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tS.C. Men Confess
Holdups In South
I Carolina men wno
. in P?nal institu
ed by Cpl. Pritch
yde Aug. 26, have
, robberies in this
Iher robberies in
whom Cpl. Smith
time, is in the
snitentiary in Co
rested the trio as
i speedwatch near
an hour. The ofifl
loaded pistols on
e boxes of shells,
trio with carry
?eapons, and the
additional charge
were brought to
r the driver, John
ras released to
authorities for
Ie. He was taken
i to serve seven
ittle rustling.
?apps,17, a form
irform school in
as held here un
;n he was trans
rombe jail. While
ted he was with
ben a Merriman
ation manager in
bed of $250 and
Smith conflscat
one of the four
e time he arrest
?ster, who had
murder in South
News Events Of
Cecil Community
By MRS. J. EDGAR RURNETTE
Community Reporter
Melvin Rhinehart, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Rhinehart, recently
went to Canton. Ohio, where he is
employed by the Republic Steel
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frady and
family recently moved into the
former J. T. Powell house, now
owned by the Champion Paper and
Fibre Co., and once part of the
Sunburst Ranch on the Little East
Fork road.
Donald Grooms left last Tues
day to return to his studies at
S.M.U., in Dallas, Texas, where he
is in his junior year of journalism.
Carolina .made a cash bond here
for the concealed weapon charge, |
and was later arrested in his Sen
eca, S. C. home by Cpl. Smith and
Buncombe county officers.
Foster later admitted participa
tion in the Merriman avenue rob
bery, and is also being held in
I the Buncombe jail.
The two said they were enroute
to stage a holdup of the Owl Drive
in, near the Haywood-Buncombe
line when Cpl. Smith arrested them
for speeding. The trio said they
had carefully studied the lay-out
of the Owl, and knew the time
schedule of the manager, and had
their plans completed for staging
the robbery about 11 p.m. the night
of August 26th.
Mecklenburg officers were here
Friday, and with them was the
manager of a Charlotte super mar
ket who was held up in July. He
identified both Capps and Foster
as participating the night of the
holdup.
Later the two prisoners admitted
having held up service stations,
drive-Ins and stores in the two
Carollnas, Georgia and Alabama.
North Carolina authorities are
trying to get South Carolina offi
cials to release Galbreath long
enough to stand trial in this state,
so he can be returned to the T?r
Heel pen to "build time" when re
leased from the South Carolina
prison.
No decision on this latter move
has been determined.
He is the son of Mrs. Lockie
Grooms.
The Gospel Light Quartette of
Asheville gave a special program
of hymns at the Laurel Grove Bap
tist Church recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Med
ford and family entertained the
former's uncle, Hugh Medford and
family at a picnic on Sunday at
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ensley spent
a two week's vacation in Florida
returning home on Saturday. Mrs.
Ollie Laymon Smathers was care
taker during their absence.
Mrs. T. J. Mauney left Sunday j
for a two week's visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Hovis and
Mr. Hovis and baby, of Charlotte.
Miss Mary Burn?tte, of Char
lotte, visited her parents, Mr. and
WTHS's dlbt high-stepping. fast-twirling majorettes will !??? seen
leading the 100-piece marching band again Friday night at the
stadium at half-time of the football game. Shown here, left to
right: "Tootsie" Reeves, Janice Arnold, Florence Bowles, Dale
Mrs. Ellis F. Burnette, over the
weekend. She is employed by the
Telephone Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reece, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Howell, Zelma Jo and
Miss Bernice Howell were dinner
guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Mease and family of Brevard.
Mrs. Jim Singleton entered the
Memorial Mission Hospital, in
Asheville on Sunday. She under
went surgery on Monday, and is
getting along nicely.
The Woman's Missionary Union
of the Riverside Baptist Church
j met on Thursday afternoon for the
regular monthly program meeting
at the home of Mrs. J. P. Ledbet
ter.
Mrs. Thomas Erwin, president,
presided and Mrs. Roy Edwards
was in charge of the-program with
the following giving the discus
sions on "Thailand": Mrs. J. H.
Reece, Mrs. Harvey Hargrove, Mrs.
Frank Sorrells, and Mrs. J. E.
Burnette. Mrs. Erwin gave the de
votional.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gorrell, of
Denver, Colorado, arrived last
Sunday and are planning to settle
here. Mrs. Gorrell is the former
Miss Jean Metcalf.
