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Capt. John O. Buchanan And Men Commended By General Wainwright Colonel Hopping, officer in charge t>f Ordinance Depot at San Jacinto, Houston, Texas, has re ceived the following letter from General J. M. Wainwright, com mander general Fourth Army, ex pressing his personal appreciation for the splendid performance of Captain John O. Buchanan and the men serving under him during the Texas City disaster which oc curred in April of this year: "The exceptionally noteworthy service rendered by the military and civilian personnel of the San Jacinto Ordinance Depot listed bo low, during the critical period of the disaster at Texas City, Texas, 16-20 April, 1947, are deserving of the highest praise and commenda tion: Captain John O. Buchanan, Civil Engineer, and (seventeen other 'soldiers whose names were listed in the letter). Without hesitation, members of your rescue team voluntarily en tered the dangerous dock area shortly after the initial explosion and installed with speed, skill and efficiency the equipment which provided light essential to rescue operations. ; During the latter operations, they rendered invaluable assis tance in evacuating the injured, recovering dead bodies, and in the utilitization of heavy machinery for clearance operations. By their courageous conduct, professional skill, and indefatiga-i t>le devotion to duty, the afore mentioned persons rendered a ?reat humanitarian service to the stricken community, and they con Save Up To SO Per it. AT Associate Stores Dr. W. Kermit Chapman Dentist Offices In BOYD BUILDING Waynesvllle, N. C. Phone 363 Chamber Of Commerce Officials Pleased With ''Theatre Ija The Sky" The "Theatre In The Sky" fin ished its lust play and the five weeks engagement in Sylva Fri day night by presenting the fa mous play "Huckleberry Finn." Mr. Maurice Geoffrey, director of the theatre, was well pleased with the attendance at this performance, i He stated that it is his intention to bring the, theatre back, to Sylva again next season, which will be gin July 23, 1948. This will be another five weeks run. The Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank everyone for their splendid support and the interest taken in this series of plays. We truly hope that' this is the start of some real entertainment here in Sylva. This will mean more to us than just having the plays as they will be advertised in New York, Chicago, and Tampa, Fla., by the management of the teatre. All the literature sent out from the local chamber of commerce will alsu carry announcements of the 1948 season. We again wish to thank you forj your fine support and hope that you will take advantage of the plays next summer. FELIX PICKLESIMER, Pres. lackson County Chamber of Corr\ mercfe. Production of oats in North Car olina during 1947 is estimated at 12,302,000 bushels, about 4 percent less than the 12,870,000 bushels produced in 1946. Production of sweet potatoes in North Carolina is now estimated 1 at 7,700,000 bushels which is 20,000 bushels more than harvested last year. The 1947 wheat crop is estimat-' i ed at 8,449.000 bushels and com | pares with the 1926 crop of 6,307, 000 bushels. i * tributed immeasurably to the suc cessful accomplishment of the 1 Army's mission at this major dis aster. 1 desire to add an expression of my sincere appreciation to you for your unstinted cooperation in making available the personnel and " equipment which contributed so vitally in this relief operations." ESTERFIELD 6. SEE YOUR CHESTERFIELD DEALER TODAY And listen to these programs over WLOS ? Dial 1380 every morning, Monday thru FRIDAY, "Skyline Jamboree"?6:30 A.M. "THANKS TO YOU"?11:15 A.M. Earle - CHESTERFIELD MILL CO. ASHEVILLE ?? NORTH CAROLINA Since my budget pot a lot slimmer than 7 did on my vacation, I'm in a particularly thrifty mood these day?. So are plenty of other women... judging by the large number I always see taking advantage of the everyday low prices at the A&P. Are you anions them? F'SH STORY . . . CERIAL STYLK If fish is your dish, here's a recipe you'll fall for... hook, line and sinker: Combine 2 cups flaked cooked fish, 1 cup salad dressing, Vfc cup chopped green pepper, U cup chopped onion, 1 cup chopped celery, tsp. salt and 1 tsp. Worces tershire sauce. Flace in casse role. Pour 2 tbsps. melted butter over 2 cups of A&P's crunchy