The publishers of the weekly newspapers of Western North Carolina are enthusiastic boosters of the Smoky Mountain National Park. Each member left the meeting at Lake James Friday pledging to support the park and cooperate in every way with the movement, following a general discussion of the project led by president of the Weekly Press Association, Mr. Dan Toimpkins, who is also a member of the committee appointed to organize the state ?? park movement.
President Atkins of the North Carolina Press Association was present at the meeting and expressed himself as heartily in favor of the park.
The weekly publishers met at Lake James, between Marion and Morganton Friday afternoon, as the guests of the Lake Marion Club, at their club house. The business session was held in the afternoon, and the publishers were addressed on various subjects affecting the papers, by B. Arp Lawrance, Lee B. Weathers, F.A. Carr, Miss Beatrice Cobb, S.E. Whitten, and others.
In the evening, they were guests of the Marion Kiwanis Club at a banquet given at the Lake Club House. Mr. J.Q. Gilkey, who presided as toastmaster, welcomed the publishers in behalf of the Lake Club, Senator Giles for the Kiwanis Club, and Mr. James for the people of Marion. Replies were made by Mr. Tompkins, Mr. Weathers, Miss Cobb and Col. Weathers, Mayor of Shelby.
Running through all the talks was the enthusiastic note of the coming great prosperity for all Western North Carolina.
From the front page of the Jackson County Journal, Sylva, N.C., Wednesday, September 23, 1925
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