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Society and Personal HALCYON CLUB HAS SWEETHEART DINNER The Sweetheart Dinner, spon sored by the Junior Halcyon club and held in Allison Chapel on Fri day evening, February 14, was one of the largest and most beautiful affairs of the Valentine season. Decorations of red hearts and streamers of red and white crepe papex, together with red and white candles and sprays of English ivy, provided a lovely background for the dinner, which was served from long tables placed in the large room and decorated to carry out the 'VSi&Wtine mUif. 11 The 'speSltePT table was centered with a srystal bowl of red and white carnations. Mrs. Claude Campbell, president of the club, was master of cere monies and extended a cordial welcome to those attending. The program, was opened with a song, "Tell Me That You Love Me," sung by Mrs. W. T. Brown and acted in pantomine by Gail Webber and Jimmy Stovall, seated inside a large red heart edged with a fluted white ruffle. Mrs. Campbell then recognized Mrs. Juanita Davis, program chair man, who presented H. E. Monteith who introduced the speaker of the evening, Ben McGlamery of Franklin. Mr. McGlamery gave im personations of several Western North Carolina men, including Dr. H. T. Hunter and Dean W. E. Bird of Western Carolina Teachers Col lege. He concluded with his version of a negro sermon. He responded to an encore with a story of his personal experience as a refriger ator salesman. . A song-fest of old, familier love songs concluded the evenings' en tertainment. About 100 persons were at the dinner. Oce Chapter Has Meeting Oce Chapter, No. 139, Order of the Eastern Star, met in regular session Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 12, in the Masonic Hall in Dillsboro with the worthy matron, Mrs. Rosa Cannon, presiding. Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon and Miss Docia Garrett were elected to receive the degree. Plans were made to initiate them at the next regular meeting which will be held Wednesday eve ning, February 26. Following the business session the degrees of the order were con ferred on Mrs. Lillian McAlhaney. Mr. and Mrs. York of the Waynesville chapter of the Eastern Star were visitors. Mr. York, worthy patron of that chapter, gave an inspiring talk on the origin of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Louise 7^omas anc* Mrs. Mary Alice Cannon, hostesses, served a delicious salad course. * * * Mrs. Leon Sutton Entertains For Son On Saturday evening Mrs. Leon Sutton entertained with a small dinner* party for her young son, Billy. . Following the dinner the eve ning was spent in playing games and in listening to the record play er. Besides her son, Mrs. Sutton had as guests Shirley Hartmann, Gail Webber and Jimmy Stovall. Tacky Party Sponsored By Legion Auxiliary An evening of fun and pleasant entertainment was enjoyed by a large number of Sylva men ar>d women Who attended the tacky party given by the American Le gion Auxiliary at the Communitv House Monday evening. Rev. Mark Osborne, pastor ol the Cullowhee Baptist church acted as master of ceremonies and opened the program with a comi cal reading, "Cheering Up Cor , ftelia. J. M. Bird then gave ar ! impersonation of a lady getting Mr. and Mrs. Osborne sang "I'm Falling in Love with Some One." This was followed by the reading. "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" b\ James Whitcomb Riley, given by Mr. Osborne and pantomined by Patsy Jane Crawford and William Henry Kirk, Miss Helen Sossamon and Elmer Neal, and Mrs. Osborne, ending with a duet, "Love's Old Sweet Song-, Two readings, "Carline's Wedding" and "A Visit to the City" by Mr. Osborne and two more vocal selections, "Loving I You ' and. "My Hero" from the "Chocolate Soldier" completed this phase of* the program. Mrs. Paul i Ellis was accompanist. | A group of Sylva school girls, i Peggy Sue Middleton, Joan Nich olson, Bennie Lee Harris, Nancy Hartmann, Hilda McGinnis and Patsy Parris, under the direction of Mrs. George Lee, sang and danced the minuet. They were dressed in old fashioned costumes. Miss Alice Benton, director of physical education at -Western Carolina Teachers College, super vised a recreational period. Miss Helen Hartshorn, assistant direc tor, directed a group of girls from the college in acrobatic stunts. Four of them did a character dance, "The Arkansas Traveler." Girls taking part were Doris Brinkley, Jean Poteet, Jeanne Evans, Jeanne Pa'tton, Clara Padgett, June Wright and Clara Wingo. Arthur Beer, expert tumbler, did a num ber of his tumbling stunts. Vir ginia Madison played for these acts. Completing the program was the grand march of all who were dressed in tacky costumes. Mrs. Guy Leatherwood was chosen as the tackiest dressed woman and Fred M. Williams was selected the tackiest dressed man. Both were given prizes. The members of the auxiliary served cookies and coffee. ^ * * * Mrs. Charlie Thomas Honors Niece Saturday Mrs. Charles Thomas entertained a group of young girls Saturday afternoon, honoring her niece, Mary Mason, on her birthday. Af ter a few games the children were invited into the dining room where they were served ice cream and cake from a table that was ar ranged with the birthday cake as a centerpiece. The young honoree cut the cake. The girls were then taken to the Ritz Theatre to see W show. Those attending W6I0 rey Jane Jones, Gail Webber, o sta Bryson, Dot McCracken, A?. ' Cathey and Shirley Hartmpr** ? LOOK! LOOK!1 WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER YOU! I $3.50 Every Good Carcass Traded In On A New Tire Is Worth $3.50 To You. We Have Those Good Atlan, Dayton and Armntrong ? TIRES ? J | We have some 6-ply tifes at present. ? Howard's ESSO Service Main Street?Phone 136-W Madge Brown Is Bride * Of Howard Stallings Miss Madge Berdelle Brown, daughter of Mrs. E. E. Brown and the late E. E. Brown of Sylva, be came the bride of Howard Irvin Stallings, son of Mrs. Maude Stal lings, of Rcpky Mount, on Satur day, February. 