carl An ington is adding two I new rooms to his home, has built a thousand feet of new fence. Cauley Justice has bought a farm horse. Will Russell has bought a milch cow. Glen Fincher has added a new tractor, disc harrow, and hay rake to his farm, and built a new tool shed, 20 by (10 feet in area. Edward Messer has added ap proximately 1,500 feeet of new fence to his farm, sown 17 bushels of oats, with orchard grass and lespedeza. Milton Messer reseeded pasture this spring. Covered Dish Supper Features Lower Crabtree Program Meeting in his MORE ABOUT Clyde (Continued from Page 1) MORE ABOUT Laundry (Continued from Page 1) ready been purchased, and plans are to add others later. Mr. Lathrop is plant manager. He has had two years training in the National Institute of Launder ing and Dry Cleaning, and was foreman of several of the largest plants in Asheville before coming here. Mr. Wolfe is supervisor of the trucks, and has been in the laun dry and dry cleaning business for many years, owning and operating his own plants. Mr. Liner built the Waynesville Laundry, and was associated with the business until he sold his in terest in 1932. "With the new equipment, we will be able to do quality work, and do it faster," Mr. Liner said. "The equipment is the latest that has been built, and the ouerators have had many years experience; so wun suen a comninanon, we will stress quality and extra fast service." not soi k election. Vanar llaynes, young business college s I u d e n t, faces John Smalhers, town alderman and prominent farmer, in the race for the town's chief executive office. Mr. Smalhers, seeking election on the local Old Party ticket, is aligned with Charlie Hawkins and Clayton Mellaffey, who are run ning for re-election as aldermen, and Ray Cashion, a newcomer, who is seeking a place on the board. New Party candidates opposing the incumbents for the board posts are Gerald Fish, Jay Morgan, and Cecil Silencer. Mr. Fish previously served two terms on the board. Heading the New Party slate is Mr. Haynes. the mayoralty candidate. A seventh candidate for alder man is Mark Haynes, reportedly entered as an independent. Registrar Bruce Brown reported after the hooks were closed last week that 350 new prospective voters had registered. MORE ABOUT Election (Continue'' from Pace D in favor of both, while White Oak citizens cast 87 ballots for the road bonds and 5 for the school bonds. Heaviest opposition to the bond proposals was registered in the six Beaverdam precincts, though in each case the bond supporters car ied. Closest squeak for Governor Scott in the county came in Bea verdam Precincl Number 4, where the verdict was a narrow 112 to 10!) in favor of the road bonds, though the school vole carried by 7H to 39. However, Beaverdam No. 2 sup ported the road proposal by 230 vote", to 34, while the school bonds were approved by 241 lo 9. Several Haywood precincts gave 99 per cent support or close to it lo the proposals. Cecil registered only one op posing vote to the road bond pro posal out of 20(i east a record for this precinct of 226 registered voters. The vote for the school bonds was 202 to 2. Big Creek gave a majority of 3!) lo 1 for the road bonds, and 40 10 0 for the school issue. In Fines Creek, 305 voters fa vored the road program and only seven dissented, while 287 ap proved the school bonds against only 15 in opposition. Craht roc's heavy turnout showed 455 ballots for the road bonds and only eight against, while 454 votes blessed Ihe school bonds, and only 11 opposed it. In East Fork, Ihe vole was 109 to 9 in favor of Ihe road bonds, and 10(i to 10 in favor of the I schools. j The Waynesville and Hazelwood I townspeople also came through I with heavy majorities for both is- j sues. North Waynesville showed a HH4-to-l(i8 majority for roads, and a l,000-lo-51 majority for schools. In South Waynesville, Ihe vote was 529 for road bonds and 30 against, while 425 favored the school bonds, and 36 voted against