Peacetime product ion of the
French coal fields of Pas de
Calais and Nord averaged over
2.400.000 tons a month.
In 429 B C. the Spartans used
a crude form of suffocant
against the cities of Delium and
Platea
WE HAVE IT
THE NEW WATER-MIX ENAMEL
^SFRED $4.95
WE HAVE
? JAPALAC ENAMEL
? ROCK SPAR VARNISH
? GLIDDEN SPAR VARNISH
? SPRED FLAT
? FLAT WHITE PAINT
? OUTSIDE WHITE PAINT
? SHELLAC
We can furnish you material to complete a
job. inside and out. Call us fcr an estimate.
Franklin Hardware Co.
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!F YOU WANT GOOD VALUES
FOR YOUR MONEY
SEE US FOR
? Tarpaulins
? Woodsaver Heaters
? Asphalt Shingles
? Cement
? Oil Heaters
? Finish Lime
? Cabinet Showers
WE HAVE MANY OTHER HARD-TO-GET
ITEMS AT CUT-RATE PRICES
Atlas Supply Dillard Builders
Company Supply
Phone 273 Phone 11
Franklin, N. C. Dillard, Georgia
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NEWS ? PEOPLE
ATTEND JOHNSON CITY
WEDDING OF MISS KICE
Mr. and Mrs. ^ E. Hunnicutt,
Mr and Mrs. A. A. Siler, and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gibson at
tended the wedding, last Satuv- >
day afternoon in Johnson City,
Tenn, of Miss Martha Rice to
Bronce McClese, of Johnson
City. The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Devereux Rice,
of Johnson City, who for many
years made their home in
Franklin.
MRS. CRAWFORD HONORED
ON HER 83RD BIRTHDAY
Three ladies ? all born during
the Civil War but nevertheless
three of the youngest persons |
present ? were guests at a picnic
at Arrowood Glade Sunday eve- j
ning. ? I
The party marked the birth
day of Mrs. Lea Crawford, but
Mrs. Myra Allman and Mrs.
George A. Jones, each of whom j
recently had had a birthday
were honor guests also.
Sunday was Mrs.- Crawford's J
83rd birthday. Mrs. AUman was
83 last Thursday. And Mrs.
Jones had observed her 85th |
anniversary August 25.
Mrs. AUman last Thursday had
been presented a beautiful birth- ,
day cake by her neighbor, Mrs.
Herman Childers, but saved it
and brought it to the triple cel
ebration to be cut. v
The event had been planned
as a surprise for Mrs. Crawford,
but "Miss Carrie" gets around,
and all efforts to keep the party ;
a secret from her proved vain.
About 40 relatives were pres- j
ent for the celebration.
WELCHES, RECENTLY WED
IN MICHIGAN, VISIT HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B.
Welch, who were married in
Pontiac, Mich., August 30, are
here for a visit with the groom's
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. C. C.
Welch.
The bride is the former Miss
Jean Maynard, of Pontiac.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father at her
wedding, wore a dressmaker suit
of blue gaberdine with black
and white accessories. Her cor
sage was of white orchids.
The couple left Pontiac for
North Carolina shortly after a
reception, which followed the
wedding ceremony.
The bride, a graduate of Bax
ter, Tenn., is employed in a
I secretarial position with General
Motors.
Mr. Welch, a graduate of j
Franklin high school and of j
Brevard college, during his 38
months as a tail gunner with \
the army air forces, completed !
50 missions. He is employed in
\ the mechanical department of
i General Motors in Michigan,
home.
where the couple will make their
CHURCH CIRCLE TO MEET
WITH MRS. ALEXANDER
The Business Girl's Circle of
the Franklin Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. Bet
ty Alexander on East Mail,
street Monday evening at 8
o'clock.
Personal Mention
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lichten
slein have moved Into the
Grice house on Bidwell street
Mr. Lichtenstein is president
of the Mica Products corpora
tion here.
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Stevenson
and son, Frederick, and daugh
ter, Virginia, *lett Monday to
return to their home at Sara
. jta, Fla., after spending a week
herfe as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Maitland at Panorama
Courts. Mrs. Stevenson is the
sister of Mr. Maitland, who
came to Franklin some months
ago to serve as searetary-trea
surer of the Mica Products
corporation.
