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Announcing the Opening of Offices
for the
PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY
By Donald M. Ramsey, O. D.
Eyes Examined
Lenses Prescribed
Office Hours ? 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
Stovall Bldg., Sylva, N. C.
? Telephone 304
SEPTEMBER BLOOMS
WITH NORTH
CAROLINA EVENTS
Raleign, Aug. 30?A long Labor
Dey Week-end is in order for prop
er enjoyment -of North Carolina's
planned events, according to the
State News Bureau.
In the Western mountains, with
all restrictions lifted, Henderson
ville opens its all-out Apple Har
vest Festival, Sept. 3 thru 6, with
five days of square street dancing,
parades, tours of Henderson coun
ty apple orchards, an air show, and
fox hound show, all graced by a
Festival Queen and Mutual Net
work's Queen-for-a-day. At Mor
ganton, a Labor Day calvacade will'
open the section's new scenic high
way (NC 181) to the Blue Ridge
Parkway with all-day ceremonies.
On the coast, in the midst of two
sportfishing contests at Wilming
ton-Southport and Mcrchead City
Beaufort with sailfish and 20 other
species already recorded, 50 pri
vate yachts line up Sunday morn
ing (Sept. 5) in Morehead City's
yacht basin for an overnight cruise
and shore-entertainment to New
Bern and return, the first annal
TAR AFLOAT event. In the Nirth
east, The Lost Lost Colony, also in
the midst of spectacular runs of
sportfish at Oregon Inlet, reaches
the climax of its eleventh year, and
Elizabeth City starts its annual 5
day six county Fair on Labor Day.
In the middle of the month of
the state is very busy opening to
bacco auction markets to the tune
of the tobacco auctioneer chanting
the highest prices of this genera
tion Reidsville (10 and 11), Dur
ham (4 thru 9), Lexington (13 thru
18), Morganton (15 and 16), White
ville (17), and Durham again on
the 20tn follow through with cele
brations ranging from tobacco
jubilees to ccunty fairs.
Cleveland County, on the 17th
and 18th, gathers in Shelby to cele
brate its nationally pre-eminent
crop in its annual Cotton Festival
followed, the week of the 21st, by
the Cleveland County fair. Dur
ham opens the first Fall flower
show on the 25th.
October's traditional fall lair
-ind festival season, following to
bacco's golden jingle from the
coast to the mountains. his bor
First Ground-Plane
Radio Contact Made
Years Ago This Month
POPE AIR FORCK BASE, N. C.
?Thirty-eight years ago this
mcnth the first radio message was
transmitted from an airplane to a
radio str.t:on. It was sent by a
Canadian pilot. J. A. D. McCardy,
while flymg over an air meet at
Sheephead Bay, New York. The
message was as follows: "An
other chapter in aerial achieve
ment is recorded in the sending of]
this wireless message from an air
plane in flight . . . McCardy.,T
Today a communication net, as
operated by units such as the 190
Airways and Air Communication
Service Squadron, Pope Air Force
Base, is a far cry from the first
I air-ground radio message abbre
viated as AACS. the service be
came known to pilots as the "guid
ing hand on the ground", and serv
ices military and civilian airplanes
throughout the world.
During July cf this year the
AACS unit at Pope made 19,022
contacts with aircraft in flight and
on the ground. These contacts
were made by the radio range, the
air-ground radio station, control
tower and the ground control ap
proach system. The information
contained in the contracts consist
ed of such information as weather
reports, landing and take-oy in
structions, status of airports, blind
landing instructions and any in
formation which might be useful
rowed a week from September this
year: among others waiting to be
announced, Rocky Mount, War
renton, and Fayetteville have
agricultural and industrial fairs
slated Sept. 27 thru Oct. 2.
Women Now Offered
Good Army Jobs
i
Sergeant D. R Calhoun, Cum-;
mandirg Oil'icer of the Sylva Army:
and Air Force Recruiting Station
announced today that former mem.
bers of the Women's Army Corps
who were discharged under hon
orable conditions between 1 May
and 8 July, 1948 inclusive, are now
eligible to apply for immediate
reenliitment in the Women's Army
Corps. The sergeant stated that
those reenlistmg under this direc
tive must apply for reenlistment
within ninety days of discharge in
order to be eligible for reenlist
ment allowance and grade held at
time ol discharge. The sergeant
also stated that a new prcfessional
caret r has been opened to women
?a career in national defense.
Women are now an integral part
of the National Security Program
of all the services.
Ti e sergeant emphasized in his|
statement that the Women's Army,
Ccrps tnlfstnYent program vtflll be- j
gin about 15 Sept., 1948 for the,
the enlistment of young women j
from civilian life to fill the ranks
of the new Peacetime Regular
Women's Army Corps. Former!
members who are interested in re- j
enlisting in the Women's Army,
Corps are urged to call or visit the!
local U. S. Army-and U. S. Air]
Foix-e Recruiting Station for full
information.
to the pilots.
The AACS organization at Pope
is part of a world-wide Airways1
and Air Communication System
It is a sub-division of the Military
Air Transport Service. Capt
James W. Kelly, a native of Coats.
N. C., commands the outfit.
KEEP COOL
8AVE FUEL
JOHNS-MANVILLE INSULATION
~Our Crew Working in Sylva This Week
For Information And Free Survey of Your Home
Call Mrs. Raymond Nichol&on
SYLVA DAY 92-J ? NIGHT 153
CITIZENS TRANSFER & COAL CO.
Dial 2*2461' ASHEVILLE, N. C
TRULY FINE MONUMENTS
For Truly Fine Monuments See Our Many Designs
in
Granite Or Marble
SYLVA MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS
JAMES T. BALES, Owner
The
WHISPERING PINES
Dining Room
in
CASHIERS
serves
DELICIOUS FRIED CHICKEN, STEAKS
Refreshments
WELCOME
NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
of
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES
Meeting In Sylva
September 12, 13, 14, 1948
SYLVA GOAL AND LUMBER COMPANY
"A Complete Hardware Store"'
FAINTS, VARNISHES
LUMBER, BUILDING MATERIALS,
S.vlva, North Carolina
We Extend Greetings To
NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES
AND
Cordially Welcome You to Sylva
# For thirty-five years we have been serving the public of Jack
son County and vicinity by supplying the retail trade with Hard
ware, Feeds, Seeds, and Fertilizer and for 18 years distributors of
Shell Oil products and for two years with Goodyear Tires and Good
year Merchandise.
# After you have enjoyed the scenery of Western North Carolina,
and events in your honor while attending your annual convention
here, let us fill your tank and crank case with Shell gas and oil for
a perfect return trip home.
CANNON
BROTHERS
LEWIS CANNON
Manager Cannon's Goodyear Store
Sylva, N. C.
HUFF HOOPER
Manager Retail Gat and Oil 8tation
8ylva, N. C.
J. COLE CANNON
General Manager
Dilleboro, N. C.