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J^lva High's First
Senior Prom Was A
Delightful Affair
The Sylva Community house
formed a lovely setting for the
first prom held by a senior class
from Sylva High school. The build
ing was decorated in the class col
ors of white, and green with laurel
banked afound the walls, and fire
place. Music was furnished by
Sammy Beck and his Skylanders
The affair lasted from 8:30 to 11:30
p.m.
The Grand March was led by
Jimmy Bales, president of the sen
ior class and Jacqueline Holden
treasurer, dressed in a plaid taf
feta with an arm bouquet of pink
roses; followed by the principal
W. H. Crawford and Mrs. Craw
ford in a dress of pink net and navy
taffeta with an arm bouquet of
pink roses; next came Betty Ann
Queen, secretary of the class with
Bud Montieth. She was dressed in
white taffeta with pink roses. Mrs.
Frances Luce, sponsor of the class,
in a white dress with red roses
marched with Sammy Beck and
Mrs. Mary R. Cowan, sponsor of
the annual, in a rose lace dress
with pink roses had as her escort,
Venoy Reed.
All the other girls had been giv
en French bouquets of roses.
During intermission punch and
cookies were served from a lace
covered table decorated in laurel,
roses and white candles in cry
stal holders. For the punch they
had a large block of ice frozen with
yellow roses on the inside.
Underclassmen greeting the
guests at the door and serving the
refreshments were Jean Harris,
Joan Moody, Doris Middleton and
Betty Revis.
Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs
W. L. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Don Fisher,
Mrs. J. A. Bryson, Mrs. Jake Bales
and Mrs. Ray Cogdill.
About 75 attended the prom. This
""included the seniors and their in
vited guests.
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Cafeteria Workers
Entertain Teachers
Mrs. Jack Alexander and her
corps of workers at the Sylva High
school cafeteria were hostesses on
Tuesday, May 11 at the noon hour
at a chicken dinner, having as
their guests the faculty members
of both the Sylva high school and
the Elementary school. Twenty
three teachers enjoyed this oc
casion. Two were unable to attend.
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Victory H. D. Club Met
With Mrs. Phillips
The Victory Home Demonstra
tion club met with Mrs. Robert
Phillips ~tfn Saturday, May 8, with
12 members present. The presi-|
dent, Mrs. Ralph England, presid-!
ed. The meeting was opened by
the group singing "The Old North
State".
In the absence of Miss Johnston,
county agent, Mrs. England told
of several ways to prepare sweet
potatoes and gave pamphlets of
sweet potato recipes to each mem
ber.
The curb market and achieve-1
ment day were also discussed.
Mrs. England had attended the
meeting on interior decorating held I
in Waynesville. She gave a most'
interesting report on what she had
learned at this time.
Mrs. Phillips,-and Mrs. Dan Eng
land, joint hostess, served straw
berry shortcake, and coffee. *
Mrs. Jake Cable and Mrs. arte
Wall will be joint hostesses for the
June meeting.
. * * *
Mrs. B. Cathey Hostess To
Twentieth Century Club
Mrs. Ben Cathey was hostess on
Thursday evening for the May
Meeting of the Twentieth Century
Club with 12 ^members present.
Mrs. R. U. Sutton, president, pre
sided.
The program was omitted and a
resume of the year's work was giv
en, including a complete financial
report by the treasurer. Plans for
the next year's work were dis
cussed.
The president told of the annual
state meeting to be held in Hen
dersonville on June 8-10, Snd urg
ed all members to gov^Several are
planning to attend.
Mrs. Cathey, assisted by Mrs.
Chester Scott, served a salad
course.
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Home Demonstration Club
At Beta Has Meeting
The Beta Home Demonstration
Club met Wednesday, May 12 n1
2:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Al
bert Robinscn. The~prcsidcnt, Mrs.
Cole Ridley, presided over the busi
ness meeting. Miss Mary E. John
ston gave out strawberry recipcr
and discussed the care and culti
vation of strawberry plants. She
also told of the nutritative value of
the strawberry. '
The following members were
present: Mrs. Cole Ridley, Mrs. F.
M. Williams, Mrs. J. C. Jones, Mrs.
Rufus Deitz, Mrs. W. H. Wake
field, Mrs. Homer Harris, Mrs J
West Harris, the hostess, Mrs 1
Robinson and Miss Mary E. John
ston..
Mrs. Robinson served delicious
refreshments.