Mrs. Thelma McCoy and two
sons, Ronnie and Gary, have
returned to their home in Lake
Worth, Fla., after spending the
summer here with Mrs. McCoy's
mother, Mrs. Grover Lev/is, and
Mr. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Dillevig
and small son and daughtei
left Sunday of last week fo?
their, home at Fort Lauderdaie
Fla., after spending a fortnight's
vacation at their summer home.
Franklin, Route 1.
The Rev. a Rufus Morgan,
Mrs. H. El. Freas, and Mrs. T. J.
Johnston left Tuesday to spenc
a few days in Columbia, S. C.
While there, Mr. Morgan will
address a meeting at St. John;
Episcopal church, of which he
is a former rector, and Mrs.
Freas and Mrs. Johnston will
visit friends.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
was in Berea, Ky., the lattei
part of last week to address a
conference at Berea college.
W. M. Burch and Crawford
McCoy spent Monday in Knox
ville, Tenn.
Mrs. Grover P. Sykes and two
sons, "Geepy" and David, have
returned to their home in Mar
ietta, Ga., after spending .two
weeks visiting Mrs. Sykes' moth
er, Mrs. George J. Conley, at her
home on Iotla street.
Sam Jones and his daughter,
Miss Nellie Jones, of Monroe,
Wash., are visiting Mr. Jones'
sister, Mrs. E B. Picklesimer,
and Mr. Picklesimer at their
home, Franklin, Route 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Burnette
and daughter, Elizabeth, of At
lanta, Ga., were the week-end
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NEW ARRIVALS IN THE SHOE DEPARTMENT
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Suavely simple shoe with a sweet and low look that
compliments campus and career fashions . . . fits with the
shapely smoothness of a glove.
Single-strapped, wedge-heeled in black Nusuede.
And only . . .
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$2.95
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Sky-high heels lift this slender sheath of a pump to new
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$3.ss
FOR PLAY, FOR DAY, FORT DATES, feel foot-happy and
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fortable, casual wedge of a heel and swirl-about straps.
$4.95
You'll have glamour at your toe-tips in this clock-wise
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And only ...
$2.95
BELK'S Dept. Store
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Attention, Builders . . .
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W? are still in the Block Business and
would like to talk with you before you
build. Besides our regular Building
Blocks, we have a Block for Under- i
pinning that will Save You Monsy.
Otto Concrete and Clament
Products
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OTTO, N. C.
COOL WE ATHER AHEAD
Prepare now for cocl mornings and evanings.
You can keep comfortable without starting
your furnace by using a
Markel Electric Heater with
Circulating Fan
Our first shipment now in stcck. Get one before
the fall .rush for heaters. Circulating heaters
still scarce. Frse Trial.
MARTIN ELECTRIC CO.
Phone 107 Macon Theatre Bldg.
BELK'S BASEMENT
SPECIAL SALE
of
Beacon Blankets
Indian Blanket . .
Of course they would 'have to be slightly irregulars
to sell at such a low price . . . Beacon Indian Blank
ets . . . 70x80 inches ... in a targe assortment of gay
colors. They're cotton, but snuggly .warm!
. $2.95
"Lenox" Blanket . . .
Another big bargain! Beacon's three-pound paired
Blankets of 95% cotton and 5% wool ... in a large
assortment of gay plaids . . . size for d.niblc beds.
They, too, are irregulars, which accounts for the
very low price.
$2.95
"Falcon" Blanket . . .
A large assortment of colors to choose from in these
Beacon "Falcon" Blankets of 5% wooi and 95% cot
ton . . . very pretty plaids . . . size 70x80 inches.
Think of it ? because they are irregulars whicHi are
hard to detect.
$1.59
"Elm" Blanket .. .
For you who prefer solid color Blankets, these Bea
con "Elm" Blankets are great . . . and you have a
larg? collection of colors to choose from! They are
5% wool and 95% ootton . . . size 72x84 inchei.
Beacon says they are Irregulars.
. $2.95
BELK'S
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