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?AYsifT','"' THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Thanksgiving Day Comes This Year On November 22 WASHINGTON (AP) ? In case you have been wondering: Thanks- j giving Day comes on Nov. 22 this year, the fourth Thursday in the j month. Sometimes there is confusion when November has five Thurs- , days as it does this year. According to tradition, the i fourth Thursday is the day nor mally proclaimed by presidents ever since George Washington sel aside Nov. 26, 1789, as the nation's first Thanksgiving Day. Tradition ? and calendars ? were altered temporarily when President Franklin D. Roosevelt picked the next-to-last Thursday in November for the holiday. Con gress later passed a law specifying Thanksgiving should be celebrated on the fourth Thursday. President Eisenhower probably will make it official this year with a proq''-~,fction in the fall. ihaV NatcfaKst Program Events Announced .With the first hint of autumn's tangy air bringing a tinge of col- I or to the high peaks of the Smok- ! ies. the Naturalist Program of the ! National Park Service announces ; its schedule of hikes and talks for the month. On Friday, September 14, the program calls for a hike to Laurel ; Falls, starting at 9 a.m. from: Fighting Creek Gap. The round | trip hiking distances is 2'z miles, i Saturday there will be a hike j to Alum Cave Bluffs, starting at j 9 a.m. from Alum Cave Parking Area, Hz miles above loop tun nel on US 441. Hiking distance is 4'z miles. Hikers are to bring lunch. Those planning to continue to Mt. LeConte Lodge from the bluffs should notify Mrs. Jack ! Huff at Gatlinburg 2402. The na- ' turalist will accompany the party as far as Alum Cave Bluffs. Monday another hike is sched uled to Laurel Falls. Tuesday's hike is to Big Trees; Greenbrier, a half-day trip start ing at 8:30 a.m. from the Mountain View Hotel, Gatlinburg. Driving distance from there is 25 miles; hiking distance 2 miles. Of approximately 70 million j licensed drivers in the country, j some 20 million were given traf-1 fie violation tickets. . MISS SALLIE McCRACKEN. native of Hay wood, who was recently honored on the comple tion of her 60 years as an administrator of the Mills Home, the N. C. Baptist Orplunage. Thorn ? ? '? ? . asville. Miss McCracken is shown here at the Orphanage with two of the small boys of the Home. (Photo courtesy Charity and Children). Church Membership Passes 100 Million NEW YORK < AP> ? The Na tional Council of- Churches says church membership in the United States has soared beyond the 100 million mark for the first time in history. That's almost two of every three persons in the nation. The council reported that the latest compilation of the Yearbook of American Churches lists 100. 162,529 members of all faiths. That compares with 97.482.611 last year. ? Smart Interpretation * of the New Trends In Shades and Styling - - - ? REGULARS ? LONGS ? SHORTS Sizes lo 18 \ . ! $3495 TO $39^5 Use Our Convenient Lay-Away Plan NEVER BUY UNtIL YOU TRY TURNER S STORE Main Street Waynesville White Cane Drive Set By Five Haywood Lions Clubs C. E. Mundy, Jr. Receives Honor At Quantico ) C. E. Mundy. Jr.. a member of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class, received the second highest rating in a class of 304 Marine Corps officer candidates upon com pletion of a six weeks training period at Marine Corps School, | Quantico. Va.. Last week. The rat ; ing is based on academic average, ' leadership and general military proficiency. Upon completion of the course top ranking candidates 1 are recommended for commissions : in the regular Marine Corps. The Platoon Leaders Class is an officer candidate program designed to screen and test college men for commissions in the Marine Corps upon graduation from col jlege. Mundy. the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. 'Mundy of Lake Junaluska ai.d Pensacola. Fla., will receive his commission as second lieuten ant upon graduation from API. Au | burn, Ala., next spring. While training at Quantico, Mundy was also honorary com mander of his platoon, which won first place in competitive drill. Ninevah VVMU Meets With Mrs. Smiley By MRS. A/E GRIFFIN Community Reporter The WMU of the Ninevah Church met Tuesday night in the home of Mrs. John Smiley. Mrs. Brittian Smith conducted the de \ otions. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Watson of Woodruff, S. C.. