Highlands Highlights
MRS. H. G. STORY
25 ATTEND B. T. U.
VALENTINE PARTY
About 25 members of the B
T. U. Intermediate class enjoy
ed a Valentine party last week
in the church recreation room,
under the leadership of their
teacher, Miss Anne Carter. In
charge of the program for the
evening were Kathleen Potts,
Joyce Burnette and Patsy Hays.
Prize winners in the games and
contests were Charlie Olbson,
Maxine Talley, Mattle Potts and
Faye Reese. A Valentine color
scheme was used in the refresh
ments.
MERRILLS ENTERTAIN
WITH VALENTINE SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. Furman Merrill
entertained with a Valentine
supper Saturday night, honor
ing their niece and nephew,
Martha and Louis Reese.
Paul Price won the prize in
the arrow heart-pinning contest
and the booby went to Linda
Watson. Other amusements in
cluded a spelling bee in which
Martha Reese was left standing
the longest; a forfeit game, with
forfeits sold over the head of
Anne Stevens, who kept the
game lively with her payment
demands; and a story hour by
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Mrs. Merrill.
The supper was served buf- t
fet style from a table centered
with blown-up red balloons and
lighted candles. Attached to the
balloons were valentines (or
matching supper partners.
In addition to the honor
guests, the list include Anne
Stevens, Helen Valentine, Paul
Price, Sidney McCarty, Mary
Lou McCarty, Joan Burnette,
Linda Watson and Mary Sum
mer.
JACK BROCKWAY HAS
THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY
Jack W. Brockway, Jr., cele
brated his third birthday anni
versary with a party Sunday
afternoon at the heme of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack W.
Brockway, Sr.
A green and yellow color
scheme was carried out in the
table decorations where the chil
dren were seated for refresh
ments. Mrs. Brockway was as
sisted In entertaining by Mrs.
F. A. Edwards and her cousin,
Miss -Lucille Edwards, student at
Western Carolina Teachers col
lege. As a parting gift, the small
guests were presented with toys
from a miniature wagon.
Quests included Tommy Bill
ingsley, Johnny Hall, Louis Ed
wards, Mildred Talley, Mose
mary Fleming, Shirley and Mar
garet Chris Passmore of Cash
iers; Ann, Tina and Jessie Har
bison, Michael and Shirley Baty
and Tommy Hunt, Jr.
Personal Meniion
Mrs. E. R. Gilbert and her
granddaughter, Miss Isabel Hall,
have returned from Raleigh,
where they visited the latter's
sister, Miss Sarah Hall, student
at St. Mary's school.
Dr. and Mrs W. W. McCul
lum, of Cordele, Ga., are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. John
B. Westbrook, and family on
Martha's lane.
Mrs. R. R. King and her son
in-law, Bill Trowbridge, of And
erson, S. C., were in Highlands
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Further Glimpses Of Life
In Highlands 15 Years Ago
Further glimpses into life in
Highlands 15 years ago, as re
quested by our readers:
The Village Improvement So
ciety celebrated its 25th anni
versary at the home of Mrs.
Nathan Billstein, president. On
the board of managers are Mrs.
A. J. Salinas, Mrs. J. A. Hines,
Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson and
Mrs. H. C. Heizel. . . . Harry
Wright and Albert Lee Wiley
left this week to enter N C.
State college. . . . Ronald Baty
was elected president of the
boys' literary society at High
lands school, with Julian Zoell
ner, chaplain. . . . Friday's chap
el program included poems by
Richard Pearson, Maurice
Cleaveland and Eula Mae Potts.
Richard Byrd Thompson, son
of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. P. Thomp
son, was christened in the Epis
copal church Sunday by Bishop
Horner of Ashe/ille. . . Lucy
Martha Reese was married to
Charlie P. McElroy of Atlanta,
September 2nd (1930). . . . Mrs.
J. E. Potts entertained with a
surprise party at Highlands tea
room honoring Mrs. C. C. Potts
. . . Sam Baty has returned i'rom
a several day's stay in Florida
. . . William Porter Pierson has
entered school in Franklin. . . .
L. B. Norton has installed the
latest 1930 model American
stitcher in his shoe shop.
