The Smoky Mountain Times Votume 86 - Number 29 - Bryson City, North Carotina - Thursday. Apri! 24, 1969 northwestern Bank Sets Open House; Festivities To Begin Sntnrdny At 3 A Open House festivities at the new Bryson City Branch of Northwestern Bank will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Apri! 26, and iast unti! 8:00 p.m. The buiiding on Main Street has been under construction for severai months. Saturday's program witi feature open house for visitors to see a!i areas of the buiiding inciuding the vauit and behind the teller's line. Refreshments will be served, and there will be favors for all visitors. Northwestern officers, their wives, and staff members will act as greeters and guides. Members of the Bryson City Board of Directors of the Bank will assist in greeting the visitors. Members of the ^"Northwestern Family" from North Wilkesboro and from Congratulations are in order to the Northwestern Bank of Bryson City on their fine new home. Not only is the bank's new building going to add to the appeamace of Bryson City's Main Street, it will also add 'many modem conveniences in the banking business Jbo the citizens and merch^)* of Bryson City. ^ * * * We have been ask by the Jackson County Jaycee's to mention the Saturday night dance in the Sylva National Guard Armory. The dance, soonaored by the Jackson County Jaycee's will start at 8 and last untill midnight. The "Blue Phoenix" from Georgia will be featured. * * * Well, the seniors are back and all is normal again in , Bryson except for a few tired and tuckered-out chaperones. Heard one or two comment that they might be getting too old for that sort of thing. * * * The State Highway Patrol reports two accidents in Swain County during the week. While poking 8 contacts, one was charged with drunk driving. Also reported woe two pedestrian violations, one otjer hazardous moving violation xnd two non hazardous violations. There were no charges of sppeding reported. The Department patrolled 3,379 miles in Swain County from April 14th through April 20th. branches in the area will be presenteddwtogtheday. ' ^ The Bryson Caty Branch !a a rectangular shaped building containing 3,000 square feet of fioorspace. it is constructed of brick and glass window walls. An attractive molding spaced in aitemating blocks of yeiiow and green surrounds the roof line. This attractive modiing adds brightness to the area. Entrance may be made from either the east or west side of the building. The vauit which is 12 feet by 14 feet contains safe deposit boxes in varying sizes. For emergency purposes, there is an air vent and telephone in the vault. The waiis are covered with a greenish beige vinyl. Floor covering is the same green and goid tweed carpet used throughout the Bank. AM precautions have been taken to build the vauit as fireproof and burglar proof as humanly possible. The night depository is located on the east side of the building near the entrance. The building is attractively decorated using green as the basic color. This facility is carpeted throughout in a goid Matching gold cover ah giass areas. The !obby area has a comfortabie conversational grouping of occasional chaira and sofas. The office of OdeB Wiison, manager of the Bryson City Branch, aiso carries the goid coior scheme. The executive desk and chairs are wainut. Chairs are uphoistered in compatibie tones. Paneiing throughout the building is pecan. The teiier iine and raiis are pecan. Mixtures are topped with biack Tennessee marbie. The employees iounge is attractiveiy decorated in shades of green. The drive-in window is iocated on the south side of the buiiding. Entrance shouid be made from the west side of the buiiding and exit by the east side. An ampie parking area is avaiiabie for customers. The Directors Room is iocated on the iower ievei with a private entrance on the south side. This room is 36' by 24'. The focai point is the retanguiar conference tabie Jentun: Student Ot Month Swain County Student of the Month for the month of February is Jerry Jenkins, son ot mr. ana mrs. r rann uentuns of Buckner's Branch. Jerry is a senior at Swain High and has been homeroom officer for two years. He was cpscaptain on the !968 Maroon Devils Football Team and has heid several offices in various ciubs at Swain High. He is a member of the Interact Ciub, Art Club, Future Teachers Association, "S" Ciub, Audio Visuai Ciub, FCA. Science, Foik Dance and Physical Fitness Ciubs. He is a member of the Student Council and is on the newspaper staff. Jerry's hobbies are hunting, fishing, horseback riding and swimming. After graduation, he pians to attend Western Carolina University to study in the field of social studies and physical education. Pre-Schoo! Registration Registration for chiidren who wiii be six years of age by October 15, 1969 wiii be heid in each schooi district. Parents shouid bring immunization records and birth certificate, if chiid was bom in Swain County, a birth certificate wiii not be required and if immunizations were obtained at the Heaith Department this record wiii not be required. Physicai examination forms wiii be distributed to parents to have compieted by the time the chiid enters school. Ciinics wiii from 8:30 a m. to 11:30 a.m. in each schooi. Aiarka Aprii 25 Bryson City - Last names ending aiphabeticaiiy from A through K - Aprii 30 L through Z - May 1 Whittier May 7 Aimond May 9 made of walnut surrounded by ctrairs uyhoiatared green naugahyde. The north wairis paneled In pecan and the other walls In a light green vinyl. This room will be available for community use. Organizations wishing to reserve the room will contact Odell Wilson, Cashier of the Bank. All adult visitors at the open house will have a chance to win very special prizes. Visitors will be given keys to the treasure chest of prizes which will include a console color television, an am/fm radio, a $50 savings account, a polaroid color-pah camera, 5 transistor radios, and 5 safe deposit boxes rent tree for one year. The treasure chest will he i*4he :n^an *h%Rkihg 8u$ng banking hours for one week foiiowing open house. AU visitors wiii have an opportunity to try their keys from Aprii 28 through May 3. If a key opens the treasure chest, the winner wi!! pick an enveiope which indicates the prize won. There wiii be a special prize registration for those under 14 years of age. This prize wiii be a Spider Bike. Drawing for the bike wiii be heid at the ciose of open house on Saturday. Winner does not have to be present. JT