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Lawsuit (Continued from Pace 1) case will likely go to the supreme court unless a compromise is ef fected for settlement. The Town, through their attor neys Morgan and Ward, set out in their answer, such statements as: "That the principal part of the property in controversy in thi? action was conveyed to the Trus tees of the Graded School of the Town of Waynesville by deed re corded in Book 11. page 515. Rec ord of Deeds of Haywood County, dated August 15, 1899. which deed covered two lots or parcels of land acquired by the Town of Waynes ville and its citizens, and thereaf ter the Town of Waynesville in November 1910 and in June 1912, acquired from J. R. Morgan and wi'e and S. C. Liner and wife, two other parcels of land for which deeds were executed to the Town of Waynesville, and thereafter, in November 1913, the Town of j Waynesville conveyed said two ad-1 ditional parcels of land to the Board of Trustees of the Grades School of the Town of Wavnesville and Dursuant, thereto, as the Town of Waynesville is advised .and be lieves the DroDerty rightfully and lawfully belongs to the Town of Waynesville. "That there was on said propertv , a brick school building used for school purposes for several years and the Town of Wavnesville there- I after erected a new school build ing, now standing on said prem ises, and issued bonds for the con struction thereof an on and prior to the enactment of Chanter 433 j Private Laws of 1913. the Town of Wavnesville. throu"h said Board of Trustees of the Wavnesville Grad ed School, maintained a school for the High School and Elementary grades on said nrcnises, and the Town of Waynesville Paid the teachers and maintained said school in the name of said Trus tees. "That the Town of Waynesville, in addition to maintaining said school, made payments on the prin cipal and interest on the bonds is sued therefor, up until the Town of Waynesville Schools were consoli dated in the Waynesville Town ship school system and thereafter, through the many years the County of Haywood has had the use and benefit of said new school building erected by the Town of W?vti?s ville and the old school building, which latter building was later torn down and removed In the County of Haywood under the di rection of the County Board ot Education. "That the Town of Waynesville has not, nor has the Board of Trus tees of the Waynesville Graded School District, ever made any conveyance of said property to the plaintiff nor to the County of Hav wood and. as defendants are advis ed and believe, the Town of Waynesville and the Graded School Board of the Town of Waynesville are still the lawful owners and en titled to the possession of said <t property which lias not been used in several months for school purposes, and has apparently been abandoned by the County Board of Education as a building and pro(? erty for school purposes. WHERE rOHK, the defendant. Town of Wa\nesville, prays (lie Court that the plaintiff take nothing by this action, and that the Town of Wayne.sville he declared to be the owners of said building and prop erty. except that part conveyed to the Trustees of the Haywood County Library, and that the de fendants have and rerover of the plaintiff the cost of this action in imi-i-oH -in,| f()r such other and fur ther relief a>- to the Court may be just and equitable." of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Morrow, Itoute 4. Waynesville, has been named "Marine of the Month" while serving with a unit of the Fleet Marine Foree in Hawaii. Mrs. Purcell, Former Resident, Dies In Florida * Word lias been received here Of the death of Mrs. Julia Hopple Purcell, former Waynesville resi dent. in a nursing home at St. Pet ersburg, Kla. A native of Kentucky, Mrs. Pur tell lived in Waynesville for sev eral years and was married to Eu gene Purcell, formerly a druggist here. She later moved to Tampa and then to St. Petersburg. Mrs. Purcell was a member ol the United Daughters of the Con federacy, Colonial Dames. United Daughters of the American Revo lution and St. Bartholomew's Epis copal Church. She is survived by two sons Woodson N. Purcell, Anona, and James Purcell. St. Petersburg; a granddaughter. Margaret Woodson Purcell. Anona. and a grandson, Janus IT. Purcell, Jr., a sophomore at the University of Florida. The body will be taken to Cin cinnati and placed in the Casper Hopple mausoleum in Springrove cemetery where her father and mother were laid to rest. Annual Christmas Party Held By West Pigeon CDP By MRS. CLIFTON TERRELL Community Reporter More than 100 enjoyed the Christmas party of the West Pi geon Community Thursday night. The party was a dual affair ? a Christmas event, and also a cele bration for the two victories in the -ecent county (first placet and third place in the area contest. The party was held in the Bethel elementary cafeteria, with Carson Clark, chairman, rpesiding. Kin McCeil, program chairman, showed colored film on "How Christmas Is Celebrated in Other Lands." Miss Maude Worley led the group in a series of Christmas carols, and Henry Hope, student pastor of the Bethel Presbyterian church gave a reading on "What Is Christmas'.'" The recreation phase of the pro gram was under the direction of Mrs. Henry Garner and Doris Ann Johnson. At the time for refreshments, Santa arrived and distributed candy and other specialiies for the