Society and Personal
Dorothy Mae McKee
Honors Mary K. Monteith
Miss Dorothy Mae McKee was
hostess on Thursday evening at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. C. H.
Nicholson, at East ,LaPo'rte, at a
bridge shower as a courtesy lor
Miss Mary Kathryn Monteith, who
will be married June 27 to Bill
Hupman of Mebane.
Three tables were arranged for
play. When scores were totaled,
Miss Lela Moore Hall and Miss
Lou Elsie Parker had tied lor high
score. They cut for the prize and
(Miss Parker, the winner, present
ed her gift to the honoree as did
Miss Dorothy Sue Talient, low
score winner.
A salad course was served.
Miss Monteith was then given
a shower of gifts, which, when
opened, proved to be both lovely
and useful.
Making up the guest list, besides
the honoree, were her mother,
Mrs. H. E. Monteith, Mrs. W. L.
Jones, Mrs. Kermit Bumgarner,
Mrs. Charles Poteet, Mrs. Rudy
Hardy, Mrs. Dan B. Hooper, and
Misses Agnes Wilson, Rebecca Sue
Cannon, Lela Moore Hall, Lou
Elsie Parker, Nancy J. Allison, and
Dorothy Sue Tallent.
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Shields-Hoyle
Marriage Announced
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Shields have
ann<3bnced the marriage of their
daughter, Nora Lee, to Wesley R.
Hoyle on Sunday, May 18 at the
home of Rev. F. P. Blankenship,
who performed the double ring
ceremony.
The bride wore for her wedding
a white tailored dress with white
accessories and a corsage of red
roses. She is a graduate of Sylva
high school in the class of 1947.
Mr. Hoyle, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Hoyle, graduated from
Sylva high school in 1943. He
served two years in the U. S.
Army, spending one and one half
years in France and Germany.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle are now liv
ing with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Hall.
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Miss Cannon Honors
House Guest
On Tuesday evening Miss Re
becca Sue Cannon entertained
with ^ small bridge $>arty, honor
ing her cousin, Mrs. Herb Brede,
of Portland, Oregon. Two tables
were arranged for play.
CLEARANCE LAMP
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?nco and morfctr lights.
Mrs. Henson Hostess To
Home Demonstration Meet
The Sylva Home Demonstration*
Club met Monday aiternoon with
Mrs. A. M.' Henson as hostess.
There were 23 members present,
including one new member, Mrs.
P. A. Donnahoe, and one visitor,
Mrs. Lea McDarius of Cleveland,
Tenn.
Mrs. R. U. Sutton presided over
the business session, and Miss
Helen Sossamon, Home Demon
stration agent, gave a report on
the district meet in Waynesville.
Each county of the western dis
trict of North Carolina is to nom
inate one delegate to make a trip
to Holland to get a general view
of home conditions there, and of
those nominated one nominee will
be selected in Raleigh to repre
sent the district. The Sylva Club
selected its president, Mrs. Sutton.
The speaker was Mrs. R. U. Sut
ton, whose subject was Home and
Family. The talk was followed by
group discussion. Miss Sossamon
then displayed some of the handi
crafts which she made while at
tending a recent short course for
home agents'at Penland.
A salad course and iced tea were
i served by the hostess, assisted, by
Mrs. Walter Jones and Mrs. Carl
Buchanan.
Members present were Mrs. /C.
L. Allison, Mrs. A. O. Allison, Mfs.
O. E. Brookhyser, Mrs. Ellen Bry^J
son, Mrs. Carl Buchanan, Mrs.
Marcellus Buchanan, Mrs. Ray
Cogdill, Mrs. W. Q. Grigg, Mrs.
A. M. Henson, Mrs. H. M. Hooper,
Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. C. R.
Moody, Mrs. B. O. Painter, Mrs.
J. A. Parris, Miss Helen Sossa
mon, Mrs. R. U. Sutton, Mrs. Isola
Thomas, Mrs. C. M. Warren, Mrs.
T. O. Wilson, Mrs. A. S. Nichols,
Mrs. Sam Monteith, and Mrs. Dan
Bryson.
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Mr. And Mrs. Hoyle
Honored At Shower
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoyle, who
were recently married, were guests
at a shower given in their honor
last Friday evening at the home
of Mr. Hoyle's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Hoyle. The shower was
given by the groom's sister, Miss
Hilda Hoyle.
