Society and Personal
N YOUNG ADULT CLASS
HAS TACKY PARTY
The Young Adult class of the
Methodist church had a tacky par
ty at the Community House Mon
day evening. The twenty members
attending came in tacky costumes.
Mrs. T. C. Wilsonjjvon the prize for
being the tackiest dressed person.
Miss Helen Sossamon had charge
of the entertainment for the eve
ning. Several interesting games
were played, followed by folk
dancing.
The hosts, Mr. and Mrs. T. N.
Massie, served fruit cake and cof
KaalfififcCTiti nfiuwam 11.i
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* Methodist Intermediates
Have Party Monday
The Intermediate department of |
the Methodist Sunday school had
, a party Monday evening in the Al
lison building. Games were played
and ice cream and cookies served
to the group.
Mr. Jake Bales, teacher, Mrs.
Bales, and Rev. W. Q. Grigg met
with them and supervised the ac
tivities. A few visitors from the
Young People's department were
present.
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Mr. And Mrs. Massie
Entertain At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Massie en
tertained with a dinner party Fri
day night complimenting Leon
Sutton, who is leaving for Ashe
ville where he has accepted a po
sition with E. S. Street Co.
Besides the honoree and Mrs.
Sutton, other guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Hinds, Mr. and Mrs.
John Worth McDevitt, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Sutton, Mr. and Mrs.
Reg Enloe, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan
K. Moore.
W.S.C.S. Has Meeting
Mrs. Harry Hastings presided
over the business meeting of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service which met in regular
monthly session in Allison building
Friday evening.
She appointed the committees to
serve for the year as follows: Spir
itual Life, Mrs. C. Z. Candler,
chairman, Mrs. Dan Tompkins,
Mrs. J. F. Freeze, Mrs. A. C. Rey
nolds, Mrs. A. D. Parker; Program,
Mrs. R. U. Sutton, chairman, Mrs. I
W. Q. Grigg, Mrs. C. Z. Candler, !
Mrs. E. L. McKee, Mrs. F. M. Wil- 1
liarn^;[ Finance, Mrs. Kenyon
Moody, chairman, Mrs. W. Q.
Grigg, Mrs. Dennis Barkley, Mrs.
Harold McGuire; Membership,
Mrs. J. P. Stovall, Mrs; Leonard
Holden, Mrs. Frank Fricks; Fel
lowship, Mrs. Mary Cowan, chair
man, Mrs. H. Gibson, Mrs. Paul
Kirk, Mrs. D. M. Hall; Status of
Women, Mrs. J. F. Freeze, chair
man, Mrs. A. C. Reynolds, Mrs.
Robert Fisher, Mrs. J. H. Wilson;
Publicity and Printing, Mrs. Ray
mond Stovall, chairman, Mrs. W.
L. Jones, Mrs. Dan Allison, Mrs.
J. A. Parris; Parsonage, Mrs. F. M.
Williams, chairman, Mrs. Earl
Padgett, Mrs. E. L. McKee, Mrs.
Dan Moore.
The special missionary memorial
honoring Carolyn Rhodes was dis
cussed and final plahs will be
completed at the next meeting.
Miss Rhodes, a former member of
the church, was killed in an air
plane crash in Italy last summer*
She was serving with the Red
Cross in Germany prior to her
death.
Rev. W. Q. Grigg had the pro
gram. He spoke on Stewardship,
this being the theme in Methodism
for this year, the third year in the
Crusade for Christ. -
Schulmaris
JANUARY
CLEARANCE SALE
Final Clearance On All
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
We must close out all remaining short
lots?regardless of costs, worth, or how
scarce?in order to make room for our
spring merchandise that is arriving daily.
Some Mdse.
Less Than
1/2 PRICE
Just a few of our bargains for this week
listed below:
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Children's, women's and men's Wool Sweaters.
Values to $7.95 ?1 AA
Bargain Basement
Heavy Indian Blankets. Worth $3.50 M AO
Sale Price
Men's Heavy 8 oz. Overall Jackets by N & W.
