Gladys Picklesimer Writes Interestingly of Holland Trip Miss Gladys Picklesimer, a former Jackson girl, who has been stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, for the past nine months, where she is connected with the Court Martial Department, recently made a trip to Holland. She has travelled extensively since she has been jn Germany, this being her 2nd stay there having been employ ed for eight mortths in Nuernburg, in the translating division of the International Military Tribunal, 1945-46. The following letter was received by her sister, Mrs. Claude Jones, upon her return from the Holland trip: Dear Folks: I returned from my trip yester LI li us JEWELRY COMPANY In the Rltz Building Sylva, N. C. day, and want to tell you about it while it is still fresh in my mind. This was by far the nicest trip I have taken since I have been over here. It was even nicer than the trip to Switzerland last year. I didn't take one of the govern ment tours this time but went on my own?that is, I traveled on my own passport, but a girl with whom I work went with me. We left last Saturday morning and took a train from here to Amsterdam, * Holland. We left here at about 11:30 A.M. and ar rived in Amsterdam about 11.00 #iat night. One of the nicest things about the whole thing is that on the way to Holland we went through the loveliest part of Germany that I have seen so far? and Germany still has the prettiest scenery by far of any other coun try I have seen over here. The train goes almost all the way up the Rhine river. For a great dis tance you see miles of the vine yards where the grapes are grown that they make into wine. It is very jnountainous, and the hills are terraced with the vines. There are dozens of old castles set up on top of the highest hills, and it really makes a pretty picture. We went through Rotterdam and The Hague in Holland, tout we stayed in Amsterdam, which is the biggest of the three cities. Hol land is such a small country that you can go from one end of it to the other in no time. It is a very prosperous looking country^ now. DAVIS JEWELERS 5 days service Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Complete Stock oi Materials Phone 198 AlllMn amidi* Sylva, N. C. ALL-AROUND 'WORK-HORSE' FOR YOUR FARM THE 4-Wheel-Drive UNIVERSAL Jeep COMPARE THE UNIVERSAL "JEEP" for all tjie farm jobs it does the day 'round, all year. With steady-pulling 4-wheel drive and tractor speeds of 2 Yi to 7 mph, the 60-hp Universal "Jeep** operates plows, harrows and other pull-type or hydraulic implements. The Universal "Jeep" also serves as a pick-up and tow truck, with 4-wheel drive for heavy going and 2-wheel drive for highway speeds. Let us demonstrate the "Jeep" on your farm, with out obligation, so you can see iiow this versatile farm vehicle saves you time and money. The Universal "Jeep" "Jeep" power take-off The Universal "Jeep" hauls payloadt up to develops up to 30 hp for tows 5000-lb. trailed 1*200 lbs. belt work. loads at road aoeedfc niUffl MOTOR COMPANY JOE FUIMKR, Owner.Manager Phone 212 Cullowhee Road TO REVEAL HIDDEN LINCOLN LORE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT by the Library of Congress In Washington that, on July 26, hitherto unpublished papers and documents of Abra ham Lincoln will be made public, Dr. C. Percy Powell, indexer of Lin coln collections, stands by the safe containing the historic material. Under lock and key since Lincoln died, his son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who died in 1926, turned them over to the Library with the direction that they were to be opened 21 years after his death, (international) There wasn't nearly as much war] damage as I had expected to see, and what little bombing was done ?I say "little" in comparison to Germany?has been cleaned up, and you can't tell it any more. The city of Amsterdam is lovely. It looks just as I had imagined it would. It is very old, of course, but even the oldest parts look so clean, like it had just been scrub bed. The Dutch are very proud of their repletion of being so clean, and tkey certainly work hard at it. The whole city is link ed together with canals. That is one of the main modes of trans portation. They use canals like we use streets. Little boats run up and down them "all the time. I took a trip on a boat through the canal, and you can go all over the city on the same boat. The coun tryside is the flattest I have ever seen. It is only broken every once in a while by their famous wind mills. In the city the people dress like in any other city, but out in the country they still wear their quaint costumes, complete with wooden shoes and Dutch caps. From Amsterdam?we stayed there from Saturday till Wednes day?we went to Brussels, Bel gium, which is a six hour train ride. Brussels is quite a large city, and looks a great deal like Paris, and I thought as a whole, even prettier. There are a lot of things to see there, and also there is plenty to buy. Nothing is ra tioned there, as it is in Holland. However, prices are just out of all reason in most cases. A lot of stuff is imported from the Unit ed States, and of course you pay a lot of import tax, and then if you get caught with it in