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Moniay Afternoon, JanP TTTE WAVXrSVTLLE MOUNT AfNTEB -Hi . ! IV- V ! us-. ? . T'J( ijiiil rj.lLM.nrlX '0 ! in r I - ill IH--T - " " i v. " . , V , v - . ' I ?, . v W" .:, 1 i ' tN,f "t . J. ..V '.(' ' t " 1 ' " ' ' . ... . ;'V:'2 rl ' ;,n V ifSnr h ' ' fvf;'." . : . ' ' ' .-n r lxMfli -Mimi.. Ll ill '-SJ,tij,.,......V,?.Jy "' ,; - I - , , , ' , j( . t i , . - in n , -.V.::x. r fZ X 'VflVMrCWllir ' N; M:-.--'. vj '- ft :WHiTE:ollfSirfKi :; v iwfM'Jharmm -1 FINES CREEK M ! 1 ! No. 1 Hubert Lee lloglen holds the rop of Norman Hoglen's . fine rerlstered cow. This is .typical of the livestock found In' the .White Oak area. : v No. 2 Mrs. George Boring in her aliVelectrio kitchen well almost all-electric, she also kept . lh wood rang as a means oi-irvldin hat in the winter. The large window looks out over the Pigeon River right below. No. 3 Gaylor Baldwin, one of the best known citlxens of the area, now 90 years of age. A' staunch Democrat, Mr. Baldwin has served as election judge for the past 35 years. He delights in telling his friends of his loyalty to the party, and defines himself as an "old-fashioned Demo crat, and never scratched a. ticket". He has an endless supply of interesting stories', and never tires of exchanging yarns with friends. 1 No. 4 The exterior of the Robert Davis home. No. 5 The sign post at the junction, near the community house in White Oak. This sign is just about the center of White Oak. This a com munity project of erecting such road signs. No. 6 Another view of the swinging bridge across Pigeon River. The floor of, the bridje-,Js. about 20 feet above the water. That is Herb Singletary and George Boring standing on the bridge. . White Oak Named From Large Tree In Community !By MRS. GEORGE BORING ' White Oak Township got . its n;mie from a huge tree which is ii(i longer standing. Jn the early part of the last century, two ambitious hunters by thfe names of Richard Clark and Frederick Messer (better known as Fod) set out to explore the moun tains of Western North Carolina in, search of wild game. They fol lowed the Pigeon river from above Canton to the mouth of Catalop chee, then turned back. On "their return trip, they discovered a very large white oak tree with a little craek flowing nearby. Liking the sp$t they pitched their tent and settled down for a few days f SMiting, " , " , . 77 i. ""I Bulldozer and Shovel Work. "AH Types oi Excavating. Washed Stone and Sand For Concrete Work. Crushed Stone for DriveWays. Field and Creek Rock. Fre Estimates on Any Type . ( Concrete Work. Dirt For Filling. : Clay Construction Co, Phone 759 Waynesville 0 White Oak The game was so plentiful and the country so beautiful that they decided then and there to build their future home and live at that place. They decided to call it the Big White Oak country. They re turned to their homes, but it was not long before (hey came back, I bringing their families with them. Richard Clark settled near the big White oak, and Fed Messer on an ohter little creek named Fred's branch, Joe Davis now owns the farm on which the. big white oak stood. The, name' of, the section was changed from Big White Oak country1 to White Oak' township during- Tom : Lee's term as repre sentative, fro Haywood; . It was 5flffiMn4 was built acrdsTWJPigeen be tween White Oak and 'Fine Creek The story goes that he forded the river at' the old Teague ford, to . do- some . politickin' on White Pak.; His iiorse "stumbled and fell into the water, and iMr.' Lee got all; wet'.' So' .when he was elected to theHouse, he introduced a bill authorizing the, county commis sioners to build What is now known as the 'Hepco bridge. Gaylor Bald win, oldest living resident on White Oak, who came to this sec tion in 1887. says that he circu lated the petition for the bridge and that everyone's signed it. (Continued from Page 1) of the world go by". Every family has its own garden, adequate for home use. About 50 have small fruit projects such as strawberries and raspberries; and there are 63 apple trees in home orchards. BEEF CATTLE White Oak residents are inter ested in beef cattle, and herds have increased in both quantity and quality during the past year. There are 200 head in the commun ity, a 20 per cent increase over the previous year. Present value is $37,500. Seven improved beef type bulls were plated in the commun ity during the past year. Hereford and Black Angus are the most pop ular breeds. One of the leading beef cattle men is a woman, Mrs. W. L. Messer, who has 25 head on 100 acres of pasture. The other leaders are W. C. Jenkins with 40 head, and Norman Hoglen with 23. FORESTRY There are two forestry projects under way in White Oak. In 1950 alone, some 2,000 seedlings were set out. THE FASHION ACADEMY GOLD MEDAL AWARD AGAIN GOES TO SHELVADOR '. Recommended for children and adults IVY-DRY Clears up ' JOAK OR SUMAC POlSONlNd Foe lasting relief use IVY-DRY, the wonderfully effective new tannie aad preparation, Stops itching INSTANTLY, dries up the; blisters often within a day. Gentle, fast and SAFE, IVY-DRY has relieved millions of cases. At jour drugstore, 691 IVY-DRY lunaluska Boys' Club Meets 17th Richard Crowder, Recreation and Religious Director of the Lake Junaluska Assembly, has announc ed that the Lake Junaluska Boy's Club will meet for the firtf time this summer on Monday, June 17th, at 7:00 p. m. at the bath house. AH boys, between the ages of 8 and 15, that are Interested, are urged to sign up immediately at the bath house. , Crowder stated that he would like for all of the boys to register before the initial meeting. 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