VOL. XXIV?No. 17
Artificial Br<
Association I
Organization
Board Of Directors Are
Elected To Carry On U
Work To Begin Oct. 1 Jrj
W. T. Brown, chairman of tl^e 1
Jackson County Artificial in
A semination Committee, has,'' an- '
nounced the completion . of the j
County Artificial Bro?eding Or- (
ganization. Every farmer in Jack- '*
son County &as the service avail- c
abl? \o him if he becomes a mem- 1
_ Wer of the Association.
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_>? A Board of Directors has been j
elected to carry on the business
of the Association. Members of j
the Board are Velt Wilson, president,
Sylva, Kenyon Moody, Syl- (
va; Walter Ashe, Cullowhee; R. .
M. Bryson, Cullowhee; John Will '
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Hooper, uasniers; ana mat^ ounu- ,
son Stewart of Norton. t
The by-laws have been completed
and signed by the Board ,
of Directors, and the application
for charter has been forwarded
to Raleigh.
Equipment for carrying on this (
work has been ordered, and the J
Association will start breeding
cows October 1st. Robert Varncr
has been employed as the techni
cian. He has had the Course in J
Artificial Insemination at Slate
College. - J
All Agriculture Teachers and 1 ,
their Assistants are authorized to 1
accept the one dollar membership
fee and issue the receipt. Any
farmer desiring to join this As- *
sociation is urged to pay this membership.
fee*at once. ,
y Further details concerning the
operation of the program will be '
printed next week. Members of j
the Association will also be noti- <
^ fied by letter of changes in the
organization. ' V **
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Revival In Progress i
At Wilkesdale Church
A series of revival services which j
began Sunday night, Sept. 18, are
in progress each evening at the .
Wilkesdale Baptist church, begin
ning at 7:30 o'clock in charge 01 .
the pastor, Rev. Jarvis Under-1
wood. Special prayer service is ?
~ held at 7:00 p.m. at the church each
% evening belore preaching hour.
Cottage prayer meetings are held |
in the various homes of the community
at 2:00 p.m. each day. The
place is announced at the preach- '
ing hour.
The public is invited to take part ^
in all of these services. 1
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Attend District Meet In *
Black Mountain, Sunday ,
Going from the Sylva club to c
Black Mountain, Sunday, to attend j
the district meeting of the Busi- $
ness and Professional Women's'(
clubs were: the club president, ]
Mrs. Lillian Madison, Miss Mary i
Johnston, Miss Hicks Wilson, Miss
Evelyn Sherrill, Mrs. Ned Morris, i
Mrs. Annie Louise Reed, .Miss Lu-i i
cile Wilson, and Dr. Noracella Wil- i
son.
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Bloodmobile Tc
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# Blood At CuUoi
Mrs. Edith M. Hall and Mrs. H. i
T. Hunter, Co-chairman of the c
Jackson County Red Cross Blood i
Program lor Cullowhee, have an- c
nounced that the Bloodmobile will 1
visit Western Carolina Teachcrs'
College on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1
from 10 o'clock A. M. until 4 o'- J
clock P. M.; and have requested <
that a hundred and fifty donors t
from Western Carolina Teachers J
College and Cullowhee Township ?
volunteer to donate a pint of blood (
each.
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This visit of the Bloodmobile to
Jackson County is for the
purpose of obtaining blood
from Western Carolina Teachers ^
College and the residents of Cullowhee,
but any donor from the
County who wishes to volunteer I (
. a pint of blood may do so by con- | t
tacting either Mrs. Hall or Mrs. *
Hunter.
w Jackson County is most for- i
* tunate in hav ing a blood center at 1
the Harris Community Hospital <
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Annual Conference In
Session At WinstonSalem
This Week
The Western North Carolina
\nnual Conference will convene
n Winston-Salem this week. The
conference opened Wednesday
and will continue through Monday
with the pastor's assignments
:>eing read on that day.
