THURSDAY, SEPT 2, 1937
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
PAGE THREE
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
and
COMINGS AND GOINGS
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
WITH MRS. T. W. ANGEL
The Garden club will meet Tues
day, September 7, at 3 o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr.
All members are urged to attend
this meeting.-
C. JRoss Zachary came up from
Concord Sunday to attend the fun
' eral of his uncle, R. D. Sisk Mon
1 day.
E. O. Rickman, of Leatherman,
is able to be back with his business
, again. Mr. Rickman has been con
fined to his room-for the past two
months with pneumonia, caused
from an injured lung, when thrown
from a mule. "
Miss Helen Cunningham has re
turned to her home here after
spending a week in Rich Square
visiting her cousin, Miss Virginia
Cunningham. -
Manson Stiles, who is working at
Lawrenccville, Ga., spent the week-
ena witn Mrs. ouies ai ineir nomc
on Bidwell street.
Sgt. and Mrs. K. R. Helton, who
have just returned from Daytona
Beach, Fla., where they have been
spending their vacation, . spent the
week-end here with Mrs. Helton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Led
lord. On their return to their home
in Clemson, S. C, they were ac
companied by Mrs. Helton's broth
er, Hoyt Ledford.
Miss Annie Slagle returned to
iici uuiih; , vJaiui uujr infill ant;
visit with her niece," Mrs. C. Ross
Zachary, at Concord.
Mrs. G. W. GrindstaK returned
to her home in Kee'ne, N. H.,
Thursday after a short visit' , :n
Franklin and Clayton, Ga., with re
latives and friends.
Miss Mae Hall, of Augusta, Ga.,
is spending a few days at the Scott
Griffin hotel, visiting her sister,
Mrs. C. S; Brown, Sr.
'-Mrs. George M. Dalton, who has
been spending a month visiting re-
Macon Theatre
NOTE: Starting Monday, Septem
ber 6, matinees will start at 3:30;
evening shows 7:00.
SHOWING FROM 3:00 TO 11:00
SATURDAYS
PROGRAM FOR WEEK
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
HOPALONG CASSIDY IN
"BORDERLAND"
With WILLIAM BOYD, JIMMY
, ELLISON
Added: PAINTED STALLION 5
PLENTY OF MONEY
MON.-TUE., SEPT. 6-7
CLARK GABLE-JEAN HARLOW
IN v
"SARATOGA" '
With LIONEL BARRYMORE,
FRANK MORGAN ,
And a Gtahd Cast
Also: Elitieo Qrenet and Band;
Land of the Midnight Sun
(Mrs; Horner Stockton)
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8 .
"ONE MILE FROM f
HEAVEN"
With CLAIRE TREVOR, SALLY
BLANE, DOUGLAS FOWLEY And
t!h King of Dancers,
BILL ROBINSON
Added Treats: Paramount News;
Whale Ho; Vaudeville Festival
YTRADER HORN"
One of The Greatest Pictures Ever
Made of the Jungle
This is being brought back to the
screen by people the world over.
Also: THE SWING WEDDING
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10
'THE GOGETTERV
With GEORGE BRENT, ANITA
LOUISE, CHAS. WINNINGER
Ala Selected Short: Suntxannet
Sue; Bar Rack Nig-ht Out
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. latives and friends at West's Mill,
left for her home in Gastonia
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Davis visited
Mrs.- Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Gray, at their home on
Franklin Route 2 Tuesday enroute
to their home in Demorest, Ga.,
from a trip to Wilmington, Del.,
where they visited Mrs. Davis'
brothers, Fred and Elam Gray.
Mrs. j. A. Deal, who has been
quite ill at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. T. J. Johnston for sever
al weeks, is much improved and
able- to be up some.
Mrs. Ruth Deal and Miss Vir
ginia Zober, who have 'been on a
visit in Lake Minnewaska; ; N. Y.,
and were enroute to their home in
St. Petersburg, Fla., " stopped in
Franklin for a visit with the for
mer's sister-in-law, Mrs. T. J.
