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PACE TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, APRIL T, 1138 C. OF C; MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT Meeting Postponed prom Last Friday; Public Invited to Attend The public meeting of the Frank ltn Chamber of Commerce schedul ed for last Friday night was post poned until Tuesday night, April 12, on account of the fact that some of the officers and directors were out of . town, and there were several other affairs due to take place at the same time. The meeting on April 12 will be held in the courthouse, beginning at 7 :30, and it is hoped that all members will be present, as well as every citizen who is interested in the welfare and prosperity of the town. It is only through the Chamber of Commerce that the. people of the town can carry out plans for the accommodation and entertain ment of the visitors we expect to have with us during the coming season, and this meeting is ex tremely important. Everybody is invited to attend and listen to the reports of the past year's work and offer sugges tions as to what should constitute the program for the current year. Scenes and Persons in the Current News SCOUTS HOLD HONOR COURT Scouts And Officials On Hand From Several Other Troops Monday night the Boy Scout dis trict court of honor was held in the basement of the Franklin Meth odist church with a large crowd in attendance. The meeting was presided over by A. W. Allen, scout exemutive, of AsheviUe. Dr. B. M. Thompson, of Bryson City, showed several very interest ing reels of scout pictures he had made himself, and the scouts pre sented a very enjoyable skit. Scouts were present from Bryson City, Cullowhee, Cherokee and Franklin. The troop committee, which was appointed by the Franklin Rotary club, sponsors of the Franklin Boy Scout Troop, met for a busi ness session Monday evening and elected officers for the coming year. Those elected were: Jimmy Hauser, scout master; W. !'. Smith, first assistant ; Douglas Nichols, Jr., second assistant, and Jesse Tessier third assistant. The local troop committee is composed of the following: R. V. Miles, Jr., chairman; B. W. Wood ruff, secretary; O. C. Bryant, Sam VV. Mendenhall, Rev. T. A.. Flana gan, John Archer and J. S. Conley til ' vlffc Hk5- tU? V tWlA((Y b J!xri n.:IAiXr J,,-i i : xtLsdL-i i 1 Mr. and Mrs. Austin Richardson, of Statesville, spent1 the week-end here with Mr. Richardson's two sisters, Mrs. Cecil L. Pendergrass, at her home on White Oak street, and Mrs. Henry W. Cabe, at her home on Riverside street. Mrs, P. A. i'age and Miss Vir ginia Page, of St. Petersburg, Fla., spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this week here, the guests of Charlie Russell.. Births Air. and Mrs. Lee Tippett an nounce the birth of a son at their home on Harrison avenue on last Saturday. , . 1 Customs men of Germany and Austria shown tearing down barricades that marked the limits of their respective nations, following: Hitler's successful Nazi coup. 2 Spanish loyalist prisoners captured recently on the Alcaniz front do a lock-step under their captors' eyes. 3 Leslie Hore-Belisha, youthful British secre tary of war who Is speeding England's rearmament program. SACRED CAMEL : v.::..v........................ l If Ai JO t V " I The above picture is the sacred camel of Ethiopia with her baby. formerly 'belonging to Haile Sallasie, late ruler of Ethiopia. She was purchased by Mr. Newton, Jr., in London last winter. The babv camel and its mother will be seen at each performance of the Newton Bros. circus which will exhibit in Franklin afternoon and night, on April 18. FIVE ANNOUNCE FOR CO. BOARD (Continued from Page Ono) C. A. Bryson and C. L. Blaine. These gentlemen have had to handle the difficult problem of re financing the county's indebtedness, and they have handled it well. This matter is now practically closed. New bonds are being issued for the old as fast as the holders come in, and at a considerable saving to the county in interest. These gentlemen ask for reelec tion lUpon their record of service to the county. The announcement of George Guest as a candidate for chairman of the county board also appears this week. Everybody knows George. In fact, it is doubtful if. there is a man in the county better known as a Democratic worker. He has served as justice of the peace, special officer for the town and as deputy sheriff, and has as many friends as any man in the county. The fun ADDITIONAL FRANKLIN SOCIAL ITEMS and invited guests are expected to attend. MULL-MEACHAM Announcement has been received of the engagement of Miss Mont rose Mull, of Shelby to Earl H. Meacham, of Raleigh. The wedding is scheduled to take place in June. Mr. Meacham is widely known here, having taught the vocational agricultural class in the Franklin high school for five years, and has often visited friends in Franklin. FATHER AND SON BANQUET SATURDAY EVENING The annual father and son ban quet sponsored by the vocational agriculture class of the Franklin high school, will be held . in the American Legion hall on Saturday evening, April 9, beginning at 7:30 o'clock., S. W. Mendenhall. countv farm agent, has accepted an Mrs. Bertha Ledtord, of Patton Valley, left Thursday for a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Kobert9 .a-nd Mr. Roberts at Aladi