Going from Sylva are the pastor,
Rev. W. Q. Grigg, and Mr. Paul
Kirk as delegate; from the Webster
charue. Rev. and Mrs. John
ECincaid and family, with Miss
Juanita Norton as delegates; from
I^ullowhee, Rev. and Mrs. Houts,
and daughter, Linda, with Dean
W. E. Bird as delegate. Mrs. Griggs
will go down on Friday and stay
hrough Monday.
Bake Sale Saturday
September 24
The American Legion Auxiliary
ivill sponsor a Bake sale Saturday,'
Sept. 24, at the stairway between j
he Bank and the Farmers Federa-j
:ion. Anyone having a special j
:ake they would like to get will <
jlease notify Mrs. K. L. Glenn.
Legion Auxiliary To
Have Installation
Service Friday P; M.
Installation services will be conducted
at the meeting of the Le*
!1! J.^ 1 ? i
?ign Auxiliary IU UC nciu at Hie
Allison building on Friday at 7:30
p.m. with Mrs. C. A. Bales, of
Topoca as installing officer.
Clara Jo Phillips and Azalee
Wilson, both of Cullowhee, who
represented the Auxiliary at Girl's
State held recently in Greensboro
A'ill make reports of their trip. I
Membership dues ot $3 per member
will be collected at this meet-;
ing. Anyone not able to attend mayj
?cnd their dues.
The Legion members, who will
lold their meeting on the same
evening at the Legion Hall, will
ioin the Auxiliary members at the
\l!ison Building for refreshments
ind social hour.
VETERANS REMINDED i
OF DEADLINE FOR
MEMBERSHIP DUES
In order to get our dues into
Raleigh by October 1 we again
*emind you that Saturday, Sept.
24, will be the last day you can pay
pour 1950 membership dues at the
)ld price of $3.00 per year. We
-vant to insist that all who have
collected dues so far or want to
Day dues before the $4.00 rate
*oes into effect to contact either
Ueorge Sloan, adjutant, or Felix
Pfcklesirrter, memibership chairnan,
at once.
Our local legion now has only
about 100 paid-up members
whereas we had over 200 last year.
5o let's get busy.
Membership Committee, i
> Collect ?
vhee On 28th
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kVherc any person who is in need
)f blood for emergency treatment
nay receive it at absolutely no
,'ost for the blood. When the
31oodmobile visited Sylva last
VI y a total of forty-eight pints of
Dlood were donated by the citizens
of this county, but up until
\ugust 19 the blood center at
he Harris Community Hospital in
Sylva had used a total of seventyseven
pints of blood for treatment
Df sick and injured citizens of
Jackson County, the excess blood
Slaving been supplied by the blood
renter in Asheville.
No doubt there is at least one
person in Jackson County today
>vho owes his life to the fact that
through the cooperation of the
volunteer workers in the Jackson
bounty Red Cross Chapter this
service has been made available
.0 all, and it is only with the cooperation
of the citizens df Jackson
County in donating their
Dlcod that this service may be
:ontinued.
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FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. PARKER SET
FOR THURSDAY P. M,
Funeral services for Mrs. Lem
Parker, 70, who died at C. J. Harris
hospital Tuesday night at 11:00
o'clock, will be held at the Lovedale
Baptist church today (Thursday)
at 2:30 p. m. with the pastor
Rev. G. E. Scruggs, officiating.
Burial will be in the church cem!
etery.
Surviving are the husband, Lem
Parker; two sons, David of SyJ va
ariH Harrv of Asheville: two
daughters, Mrs. Alice Stanford of
Sylva, and Mrs. Nina Plemmons,
of Canton; also her father, David
Parker, Hamilton, Wash.; two
brothers, Carlton Parker, of Richmond,
Calif., and Lloyd Parker,
Denver, Colo., and ten grandchildren.
Sylva Camera Club
Changes Meeting Night
The Sylva Camera Club will
meet every other Wednesday
night, instead of on Mondays, ac^
cording to an announcement by
i Roy Ensley, secretary - treasurer
' of the club.