them. Hazelwood citizens gave a 111-lo-55 vote supporting the road bonds, and 151 to 16 for the school bonds. Generally, the rural precincts, where fhe road and school condi tions are the most serious, gave the heaviest majorities in favor Bv MRS. MILLARD FERGUSON Mountaineer Correspondent Approximately 90 people at- j tended the covered dish supper j that featured the Lower Crabtree ; Community Development Program 1 meeting at Crabtree-Iron Duff I School Thursday night. i Jack Messer, county schools superintendent, discussed the road and school bond issues that were to be decided the following Satur day in the statewide election and ; urged the community residents to support them. J Other principal speakers were , Mrs. M. H. Ferguson, and the Rev. j Rkht When You Are Planning Your Summer Sen Jl Comes Raiff's with a Great Super-Saving Salii SUMMED FAI Thousands of Yards! More Piece Goods Than You Will Find Anywhere ... and All at Actual49c to 79c Values C. O. Newell. The Rev. Mrs. C. O. Newell was in charge of the recre ation program. During the meeting, it was de cided that the community's motto for the program would be; "Faith. Hope and Love". Mrs. Newell reported that the community signs were ready to be erected this week. These signs in green and golil i will be in the shape of a tree bear-!' inff thp mhlem if a ti,.. ! I green color symbolizes productiv ity, and the gold, endurance. It was also announced that Low er Crabtree representatives would appear at 7:30 p.m. June 14 ont Station WHCC's series of programs on the county's community develop ment enterprise. Reports will be given on the progress the iom munity has made in various fields since the Lower Crabtree program was organized. A letter from CfHinty Agent Wayne Corpening also was read urging that community residents .should have eovys tested for Bang's disease if thehave not already done so. The (t'tter adripd thai (hi mru. ice can be done without cost through the county agent's office. During the meeting also it was announced that a picnic supper would be held for the community development meeting at 6:30 p.m. July 1 at Riverside School. i L Printed Percale Printed Broadcloth Striped Chambray Printed Spun Rayon yd. Stripes! Figures! Flowered patterns for Summer dresses . . children's clothing . many other uses. All underpriced. PERCALES, DOTTED SWISS 59c yd Sanforized perralffi In fig ures and stripes. Dotted swiss in white and light colors. PRINTED BATISTE yd. 69c All Sanforlzefl, preshrunk quality. Plain colon included. $1.98 EYELE' PIQUE yd. Lielit and flirt pretty summer I in. widf. 1 1 Last Saturday was challenge day. The voting, to be held in the Clyde High School gymnasium, will start at 6 a. m. and end at 6 p. m. Howard Shook and Fred Med ford will serve as election judges. Tomorrow's election will be the first held under the new state law enacted by the 1949 General As sembly cutting the terms of the Clyde government officials from four years to two. Under the new act, the current terms expire this month. i t of both issues. Before the election. County Elec tions Chairman Jerry Rogers had forecast a vote of "approximately 0,000" which he said would he "representative" for the county. Mr. Rogers said the Board of Elections would officially tabulate the votes Tuesday. Soco Valley (Continued from Pace 1 had been made to hold a dinner meeting at the Maggie School on the first Thursday of July. The dinner'would be sponsored by the Maggie Parent-Teacher Associa tion. ,Club FrixiiiJt ftsi Car.