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L. M. Sherrill Re-Elected CDP Chairman For East Pigeon The East Pigeon CDP met Tues day evening in the Bethel School lunch room. Assistant farm agent Steve Cassel spoke on "The Im portance 'of 'the Farm Income Mrs. Sarah Sullivan also gave helpful Information on hosp'ial in surance. L. M. Sherrill was re-elected chairman: C. S. Rollins, vice chair man; Miss Eva Nell Henson. secre tary-treasurer; Miss Billie Thomp son. captain of the girls basketball team: Mrs. Mary Blaylock. reporter for the Dix Creek section; and Mrs. John W. Johnson. Sr., again re porter for the Lovejo.v section. Twenty members were present. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mashburn and family have moved from Van Wells' dairy farm to their home on Dix Creek. Theodore Inmar. and family have moved into the house vacated by the Mashhurns. _____ i The women of the Bethel Pres hvterian Church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. W. Johnson Fri day afternoon at 2 o'clock. All members and visitors are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wells hat! the pleasure of talking with their son. T"fc. Zene Wells, of the 16th Com munication Squadron. U. S. Air Force, in Tokyo. Japan, by tele phone on New Year's Day. Sgt. Bernard Singleton, of Camp Kustis, Va.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Singleton, spent the holi days visiting home folks. Bernard has served several months in Ko rea and will receive his discharge til is month and be at home again. Bethel school bells rang again Monday after two week's vacation for the holidays. The new school building will soon he comtdcted. Those from Sonoma Lodge at tending the annual New Year ban quet for 32nd Degree Scottish Rile Masons and tluyr wives were Mr and Mrs. Rufus Hargrove. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. ? Hugh K Terrell. Mr and Mrs \ inson Worley, and Mrs. Joe Beverage. There was a public installation of officers of the 41st district of the Masonic Lodges including Sonoma. Clyde. Canton and Way resville at Canton Tuesday night. December 29 ? - f Mr. and Mrs. J C. Clark and daughter. Gail, ol Enka. visited M'-s. Clark's parents. Mr. and Mrs I'tifus Hargrove. Sunday. Mrs ( i.irk and Gail have almost en It'el.v recovered from injuries sus tained when they were in a ear wreck recently. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Welch of Augusta. Ga . and Frank Welch of Detroit. Mich . visited their moth er. Mrs. Annie Welch of F.ast I'ieeon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin and daughter, Kay. of Asheville. visited relatives on Love joy during the holidays. Ratcliffe Cove CDP To Meet At REA Building " By MRS M \RK GALLOW \Y Community Reporter The Katc'lifle Cove CDP will hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. January 12. at 7:30 This meeting will be held in the REA Building. L. Z Messer, new chairman, says lie is expecting a largo crowd pres ent to start o(T the first meeting in 1954, A good program has been planned by Mrs. James Med ford, and this reporter understands re freshments will be served. Film On Polio Treatment To Be Shown In Cecil By MRS J. EDGAR BCRNKTTE Community Reporter All donations tor the polio drive in the Canton-Bethel-Clyde area should be made to Cart Gillis at the bank in Canton with the name of the church making the dona tion. A special invitation has been given to the Burnett Siding and Laurel Grove Baptist Church mem bers to see a 30-minute color Aim showing the type of treatment available to polio victims. It will j be shown Sunday evening at 7:45 at the Riverside Baptist Church. The Cecil Home Demonstration Club members will make a dona tion of quality canned goods and money. Anyone wishing to donate canned goods, meat or money may call Mrs. Burnctte, the Cecil area worker, aftqr Sunday evening. Sgt. Samuel Trull arrived by plane from Munich. Germany, last Thursday with a 30-day emergency furlough because of the illness his wife suffered recently in New York. She will accompany him on 1 his return. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Warren re cently spent a week with Mrs. War ren's parents in Welch, West Vir ginia. Miss Joyce Warren is recuperat ing at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Grovel- Warren fol lowing an appendectomy. Sgt. Wallace E. Fressley. son of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Fressley, a mechanic in the U. S. Air Force, has been stationed at Hosman Air Base, New Mexico, for the past two years. He sailed recently for a base in the Pacific Islands. Mrs. Fressley and children live at Hag erman. N. Mexico. Mrs Garland Warren was the guest several days last week of her daughter. Mrs. Harmon Rogers and Mr. Rogers and children of Knka. Pfc. Kenneth Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Do.lph Lowe, is