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Dr. Jesse Owen, T> - i ' _. i - * ? ? ?/? ?? naptist minister Dies At 85 Dr. Jesse C. Owen, 85, a retired Baptist minister, died at 8 o'clock this tnomMg In the Waynesvllle hospital, following ? lingering ill ness. He bad been making his home with a dauglitei, Mrs. W. G. Rodg er*. in Canton Dr. Owen was a native of Tran sylvania county and had spent considerable time in the foreign mission Held la China. Surviving, In addition to the daughter, are the wife, lira. Rebec ca Miller Owen, who also makes her home With Mrs. Rodgers; one son. Jame C. Owen of Saudi, Ara bia; three daughters, Mrs. W. T. Smith of Charlotte, Mrs. L. W Meachum of Virginia Beach, and Mrs. Forrest Burks of East Hart ford, Conn.; nine grandchildren and one great grancblid. Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Wells Funeral Home, were incomplete this morning. DEATHS SYDNEY S. SMITH Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Tabernacle Metho dist Church in Swannanoa for Sid ney S. Smith of West Ashevllle, who died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B. K. Seay of Gastonia, after an illness of sev en years. The Rev. George Culbreth, the Rev. Bill House, and the Rev. 1-ewis Voncannon officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearer* and granddaughters were flower bearers. Surviving In addition to Mrs. Seay are two other daughters, Mrs. .1 B. Plemmons of West Ashe ville, and Mrs John Leboone of Spartanburg, S. C.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Weaver Owenby of Canton; six sons, Vincent Smith of Candler. Claude and C D. Smith of Canton, Carl Smith of Baltimore, Md? Clar ence of Gastonia, and Stanley Smith of Ashevllle; three step-sons, Thurman Summey of Gastonia, Virgil and Arils Summey of Cand ler; and a sister. Mrs. Ahnie Milton of Black Mountain. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wells Funeral Home. MR8. K t. BCCKNFR Mr# Annabelle "Hargrove Buck ner. 80. of Weavervllle, Route 1, died Saturday. October 29 in an , Ashevllle hospital after a long 111- j ness. j She wase a native of Haywood i THIS OLE CAR | This old ear once knew iom? Children ' This ola ear onoa knew a wife This ola car once knew a husband 1 And a merry family Ufa . . . But this family's trips are over Picked a danfTous spot to psss Then they saw death's angel peekin' 1 Through the broken windshield flam. ? Ain't gonna need this car no longer, Ain't gorma need this car no more? 1 Dad no time to flx the brakes up, Had no time to flx the door, 1 i Had no time to flx the stearin' Or to drive with more restraint? Ain't gonna need this car no longer. They've been taken to meet the saint W. E. COPE, Sr. General A*ent SOUTHERN LIFE GL 6*5264 PLAY SAFE 3 WAYS Drive Carefully Own Life Insurance Deal With People You Know Potent Stuff LINCOLN, Mont. <AP>?PoUe (eared they were In for a bang ui time when the following theft were reported ilmultaneoualy: alee holic drinks valued at 9280 am 1,400 pounda of dynamite. County, the daughter of the lat W. W. and Mary M. Hargrove. Shi waa a member of the Weavervilli Preabyterlan Church, Funeral services were held Oc toJ>er 30 In the Weaverville Prei byterian Church. Surviving are the huaband, J Floyd Buckner; three daughters Mrs. A. R. Saunders and Mrs. Rutl Grace Ledbetter of Weavervilli and' Mrs. James Morris of Char lotte: three sons, Howard of Weav ervllle and Ray of Astoria, Ore and Ralph Buckner of Portland Ore.; one sister. Mrs. John W. John son of Canton, Route 3; three brothers, Harvey Hargrove of Can ton, Theodore Hargrove of Morgan ton, and Ivan M. Hargrove of Ar lington, Wash.; and 13 grandchil dren. WILLIAM H. WARREN William H. Warren, 84, died Fri day night at hia home in the Re' treat Community following a loni illness. He was a native and life lonj resident of Haywood County and was a retired farmer. He waa a member of the Bethel Methodist Church. Funeral services were held Sun Say afternoon in the Bethel Meth odist Church with the pastor, Dr. L. B. Hayes, the Rev. Thomas Er wln, and the Rev. Paul Grogan of delating. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Surviving are three sons. Gar land, Lucious, and Carroll War ren .all of Canton; live daughters, Mrs. Pleasant Crawford of Dar rington. Wash., Mrs. Raymond Eck pnrod, Mrs. George Browning, Mrs. Mack Hill, and Mrs. Dora Har grove, all of Canton; one brother, Holden Warren, also of Canton; 37 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchil dren; and one great-great grand child. Wells Funeral Home of Canton was in charge of arj-angements. MRS. N. A. MATTHEWS Mrs. N. A. Matthew*, 89, died Sunday In her home at Buiet Creek. Survivors Include two sons, Dr. H. A. Matthews and L. A. Matthews both of Canton, and one daughter, Mrs. W. C. Johnson of Canton. Funeral service* and burial will be In Buies Creek. Neal Tucker I Dies At 53 > k Neal Robert Tucker, S3, brothei i of Ned Tucker of Waynesville, diet unexpectedly Thursday night ai - his home in Robblnsvllle. He wai a teacher in the Robbinsvilh e schools. