THURSDAY, OCTOBER i 135
THE FRANKLIN PRESS tad THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
PAGE SEVEN
Highlands Highlights
EDITED BY MRS. T. C HARBISON
SOME DOG, THIS
HIGHLANDS, N. C, Oct. 3.
"Big Un" a handsome two-year-old
dog belonging to Henry Chas
.tain is an unusually trustworthy
animal. His young master has him
so trained that when Mrs. Chas
tain wants groceries from 'own,
"Big Un" can be trusted t .ake
them to her without assistance.
Consequently, Henry can go to
town, order the groceries, send
them home by "Big Un," and him
self remain in town until he is
ready to return home.
The methods which Henry uses
in sending the groceries to his
mother are simple: He puts them
ih a paper bag, places the bag in
"Big UnV mouth and orders him
to "take them home," which "Big
Un" proceeds to do. Henry often
sends even meat home from the
market in this manner, and "Big
Un" carries it unfailingly to Mrs.
Chastain without yielding to any
doggish temptations.
Besides being well trained and
trustworthy, this dog possesses a
friendly disposition, and is quite
capable of heartily shaking hands
when introduced to strangers. He
is .;the off-spring, of a thoroughbred
collie and a German Police dog,
and has been in Henry's possession
for about two years.
J. E. Hicks, and has moved her
stock of merchandise to this site.
TO PAVE SIDEWALK
Crushed rock from! the town
quarry has been hauled to Main
street preparatory to paving the
sidewalk between the oostoffice and
the Sinclair Service Station.
5-Year Armv Plan j
REAL ESTATE SALES
REPORTED
Recent real estate deals made
through the office of F. B. Cook,
realtor, include three lots in the
vicinity of Mirror Lake and on
Highway 28 between Highlands and
Franklin, as follows: From Mrs.
B. T. du Bignon to Dr. L. D.
Pankey, of Miami, Fla. ; from J.
M. Welborn to F. E. Bryant, of
Miami, Fla.; and from H. M. Bas
com to W. T. Cox, of Miami,
Fla.
It is understood that buildings
will be begun on each of these
lots sometime in the near future.
Morton Hodgson, of Athens, GaM
also recently purchased a lot here,
in the Bearpen Mountain Home
Development section.
VISITING MISS RAVENEL
Highlands ii honored this week
by the presence of two descen
dants of Benjamin Franklin
through his daughter, Sarah in the
persons of Miss Margaret H.
Bache and Miss Emily H. Bache,
who are guests of Miss M. Raveri
el. Th Misses Bache are 8top
ninir here to visit Miss Ravenel
before returning to their home at
Philadelphia after a 15,000-mile mo
tor tnur through the west.
Other recent guests of Miss
Ravenel were Mr. and Mrs. Mor
ton McMichael, also of Philadel-
nhia. Mr. McMichael is a grand
son of the late Charles C. Harri
son, provost of the University of
Pennsylvania.
MAIL SCHEDULE CHANGED
A recent change was made in
the Walhalla-Highlands mail sched
ule, under which the Walhalla
mail, carried by H. E. Mays, is
due in Highlands daily at 9 o'clock
in the morning. The time of de
parture has been set at 9:30. No
change has been made in the
schedule of the Dillard mail, car
ried by Claud McCall, which leaves
Highlands at H a. m.
JACK FROST ARRIVES
Jack Frost put in his appearance
in Highlands and vicinity this week.
As yet, however, there has been
no heavy frost in town, although
on Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings it was sufficient to leave a
white coating on housetops. Some
what heavier frosts were reported
from other sections of the township.
RESIDENCE MOVED
The residence of Charles Ander
son was recently moved across his
lot on Fourth Street ' to allow
room for enlarging the building.
Mrs. Raymond Kline, of Atlanta
and Highlands, spent a few days
in Atlanta during the past week
end.