Master Wilbur Picklesimer vis
ited Highlands school last week
in company with his brother,
Edison. . . . Master Wendell
Cleaveland celebrated his 14th
birthday with a party. . . . Tol
iver Crunkleton is one of the
best basketball players on the
Boy Scout team. . . . Girl Scouts
honored their lieutenant, Miss
Dorothea Harbison, with a pic
nic on Satulah, assisted by Jack
Potts and Jim Hines.
Mrs. Kibbee,
Ex -Highlands
Resident, Dies
Oldtimers will be interested
in the following sketch of the
life and death of a Highlands
pioneer, Miss Laura Kibbee, sent
to us by Elias D. White of i>a
verne, Calif., himself a pioneer
resident of Highlands many
years:
"Near Los Angeles, California,
on January 31, 1947, ? there
passed away another of the
early Highlands pioneers. She
was known to Highlanders as
"Kittie", real name Laura G.
Kibbee, daughter of Dr. George
W. Kibbee, who gave his life for
yellow fever sufferers of the
New Orleans epidemic in 1878.
That too, was the first year of
the Kibbee family's residence
at Highlands. A brother of
Laura's, Horace G. Kibbee, who
now lives in Los Angeles, will
likewise be well remembered by
surviving friends and school
mates.
"Miss Kibbee taught in various
Macon County schools, special
izing afterwards in the study of
elocution. For a time she was a '
teacher of English and expres
sion in Martha Washington col
lege at Arlington, Va.
"It was when teaching in
Franklin that she met Thomas
Clingman Reese, also a teach
er in the Franklin school, whom
she subsequently married. In her
early womanhood they removed
to the far West, where he died.
She had lived in Idaho and
Washington as well as the state
in which she passed away in
her eighty-third year."
Lenten
Plans Made At Episcopal
Congregational Meet
The February congregational
supper meeting of the Episcopal
church was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davis
Thursday night, when plans
for the Lenten season were
made.
For the convenience of the
men of the church, it was de
cided to hold the weekly serv
ice at 3 o'clock In the after
noon.
A gay valentine motif was
carried out in the supper table
decorations, and the hostess was
assisted ui serving by Miss Car
oline Hill
Sathrday looking over King's 1
inn, preparatory to making min
or changes and repairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Whit
mire spent the week-end visit
ing friends in Macon, Ga., Mrs.
Whitmire's former home.
Mrs. Hiram Paul and son,
Weldon Paul, left Monday for a
visit with Mrs. Paul's daughter,
Mrs. Horace Childs, and family
in Sarasota, Fla.
Miss Peggy Thompson, of
Charlotte, spent the week-end
here with her mother, Mrs. H.
P. P Thompson, and family.
Miss Minnie D. Warren and
her sister, Mrs. Cunningham,
have returned from Pinehurst,
and are at "The Hedges", the
Warren home on Satulah moun
tain.
Following last week's Wednes
day night, prayer service at the
Baptist church, refreshments
wfcre served in the recreation
room In honor of Lincoln's
birthday.
The Rev. Robert Tarzier, Rus
sian speaker, who had charge
of the Sunday night services at
the Highlands Baptist church,
was the guest while here of pr.
Thom Carter and his daugh
ter, Miss. Ann Carter, at the
parsonage.
Miss Barbara Zoellner, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zoell
ner, was among the honor roll
students at Mars Hill College,
for the fall semester, which
closed January 18.
Three men can set ten acres
of tobacco or other plants a day
using a new transplanter in
vented by W. 3. Melvln, Jr., of
Bladen county.
Valentine
Dance Given By Legion;
Post Raises $250
One of the most enjoyable
events of the season was the
Valentine dance given at Helen's
Barn Saturday night under the
sponsorship of the Highlands
Memorial post of the American
Legion. The event was the sec
ond of two dances given this
winter by the post, the net
proceeds from the two dances
amounting to approximately
$250, which has been added to
the fund of the local post for
a Legion home.
Capacity Audience
Hears Russian At
Highlands Church
A capacity audience heard the
Rev. Robert Tarzier, special rep
resentive of the Russian Bible
society, at the Baptist church
here Sunday night. Added to
the usual congregation were the
Rev. Frank Reed and his con
gregation from the Shortoff
Baptist church; the Rev. H. E.
