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THE GALAX NEWS JU^ 28. 1962 PAGE 17 REMEMBER THE Dinner and Bridge Games LEE'S INN Thursday, July 5 — 6:30 p,n, BENEFIT HUDSON LIBRARY Mr. and Mrs. R, B . DuPree were diriN. ner hosts on Sunday to a number of rela tives from Clinton, S, C. Mrs. Margaret DiiPree returned to her hcane in Owing s. R66VES HflRDUjnRE FRIGIDAIRE SALES BUILDING MATERIALS PAINTS - HOUSEWARES flnne s beauty shop FRANKLIN ROAD phone: 4265 WHEN IN FRANKLIN, N. C. BE SURE TO EAT AT KESTflU^flnT Palmer Street Shopping Center S, C, after a visit with the DuPrees, Mr. and Mrs, J. H, Ball of Jack sonville, Pla. spent this past week visit ing Mr. and Mrs. W, C, BaU.. Mr, and Mrs, Ray Hinson and chil dren of Plant City, Fla, are spending sev eral days with Mrs. Hinson*s aunt, Mrs, R, A, Taylor. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Harkins and family of Miami arrived last weedc for the summer. THE WACKIEST SHIP IN THE AEMI Jack Lemmon is a happy sailor indeed when he receives word that he is to re port to Australia to take charge of his first ship. It is 1943 and with the enemy holding most of the Pacific, any man wo\ild be proud to be picked to take a command at this critical hour in American history, expecially an officer with the dubious military record Lt, Lemmon has set. He is placed on an ancient sailing vessel which the more polite seamen refer to as a "scow," The physical aspects of the ECHO aren't its only disadvantages. It is manned by a crew of novices whose cook, Alvy Moore, can*t brew a good cup of coffee, and whose second-in-command is Ens. Ricky Nelson, inexperienced and over anxious. Lt* Lemmon gets the picture in a flash and decides to refuse the assing- ment. But fate, Ens. Nelson, Lt, Cmd. John Lvind (an old peacetime rival who instigat ed LecQmon*s selection for the ECHO) and Lund*s lovely secretary, Patricia Dris coll, have other ideas on the subject, and Lemmon is tricked into signing for the ship, which is slated for an import ant Army mission, thus the title. In spite of the disadvantages of lack of training, Lemmon soon realizes that his men are determined to be good sailors and quick to learn. And so, after an inade quate training period, the motely crew sail off on their adventures, which incl ude storms at sea, slipping through a mine field, abandoning an undesirable officer who is sent to replace Lemmon, delivering an Army spy to an island in the middle of Japanese-held territory while disguised as a native trading boat, and their cap ture and escape from enemy soldiers when they discover the location of the Japanese fleet, “The Wackiest Ship'* opens at the GALAX IHEATRE Saturday, June 30, THE COnOlfTlEnT SHOP HOMEMADE JAMS, JELLIES, AND PICKLES COCKTAIL ITEMS TH€ HIGHLflnDS GGm SHOP ARCHIE M. JELLEN FIRST GEM SHOP ESTABLISHED IN MACON COUNT!. J The Largest Selection of Gems Available SPECIALIZING IN LOCAL GEMS PUBLIC FIELD TRIPS Free Inspection Of Your Finds
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