spending a 2-week furlough here from his station in Grant City, III. Congratulations are extended to Mr and Mr- Robert Henson who were married recently. Mrs. llen ? son is the former Miss Betty Jean Rhinehart. daughter of Mr. and j Mrs. W. I). Rhinehart of Inman Branch Rd m ? ???.. * * Mis. A. E llightower attended t-h# services held last Thursday for her brother-in-law. J. M. Medford. at Erwin. Tcnn. He was fatally in jured In a ear wreck. Miss Barbara Jean Burnctte en tertained a small group of friends New Year's Eve at her home with her mother assisting in the serv ing of refreshments. Those pres ent were the Misses Grace Erwin. Mary Burnctte. Rosanne Warren, Katie Welch. Jenny Mae Huske.v and Emma Sue Huske.v. Pvt. Ray Phillips, stationed at Ft. Jackson, S. C , is spending a fur lough with his parents, Mr. and Mi's. Roy Phillips. Mrs. Lov Henson, Jr., daughter d Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Rhinehart. underwent an appendectomy at the Haywood County Hospital Monday afternoon. Mthoggh she was most seriously ill for several days, she is now mproving. A business meeting will be held Thursday evening at the Riverside Baptist Church. Also all Sunday School teachers are urged by the pastor to attend this meeting Little Paula Dee Erwin. daughter ?f Mr and Mrs Paul Erwin. was ill at her home last weekend. Your reporter will he able to sign up any memberships, old or new. for the Rlue Cross Insurance through Saturday. Mrs. Sprinkle Dies In Durham After Illness Mrs Rpborr n Kirkpatrick Sprinkle, well-ktflnvn writer of hooks and stories for children, died at fluke Hospital, Durham. December 23 after a brief illness Mr* Sprinkle was the wife of William Snrinkle. Durham archi tect. and the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs, C S Kirkpatrick. also of Durham She was for manv vears a member of the board of di rectors of the Durham Nursery School and devoted much time to working with and for children. One of Mrs Sprinkle's best known books is "House For T.e ander " Her stories, have frequent tv been published in the magazine. "Children's Activities." Mrs. Snrinkle has a wide circle of friends and relatives In Hay wood County. Surviving In addition to her hushand and narents. are two sis ters. Mrs. Fulyss Trosler of Dur ham and Mrs John R Jones of Tvrone. Pa : and one brnfher. Dr Charles Kirkpatrick of Chapel Rill Funeral servlees and interment were in Durham. FOR REAL WESTERN BARBECUE Visit The DELLWOOD HILLS COURT WE SPECIALIZE IN CHICKEN SPARE RIBS BEEF PORK "ALL YOU CAN EAT' DINNERS The Dellwood Hills Court Som Highway Dial GL 6-6669 43 Canton March Of Dimes Campaign Workers Visit Orthopedic Institution Forty-three Canton area 'MOD workers visited the Asheville Orthopedic Hospital Monday even - i ing to see for themselves the care given polio patients in the only I institution of its kind in Western North Carolina Served a delicious dinner, guided through all the wards and treatment rooms, and si.own a movie of the many aspects 1 of orthopedic treatment given children at the hospital, the vol unteers found their trip well re warded. They endorsed the hos pital and renewed their determi nation to push th MOD drive in Ci nton. Bethel and Clyde to a greater success than ever. At the meeting held in the clini cal room of the hospital. Miss Powell, superintendent, welcomed | the visitors. Walter Clark, drive chairman, reminded the workers I of the need for more giving from an already generous community. William Beekman Huger. Presi dent of the Board of Trustees of the AOll. addressed the assembly concerning the hospilal and its fin ances Me noted that the hospital received no direct aid from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The only funds receiv-1 ed from this source are the pre I diem costs of polio patients there ! Some direct aid is received from the state and some is received front individuals and civic organizations. ; Paul Murray, past MOD drive chairman, observed that while he was unable to take a leading part in the drive this year he was of course deeply sympathetic toward the cause and wished it every suc cess. 3 Events Planned To Aid March Of Dimes In Canton WTHS Key Club Calendar Supply Is Dwindling Fast Do you have your Key C'lub cal endar yet? If not, you'd better get one quickly because they're going fast. Other than their functional value, they're highly decorative ? what with having pictures of 13 of Way nesvllle High School's prettiest girls. On the first page of the calendar is a photo of Eileen Gerringer. Key Club Sweetheart, followed by the tilth's 12 calendar queens, includ ing: "Miss January" Bette Liner: "Miss February"?Sandra* Thatch-1 er; "Miss March"?Jaekee Cars-: well; "Miss April'!?Florence Ann Bowles: "Miss May"?Dody l're vost; "Miss Juen"?Kathryn Mc Cracken; "Miss July"? Dale Hall: "Miss August"?Judy Abbott; "Miss