I Programs have been arranged
for several meetings in advance,
beginning with a lecture and dem- I
onstration on the various film!
emulsions, their uses, etc. All in-(
terested persons are urged to be
present at the start 01 xne lec|
tures, which will be at 8:00 p. m.,1
| September 28.
I STATION WHCC,
WAYNESVILLE
JOINS MUTUAL
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I Three national programs Monday
saluted WHCC as a new affiliate
of the Mutual Broadcasting
Company. The salute to the
! Waynesville radio station, carried
over the entire network, were
! heard on the Dell Trio program, |
I at 11:30 and again on the "Say It
With Music" program at 2:30. The!
tljird salute was heard at 4:45 on.
the "Two Ton Baker" program.
WHCC became an affiliate of1
Mutual, which is the largest of I
the four networks, on Friday of j
last week. This is the first time]
the station has had a network
since it went on the air more than
two years ago.
The station will continue to
carry local programs, in addition
to the well known programs of
Mutual. A larger sports program,
including the World Series will
be carried over the station, as well
?- rf n rv* ftp AloVl QatllrHaV
Old IDUlUdil gauito cavu uutMtwv.,,
' during the season.
Such programs as Kate Smith,
Fulton Lewis, Jr., Gabriel Heatter
and Bob Poole, and "Queen
| for a Day" will be heard regularly
[ over WHCC.
VETERANS SERVICE
OFFICER RENDERS
SERVICE TO 600 !
During July and August, tne
hirst two months in which the
I.K.ckson County Veterans Service
Office has been in operation, six
hundred and twelve people were
rendered various services, according
to Dan Tompkins, the Service
Ollicer. Now awards to veterans
or their dependents made during
the two months ^amounted to
Two hundred twelve
loiters were received by the serv
ice office arul three hundred seven
! lexers were wirtten. There wcj c
twelve long distance tlcohone calls
1 and telegrams. The breakdown
o! the figures of services are: 163
! interviews, 11 field trips, 64 applications
for education, 30 applications
for aporentice or on the
job training, 57 on compensation
or pension, 5 on G. I. Loans, 175 on
insurance, 20 on hospitalization, 14
on farmer training, 2 on burial
benefits, 13 on out-patient treatment,
31 miscellaneous calls, and
21 given legal or business advice.
One insane veteran was committed
td the Veteran's Hospital in Augusta,
Ga.
The serrice office is maintained
by Jackson County, the North Carolina
Veterans Commission, and
the American Legion,, and all
services are free to veterans and
their dependents.
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fa, N. C. Thursday, Sept. 2
A Lady To Sing
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Margaret Truman, the Nation's
Second Lady, only daughter of
the President of the United States,
will open her season's concert tour
of the United States at Hoey Auditorium
of Western Carolina
Teachers College Tuesday night,
October 4th at 8 p. m. Ticket
1 -- ; 1; L- ,,,ill
SUICS 111H lt-'cl ItT ct 1CVUI u nuwu win
I be on hand to hear this lyric sohprano
in her first concert in the
! South.
Miss Truman and her party will
arrived at Hfgh Hampton Inn
Monday the 3rd where she will
be interviewed by the press. She
\ will ebe the guest of the JVIcKees
during her stay oi three days in
I Jackson County.
A large number ol' notables,
I such as Senator Hoey and others,
| are expected to attend the conI
cert.
Miss Truman is being brought
to Western Carolina Teachers College
under sponsorship of the college
lyceum committee, headed by
Mrs. C. C. Buchanan.
