. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN
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Highlands Highlights
MRS. H. G. STORY
CHURCH NOTES
Highlands Presbyterian Church
Rev. R. B. DuPree, Pat tor
10 a. m. Church school.
11 a. m. Worship.
7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Highlands Methodist Church
Rev. W. F. Beadle, Pastor
Highlands:
10 a. m. Church .school.
11 a. m. Worship.
. Clear Creek :
3 p. m. Worship.
Highlands:
5 p. m. Junior League.
Highlands Baptist Church
Rev. J. G. Benfield, Pastor
10 a. m. Sunday school. (
11 a. m. Sermon.
6:45 p. m. B. T. U.
7:4.5 p. m. Sermon.
Church of the Incarnation,
Rev. Frank Bloxham, Rector
11 a. m. Morning prayer, and
sermon.
. Thursday, March 16 Lenten ser
vice and study class at 3 p.. m.
ANNUAL MEET 1NU Uf
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The annual meeting of the High
lands Chamber of Commerce will be
held in' the School Theatre on
Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p. m.
Reports of the past year's work
will be given and officers elected
for the comihg.year. A, full discus
sion of the work will take place
and it is hoped that all interested
citizens will make, an effort to at
tend the meeting.
BOND ISSUE APPROVED
BY COMMISSION
The bond issue for the improve
ment of the town's present water
system, which carried practically a
unanimous vote at the recent citi
zens' meeting, has: received the ap
proval of the local government
commission at Raleigh on condition
that the town find a purchaser for
the bonds, when issued. This the
town -has done and the money will
be forthcoming as soon as the elec
tion is declared in favor of the
bonds; This election will be called
jn the very near future,' as soon as
legal proceedings will Rerrhit.
MANY ATTEND ROGERS "
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Among those from this section
attending the funeral services for
Tom Rogers in Dillard, Ga., on
.Friday, March 3, were Mr. and
Mrs. J.'M. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Crunkleton, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Crunkleton, Ralph Crunkleton,
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Rogers and
family, Ed Rogers, 1. M. Keener
and Ed Vinson, of Highlands.; Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Picklesimer, and
Turley Picklesimer of Clear Creek;
Mrs. Mary: Zachary of Cashiers,
and Ben and Dock Rogers of Buck
Creek. . .
MRS. GILBERT ENTERTAINS
WEDNESDAY CARD CLUB
Mrs. E. R. Gilbert was hostess to
the Wednesday Afternoon Card
club on March 1. In addition to the
usual two tables was a third table
of players composed of Miss Re
becca Nail, Mrs. Tudor Hall, Mrs.
J. E. Root and her guest, Mrs. W.
P. Bullock. Miss Nail was holder of
high score and was awarded a pot
of beautiful Chinese primroses. Mrs.
J. E. Root was final winner of the
traveling prize, another pot of the
same lovely primroses.
At the conclusion of the game
each table was .served with an at
tractive tray of mixed canapes.
P.-T. A. TO ELECT OFFICERS
AT NEXT MEETING
At the regular meeting of the
Parent - Teacher Association on
Tuesday, it was decided to hold the
annual election of officers at the
next meeting, on April 4, rather
than the usual method pfN waiting
till school opens in the fall. Mrs.
W. F. Beadle, Miss Ethel Callo
way and Mr. Hentz were appointed
to act as. a nominating committee.
The excerpts read by Mr. Beadle
from letters written to him by his
brother in Rome, Italy, on present
day conditions were very, interest
ing as well as instructive.
Mrs. J. A. Hines and Mrs. W. H.
Cobb volunteered as hostesses for
the tea at the next meeting, . .....
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CELEBRATES CLOSE
OF CONTEST
Members, of the Christian En
deavor celebrated the close of . the
February contest with a party at
the manse on Monday evening, Sid
ney McCarty's side being the win
ners in the contest. Games were
played arid Mrs. DuPree took sev
eral pictures of the guests,' who
numbered approximately 25. The re
freshments were a salad cour.se and
tea.
TEARLEY PICKLESIMER
KILLS LARGE RATTLER
While cutting dogwood in Horse
Cove recently, Tearley Picklesime
of Clear Creek, killed a yellow rat
tle snake, on Rich Mountain, which
measured three feet in length and
sported six rattles, and a button.
The snake was ready to strike
when discovered by Tearley.
Harry T. Hall, of Raleigh, spent
the week-end with his mother, Mrs.
Meta Hall, and her farrfily. Mrs.
Hall's other guest is her sister,
Mrs. E. A. Taylor, of Cullowhee,
who expects to remain for several
weeks.
