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Betty Lynn Wright Christening Held Betty Lynn Wright, baby daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Barak Wright, was christened April 13 In a service at the Highlands Methodist church by the Rev. Robert E. Early, pastor, follow ing the Easter worship service. The church was decorated by Mrs. M. M. Hopper with all white flowers and a cross of Easter lilies. Standing with the parents were Mrs. Helen Wil son, the baby's paternal grand mother; Earl crunkleton, the maternal grandfather; and Mrs. Lawrence Howard, a great-aunt. Betty Lynn's christening dress was the hand-made dress of linen and lace worn by her sister at her christening, and was the gift of an aunt, Mrs. Payton Crunkleton. The cap worn by the child was the cap worn by her mother, the form- j er Miss Frances Crunkleton. NOW OPEN Every Saturday Night HELEN'S BARN HIGHLANDS, N. C. Galax THEATRE ..HIGHLANDS.. Friday -Saturday, April 25-26 Lew Ayres & Marilyn Maxwell In "NEW MEXICO" Shows at 7:00 and 8:40 Monday-Tuesday, April 28-29 Doris Day and Gene Nelson In "LULLABY OF BROADWAY" Shows at 7:00 and 8:45 ? Highlands Highlights / ? MRS. H. O. STORY HARRY BATY DIES SUNDAY IN VIRGINIA Services Held Monday At Parents' Home Here Funeral services for Harry William Baty, 38, who died at his home in Manassas, Va., early Sunday morning, were held here at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home of his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. John W. Baty. The Rev. John C. Cor bitt, pastor of Highlands Bap tist church, and the Rev. Rob ert E. Early, pastor of High lands Methodist church, offi ciated. Burial was in Highlands cemetery. Pallbearers were Roliver Baty, Toliver Crunkleton, Ralph Crunkleton, J. W. Baty, Jack Baty, and Jesse Keener, Hon orary pallbearers were C. T. Burnette, Charles Houston, Tu dor Calloway, Arthur Potts, Bill Woods, and Weldon Paul. Mr. Baty was born November 22nd, 1913, and in 1934 was married to Miss Lillian Webb, who survives. Surviving also are six children, Robert, Roy Lee, and Judy, of the home, and Connie, Carl, and Clarence, at the D. A. R. School in To- | massee, S. C.; one brother, Sam Baty, of Highlands; three sis- j ters, Mrs. Ray Norton, and Mrs. Paul Waldon, of Highlands, and Mrs. Robert Moore, of Manas sas, and his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. John W. Baty. [Speaker Urges Keeping Region Way It Was Made Watson Barratt, owner of the Bascom Louise, a Highlands summer hotel, addressed the Rotary club at its supper meet ing April 18 at the Highlander cafe on the subject of keeping the community as nearly as possible in "the condition that Nature gave it to us". Mr. Barratt was critical of cluttering up the highways and landscape with useless signs or anything that mars the beauty of the mountain scenery. C. C. Potts was program j chairman. Plunges To Death Over Waterfall Miss Martha Sue Carlln, pop ular 18-year-old Brenau college student, plunged to her death over a 150-foot waterfall dur ing a picnic outing last Thurs day, it has been learned here. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Carlin, of Mi ami, who have owned a sum mer home in Highlands for many years. Miss Carlin was wading with other students in a stream above Glade Shoals, in the North Georgia mountains 12 miles from Gainesville, when she slipped and fell down the sheer granite wall which carries the cascade. An ambulance crew lifted her body from the pool below the falls about a half hour later. She had ap parently died instantly from a broken neck, it is reported. In addition to her parents she is survived by two" brothers, Robert, a student at the Uni versity of Florida, and James, of the U. S. Navy. BOBBY HUNT HAS PARTY ON HIS FIFTH BIRTHDAY Bobby Hunt celebrated his fifth birthday anniversary April 12 with a party and Easter egg hunt at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hunt, Jr., on Fifth street. Guests were Eddie Potts, Chris topher Wentzel, Mary Wentzel, Margaret McCarty, Douglas Crisp, Anne Wilson, Vivian Led ford, and Lamar Billingsley. The prize for finding the most eggs went to Douglas Crisp. Assisting Mrs. Hunt in enter taining were Bobby's brother, Tommy Hunt, and the Misses Mary Lou McCarty and Georgia Cleaveland. 