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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN PACE PIVE Highlands Highlights MRS. FRANK BLOXHAM, PHONE 55 CHURCH NOTICES Church of the Incarnation Rev. Frank Bloxham, Rector 10 a. m.-r-Church school. H i m. Morning prayer and sermon. Wednesday, September 15 10 a. m. Corporate communion of the Woman's Auxiliary. Ingath ering of the United Thank Offer ing. ; ' St. Agnes' ChurdK Franklin 11 a. m. Holy communion and sermon. The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, preacher. Methodist Circuit . Rejy.' W. F. Beadle, Pastor Highland! 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Morning worship. 8 p. m. Evening service. Cashiers Methodist Church 10 a. m. Sunday school. Clear Creek Methodist Church 3 p. m. Preaching service. Highlands Baptist Church Rev. J. E. Blown, Tiuckaseigee, Pastor 10 a, m. Sunday school. 4 p. m. Junior B. Y. P. U. 7:15 p m. Senior B. Y. P. U. . Highlands Presbyterian Church Rev. Robert DuPj-ee, . ' Pastor-i'n-charge 10:15 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Morning worship. 8 p. m. Young People's Union. est man, and the rest in walking for the cakes. The money will be used in cleaning and redecorating the boys' and girls' rest rooms at the school, Mrs. C. J. Anderson was in charge of the affair, which was considered most successful. MISS DURGIN GIVES DINNER PARTY Miss Bernice Durgin entertained with a small dinner party on Sun day, in honor of her father, John H. Durgin, who celebrated his 94th birthday. Mr. Durgin is a Civil War Veteran and fought under Major-General George Custer for five years. He was mustered out about a year before. Custer's last stand. Mr. Durgin still enjoys ex cellent health, and reads alto gether without glasses. Cutting kindling is still a part of his daily routine. MRS. PAUL CARPENTER JOINS SCHOOL FACULTY Mrs. Paul Carpenter, of Frank lin, will join the faculty of the Highlands school this term. She will teach primary' work in the place formerly filled by Miss Rachel Davis, who resigned hef position to teach in.rorsytlr county. The High lands school will open on Monday, September 13. Prior to the opening some repair work is being done New guttering has 'been installed on the school building, and the of fice of the principal, Mr. O. F Summer, is being extended to be used as another classroom. Mr. Summer will have his office in the auditorium building, where there is a small room which can be press ed into service. The repair work on the school building is being paid for by the county. MUSEUM CLOSES AFTER SUCCESSFUL SEASON The Highlands museum closed on Monday, September 7, after a very busy and successful season. Mr. Wheeler, the director, said that there have been more visiting ed ucational workers and scientists at the museum this year than ever be fore. The various exhibits at the museum have been enlarged this day, after spending some time with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Beadle, and the Rev. Mr. Beadle, at the Metho dist parsonage. Miss Sarah Hicks Hines was a week-end visitor at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. II. Hines; She left ori Sunday tor Raleigh, where she will resume her work. Dr. and Mrs. George Traylor are occupying Miss Mary Lou Phinizy's cottage on Satulah mountain, while Miss Phiriizy is in Maine. Val Pierson left on Tuesday to continue his studies at Georgia Military Academy, after spending the summer here with his father, S. Porter Pierson. . Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Sledge, of Atlanta, are spending some time at Hotel Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hill, from Augusta, and their son, have been guests of Mrs. A. J. Salinas over the past week-end.' Mrs. Fielding Wallace who has been occupying the David Black cottage on Satulah mountain, left on Tuesday for her home in Au gusta. She was accompanied by her niece, Miss Anne Black, who will soon leave for Ashley Hall in Charleston, for the school term. Miss, Rachel Davis will leave on Saturday to take up her work as an elementary school teacher in Forsyth county. Miss Davis resign ed her ". position in the Highlands school, last month. Mrs. Nathan Billstein has closed her house here for the season, and has returned to her winter home in Greenwich Conn. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gulliver left on Monday for their home in Coconut Grove, where they will re open the Gulliver school for the winter months. Howard Pearson arrived last week to spend a short vacation with his mother, Mrs. A. R. Nail year and the entomological exhibit put into cases due to the kindness and Mr. Nail, at Shortoff. He ex Mrs. Pearl Welch, of Route 3, spent Sunday with Clyde and Car! Morgan. W. RV! Childers, of Route 3, spent bunday with his daughter, Mrs Clyde Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. John Fulbright, of Lowell, spent the week-end with Mrs. Fulbriglit's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. McGaha. Miss Hazel Ramsey, of Gastonia, is visiting, her parents, Mr. and Airs. J. K. Ramsey. W. E. Smith has been teaching a liible school at Olive Hill the past week. . Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dowcll re ceived a telegram stating their daughter, Mrs. Pearl Vick, died in a hospital in Waynesville. They im mediately went there to attend the funeral. Joe Meadows, of Etna, was in this section Sunday. Mrs. R. C. Anderson went to Andrews Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Samantha Hollifield. Donald Holland, of East Frank lin, visited Harry Morgan Friday night. V. C. and Creed DeHart, of Tel lico, made a business trip to Frank lin Saturday. Mrs. Maggie Owenby visited her daughter, Mrs. Grey Meadows, of r.tna Friday. L. B. Anderson is reported on the sick list. W. C. Dowell was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Brecdlove Sunday. Mrs. Weaver Cochran, of Brier town, has been spending a fey days with Mr. and Mrs. V. C. DeHart, of Tellico. Mrs. Cochran, before marriage, was Miss Maeberyle De Hart. ; Glenn Smith, a "CCC enrollee of the Robinsville camp, is visiting his ixarcnts, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Smith. Mrs. Clint Cole visited her moth er, Mrs. Maude Mason, Sunday. k A rock crusher started operation Monday crushing stone for the graveling of Highway No. 286. Franklin Lodge; No. 452 Loyal Order of Moose Meets Second and Fourth Friday Nights 8:00 P. M. Under American Legion HaJII S. J. Murray, Sec'y CATTLE SALE We will conduct a cattle sale in Franklin on Tues day, September 21. See circulars and watch The Press for further an nouncements. Bob Pattern and Bob Davis RAINFALL HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY HEAVY "Hasn't it been unusually , rainy ?" Here's the story. The average nor mal precipitation for the month of July is approximately 8 inches in Highlands. The total rainfall for July, 1937, was 8.81 inches. There were no excessive rains during the month, hut frequent showers. The average normal precipitation for the month of August is approxi mately seven inches, but August, v 1937, was unusually rainy with a total rainfall of 14.49 inches. There were" frequent showers and severa heavy rains. The rain of Saturday, August 7, was by far the heaviest rain for a 24-hour period for the year, up to the present date. Dur ing the course of a few hours on the afternoon of the 7th 3.64 inches of rain fell. There was also a severe thunderstorm at the same time, and several other thunder storms during the month. " There were only four days during August when there was no precipi tation, and only one clear day dur ing the entire month. These figures were furnished by Miss Gertrude Harbison, who keeps the official records for Highlands at her home on the Walhalla road. WOMAN'S AUXILIARY TO MEET MONDAY The Woman's Auxiliary of . the Highlands' Presbyterian church, will meet at the home of Miss Mary J. Crosby, on Monday, September 13, at 3 p. m. Mrs. Robert DuPree will be in charge of the program. Every woman of the church is cor dially invited to attend the meeting. GEORGE m KEENER, 28, DIES IN MORGANTON ' George M. Keener, 28, son of T, M. Keener, died in Morgantoni" on Thursday, September 2, after a long illness, The funeral was held i on Friday afternoon at the High lands Baptist church, of which Mr. Keener was a member. In the ab sence of the pastor, Rev. W. F. church, officiated. Burial was in the Highlands cemetery. of Miss Clarissa Ravenal in pro viding the necessary funds. The col- lection will henceforth be known as the Clarissa Ravenal Entomological collection. The library of scientific works which was presented to the museum last year by Miss C. B. Elliott will now be known as the John B. Elliott Memorial library. The children's groups in charge of Mrs. Wheeler