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Miss Cannon Honored
With Round Of Pre
nuptial Parties
Several pre-nuptial parties have
been given in the past week for
Miss Hebecca Sue Cannon of Dills
boro who will be married on Sat
urday evening to Walter Wade
Wjlson of Sylva.
On Sunday Miss Anne Enloe en
tertained with a luncheon at 1:00
~p. m. at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Enloe in Dills
boro.
The living room and dining room
were decorated with vases of sal
mon colored gladoili. The dining
room table was centered with a
large white nosegay, with flower
tipped white satin streamers ex
tending to each corner.
In the living room were placed
three small tables, each centered
with a small nosegay in pastel
shades and tied with matching
ribbons.
The bride-elect was given a
piece of silver in her chosen pat
tern.
Covers were laid for the follow
ing: Miss Cannon, the honoree,
her mother, Mrs. M. B. Cannon,
Mrs. E. E. Tweed, Mrs. David Hall,
Jr., Mrs Jack Allison, Mrs. E. B.
LaVange, Mrs. Wayne Terrell, Mrs.
Dan K. Moore, Miss Nancy Allison,
>Irs. Ralph Tatham, Miss Hicks
Wilson, Mrs. J. C. Cannon, Mrs.
Ben Queen, Mrs. D. M. Hall, Mrs.
S. W. Enloe, Miss Mary Henson,
Miss Lou Elsife Parker, Mrs. W. R.
JEnloe, and Miss Lela Moore Hall.
On Monday evening Miss Lela
Moore Hall was hostes? at a bridge
shower at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Dan K. Moore, again honor
ing Miss Cannon. The home was
beautifully decorated with a pro
fusion of mixed fall flbwers.
Three tables were made up for
play. Mrs. Rudy Hardy won the
award for high score, Miss Chris
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Maureen Cope Celebrates
Fifth Birthday
About thirty-three little friends
of Maureen Cope gathered at her
home Monday afternoon to help
her celebrate her fifth birthday
r.t a party given by her mother,
Mrs. Grayson Cope.
i As each guest arrived he was
criven a party hat as a favor to wear
during the afternoon. Two contests
were given with Ann Potts and
Billy K.lpatrick receiving prizes.
' After y?.e games &nd contests
' they were invited to the dining
i room for refreshments. The white
birthday cake, decorated in pink
i Jnd green and bearing 5 pink
, candles, was used as the table cen
terpiece. After singing "Happy
Birchday, Maureen," individual
cakes, match.ng the large cake,
each bearing one tiny cande, to
gether with ice cream and peanuts
were served. Lollypops were giv
en as fa\ors. The many gift pack
ages presented were then opened.
Mrs. Cope was assisted in en
f 'ertaining and serving refresh
ments by Mrs. Bart Cope, Mrs.
; Johnny Watson, Miss Jo Higdon,
and Mrs. J. V. Case,
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Surprise Party Given
Mrs. W. T. Brown
Mrs. Joe Deitz was hostess at a
surprise birthday party at her
i home on Thursday evening, Oct.
7, for Mrs... W. T. Brpwn.
! Mrs. Gud^eft Crawford was in
f charge of the entertainment which
j consisted of contests Three prizes
' were awarded the pinners. Mrs.
! Brown was 'presehfed a number of
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j lovely gifts. - .
Mrs. Deitz' served a delicious
i salad course to the following guests:
l Mrs. Brown, Mrs. 'Roger Dillard,
1 Mrs. Grayson Cope, Mrs. Charles
! Pettit, Mrs. Claude Jones. Mrs.
i Earl Pcdgett, Mrs Hugh Monteith,
Mrs. W. B. Cope, Mrs. Kenyon
( Moody, Mrs. Willie Monteith, Mrs.
> Gudger Crawford, Mrs. Ruth Ad
| lington, and Mrs. Claude Campbell.
j Rucker the one for low score, and
j the bingo prize went to Miss Anne
i Cowan.
The hostess, assisted by her
j mother, Mrs. D. M. Hall, and Mrs.
1 Moore, served individual cakes
decorated with lilies of the valley
t and green heart shaped ice cream
with a cupid molded on each.
The bride-elect was then pre
sented a shower pf tovely gifts.
Those pla^iilfg were Miss Can
non, H'aifay,,, Mrs. Dan B.