Mrs. Sawyer and family, who
spent several months in Miss Sus
an Rice's cottage here, have re
turned for the winter to their
home in Helena, Ga.
W. K. Stringer, of Anderson, S.
C, was at his home here last
week-end.
R. K. Nimmons, of Seneca, S.
C, who owns a summer home here,
was in Highlands Monday.
Harry Hall, of Raleigh, was visit
ing relatives here Sunday.
Guests of Mrs. W. S. Davis the
first part of this week were Mrs.
Emma Huskin, of Asheville, and
Mrs. R. M. Waldroop, of Bryson
City. '
Mr. and Mrs. Tack Hall. Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Rucker, Mr. and
Mrs. Tudor Hall. Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Harbison, F. H. Potts and
Dr. E. R. Gilbert were in Franklin
Saturday night to hear the an
nouncement of the winners in The
Press-Maconian subscription con
test, first prize of which was won
by Mrs Jack Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wilev and
Frances Wilev were in Canton. N.
C, Sunday for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Lee Wiley.
Mrs. N. M. Martin, of Peters
burg, Va., is visiting Miss Eliza
beth McGarty at Bearpen Cabin,
summer home of the Rev. and
Mrs. S. L. McCarty, of Augusta,
Ga.
Summer residents and soiourners
from Savannah, Ga., who have, re
cently returned to their homes are
Col. and Mrs. Alexander R. Law-
ton, Col. Frederick W. Alstaetter
and Mr. and Mrs. Pratt. Adams.
Among the Savannahans remaining
are Mrs. Frederick W. Altstaetter,
Mrs. Cheshire Nash and family,
and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Lawrence.
C. Tom Bryson, Macon county
register of deeds, was in Highlands
on business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Trice. Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Cobb, and Miss
Sara Gilder visited New Found
Gap, in the Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park, and Bryson City, early
this week.
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WASHINGTON . . . Gen. Douglas
Mac Arthur, (above), retiring chief
of staff of the U. 8. Army, in hii
farewell report recommends a motor
izing plan which will transform ous
regular army, in five years, to s
model force for speed and efficiency.
Smallest Cub of All
PARISH DINNER HELD
The annual parish dinner of the
Church of the Incarnation, Epis
copal, was held Wednesday night
at The Martin. Attending were
members of the congregation, the
Rev. Frank Bloxham, the rector,
and Mrs. Bloxham. After the din
ner church business matters were
discussed.
MOVES STORE
Miss Sara Gilder, whose' cash
grocery store was formerly in the
Holt , Building, has leased a store
room east of the postoffice from
WgKP Jsr i
cations in regard to business condi
tions which come into Washington,
and separating the political bunk
um from the facts it is firmly be
lieved here that material business
gains are being made regardless
of the war question. There are
many signs of improvement. A
real residential construction boom
is in the making. This is inevitable
in view of the increase in the mar
riage rate and the birth rate. New
homes are increasingly in demand,
and actual re-employment is pro
gressing faster than the usual gov
ernment statistics show.
There has been a recent awaken
ing on the part of the Administra
tion to the fact that there never
has been and never will be a time
when there is not a large number
of persons unemployed. President
Roosevelt remarked the .other day
that we must reconcile ourselves
to a considerable percentage of
permanent unemployment.
The plan for a new census of
unemployment has been dropped.
Some observers attribute this to
fear that actual figures would show
that there has been no real reduc
tion in the number of unemployed
as a result of the Government's
work relief efforts. That would be
bad politically for the Administra
tion. The hope now is that within
two or three years business will
have so far recovered as to take
care of all but the unemployables
and the elderly workers who are to
be pensioned. Only a few look
for a real)y normal business era
before 1937.
Plans are shaping up for the al
lotment of emergency relief funds
for putting the Social Securities act
into operation, The appropriation
for this old-age pension, unemploy
ment insurance, child health pro
tection plan was included in the
Third Deficiency bill, which was
killed by the late Senator Huey
Long's eleventh hour filibuster.