was larger and ac complished more this year than ever before. Mr. Wheeler has been reappointed as director of the mu seum for next year and will re turn to Highlands early in the season. As a final activity of the season, the museum nature clubs went on a joint expedition to an amethyst mine and a gold mine on Saturday, September 4. Each child took a picnic lunch. The group was sup ervised by the Rev. W. F. Beadle, pastor of the Highlands Methodist church, assisted by Mr. and . Mrs. Parsons, of Hollywood, Fla., Miss Avery, of Jacksonville, Fla:, and Miss Carlin, of Miami, Fla. Much interest was shown during the last week of the museum season. Many "boys and girls passed the museum games, each receiving as an award a number of mineral specimens, labeled. The flourescent exhibit and the recent lecture by Mr. B. S. Colburn, of Asheville, 6n minerals and gems of North Carolina, has greatly stimulated interest in mm erals and gems, particularly those of the Highlands plateau Meeting to start at horse cove september' 13 On September 13, the Rev. W. F Beadle will start a series of revival meetings for the Horse Cove Meth odist church. Meetings will be., held every evening during the week at the school house. Everyone is urged to attend these services. RECEIPTS OF CAKE WALK TOTAL $74.11 FOR P.-T. A. x lie iuwi icv-tijua ui me laivc walk held last week by the P.-TYA. were $74.11. Of that amount about :$25 was donated in money, $14.80 received for votes in the contests ior the prettiest girl and the ugli- Harlcy Smith, Jr., and Roy Led- ford, of Gainesville, Ga., were vis iting in Highlands last week-end at the home of. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Bosan quct, and their family, who have been occupying the Dacamara guest cottage this summer, left on Mon day for their home in Florida. Mrs. Jack Wotton, is a guest at "Faraway," the home of Mrs. Dun can Dotigal, on, Satulah mountain. , Mrs. Addie .Hawes, and Miss Mary Alice Manis, of Elberton, Ga., spent the week-end with Mrs. John Deadwyler at her home here. ,: Miss Marie d'Antignac Allen, of Augusta, Ga.,, is a guest of Mrs. A. J. Salinas at "Kalalanta." ' John Pierson, the son of Mrs. L. F. Pierson, left last week for Wil mington, Del., where he will spend the winter. Miss Maidie Mills returned to her home in Monroe, La,, on Wednes- pects to return to Raleigh on Sun day to resume his studies at State college. Dr. and Mrs. Williard Parry and their daughter have closed their home on . Little Yellow mountain, and returned to their home in Miami, Fla. , Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Reinke and family, left on Tuesday for their home in Nashville, Tenn Harry Hall, of Atlanta, spent the week-end as a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tudor Hall. William Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Edwards, will leave soon to enter Georgia School of Technology, in Atlanta, where he will enroll as a student of Mechan ical Engineering. Miss Louise Crosby, and Billy Crosby, popular members of the younger set, left for their home in San Mateo, Fla., on Wednesday, after spending the summer with tl:ei,f aunt, Miss Mary J. Crosby. Mrs. W. H. Nollman and her mother, who are summer residents of Highlands, made a . three-day trip to Asheville this week. The Rev. Frank Bloxham spent three days this week at Kanuga Lake, Hendersonville, attending " a Clergy Retreat. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ryder, of Decatur, Ga., spent the week-end at Brookside camp. Mr. Ryder is connected with the Southern Bell Telephone company, in Atlanta, .Mr. .and Mrs. R. H. Sickles, of Apopka, Fla., arrived on Saturday in their trailer, "for. a stay at Brookside camp. Mr. Sickles took many fine photographs while he was here last summer Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wheeler and their daughter, Edith, left on Tues day for their home in Birmingham, Ala! Mr. Wheeler is the director of the ' Highlands museum. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall spent several days last week in Atlanta and Hartwell, Ga., visiting Mrs. Hall's mother and father, Th.c following group of young people enjoyed a picnic on Little Yellow mountain Sunday .evening: Louise Crosby, Carolyn Potts, Lina, Mary, and Dot Reinke, Steve Fotts, Val Pierson, Hiram McKinney, Jack Potts and 'Charlie Paul. 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