Lions Particip
Cane Sale For
Members of the local Lions Club
will actively participate this week
in the annual state-wide White
Cane sale and membership enrollment
campaign of the North Carolina
State Association for the
Blind in its effort to raise
000.00 to aid the blind and to prevent
unnecessary blindness. Onethird
of the proceeds derived Jrom
the sale of White Cane buttons
will be retained by the club
for its local work lor the blind,
the reminder being sent to. the
State Association to aid blind in
those areas of the state where
there is no organized work on behalf
of the blind. During the period
from September 19 to September
24, the local Lions Club
will join hands with the 187 other
Lions Clubs of North Carolina to
assist the Associaton in its annual
drive for funds. These 8,500
Lions will raise funds to pay for
eye examinations, operations, hospitalization
and glasses for needy
persons. Woik among school children
to prevent blindness will be
expanded, and those who are
already blind, the Association plans
a program involving vocational
guidance, training, and placement
in employment. Books, training
supplies, and equipment will be
I purchased. Since 1934, the Association
has been active in work
for the blind, co-operating with
' Lions Clubs of t..e state to promote
legislation on behalf oi' the
[blind, making il .bie appliances
in special types o; employment for
the blind, p...-. iding the blind with
much needed >< ..lion and working
in every v.a;, possible to improve
tile ge..? 1 .vcliaie oJ tne
EOXSCORi;
OH H . C . h I G i, :*/ A Y S
Killed Sept. 13 through Sept.
16 4
Injured Sept. 13 thru
Sept. 16 74
Killed through Sept.
16 this year 565
Killed through Sept. 16
1948 48C
Injured through Sept.
16 this .year 6,392
Injured through Sept.
16, 1948 5,031
SOSSAMON'S In Sylva
Her;
12, 1949
SYLVA SCHOOL P-TA
HAS FIRST MEETING
OF THE NEW YEAR
The first Parent-Teacher meeting
for the Sylva school was held
Tuesday night at the school cafeteria
with Mrs. Dan Moore, president,
presiding.
Dr. Harold McGuire, gave the
devotion, reading scripture relative
to training children.
Mrs. Dan Tompkins introduced
Prof. Ralph Smith, principal, who
spoke to the group on the subject
of the P-T.A. for the year, and
Mrs. Lucile Hunt, county educational
supervisor, who explained to
the group her duties and her work
here with the teachers in the
I county.
| Reports were given by chairman
I of committees.
The school has eight new teachers
this year and they were in|
troduced by Mr. Smith. The new
teachers for the elementary school
I are: Mrs. Zuna Wakefield, Mrs.
Joe Wallin, Mrs. Selma Middleton
and Mrs. Maggie Alice Crisp.
For the high school they are: Mrs.
Kathryn Morris, Mr.' Brank Proffitt,
Mr. Vance Stone and Mr. Clif?
i ton Smith.
j Mrs. Dan Tompkins' lirst grade
was winner of the attendance
prize for the elementary school
| and Mis. Annie Louise Reed's and
Mrs. Kathryn Morris' rooms were
winners in the high school.
At the conclusion ol the busiI
ness meeting tea and cake were
' served as a courtesy honoring the
new teachers.
There were (i.'J present and it is
hoped that more parents will ti ke
an interest in their school and
j attend these meetings.
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Blind Funds
blind.
Much support is bciii^ given the
Association's enrollment campaign
to secure memberships into ti.e
Association. The local club is
seeking annual memberships into
the Association lor a:f annual lee
ol' $1.00 or more per :ne:nbe.;-. 1,j.
Also, an effort is being m. <:e 'o
renew all old memberships. With ?
in the club itself, memberships
will be sought for an annual .u: o;
$1.00 or more per member.
White Cane buttons are on sale
this week for contributions o; ten
cents and up. Lions and Lionesses
as campaign workers will accompany
th^ir drive for funds with
information on the work which is
being done and .will explain fully
the symbols of the White Cane
bearing a red tip. Thus cane is to
signify that the person carrying
the cane is blind, and it is warning
to the motorists when approaching
a person with such a
cane.
This is the third annual campaign
of the Association. T.u* success
of a few past camp.'i*;> nave
made it possible for the wor!-; for
the blind of the state io ije I. uncned
on a more extensive scale wi'n
more immediate and elective results.
glenville school
[to present dixie
i frolics on stage
j
Luc,.! men and wo.ncn *>: 'he
i (Renville community a , ; < o"
Jin the "Dixie Frolics", ..'.rie
I talent stage show to :.? .
| 'oy the Glenville sc.