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Oce Chapter Has Regular
Session On Wednesday
Oce Chapter No. 139 met in reg
ular session Wednesday, May 12,
in Masonic Hall, Dillsboro. Mrs.
Hazel Carlson, Worthy Matron,
presided.
The hall was decorated with red
roses and other spring flowers.
Mrs. Blanche Parry was a visit
or from Leilani Chapter No. 8,
Honolulu. Mrs. Parry brought to
the Chapter Leilanis, or floral giftst
in behalf of her chapter in Hono
lulu. Leilani is an Hawaiian word'
meaning "Wreath of Heaven or
Heavenly Flowers." Mrs. Parry al
so played for tiie Chapter, "The
Hawaiian National Anthem," "The
King's Serenade" and "The Song
of the Islands." Mrs. Ida Early was
soloist.
Mrs. Edna Hooper was installed
as Associate Conductress, Mrs. Ha
zel Carlson presided as installing
officer and Mrs. Emma Kincade
as installing marshall.
Mrs. Doris Barrett, in behalf of
all past W.M.'s presented to Oce|
Chapter an Eastern Star Bible in
honor of Mark Jarrett. Mr. Jarrett
has served for the past 25 years as
Worthy Patron. At present he is
serving as secretary and Joe Wal
lin as Worthy Patron.
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Mi's. Ensley Entertains
Scott's Creek Group
Mrs. Olin Ensley entertained the
members of the Scott's Creek Mis
sionary group at her home on Thur.
sday afternoon, May 13, with 12
members present. The president,
Mrs. ^"oe Sutton, presided. Plans
were made for the women to en
tertain with a supper on the church
lawn Sunday evening, honoring
Mrs. Baldwin, returned missionary
from Nigeria, Africa; Mrs. John
Waycaster, WMU State Field work
er from Raleigh and Mrs. E .H.
Corpening, Jr., divisional super
intendent from Bryson City, who
are holding a meeting at the church.
Mrs. B. E. Hensley gave the de
votional and Mrs. Maude Cooper,
program leader, was assisted by
Mrs. B. E. Harris, Mrs. T. C. Bry
son, Sr., and Mrs. Joe Sutton, in
presenting a most interesting pro
gram.
The hostess served an ice course.
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Annie Cowan Circle
Has Monthly Meet
Mrs. J. F. Freeze was hostess
for the regular monthly meeting
of the Annie Cowan circle of the
Methodist church on last Wednes
day afternoon at her home on
Sylva Heights. The chairman, Mrs.
Dan Moore, conducted the busi
ness part of the meeting.
The devotional was given by
Mrs. J. H. Gillis and Mrs. Dan
Tompkins had charge of the pro
gram, having for her subject,
"Women in Paths of Service."
She used the material given for
the outlined course of study and
in a short talk applied this to oth
er walks in life.
Following the program, Mrs.
Freeze served an ice course.
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Mrs. Cora T. Wall
Has Family Reunion
On Mother's Day
On Mother's Day the children of
Mrs. Cora T. Wall gathered at her
home at Speedwell for a family
reunion. The children spending the
day with their mother were Cpl.
and Mrs. Kenneth Wall of Albu
querque, N. M., Mr. and Mrs. R
L. Lemmings, the former Miss Ada
Wall, and their two children, Bob
by and Buddy, of Adamsville, Ga.,i
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wall, Sylva, Mr.j
and Mrs. Edley Wall and children
and -Miss Dorothy Wall of Speed
well.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemmings and chil-!
dren returned home on Tuesday
but Cpl. and Mrs. Wall remained
for a two weeks visit with his moth-!
er before returning to the Kirk-,
land Field air base, at Albuquer
que.
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Demonstration School To
Be Run In Connection With
First Summer School
The demonstration school oprnl
to children of Jackson county amlj
to be held in connection with thill
first summer school session at Wes-\
tern Carolina Teachelrs College '
will begin June 8th and close July
16th. Students or parents for their
children wishing to register may
come to the office of Dean W. B.
Harrill, acting dean, Thursday and
Friday of this week.
Children will be accepted from
the first to the eighth grades, in*
elusive. The number will be limit
Mattie Hensley Circle
Met Tuesday P. M.
The Mattie Hensley circle of the
Scott's Creek Baptist church met!
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Roy
Dalton. Mrs. Dennis Fisher, pres
ident, conducted the business part]
of the meeting, and in charge of the
program on Japan was Mrs. Hers-)
chel Ashe. She was assisted bv(
Mrs. Dennis Fisher, Mrs. Eugene
Fisher, Mrs. Roy Reed, Mrs. Charles
Smith, Mrs. Vernon Cope, and Mrs.]