The appropriation for enforcing
the potato control amendment to
the AAA was also included in that
bill. Nobody, however, is trying to
get any emergency funds to put
that into effect. Secretary Wallace
regards that as a "hot potato"
which he is very willing to drop.
The project of putting a quota
on potato-growing and sending
farmers to jail if they violate any
of the rigid restrictions of the law,
is likely to burn the fingers of any
official who tries to enforce it. It
has more political dynamite in it
than prohibition had, and would be
even harder to enforce.
The howl that would go up from
consumers if the price of potatoes
were to be doubled, as it would be
under"The 45-cent-bushel tax, would
more than offset possible benefits
to potato-growers, Agricultural De
partment officials believe.
Current gossip in Washington is
that the R. F. C. is working on a
plan to make loans to taxpayers
who are in arrears on state and
local taxes.
CHICAGO . . . Paul Dominick, 14,
(above), is mascot of the Chicago
Cubs in the National League. Paul
and many of the Cubs believe that
he was important in the big drive
toward the pennant . . . because when
the little roly-poly mascot showed up
after school , the cubs started hittinj
. . . and needed games were . won,
EPISCOPALIANS
HOLD MEETING
Bishop Gribbin Heard at
St. Agnes Parish
Supper
A parish meeting of St. Agnes
Eoiscooal church was held at Tri-
mont Inn Tuesday night with the
Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, bish
op of the diocese of Western North
Carolina, and Mrs. Gribbin present
as the honor guests.
A delicious supper was served
by the ladies of the congregation,
after which the rector, the Rev.
Frank Bloxham, presented an il
lustrated address on the theme:
"The Holy Church Throughout all
the World Doth Acknowledge
Thee." He reviewed the work of
the parish, the diocese, the nation
and in foreign mission fields.
Bishop Gribbin spoke of the
worldwide mission of the church,
pointing out on a large map the
mission fields of the Anglican
communion in every part of the
world.
Bishop Gribbin spoke Wednesday
noon at the weekly luncheon meet
ing of the Franklin Rotary club.
Miss Grace Wolcott. of Ashe
ville, spent the week-end as the
truest of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mc
Lean at their home at West's Mill.
WAR SITUATION
UNDER SCRUTINY
Italo - Ethiopian Develop
ments Closely Watched
In Washington
(Special JO The Press-Maoonian)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. Official
Washington is watching the Italian
Ethiopian situation very closely,
because of the probable conse
quences in this country of actual
hostilities. The best judgment here
is that any war involving any
European nation would stimulate
business in the United States for
the time being. This would be
especially noticeable in the ex
porting and semi-manufactured
goods and raw materials, especial
ly wheat and cotton. Higher
Drices. both internationally and at
home, would result. There would
probably be a considerable infla
tion of credit, and living costs
would go up.
Just how far the United States
could maintain the neutrality called
for in the resolution adopted in
Congress last Summer is a puzzle.
The government would do every
thing possible to avoid being drawn
into a general European war, but
just where the line would or could
be drawn in the matter of selling
supplies to belligerents is a very
difficult question to answer.
It is the belief of the best in
formed officials dealing with for
eign affairs here that a real war
involving more than one European
nation is in the cards. Such a
war would bring about temporary
prosperity, but would alsd advance
the date of the next depression.
Already enormous amounts o
gold are on the way from Europe
to America, sent over here partly
for greater security and partly for
speculative use in the event of war.
Business and Job
Sifting carefully all of the indi
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Of All Descriptions
Men's Dress Shoes
Ladies' Sport Oxfords and Dress Shoes
With Leather and Composition Soles
Ladies' Swagger Suits and $.95
Coats, all wool, hest val. in town
Ladies' Sport Suits, Skirt and
Coat
$1 9-75
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2
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Ladies' Skirt, Coat and
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$3
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