>. huol auditorium <,.m i >:ra.y
r.ight, September 22, at 7 3'j
;iii; in on Friday. Septe.v.; or 2.'' . t
p. m.. according to Mj.-s Dorf
c ' v Lock hart, director : t:.e
production.
The men taking part in the
"Wedding Cast" are Bruce Woods,
Curtis McCoy, Harold Watson,
Walter Hunter, Fred J. Brown,
Jimmy Alexander, Kenneth Eryson,
Charles Watson, Lyle Woody,
Franklin Rogers and Jonathan
Brown.
Jerome Phillips will be master
of ceremonies of the show.
In addition<to the wedding cast,
the show will present a minstrel
cast and girls dancing chorus.
The production is sponsored by
the Glenvillc school with Mr. F.
I. Watson, principal.
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Funeral Rite
Sara C. Jarr
Dillsboro W
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Woody Hampton Named
To State C. of C. Board
Sylva was honored again this
year by the North Carolina Asso- |
ciation of Chamber of Commerce
Executives, meeting this week in
their annual convention at Wilson,
by naming one of our leading
business men to the board of directors.
At their election of officers
Woody R. Hampton was nam- j
ed to succeed Felix Picklesimer
who was a member during the past j
year. It isn't often that i\ town
geis a memDer on me ooarci iwoi
years in succession but since Sylva
was the only Chamber of Commerce
west of Asheviile represented
at the convention the members
felt that Sylva merited this honor.
Mr. Picklesimer and Mr. Hampton
have been in Wilson all week
1
' attending the annual convention.
Sylva was host to the Association
last September.
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Magician Will Give
Show In Colored School
Le Koy, world famous magiri..n,
who played at the Sylva school
auditorium last night, wiil a
repeat performance of hi> s.iow
toni:11 iit tne Sylvsi?Con.Mi,.dated
Colored Sciiool at 8:0U p.m. The
i show is being sponsored by the
Sylva Lions Club, but all proceeds
will go to the athletic fund of the
colored school. Admission for the*
I c 11 M \ 1 > L I 1 / I if . I i iM/i
I ?T I I w \ > ? iJ I WV fc-?yv. AW i V.111UU V.il IHJVI
75c lor adults.
There will also be a matinee this
morning at nine o'clock at the Syl1
va elementary school auditorium
1 for all the school children of the
! Sylva elementary d h i u h
schools. Admission for the students
will be 25c. *
Brit ton Moore Wins
Expense Paid Trip To
WOW Meet In St. Louis
Omaha, Ncbr., Sept. 20?IJ. M.
Moore, of Sylva, is amonjj some
lf)D tield' rcpres'-ntati ves of the
Woodmen of tin* World to quality
for an all-exprnses-paid trip to
the society's field conlerenc in
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 22 to 24.
The trip is reward for the outil'iMflinn
i/if/iivlc in norvicl r^lH'U of
rtl (II IVIll 1^) I vv W| ill |/V-I i>ii> WI w
the membership applications the
field men have written. The society
also will be host to 24 state
managers and seven assistant state
managers whose states have shown
a net increase in Woodmen memberships
for the year ending Sept.
1.
Philip Lovejay, Chicago, secretary
of Rotary International/will,
be a conference speaker, and a
sales clinic will be conducted by
R. If. Abernathy, the society's educational
director, with President
Farrar Newberry, other national'
oil jeers, Field Manager .J. R. Sims,
and Associate Field Manager T. K.I
N'fWlon, all ol Omaha, p. rticipating.
Kntertainment for the tarcedav
meeting will include a sightsee
i !.^ bus 1 rip, Jirookiyn "Dodgers-]
St. Louis Cardinals baseball game,!
r.d showing of the society's new'
r sound movie, "Fraten.iiy in
Action."
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\ Plans Complett
Coiinly Achieve
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I Plans have been completed for
1 Jackson County Achievement Day
| which is being held tomorrow and
| Saturday morning ;it the Com!
mur.ity Building in Sylva, accordI
ing to an announcement from the
j Farm and Home Agent's office.