B. S. Hensley.
Especially stressed was the com-!
ing campaign for winning lost
souls of the community.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs.
Vernon Cope, served a salad course.
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Presbyterian Auxiliary
Has Monthly Meeting ?
Mrs, Vernon McHan was hostess
the May meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church at her home on last Friday
evening, Ma$* 14, with Mrs. Charles
Pettit, president, presiding.
The monthly study of a portion
of the book of Exodus, which in
cluded the third and fourth chap
ters of the book, was given by Mrs.
M. C. Cunningham. Mrs. N. R.
Beacham presented the program on
"Achieving Maturity Ourselves."
Following the report of Mrs. Mc
Han of the meeting of the finance
committee, it was decided that
the members would hold a cake
sale on Saturday morning, May
29, beginning at 9:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Gray gave a report of the
Presbyterial meeting which she
and Mrs. Wakefield attended re
cently at Black Mountain."
At the conclusion of the meet
ing Mrs. McHan, assisted by her
little daughter, Jane, served a salad
course with coffee.
Chamber Officials Attend
District Meeting Wed.
VVcody R. Hampton, President
of t^e Chamber of Commerce,
Grayson Cope, presidenf of tiie
IVIei chants Association and Felix
I icklesimer und Rudy Hardy, rep
1esented tne local chamber at the
District me. ting of the St.)'e Cham
ber ot Commerce held Wednesday
at Black Mountain.
The Sylva men discussed plans
for holding the State meeting in
Sylva some time in August.
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Dr. Kaylor, Kenneth
Terrell Fish In Park
Dr. C. T. Kaylor, professor of
Human Anatomy at the University]
of North Carolina School of Med
icine, and Kenneth Terrell, a stu
dent of the same school, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Terrell of Addie.
During their stay Dr. Kaylor and
Mr. Terrell spent their time fishing
in the Nantahala River and the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.
The two returned to Chapel Hill
Sunday night.
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Sylva H. D. Club
Has Monthly Meet
The Sylva Home Demonstration
club met Monday afteimoo with
Mrs. T. E. Reed at her home on the
Savannah road. Mrs. Isola Thom
as, president, was present and pre
sided over the business session.
Committees to carry oi^t the year's
work were appointed.
Miss Johnston, county agent,
talked on the growing, canning, and
preserving strawberries.
The hostess served an ice course.
* *
Woman's Club Met
With Miss Lucile Wilson
On Tuesday evening the May
meeting of the Sylva Woman's club
was held at the home of Miss Lucile
Wilson on College Hill. The presi
dent, Miss Hicks Wilson, conducted
a routine business session. Plans
were discused for having a large
representative at the State Federa
tion meeting to be held in Hender
sonville in June. -
Mrs. A. H. Carter of Whittier
was the guest speaker for the
occasion. She gave the highlights
of her trip last fall to Ireland, Eng
land, and Germany.
Miss Wilson served a salad
course to her guests.
"11 to 10 to a grade and children
will be accepted in the order of
registration until that number is
reached.
Bus transportation will be pro
vided in the fees charged, which is
$5 for a child of the Cullowhee
district and $10 per child outside
this district. These fees cover all
expenses.
PERSONALS
Friends of Mrs. R. L. Knight of
Speedwell will be glad to know
that she is able to be out again af
ter being a shut-in for almost two
years. ,
Mrs. I. C. Davis of Sylva is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Knight
of Speedwell. Mrs. Davis, who is
81 years Old, is still able to be up
in the house, though she is rather
feeble.
Mrs. Frank Rhinehart is quite
ill at her home following a stroke
on Sunday which has caused al
most complete paralysis. She is
said to be resting comfortably at
this time.
Mrs. Ben N. Queen has returned
to her home here after having born
called to Charlotte Friday due to
the sudden death of her nephew.]
J. Wilson Turner of that city.
Miss Audrey Ensley, student
nurse, has returned to her hnme.j
after finishing her three months'
training in pediatrics at Children's!
hospital, Washington. D. C. She is.
now spending two weeks vac.ition j
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bedford Ensley, after which she|
will return to ^Mission hospital,
Asheville, to complete her train
ing in February.
Glenn Davis left Sunday for a
two weeks business trip to Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs. Coy Coulter of Pikeville,
Tenn. is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Dan Moore, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wilson and
son, Wayne, spent the week-end
in North Wilkesboro with Mr. and
1 Mrs. Chris Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Morgan
of Bluefield, W. Va., were guests
recently of Mrs. John R. Jones.
