Peekin’ Through The
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By Elizabeth Dinwiddle
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Keever
spent last week end in Atlanta
with Mr. Keever’s brother and
family. , „ ,
Mrs. Bea Morford and Patricia
and Mrs. J. B. Grant returned
Tuesday night from a short va
cation spent in St. Augustine. Ha.
Mrs. Kermit Allison and Kay
left Sunday for a two weeks’ visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Rudisill of Johns Island,
S. C.
Miss Elaine Allison of the Uni
versity School of Nursing, ( hapel
Hill, spent the week end with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Allison
Captain and Mrs. Robert C. Me
Dougle and family of Fort Jack
son, Columbia, S. C., spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. McDougle.
Mrs. Lee Tiller is spending
this week with Mr. Tiller in Burl
ington.
Miss Sue Franks of John Hop
kins hospital. Baltimore, Md.,
spent the week end with her par
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. J. C.
Franks.
Miss Barbara Kapschull and
Paul Vernon of Aiken. S. C.. were
guests of Paul’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Vernon over the week
end.
Miss Barbara Anne Justus, stu
dent at the University of Florida,
Gainesville, and a friend, Miss
Doris Greene of St. Augustine, also
a student at the university, recent
ly spent a few days here with
Barbara’s family.
Leigh Brittain and Preston Os
teen attended the sixth birthday
party of Roby Braswell in Morgan
ton last Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Phillips
spent from Wednesday to Sunday
of last week with his family, Mr.
and Mrs. V. R. Phillips in Talla
geda, Ala.
Dinner guests of Mrs. George
W. Read at the Battery Park hotel,
Asheville, last Sunday included
Mrs. Sue Sanderson and Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Nanney at
tended the funeral services of Mr.
Nanney’s brother, Robert Nanney,
at the First Baptist church in
Marshall last Thursday. Mr. Nan
ney died in Charleston, S. C., on
Feb. 19.
Mrs. R. E. Mumpower of Sue
Bennet college, London, Ky.,
spent several days here last week.
Brownie Troop 89 entertained
their mothers with a party Tues
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clay. Feb. 17, in the grammar
school lunchroom. Red. white and
blue decorations were used in
honor of George Washington’s
birthday. Cookies and punch were
served.
Mrs. C. R. Longcoy returned
last Saturday morning from a three
weeks' visit with her brother and
his wife, Mr. and Mrs. George
M. Benson in Olean, N. Y.. and
her neice and family, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Butland of Cranford,
N. J. She also visited a girlhood
friend. Mrs. Mary Foster, in Buf
falo and spent several days in
New York City.
Miss Jean Brown, a recent
graduate of Woman's College of
U.N.C., Greensboro, has accepted
a position in the script depart
ment of National Broadcasting
company, New York.
Mr and Mrs. Joe Mackney and
children, Suzanne and Ronald
Scott, arrived Tuesday night for
a visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald E. Finch. Mr. Mack
ney will be here for a week be
fore going to Washington to take
over his new duties as registrar
specialist. Mrs. Mackney and
children will remain here for an
indefinite period. They have been
residing in Northhampton. Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Justus re
turned last Friday night from a
two weeks’ vacation spent in
Florida. Havana and Nassau.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kerlee, Jr.
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reed, Jr.
left last Friday for a week’s va
cation at Bradenton Beach, Fla.
Miss Natalie White of New
York and Mrs. Edna Bowles of
Chicago are visiting in this vicin
ity. They plan to make their home
in Western North Carolina.
Mrs. Sue Sanderson of Charlotte
is visiting Mrs. George Read for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hummer
and son, William II, returned last
week from a 10-day visit with his
brother-in-law' and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. William DeWaters of Arl
ington, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Oland Wilson, who
were injured in an automobile
accident near Kingsport, Tenn.,
several weeks ago, are getting
along nicely at the Holston Val
ley hospital, Kingsport. The Wil
sons’ four children, who were
with them at the time of the ac
cident. have been discharged
from the hospital and are with
members of Mrs. Wilson’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Harwood
are now occupying an apartment
in the Fleetwood annex. Mrs. Har
wood is the former Miss Evelyn
Franks. They were married in
Greenville, S. C., Feb. 14.
Miss Louise Sloan of Albermarle,
N. C., spent the week end with
her sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Dougherty.