3. at "The Chapel of the Pines" in Oakland, Cali fornia. Rev. William E. Appleberry, pastor of Brookside Baptist church, performed the ceremony before a background of white formed by floor standards filled with white gladioli and white tapers in cande labra. The double ring ceremony w>as used. Preceding the ceremony a pro gram of nuptial music was pre sented by the organist. The tradi tional wedding marches were used. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Albert Erskin Brown. She wore a chartreuse two-piece woolen suit with black accessories. Her corsage was orchids. The matron of honor, Mrs. Mar garet Brown, wore a glen plaid suit with black accessories and had a corsage of orchids. The bridegroom had as his best man Nicholas Mutich of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Following the ceremony a re ception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brown. The bride's table was centered with a two-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom, with white tapers in crystal can delabra at either end. ' After the reception the couple left for a short wedding trip to points in southern California. For traveling the bride wore a brown gabardine with matching acces sories. Mrs. Stallings was graduated from Sylva high school in the class of 1942. She has made her home in Oakland for some time. S*he is emDloved with the San4 irom me iNavai /\ir v^oiV>n wun which he had served for five years. He is now employed with the C. C. Moore Construction Company. The couple are residing in Oak land. * * :<< Mary Margaret Wise Observes First Birthday Mrs. W. T. Wise entertained with a birthday party Saturday af ternoon in observance of the first birthday of her small daughter, Mary Margaret. The Valentine motif was carried out in the decorations and refresh ments. The small guests were served birthday cake and ice cream with red hearts in the cen ter. Those present in addition to the honoree were Judy Griffin, Charles Robert Poteet, Wayne Wilson, Sammy Candler, Roddy Dillard, and Tommy Wise. * * * W.M.U. Meets With Mrs. R. L. Glenn The progrjrn meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the Sylva Baptist church met with Mrs. R. L. Glenn Tuesday after noon. Mrs. Crawford Smith pre sided over the short business ses sion. Mrs. Roy R^id, a guest from the | Scotts Creek society, gave the pro- ' gram. She led an interesting dis- I cussion on the People of Arabia | and Palestine. Mrs. H. E. Monteith conducted ; ? PERSONALS Miss Virginia Clark and Miss Mildred Pace of Oak Ridge, Tenn. spent the week-end with the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clark at their home at Gay. E. E. Tweed left Sunday for Chillicothe, Ohio to visit his par ents, Mr. and IVlrs. George Tweed having been called there by the illness of his father. Howard and Jack Allison have returned from Birmingham, Ala. where they attended a meeting of O.K. Rubber Welders. Jack's (Al liron) Tire Shop is equipped with O.K. Rubber Welders molds. Miss Libby Fisher of Atlanta, Ga. spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Frady and small son, Danny, of Asheville spent Thursday in Sylva visiting friends and relatives. Miss Mary Cecil Bryson left Saturday to return to Chattanooga, Tenn. where she Will resume her work as a senior in the Erlangjfr -HcwS'pital School of Nursing, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stovall and son, Jimmy, were in Franklin Sun day to visit Mrs. Stovall's sister, Mrs. Chester Harris. Mrs. Sam Cannon, who has been a patient in Mission Hospital, Asheville, has been removed to Sylva and is now at Harris Com munity Hospital. Mrs. Nell F. Johnson and daugh ter, Emily, of Mujlins, S. C. spent the week-end with Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Grover Wilkes, and Dr. Wilkes. Enloe Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moore and son, Danny, went to Atlanta, Saturday, to * be there to meet Mrs. Enloe Moore and daughter, Carolyn, when they ar rived Sunday morning from Glen ?HTTte California to join her hus^ "d make their home in Syl a?y will reside in one of the ?Irtents rn the new Reed apart ** *3. Mrs. Dan Allison left Thursday for Franklin, Tenn. to visit her p;.rents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Frank Crawford is a pa tient in A-ton Park hospital, Ashe ville. following an operation which she had la-t Friday morning. Miss A nr. a Maude Hooper has' returned to Montreat College af ter spending the week-end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Hooper. James C. Cannon, Jr., returned ^Tuesday from a visit to points in the East. In Washington he visited 1 Misses Hannah and Dorothy Moore, stopped over for a day in New York City, tnen went to Hanover, N. H. where he visited Kirk Bas sett and attended- the Winter Car nival. He spent a few days in Man chester, Vt. skiing. , Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Corbin ac companied their son, John, to Clemson College, Sunday. From there they went to Pickens, S. C. for an over-n;ght visit with Mrs. Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in named bronchial mucous mem Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un youmust like the way It quickly allays the cough or you &ro to have your money back. CREOMULSION ChwtCoW*, Bronchitis Calendar of Events THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20? The Dillsboro Lodge No. 459 will meet at 7:30 p. m. in the Masonic Hall in Dillsboro. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20?The - Ruby Daniel Circle of the W.MS ! of the Sylva I^aptist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Porter Serous. Mrs. Scroj^> is circle chairman. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21 The. Bridge club will meet .it 7:30 ? p. m. with Mrs. Leon Sutton a> . hostess. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21 ?Wter-j the court-house at 7 p. m. Brit- j ton Moore is Commander. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21?Wom an's Society of Christian Service will meet in Allison Chapel at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Harry Hastings is president. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25?Ro tary club dinner meeting in Al lison building at 6:30 p. m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26? Lions club dinner meeting at 7 p* m. in the elementary school cafet-eria . WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26? Oce Chapter No. 139, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet in the Masonic Hall in Dillsboro at 7:30 p. m. Corbin's mother, Mrs. B. G. Neely. They returned to Sylva, Monday. James Resor, who served for about two years with the U. S. Army, the last year being spent in Germany, has returned to his home here and is with his mother, Mrs. J. H. Resor. He is now on terminal leave and expects to receive his discharge soon. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Davis spent the week-end in Chat tanooga, Tenn. with their daugh ter, McAline, who is attending Mc Kenzie Business school. Mrs. Esther Madison has re ceived word that her son, Cpl. James Madison, is in a hospital at Fort Sheridan, 111. Cpl. Madison was slated for South Pacific duty just before being sent to the hos pital. W.M.U. Has All-Day Meet Wednesday Meeting Wednesday with Mrs. C. M. Warren at the parsonage, J.he members uf the Women's Mis sionary Union of the Sylva Bap- j t.>t church held an all-day session ! and studied the book, "Shining As the Stars." .Those in charge of different] parts of the book were Mrs. C. L. Allison, Mrs. H. E. Monteilh, Mrs. j Carl Buchanan, Mrs. Olive Farm- j rr. a lid Mrs. C. M. Warren. At njjon a covered dish luncheon v.'.is served. Mrs. R. U. Sutton Hostess For H.D.C. Meet Mrs. R. U. Sutton entertained 18 members of the Sylva Home Demonstration club at her home Monday afternoon. As president, she also presided. The club voted to make a donation of $10.00 to the Ma/ch of Dimes. Mrs. A. S. Nichols was welcomed us a new member. Miss Helen Sossamon; home demonstration agent, gave a dem ? .'filtration .on roll making. Mr>. Sutton, assisted by her fiaugh'ers. Rachel a n d Leah, -erven delicious rei're.-hments. WEEKLY PROGRAM Night Shows: 7:00 &. 9:00 P. M.? Mat. Sat.? Late show Sat. 10:30 Adm.:Adults 36c tax incl.?Children under 12 yrs. 12c tax Inc. Thursday, February 20 CLUNY BROWN CHARLES BOVER and JENNIFER JONES Friday, February 21 DARK CORNER LUCILLE BALL and WILLIAM BENDIX Saturday, February 22 GUNMAN'S CODE KlRBY GRANT and FUZZY KNIGHT Late Show 10:30? THE FALCON'S ALIBI TOM CONWAY and RITA CORDAY J : Monday-Tuesday, February 24-25 CANYON PASSAGE (In Color) DANA ANDREWS Wednesday, February 26 G.I. WAR BRIDES JAMES ELLISON and ANNA LEE All Children not In arrtis will have to purchase a ticket to enter any performance at this Theatre. Thinking about spring sewing for yourself and children? Come to BELK'S DEPARTMENT STORE and see our large and style-wise stock which can always be depended upon to be of the highest quality. We are ready tokaccommodate you with reasonable prices and friend ly service. * For National Sew and Save Week Feb. 22-March 1 SEE OUR LOVELY MATERIALS?ALL 100 PCT. FAST COLOR CHAMBRAY and GINGHAM. Baby chccks and larger. Bold and small plaids. Many colors. 69c yd. FLORAL PRINTS. 80x80 thread per sq. inch. Garden fresh patterns for your spring dresses. 48c yd. Miarqain CHAMBRAY. Designed in checks, stripes and solids. For play clothes and dresses. 48c yd. BROADCLOTH. So durable and sturdy and a pleasure to launder. In solid pastel colors. 39c #d. GINGHAM for your finest dress es. In plaids and^Jiecks and a won derful selection of colors. 89c yd. CHAMBRAY. Petal soft pastels in the finest of cotton fiber. For your self or children's dresses. 79c yd. mt PRINT MATERIAL. In gay floral designs. For dresses, play clothes, housecoats and other uses. 39c yd. POPLIN, BROADCLOTH and SHANTUNG. In solid pastels. De signed'for many uses. 48c yd.
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