Hooper, liftjs. James Myers, Miss
? Chris Miss Lou Elsie
Parker,Agnes Wilson, Miss
! Mary lieii^'l&tes Nancy Allison,
, Miss Mrs. E. B. La
Varige^JPHk Mrs; B?. Tweed.
Coming in la^r^F^freshments
were Mfs. rRflph*' ^Te^iam, Mrs.
Robert M. Hall,
Jr., Miss.-riatttejH^da Sutton, Miss
Anne Emoe*v..M*ss^ Hjkks Wilson,
and Miss
DR. DONALD M. RAMSEY
announces the opening of offices
for the
Practice of Optometry,
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Lenses Prescribed *
Office Hours 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
STOVALL BLDG., SYLVA, N. C.
Telephone 304
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30-Day Tm! of hundred* of Camel Smoker* revealed
NO THROAT IRRITATION DUE TO SMOKING CAMELS
In a recent test, hundreds of men and
women all across the country smoked
Camels ?and only Camels ?an average
of one to two packages a day ?for 30
consecutive days. Each week
their throats were examined
by noted throat special
ists?a total of 2470
examinations?apd these
doctors found not one
single ease of throat
irritation due to smok
ing Camels.
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30-Vay Tesf-m
Mrs. Tompkins Attends
Unit President's Meet
Mrs. Dan Tompkins, president
of the Jackson County Unit of The
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation, attended the meeting of
the district presidents held in
Asheville on last Friday. A. C.
Dawson, State N. C E, A. presi
dent, was in charge of the meet
ing and other state officers ap
peared on the day's program. At
this time plans for the year's work
and training for carrying out these
plans were given.
A luncheon was given at the S.
and W. Cafeteria for unit presi
dents, a courtesy of. the State N.
C. E. A.
Betty Paxton Honored
With Birthday Party
Miss Joretta Monteith honored
Miss Betty Paxton with a birth
day party on Tuesday night at the
latter's home. Many different
games were played during the eve_
ning, and while the refreshments
were being served several hit rec
ords, party gifts of the honoree,
were enjoyed by the group. Miss
Paxton received many other lovely
gifts.
The guests were, besides the
' honoree, Jackie Barnes, Jimmy
Warren, Cecil Franklin, Johnnie
Revis, Luther Norton, Fannie Mae
Ashe, Mildred Cable, Inez Mon
teith, Glenn Franklin, Maxine
Stanberry, Nettie Jean Bradley,
Ray Ashe, Joe Wilds, Douglas Jor
dan, Eleanor Cable, Dorothy Ann
Ashe, Peggy Patterson, Toodle
Ashe, Red Case, and Joretta Mon
teith.
| Miss Cowan Joins
Welfare Staff
After serving a year on the Ma
con county Welfare staff, Miss
Anne Cowan has been transferred
j to the Jackson county Department
| of Public Welfare as case worker,
the same position she held in Ma
| con county. Miss Cowan is the
daughter of Mrs. Mary Cowan of
i Sylva.
! Other members of the Jackson
county Department of Public Wel
; fare include G. Carey Henson, su
perintendent, and Miss Edith Gar
rett, also a case worker.
Miss Nicholson Given
Surprise Birthday Party
i Miss Joyce Nicholson was given
I a surprise party on her thirteenth
' birthday anniversary by her sis
ter, Miss Jean Nicholson, at the
home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Nicholson, Sr. on
Friday evening, Oct. 1.
After several games and con
tests, the guests were served cake
and hot chocolate and then went
to the movies as a group.
Guests included the honoree,
Shirley Hartman, Edith Moore,
Audrey Jane Jones, Leah Sutton,
Jean Cogdill, Mary Morris, Jim
my Stovall, Tom Morris, Lambert
Hooper, Robert Allison, Eddie
Buckner, and Joyce Nicholson.
Judy Campbell Has
Party At Kindergarten
Little Miss Judy Campbell was
given a birthday party on Wednes
day, Oct. 6, by her mother, Mrs.
Claude Campbell, at Mrs. Hair's
Kindergardon. Judy's birthday was
Tn Oct. 2nd.
Mrs. Ha:r, who assisted Mrs.
Campbell, directed several games
and contents with the children in
which Eddie Baldridge, Mary Ka
.hcrine Shenill, and Bill Diilard
vere named winners.
