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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
W. M. Edwards' Brother
Dies In Morganton, Ga.
W. M. Edwards, of the Burniug
town section, was called to Mor
gantoni Ga., Tuesday on account
of the death of his , brother, J. C.
Edwards, . who died at his home
there suddenly Monday night;
Mr. Edwards, who was owner
and manager of the Edwards Nur
sery company, had often visited
his brother, and had .a number of
friendsih that community "who will
regret to learn of his. 'passing.
Classified
Advertisements
. FOR SALH--Kadio, five tube
K. C. A. Victor. Apply Press office.
FOR '.KEN'lVt'n furnished apart
ment. Five rooms and bath. I). U.
Stewart,1 Franklin.
S7-tfc .
FOR SALE A number one fresh,
young cow. See Robert T. liryson,
West;s Mill.
A31-2tp-S7
FOR SALE Good, clean seed
wheat, red chaff variety, $1.25 per
bushel. J. Ned Teague, Prentiss.
A31 3tp-S14 .
FOR RENT Furnished and
heated bedroom on Morrison ave
nue. Clo,se in. Apply Mrs. J. V. C
Johnson, Franklin Press Office.
"Aunt Martha" Brown
Observes 91st Birthday
"Aunt Martha" Brown celebrated
her 91st birthday last. Sunday at
her home on' Franklin Route 2,
and 59 Quests were present to ex
tend congratulations and, best
wishes. '.
s bountiful dinner wa,s served
in a grove near the home, and
Mrs. Brown was' the recipient of
many lovely gifts.
Among tho.se present were:. Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Clouse and son, of
Syha; Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Mincy
and Ed Higdon and son, of Elh
jay; Mrs. Montgomery Russell and
Mr and Mrs. Cleveland Cabe and
daughter, of Highlands; Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Buchanan and Cling
Brown and children and their fam
ilies, of Otto; Walter Dean and
children, of Franklin.
Those from the community were:
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Patterson and.
children,. Mr.'" Mollis, Mr. and Mrs.
Len Stiwinter and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. John Brown anl children,
V. A. Nicholson, Charlie Carpenter,
Lyman and Evelyn Ballevv, Miss
Edith Justice, Lloyd Justice, Miss
Eninia ' Amnions,- Alex Keener, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Carpenter and
children and W. B. Long.
. FOR RENT Newly furnished
bed robin next to bath. Continuous
hot water. Mrs. D. G. Stewart.
A10 tfc
FOR RENT All or partly fur
nished, or unfurnished apartment.
Apply . Carolina Apartments on
Main street,
tfc A31
FOR RENT Would like a good
man to rent our farm, must have
own power, or part of. We can
make right man a real proposition.
See W. R. ilng'ram, Franklin Ut 4.
A24 3tc S7
FOR SALE Laminated blue
granite rock for veneering. Can
furnish from 1-in. to 6-in. thick
and up to 10-f t. sq. For quotations
phone 807 or write Box 256, The
Needmore Stone Co.-, Franklin,
N. G.
A24-3tc SI
FOR RENT Furnished apart
ment for two with furnace heat.
Living room, bedroom, bath with
tub and shower. Hot . water at all
times. Beautiful view. New rock
house on Harrison avenue. Apply,
Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson, Franklin
Press Office.
"Wizard Of Oz" To Be
At Theatre Sept. 11-12
Mctro-Goldwyn-.laypr',s recent
great technicolor production, "The
Wizard of Oz," will 'be shown at
the Macon Theatre next Monday
and Tuesday, September 11 and 12,
according to the announcement
made by Manager Gailey,
This magic tale spun by I. Frank
Bauni, read the world over by
millions, will delight the eyes and
warm the hearts of all who go to
the movies. Here is a ' most re
sourceful shadow-show, combining
every cleverness that ha been dis
covered by the craft, with all the
art of perfect casting, dialogue and
song.
Welch Family Holds
Reunion August 27
Approximately 200 Welch de
descendants gathered at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welch
on lotla for their second annual
reunion on Sunday, August. 27.
Talks were made 1 by the Rev.
C. C. Welch and the Rev. Mr.
Williams.
Officers elected to serve for the
coming year were: '
Rev. C. C. Welch, chairman ;
John T. Welch, secretary. ,
The 1940 reunion will be held
at the Burningtown Baptist
church on the 3rd Sunday in
August, instead of the 4th Sunday.
Baptist Church Items
At the 11 o'clock service Sun
day, the pastor, Key. C. F. Rogers,
will preach on the theme, "Be Sure
Your Sin Will Find You Out",
ond following the evening worship
at 7 :30, the ordinance of .baptism
will be' administered;
Bible school at 9:45 a. m, and
training union and brotherhood at
0 :30 p. m,
Service will be conducted at the
prison camp at- 3 p. m.
All who gave their preference to
unite with the Baptist church dur
ing the recent meetings conducted
by Dr. Fox and his, son, are urged
to attend the morning worship at
11 o'clock.
N. Y. A. Boys Leave
For Training Schools
The following Macon county boys
left Monday morning to attend the
North Carolina Training School
center under the Nationol Youth
Administration :
Warren Steppe, son of George
Washington Steppe of Aquone, and
Wilson Ledford, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Miller Ledford, of Prentiss,
went to the NYA training school
in Raleigh.
Sam C. Shepherd, son of Mrs.