sonville, Tenn. Mrs. Roberts will be remembered as the former Miss Lucy Dills, of Cartoogechaye. Mrs. Ernest McCoy and two sons, Kenneth and Ted, who . have been visiting for some-' time with Irs. McCoy's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Baldwin, and other re latives on Route 3, and Mr. Mc Coy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McCoy, of the Gold Mine section',' left Thursday for their home in California. They were accompanied, on their return trip by Mi. Mc Coy's brother, Ray' McCoy. Mrs. Malva Love, of Whittier, is spending several days here with her daughter, Mrs. Jim Palmer and Air. Maimer, at their home on Palmer street. Mrs. George Coriley is spending this week in Canton with her son to her room this week with ton silitis. Mr. and Mrs, Koy G. Beshears and daughter, Miss Leida Beshears, left Tuesday for Huntsville, Ala., for a visit with relative and friends. Mrs. E. K. Cunningham, who has been quite ill for several weeks, is reported to be able to be up and around in the house. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ramsey and son, Clayton; Mrs. Frank Higdon and Mrs. L. S. Conley spent Tues day in Asheville. Fred Gibson has returned to his home , in Detroit, Mich., after visit here with his brother, Roy Gibson and his -brother, W. R Gibson, at his home at Leatherman. Miss Ruth . Higgins and Miss Leida Beshears, who are attending Woman s College of the University of North Carolina, at Greensboro, came in Saturday to spend the spring holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Higgins, at their home bn Harrison avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Beshears, at their ' home on West Main street. Miss Julia Hall, of East Frank lin, is spending several days with her sister, Mrs. Laura Parrish, at her home on Oak Grove. Misses Vissie and Tiny Gibson have returned from Highlands where they visited their aunt, Mrs. Mary Henry, and other relatives. John Archer, who spent the past week in Coronado. Beach, Fla., was accompanied on his return by Mrs. Archer and two children, who have been spending the past two months in Florida. To Members Of American Legion Following is an announcement of competitive examinations conducted by the United States employment service for positions in the North Carolina state employment service : Field supervisor $2400-$3200 District manager $2000-$2600 Branch manager $1680-$2250 Senior interviewer . . . . .$1500-$1800 Junior interviewer . . v, . ,$1200-$1500 Interviewing clerk $900-$1200 Complete information and appli cation forms may .be obtained from: Russell M. Grumman, special representative., United States em ployment service, 308 South Build ing, University of North Carolina, Application forms must be post marked and returned to Mr. Grum man at . the above address before midnight, April 23, 1938. All nprtnns in aIit.KI a o the examination. Further details as to require ments and qualifications may be obtained from Russell M. Grum man or from the commander of Macon County Post No. 108, Amer ican Legion, J. Wasilik, Jr. I1any Refrigerators Being Sold Proving that Americans look up on electric refrigeration as a year around, necessity, a total of more than 105,000 domestic electric re frigerators was sold during the. month of January of this year. Oklahoma led all states in the percentages of sales increase of domestic electric refrigerators for the first month of this year over January of a year agoOther lead ing states in sales percentage in creases include Oregon, Louisiana, Arizona, Minnesota and Washing ton, and the Districf of Columbia, according to H. L. Bryant, ofj Macon County Supply Co., local dealers for General Electric home appliances. . In the actual number of domestic refrigerators sold during the first month of the' year, Pennsylvania was first, he said. Other states, in order of unit sales, were Npw York, Illinois, California, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Missouri, Minne sota, Massachusetts, Washington, Indiana, New Tersev. Wisconsin. North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Iowa; to make the principal address of . ? , uKnr.,n-iaw, Mr. ana Mrs. the evening, An interestinc nroeram fnr the banquet has been planned by Gus Baldwin, president of the class, and other members of the class, with the assistance of W. H. Finley, agricultural instructor. The banquet will be prepared "by Miss Frances McNeil . tr-v, ic- iun is siiiriinir eanv this nome prnnnm r- year, and the indications are that h.gh school and served by members there. will be plenty, of it before of the home economics class ' the campaign closes on June 3. I Approximately JOO fathers, ' song' Richard Conley, Mrs. Tim Hoilman,, who has been quite ill with pneumonia, was re ported Wednesday" to b& slightly improved. - Mr. and Mrs. John Bulgin left Sunday for Mobile, Ala., to meet Mrs. Henry ( Slagle, who was ex pected to arrive, there Monday from Porto Rico, where she spent the winter with her son, Dr. Dick Slagle and Mrs. Slagle. V ' Miss Rosalind Bulgin is confined NO DESK IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A MARKWELL STAPLER We can furnish a stapler for your every require ment A liberal trade-in allowance on your old machine. We carry a. full line of staples at all times. THE FRANKLIN PRESS Franklin, N. C.
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