3 ARE HOSTESSES TO BRIDGE CLUB Miss Sara Gilder, Mrs. Elliot Caziarc and Mrs. W. H. Cobb were hostesses at a recent meet ing of their bridge club at Miss Gilder's apartment on Oak street. High score prize was won by Miss Katherine Jungerman, and the Bingo prize by Mrs. J. D. Harcombe. ... with colorful, comfortable | SOUTHERN CROSS CHAISE COTS "Luxury Lounger" the model 60 it the last word in chaise cots and that word is "comfort". A wider, longer cot that adjusts to four sitting positions. Heavy duck or durable plastic covers. Fine tuftless, innerspring construction. Double hinged pad. $4950 "The Relaxon" model 57 is everything the name implies. ( Here is a chaise cot just made tor relaxing with a comfortable innerspring pad and fingertip controls that adjust to three sitting positions. $3950 'The Ccmfortee" model 50 proves that comfort can be bru^Jit at a price . your price. The soft, channc. felt pad with wafer re pellent covering adjusts to two sitting positions. Even rubber tire wheels at this priec! $245? BRYANT FURNITURE CO. MISS BARBARA JAMES miss Barbara james TO WED W. J. TAYLOR, JR. Mrs. Lawton P. James, of Highlands, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Barbara M. James, to Walter J. Taylor, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Taylor, of Staten Island, N. Y. Miss James is employed by the Book of the Month Club, Inc., in New York City. She is a graduate ,of Rabun Gap-Na coochee school, Rabun Gap, Ga. Mr. Taylor holds the position of radio officer aboard vessels of the Sacony Vacuum Oil com pany, of New York. He attend ed Curtis High school in New York, and U. S. Maritime schools. He is a lieutenant in the U. S. Maritime service. The wedding is planned for August in Highlands. THREE ENTERTAIN CARD CLUB TUESDAY On Tuesday of last week Miss Katherine Jungerman, Mrs. E. R. Gilbert, and Mrs. Tudor N. Hall entertained their card club at the home of Miss Jungerman on Cullasaja heights. A profu sion of jonquils and other spring, flowers decorated the living room where the three table game was played. Mrs. J. D. Harcombe won high score prize and Mrs. D. B. Wentzel the Bingo prize. The consolation prize went to Mrs. Anne Rymer. Hemphills Give School Nine History Volumes Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Hemphill have given the Highlands school, Ridpath's History of the World, composed of nine vol umes, according to an announce ment by O. F. Summer, school principal. Mrs. Early To Serve On School Faculty Mrs. Robert E. Early will leave Friday for Goldsboro where she will serve on the faculty of a training school for church work ers. She will teach a . course in children's work and expects to return to Highlands the follow ing Friday. College President Will Preach Sunday At Methodist Church Dr. J. J. Stevenson, acting president of Brevard college, will preach the morning wor ship service at the Highlands Methodist church Sunday, the pastor, the Rev. Robert E. Early, has announced. Announce Revival Series At Baptist Church Here A revival service will be held at the Highlands Baptist church from April 27 through May 3, I it has been announced by the i pastor, the Rev. John C. Cor i bitt. Guest preacher will be the J Rev. W. L. Sorrells. Services j will begin each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Give Highlands Post Office 83 Per Cent Rating A grade of 99 per cent was attained at a recent inspec tion of the Highlands post office, it has been learned. Postmaster C. C. Potts and the employes ar? very proud of such a fine grade, which Mr. Potts said is the best grade made by this office in his 17 years of supervision. Six Attend District Rotary M^et In Shelby Attending the 280th district Rotary "meeting held in Shelby last Friday and Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. John H. C. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Harbison, and Mr. and Mrs. L. G Mlzener. Mr. Perry Is the outgoing pres ident of the Highlands Rotary club on July 1st, and Mr. Har bi -in is ths incoming president on that date. No 1 tween two automobiles on the ' Georgia road snuffed out the lives of three young people and the county's lead position in highway safety. The "safest county in the state" was the result of a com Dr. and Mrs. William A. Matthews and family, of At lanta, Ga., have returned to Highlands and are occupying the Brockway cottage on the Dlllard road. Dr. Matthews, a former Highlands physician, has announced that he will do X-.ray work In Western North Carolina hospitals. j Lawrence J. Holt is visiting | his brother, Richard C. Holt, ' and family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Richard C. Holt's are expected to return to Highlands early in May. Dr. Charles A. Townsend, | former head of Highlands Com- ; munity hospital, and Mrs. i Townsend, of Buffalo, N. Y., | are spending this week at Miss j Sara Gilder's cottage on Satu- | lah road. With Dr. and Mrs. j ' Townsend are two friends from j ' Ontario, Canada. 