L. A. Speed, Caretaker, Shoots Self HIGHLANDS ? A 58-year old summer homes caretaker. Lonnie Alexander Speed, shot himself in the head with a .22 rifle Friday and after a guest helped him to a couch and went for help took his life with a shotgun blast. Mr. Speed placed the shotgun muzzle under his chin, according to Corner C Jack Ragan. The man had been drinking, he said. . He was caretaker for a number of summer homes on Plat Mountain. Charlie Keener, the guest, said ? he was in the yard, about daylight, | getting kindling when he heard a rifle shot. He found Mr. Speed ly ing, on the floor bleeding. After helping the injured man to a couch, he went to a neighbor's for help. While he was gone, Mr. Speed took his own life with the shot gun. A coroner's Jury ruled the man died of a self-inflicted wound. Mrs. Speed was visiting in Bre vard at the time of the shooting. Mr. Speed was a native of Ma con County. He was born April 19, 1898, the son of Calvin and Mrs*. Alcha Carver Speed. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Myrtle Speed; three brothers. Doyle, Roy, and Simon, all of Highlands; and a sister, Mrs. S. L. Calloway, of Highlands. Funeral services were held at Highlands Baptist Church Satur day at 3 p. m. The Rev. Eugene Walter, the pastor, officiated. Burial was In Highlands cemetery. Active pallbearers were Burke and Lyman Zachary, Robert Rice, Dock Dalton, Jimmy Crawford, and Gordon Burriss. Serving on the coroner's Jury at the inquest were Robert Rice, Butler Jenkins, Pratt McClure. Eldon Reed, Gordon Burriss, and Carl Zachary. Dairy cows are creatures of habit and respond best when fed and milked at regular intervals. WE GIVE GREEN STAMPS, Mens "Tater Bucket (Workman's Lunch Kit) With 1 Pt. Vacuum Value $3.19 99 $2.98 pa I NO RUBBING 1 QT. AEROWAX Floor Wax 69c Value 59* -tvi <? pa 27" x 54" GOLD SEAL Linoleum Rugs $1.69 Value * $1.49 pa / "REAL FORM" SKINSOFT $2.00 Girdles Values $3.95 ? J3*. pa "LOVABLE" Brassiers White Only ? 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Supper will be served to the min isters by ladies of the host church at 6:30 each evening. The public is Invited to the por tion of the program beginning at 7:30 every night. At Iotla Monday's meeting will be at Iotla Baptist Church. Taking part In the afternoon session will be the Rev. W. N. Cook, the Rev. Doyle Miller, the Rev. M. W. Chapman, and the Rev. W. K. Shields. The devotional program, begin ning after supper, will be led by the Rev. D. C. Hooper, pastor of Liberty Church. The Rev. W. A. Cloer, pastor of the Longview and Cartoogechaye churches, will speak on "The Preacher and the Lost", and the Rev. Clyde Rhine hart will speak on "The Church and the Lost". Mr. Rhinehart is pastor at Cowee church. l/owee Host On Tuesday, Cowee church will be the host. On the ministers' afternoon program are the Rev. A. J. Smith, the Rev. C. C. Welch, the Rev. Lee Crawford, and Mr. Chapman. The public part of the program will begin with the Rev. G. A. Cloer leading the devotional. Three deacons will bring the eve ning's talks. Verlon Swafford, of Iotla, will speak on "The Deacon and Money"; John Clark, of Oak Grove, will talk on "The Deacon and Prayer"; and "The Deacon and Cooperation" will be the sub ject used by J. C. Jacobs, of Franklin. Mr. Chapman, pastor of the Franklin church, will preach on "Visitation and the Lost". Holly Springs is the site of Wednesday's revival. On the aft ernoon program are the Rev. Floyd Dendy, the Rev. Theron Slagle, and Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Chapman. The Rev. Lawrence Shope will lead the devotion that evening. The Rev. J: R. Willis, . pastor of Mt. Hope, will speak on "Stew ardship of Material Possessions" and Mr. Welch will preach on "Stewardship of Spiritual Pos sessions". To Mt. Hope Thursday, the revival moves to Mt. Hope. The Rev. Jarvls Und erwood, the Rev. Eugene Walter, and the Rev. Claude Ledford, and Mr. Chapman will address the ministers in the afternoon. The Rev. Otis Gragg will lead the evening's devotional pro Baptist Pastors Attend Conference The Rev. M. W. Chapman, the Rev. M. C. Wyatt, the Rev. Clyde Rhinehart, and the Rev. C. T. Taylor, attended the Baptist state wide evangelistic conference in Durham this week. Sponsored by the Department of Evangelism, Baptist State Con vention of North Carolina, the meeting was held Monday through yesterday (Wednesday) . NO MATTER . HOW YQU J fcOOK AT Jt ...j . . . a sculptor does a neat job of chiseling in stone, but when you call on City Radio Shop, Franklin, N. C., for TV service and re pair YOU will never be chiseled. Call Phone 448 for the best. . Franchised Dealer X ^ A Cltij Radio Slto PHONE 448 A Sarvic* FRANKLIN, N. C. I gram. The Reb. Arvil Swafford. of Rldgecrest and Watauga churches, will preach on 'Prayer and Evan gelism" and the Rev. C. T. Taylor, associational missionary, has as his topic, "Music and Evangelism". Hopkins Speaker The last day of the revival. Friday, Franklin's First Baptist Church will be host. Dr. Julian Hopkins, secretary of evangelism of the Baptist State Convention, will address the afternoon ses sion. The Rev. Melvln iirooks al so is on the program. The Rev. Jud Duvall, Burning town pastor, will lead the devo tional with Dr. Hopkins bringing the evening's message. Garden Time ... By M. E. GARDENER Today, as I write this, it is un reasonably warm in our neck of the woods, but we will have more cold weather. However, the days are getting gradually longer which reminds us that spring is just around the corner and we should be prepared when planting time comes. Here are some suggestions and reminders. You folks in eastern Carolina should arrange to try the new Plymouth Irish potato this year and the Boone, another new variety, in the Piedmont and Mountains. These varieties have been especially bred for the coastal plains and the mountains, have also been extensively tested and I am sure you will like them. Fruit trees, grape vines, orna mental shrubs and trees should be planted whenever the soil is suitable. If you haven't pruned your fruit trees and grape vines, there is still time, but don't de lay. The same is true for the dormant spray' j to control scale insects on fruit plants. You were reminded in an earlier column about the importance of controll ing insects and diseases and hav ing a sprayer or duster adequate to do the job. W? will give pointers from time to time as the insects and diseases appear in season. Hope you have cut your poinsettla plant back one half and stored It if you plan to hold it over. Ours lasted unusually well this year. In fact we still have a white one which has been removed from the plant and placed In a flat dish over Aucuba (Golddust) leaves. The question always comes up about using seed that have been saved from last year. It is best to determine your needs so that this won't happen. 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