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon- in the Pine Creel Baptist Church and interment ? was ih the church cemetery. Surviving, in addition to the brother here, are the parents, Mr . and Mrs. J. M. Tucker of Erastus; two brothers, Jennings and Wll j fred of Glenvllle; four sisters, Mrs f Guy Sutton of Robblnsvllle, Mrs Charlie Evans and Mrs. Leonard Holden of Sylva, and Mrs. John Crawford of Cullowhee. Tucker had taught for 20 yeari ? in North Carolina schools. He was " a charter member of the Pine ' Creek church and was a Sunday ? School superintendent for several ? years. Burgess Speaks To Lions ; On Electronics [ The Waynesville Lions Club heard Yatefe Burgess, head of the ' electronics department of Waynes I ville High School, tell of the lm i portanee of electronics in this modern era. Mr. Burgess told the Lions that his class of graduates, which are now scattered all over the country, have all found good paying jobs in electrical fields or are preparing themselves further in this field. He also told the group that a graduate in the electronic field hardly ever fails to find employ ment, as all the major electrical concerns in the country can use many more men than is available. Two classes are held at the high school in electronics, taught by Mr. BurgesS. One is for high school students and the other is night classes for anyone who might be interested in this field of training. It takes two years of instruction to receive an electrical license. ? ? ?? ASC Manager, Office Staff Are Reappointed A. W. Ferguson, county ASC manager and his office staff were reappointed for another year by i the county ASC committee at its first meeting after reelection last month. The office staff Includes clerks, Mrs. Edith Chambers, Mrs. Bob bie Stevens, and Mrs. Bobbie Hall. Present at the meeting were county committeemen Floyd Fish er, chairman; T. C. Davis, vice chairman, and Jack Harris, regular member, and Mr. Ferguson. The committee will meet twice monthly and for called meetings whenever necessary. Special Program In Social Studies r Planned Friday i L Miss Mary Reed Moore, sixth i grade teacher at Hazelwood School ! has been Invited by the Social Studies Committee of Western . North Carolina to teach a demon : stration social studies lesson for t members of the committee and school supervisors of Haywood and > near-by counties. The demonstration lesson will be ; taught Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Hazelwood School, and will deal with a unit on Greece, j Social studies committee have | been set up over the state for the purpose of studying and improving , the social studies curriculum in the i schools. The Western District . Committee has taken the subject of "World Understanding" for special emphasis and members hope to stimulate work In this area through a visitation program to various schools in the western part of the state. Plans for the Hazelwood meet ing are under the direction of Mrs. Carl Ratcliffe and Mrs. M. G. Stamey Haywood County super visors. The visitors have been in vited for eoffee at 10 o'clock in the school library. Miss Moore has been asked to hold a discussion period following the lesson and lunch will be served in the school cafeteria. Cpl. Lynden McCracken On Exercise Sage Brush Mrs. Lynden McCracken and daughter Lynda Jewel are spending some time with Mrs. McCracken's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert %Fer guson of Crabtree section while her husband, Cpl. Lynden A. McCrack en is participating in maneuvers. Exercise Sage Brush, with the U. S. Army at Camp Polk, La. Cpl. McCracken is serving with Hdq. Detachment. 3rd Inf. Div. at Ft. Benning, Ga. Cpl. and Mrs. McCracken and daughter are making their home in Columbus, Ga., while he is serving , with the U. S. Army. I' Boosters Meeting Set Thursday Night At 7 The monthly dinner meeting of the Hazelwood Boosters Club will be held Thursday evening at the Presbyterian church, 7 p.m. Paul Bryson is president and Glen H. Wyatt is secretary. J ? Fines Creek Grange Will Hear Leatherwood Fines Creek Grange No. 1177 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fines Creek School. A business session will be held first, to be followed by a program 1 at 8 p.m. with Lawrence B. Leath erwood, superintendent of county schools, as the principal speaker. Band Member Gets Recognition At Audition Skipper Sloan was selected as an -alternate representative from North Carolina to the National Band Clinic in St Louis next spring, after having an audition in Greensboro last week. Only six representatives were selected from the State to attend the national event and six alter nates were also named. Skipper, a sophomore, is a cor netist in the Waynesville High School band. Millers Return Here From Trip To Raleigh Mr. and Mrs. J. *B. Miller of WaynesviMe haw returned here af ter spending a two-day all-expense paid trip to F tlelgh last week | where they attended the Iceeapades [and a banquet given by the State Insurance State Capital Life Insur ance Cq. Mr. Miller ig a member of the Waynesville staff of agents for the Raleigh insurance Arm. There arf about 10.000 species of lichens. i. mm w ??? f' ? ? Hazel wood Lions Will Meet Tuesday Night Charlie MeCall, chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee of the Haielwood Lions Club will have charge of the program Tues day night at the club meeting at Timbe's Restaurant, at seven. The club reported that $401.84 was cleared on their recent calen dar project. The flying foxes of New Guinea are the world's largest flying mammals, says the National Geo graphic Society. \Pvt. VVelkTak* In Exercise? i Pvt Thoma* k ^ 1 Mr and Mrs 1 Rente 3, Canton, k i in the large-v Kn \ maneuver since U-rclse ^>ase Brush, ^ \ Pvt Wells, a cama 1 ist in the htSlh En^n ' ?ls reRuaV'y station Riley, Kansa Va% ate ot Bethel High & 1 Fish make a iat| l noises. J STUDENT RIOT INJURES THIRTY-NINE IN GREECE A POLICEMAN (on step*) If held -prisoner" by riot ing itudents lb front of the old Parliament in Athena during a flemonstratlon commemorating the day Greece liaued an ultimatum to Mussolini In 1040. 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