Mrs. Harrison Talley has return
ed to her home in Clear Creek
after an extended visit with I her
daughter in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Talley's. son, Jack, will re
main in West Palm Beach, where
he was successful in. finding work.
' Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Root and
Mrs. W. P. Bullock were week-end
guests pf Mrs. Root's sister, Mrs.
M. C. Richardson, in Charlotte,
who returned to Highlands With
them for a brief visit.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mauney
had as their week-end guesks Mr.
Mauney's father and mother of
Murphy.
Mrs. Jack Wilcox has returned
from Cincinnati. She was accom
panied on the return trip by her
sister, Mrs. Max Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Edwards
have 'returned from a month's vaca
tion in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
wards visited St. Petersburg, Miami
Beach, Daytona Beach, St. Augus
tine, and Jacksonville, returning by
way of Savannah and Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Burt, Jr.,
spent two days in Asheville. last
week, where Mr. Burt attended the
National Livestock and Meat Board
demonstrations.
The friends of Mrs. Floyd Wiley
are pleased to know that she is
expected to return home from the
Brevard hospital early next week.
Miss Margaret Moore, of Dillard,
Ga., spent the week-end here with
her aunt," Mrs. A. F. Knight and
Mr. Knight.
. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Anderson and
family are prolonging their stay
in Hollywood, Fla., and are not ex
pected home for another three
weeks.
A number of people from Char
lotte enjoyed a ' house party the
past , week-end at the' Highlands
home of Mrs Clark Howell.
Mrs. F. A. Edwards and her
father, D. C. Picklesimer, have re
turned from Mars Hill where they
visited Wilbur Picklesimer, at Mars
Hill college, who is now convalesc
ing from an attack of measles.
. Miss Daisy Burt, of Sarasota,
Fla., who has been the guest of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Burt, Jr., has gone
to Shrevesport, La. where she has
accepted a position in Charity hos
pital; as charity ward supervisor.
Miss Burt graduated from the
Tampa hospital in Tampa, Fla., in
December, and expects to take a
post-graduate course in X-ray iand
anaesthesia while keeping' up with
her duties in the hospital
Mrs. Arthur J. Kelsey and her
two children, Elizabeth and David,
left Monday to join Mr. Kelsey in
Columbus, Ohio, where they are to
make their home. She was accom
pained on the trip by Miss Jessie
Keener, who expects to be with the
Kelseys for some time and continue
her high school work in Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Stephens, of
Atlanta, spent the week-end with
Mrs. Stephen's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Potts, at Fairview Inn
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall spent
the past week-end in Savannah,
Ga., going by way of Charleston
and Aiken," S. C, Mr. and Mrs.
Hall were away from Thursday till
Sunday,. ', .....
HUNGRY BARONET
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When Andrew Ashton Waller IIiII
of London, five-year-old son of the
late John Waller Hills, privy coun
cilor, was informed that King.
George VI had conferred a baronet
cy on him he thought it was some
thing to eat. His father would have
been honored by the king at New
Year's ceremonies but for his death
Christmas eve. .
Ralph Reese has returned to
school after an absence of several
days due to an attack of influenza.
Ralph is staying with Mrs. Mack
Hopper while his mother is in
Florida.
Those building new houses in the
Clear Creek section are : Ed Chas
tain, Wiley McCall, John Wilson,
Huber Wilson, and Mark Burrell.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davis and
Mrs. W. R. Harper spent hut
Wednesday in Pendleton, S. C, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Hunter. i i'
W. O. Flowers has' returned from
Durham where he and Mrs. Flow
ers were called last week because
of the illness of his father, .whose
condition is improved. Mrs. Flowers
will remain in Durham for ssveral
days.
SLIPPING
A lowering of the - general . level
of local market prices for farm
products by two 'points has been
reported by the U. S. bureau of
agricultural economics for the
month ending February IS.
Farm Income Gains
Under FSA Program
Macon county farmers under the
rural rehabilitation program of the
farm security administration in
creased their net worth $425.16 per
family during 1938, ' William G.
Davis, FSA supervisor, said today.
Mr. Davis reported that 145 fam:
ilie-s comprising 726 individuals had
increased their home use crops,
livestock, poultry, dairy products,
and canned goods about 9 per cent
over 1937.
The average Macon county family
co-operating with the FSA has 275
pounds of meat on hand while in
the pantry will be found at least
275 quarts, of canned goods to
gether with 13 bushels of stored
food.
Each family has an average of
1.48 cows. The average poultry
flock is 46 per family.
FSA supervisors help the farmers
plan their farming operations as
Well as, extend needed credit. Liv
ing at .home is stressed.
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