South Carolina Editor
And Family Visit Here
Jack H. Brewster, editor of The
Calhoun Palls Times, of Calhoun
Falls, 8. C.. was In Fianklin re
cently with his family and visited
The Press.
Mrs. Brewster, who sets type
for the newspaper on the Lino
type machine, and their young
daufhter, Sarah, a columnist, ac
companied Mr. Brewster. Gary
Wilds and Abner Hall, of the
Times' mechanical department,
were with the Brewsters. Editor
Weimar Jones showed them
through The Press
BACK TO SCHOOL
CLOTHES ARE HERE
COME IN, AND CHOOSE NOW FOR
YOUR SCHOOL CHILDREN
GIRLS' AND BOYS' APPAREL OF
ALL TYPES
Dresses ? Skirts ? Blouses ? Sweaters ? Sox
Jackets ? Billy-The Kid Jeans ? Shirts
Sox and Underwear
USE OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN
And
Buy Now!
The Children's Shop
F ranklin, N. C.
1956 Town Taxes s
NOW DUE
Property on which 1956 taxes have not been
paid will be
ADVERTISED
In August
Please pay your 1956 Town Taxes NOW and
avoid the extra cost of advertising
TOWN OF HIGHLANDS
Miss Seay
Dies At Home
Of Nephew
Miss Clearsey Jar.e Seay. 77.
died at the home of a nephew
D. V. Liner. 6f Holly Springs com
munity, at 11 p. m. Thursday of
last week. She had faeen ill foi .
several years.
A native of Jonathan Creek com
munity. in Haywood County, she
was a daughter of Thomas and
Mrs Margaret White Seay. For
the past 45 years she had been
living in Nfacon County. She was
\ member of Cove Creek Baptist
Church of her native county. 1
Funeral services were held at
U a. m. Saturday at Holly Springs
Baptist Church. The Rev. Doyle
Miller, pastor, officiated, asisted
iiy the Rev. Arvil Swafford. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers, all nephews, were
Charles and Norman Seay. Har
old and Clyde Corbift, R. L. Cabe.
and Woodson Long.
Surviving are two brothers,
James H. Seay. of Patton com
munity. and Arvey B. Seay. of
Wells Grove community; and five
isters. Miss Minnie Seay, Mrs.
T^rank Cabe, and Mrs. Henry D.
Corbin. of Route 4, and Mrs. Rob
t'rt Reeves and Mrs. Robert Har- ;
! rell of Cove Creek, Haywood Coun
! ty
I wo Macon bailors
Promoted On Ships
j Two Macon County sailors, both
I serving aboard ships, have been
promoted following Navy-wide j
petty officer examinations, accord
I ing to the Fleet Home Town ;
i News Center.
Joe E. Holland, son of Mr. anf1
Mrs. Harley C. Holland, of Frank
lin. Route 5, and husband of the
former Miss Dixie N. Myers, was |
! promoted to damage controlman
fhird class. He is serving aboard
j the U.S.S. Bremerton, a heavy j
| cruiser,
Making quartermaster second j
j class was Charles E. Gibson, son ]
of Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Gibson,
of Franklin. His ship is the D5.S.
Hermitage, a dock landing ship, i
Mason Recovers From
Sleepwalking Injury
H. Ray Mason, the Maconlan [
who gravely injured himself while
walking in his sleep June 28. has
returned to his Iotla home from
Emory University Hospital De
catur. Ga., and expects to be back !
at work this week.
Mr. Mason underwent an oper- 1
ation at Emory in July for removal
of sliver of glass which worked j
itself into his brain as a result
J of his smashing a windowpane !
j while sleepwalking.
He was told by the doctors there j
would be no permanent injury ,
j from his clpse call and that his j
vision should return to normal.
GAS REFUNDS
FOR FARMERS
AVAILABLE
Regulations Listed;
Form Easy One, Says
Assistant Agent
By JOHN J. WRINN
Assistant County Agent
A number of Macon County
farmers are entitled to claim re
funds for federal excise tax on
gasoline used for farming pur
poses.
The owner, tenant 01 operator
who buys gasoline for use on a
farm may claim a refund. The
amount to be claimed is two cents
on each gallon purchased after
1955 and before July 1. 1956 and
three cents on each gallon pur
chased after July 1. 1956.
Use Internal Revenue Service
Form 2240 for 1957. In case you
do not have a copy, one may be
secured from the county agent's
office at the Agicultural Build
ing in Franklin.
Send your claim for refund on
Form 2240 to District Director
of Internal Revenue,- Greensboro,
N. C. The cl?im should be filed
between now and Sept. 30. You
should keep adequate records to
enab'e the Internal Revenue Ser
vice to verify the accuracy of the
amount claimed.
You may not claim a refund
for gasoline used by you in per
forming custom operations, on a
farm of which you are not the
owner, tenant, or operator.
Gasoline is not used for farming
purposes and must not be includ
ed in a claim on Form 2240 if it is
used (1) off the farm such as op
the highway, even though the
gasoline is used in transporting
livestock, feed, crops, or equip
ment. (2) For personal use such
as mowing the lawn and visits
to neighbors. " ' 3 ? In processing
packaging, freezing or canning
operations.
