And The New
Contrasting the old and the
net is the theme of window dts
plays prepared by Union School
in celebrating the National Edu
cation Association centennial here.
The exhibits were put in Belk's
windows Tuesday afternoon.
One exhibit contrasts the old
and the new in schools. Anion;
items of yesteryear are a doll 100
years old; books printed during
the Civil War; a "horn book";
and an 1889 school register The
tiecond exhibit features art work
and other school activities.
Tf the dairy herd has reachec
the desired site, the number neeo |
ed for replacements will run
about 20 to 25 per cent of the
milking herd, according to dairy
extension specialists at N. C. State
College. ' -
SAVE
FROM
2C to 5C
Per Gallon of Gasoline
At
the first gas pumps on the right
after you cross the Ga. line going
south on U. S. 441.
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EXPERT SERVICE
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Experienced
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Estimate*
Excavating and Grading
Lake Building
Land Clearing
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Complete and Modern Equipment
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MACON MICA COMPANY
Office Phone 74
If no Answer, Call Franklin 488-R
PRODUCERS OF SCRAP AND SHEET MICA
Higdonville
Club Plans
[Workshop
Project Leaders
And Chairmen For
'57 Are Listed
By MRS. ANNE BERRY
i Club Reporter)
An upholstery workshop is plan
ned in March by the Higdonville
Home Demonstration Club.
Plans for the workshop were
worked out at the club's Feb. 21
meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred
Corbin. Mrs. Harry Moses and Mrs.
Anne Berry, who worked Jointly
with the Cull&saja club on a
similar project last week, will in
struct at the workshop.
At the meeting. Mrs. Florence
6. Sherrill, home agent, briefed
the ladies on varieties of vege
tables to grow for the home and
she showed and explained the use
of a new fertilizer.
Mrs. Marie Stamey will be hos
tess to the March meeting
Project leaders for the club dur
ing 1957 include Mrs. Bertife But
tle. food and nutrition: Mrs. Eva
Corbin. home garden; Mrs. Anne
Berry, home poultry; Mrs. Lillie
Crawford, food conservation; Mrs.
Myrtle Higdon. housing and house
furnishing; Mrs. Marie Stamey,
home management; Mrs. Addle
Corbin. family life; Mrs. Mildred
Carter, clothing; and Mrs. Carter
and Mrs. Pearl Higdon. arts and
crafts.
Committee chairmen include
Mrs. Betty Clay, community serv
ice: Mrs. Blair Price, health and
safety; Mrs. Dixie Moses, citizen
ship; Mrs. Mildred Carter, music;
Mrs. Anne Berry, publicity; Mrs.
Earl Finney, recreation; and Mrs.
Betty Clay, 4-H club.
Mrs. Anderson,
Native Of Macon,
Dies In Virginia
Mrs. Charles Anderson, the
former Miss Betty Rogers of
Franklin, died in Arlington. Va?
Saturday after a short illness.
She was 37.
She suffered a heart attack at
her home in nearby Fairfax, Va?
a week earlier.
Mrs. Anderson was the daugh
ter of Mrs. W. A. Rogers and the
late Dr. Rogers, of Franklin. Her
mother was with her at the time
of her death.
A graduate of Franklin High
School, Mrs. Anderson attended
the Woman's College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Greens
boro, and was graduated from
Blanton's Business College.
She was a former member of
Franklin Methodist Church and at
Fairfax was a member of the
Episcopal Church.
She married Charles Anderson
Jan. 11, 1943, and he survives.
For about the past 15 years, Mrs.
Anderson had worked for the gov
ernment. At the time of her death,
she was employed by the Navy
Department. She was a member
of the North Carolina Club, In
Virginia.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at Fairfax with burial in
Arlington Cemetery. Surviving Jn
addition to her husband and
mother, is a son, Wiley Lee. of
the home.
Franklin people attending the
funeral were Mrs. Rogers and Mr.
and Mrs. James L. Hauser. Mrs.
Hauser is the niece of the late Dr.
Rogers.
ON DUTY IN KANSAS
Pvt. Earl R. Chastain, grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. Tyke Keener, of
Highlands. Route 1, recently was
assigned to Fort Riley, Kan., and
is now a member of the 1st In
fantry Division. He is a cannoneer
in the division's 7th Field Artil
lery Battalion and has been in
service since August, 1956.
Congratulations ...
BELK'S, Franklin
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We take pride in having equipped the of Western
North Carolina's most modern and up-to-date store.
Hilton Business Equipment
Authorized Remington Rand Agency
Hales and Service
MURPHY, N. C.
Belk's Familiar
Part Of Scene
Here Since '45
Belk's has been a familiar part
of the Main Street scene in Frank
lin for more than 11 years.
The store opened here in Aug
ust. 1945. in the Ashear Building.
It remained at this location until
its new building was completed
several doors away in February.
Comparing the new store and
the old. T. H. Callahan, manager,
said the store has more than
double its floor space in its new
quarters. The usable floor space
In the Ashear Building was 7.000
square feet. In the new store It is
16,000.
Mr. Callahan said the store "ex
panded to the limit" in the old
quarters and that "faith In the
future of Franklin and Macon
County" formed the basis of the
decision to build a larger store.
At least for the time being, the
New Service* Offered
In Belle's New Store
Several new services for the
public have been added by Belk's
through its new building.
The store manager. T. H. Calla
han. has announced the addition
of a complete line of ladies' ready
to-wear: a sub-teen department for
teen-agers and small women; a
complete drapery department: a
hardware department: an expand
ed gift and household department:
and an expanded boys' depart'
ment.
All of this is in addition to a
"general stretching" of all de
partments. he explained.
Also going Into operation at the
new store is a public lounge. To be
situated at the rear of the store
in a special room, the lounge is
being furnished with easy chairs
and a couch for the convenience
of shoppers.
A new lay-away department is
manager said no expansion of the
Bales force is anticipated.
in operation and gift wrapping of
all items will be free. Mr Calla
han said. Drinking fountains have
been installed in the store for the
public.
(ABE ENDS BASIC
Airman Bobby H. Cabe. 17, son
of Mr. and Mrs. B. Cabe, of Frank
lin, Route 2. is completing the
first phase of his basic military
training at the "Gateway to the
Air Force", Lackland Air Force
Base, San An ton La. Tex., it has
been announced.
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spec Fa l
BRAKE LINING ,
$12 to $14
MOTOR RING JOBS
$48
Ed Whittington
1 Milt Out on Bryson City Road
Our Heartiest
Congratulations To
Belk-s and W. C. Burr ell
We think that Belk's new Department Store is a fine addition
to Franklin and that both the store and Mr. Burrell, the building
owner, have done themselves and the community proud.
We are proud to have had a part by furnishing the brick, ce
ment, mortar mix, cinder blocks, sash and doors, and building
hardware.
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The Franklin Hardware Co.
Congratulations
To
Belk's Department Store
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And
W. C. Burrell
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Franklin now has one of Western North Carolina's most modern department
stores. We feel that this modern building with its fixtures of the latest design and
wonderful stock of merchandise will stand as a landmark in the progressive growth
of our business community.
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I We are proud that the privilege of serving as the general contractor for this fine
building was ours. i
WILEY J. CLARK
General Contractor
Franklin, N. C.