? AUB 1IVELVE
No. 1
set speeches, and impromptu
speakers often are interrupted
by good-humored heckling. Tra
dition dictates, however, that
the meetings always shall open
intnounif /? tuvoi 11,
with the singing of "Blest Be
The Tie", and close with "God
Be With You". This year these
hymns were led by Mrs. Dor
othy Gibbs, of Charlotte. The
invocation was pronounced by
Mr. Morgan.
I President Carl S. Slagle call
ed the meeting to order, and
Secretary W. N. Sloan read the
minutes of last year's meeting.
The organization has no con
stitution or by-laws, but these
officers, like their predecessors,
serve under an unwritten law
that officers of the family group
are elected for life.
Reports Heard
Following the usual custom,
the group heard reports from
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Mrs. Carl 8. Slagle, obituary
committee chairman, who con
ducted a brief memorial serv
ice for the eight members of
the family who had died during
the past year; and from Mrs.
Joe Setser, outlook committee
chairman, who listed the year's
births and young people who
had graduated; and honors'
won by members of the family. I
The traditional reports from I
the old maids' and old bach- j
elors' committees and the |
speeches by newly acquired
Siler family in-laws brought
the usual jibes and laughter.
W. N. Sloan, chairman of the
committee named a year ear
lier to arrange for the publica
tion of the new Siler family
book, "The Family of Weimar
Siler", by Mrs. Leona Bryson
(Mrs. T. W.) Porter, reported
that the book is off the press.
Copies were available, and Mr.
Sloan later reported 93 distrib
uted at the meeting.
Mrs. Floy Siler England, of
Knoxville. reported that she has
finished having the minutes of
the 100 previous meetings mic
rofilmed. The microfilm is stor
ed in a Knoxville library.
Votes of thanks were given to
Mrs. Porter and the publica- ;
tion committee and to Mrs. :
England
Greetings Received
Greetings were received from 1 1
members of the family unable I
to be present, and the group |
voted to accept the invitation i
of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Slagle to i ;
Red Hot Bargains :
SALE CONTINUES FOR A FEW MORE DAYS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESES LOW PRICES
MEN'S DUNGAREES
Orange Stitched
k . Sizes 28-42
$1.59 -2 for $3.00
BOYS' DUNGAREES
Orange Stitched
Sizes 6-16
$1.29 -2 for $2.50
MENS UNDERSHIRTS
Combed Yarn
Size* 36 to 46
39c -3 for $1.00
MENS BRIEFS
Sizes SmaII-Med.-Large
39c -3 for $1.00
MEN'S POLO SHIRTS
atterns and
sizes S-M-L
$1.44
Asst. Patterns and Colors
Sizes S-M-L
LADIES' BLOUSES
Aiit. Styles and Colors
Slightly Soiled
Not all Sizes ? Real Buy
Reg. $2.98 - Now .$2.44
LADIES' HOSE
51 and 60 Gauge
Latest Shades
2 Pr. $1.00
TRAINING PANTIES
CSiildren's Cotton Panties
Size* 2-4-6
7 Pr. $1.00
BOYS' SOCKS
Fancy Patterns
Sizes V/z - 1H4
6 Pr. $1.00
Enlistments
Of Four Men
Announced
Enlistments of four Macon
County men were announced
Tuesday by Sgt. Clay Hensley,
local army-air force recruiter.
Kermit E. DeHart and Jame
Grady Thompson, both mem
bers of the Franklin High 1952
graduating class, enlisted unde
teh air force four-year caret
plan, and Bobby Jack Reece.
of Franklin, and John Clifford
Wallace, of Franklin, Route 1,
joined the U. S. Army Airborne
under a three-year career plan.
Sgt. Hensley is in Franklin
Tuesday of each week at Angel's
Drug store.
BAKE SALE SLATED
The St. Agnes Episcopal aux
iliary will hold its monthly bake
sale tomorrow (Friday) at the
Children's Shop at 9 a. m.( it
has been announced.