Form 2240 is a card that is
very simple to fill out. First print
your name and address. Second
list number of gallons bought be
tween Jan. 1. 1956 and June 30
1956 and used after July 1. 1956
and multiply by 2. Third list
number of gallons bought after
July 1. 1956 to June 30. 1957
and used before July 1, 1957 and
multiply by 3.
Fourth, total the results of the
two multiplication?. Fifth, sign
and indicate your title and the
date.
FINISHES BOOT CAMP
John R. Henry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don L. Henry, of Franklin.
Route 4. graduated from recruit
training last month at the Naval
Training Center. Great Lakes. 111.
COME HEAR
Evangelist and Mrs . Thomas B. Don Carlos
Wednesday, Aug., 7
Starts
? Rev. Don Carlos is a
man of strong faith,
and is a powerful
preacher.
? His forceful preach
ing has attracted great
crowds throughout
the nation.
? The timely messages
are the need of the
hour. The truth made
clear.
? An author.
? His life story has won
many to Christ.
SERVICES NIGHTLY AT 7:45 P. M.
* Mrs. Don Carlos is a
talented artist and
will paint a beautiful
picture nightly, which
will be given away.
* Met pictures have
been a great attrac
tion "from coast to
coast, in man y
churches.
* Nihility she will sing
sonjrs that- have won
the Irearts of manv.
Franklin Assembly of God
Draft Board
Classifies 61,
Mostly 1-A
Sixty-one Macon County men
have been reclassified or put into
a clarification by the Board of
Selective Service, most of them
is 1-A 'available for military ser
vice'". They are:
1A: James T. Raby. John L
Wooten. Shirley E. Holland, Leon
2. McCall. Marshall L. Mann.
3oyd J. Barnes. David P. Solesbee.
Frank E. Reece. Franklin R
Moore. Jimmy R. Tippett. Billy
W. Cheek. Larry F. Estes, Clyde '
M. Pendergrass, Reuben B Ander
on, Jimmy L. May. Paul F. J :
Mathis, Herbert L. McKelvey.
David L. Rogers. William H. Hen
ry, Wiley R. Cowart, Harold M.
Kimsey. Frank Mc. Killian. j
Rogers C. Shepherd. Oypsy J. 5
Hampton. Doyle A. Chambers.
Luther B. Holbrooks. Silas D. Vin
son. Thomas E. Estes. Gene W.
Teem, Robert F. Slier, Bruce W. |
Tallent. Robert Burgess, and
Charles L. Russell.
1-AO "Conscientious objector,
available for non-combat service
only: Vernon O. Burnette.
4-F i physically, mentally, o:
morally unfit for duty: Olley M.
i Ward. Robert L. Ellenburg. Bobby
J. Poindexter. Clarence O. Henry
Jerome S. Russell, and D. L. Cabe.
4-A "registrant who has com
pleted service or is sole surviving
son of family in which sons or
daughters were killed in action
or in line of duty": Fred A.
Stanley and Alfred R. Higdon. Jr. j
1-C 'inducted or enlisted in
servicei: James C. Setser, Carl E |
Cwai son. Richard C Keener. Ray
E. Henry, Jimmy D. Estes, James
D. Gibson, Kenneth R. Henry.
Clyde Houston, Ernest P Cabe 1
Floyd W Kimsey. Tommy R Hun- 1
ter. James R. Patton. Tilman D j
Kirkland. James W. Hoilman, and
James W. Henry.
2-A 'deferred because of civilian
employment, except agriculture < :
Lee Poindexter, Jr.
2-S i student) : James R. CLeave
land.
Poultry is North Carolina's No
2 farm income producer. Tobacco
Is first.
Rickman Family Plans
Reunion This Sunday
The Rickman family will hold
its reunion Sunday at the old R.
R Rickman place, in Cowee town
ship, where the Milton Fouts now
live.
Sam J. Murray is president of
the reunion.
In Appreciation
We wish to express our appre
ciation for the many deeds of
kindness during the illness and
at the time of the death of our
sister and aunt. Miss Clearsey
Seay. and also for the beautiful
flowers.
The Seay Family.
4 KEEP INFORMED!"
? 7:00 Morning News Summary
? 12:00 Noonday News
? 6:00 Evening News Summary
PLUS
10 Newscasts Daily
WFSC D,lt.L
"Your Good Neighbor Station"
<
PRE -SEASON
COAT SALE
i *22'
99
Yak's, to $3 ? "9
BUY NOW! SAVE TO *101
INSULATED WINTER COATS
We snapped up the cream of the new-season coats, specially for this pre-season
layaway Sale! Choose from all wools: tweeds, fleeces, polished black zibelines!
Precious wool-and-cashmeres! Every coat insulated against next winter's cold!
Clutches, slim-lines! Interesting details including deep shawl collars, velvet in
serts, side pleats, high-fashion blouse backs! They're all here! Bright shades,
neutrals, always-smart blacks! Be smart ? here's the best of the Fall and Winter
seasons ? smalt deposit now holds your choice! Juniors 7-15; Misses 8-18.
BILK'S for better selections, better buys! BILK'S for certified better valves!