Judges will begin work at 8:30
a. m., Friday morning and it is
hoped that this phase of the program
will be completed by 10:30
a. m. After the judging is completed
exhibits will be on display
and the public is invited to attend.
Much interest Is being shown
throughout the County in this
event. All 4-H Club boys and girls
are planning to be present.
Breeders of purebred beef cat
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
58 For Mrs.
ett Held At
ednesday
' Propritoress Of Famous
Jarrett Springs Hotel
Died Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Sara
G. (Sallie) Jarrett, 81, widow of
the late Robert F. Jarrett and
proprietor of the famous Jarrett
Springs hotel for over 50 years
who died at C. J. Harris hospital
Monday afternoon after an illness
of 10 davs. were held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the
hotel. She had been in failing
the past two years.
The Rev. C. F. Parker, pastor
of the First Baptist church, Franklin,
officiated, assisted by Rev. B.
S. Hensley, pastor of Scotts Creek
Baptist church. Interment was in
the Parris cemetery. Moody Funeral
Home was in charge.
Pallbearers were nephews and
grandsons.
Members oi Oce Chapter Order
of the Eastern Star, of which the
deceased was a member, were in
charge of flowers.
Mrs. Jarrett was the widow of
Robert F. Jarrett, prominent in
eivie, polities! and religious life
of Western Xor*... C.n-'.'nia who
died September l'J4o. She was
the daughter oi t.u late Mi', and
Mrs. T. C. Wild <>; M. .-on County.
She was a member the Jarrett
Memorial Baptist church of DillsijOl
o.
Surviving are tli.ee sons, Clyde
If. Jarrett ol ,\i:cii evvs. Ruberl P.
Jarrett, ol Atlanta, and Dr. Ralph
F. Jarrett, ol Charlotte: lour sisters,
Mrs. Laura B/vson, Frank\
1 i11; Mrs. Nan Gillespie, Coffey- f
ville, Kansas; Mrs. Florence Pace,
Asheville and Miss Ma":: Wild,
I^anklM; fine b;v:aer. John Wild
ot Granite, Okla.: five grandchildren.
Mrs. Sara Chandier, Andiews:
Dr. Clyde H. J.ir/ett, Jr.,
Charlotte: Charles and Nancy Jarrett
. ' Charlotte, and Bobpy Lou
Jarrett. ol Atlanta, and two great
grandchildren, Bi\>o:i and Linda
C. ;.ndU r, <*1 Andre .vs.
CLUBS TO PRESENT
"HEAVEN BOUND" IN
CONCERT HERE 26TH
"Heaven Bound", a g/pupolV25
outstanding colored, s>hi1 stirring,
rhythmic spiritual smgers, will
make its appearance op the stage
of the Sylva element a r.^scn^ol/auditorium
next Monday night, September
26 at 7:30 under the auspices
of the cook book committee
of the Jackson County Home Demonstration
clubs.
The committee feels that it has
secured a rare treat in entertainment
for the people of this community
and it urges everyone to
take advantage of this opportunity
to he. r these singers.
Those who have ..e, rd "Heaven
Bound" praise it and . re anxious
to hear it ag?nn. It is s id to be one
cos ever given in Sylva.
Come and bring your friends
I Monday night. Se. tr v.oer 26 at
, 7:30.
? For Jackson
ement Day
?I
tic, dairy cottlc, hogs, and poultry
arc invited to display their livestock
at the Sylva Supply Barn
on Friday. It is hoped that breeders
will take advantage of this
opportunity to call to the attention
of the public the type of livestock
Koi n a nrnHiiroH
It is requested that ail livestock
be on hand by 10:00 o'clock and
that it be allowed to remain on
display until 3:00 p. m. of the
same day. This applies to farmers
and 4-H boys and girls.
A box supper is being held on
Friday evening at 6:30 p. m. at th$
Community Building. The boxes , v -Jg
will be auctioned off by Ralph
Smith and William Hyatt. Procoeds
will go to the Jackson County
4-H Club Council.