group. Mrs. J. L. Singleton was in charge of refreshments. Mrs. Donald McCracken and I Miss Patsy McCracken left Dec. | 15 for Mercel, Calif., where they will join Sergeant McCracken and t.make their home. Miss Patsy and | Sgt McCracken are the son and ? daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc Craeken. Mrs. Donald McCracken I is the former Miss Reba Frady of ^ West Pigeon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. McCrack en have purchased the Jule Welch place on the Wayqesville highway. The place has been remodeled and they plan to be in their new home 1 for Christmas. Sgt. Billy Allison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allison, has arrived from Fort McClellan. Ala. to spend a 30-day leave with his par ents. He will be assigned to over seas duty early in the year. Among the college students ar riving home for the holidays are: Hugh K. Terrell, of Wake For est: Lamar Yotfc of Mars Hill; Pauline Shepherd. Doris Ann Hyatt, Norma Jean Sheffield and Bessie Frizzell, of Berea. Neal Stamey, Bobby Mease. Madia Heatherly. Clifton Terrell. Jr., Peggy Jo Glbbs. of Cullowhee; Calvin Wells of Lenolr-Rhyne, and Burton Wells, N. C. State. Pvt. Bobby Fore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fore, has arrived here for a 15-day furlough He is sta - tioned at Camp Gordon. Ga. The Bethel Baptist Church will hold their Christmas program on Wednesday. Dec 22, at the church The annual Christmas tree will be d with Itev C. L. Bissett. pas Spring Creek Cancels Tilt With Fines Creek A scheduled gam<_? between Fines Creek and Spring Creek ta Fines Creek on Friday night was cancelled by Spring Creek, pre sumably due to the wet condition of the highways, Coach Joe Turner of Fines Creek said Saturday. Mr. Turner said his squads were dressed and ready for action when word was received that the Madi son teams would not be there for the game. Local Women Bowlers Plan Christmas Party Members of the Waynesville Wo men's Bowling League will have their annual Christmas party at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the office of Dr. R. H. Stretcher on Church St. Mrs. Myra Harrell Will be in charge of arrangements. Rotarians Saw Film On Highway Safety Friday Rotarians saw a movie on safety at their regular meetin? Friday. The movie was shown by the State Highway Patrol, with Cpl. Pritchard Smith in charge. Florida Rotarians sent the club fruit, which is an annual gesture ! and the club in turn, gave it to the Womans Club for distribution with their Christmas tree Thurs day. Scout (Continued from Page 1) the Tenderfoot group, and in clude: Charles A. Moffitt, and Karl B. Franklin, Troop 1, Canton; Joe Athel Jones, Troop 1, Way nesville; Dale Chambers, Harold Chambers, Troop 3, Aliens Creek. | John P. Smathers, John L. New ton, Thomas N. Best, Charles L. j Owen, Sam W. Duckett, Roger Dale Earley, James A? Hurley, and Carl J. Mannle, Troop 4, Canton; Louie A. Cochran, Joe T. Cathey and Ronald P. Scruggs, Troop 5, Hazel wood: Kenneth C. Reece, Ralph F. Henson and Jerry R. Har bin. Troop 6, Cruso. Tommy II. Pless, Troop 12, Bethel; William G. Brown, Gerald G. Brown and Lawrence W. Clark. Troop 16. Canton. I Twent.v-ine Scouts are to be presented with merit badges, as follows: Charles Pless, Thomas Benfield, Michael Rogers, Troop 16. Canton; Geoffrey Cooper (3), Jack Allison i2> and John Bottoms (2), Troop 1, Canton. Johnny Carswell, Bill Collins, Troop 5, llazelwood; Bobby Ed wards, Eddie Wells, Troop 12, Bethel; Stephen Frye, Jimmy Rosendahl, Robert W. Wright, Glenn T. Hampton. Jr., James M Leatherwood, J. B. Mill, III, and R. W. Allison, Jr. (2), of Troop 16, Canton. David Parker (2), David Russell. George Stretcher and David Hard wick <3 >, Troop 18, Waynesville. Guard (Continued from Page 1) the ages of 17 and 35 with or with out prior military training, accord ing to Capt. Samuel A. Carswell, company commander. Men 36 years or older must have had prior service, he added. The unit will attend field train ing next summer at Camp Stewart, Ga.. which is located near Savan nah, Ga. Although many old people have settled in California and Florida in recent years. New England has a higher proportion of old people than any other section of the country. In traveling from the Hudson Hiver over the New York State Barge Canal system to Lake Erie ships are raised 565 feet by 36 locks. tor, in charge. The Bethel Presbyterian Church and the Missionary Baptist Church, will have a combined Christmas tree and program on Dec. 23 at the Presbyterian church. The young people of both churches will give a play on the 'Story of Martin Luther." Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Loftin and son, of Houston. Texas, are spend ing the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Loftln's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aldie Cooke. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bisson and son, Barry, of Washington, D. C, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bev erage and other relatives during the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Justice are leaving Tuesday, Dec. 21, for Ar lington. Va , to visit their daugh ter and son-in-law, Major and Mrs. W. C. Jcnson, and family. They will be accompanied from Durham by Miss Eugenia Justice, who is taking a post-graduate course at Duke University School of Nursing. 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