Refreshments of ice cream and
c. ke were served, and suckers
, ,vcre given the children as favors.
( All the kindergarden children
I ;vere guests at the party.
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Scotts Creek Homemakers
Class Has Meeting
The October meeting of the
; Homemakers Sunday School Class
! of Scotts Creek Baptist Church
j was held on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Albei t Robinson, vice-pres
; 'dent, presided over the business
i session. Plans were made for the'
! class to sell Christmas cards again
j .nis year. Mrs. Clifford Cagle
, gave an interesting review of the
i Do ;k of Esther. Mrs. Johnnie
I Watson was appointed to discuss
' the Book of Job at the Nov. meet
. mg.
A social hour was held and re
freshments were served by Mrs.
1 Harris and her daughters, Bonnie
Lou and Mrs. Stan Henry of
! Wc.ynesv.lie.
Mrs. Kirchberg Honors
Mrs. Cheek, Mrs. Morgan '
Mrs. Pratt Cheek and Mrs. Ralph
Morgan were jhonor guests at a
bridge party given by Mrs. R. W.
Kirchberg at her home on Friday
night. ^ Mrs. Kirchberg used a
color scheme of yellow and white!
r.nd a corsage of yellow roses was
presented to the honorees. Fall
flowers were used throughout the
house. I
Four tables were made up for
play, and at the conclusion of the
games Mrs. Grover Wilkes wag
winner of high score, Mrs. C. B.'
Thompson second high, and slam ?
prizes were awarded also to Mrs '
Thompson and Mrs. Wilkes. Mrs.'
Cheek and Mrs. Morgan were pre- j
sented with guest prizes. I
Mrs. Kirchberg served her guests i
a sweet course and coffee. The
guest list included Mrs. Cheek.
Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Wilkes, Mrs.
Thompson, Mrs. Woody Hampton,
Mrs. M. B. Madison, Mrs. Nell
Johnson, Mrs. Ed Wilson, Mrs. T.'
N. Mass e, Mrs. Tom Wilson. Mrs. i
Harold McGuire, Mrs. Cyrus Nich- |
olson, Mrs. Harry Ferguson, Mrs.
C. E. Thompson, Mrs. J. E. Buck
ner, and Mrs. C. C. Buchanan of
Cullowhee. and Mrs Leo Reiger of
Waynesville.
Brewer?Mills
Wedding Announced
The marriage of Miss Clara I
Alene Brewer, daughter of the late I
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Brewer |
of Hacklebury, Ala., to Samuel I
Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carey'
Mills of Sylva, which took place
September 4 in Detroit, Mich., has
been announced. For her wed
ding Mrs. Mills chose a gray suit
with black accessories. Her cor
sage was an orchid. She was un- !
attended.
Mrs. Mills is a graduate of the
Hacklebury High school, and has
been employed by the Parkland
Davis Medicine Co. in Detroit. I
Mr. Mills attended Sylva High
school and served 22 months with
the Army in World War II.
Jhe young couple is now at home
in Detroit where Mr. Mills is em
ployed.
Dr. Woodard, Mr. Beasley
To Sponsor Picnic
On Monday, October 18, at 4:00
o'clock Dr. G. B. Woodward and
Mr. Hayes Beasley will sponsor a
nicnic for the junior BTU of Scotts
Creek Baptist church on the church
lawn. Dr. Woodward is the leader
of this group and Mr. Beasley the
teacher of the junior boys. All
juniors are invited to come. Mr.
Roy Dalton is director.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hedden, ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Fulton, of Kings Mountain, spent
the week-end here with Mr. Hed
den's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Hedden. They attended the an
nual homecommg at Cullowhee on
Saturday.
Kev. and Mrs. Clark W. Benson,
and son, Corkey. ^of Charlotte re
turned to their home in Charlotte;
on Tuesday after coming after
Corkey who had been visiting his
grand-parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Hedden. They were accompanied
lome by Mrs. Hedden.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray and sun.
Tiin. spent the w?e!:-end in Statos
'.illc with Mr. and Mrs. Eugt-ne
Oray & fan.i.'y a <] . t tor nod Home
coming at He'rany Prw4*ytrr ar;
church on Sun iay. This church
Home Coming At Fall Cliff
Community Church Held
The annual home coming for the
Fall Cliff Community Church was
enjoyed Sunday by n largo crowd
of friends and relatives who met
together in a happy reunion. A
large number of people from var
ious parts of North and South Car
olina were present.