Miss Bernice Hall of Morgan
ton spent last Thursday and Fri
day at her home here, “Fairlawn
Lodge."
Mrs. Lynn Koonce and Jim re
turned Monday from Asheboro
where they visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick, for three
weeks.
Miss Barbara Morrow of Char
lotte spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin E. Met.Mi
nis and Eddie are spending this
week with his uncle and aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray of Wilming
ton. N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Vernon. Jr.
and Tommy of Aiken. S. C.. spent
the week end with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wright.
Mrs. William Clark. Mrs. Otty
Leeman and Mrs. Francis Griffith
of Asheville were luncheon guests
of Mrs. H. McGuire Wood last
Thursday.
H. D. Smith was installed as
chaplain of the Buncombe County
Tomona Grange last Thursday
night at an installation meeting
in the Leicester school.
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Buehler
of Fostoria, Ohio, stopped en
route to Florida last week for a
few days’ visit with Misses Caro
line and Ruby and Howard Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dougherty
and son, Richard, of Atlanta spent
the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dougherty
and her mother, Mrs. Y. L. Medlin
of Oteen.
Mrs. W. C. Anderson Jr., and
son, Walter III. of Mt. Airy, N. C..
have moved into the Herman
Saunders apartment on 9th street.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ketchan of
Miami, will arrive March 1 to make
their home here. The Ketchans
have been spending part of the
summer in Black Mountain for sev
eral years. Their home, “Blue
Sky” is located on Rhododendron
avenue.
Mrs. C. C. Godfrey will go to
Oak Ridge, Tenn., this week-end
for a few days visit with her
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Platt and Betty Jo.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clevenger
naci as men guesis ia»i uiuiaua^
Mrs. Clevenger's nephew and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mills of
Panama City, Fla., and a sister,
Mrs. Jesse Mills of Swannanoa.
Eugene Hudson returned to
Alexandria. Va., Monday after a
week’s visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Hudson.
Mrs. B. H. Pearce has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wright
MacMillan in Montclair, N. J.. for
several weeks. Mrs. MacMillan
will sail for Spain March 12. In
April Dr. MacMillan will join her
in Paris for a two months’ tour
of Europe. Mrs. Pearce will meet
her brother, A. E. Chester and
wife in Washington Feb. 27 and
fly to Dallas, Texas on the Mag
nolia Petroleum company’s plane.
She expects to return to Black
Mountain some time in March.
Mrs. Jesse Mills of Swannanoa.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mills, Mrs.
Charles Clevenger and Carolyn at
tended the funeral services of Mrs.
Mills’ and Mrs. Clevenger's neph
ew, George Hall, in Newport,
Tenn., last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Thompson.
Don Thompson and Mrs. Ralph
Harkins of Asheville were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Champion
last Wednesday evening. Don left
Sunday for spring training with
the Dodgers in Miami.
—Prices received by farmers
dropped an average of 9 per cent
from August last year to mid
January, 1953. Record-large sup
plies and reduced foreign demand
were the major factors responsi
ble for the decline in agricultural
prices, according to economists of
the U. S. Department of Agricult
ure.
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have, you added
to your telephone
circle...
Working always to
serve North Carolina
better.
Last year Southern Bell installed 27,727
net additional telephones in North Caro
lina, raising the total number in this
State to 374,508.
Some of the added telephones are
right here in this Community. You
probably know some of the new sub
scribers.
That’s why telephone progress means
something to you. As more telephones
are added, you can get in touch with
more people you know and more people
you need. Thus your own telephone
increases in usefulness and value to you.
Harvey G. Booth,
North Carolina Manager
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
REE TREE NEWS
By Mrs. C. M. Howie
Well, we surely did have a real
rain all night Friday night in the
Bee Tree Valley. All tlit? little
streams were out o£ bank Saturday
morning. Our crossing had drift
ed 10 ft. high against our foot log
and we couldn't cross until the
drift was moved out. The sun
came out around noon Saturday
and by Sunday the ground had
dried out considerably.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Howie
had as their guests Sunday Mrs.
Howie's sister, her husband and
their daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Jenkins and Mrs. Herbert
Jenkins of Crooked Creek in Mc
Dowell. Mrs. Herbert Jenkins hus
band is overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyn Howie had as
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Worley of Black Mountain
and their little son. Mrs. Worley
is Mrs. Howie’s sister.
Loyn Howie took Pvt. James M.