Cora Shcnherd. of West's Mill, will
attend the NYA training school at
Hickory Grove, a suburb of Char
lotte. ,
Navy Enlists Seven
Men From W. N. C,
Seven young men from West
ern North Carolina were- enlisted
in the U, . S. Navy through the
Navy Recruiting Station at Ashe
ville during the month of August.
After three months recruit train
ing at the U, S, Naval training
station, Norfolk, Va., they will re
turn home for a leave of absence
of 10 to 10 days before" being as
signed to duty with the U, S. fleet
or to trade school training. They
were :
Robert Anthony Anderson, Oteen i
Charle, Campbell, Biltmore; Wil
liam Herbert Dillingham, Asheville;
Clifford Harold Hooper, Asheville;
Maurice Oscar Odom, Balfour;
Charles Harold Osteen, Zirconia;
Thomas Jackson Talley, Franklin,
, Two men from this section who
were enlisted in May have been
selected for five months special
trade training in the machinist's
school at Norfolk. They are;
Wade Monroe King, Henderson
ville, and Vercoe Terell Watkins,
Franklin. ,
ADDITIONAL
FRANKLIN
SOCIAL ITEMS
U. D. C. TO MEET WITH
MRS. J. W. C. JOHNSON
The Macon county chapter U. D.
C. will meat with Mrs. J. W. C,
Johnson oii Monday, September 11,
at 3 p. m. AH mejnbers are urged
to attend. '."'.'..'"
DINNER GIVEN FOR
MRS. F. J. PORTER
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Clarke Soper
entertained at dinner last Friday
evening forr Mrs, F. J. Porter, of
Richmond, Va., who is visiting in
Franklin.
Guests at the dimies. were Mrs.
Porter'. parents; Mr. and Mrs.
St. Clair Anderson,' and sister,
Mrs. Carl P. Cabe and Mr. Cabe,
and Father Roger B. T. Anderson,
rector of Trinity High Episcopal
church, of Waterbury, Conn.
George Patton, Mack Patton and
Brownlow Addington have gone to
N. C. State college in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Clarke., Soper
had as their week-end guest,
Father Roger B. T., Anderson, rec
tor of Trinity High Episcopal
church, of Waterberry, Conn.
John Crawford left today for
the University of North Carolina.
Vercoe Terrell Watkins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Watkins, -who
ha been visiting his parents on
15 days' leave' from the navy,
where he enlisted last May, has
been chosen for special training
at the naval machinists' school in
Norf.dk.
James Patton, of Raleigh, is
visiting his family this week.
Mrs. Wiley Rogers and son, of
Atlanta, are spending a few days
at Rogers Hall.
Robert Harris, of Atlanta, and
his sister, Miss Mildred Harris,'
who are spending some' time in
their cottage on Wayah, were vis
itors in Franklin Wednesday on
their way to visit the Primeval
Forest near Highlands.
As the World
Turns
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Plans calling for the enlarging
of its free school lunch program
to include 5,000,000 undernourished
children and provide a larger out
let for surplus farm products have
been announced by the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corporationi
HIGHER
. During July the daily average
sales of general merchandise in
small towns and rural areas were
higher in the South than in other
sections of the country, the De
partment of Commerce reports.
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trict "judge on charges of using
the mails, to defraud in connec
tion with the state university
scandals. The state courts will al
so try them for embezzlement.
W. N. C. LAMBS SELL
AT PREMIUM
A shipment of 348 Western North
Carolina lambs brought a premium
of 75 cents a hundred pounds
above prevailing prices, Paul
Fletcher, livestock marketing spe
cialist of the state department of
agriculture, reported Tuesday.
MUSEUM FOR
MOUNTAIN RELICS
Two museum buildings are plan
ned for the 1 Great Smokies Na
tional Park, one on the Tennes
see side. The . North Carolina
museum will preserve relics of
Cherokee . Indian civilization, as
well as relics shdwing the pioneer
life of this section, includimr tools.
j firearms, books, hand made artic
I les of every kind,
i
RECORD SALES OF
AUTO LICENSES
Raleigh reports more than 600,
000 tags sold In 1939 to, date. The
increase over 1939 will likely be
50,000,
THURSDAVSEPT. 7, 139
Leatherman Reunion
To Be Held September 17
The Leatherman family reunion
will ,be held on Sunday, September
17, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Doc Leatherman, at the old Leath
erman home place near the Leath
erman Gap. All descendants of this
clan are invited to attend and
bring basket lunch.
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Potts Mutual Burial Ass'n
We have received a charter from the Secretary of State,
recommended by the Insurance Commissioner and approved by
him, and are now receiving applications for membership.
This association provides $100 funeral benefit for all members
of 10 years of age and over, and $50 for all members under
10 years of age.
Assessment, will be made each three months at the following
rates: age 1 to 10, 5c; age 10 to 30, 10c; age 30 to 50, 20c;
and age 50 to 65, 30c.
J. E. POTTS & SON, Funeral Directors of Franklin, have
been designated to furnish each benefit in merchandise and
service. They will furnish solid oak caskets, such as many funer
al directors charge several hundred dollars for, and will render
efficient and honest services. If another kind of casket is pre
ferred they will furnish a high quality one, which many under
takers charge from two to three hundred dollars for.
We have deposited with the Insurance Commissioner a bond
as required by law, which has been approved by him, for the
protection of our obligations, and, therefore, this association is
as secure as any and will operate under the laws of North
Carolina. JOIN AT ONCE.
Potts Mutual Burial Ass'n
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