Johnston' at her home on Harrison
avenue. .
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Watkins,
of Albany, Ga., are spending sev
eral, days in Franklin with Mr.
Watkins' grandfather, J. A. Conley,
and aunt, Mrs. H. O. Cozad.
Mrs. Alice Murray, who has
been spending several days here
with her daughter, Mrs. George J.
Johnston, has returned to her home
in Athens, Ga.
Dr. A. E. Gouge returned to his
home in Bakersville Monday after
noon after coming over Sunday to
attend the funeral of his father-in-law,
R. D. Sisk.
Miss Lena Conlev. who has been
doing stenographic work in Clay
ton, Ga., for the past year, has re
turned to her home here.
Mrs. Moody Bolick and daughter,
Miss Myrtle Bolick, left Friday for
Arlington, Va., where Mrs. Bolick
will spend, the winter with her son,
C. B. Bolick and Mrs. Bolick. Miss
Bolick will spend a week on the
coast before going to Winston
Salem, where she will teach school
this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Elmore and
son, Charles, also a sister, Mattie
Elmore, oL Charleston, S. C, spent
the past , week with Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Corbin and Mrs. Frank
Crispe, of Route 4. They returned
to their home Saturday morning.
Frank Crispe returned to his
home on Franklin Route 4 after
spending some time with his moth
er, Mrs. W. T. Crispe, of Candler,
who- is very sick.
Charles A. Elmore, of West's
Mill, left Franklin Moriday for
Eastern Carolina, where he will
take up his position as principal of
a conslidated grammar school.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hurst and
daughter, Miss Annie Hurst, re
turned to their home in Detroit,
Mich., after spending a week at
West's Mill and Iotla visiting rela
tives and friends. On their return
they were accompanied by Miss
Katherine Ray, who will spend a
month in Detroit visiting..
Virtrinia Smith, who has
been spending the summer here
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Frank T. Smith, left Tuesday for
Statesville for a visit with- her
sister, Mrs. F. H. Scroggs, before
going to Roanoke Rapids where
she teaches music in the public
schools.
Miss Dorothy Espy has return
ed from Nw York where she at
tended summer school at Co
lumbia university. Miss Espy is the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. B.
Underwood. Miss Espy will spend
this week here prior to her going
to Rome, Ga., where she will teach
in the Rome high school.
Mrs. T. E. McLean, of Orlando,
Fla., is spending a few weeks at
"Knollacres," the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. McLean at West's
Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Max Hunt, Miss
Susie Shirley, John Shirley- and Bill
Brock, of Seneca, S. C, were
guests at, "Carolyn's Cabin" at Ar
rowood last week. Mrs. Hunt is the
sister of Mrs. W. T. Wright, of
Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Hoke, of
Lincolnton, were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Wright. . '
Neal Powers and son, Charles, of
Statesville, spent the week-end in
Franklin visiting Misses Jessie and
Pauline Powers.
Mrs. M. R, Day, of Boston,
daughter, Mrs. L. H. Page r and
Mr. Page, at their home on Rogers
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Faison
attended the Johnson reunion at
Young Harris, Ga., last Sunday.
Mrs. I. L. Weaver, of Lafayette,
Ga., mother of Mrs. Faison, ac
companied them on their return
and will spend a week in Frank
lin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Addington
and two children and Mrs. William
Crawford, of Toccoa, Ga.: were vis
iting their aunt, Mrs. W. T. Wright
and Mr. Wright, at their home on
West Main street last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacobs and
family, of Detroit, Mich., are spenld
ing several days here visiting
Jacobs' mother, Mrs. Mary Jacobs,
at her home in east Franklin.
Mrs. W. R. Cunningham and two
children left Wednesday mornirrg
for Macon, Ga., for a visit with re-1
latives and friends.
R. Van Sisk returned to his home
in Charlotte Tuesday, after spend
ing several days here with his
mother, Mrs. R. D. Sisk, at her
home on Iotla street.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. John
son and daughter, Martha, of Bcr
ry college, Mount Berry, Ga., were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Faison Saturday at their home
on Harrison avenue.