September"?Jeanne Ann Bradley; ' Miss October"?Mary Sue Mor gan; "Miss November" Sue Mor gan; and "Miss December"?Betty Ballinger. Calendars are now on sale at Rogers Electric, Garrett's Furni ture. Dan's Drug, Cloth Shop. Firestone Store: Stovall's Five and Ten. Kurt Cans Jeweler. Liner Real Estate. Sheppe's and Kaiser's Book Store. Three ma jor special events in be half of the 1954 March of Dimes Drive in the Canton. Bethel and Clyde area have been announced, bv Voder Clark, whose enthusiastic b adership in the drive has result ed in plans for a town-wide Ham burger Lunch Sale Friday, January 15. a Gospel Hymn Sing featuring the Hi-Neighbor Quartet on Jan-1 nary 30. and Arthur Smith's TV Talent Hunt show on February 13. | The Hamburger Lunch Sale. I which is directed by Mrs. Karl1 Cabe. will have its headquarters! at the Y>1CA. Orders will bo so-1 licited on Thursday. January 14 and deliveries made the following day. I adies trom seven churches will prepare the hamburger sandwiches, salad and dessert w hich make up I the lunch. The price will be 50c. The Hi-Neighbor Quartet from Anderson. S. C.. and four other popular singing groups will be billed on the program for the Gos pel Hymn Sing at the Canton High School at 7:30 p.m.. January 30. I Clark says that the admission tick ets. which are priced at $1 and 50 j cents will be available soon. As the highlight of the special events Clark has arranged for the I Arthur Smith Talent Hunt group to appear in Canton February 13. The show calls for ten events in which local talent may vie for the opportunity to appear in a subse quent broadcast over WBTV in Charlotte. Persons wishing to par Peipate in the amateur show should contact any MOI) worker according to Yoder Clark. A jack rabbit can run as fast i as a good race horse, often attain ing speeds of 45 miles an hour. Former Employee Of Dayton Rubber Takes Own Life ( Reprinted from the Knoxville Journal i OAK RIDGE, Tenn. ? Byron Huntington Marsh, 28-year old University of Tennessee graduate and former employee of the Day ton Rubber Co. plant at Waynes vill", N. C., died at 9 45 a.m Sur? day in the Oak Ridge Hospital of bullet wounds, a little more than an hour after he had shot himself through the right temple. Police reported Marsh used a .38 calibre automatic owned by his father. Bvron S. Marsh, city en fineer. The younger Marsh fired the death bfillet in the bedroom of his father's home at 100 E. Pasa dena Road at approximately 8 30 a m. this mornine. He leaves his wife, Ruth, and 6-year-old son. Byron Patterson Marsh. His father, v ho is a wid ower. said his son had been de spondent for the past two months. He had been working as traffic manager at the Dayton Rubber plant since last September. The younger Marsh, his wife and son lived with his father at Pasa dena Road home while he attend ed the University of Tennessee from which he was graduated last March with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He came to Oak Ridge with his wife and son for a visit two days after Christmas and had made applica tion for work here with the Rust Engineering Co. Marsh served four years with the Marine Corps during World War II and attended L'T under the GI Bill. The elder Marsh has a large share in the planning of roads and streets as well as other public works activities in his role as city engineer here. In addition to. his wife. son. and father. Marsh is survived by one sister, Mrs. Dolly Men.slev, Heids vllle. N. C. llis mother <?lcd her on Christmas Day several year ago. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pope of Can ton. a daughter. January 5: Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson of Canton, a daughter. January 5. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Henry , of Wayncsville, a daughter. January 6. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Brooks of Canton, a daughter. January 7. Haywood Young, GOP Club To Meet And Elect Officers The Haywood County Young Re-, publican Club will meet at the town hall in Canton Monday even ing to elect officers and set up plans for the new year, it was an nounced today by , Elmer iRedi Miller, club president. All who are interested in the or ganization and its work in the county are invited to attend., DEATHS C. WALTER BLALOCK Funeral services for C. Walter Blalock. 60. who died Monday in a veterans hospital in Thomasville. Ga., after a long illness, were held this afternoon in Spring Hill Bap tist Church. The Rev. Gay Chambers, pastor, an dthe Rev. Thomas Erwin offi ciated and burial was in Locust Field Cemetery. Military rites were conducted at the graveside by members of Var ner Rhinehart Post No. 621. Ameri can Legion. Neighbors and friends were flow er bearers. Surviving are the widow, the father, one son. one daughter, three brothers and one sister. MRS. FANCY MILLS Mrs. Fancy Mills. 