Many friends were present and,
alter enjoying several games in
which Mrs.'A." j. Shields, mother
of the bride, and Mrs. Lawrence
Monteith were prize winners, the
guests were .served a sweet course
I by the hostess, assisted by her
mother and Mrs. Preston O'Kelly.
Following this the bride was
presented many lovely and uS'eful
gifts.
At the conclusion of the games
Mrs. E. E. Tweed was given the
high score award and Mrs. Andrew
B. Wilson the one for low score.
Miss Cannon served a salad
course to her guests, who were, be
sides the honoree and the prize
winners, Mrs. F. L. Webber, Mrs.
Ralph Tatham, Mrs. Wayne Ter
rell, Mrs. W. L. Jones, Miss Lucile
Wilson, and Miss Hicks Wilson.
? ml ? M? WEEKLY PROGRAM
Night 8howa: 7:00 6. 9:00 P. M.?Mat. Sat.?Late show 8at. f0:30
Adm.:Adulta 3?c tax incl.?Children under 12 yrt. 12c tax Inc.
Thursday-Friday, June 19-20
DARK MIRROR
OLIVIA DeHAVALLIND and LEW AYRE8
Saturday, June 21
CARAVAN TRAIL
In Color?EDDIE DEAN and AL LARUE
Late Show 10:30?
-VIOLENCE
NANCY COLEMAN and MICHAEL O'SHEA
Sunday, June 22
THE PERFECT MARRIAGE
L. YOUNG - D. NIVEN - A. ALBERT
Monday-Tuesday, June 23-24
MAGNIFICENT DOLL
QINGER ROQER8 and BURGE88 MERIDETH
Wednesday, June 25
TWO SMART PEOPLE
JOHN HODIAK and LUCILLE BALL
All Children not In arms will hav* to purchase a ticket to enter
any performance at thi? Theatre.
: PERSONALS
Mrs. Leonard A. Newton and
daughter, Mary Page, and Miss
Dorothy Mull are spending their
vacation at Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina.
Misi Anna Marr, house guest of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Allison, spent
a lew days - in Hayesville this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Cannon have
returned from Durham where Mrs.
Cannon was a patient at Duke hos
pital for a few days.
Mrs. Wayne Hall and little
daughter, Pat, of Greenville, S. C.
are spending two weeks with Mr."
and Mrs. N. A. Hall. Mr. Wayne
Hall came from Greenville and
joined them for a week-end visit.
Sacony Play Suits and Bathing
suits now on display at HALE'S.
Rev. and Mrs. Coleman Brown
of Lyman. Wash, for the past two
years, have returned to Sylva and
are at their home on Cullowhee
Road.
Mrs. Juanita Davis returned
Sunday from a ten-day visit with
friends in Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Doris Bryson, after spend
ing the past three months in Wash
ington, D. C. with her aunt, Miss
Bessie Snyder, has returned to her
home here. She came by Asheboro
and visjted her aunt, Mrs. L. B.
Mauney, and accompanied her
mother, Mrs. Jennings Bryson,
who had spent last week in Ashe
boro with her sister, home.
. Famous Sacony Palm Beach
flKhts now at HALE'S.
^mrs. .Mary R. Cowan and Miss
AnnK<Cowan spent the week-end
in Asnfeville and Hickory, return
ing home^ Sunday.
Mrs. C. W. Paxton returned Sat
urday from Spartanburg, S. C.,
where she spent* the past three
weeks at the bedside of her-grand
son, ferry, who has been critically
ill with typhus fever, but is now
slowly improving. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pridmore of
Spartanburg. 4
Mrs. Paul Ellis has returned af
ter spending a few days in Har
riman, Tenn. with her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Neergeard.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Wilson
have returned to Durham after
spending a week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson.
Flatternit Nylon hose With seams
and Haynes seamless Nylon hose
available now at HALE'S.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Coward
left Thursday to return to Chapel
Hill where they will attend sum
mer school at the University of
North Carolina. They had spent
a week visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dillard Coward in Sylva
and Mr. John Potts in Highlands.
Glynn Poteet left Monday for
Chillicothe, Ohio where he will
spend a few days ion business.
