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PUBLISHED V/EBKtY DURING THE SUMMER SEASON
BY THE GALAX THEATRE,HIGHLAr^DS,N*C.
V/ednesday,July 22,1953
Miss Mary Summer, Editor and Biasiness Mgr.
Phone 2^95
HIGHLANDS AS IT USED TO BE
To the Editor of ”The Galax News",
Many years have passed since I
first came to this wonderful little
town. It was about 9 o’clock at
night when I carae through "Buck
Horn Gap" seated in a vehicle call
ed a "hack" drawn by two mules.
I was accompanied by my mother,
sister and brother Richard, then
about three and one-half years of
age. My father, having a business
to attend to in the Morth did not
join us until November, six months
later.
V/e spent the night on East Main
Street at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
(Con*t. page 3)
SPACE PARTY
AT BUD HALL'S
Last Friday night, Highlands was
visited by a group of strange tour
ists who must have been far off
their normal routes. They were
representatives of our Solar Sys
tem and particularly Saturn, Mars,
Pluto and the Moon. Leading the
visitors vras a local exponent of
(Con't. page 5)
"POPS CONCERT”
Highlands School Auditorium will
again be turned into a concert hall
Saturday evening at eight-thirty
o’clock when the Transylvania Fac
ulty Orchestra returns for a fine
program of music.
Sandra V/arfield, contralto of
the Metropolitan Opera will appear
as soloist with the orchestra.There
are artisits from the Philharmonic
Symphony, Cincinnati, Minneapolis,
Chicago, New York and Charlotte.
The orchestra is being brought
to Highlands in a benefit per
formance for the Highlands Community
Hospital.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
MEETS
The Highlands Community Hospi
tal Auxiliary met last Thursday at
the Satulah Club Room. Mrs. Howe
gave a report of the bazaar which
was held Saturday July 11 at the
Center.She reported $1,^99*93 taken
in plus $200.10 in donations and
the auxiliary voted to give the
hospital $1,500.00 and hold the ba
lance as working capital.
They decided to have a sale the
last week in August and the first
in September using the articles tha
were left from the. bazaar.
V/EATHER REPORT
Recorded by Tudor N.
Hall
High
Low
Tues. July l^f
76
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Wed. July 15
72
55
Thurs. July 16
72
62
Fri. July 17
78
61
Sat. July 18
7h
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Sun. July 19
76
61
Mon. July 20
77
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GALAX THEATRE
THUR-PRI July 23-2k
Leslie Caron-Mel Ferrer
in
"LILI" in Technicolor
Night Shows at 7^30 & 9s2?
Matinee Thurs at 3»00
Adm-Mat I5^z‘&50^z‘. • Nights 2O0Sc6O0
SATURDAY July 25
Roddy McDowall-Preston Foster
in
"THUNDERHEAD" in Technicolor
Shows at 3'00, 7230 & 9s25
Adm-Mat & Night 15^ & 50^
SUN-MON July 26-27
Pier Angeli-Ethel Barrymore
Leslie Caron-Kirk Douglas
in
"STORY THREE LOVES"
(in Technicolor)
Sunday Shows at 3? 00 Sk 9 s00
Monday at 7^30 & 9s^-5
Adm-Mat 15(?^^^50^• .Nights 20^Sc60jt
TUESDAY July 28
W, Somerset Maugham's
"2 R I 0"
Life Magazine-"Movie of the Week
-Maugham Tales Make a Fine Pack
age. Shows at 7?30 & 9=35
Adm 15^ & 50^
WEDNESDAY July 29
Bette Davis-Sterling Fayden
in
"THE STAR"
Special Matinee at 3“00^
Night Shows at 700 & 9?35
Adm-Mat 15^^^50^ o. Night 2O0&6O0
1 Section reserved for Colored
at all Matinees