Mrs. M. A. Henderson, of David
son, and Mrs. Banks Bowen, of
Lake City, S. C, are visiting Mrs.
Henderson's sister, Miss Annie
Slagle at "Babbling Brook" cottage
on the Wayah road.
Lewis Patton, son of Robert H.
Patton, and Harry Higgins, Jr., son'
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Higgins,
have returned to their homes on
Harrison avenue after spending a
week in Asheville visiting the lat
ter's aunt, Mrs. ,J. D. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Porter and
son, Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Flanagan, of Hendersonville, spent
the week-end in Franklin with re
latives and friends.
I. H. -Manning, dean of the med
ical school at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and
Dr. Stringfield, of Waynesville,
spent Monday visiting at Angel
hospital.
Miss Laura Jones, of Raleigh, is
spending a few days in Franklin
visiting her mother, Mrs. George
A. Jones, and other relatives.
Mrs. Henry Slagle left Thursday
morning for Randle, Wash., to
spend five weeks visiting her three
sons, Frank, Hal and Rufus Slagle.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Stevens
announce the birth of a son,
Charles Edwin, at their home at
Leatherman on Friday, August 27.
A daughter, Cleo Alberta, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. William N.
McDonald at their home on Culla
saja on Monday, August 16.
Mass., arrived
- - , '
here Thursday to
spend several inonths visiting her
Cartoogechaye
Fred Conley, who is working on
the Hiawassee dam, spent the
week-end with- his family. '
Mrs. Watson, of Tennessee, is
spending a while with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Merritt Beck.
Miss Clara Sweatman, of Dills'
Creek, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Alec Southard.
Mrs. Luther Sanders and chil
dren, of Poplar Cove, spent the
past week-end with her sister, Mrs.
Dillard Southard.
Mrs. Howard Ledford and daugh
ter, of Franklin, spent the week
end with her brother, Mr. Free
man Hasting and Mrs. Hasting.
Miss' Mary Carpenter and Afton
Wakefield, small son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Wakefield, were vis
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Southard Saturday.
The federal surplus commodities
corporation is furnishing the furuls
with which to pay for the po
tatoes and. is setting, the price to
be paid, as well as 'furnishing ex
perienced buyers to do the actual
purchasing. The state 'welfare ' de
partment .' is merely serving as
agent in paying for the' potatoes' in
order to facilitate the prompt
liquidation of the growers invoices.
It is estimated in the letter of
authority received by Mrs. Host
that approximately $16,000 will be
required to carry on the purchase
program. That sum is being trans
terred to the state and will be
lodged with State Treasurer Charles
Johnson, who will, upon presen
tation of proper documentary evi
dence, pay the bill.
Such potatoes as may be pur
chased and allotted to North Caro
lina will bc distributed "through the '
office of A. K. Langston, ' director
of the commodity distribution divi
sion of the state board of charities
and public welfare.
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Will Buy N. C.
Sweet Potatoes
RALEIGH, Sept. 1. Mrs. W. T.
Bost, commissioner of the state
board of charities and public wel
fare, has just received authority
from the federal surplus commodi
ties corporation to purchase for
their account up to 1,500,000 pounds
of North Carolina sweet potatoes
for distribution to needy persons
in this state and throughout the
nation.
This is a total of 50 freight car
loads, 20 of which will be distribut
ed in North Carolina. The remain
ing 30 will go' to other states.
Camden and Currituck counties
will furnish the bulk of the pota
toes. Distribution will start within
the next two weeks.
7irc$tone
STANDARD
FOR PASSENGER CARS
4.50-21 ..$905
4.75-19 9.55
5.00-19 ..10.30
5.25-18....... 11.40
5.50-17....... 12. 50
6.00-16 13.9S
Firestone
SENTINEL
4.40-21 $5.65
4.50-20 ....... 6.05
Firestone
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8 extra pounds of rubber
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do you KNOW
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Franklin Hardware Co.
A. R. HIGDON, Manager FRANKLIN, N. C.
FRANKLIN, N. C.