Miss Helen Higdon, who was
recently transferred from Swain
to Henderson county as Home
Demonstration agent with the N. C.
Extension service, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Higdon.
Jantzen and Gossard girdles and
Pantie girdles available at HALE'S.
Mrs. D. D. Hooper spent a few
days last week in Harriman, Tenn.
visiting her daughter, Mrs. O. O.
, Williams, and family.
Mrs. E. E. Bain, Jr. has returned
from Greensboro where she spent
the past two weeks visiting rela
tives and friends.
Masters Robert and Billy Reed
are here from Kennedy Home,
Kinston, to spend two weeks with
their father, Gordon Reed, and
grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. T. F.
Deitz.
Coats, Suits, Skirts, Sweaters re
duced at HALE'S.
Walter Allison Jones has re
turned to the Orthopedic hospital
in Asheville after spending the
week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Jones.
Mrs. Sallie Freeman came last
week from Washington, D. C. and
will spend some time visiting rela
tives and friends in Sylva, Beta,
and other parts of the county.
Miss Lela Moore Hall went to
Asheville Monday to enter Bilt
more hospital and receive treat
ment for the next week.
Miss Alitia Garcia of Havana,
Cuba spent part of last week with
Miss Barbara Dillard at Black
Rock Ranch, the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dillard.
Mrs. Sam H. Smit0 of Moun
tain City, Tenn. is spending some
time visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. O.
Allison and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Al
lison in Sylva and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Penland at Webster.
Guests of Rev. and Mrs. W. Q.
Grigg are Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Fox and Misses Nida Swaim and
Ruth Grigg, who are enroute from
Greensboro to Columbus, Ohio.
Miss Grigg is the sister of Mr.
Grigg.
Dorothy Gray Hot Weather
Cologne?2.00 size, Special at
HALE'S $1.00 plus tax.
The Wilsons Entertain
At Coca-Cola Party
Mrs. Andrew B. Wilson of Dur
ham was guest of honor when Mrs.
John H. Wilson and daughters,
Mrs. E. E. Tweed, Mrs. F. L Web
ber, and Hicks Wilson, en
tertained at a Coea-Cqla party at
their home on ^Cullowhee Road
Wednesday afternoon from 3 to i
5:30 o'clock
Vases of roses, larkspur, and
snapdragons were used in the liv
ing-room where the guests were
received. Miss Hicks Wilson met
them at the door and Mrs. J. H.
Wilson introduced .them to the
honoree.
In the center of the dining-room
table, which was covered with an
imported cut-work cloth, a large
crystal swan filled with mixed
summer flowers was used on an
oblong reflector. Small swans were
placed at each corner. Pink
candles in crystal holders com
pleted the decorative scheme.
Mrs. E. E. Tweed and Mrs. F. L.
Webber invited the guests into the
dining-room and assisted by Miss
es Agnes Wilsorr and Gail Webber,
and Mrs. F. M. Higdon, served hot
ham biscuits, sandwiches, cookies
and coca-colas to the fifty guests
who called during the afternoon.
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Mary Morris
^Celebrat^ Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morris en
tertained a group of young folks
at a picnic at Smokemont Thursday
afternoon, the occasion being to
celebrate the tenth birthday of
their daughter, Mary.
On arrival at Smokemont, the
children enjoyed a swim. This was
followed with a delicious picnic
lunch, ending with the traditional
birthday ca^ce and ice cream.
Several games were played and
marshmallows toasted over an
open fire.
Young folk enjoying Mary's
birthday with her~ were Edith
Moore, Audrey Jane Jones, Gail
Webber, Carolyn Moore, Sue Ens
ley, Grace Davis, Uona McKee,
i Ralphine Nicholson* Marilyn Shu
; ler, Robert Allison, and Tommy
j Morris.
I Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Bryson
| spent last week-end in Waynes
i ville with Mrs.. Bryson's mother,
j Mrs. H. A. McCracken.
I Mr. and Mrs. Sam Buchanan
spent a short time in Durham last
week.
Business Woman's
Circle Meets
On Monday evening Miss Hattie
Hilda Sutton was hostess for the
June meeting of the Business
Woman's Missionary society of the
Baptist church. Mrs. Jess Buchan
an, president, was in charge of the '
business part of the meeting.