Mr. Dee Bryson spoke on Home
Coming and what it meant to those
privileged to gather around the old
church and what those were mis
sing who were unable to attend.
CTood singing which was render
ed by the various choirs, soloists
nd quartetts. was enjoyed. We
j 11 enjoy the good music rendered v
>y our p anist. Miss Bettie Jo
Moore. She 1- a real blessing to
our community. Our own Metho
dist and Baptist are pround of our
louble male quartett.
A bountiful picnic lunch was
spread at the noon hour.
The afternoon message was
^rour.ht by 'Rev. .John Kincaid of
Webster. Regret was expressed
PERSONALS !
"A"i:s organized in 1775, and w 1!
celebrate its 175 anniversary i:.
1950. It was *fof$g*>me church ofi
J- A. Gray belore he 'came to j
Western North Carolina and has!
been attended by members of the
Gray family since its organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. W.l
son. after spending a few days j
with his mother, Mrs. J. H. Wil- !
son. returned to their home in Dur- j
h.'m. Sunday. They had been call
ed home by the death of h.s fath
er.
^ Mr. and Mrs. E. B. La Vange of
Chicago were called to Sylva last !
Wednesday by the death of her
father. J. H. Wilson. Mr. La Vange
returned home Sunday, but Mrs.
La Vange is spending this week
with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wilson,
Jr., returned to their home in
Swannanoa Saturday after having
been called here by the death of
his father, J. H. Wilson on Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Paul Kirk returned to her!
home here Sunday from Durham,!
where she was a patient last week
at Duke hospital. Mr. Kirk went
dou n on Saturday and accompani
ed her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Davis, after
a three weeks trip to California
and other Western States, return- 1
ed home Sunday.
Miss Alma Fisher of Bryson City
is spending a few days with her
s ster, Mrs. M. B. Cannon.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Penland,
of Hayesville, recently visited Mr.
Ralph Smith and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cannon and
Miss Peggy Painter returned Mon.
day from a six weeks vacation in
Washington and California.
Leroy Brown has returned to
Warren, Ohio after a few days
visit here with his aunt, Mrs. T.
K. Guthrie, and his grandmother,
Mrs. R. G. Snyder.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Smith,
Winston-Salem, and Ralph Car
ringer, student at WCTC, were
week-end guests of Mr and Mrs.
Ralph Smith and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sutton and
daughter, Cindy, were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sut
ton.
Miss Thelma Moody, of Whit
t er, spent the week-end with Mrs.
Carey Allison.
Mrs. W. T. Wise and three chil
dren, Tommy, Mickey, and Sus
an, and Mrs. Roscoe Poteet were
visitors in Hendersonville, Mon
day. The children attended the
birthday party of Danny Frady,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Frady.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Lasseter and
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Rogers, all of
Miami, Fla., arrived for a ten day
vacat.on at Sunset Farms.
Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas,
and daughter. Alma; Mr. and Mrs.
|J. G.'Bumgarner, Jr., and small
son, Jerry, drove over from Knox
v ille Sunday and spent the day
with the latter's grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Bumgarner.
Miss Elva Rhea of Knoxvilie,
Tenn. is spending this week with
her mother, Mrs. Sam Rhea. Mrs.
Rhea will return Friday with her
daughter to Knoxville where she
will spend the winter months.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E.* Buchanan of
Hendersonville spent the week
end with Mrs. M. Buchanan, Sr.
Mrs. L. P. Allen, who has been
seriously ;11 at her home is now
improving,
Mr. end Mrs. C. F. Dodson, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Sutton and son,
Edward, will leave Friday to spend
the remaindtr of the week in the
eastern part of the state. ^
Mrs. W. H. Carter of Hender
sonville is the guest this week of
ner sister. Mrs. J. R. Burhan n.
Mr. air! .Vr--\ Willi,>ni C. Thump.
I S'K1 IvA I.,,' Fr.d: v to ret urn to
| the.r inurie in Vienna. Va. alter a
concern i.\^ t;.r? absence of Rev.