-itell k' MORE ABOUT Sidelights (Continced from Page 1) laid the gravel walk. It's beautiful now, but the wo men of the UDC aren't quite satis fied. "We want to clean up the plaque some more," Mrs. Howell said, "and plant grass to keep the weeds down." Some fish catch insects by shoot ing them with a jet of water. MORE ABOUT Lake Junaluska (Continued from Page 1) The visiting farmers and ex perts will tour the Test Farm, in spect its flock of 2,000 chickens, and also see some of the county' leading poultry farms. The program will start at 10 a. m. Commissioner Ballentine was principal speaker at the Dairy and Feed Production Field Day which wn hf M tb Station on My 25. Long' Chapel Bible School Opens Today The Ixing's Chapel Methodist Church Daily Vacation Bible School opened at 9 a. m. this morning, with the classes sched uled to continue through Friday morning. The school is open for children ranging from three to 14 years in age. Instructors of the kindergarten group are Miss Sara Long, Mrs. Edna Burress, Mrs. Lluisa Boyd, Mrs. Paul Duckwall, Mrs. Leather wood, and Mrs. Bowman; primary teachers Mrs. Hessie Terrell, Mrs. Frieda Jaynes, and Mrs. Car roll McCracken; junior teachers Mrs. Gayneld Abel, Mrs. Frank Davis, Mrs. Jerry Liner, and Mrs. Carroll Morrow; intermediate teachers Mrs. Fred O. Dryman, Mrs. Ernest Carter, and Mrs. Rebecca Carver. The Rev. Paul Duckwall is di recting the recreation for the school. Members of the Woman's Soci ety of Christian Service are serv ing refreshments. In charge of the music programs are Mrs. Dudley Moore and Miss Peggy McCracken. The greatest Improvement in deportment appearance by the time school ends will be recog nized with an award. A picnic on the church lawn will close the school session. Rev. R. J. Rahe To Become St. John's Assistant Pastor The Rev. Raymond J. Rahe will assume his duties as assistant pas tor of St. John's church on June Hi. He fills the assignment vacated by the Rev. John G. Harper who has been named assistant pastor of St. Catherine's church. Wake Forest, and of the Rev. Henry J. Bielski who has been appointed to pastoral work in Buffalo, N. y. ' Father Rahe was born in Pitts burgh, Pa., June 22, 1924. where he attended St. Wendelin s grajn mar school, St. Joseph's high school and Duquesne university. He holds a Master of Arts degree from the Catholic University of Amer ica. He took his four yearr of the ology at Mount St. Mary's semin ary. Emmitsburg, Md. He was ordained on May 6, 1948 at Emmitsburg by the "Most' Rev Vincent S. Waters, D. D., bishop of Raleigh. Since his ordination he has served as director of Religious Instruction Service and assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Church Whiteville, N. C. Father Rahe wfli operate a plane to conduct services for scattered parishioners of St. John's parish, comprising Uie seven Western counties of North Carolina. $1 BUTCHER LINEN 79c yd I irml v woven quality in red, blue, brown, yellow and other shades. RAYON CREPE yd. $1.29 $1.49 and $1.69 quality. Our famous "Silduka" . . . light and dark colors. PLASTIC Al SAVINGS 4 ruin rnlott Wd prints for draH curtains, table 1 other uses. DRAPERY & UPHOLSTt FABRICS at BIG SAVll. WM ... ,1 Many $1.98 to f2.M Qualities Included Heavy cretonnes and damask' weaveia ment of figured and flowered P""n' drapes and slip covers at savings now. 49 in.1 $1.98 UPHOLST'RY MATERIAL yd. $1.00 Strnne pebhle weave mate rial in plain, blue and wine color. SALE! $4.98 TAPESTRY yd. Yes! HALF PRICE! Fiirured pattern in wine and blue. 54. in. wide. $2.49 cretonnes! DAMAiK I2 and JlJJ 'inrtrfl. Flo""" patterns. Many Attend Cove Creek Program Meeting Last Friday Night By VERA REEVES Mountaineer Correspondent Frank Davis, a leader in the Iron Duff Community Development Program, discussed community de velopment Friday night at the Cove Creek program meeting at the Cove Creek Baptist church. Another featured speaker was County Agent Wayne Corpening, who illustrated his talk with a movie of farm inconveniences. Cove Creek residents nearly filled the church auditorium to see the devotional program that was presented. The Rev. Ben Fugate opened the meeting with a prayer, and Cor nelius Sutton followed with a scrip ture reading and discussion. Another feature of the meeting was the recitation of poems by the children. The next meeting was scheduled for 7:30 p. rn. June 17 st the church. 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