Miss Mary Henson gave the de
votional and Mrs. Harry Ferguson,
program leader, had arranged for
Miss Hattie H. Sutton and Miss
Edna Allen to have parts on the
program. Mrs. Porter Scroggs and
Mrs. Grayson Cope,- members of
the Ruby Daniel circle, were
guests and presented a musical
program.
The hostess served an ice course
to the 21 members and guests
present.
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Bridge Club Met
With Mrs. Stovall
Mrs. J. P. Stovall was hostess on
Friday evening for the fortnightly
meeting of her card club. On ar
rival the guests were served a
dessert course, after which two
tables were made up for play.
Mrs. Woody Hampton won the
high score and Mrs. Leon Sutton
held second high, and both were
given lovely gifts.
Members playing were Mrs. W.
T. Wise, Mrs. T. N. Massie. Mrs.
Leon Sutton, Mrs. Keith Hinds,
and Mrs. Grover Wilkes. Guests
were Mrs. C. C. Buchanan, Mrs.
Woody Hampton and Mrs, C. E.
Thompson.
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Mrs. T. C. Wilson Is *
Hostess For Woman's Club
Bobby Allison, who spent some
time jn Hawaii during the recent
war and made a nice collection of
slides of scenes on the island, had
the program at the meeting of the
Woman's club when it met with
Mrs. Thomas C. Wilsorr Monday
evening. He showed the slides and
made interesting comments on
each. Mrs. John H. Morris had ar
ranged for the program.
During the business session, pre
sided over by Miss Hicks Wilson,
president, the club voted to join
other civic organizations in a
movement to raise funds to enlarge
the swimming pool.
Mrs. Wilson served a sweet
I course. Twenty members were
present. The July meeting will bo
a picnic.
Calendar of Events
THURSDAY, JUNE 19?The B. H. I
Cathey chapter, United Daugh-1
ters of .the Confederacy will
meet with Mrs. W. O. Soderquist |
at 8 p. m. Mrs. J. A. Bryson,
president.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19?The Ruby
Daniel Circle of the Woman's |
Missionary Society of the Ba^- I
tist church will meet at 8 p m.
with Mrs. Paul Womack. Mrs.1
n
Porter Scroggs, president.
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| FRIDAY, JUNE 20?The Woman's1
j Society of Christian Service
will meet in Allison building at
7:30 p. m. Mrs. Harry Hastings,
president.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20?The Veter
ans of Foreign Wars will meet
I at the courthouse at 7:30 p. m.
| Britton Moore, Commander.
j FRIDAY, JUNE 20 ? Luncheon
i meeting of the Sylva Merchants
I Association at 1 o'clock at Caro
lina hotel.
TUESDAY. JUNE 24?The Rotary
club will observe Ladies' Night
at a dinner meeting at High
Hampton Inn at 7:30 p. m. W. E.
Ensor, president.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 ? Oce
Chapter, O.E.S. No. 139 will meet
in the Masonic Hall at Dillsboro
at 8 p. m. Mrs. Harry Fergu
son. Worthy Matron.
Initiation services will also be
held at this time. All members
are expected to attend.
' Mrs: Sutton Hostess To
'Twentieth Century Meet
The Twentieth Century club
met for a Pot Luck Luncheon Fri
day in the home of Mrs. R. U.
SMbn, . president. After lunch
three was a short business session,
followed by a social hour. Since
the club suspends its meetings
during the summer, this was the
last meeting the club will iiaVe
until falj.
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Another sugar stamp, good for
10 pounds, will be validated not
later than August 1947. accord
ing to a USDA announcement. Thi
stamp will assure household con
sumers </i the lull 35 pounds ?>1
s\igar a>sured them under the pro
l of the Sugar Control Ex
I tension Act of 1947.
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Richardsons Leave
For Chillicothe, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Richardson
and son, Allen, left Friday lor
Chillicothe, Ohio, where they will
make their home. Mrs. Richardson
and Allen will be in Chillicothe,
but Mr. Richardson will travel
much of his time being connected
with the Mead Corporation in
board development in the South
ern mills.
Mr. Richardson has been with
the Sylva Division of the Mead
Corporation for three and a half
yeaTs as chemist and superintend
ent of the pulp milL
The total value of Norfti Caro
lina's wheat crop in 1945 was es
timated at $3,436,356.
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