Mrs. Ben Queen has returned
from Charlotte where she was
called last Friday due to the death
of her nephew, J. Wilson Turner.
Her sister, Mrs. James Stewart,
of Toronto, Canada, who was visit
ing Mrs. Queen, went to Charlotte
with her, and remained in Char
lotte with her daughter, Mrs. Turn
er.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tweed left
Saturday for a ten days stay in
Florida ?md other southern states.
While away they will attend a
convention in New Orleans.
Miss Dorothy May McKee left
Salurd y for Detroit. Mich, where
she will spend sometime with her
grandmother, Mrs. H. C. McKee.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fryc and Mrs.
Birdell Bowman spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Sut
ton, returning to their home in
Hickory Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ruth Newton, who has bet n
temporarily instructing in the Park
Square Beauty school ii%Asheville,
has returned home and re-.umed
her work at the Tueka'se.gee Beau
ty Shoppe.
M s Phyllis Cagle, home eco
nomics teacher in Kenton High
school, Tenn., is spending her vaca
tion in Cullowhee with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Cagle.
On the way home she went by
Louisville, Ky., for a brief visit
with her sister, Mrs. Clifford
Moses.
Miss Sadie Queen returned Fri
day from a two weeks' visit with
her brother, C. G. Queen, and his
family in Peabody, Ky.
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L. T. Queen made a business trip
to Greenville, S. C., Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. Wakefield and daugh
ter, Miss Zunita Wakefield of Ashe
ville, left Thursday for a visit with
relatives in Lewisburg, Tenn.
Miss Linda Sutton, who graduat
ed from Sylva High school last
week, left Saturday to join her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sutton,
at her new home in Asheville. I
Linda has gone now to Durham to ?
visit her aunt, Mrs. Elwood Home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Allison have
moved into their new home on:
Courtland Heights. They recently j
purchased the house from Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Sutton. Policeman En-j
sley and Policeman Buchanan and
their families have moved into the
apartments vacated by the Allisons.)
Mr. and Mrs. Shaler Gilley and
young-grandson, Tommy Thomp
son. went Tuesday with Mrs. F. L.
Sm.th and son, Mike, to Angier,
X. c\. where they will join Mr.
Smith and make their home. Mr.,
and Mrs. Gilley and Tommy will'
return the latter part of the weei;. i
Mr. Clarence Curtiss and his'
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niece. Patsy Buckner, left Sunday,
for Barbersville, \'a., to visit his
sister, Mrs. Ed Ladd. and family, j
While away they will visit in Wash- j
ington, D. C., and Portsmouth, Va.j
Mr. and Mrs. James Finch ar
rived Monday from Miami, Fla.,
and were overnight guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Monteith. They
are enroute to Chicago to make
their home, but will visit in east
ern Carolina before going to Chi- i
cago. - *
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wilson, Jr.,
and son, John D., of Asheville, were!
guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Wilson Sunday.
Mrs. M. Buchanan, III, after
spending two weeks with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Poteet,
has returned to her home in Chapel
Hill.
Mrs. Paul Ellis of Lynchburg,
Va., was a Sylva visitor the latter
part of the week. She has gone to
Harriman, Tenn., to visit her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. Neergeard.
Grady Crawford of Columbia,
S. C., spent the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Craw
ford, and his brother, F. M. Craw
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray attend
ed tiie meeting oi tne National Edi
torial Association and picnic lunch
on Clingman's Dome last Thurs
day, also the banquet for the group
tf 250 newspaper publishers and
editors in Wavnesville that eve
ning. On Friday Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Bird and Mr. and Mrs. Gray joined
the group at a luncheon and tour
ot tii^ Ecusta Paper plant at Bre
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M: and Mrs. B. S. Parry, who
arrived in Sylva on Sunday. May
(J. from Hawaii and spent lost week
here with her mother. Mrs. Dora
I-ee Collins, left Monday fin" Phil
adelphia where frhey will visit rel
atives of Mr. Parry. This is Mrs.
Parry'- 11r-t \ i - t t?. Sylva in 10
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Birth Announcement
- "Xlr. and Mrs. George W. Clouse
announce the birth of a daughter,
Judy Lynn, on Sunday, May 16,
at the Harris Community hospital.
The baby weighed 7 1-2 pounds.
Mrs. Clouse is the former Miss
Margie Stallcup.
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