County School Supt. Holland
McSwain is attending a school
superintendent's conference in
Mars Hill. The session, which
opened Monday, ends today
(Thursday). The conference
featured William B. Umstead,
Democratic gubernatorial nomi
nee, as guest speaker.
hold next year's meeting at the
Slagle Memorial building.
The Rev. J. H. Brendall, Jr.,
pronounced the benediction.
This year's gathering was
marked by two innovations.
The first was identification
tags. On each person, as he
registered, was pinned a tag
bearing not only his name . but
also the name of his branch of
:he family.
The second was an exhibit of
work of members of the family
and family heirlooms. This dis
play included a number of por
traits painted by George Pat
ion, who is just back in the
States after two years spent in
Surope on an art fellowship; a
iharcoal landscape, with fig
ares, by Mrs. Joe Setser; water
:olors by James B. Porter and
mother group by Mrs. Porter;
in oil painting done by Mrs.
George A. Jones about 1885;
materials designed by Miss An
nie Will Siler, of New York,
used by President Franklin
Roosevelt in the White House
and other materials used in
the house of representatives and
senate chambers; lamp and
lampshade designed by Miss
Hope Daniels, of New York; the
hand weaving and pillowlace
work of Miss Lucy Morgan, of
Penland; books "of poetry by S.
H. Lyle, Jr., and by Gilmer A.
Jones; a table, the top of which
s an old bread tray, made and
:arved by Miss Laura M. Jones;
:rochet work, lace, and baby
iresses made by Mrs. Timoxena
Siler Sloan in the 1880's; a
?hild's dress made by Mrs.
Mice Siler Robison about 1870; ;
i quilt, with handwoven lining, ;
nade by Mrs. Althea Swain
Siler, wile of William Siler, one
>f the early settlers of this
:ounty, when she was a girl;
ind an "autograph" quilt of
Mrs. Laura Amelia Lyle, made
up of squares done by her
Friends and autographed.
National Forest Timber i
for Sale
Sealed bids will be received
jy th# Forest Supervisor, Frank
In, North Carolina, up to and
lOt later than 2:00 p. m., Sep
tember 15, 1952, and opened lm
nedlately thereafter lor all live
?lmber and merchantable dead
timber marked or designated for
:uttlng on an area embracing
ibout 300 acres within the
fridge Creek-Indian Camp
Branch Unit on Burnlngtown
2reek, eleven miles northwest
if Franklin, Macon County,
Worth Carolina, Nantahala Na
tional Forest, estimated to be
383 MBF, more or less, of mixed
hardwoods and chestnut. No bid
Df less than $33.00 per MBF
(or northern red oak and white
oak; $20.00 per MBF for black
cherry, yellow poplar, basswood
and cucumber; $15.00 per MBF
for black oak and chestnut oak;
$8.00 per MBF for ash, red
maple and black birch; and $2.
00 per MBF for chestnut, hem
lock, black gum, hickory and
buckeye will be considered. In
addition to the price bid for
stumpage, a deposit of )2.00 per
MBF for all species will be re
quired for sale area betterment
work. $1000.00 must be deposited
with each bid to be applied on
the purchase price, refunded, or
retained in part as liquidated
damages, according to condi
tions of the sale. The right to
reject any and all bids is re
served. Before bids are submit
ted full information concerning
the timber, the conditions of
sale and the submission of bids
should be obtained from the
Forest Supervisor, Franklin,
North Carolina, or the District
Ranger, Franklin, North Caro
lina.
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REUNION PLANNED
The Donaldson reunion will
be held Sunday, August 31, at
the Wiley Donaldson homeplace,
It has been announced. Friends
and relatives are Invited to at
tend.
The enlistment t>f three Frank
lin men in the U. S. Navy was
announced this week by J. W.
Anderson, navy recruiter.
The men were Jadie Aycock,
Billy Solesbee, and Don Henry,
Jr.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Basden, a son, August 6, in De
trolt, Mich. Mrs. Basden Is the
former Miss Leona Amber
Lewis, of Franklin, Route 1.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Corbln, 0/ Franklin, a daughter,
August 10, at Angel hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence J. Stewart, of Highlands,
a daughter, August 6 at Angel
hospital.
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Saturday, August 16
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