JARRETT SPRINGS HOTEL MADE FAMOUS '?
BY DELICIOUS COUNTRY CURED HAM <
Mr. And Mrs. Jarrett Have|
Long Record of Serving
Tourist And Traveling Men
Dillsboro's well-known Jarrett
Springs Hctel has had a
long and colorful history in
its many years of service to
the traveling man and tour
ist alike. Built originally by W
A. Dills, founder of Dillsboro, the
hotel was sold in November, 1893,
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Jar
rett, the present owners, who gave
it the name "Jarrett Springs" be
cause of the mineral springs in
the rear of the building.
At the time this hotel began
serving the weary traveler as a
haven of rest and refreshment
there was no railroad into Macon
county and passengers, express
and freight were dropped off at
Dillsboro to be taken to Franklin
by hack, buggy and wagon. White
jacketed negro porters from the
Jarrett Springs hotel and their
rival Woodfin hotel porters would
meet the train, crying, "Fried
Chicken", and urge the passengers
to stop at their hotel, the very
best in the country.
Later Mr. Jarrett enlarged the
building and put in many modern
improvements, adding steam heat
and a sprinkler system as a safety
against fire. The hotel now conr
tains thirty bedrcoms, two dining
rooms, large kitchen, lobby and
music rouin.
The hotel has become a very
popular tourist stop where vaca
tioners often spend from a week
to two or three months. Many
nationally known celebrities have
stopped nere to enjoy the delicious
WELCOME
NORTH CAROLINA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES
We wish for you a most enjoyable and successful
visit while in our city.
DEPENDABLE JEWELERS
EDMOND NICHOLSON JAMES HARRIS
Main Street Sylva, N. C.
TO BE SEEN IN ACTION BY C. OF C. EXECUTIVES
This is a recent picture of the William E. Dillard Post American Legion Square Dance team which
will put on an exhibition for the entertainment of the Chamber of Commerce Executives during their
three-day visit in Sylva.
The team is composed of the following: Seated in fcre-ground, Ann Southard and Carolyn Cox.
S.cond row, left to right?Billy Cagle, Frances Vero, Peggy Jo Sutton, Nancy Canip, Sis Jacobs,
Annette Burch, Anna Maude Hooper, Lillian Moore, and Libby Bumgarner.
Third row, left to right?Roger Jacobs, Charles Cagle, J. H. Allman, Kermit Harris, Jim Shuler,
Lyman Parker, caller; Tommy Fisher, and Louis
Back row?Ralph Green, Dair Swanson and Fe^x Picklesimer, managers.
A number of the team members not shown in the Picture are: Cubby Bryson, Ruth Bryson, Randall
Goldman, Ruth Jones, Totsy Jacobs, Elaine Queen. Wesley Wc.rren..and Jimmv Resor.
food prepared by Mrs. Jarrett.
Among these notables has been
Dorothy Dix, the well known
columnist, widely known for her
advice to the love-lorn and lonely
heart groups. She hps become a
close friend of Mr. and Mrs. Jar
rett.
One of the best reasons for this
hotel's popularity is the famous
country cured ham which Mr. Jar
rett buys by the ton green from
the packers and cures by his sec
ret method. The dining room is
often mentioned in "State" maga
zine as a "good place to eat" and
is recommended by Duncan Hines
in his well known guide book on
better places to eat throughout
the country.
In all of the many years of the
not-l's operation, the front door
has never been locked and theyj
have never f< iled to serve a single
meal. Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett, hav
ing been operating this hotel con
tinually for more than 50 years
rave the record lor the longest
period of operating a hotel on the
same spot by the same own'ers of
any in the United States.
Mr. Jarrett was born in Bun
combe county eight-four years
ago. He is well known as the auth
or of "Occoneechee" and "Back
Home" af:d as the composer of
such ballads as "The Hills I Love"
and a number of other books,
poems, and musical compositions
Mrs. Jarrett, who had entire
charge of the hotel until around
192Qr_is a charming lady, whose
Firemen To Meet In
Brevard Monday Night
The third meeting of District 5
Fire Chief's Association will be
held in Brevard with the Brevard
Fire Department on Monday, Sept.
13, at 7:30 p. m. This will be a
business meeting only.
Members of the Sylva depart
ment planning to attend this1
meeting pre: W. B. Cope, chief;
R. O. Wilson, Ovid Beck. O. E.
Brookhyser, and J. H. Deitz.
motheriy attitude and hard work
have done muchvjto make the hotel
the populrr placV^it is today.
The Jarretts have three sons,
Clyde, of Andrews, Robert of At
lanta and Ralph Jarrett of Char
lotte.
WELCOME
N. C. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EXECUTIVES
REED'S GROCERY
Lawrence Reed, owner Sylva, N.
WELCOME
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES
Pay Us a Visit and See
THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS
WINDOW SHADES M AA
$1.65 value NOW 4>liW
SHEETS (4Q1
$4.50 value?a real buy Vfciw I
Children's AA
DRESSES V ? <VV
MEN'S and BOYS' OVERALLS ON SALE
CHIPPEWA BOOTS ON SALE
DAVE MRP'S DEPARTMENT STORE
Main St. Sylva, N. C.
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Chamber^ of Commerce Executives
We are Happy to Have You as Our Guests
for Your
Annual Summer Convention
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