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McCracken and Mrs. Anna Gilford over the week end. i ... . ? Miss Mary Alice Godfrev, Miss . j Margaret Godfrey, and Miss Betty I Ann Poteat of Marion were guests of Mrs. John Smiley on Sunday. I The 1956 White Cane Drive in} Haywood County scheduled from; Sept. 23 to Oct. 3 will bv in charge ! of project chairmen of five Lions i Clubs?Canton, Clyde, Hazelwood, Pigeon Valley and Waynesville. These five clubs will conduct community sales of lapel tabs and solicitation of memberships in the 1 | N. C. State Association for the Blind. Haywood County's five Lions; Clubs will join in drive efforts with 30 other clubs with some 1,600 members in District 31-A compris ing 12 western mountain coun-. ties. A non-profit organization, the! State Blind Association works in cooperation with the State Blind Commission in assisting the blind and visually handicapped all over thie state. i "Safety. Security and Self Sup port for North Carolina's Blind" is White Cane Drive's objective, with! all funds derived being used direct- ! ly or indirectly for blind aid pro-: ! grams. There is no paid staff Slate Blind Association fills in I the gap between services rendered by Lions Clubs and the Stale Blind Commission, making a total pro gram unequaled in the United ' States. Association funds are used for ! many purposes. Radios for blind j persons and equipment for blind j ' stand operators are purchased. Association sponsors education-1 al programs on Prevention of Blindness, pre-school institutes for | mothers of blind children, and pro vides eye surgery when other funds , are not available. Other projects financed arc: transportation charges on al) talk ing book machines used by the, blind. White Cane walking sticks for all blind, furnishing of glasses, artificial eyes, provision for cloth j ing, hearing aids, dental services land hospitalization. 1ESSO FUEL OIL DIAL GL 6-5612 S. W. Whidden RESIDENT DISTRIBUTOR roK Waynesville - Hazelwood and Vicinity I Serving the area from Clyde to Balsam Metered Track Delivery Office Plant Located on Sulphur Springs Road Night Phone GL 6-5750 I 3 Scouts Get Eagle Rank 17 th Three Haywood County Boy Scouts?two from Canton and one front the Waynesville area?will re ceive their Eagle nSdout badges at a Pigeon River District Court of Honor at the First Methodist Church of Canton at 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 17. The three are John Hill. 111. and Jim Rosendahl. both of Troop 16. | Canton, and Johnny Mack Farmer of Troop 5, Hazel Wood. Rosendahl, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rosendahl of 89 New found St., Canton, is a ninth grade student at Canton High School, and plays a clarinet in the school band. Jim. a member of the First Meth odist Church of Canton, has aspira tions to be a lawyer. Hill is the proud owner of 22 merit badges, although he is only 13 yoars of age. He is a member of the -eighth grade of Canton Junior High, and has made straight "A s" since he started school. lie has been a Scout for two years, and is already a member of the 'Order of The Arrow". His ambition is to be a mechan ical engineer, perhaps going into the field of aeronautic engineering. He is proud of his Scout Troop, and especially fond of his Scout master Floyd Lowrance. Farmer, the son of Mr and Mrs Moody Farmer, Route 1. Waynes ville, is a 10th grade student at WTHS, and a French horn player in the Waynesville band. A member of the First Baptist Church of Waynesville. Johnny Mack wants to be a doctor. Small Dinner HELENA, Mont (AP> II was no light lunch. A 40-foot hot dog and a 10-foot hamburger was on the menu for delegates to the Nation al Association of State Approval Agencies convention. Police escort ed the lunch from the bakery to i the dining room. i ~ EAGI.K SCOUT CANDIDATES for the coveted badge of Scouting, to be awarded at a Pigeon Riv er District Court of Honor at the First Methodist Church of Canton September 17, are (from left? John llill. 111. and Jim Kosendahl, both of Troop 16. Canton, and Johnny Mark Farmer of Troop 5, Hazel wood. (Mountaineer Photo); Hazelwood Presbyterians To Dedicate Organ Sunday The Hazeluood Presbyterian Church has planned a service of dedication for the new Wnriitzer Concert Model Organ recently pur chased and Installed in the Church a a memorial to "Harry R. illlue> Robinson." The dedication service is set to commence at 4 p.m.. Sept. 16. After a brief service of dedica tion there will he an organ con cert of approximately 45 minutes, presented by llenry Lofquist, or- j eanist at the First Presbyterian Church in Asheville and teacher of piano, organ and harp at the! Waynesville Township High School. I Mr. Uofqdist is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and Guilmant Organ School in New York City. He received his mas- j tors degree in music at Columbia University, he has been teaching a; the Waynesville Township High ! School for the past three years. j The organ was purchased as a I Memorial bv means of a fund which was instituted by the ses sion of the Church shortly after the deatli of Mr. Robinson. The lurid was known officially as the ' Harry R. 'Blue' Robinson Organ Fund." "Blue" was a very active mem ber of the Hazelwood Presbyterian Church, he had been Sunday school superintendent. A teacher of the young adult Sunday school ela^. and an ordained ruling elder in the church, lie had been active also in many civic affairs of the community, having served as presi dent of the Waynesville Jaycee and as a state officer in the Jaycees. 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