Jonathan Crown ot Tuckaseigee'
and Rev. Hooper of Erastus.
GAY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilson and:
family of Webster were week-end
guests ol Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Wil
son.
Misses Ruby and Myrtle Hyatt
and Marcella Bishop left for Dan
ville, Va., last week, where theyj
will be employed.
Monroe L. Wilson, Grover Wood
ard. Kdd.e Hyatt, Clyde Woodard,
Charlie R. Wilson, and Arthur
Browning attended the Grand Ole I
Opry broadcast Saturday night in
Kn >xville, Tenn.
Mr. Walter Wilson was the guest !
ol Mr. Ruben Bishop, Sunday.
Friends of Mr>. Sam Buchanani
will be s ;ri y to hear she is ill at !
her home.
M.\ and Mrs. R.chmond Deit/I
of Canton. Onio, formerly of Greens
Creek, a:e h .me due to the illness
of Mrs Deity's father. Mr. G. B.
Webb.
(\yli:\i)ar of Evknts
Taursday, Oct. 14 ? Twentieth)
Century Club will meet with,
Mrs. Dan Moore at 3:00 p.m.!
Mrs. R. U. Sutton, president.
Thursday, Oct. 14 ? Ruby Daniel j
circle of W.M.U. at 6.45 p.m. |
at Tiie First Baptist Church. Mrs.
Lee Walker, eh. irman
Fr.day, Oct. 15 ? Woman's Society ;
of Christian. Service will rneei
for their special season of Pray
er for Missions at 7:30 p.m. in
Allison building. Mrs. Harry
Hastings, president.
Monday, Oct. 18 ? Sylva Home
Demonstration Club will meet i
with Mrs. A. S. Nichols at 3:00 J
p.m. Regular business session j
will be held and plans will be i
made for Thanksgiving and!
Christmas meetings. Mrs. Isola
Thomas, president.
Monday, Oct. 18 ? W.O.W. meet in
the Hall at 7:30 p.m., Jeff Hed- j
den, council commander.
Tuesday, Oct. 19 ? Qualla Home: J
Demonstration Club meets at 'I j
p.m. with Mrs. John Cathey. Mrs.!
June Shelton, president.
Tuesday, Oct. 19 ? Mattie Hensley j
Circle meets at 7 p.m. with Mrs.
Ruth O'Kelly. Mrs. R. L. Craw
ford, leader Mrs. Dennis Fisher,
chairman.
Wednesday, Oct. 20 ? The Lions
Club will have a dinner meet
ing at 7 p.m. at the Sylva school I
cafeteria. Roy Reed, president. |
Wednesday, Ocobert 20?John's j
Creek Home Demonstration Club
will meet at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs.
Blaine Nicholson, president.
lew day? visit here with his lath
er, S. C. Thompson, and sister,
Mrs. Telitha Stout, and other rel
atives. While here they visit the
Great Smoky Mountains, and a
picnic lunch was enjoyed by Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson, S. C. Thomp
son, Mrs. Stout, M:ss Flora Thomp.
son, and Dave Thompson.
Misses Eva and Esther McGin
nis of Commercfe, Ga. are visiting
their sister, Mrs. J. H. Patterson.
Mrs. G. O. Hall of Maryville,
Tenn. is spending this week with
Miss Nellie Allison. ,
\\\dn: sdi>y, Oct. 20?Junior Wom
an's Club will meet with Miss
Eli/.abelh Warren at 7:30 p.m.
Miss Virg.nia Madison, presi
dent.
Thursday, Oct. 21 ? Dillsboro Ma.
>or.ic Lodge, No. 459, will meet
at ,7 p.m. Claude Cowan, W.M.
Thursday, Oct. 21?Woman's Mis
sionary Society of Scotts Creek
Baptist Church meets with Mrs.
Everett Harris at 3 p.m. Mrs.
D. G. Bryson, leader, Mrs. Joe
Sutton, President.
Friday, Oct. 15?United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy meet*
with Mrs. Ellen Bryson at 3 pjm
Mrs. J. A. Bryson, president.
Tuesday, Oct. 19 ? Rotary Club
meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Allison
building. J. C. Cannon, pres.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of John H. Wilson
wishes to express its sincere
thanks to the relatives and friends
for the many kind expressions of
sympathy extended during his ill
ness and death.
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