THE NEW
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VENTIl-AIR*
FOLDING COACH
LIFE
. . . with screened side openings
end hood ventiletors. (May b?
closed in cooler weather!)
?Pot. oppld. fof
Sossamon Furniture Co.
Sylva, N. C.
I CAN'T STEAL
FLAVOR FROM
THAT BOTTLE
? Sure, we like sunlight?but it's
downright bad medicine for many
a bottled beverage. Gets right
through plain, ordinary bottles,
and steals the delicate flavor be
fore the bottle is even opened.
That's why Orange-Crush
comes in an amber, flavor-guard
ing bottle ?the bottle that defies
the sun. Seals-out harmful light
rays? seals-in the fresh fruit flavor.
Try Orange-Crush today ?taste
the extra freshness of true orange
flavor*.
ORANGE CRUSH BOTTLING CO.
Lonan Brown. Salesman
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JUST ARRIVED
LARGE SHIPMENT
Children's WEATHER BIRD Shoes
they'll outgrow 'em
before they'll outwear 'em
Advertised in
LIFE ? LOOK
THIS WJEK
PARENTS'
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
.jr boys and girls
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Parents say it: youngsters just have to outgrow
Weather-Birds. That's because these style shoes
are ,made to withstand wear and weather.
Ving the children in soon.
FRIGES START AT $2.95
SCf!5GL&SA!r$ DEPT. STORE
Main Street Sylva. X. C.
ROBERT W. HARRIS, 61, INDUSTRIALIST
AND BANKER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Ro'cert \V. Harris; 61,. ol Ashe
ville, vice-president of the Jack
son County Bank and the Harris
Clay company o; Dillsboro and
Spruce Pine, died unexpectedly in
an Asheville nospit^ Monday
morning at 5 o'clock. He had un
dergone a major operation "-about
a week before but seemed to be in
good condition unt.l shortly before
his death.
The younger of two sons of the
late Col. Charles J. Harris of Dills
boro and' Asheville, founder of the
Harris Clay firm.-> and prominent
business man of Jackson County,
Mr. Harris was born September
27. 1886, in Denver, Col. His moth
er was the former Miss Florence
Rusk of Saginaw, M:ch.
As a child Mr. Harris attended
school in France, and Brown Nich
ols preparatory school at Cam
bridge, Mass., before entering Yale
L'r.u er.-.ty. He s?.;vcu a navy
lieutenant in World War I and
was stationed for some time at
Brest, France, due to his profici-l
ency in the French language.
When about fifteen ve:.rs of age
Mr. Harris came to Dillsboro and
spent m.'St of his vacations here
until ins mi.rr.rge when he moved
to Asheville. Though living in
Asheville he had maintained the
family home in Dillsboro, and his
business interests in Jackson cyun
ty brought him to Sylva and Dills
boro almost every week.
He was a nephew of the late
Dr. William T. Harris, U. S. .Com
missioner of Education, who is
still considered one of the fore
i^oJVsjeducators this country has
[W^lfiuS'd, and of Mr. David Harris,
one of the leaders in educational
circles of h s day in St. Louis, Mo.
The deceased's father was not only
a fine business man but a schol
arly gentleman, loved and respect
ed by the people of this, his adopt
ed county.
Mr. Harris, in addition to his
business interests, was active.in
civic affairs and in Yale alumni
activities in Asheville. H& had
an extensive knowledge of and in
terest in the kaolin business and
had long been a member of the
American Ceramic society.
Survivors include the widow, the
former Miss Marina Woods Bell
of Nashville, Tenn., and a nephew,
Joseph Meade, of Atlanta, Ga.
Fu neral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'
clock in All Souls Episcopal church,
Asheville, and interment was in
the family plot in Riverside cem
etery.
MAYOR'S COURT IAS
ACTIVE WEEK HERE
There was an unusually heavy
docket at the last session of the
Mayor's' Qourt, held last Saturday
;it 11:00 a. m.
The following were coYivicted
for public drunkeness: John Bry
son, costs, $9.60; Farley Stevens,
costs. $9.GO; Johnny Middleton,
costs, $9.60; Mort Stevens, costs,
$9.60; Walter Hoyles, costs, $10.
60; Clair Carter, costs, $10.60: Wal
ter Messer, costs, $9.60; Grover
Rodes, work four days on the
streets, Eugene Tillie, Tuckasei
Ljee, 30 days; Ralph Nelson, Ken
tucky, 30 days ; Lon Deitz, cost,
$9.60.