Worth$3.50 - SI .00
Side Price ?l,ww
Men's All Wool Topcoats. A few left. CIA
"Values to $35. On sale
Ladies' Hats?Values to $7.95
Bargain Basement
Ladies' Short Coats. Values to $6.95. M AA
On sale ?1
25c
Come to Schulman's today for outstanding values.
SCHULMAirS DEPT. STORE
'Style Center of 8ylva"
Phone 151
Sylva, N. C.
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Misg Pearl Middleton
Is Wed To G. C. Henson
Miss Pearl Lea Middleton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Middleton of Tuckaseegee, became
the bride of G. Carey Henson, son
of Mr.'and Mrs. B. R. Henson of
Sylva on Saturday afternoon, Jan
uary 11, in Atlanta, Ga. Frank
Gabrel of Atlanta performed the
ceremony.
The bride was attired in a grey
gabardine suit with black acces
sories and wore a corsage of purple
orchids.
Mrs. Henson is a graduate of
Cullowhee High school and re
ceived her business education at
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege.- For the past five years she
has been employed by the Jack
son County Welfare Department.
Mr. Henson has been superin
tendent of Public Welfare in Jack
son county for several years.
After a short wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs. Henson are residing at
their home in Sylva, route one.
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Hostesses Are Named
For 1947 At Home
Demonstration Meeting
Year books were filled out by
the Sylva Home Demonstration
ciub members and hostesses were
appointed for the year at the Jan
uary meeting of the club which
was held at the home of Mrs.
George Painter, Monday afternoon.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. R. U. Sutton, Mrs. W. Q.
Grigg presided - over the meeting.
Hostesses named for the year
are: January, Mrs. George Painter;
February, Mrs.. Walter Jones;
March, Mrs. Joe Deitz; April, Mrs.
O. E. .Brookhyser; May, Mrs. T. E.
Reed; June, Mrs. A. M. Henson;
July, Mrs. H. M. Hooper; August,
Mrs. Ellen Bryson; September, Mrs.
H. R. Hastings; October, Mrs. H.
E. Monteith; November, Mrs. J. A.
Parris; December, open.
Miss Helen Sossamon, Home
Demonstration agent, discussed
home laundry.
Mrs. Painter served delicious re
freshments to the ten members
present. ,
Miss Pearl Henson Is
Wed To Clifford Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson of
Sylva have announced the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Pearl
Henson, to Clifford C. Beck, son
of Mr. E. D. Beck of Webster and
the late Mrs. Beck.
The vows were exchanged in
Clayton, Ga. on December 26.
Mrs. Beck is a graduate of the
Sylva High school in the class of
1940. For the past five years she
has been a member of the office
force of the Sylva Supply Co.
Mr. Beck, a graduate of the 1940
class of the Webster High school,
is a veteran of World War II. He
served twenty-five months with
the navy, twenty months of this
being overseas duty. He is now em
ployed by the General Motors
Company in Pontiac, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Beck plan to make
their home in Pontiac.
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Miss Sammie Lee Pressley
Is Married To Fred Franks
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Sammie Lee
Pressley to Fred Franks, in a cere
mony in Clayton, Ga. on Decem
ber 6.
The bride chose for her mar
riage a soldier blue suit with black
accessories.
Mrs. Franks is the daughter of
JMh and Mrs. Sam Pressley of
Glenvdle.
Mr. Franks, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Franks of Glenville, is
a veteran of World War II, having
served two years in the European
theatre.
The couple will make their home
at Glenville.
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Legion Auxiliary Will
Meet With Mrs. Jones
On Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock
the American Legion Auxiliary
will meet at the home of Mrs. W.
L. Jones. Mrs. John R. Jones will
be joint hottest. Major Minor Wil
son will4fc-<4U?tt tpeaker.
PERSONALS
Pvt. George A. Teague has re
turned to his home in Cullowhee
after spending eighteen months in
the U. S. Army, eight months of
this time being spent in Germany.
Boyd Sossamon has returned
from High Point, after spending
several days there attending the
furniture sales.
Mrs. F. A. Neergard of Harri
man^ Tenn. spent the week-end
with her daughter, Mrs. Paul Ellis,
and family.