Customs going out you pay again, and so there isn't much point to it. The thing I enjoyed most in Bel gium was a trip by bus that we took, about ten miles from Brus sels, to the place where Napoleon lost his famous Battle of Water loo. T*hey have built ?quite a memorial there. It is an enormous building, perfectly round, and on the inside is painted, all around the walls, a panorama of the bat tle itself. It is so realistic you al most feel you are looking at the real thing. The farm houses are still standing where Napoleon had his headquarters, and also the one where the Duke of Wellington had his. I thought I had done enough sightseeing over here not to get excited about anything, but for some reason I got more of a thrill out of that than anything I have seen in a long time. Yesterday we flew back from Brussels to Frankfurt. It only took an hour and fifteen minutes, onr* wViUa if mtoo o lHOg TOUgh any my stomach felt a little squeamish, it was better than the all night ride back by^trainr Anyway, I am back. It is cer tainly hard to get used to this place after you see a normal look ing place again, but II guess I will just work and look forward to go ing some place else, which I hope won't be too long off. Love to all, Gladys. ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Schedule of Masses Andrews, 2nd Surtday, 8 a. m. Bryson City, every Sunday, 8 a.m. Canton, 5th Sunday, 8 i, nv. Cherokee, 3rd Sunday, 8 a vs. Fontana Village, every Sun., 11 a.m. Franklin, every Sunday, 8 a. m. Highlands, every Sunday, 11 a. m. Murpfcy, 1s% Sue 2*?, ' J A, Sylvm, 41li ftnnrt>j, c? c. tar. A. T. r, ?%stcr Police Have Eight Day Period Without Having Single Arrest According to the police depart ment records the people of Sylva are law-abiding citizens, there be ing an tight-day period without an arrest. The records also show that there was a five-day period without an arrest just prior to the eight-day period. On July 15 thhere was one arrest, and again on July 20 there were two arrests, with the last one on thee 28th. This is a record of which th town can take pride in. While Sylva does not have the usual run of ar rests as most towns this size, the record since the 15th is quite un usual. With the large number of beer Baptist Circle Holds Monthly Social Meeting The Ruby Daniel circle oi tne Baptist Woman's Missionary So ciety had its monthly social meet ing at the home of Mrs. Roger Dil lard last Thursday night. There was a very short business session, during which the members dis cussed plans for programs for the coming meetings of the year. This ! was followed by the social hour, the main part of the meeting. The hostess served a salad course to those present, among whom were Mrs. Jimmy Buekner, Mrs. Nel son Tatham, Mrs. Grayson Cope, ? Mrs. Claude Campbell, Mrs. Til man Bass, Mrs. Claud Jones, -and Mrs. Porter Scroggs. I Funeral Rites For Lewis Pressley Funeral services for Lewis Pressley were held Saturday aft-' ernoon, July 26, at 3 o'clock at the Zion Hill Baptist church. Rev. Joe Bishop and Rev. Zollie Fox officiated. , Mr. Pressley was a life-long resident of Jackson County, hav ing spent most of his life in the. Speedwell and Gay communities I of the county. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Re becca Pressley; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Franks, *Mrs. Hester Franks, and Mrs. Jimmie Franks; two sons, Dexter Pressley and joints springing up around town and permits for sale of off premises beer in town now available, we doubt this record will long stand. Chief Warlick has set-up a sys tem of records for his department which are most complete in every detail, yet very to follow. A com plete record of each arrest is made, which gives the person's name, age, race, business or work, what charge with, tried, disposition of case, fine, cost, eetc., if any. This record is double indexed in perm ! anent files which can be referred | to by any one now or 50 years in 1 the future. Decoration At Love Graveyard, August 10 There will be a decoration of the1 Love graveyard near Wiliets on' Sunday, August 10, k.t 2 p. m.1 Everyone is invited to attend and bring flowers for the decoration. Monroe Pressley Wilson, an adopt ed son; five grandchildren and a host ot friends and relatives. The pallbearers were Verco Hyatt, Pete Sorrells, Perry R. Hyatt, Odell Johnson, Walter John son, and Will Sorrells. Bryant Funeral Home of Fank lin was in charge oi arrangements. Cleaning, Decoration Of East LaPorte Cemetery All persons having relatives buried at tn East LaPorte ceme tery are urged to meet Saturday, August 2. to clean the graves. There will be a decoration of the graves on Sunday, August 10. Spring pigs were farrowed early this year in contrast to the late farrowing of 1946. Over 10 per cent of the spring sows farrowed in Febraury this year compared with 9 percent in February 1946, BAE reports. ? JSsL BUILDINGS for Less than Cost o/ Rat# Lumber! Semi-Prefabricated, Overall Size 16 ft. x 48 ft. Can be used for: HOMES, TOURIST CABINS, GARAGES, FAKM HOUSES. WAREHOUSES. COTTAGES, POULTRY HOUSES. HUNTING & FISHING LODGES, and any number of purposes. 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