The chief of police announced
Hiat 41 arrests have been made
this month and five persons sen
tenced to road terms.
JACKSON COUNTY
N.C.E.A. MEMBERS
HAVE BANQUET i
On Friday evening of last week
I the auditorium of Allison building
I formed a most unique setting for.!
j the annual banquet T>f the Jackson
county unit of the North Carolina
Education association.
The circus theme was used in
the decorations, programs and re-]
freshments. Circus rings with ani-|
mals and clowns formed the cen-;
tral decoration for each table and
placed about in the room were
many other animals and balloons.
As the guests entered the build
ing they were given one of four*
animals, monkeys, tigers, giraffes?
! and elephant.^, to wear and were
divided into the different groups
, and were seated at the table in
i this manner. The Home Economic
girls from the Webster school, who
served as waitresses, wore clown
hats.
Among other items of food were
pink lemonade, popcorn and ice
cream cones, suggestive o f
1 the circus. Baskets in the form of
clowns, giraffes and pink eleph
I ants filled with popcorn were giv- (
! en as favors. I
During the dinner and following,
it an interesting and entertaining
program was presented as follows:
Blessing, W. V. Cope; Welcome, j
Mrs. Dan Tompkins, president; an
imal games; solo, Mrs. Ben Cathey
ncccimpanied by Miss Margaret
Candler; performances by the ma
! jorettes from the J^ylva school; |
humorous reminiscences from his|
own experiences, C. A. Hoyle;
singing contest by the animal1
j groups. j
( The meeting was closed by thej
I group singing "Good Night, La-;
dies."
Mrs. Elizabeth Reed was chair-'
man of the dinner. She was assist-!
ed by the Home Economic depart- |
ment of the Webster High schoolj
i The decorations and tables com-!
nrttee were Mrs. George Evans,'
"Mrs. Charles McMahnn, Miss Hicks
Wilson and Mrs. John Norton. Mrs.i
Lois Martin was chairman of en
tertainment. She was assisted by
the Qualla teachers. The program^
I were made by the business edu-'
c.tion department of Webster
school, under the. supervision of
Mrs. Weldon Shuler.
Pre-School Clinic i
To Be Conducted
At Courthouse
Superintendent of Jackson coun
ty schools Frank M. Crawford, has
announced a pre-school age clinic
to be conducted in the courthouse1
in Sylva today, Thursday, May 29,
beginning at 1 p.m. It has been an-1
nounced that in addition to the
health examination and immuniza-|
lions, a dental clinic will also be
c; rried on at the same time.
Tiie purpose of the clinic is for
examining children who will enter
school this fall so that the parents
of the child may know if it has
certain health handicaps which
would retard the child's progress
in school if not found and correct
ed beforehand. !
A committee from the Sylva
Parenf-Teacher Association will j
be on hand to assist with the clinic.
Refreshments will be available for
the children to keep them from be-!
coming too restless.
i
Farmers May Gfet
| Purchase Orders
For Bagged Lime
D. C. Higdon^hairman of Jack-,
<or. County AAA, states that farm
ers may now secure purchase or
ders for bagged lime. The cost of
the lime is $7.00 per ton, of which
the farmers, will pay S4.30 and the
government will pay $2.70 per ton.
Any farmer who has not taken his
entire 1948 farm allowance in other
materials may come to the AAA
of;ice and get his purchase order
| lor lime.
Mr. Higdon also states that both
1ST phosphate and 45 rr phosphate
^re r.ow available.
Home Demonstration Clubs
At A Glance
The Home Demonstration Clubs
in Jackson ccuntv, including ap
proximately 335 members, have
and are accomplishing much to
ward improving health problems
and health conditions. Cashiers
club is continuing their fine work
with the Cashiers Clin c which they
have promoted for some time. Cope
Creek c-lub ;s particularly inter
Oyto'i hclpirvj to equip the Sylva
High School tflnne Economic de
partment. Beta club donated $5.00
for the Cancer Fund, and all four
teen clubs are interested and ac
;:.o in melting progress not only
in their rr<nectivc% communities
but throughout the county.
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TO
YOU SEE THE SAME DRESSES
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Style Center of Svlva
Phone 151 , _ " Sylva, N. C.