70. of Sylva, RFD 1. died Tuesday a.m. in a Sylva hospital after a long illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County. Funeral services were held to day at 2:30 p m. in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Parris and the Rev. Bill Haskett officiated and burial was in Love Cemetery in Jackson County. Pallbearers were George Plem mons. Donald Smathers, Howard Woods, Vardie Sneed and Fagg Henry. Surviving are four sons, John and Luther of Sylva. RFD 1. Sam of Hazelwood and Walter of Waynesville: four daughters. Miss Paralee Mills. Mrs Margaret Fish er and Miss Dellie Mills of Sylva, RFD 1. and Mrs. Nicie Hill of Bal sam. Also 40 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Garrett Funeral Home was in charge. A tidal bore is a form of flood in which sea water enters a river with a wide mouth and quickly narrowing channel to build a moving wall of sea water often dangerous to shipping. Want Ads bring quirk results Personals ( Carol Grahl ha> returned to the ] Dental School of the University of North Carolina alUr pen,hi, i the holidays with his ptfteots, Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Grahl. * * * ( Walter Taliaferro left Saturday > by plane for Winston-Salem where ( he spent a few davs as the guest of Miss Laura Bland before re turning to Lees McHae College. * * * Mrs. Pauline Carrico had as guests during the holidays Mrs. Bei^lah Gill and son, Charles, and Mrs. George Carpenter, all of Ilyattsville, Marvland. and Mrs. Ethel Phillips of Newark. N. J. ? + ? Miss Elsie Palmer of Mauney Cove, secretary to the county home agent, and Miss Evelyn Sil er. secretary to the county school -superintendent, spent the New Year's holiday in- St. Augustine and Marineland. Florida. * * * Pfc John Hodges left Sunday for Cherry Point after a visit With his grandmother, Mrs. James II. Thomas, and his aunt. Mrs. Roy ! Campbell. He was accompanied as far as Farmville, Virginia, bv his sister. Miss Jean Hodges, student at Longwood College, who spent the holidavs with Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Campbell. * * * II Miss Virginia Francis has re turned to the University of North Carolina after sending the holi days at home. Miss Francis is working on a master's degree in Education. * * * Mr. and Mrs. C. C. White and their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tuttle, have mov ed into their new home on Balsam Street. * ? * Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray have j moved from the Stringfield Apart- j ments to their new home on South Main Street. ? * * Jackie Atkins has returned from Atlanta where he visited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ben At-1 j kins. * * * The Rev. and Mrs. Lee Tuttle of Charlotte are leavidg today for their home after a short visit wfih Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie, ? * * Mrs. Charles Badgett of Knox ville arrived Tuesday to spend a I few days with her mother, Mrs. W. T. Denton. ? * ? Mrs. Sam Jones left Tuesday by plane for Kev West where she will spend tWo weeks and visit her son. Sam Jones. Jr.. who is stationed there with the U. S. Navy. Mrs. [ Jones will be joined by her daur'h I ter. Mrs Don Hunnicut of C'bam I pagne. 111. 3. W. Phillips? In Korea As Army Mechati I CORPS. KOREA J liurles W. Phillios. Mrs. Roy A. Phillips. || Canton, is serving in I Corps' 633d Fnrani^B Eonipment Company aH The Armv's heavies road grader*. power sho^J > rushers and similar liH rient are '"loaned." compel skilled operators of ifeB combat engineer units 0( ? Phillips, a mechanic ipH pany. arrived in JCorea cember 1053. A gradual High School, he entcn-d<i^| in October 1952 and basic training at AhcrdettS Ground. Md. Air and Mrs. Robert toJH Jr. and sons, Robert John Taylor, have reuJjfl their home after -periuH holidays with Mrs Lnjjll parents. Mr. and Mrs 1^9 terson in Wavcross. (ia. ]JSI visited in Florida and Jfl the Gator Bowl game ujS Miss June Davis has rrjj , Borea College. Ben a (99 spending the holidays <-H parents, Mr. and Mis.q^J One of the most coveries of cobalt in was made recently at \|,?B Cuba ' northeast coast |H Lower California is.jyfl ing a development boomlH National Geogrnphic Suf?^9 WANT All FOR SAJ?E?Two houteil on Camp Branch Hoad ? lots. Call GL 6-42! 17 <jJ| ( \ltn OF I II \\K< VVc wish (o exprt - our! felt thanks and appieiiatM, friends, relatives and neitik their many acts of kindts expressions of sympathy a the beautiful floral ins the illness and deaths husband and father Mrs. John Camp ar.c: G I F T 3 HOME ACCESS** highland hou Biggest Thrifty Event Of The New Ye Thousands Of Pairs On SALE ALL ON TABLES AND PLAINLY MARKED ? ON TWO FLOORS | SAVES 5T? aS I I.M1I DKI) AI<K Ul)|) LOIS OF _ ______ _ ___ y NATURALIZERS CA QC ?E ?EST SHOE BUY IN W.N.C. | VALUES TO *10.95 ? NOW ONLY ? 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