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. Westervelt Ter- 1 hune have returned to "West ern Fields", their home on the 1 Dillard road, after a winter in 1 New Orleans, La. 1 Corporal R. L. Beal, who has J been serving with the 101st i Signal Corps in Korea for the ' past twelve months, will go to ' Camp Jackson, S. C., following 1 a 31-day furlough here with his < mother, Mrs. Ruth Beal. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Cuyler Trussell and Mr. and Mrs. Morton Hodg- ; i son, of Athens, Ga., were among 1 the many week-end visitors in ' Highlands, and expect to re- 1 turn some time in May to open i their summer homes. < Mr. and Mrs. Byron Simon- < son, of Palm Beach, Fla., are visiting Mrs. Simonson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George N. | Moore, on Mirror lake. The i Simmonsons are supervising a j 1 new guest house at their sum- ( mer home, "Seven Acres", and expect to open the new unit in j j June. j L. W. Rice, Sr., has returned to his home on West Main 1 1 street, after spending the winter I at the Rice hotel in Stuart, 1 1 Fla., with his son, Herbert W. j Rice and family. He was accom- j panied to Highlands by L. W. j : Rice, Jr. The latter has return- j ; ed to Florida, after a short j visit here. Mrs. Edward Schine and Mr. ; and Mrs. Joe Sullivan and chil- j] dren, of Staten Island, N. Y., { I have returned home after a 1 1 ten-day visit with Highlands i relatives. j Mr. and Mrs. Barak Wright | ] and children, of Greenville, S. i C., were recent guests of Mrs. ] Wright's parents, Mr. and Mrs. : Earl Crunkleton. I Dr. Eugene Zemp, of Colum bia, S. C., spent the Easter : week-end here at his summer i home on the south side of Sa tulah mountain. Mrs. Michael Hoke, of Sara sota, Fla., and Highlands, left j last week for a two-months' j ; trip to Europe. No. 2 ! Sorrells and Mr. Ndfen, are 1 j seeking their second two-year ' terms. Mr. Sorrells, a resident j. j of the Cowee township, is own- 1 i er of J. G. Sorrells Motor com pany in Franklin. Mr. Nolen. of ? j Cartoogechaye, is in the elec- i I trical business. i | Mr. Cabe is an employe of , the State Highway cojnmission; : | Mr. Siler is associated with Ma- ; ; con Construction company here; i Mr. Calhoun is a farmer and ! i [operator of a grocery store; Mr. I Bryson is the son of Walter , i Bryson, a retiring school board ; | ' member, and is in business with 1 ; | his father; Mr. Roland is the j [county jailer; Mr. Jacobs a farmer; Mr. Archer, president , ] of the Nantahala Power and Light company; Mr. Norris, op- ( , erates a store on the Georgia j 'road; Mrs. Fouts operates a ( kindergarten in Franklin; and ( Mrs. Phillips, mother-in-law of j candidate Neville Bryson, runs ( a grocery store in the Shortoff , community. t The three members of the ( present board of education who t are not seeking reelection are Bob S. Sloan, chairman, Walter Gibson, and Walter Bryson. 1 ' By law, nominations to the | 1 school board are made in the 1 primary, but the actual appoint- 1 ments rest with the general 1 assembly, which as a rule names 5 those Democrats chosen In the 1 primary. Appointments will not be comfirmed by the assembly ^ until next spring and the bhard t will not go into office until the , t first Monday in April. 1953. > parative analysis ,o' statistics'! from the N. C. Department of a Motor Vehicles and the Cnro- t lina Motor club, made by The Press. | e At that time Macon and six i a o!her counties in the state re- J ported no fatalities for the year. I but this county was "safest" by vi tue of having more 'auto- c mobiles registered than any of j '.he others. Since only the larger cities generally are recognized for safety achievement, The Press v took* the initi-iti-e and suggest- f ed to the safety division that [ r Macon .County be cited for itsil accomplishment. S Satterwhites Appointed Missionaries To Japan; ~ Plan To Leave In Juli Dr. James P. Satterwhite, lead of the Highlands Com nunlty hospital, and Mrs. Sat ;erwhite were appointed medic il missionaries to Japan by the ?"oreigh Mission board of the Southern Baptist convention at i recent meeting in Richmond, /a. They expect to sail from San Francisco in late July to aegin a year of language study n Tokyo before opening a hos pital in Japan. With them will 3e their three sons, Jimmy, 5, Stevie, 3, who was born in rokyo while Dr. Satterwhite was stationed in Japan as a nedical officer, and David, three months. Sailing yith the Satter whites will be Dr. Audrey Fon tenote, of New Orleans, La., and the Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Mc Millan and their two young laughters of Alabama and rexas. Doctors Fontenobe and Satterwhite will build the hos pital in Japan in anticipation 5f three other doctors joining them in a year or two. Mrs. Satterwhite. a registered nurse, is a graduate of the North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and of Wake Korest college. She taught nurs ing at her Alma Mater, and has lone supervisory work in two sther hospitals. .