Harold Mills and Anderson
Huskey left last Monday for Clear
water, Fla., where they attended
the Softball tournament which the
Canton team of the Champion
Paper and Fibre Co., won. They al
so visited Mrs. B. B. Moore and
[ family of Tampa, Florida before
returning home on Saturday even
ing.
Charles Laymon is still recuperat
ing from the serious illness he suf
fered several weeks ago. He had
his left arm pulled into a paper
machine. The arm was badly
mangled and he has had a skin
grafting operation on it during the
past week.
A revival wil begin at the Laurel
Grove Baptist Church on Monday
evening. September 26, with the
Rev. Zeb McDarris bringing the
message each evening.
Pvt. Roy Ledbetter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Ledbetter, is en
roqte home following a service of
sixteen months in Korea.
John Himes is making improve
ments on his place by tearing
down the store building and also
building a barn.
Mrs. Ora Singleton is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Lon Chambers for
a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rathbone and
children were the guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Medford.
!
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Wood and
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ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE
Having qualified as admlnistrat
or of the estate of Merritt (M.C.;
Parton, deceased, late of Haywood
County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claim*
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersign
ed at Waynesville, North Carolina,
cn or before the 22nd day of Aug
ust. 1956 or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 22nd day of August,
1955.
TROY PARTON
Administrator of the Estate of
Merritt (M.C.) Parton, deceased.
2558?Aug 26, Sept 1-8-15-22-29
Hall, Gail Woodard, Clara Pirn, Shirley Bridges and Ann Ruff.
The graceful strutting drum major is Jimmy Todd.
(Mountaineer Photo).
daughter. Donna and Mr. and
Mrs. E. K. Chambers and Kev. and
Mrs. Will Pharr visited Mrs. Kate
Pace and her mother.
Tommy Singleton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Singleton and Wal
lace Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Willis Warren, received scholar
ships to Western Carolina College
and have begun their studies
there.
Fat White, 50, of Akron, Ohio,
died Sept, 18. His wife is the
former Delia Gibson, formerly of
Little East Fork section.
Cottage prayer meeting was held
Thursday night by Laurel Grove
Ernest McCracken Put
On International
Nominating Committee
Ernest C. McCracken, formerly
of Waynesville, chief, staff services
Employment Division of N. C., has
been named on the nominating
committee of the International As
sociation of Personnel In Employ
Church at the home of Aunt Lizzie
Singleton. Aunt Lizzie, who is 88
years old, is confined to her home.
Mr. amd Mrs. Theodore R. Cham
bers visited their son. Pvt. Samuel
H. Chambers at Walter Reed Hos
pital, Washington, D. C., last week.
Mrs. Olin R. Crocker and chil
dren of Cherryville visited her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hub Rogers
last week. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Crocker's brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Chambers.
Mrs. Del mar Rogers visited her
son and family, Samuel Rogers,
last week in Davidson.
Miss Merl Rogers has returned
home after a visit with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Rogers.
Rev. B. S. Hensley of Sylva Is
conduotinga revival this week at
the Mt. Zlon Baptist Church. Rev.
T. E. Erwin is pastor of the church.
Miss Grace Erwin, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. T. E. Erwin, left
Sunday for Western Carolina Col
lege. Cullowhee, where she will be
gin the fal term.
The Cecil Home Demonstration
Club will meet nevt Wednesday
evening with Mrs. Harmon Erwin.
Plans for Achievement Day will be
formulated at this meeting.
Mrs. Jim Singleton is a patient
at Mission Memorial Hospital,
Ashevllle, where she underwent
surgery Monday.
MISS ERNESTINE EDWARDS
has Just been swarded the $250
Waynesville Jaycee Scholarship
award here. She graduated from
WTHS last May, and is now a
student at Berea College, where
she is majoring in home econom
ics.
The scholarship was given to
Miss Betty Jo Shope last May. and
when her plans were changed about
attending college, the award was
made to Miss Edwards.
Miss Edwards has won several
art contests here with her draw
ings, was a member of the band,
and several clubs of WTHS. She is
the daughter of Mrs. E. B. Ed
wards and the late Mr. Edwards of
Maggie. f
ment Security (IAPES), according
to C. P. Rogers. Raleigh, member
oi the association's executive
board.
The committee will nominate top
officers for the annuel election,
which wll feature the association's
43rd international convention,
scheduled June 25-29, 1956, in
Toronto, Ont., Rogers said.
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The First Baptist Church, 302 Main Street, Hazelwood, N. C., offers for public pur
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