Howie to the airport Sunday to
make reservations on the plane
to Seattle. Wash. He leaves Mon
day around noon His destination
is Ft. Lewis. Wash. His father. C.
M. Howie and Wade Worley also
accompanied them to the airport.
Lawrence Howie took him Satur
day. It seems to be very hard to
get reservation on the plane.
Elmer Burnett of the Bee Tree
road visited the C. M. Howies and
his mother. Mrs. W. C. Burnett,
Sunday afternoon at their home on
the Long Branch road.
Wesley Burnett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Burnett of the Bee
Tree road, returned home from
Korea last Sunday after spending
six or seven months over there.
Lloyd Bragg, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Troy Gragg of Upper Shope Creek,
returned home last week after
spending 19 months in Korea.
Wyona Howie and little Ronnie
Howie are very sick at their home
on the Long Branch road at the
time of this writing.
We were grieved to learn of the
death of Mrs. Alice Gragg Cordell
of Upper Shope Creek, who passed
away at the Beverly Hills heights
nursing home last Monday morn
ing at 9:30. She was 85 years old.
We wish to extend our greatest
sympathy to all the family and rel
atives.
Our pastor, the Rev. Cameron,
won a trip to Bermuda for the
top sales of the U. S.. He left
last week for New York and was
to sail the past week with his wife.
The Rev. Casidy, pastor at Burns
ville. is filling in at the Bee Tree
Baptist church while our pastor is
away. He is to be away two weeks.
John Bryant, his wife and little
son. Ralph, and Mrs. Effie Luns
ford. came in from Michigan last
Friday night for a few days. John
Bryant is Mrs. Thomas G. Hall’s
son.
Joe Reece of Montreat visited
his daughter, Mrs. Thomas G. Hall,
while she was ill with the flu.
Roy Reece visited her the first of
last week. He has completed his
basic training in Texas and is sche
duled to leave for Ft. Lewis. Wash.
Monday or Tuesday.
Pvt. and Mrs. James M. Howie
visited Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith
and children Sunday afternoon at
their home on Long Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Severson’s
little girl has just gotten over an
attack of chicken pox. and now lit
tle Teddy Anderson, son of Mrs.
Francis Anderson, is with them.
Pvt. and Mrs. James M. Howie
visited Mrs. Howie’s step father.
Murley Williams, at the Moore
VA hospital last week end. He is
much improved.
K.. _ j ii .. . i * r i tr _i
children of Bull Creek visited Mr.
Kilby’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Kilby of Long Branch road Sunday
afternoon.
Pvt. Charles Andrews of Ala
bama. who visited the C. M. How
ies last September with their son,
James M. from Camp Gordon, Ga..
is now serving somewhere in Ko
rea. He left for overseas in Jan
uary.
Aunt Carrie Shope of Bee Tree
road is still slowly improving. We
hope she will soon be well and out
again.
It has been learned that Mrs.
Doyle Howie of Lincoln Park.
Mich., is much improved following
recent illness.
BUCKEYE COVE
By Mrs. Clyde Pickens
Arlie Peek arrived home last
Thursday with his discharge from
the army, everyone in Buckeye
is happy to have him back.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pierce are
spending two weeks vacation in
Florida. Their son, Roger, is stay
ing with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bow
man and Betsy is staying with Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Merrill.
Rev and Mrs. J. H. Black are
ill with the flu. Rev. Black brought
the message at Buckeye Sunday
morning against doctors orders but
Rev. L. 0. Vess filled the pulpit
for him on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Kate Swain visited with rel
atives in Buckeye Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jackson
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Marion McElrath Sundav.
Sabra Briggs and Brenda Pangle
spent the day with Peggy McElrath
Sunday.
Mr." and Mrs. Clyde Pickens.
Clara Ann and Virginia. Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Buchanan. Corabelle
and Danny visited with Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Willis and family in
Spruce Pine Sunday. Mr. Willis
is very ill following a heart attack.
The group got to see a large group
of friends and relatives that were
also calling on Mr. Willis
Mrs. Herman Owensby has been
suffering from a very painful arm
that she got a splinter into.
Fremont Hurt was home over
the week-end from Newport News
Va.
Miss Clara Ann Pickens visited
with Miss Ann Walker in Swan
nanoa Thursday night.
—Farmers’ net income in 1953
is expected to be several per
centage points below that of 1952
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