Charles Poteet has returned to
Oak Ridge, Tennessee after spend
ing several days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Poteet.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Phillips
of Newport News, Va. are spend
ing some time here with Mr. Phil
lin.V narftnta, Mr and. ATrs .S ,.J,
Phillips, and her sister, Mrs. Clyde
Rector, and family. They were
called due to the illness of Mr.
Phillips' father who is a patient in
an Asheville hospital.
Miss Margaret Wilson has re
turned to Oak Ridge, Tenn. after
spending the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. T^O. Wilson.
Miss Eva Higdon of Asheville
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Higdon.
She also spent part of the time
with her sister, Miss Helen Higdon,
who is a patient at Harris Com
munity hospital, following an oper
ation Saturday.
Mrs. M. Buchanan, Jr., has re
turned home after spending a few
weeks in Chapel Hill with her son,
M. Buchanan, III, and Mrs. Bu
chanan.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Higdon of An
drews were week-end guests of
Mr. Higdon's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Higdon.
Mrs. C. Z. Candler and Miss
Margaret Candler have returned
from Oak Ridge, Tenn., after
spending a few days with Mrs.
Candler's daughter, Mrs. Joe IJyan,
and family.
Mrs. J. L. Brinkley of Lexington
is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
George Conrad, and family.
Mr. Frank Jarrett, of Dillsboro,
spent the first of this week in Ra
leigh attending a meeting of the
Baptist State Board.
Mr. Earl Payne, former employe
of Cogdil Motor Company, left
Sunday by automobile for De
troit, Mich, where he will be em
ployed. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Fred Henry and little daugh* 1
Mr. And Mrs. Bishop
Honored With Shower
Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Bishop of
Gay were honored with a shower
Friday night at the home of the
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cal
vin Wilson. They received many
lovely gifts, and an evening of
games was enjoyed. Delicious re
freshments were served.
Included in the courtesy were
Monroe L. Wilson, Charlie R. Wil
son, Ruby Hyatt, Myrtle Hyatt,
Marcella Bishop, Maleta Woodard,
Grover Woodard, Clyde Woodard,
Andrew Wi-lson, Shelby Jean
Jones, Peggy Nell Bishop, Evelyn
Hyatt, Mildred Bishop, Carl
Browning, Douglas Jones, Priscilla
Ridley, Arthur Browning, Jacky
Browning, Mrs. J. C. Browning,
Mrs. Martha Fox, Mrs. Manuel
Woodard, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bishop, and
Mrs. Walter Wilson.
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John's Creek Club
Plans Year's Work
the January meeting of the
John's Creek Home Demonstration
club plans were made for the work
of the coming year. The club held
its meeting Wednesday at the home t
of Mrs. Blaine Nicholson. Last
year's president, Mrs. Ben Nichol
son, was re-elected.
Miss Helen Sossamon, Home
Demonstration agent, gave an in
teresting lesson on spending and
saving money carefully.
Those attending were: Mrs. Lola
Nicholson, Mrs. Ellen Brown, Mrs.
Ben Nicholson, Miss Carrie Lee
Chastine, Mrs. W. J. Nicholson,
Mrs. John Farley, Mrs. Janie
Nicholson, and Miss Sossamon.
During the social hour delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess, Mrs. Nicholson.
A method of tattooing hogs, de
veloped by the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, has many practical
uses, especially in connection with
marketing, disease control, and
scientific research. The method is
simple, rapid, and inexpensive,
and appears to cause no material
discomfort to the animal. *
Calendar of Events
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28?Rotary
Club dinner meeting at 6:30 p. m.
will be held in Allison chapel.
W. E. Ensor, president.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23?The
Ruby Daniel circle of the WMS
of the Baptist church will meet
with Mrs. Jimmy Buckner at
7:30 p. m. for a social meeting.
Mrs. Porter Scroggs is circle
chairman.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 ? The
American Legion Auxiliary will
meet at 7:30 at the home of Mrs.
Walter Jones with Mrs. John R.