SUNNYFIELD CORN ?FLAKES (lightly crushed). Toss with fork and sprinkle on fish mixture. Bake 30 to 40 minutes in hot oven, 400?F. ;>k WORTH MINTS! Fruit salad is even more refresh ing when it's served with minted salad dressing (which doesn't cost a mint to make if you use ANN PAGE SALAD DRESSING as a base). Just add 2 tbsps. of crushed after-dmner mints to V6 cup of this creamy-smooth, tart-sweet dressingf~ from?the A&P; blend TOASTED CINNAMON CIRCLES Those fresh, tender JANE PARKER DONUTS you get at the A&P are well worth toasting ...in every sense of the word! Try popping them under the broiler, but first split $ach one. spread with soft butter, and sprinkle with a mixture of cin namon and sugar (1 tsp. cinna mon to U cup sugar). HEAT BEATER! Iced tea and citrus juices are won derful whistle-wetters. Put them together and you get a really un beatable beverage! Here's how: To o cups of chUled tea, add cup of strained orange juice and U cup of strained lemon juice. Sweeten to taste and pour over ice. That's all there is to it... except, of course, to be sure to use one of the famous Tb.vor Tested teas sold only at.-tho A &P ?OUI^ OWN, NECf A R or MAY* FAIJfc Each of these blends makes At the Churches I I Sylva Methodist (The Rev. W. Q. Griyfl, Pastor) Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m., Gudger Crawforu, superin tendent. 11 a. m. Merning Worship by the pastor u>ing* for his sermon sub ject, "Faith." 6:30 p. m.. Youth Fellowship. Sylva Baptist (The Rev. C. M. Warren, Pastor) Sunday school at 10 a. m.t How ard Ball, Supt. 11 a. m. Morning Worship, the pastor using for his sermon sub ject. "The Sting of Drink." Prow 23:29-35. B. T. U. at 7:00 p. m., Carl Cor oin. director. 8 p. m. Baptismal Service. Tuesday, 8:00 p. m. Prayer meet ing. Friday, 7:30 p. m. choir rehearsal. Each Monday at 10:30 a. m. the Baptist Ministers' Conference meets here. Cullowhee Baptist (The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, J*., Pastor) 9:50 a. m Sunday School 11 a. m. myrning worship. 4 p. m. Junior and Intermediate ?Training Union. Wednesday?7:30 p. m. Mid-week Prayer service Choir rehearsals are customarily suspended during the month of August. Cullowhee Methodist (The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., Pastor) 10 a. m. church school. 11 a. m. Morning worship with the District Superintendent, Rev Walter B. West, occupying the puU pit, using for his sermon subject, "God Steals Into The Still Soul." 5 p. m. Youth Fellowship. Sylva Presbyterian j (Rev. Edward B. Whitson, Paster) I Services held in Episcopal church. 11 a. m. Morning worship. I the pastor using as his subject, "To Them That Love God." 8 p. m. Evening worship by Mr Whitson using for his sermon sub .ject, "God's Love Toward Us." I ! Had Narrow Escape WHEN A PLANE piloted by George Porter, "buzzing" a party of fellow aircraft workers at Inglewood. Cal., crashed, three were killed and three others hurt One of the injured, Kenneth Walters. Jr., ts shown with his father Kenneth's mother. Mrs. Kula Walters, was a victim of the freak plane crasfi. (International) Inez Cathey Class Will 1 Resume Meetings Sunday j I After having been disbanded i I during the summer months, the j Inez Cathey Sunday School class! of Sylva Methodist church will re-! sume its regular meetings this' Sunday, August 24. It is hoped that all former mem bers will be present and all others j who will join the class are invited to attend. Mrs. J. F. Freeze is teacher of the class. Massie Furniture Co. Extension Almost Ready i Construction on the extension of I Massie Furniture Company is ex pected to be completed about Sep tember 15 it was announced this week. Tha extension, which is 50 feet by 61 feet, will add six to seven thousand square feet of floor space to the existing space, to make a total of about 14,600 square feet. The new building will contain a showroom anctaa warehouse, with :;a sliding ramp from one floor to another. A show window will! IV;E OLD HC/ViE TOWN By stanle J PU/4T-TAKe BACK ? * rcj!? * !*??