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PUBLISHED WEEKLY DURING THE SUMMER SEASON
BY THE GALAX THEATRE, HIGHLANDS, N.C,
Thursday July 29? 195^
Miss Mary Summer, Editor
Phone 2^95
Grlax Thertr.e^
Thurs-Fri July 29-30
Audie MurDhy
Lisa Gaye-Walter Brennan
in
"DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER" in Tech.
Shows at 700 & 9 s 20
Matinee Thurs at 3 800
Adm & 50^
Saturday July 31
Audie Murphy
Joan Evans-Robert Sterling
in
"COLUMN SOUTH" in Technicolor
Matinee at 3^00
Night Shows at 7^30 & 9s25
Adm 1?^ & 50^
Sun-Mon August 1-2
William Holden-Don Taylor
in
"STALAG 17"
Sunday Shows at 3s00 and 9s00
Monday Shows at 7?30 & 9?^5
Adms Matinee 1?^ cSc 50^
Nights 20^ & 60^
Tues-Wed August 3-^
Donald 0*Conner
Julia Adams-Chill Wills
in
"FRANCES JOINS THE WACS"
Special Matinee Tues at 3sOO
Night Shows
Tues & Wed at 7^30 & 9s30
Adm: Matinee & 50^
Nights 20^^ & 60^^
WEDNESDAY, August ^th
Special Hillbilly Day Show
Daytime Only
CLAUDE CASEY and His Sagedusters
In Person
2 Shows
starting at 10;GO a*m. & 2s^5 p*m^
Adm? 30^ & 75^
DURING HILLBILLY WEEK ONLY THE
GALAX NEWS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, INSTEAD OF THURS.
NOTES ABOUT HIGHLANDS
By - Mary Lennox Morris
It was the liquid notes of the
thrush, with his ode to the dawn,
who broke the quiet of the night.
There was no sound in the world but
the thrush and a lone hound dog in
the distant valley, announcing the
day*
The sky was turning pink as the
sun rose over the rim of the great
mountain across the valley and as it
rose the dim valley turned to the
"Blue Valley" and rim on rim of
mountains appeared. One could see
why the early settlers called this
a "Sea View". Perhaps they were
homesick for the great sea they had
left behind. The noise of the lit-
(Con*t. on page 8)
HOSPITAL DRIVE LAGGING
By - Mrs. A.T. Carter
Collections to the Loyalty Drive
of Highlands Community Hospital have
dropped off to a serious degree.
Hope was held by the co-chairman
of the Drive, Mrs. John H.C. Perry
and Mr, O.C. Skinner, that an
nouncement could be made of the
successful conclusion of the Drive
at this time.
Instead it will be necessary to
double check and make appeal calls
in order to reach the $10,000
goal.
"Have you joined the Hospital
Family?"
GARDEN TOURS
The Highlands Home and Garden
Tours, August 6 and 7« sponsored’ by
the Highlands Garden Club will af
ford people an opportunity of seeinr
different types of homes and gardent
suited to this part of the councry.
The tours are so planned that they
take in some of the most scenic
views. There are two tours, each
$2.00. Each includes free trans
portation for the tour and a free
trip up Whiteside. To help you. de
cide whether you want to go on one
or both tours the following is an
outline of the places to be seen
on each tour.
The Home and Garden Tour "A" wil.l
consist of The Gene Howerdds, home
(Con*t. page 10)