\ PUBLISHED WEEKLY DTJRING THE SlMiER SEASON S ^
BY THE GALAX THEATRE, HIGHLAxNfUS, M. 6. .
PEK (_C^PY Fridaj^ August 3, 1956 PER O^PY
Mary Sunmer, Editor
Assisted by Judy Reynolds
Phone 2495
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|H//76/7A/ Day 1956-
Thur-Fri August 2-3 j And so another Highlands Hillbilly
Bette Davis-Ernest Borgnine-Debbie Reynolds!Daj^ has daimed bright and clear and has
Barry Fitzgerald in **THE CATERED AFFAIR”
Night Shows at 7:30 &■ 905
Adm. Nights 20c* & 60^
Saturday August -4
Barbara Stanwyck-Barry Sullivan in
>MAVERICK QUEEN” in Technicolor
Matinee at 3jOO
Night Shows at 7j30 & 9825
Adm« Matinee & Night 15^ 50^
Sun-Mon August 5-6
Jeff Chandler-Laraine Day-Tim Hovey in
”TCY TIGER” in Technicolor
Also Danny Kaye in the 20 minute Short
"Assignment Children”
Sunday Shows at 3sOO & 9s00
Monday Shows at 7:30 % 9:30
_Adm, Matinee fe Nieht 15(^ 50^
Tuesday August 7
Burt Lancaster-Anna Magnani in
»THE ROSE TATTOO” in VistaVision
Special Matinee at 3sOO
Night Shows at 7:30 & 9*30
Adm. Matinee 15y^ & 50^ Night 20^^ ft 6O0
Wednesday August 8
Anne Baxter-Steve Forrest in
^^BEDEVIU,F.D^* in GinemaScope & Technicolor
Shows at 7:30 & 9:25 Adm. 15f. & 50^
CCMING - THE BIRDS AND 'PHE BEES
IX)VE IS A MANY SPLENDORED 'THING
THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE
THERE’S ALWAYS TOMORROW DIANE
KISMET.
WEATHER REPORT
Tador N» Hall
HIGH
LOW
Thurs. July 26 . * *
57
Fri* July 27 ...
.... 85
59
Sat, July 28 * * .
68
Sun. July 29 . • *
.... 85
57
Mon. July 30 ...
62
Tue. July 31 • . *
62
Wed, August 1 • . *
60
jended without the interruption of rain,
IUnbearded men will appear on the streets
!up town again and the funny and peculiar
looking clothing used for the day will not
be seen again until next year.
The day began Wednesday morning when
early risers began gathering around at
various places up town* The first activity
of the day was the hog-calling contest
and Mrs* Charles Gonslin of Winchester,
Tenn. and Highlands, was the winner.
10:30 saw tlie parade as floats and
groups made their way through the streets.
The Scaly Mountain Boys won the prize for
the best float in the parade and the prize
for the best group went to the Talbots*
Joe Wilson of Boynton Beach, Fin.,
was judged owner of the finest looking
beard.
Patched, bearded,and jug-slingin*
people crowded the streets all day. High-
Irjids wns visited this Dcy by a ”group
from outer space”. 'Ihese tourists who
ccm© from out«3r space to enjoy Hillbilly
Dny coiildnH change their complexion, teeth
etc., but they did put cn iiillbilly clothes
so as not to be thrown in the "jug”. Hill
billy Day in Highlands is becoming known
all over, even in outer spaceJi
A borbeque brought the morning to a
close and before the barbeque was ovtsr
approximately 4j700 people had consumed
the seventeen hundred poiinds of boneless
baby beef, twenty bushels of tomatoes,
eighty gallons of pickles, one hundred
3 lb, boxes of potato chips, three hundred
twenty-five loaves of bread, two hundred
gallons of lemonade. The people seemed to
thorouglily enjoy the barbeque lunch.
The afternoon was devoted to hillbilly
band music.
People straggled home for supper be-
(con’t, page 7)
DONATION TO HOSPITAL
Young Victoria and Melinda Russelli
ages 9 and 7, daughters of Mr* and Mrs*
Sidney K. Russell, being conscious of how
badly the Highlands Community Hospital
needs money, decided by themselves, that
they would just have to do something to
help. The girls decided on a ”Circus Party”
This met with their parents delighted
approval so the girls immediately began
making plans for their Circus Party.
On Saturday afternoon, July 23, the
party took place at ”Blue Heaven”, the
home of their parents on Little Yellow
Mountain. The party was staged out-of-
. (conH. page 7)