* olc> mower < /[? AMC> GIMME A*1V /O II ^rT="k<n r: * 1 SHOVEL Jf r/ IM MOV/N^ OM BETFORS J, TH?y set To THE- J?3 LAWN KIOL-LE^ / r Before the war, the United King dom imported about two-fifths of the eggs consumed. About 60 per cent of the imports came from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Poland. The average size of the farm tur key flock has increased moderately in the South Atlantic States, but little in the South Central States. This area, however, has the larg est number of farms raising tur keys. Dr. W. O. Hampton Dies In Illinois Dr. W. O. Hampton, professor of psychology and education at Shurt ieff College, died at 10 o'clock A. M. Thursday, August 7, at Alton Memorial hospital, ten hours after ne was stricken with a cerebral nemorrhage at his residence, 3005 Loverett Ave.^lton, Illinois. Dr. Hampton, who had been ar member of the Shurtleff faculty for two years, was outstanding in the field of psychology, and was completing a text book on the sub ject. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, %vhere he received his doctorate in philosophy. Dr. Hampton was well known in Sylva and Cullowhee, being at one time principal of Sylva High school and an instructor at West ern Carolina Teachers College. He leaves his wife, the former Miss Annie Coward of Cullowhee, and two daughters; Miss Gertrude Hampton, medical secretary at Baptist Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.; and Miss Martha Hampton, a teacher in Alton public schools. Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters of Kennett, Mo.; and one sister of Flint, Mich. Sylva People Attend Allison Reunion Going from Sylva to Hayesville Sunday to attend the Allison re union were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Al lison, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones and three chil|ren and Mrs. Hazel Zimmerman, all of Sylva; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Penland, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Penland, Jr., of Webster, and Mrs. H. E. Bryson and two sons of Wilmington, Del aware. This is a reunion of the Allison families who formerly lived ia Clay county, and the first one held in several years. The group met at the community house near Hayesville and had their picnic dinner and reunion program. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Allison and Miss Dessie Allison and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Allison were unable to attend. Dr. Hampton went to Shurtleff from Georgia, where *~tre was a professor in the State University system. Previously he had taught at Mercer University and the Uni versity of Tennessee. The body was laid to rest in the family burying ground in Kennett, Mo. FALL OPENING *i AND FIRST SHOWING OF OUR NEW FALL SU ITS FOR MEN AND BOYS. JUST AS LOVELY AND MATCHING AS THE COLORS AND SHADES OF FALL ARE OUR SUITS, HATS, TIES, AND SOCKS. V ^ Single and double-breasted Suits in highest quality fabrics. Our collection of new Fall and Win ter Suits are all beautifully made and of finest materials to suit the best dressed men. SUITS BY WARREN SEWELL ... Assortment of colors and designs. All wool Q4Q CA ? Sizes 34 to 44 - yliViVV "ROCKINGHAM SUITS ... All wool. Blue serge, Brown serge, Tweeds, and Airforce Covert.... PANTS?"Jefferson" . . . All wool. Tweeds, CC QE . CO QC Gabardines, and Serge. Others, part wool from Sizes 28 to 50 $34.50 Handsome Hats for Fall in the finest quality felts . . . CHAMP BATES DORSEY JAY $7.50 $5.95 $6.95 in tan, brown, grey, black, and blue Sizes 6 3-4 to 7 1-2 In step with the season with our famous makes of (juality shoes: ? NUN-BUSH ? JOHN C. ROBERTS ? MASSAGIC WEYENBERG ? MASTERBILT For wear, durability, and good taste we carry in SHIRTS .... ARCHDALE REGULAR $2.48 ARCHDALE DELUXE $3.48 ARCHDALE SUPREME $2.98 ARCHDALE SUPER-DELUXE $3.85 These come in solid white, solid colors, and colored figures Siz*s 14 to 17 ALL WOOL SPORT COATS, assortment of colors and sizes 35 to 42 CORDUROY COATS AND HATS TO MATCH ... in tan and brown COATS HATS by "Buckskein Joe" $12.95 $2.48 LEISURE COATS . . . Sizes 36 to 40 All wool. Special .... SOCKS . . . Sports with elastic tops; also dress socks; and half hose. Sizes 10 to 12 In famous makes .. . "Esquire" ... Nu-Weave" ... "Bellbro" and "Wearbilt" Other "musts" with the new fall outfit for the wrell-dressed men are BELTS by "London". All styles and sizes TIES by "Wembley" and "Melbroke", rayons and all wool in a large assortment of designs and colors. All for $16.95 $9.95 $.98 TO $1.50 $1.00 Belk's Department Store "The South's Largest Distributors of Reliable Merchandise" SYLVA, N. C. PHONE 287
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