Marshbanks and his congrega
tion from the Kettle Rcick
Church; and a delegation from
Presbyterian
Auxiliary's
Heads Chosen
Mrs S. L. McCarty, Jr., and
Mrs W. L. Watson were joint
hostesses at the February meet
ing of the woman's auxiliary of
the Presbyterian church, held at
the home of Mrs. McCarty.
In the annual election of of
ficers. which featured the busi
ness session, Miss Dorothea Har
bison was elected president to
succeed Mrs O. F. Summer.
Other general officers elected
at the meeting include Miss
Ruth Carter, vice-president;
Mrs. Don Watson, secretary;
Mrs. Charles J. Anderson, treas
urer; and Mrs. Sidney McCarty,
historian.
Newly elected cause secretar
ies are: Spiritual life and evan
gelism, Mrs O. F. Summer; for
eign missions, Miss Ruth Carter;
assembly home missions, Mrs.
W. C. Newton; synodical and
presbyterial home missions, Mrs.
George Cleaveland; religious ed
ucation, Mrs. H. P. P. Thomp
son; Christian education and
ministerial relief, Mrs. J. B.
Davidson; Christian social serv
ice, Mrs. Harry Holt; pastor's
aid, Mrs. Louis A Edwards; so
cial activities, Mrs. W. L. Wat
son; and literature, Mrs. W. Jl
Cobb.
The new officers will be in
stilled at the March meeting,
scheduled to be held with Mrs.
Davidson at the Manse.
The program at the February
meeting, on the topic, "What is
my Part in the Adult Program
of the Church?" was presented
by Mrs. W. C. Newton. Refresh
ments were served by the hos
tesses.
Highlands Town
Office Is Moved
To Cobb Building
The town office, which has
occupied the lower floor of the
Masonic building for many
years, has been moved into the
Cobb building in the offices va
the Clear Creek Baptist church.
Special music was furnished
by the Youth choir, numbering
approximately 24 members, with
Miss Anne Carter as pianist.
cited l&tt fall by the Tudor N
Hall Real Estate and Insurance
agency.
An unconfirmed report has it
that the lower floor of the Ma
sonic building has been leased
for a period x>t three years by
two Highlands business men for
a private enterprise, plans for
which are now being formulated
for a May 1 opening
North Carolina now has 128
general hospitals, containing 8,
475 t^eds.
Our time, thoughts and ef
forts are devoted to Electri
cal Work, and we endeavor to
do that one thing well.
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Mutual Burial Association, Inc.
FRANKLIN, N. C.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
for Year Ending December 31, 1946
RECEIPTS
Cash balance fhown on last report $19,997.45
Total assessments collected : $9,258.60
Membership fees collected 108.50
Interest on time deposits, etc ? 250.00
Net difference advances :..... ? 252.85
Total receipts ; $9,364.25
Total amount to be accounted for ; $29,361.70
DISBURSEMENTS
Salaries $1,000.00
Bonds and Taxes . 238.52
Postage , . 105.46
Printed Forms . 191.06
Miscellaneous ...! . 28.42
Total Administrative Expenses $1,563.46
DEATH BENEFITS PAID 3,100.00
Membership commissions j 108.50
Refunds 5.40
Total Disbursements :.. $4,777.36
CASH BALANCE .'. $24,584.34
ASSETS
Cash on hand ..i $126.65
Bank Deposits ? Bank of Franklin 4,457.69
Cash value War Bonds 20,000.00
Total cash assets $24,584.34
LIABILITIES
Advance assessments on hand ....: $882.65
Total current liabilities $882.65
SURPLUS $23,701.69
THIS STATEMENT WAS SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY HON. CLAUDE
C. ABERNATHY, THE BURIAL ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONER OF
NORTH CAROLINA
This association makes the minimum number of assessments permitted
under law.
New members will be accepted between the ages of 1 and 65, who are in
good health and are not suffering from any chronic ailment.
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MEMBERSHIP AT THE END OF THE YEAR
8,932
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ASSESSMENTS ARE MADE
Every
January 1 April 1
July 1 October 1
We certify that the above Information U true and correct to the personal
knowledge of the undersigned.
LAWRENCE B. LINER, HERMIE B. BRYANT,
President Secretary-Treasurer