> Dr. Satterwhite is a graduate ? ZJ6 of the Bowman Gray School c Medicine, Wake Forest Collegt and took his post-graduat training in the adjoining Nort Carolina Baptist hospital befoi beginning family practice i Highlands in January of th year. Dr. Sherman Pace, head < Forsythe County Hospital, wl arrive in Highlands in May t be associated with Dr. Sattei white until he and Mrs. Sattei white leave the latter part ( June. At that time Dr. Pace wi take Dr. Satterwhite's place i permanent doctor for Highlanc and adjoining communities. D Pace is a graduate of the Dull University school of medicine Eleven Attend Church Fellowship Supper Eleven men were present la; Thursday night at the Presbj terian Church Men's Fellowshi Supper club, held in the churc dining room, with Louis A. Ec wards, president, presiding. Mrs. C. E. Mitchell was chaii man of the supper group ser* ! ing the supper. Assisting Mr Mitchell were Mrs. Tommy Hun Mrs. Sidney Carter, Mrs. Harr Holt, Miss Kathryn Baker, Mr Charles J. Anderson, and Mr Don Watson. I No. 3 nistory work book exhibit plac id third. Miss Mildred Gregory was i warded second place ( French > and Miss Betty Henry third < Latin) in foreign language tests. Third place in public speak ing went to Richie Jones. Jack Love placed third in literature. First places in the mathe matics division were awarded Lonnie Crawford, plane geom etry, and John Henderson, sen ior mathematics survey. Highlands winners included Miss Ann Stevens, second, hand icrafts; Miss Audrey Deal, sec and, French reading; Miss Mu riel Miller, first, French gram mar; Miss Ruby Cabe, third ele mentary algehra; Miss Beverly Cook, third, general science; Louis Reece, third, physics; and Miss Mary Jo Newton, second, alto solo. Waynesville High school won first place in the annual event and Murphy High took second. No. 5 inced meals, budgeting, and home improvement and beauti fication. Between the two acts, i female sextet from the seven th grade, under the direction 3f Miss Alice Weaver, public school music teacher, sang three songs. Margaret Crawford served as mistress of ceremonies. As their demonstration, the vocational agriculture boys held i meeting of their 84-member arganization, Future Farmers of America, at which reports pre sented to the meeting gave the audience an idea of the suc cessful projects completed, and 3f projects under way. The ooys' meeting was marked by ;areful observance of parlir.vm tary procedure. The vocationa igriculture work at the si 100I is directed by Wayne Profi't. Mrs. S. H. Lyle was pro^riim ;hairman. At the business session of ;he parent-teacher association, Vfrs. James McCollum, who at ;ended last week's state P. T A. ?onvention in Asheville as (he ocal P. T. A.'s delegate, repo t ;d on the convention, and " Irs. .Veimar Jones announced that ;he local association was aw;<:-U >d a certificate of standarc.i^a ,ion. The report of the tr?a.r r.T. Wiss Edna Jamison, showed ?00 ippropriated for cleaning equip nent and materials for the ?Yanklin school, $300 for equip nent for the lunchroom, and >175 for projection room eqcip nent. The nominating commi'.t?e, leaded by John Crawford, re >orted it still had been unable o find a president for n.'xt 'ear and chtice of a president vas deferred. Mrs. Alien ii.ler s concluding her second v^ar is president, the limit UnJer he by-laws. The attendance was rc :ort d as 120, with the attendance i wards going to the rooms of .4iss Eli?abeth Meadows and idwin Williams. The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan onducted the devotional, and tlrs. Slier presided. fipDGES HERE Luther H. Hodges, of Leaks 'ille, candidate for lieutenant :overnor in the Democratic pri nary, visited in Macon Friday, le was accompanied by W. W. ihope, mayor of Weaverville. DRESS SALE Several dozen to pic from. Prices marke clown 25 to 50 per cer on June Fox, brarn Also several dozen print dresses. Rejjf. $3.50, reduced t<4 $1.95 * Talley & Burnett I Highlands, N. C. NOW BRIGHTEN UP DRAB FLOORS AT AMAZINGLY | LOW COST! \ 1 KENTILE FLOOR:! are Guaranteed as long | as you live in your home ? 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