Jones joint hostess. Mrs. Dan
Tompkins is president. 1*
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 ? The
I American--Legion 'wrtl?meet at
the courthouse at 7:30 p. m. Com
mander L. H. Higdon will pre
side.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24?Annual |
Lee-Jackson Day program to be
held at 1 p. m. in Sylva Elemen- |
tary school auditorium. Sponsor,
B. H. Cathey Chapter United |
Daughters of the Confederacy.
ter, Sharon, who had been in Sylva
for the past several months during
the illness and death of Mrs. Hen
ry's mother, Mrs. Frank Brown.
Mrs. Troy Queen of Ohio and
Miss Helen Coward of Canton
were guests on Sunday of R. C.
Chastine and Miss Carrie Lee
Chastine.
Mrs. J. J. Hastings of Asheville
was a business visitor here Tues
day.
Mrs. C. M. Warren is spending
a few days in Ehrhardt, S. C., hav
ing been called there due to the
illness of her father, C. M. Kinard.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Poteet and
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell King, all
of Brevard, were week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs Roscoe Poteet.
The Rev. B. S. ttensley, pastor
of the Scotts Creek Baptist church
assisted in the funeral services held
for Mrs. Ida Davis at the Beaver
dam Baptist church Monday, Jan
uary 20. Mrs. Davis was a member
of a former congregation of Re\*<
i Hensley.
| Miss Martha Barnett spent the
week-end in Murphy visiting Miss
Elizabeth Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker of
Dillsboro spent last week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Troy D. Martin at
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. TweecJ and
young daughter, Nancy, left Suh
>day for Chattanooga, Tenn where
they will spend a few days with
Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Hooper.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT W. O. W. MEETING
One hundred members and ten
visitors were present for the regu
lar Monday evening meeting of the
Sylva W. O. W. Camp No. 560. The
visitors were members of W. O. W.
from Brevard and Rosman. Jeff
Hedden presided and installed ten
new members into the Camp. The
Sylva Camp now has a membership
of over 300. Keen interest is taken
in the activities of the Camp and
good attendance is had at all meet
ings.
Great Way
It's wonderful how a little
Va-tro-nol relieves transient
congestion that stuffs up the
_ nose and spoils sleep. Quickly
to relieve stuffiness, invite ^uSSarTi?youluSd're
M ^ lief tonight, try It! Follow dl
rectlons In the package.
J(itt a ^ drop#^
if nose gets "stopped up" up 0och ,,0^r,'
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WEEKLY PROGRAM
Night Shows: 7:00 & 9:00 P. M.?Mat. Sat.?Late show Sat. 10:30
Adm.:Adults 3?c tax incl.?Children under 12 yrs. 12c tax Inc.
Thursday-Friday-January 23-24
THE STRANGER
EDWARD G. ROBINSON and LORETTA YOUNG
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Saturday, January 25
SUNSET PASS
JAMES WARREN and NAN LESLIE
Late Show 10:30-^
HOT CARGO
WILLIAM GARGAN and JEAN ROGERS
IVtonday-Tuesday, January 27-28
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU
PHPLIP DORN and CATHERINE McLEOD
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Wednesday, January 29
ROLL ON TEXAS MOON
WITH ROY ROGERS
All Children not in arms will have to purchase a ticket to enter
any performance at this Theatre.
Any man is lucky when he buys one of our famous suits or gets a bargain
such as we are offering this week in raincoats and top coats. Men's clothing
has always, been a specialty at BELK'S DEPARTMENT STORE. Let us fit
you today and after you have worn one of our suits you'll be a steady customer.
Specials This Week
RAINCOATS?Regular Navy style. Made for the hardest wear.
A bargain at !. $5.95
TOPCOATS?All wool covert. Just a few left. Originally $36.00.
Now $29.50
MEN'S SUITS
A selection of tweeds, herringbone weaves, and pin stripes. In
brown, blue and tan. All sizes.
Rockingham Suits $32.50
Blue Ribbon Suits $29.50-$29.95
* RAINCOATS
In sturdy tan gabardine. Reasonably priced at $15.95
ZELAN JACKETS
All sizes and in brown and tan. A bargain at $6.95
THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES
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