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P X6e two THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1838 LEGAL ADVERTISING National Forest Timber For Sale Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Franklin, North Carolina, up to and includ ing July 30, 1938, for all merchant able dead timber and all live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area of a-bout 140 acres within the Cochrans Creek Unit in the Cheoah River Watershed, Nantahala National Forest, Graham County, North Carolina ; estimated to be 34,540 bd. ft. of yellow poplar and black cherry ; 40,110 bd, ft. of north ern red oak, cucumber, basswood, hard maple and ' ash ; 3,810 bd. ft. of birch, black oak, soft maple; 6, 450 bd. ft. of chestnut oak and beech; 356 bd. ft. of .buckeye; 91, 680 bd. ft. of chestnut sawtimber; .43,750 bd. ft. of hemlock, more or less. In addition, there is an un estimated amount of hemlock bark and chestnut oak bark; 460 bd. t. of locust; 1,160 bd. ft. of black gum. silverbell, which may be removed, at the option of the purchaser. No 'bid of less than $9.00 per M for yellow poplar and black cherry; $7.00 per M for northern red oak, cucumber, basswood, hard maple, ash ; $4.0.) per M for birch, black oak, red maple, black locust ; $3.00 per A I for chestnut oak, beech; $1.50 for chest nut, buckeye, black gum, silverbell; $2.00 per M for hemlock; $1.50 per ton of 2,240 lbs. of hemlock bark and chestnut oak bark will be con sidered. $100 must be deposited with each bid to be applied on the pur chase price, refunded, or retained in part as liquidated damages, ac cording to the conditions of the sale. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Before bids are submitted, full information concern ing the timber, the conditions of the sale, and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Franklin, N. C, or the District Forest Ranger, Andrews, North Carolina. J30 2tc-rjly7 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as administratrix of Elbert Cope, deceased, late of Macon county, N. C, this is to notify all persons having , claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of June, 1939, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This 28th day of June, 1938. SALLIE COPE, Administratrix. J30 j6tp A4 Blackberries Wanted BY CANNERY Beginning Tuesday, July 5th, we will pay 15 cents per gallon for nice clean Blackberries. Our trucks will cover same routes as they did last season. Berries must be delivered to trucks same day as picked, not later than 5:00 o'clock each afternoon. For further details contact truck driver Tuesday. Prentiss Food Products Company PRENTISS, N. C. ANNOUNCEMENT business Saturday, July 2. We extend a cordial invitation to all our customers (old and new) to come in and see our new shop Private booths have been installed, and our service here will be modern in every way. Also we wish to state that we will meet all competitive prices in town. Esther's Beauty Shoppe McCoy Building Phone 152 Franklin, N. C. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. GRANT, 98 Oldest Woman In County Passes At Home Of Grandson 1 Mrs. Betsy Jane Grant, 98 years of age, the oldest woman in Ma con county, died at the home of her ; grandson, Horace Hurst, on Bonny Crest, Saturday morning at 12 :30 o'clock. Mrs. Grant "was a member of the Shoals Creek Baptist church and was a close student of the Bible. Mrs. Grant was known to hun dreds of relatives and friends as "Aunt Betsy Jane". She was born on Shoals Creek in Haywood, now Jackson county, June 9, 1840, a daughter of John S. and Martha Carroll Gibson and was the eldest in a family of 15 children. She was the oldest living descendant of the late Rev. Samuel Gibson, a pioneer Baptist minister in Macon county. She was left motherless when the youngest child was two years old and thereafter had much of the burden of the family cast upon her. At the age of 18, she was mar ried to the late William Grant and to that union six children were born. After the birth of their sec ond child in 1862, Mr. Grant went to the war where he received a wound in his left leg. He was forc ed to walk on crutches, for the re mainder of. his life. Shortly after his return from the war, he moved his family to Sweetwater, Tenn., where he was employed as a book keeper in a cotton mill. Mrs. Grant was left a widow at the age of 35 with six small chil dren, ho income and only a small farm to live upon. She" did noi scorn the heaviest, types of manual labor in looking after her brood. She raised sheep, sheared them, carded, spun the thread and then wove cloth for their clothing. Black and white walnut dyes were used as well as mixtures from 'broom sedge and alder. , "Aunt Betsy" received most - of her education at home where she was taught by her father, a teacher. Her longest school term was three months. Funeral services were held at he Snow Hill Methodist church Sun day morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. H. S. Williams, pastor, assisted by the Rev. A. A. Angel, were in charge of the services. Interment., We wish to announce to our customers that we have moved from our former lo cation over the Macon The atre to the recently remodel ed McCoy Building on Main - . Street, and will be open for Prize Cow Given Roosevelt Blessing 1 rs& : Lu-& President Roosevelt get close to nature when he visited the little mountain community of Arthurdale, W. Va., site of a federal homestead project. The prize-winning New Deal cow shown In the picture seems un imnressed bv the nresldential friendliness. PIANIST-STATESMAN $ - An excellent character stu. made recently, of Ignace Jan Pa erewski, genius of the piano and fo mer premier of Poland. The artis' now in his seventy-eighth year, i: one of the builders of the new Polish nation. was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Grant is survived by one son, Samuel Grant, of Greenville, S. C. ; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Dillard, of Demorest, Ga., Mrs. Margaret Carter, of Anderson, S. C, and Mrs.. Nancy Cardon, of Leatherman, Macon county; 24 grandchildren, 78 great-grandchil dren and 37 great-great-grandchil dren. Two Business Concerns To .Move This Week Esther's Beauty Shoppe and Mrs Green's dressmaking establishment will be moved the latter part of this week to . new quarters in the Mc Coy building, formerly occupied by the Bryant Furniture company.. The store room has been com pletely remodeled, and will . accom modate the beauty shop, Mrs. Green and Frances' Shop. Frances' Shop will be moved next week, as that side ot the building is not quite ready for occupancy. Esther's Beauty Shoppe has been occupying an upstairs room in th'e Leach building and Mrs. Green has been in the old Munday building across from Roy Cunningham's store. . John Thomas will occupy the ground floor of the Munday build ing with a line of fruits and pro duce as soon as Mrs. Green moves to her new place. Macon Theatre Offers Holiday Program The Macon Theatre will offer a special program on lulv 4. consist ing' of a Western picture in the morning, .beginning at 10:30. and in the evening "College Swing" will be presented, starring, Georire Burns and Gracie Allen, Martha Ray and Ben Blue. Also "Good Lookiner Wife" and "Magician Mickey." 4 5i' ft rC 11 "M-i J j FOR LICENSED VETERINARIAN Call 804 DR. R. D. WEST, Vet. CHECK . ' Your Summer Clothing Needs On This List Before You Buy Ladies' Dress Hats, felt and straw, Etfi to QEc values. up to $1.95, now Men's Cloth Hats, ideal for fishing ?c or outing Men's Better Grade Waterproof Hats, QQC Values $1.50, now Print Dresses with Panties, guaranteed EOc fast colors, sizes 6 to. 14 Ladies' Voile, Lace and Silk Dresses, $1.00 $1.95 values, now Ladies' Fast Colored Print Dresses, Real Buy Men's White Oxfords, big cut in prices, buy now Ladies' Sandals, Oxfords and Straps, $1.45 up white and colors, pair Ladies' Tennis Slippers, wear like $1.30 a pig's nose " Children's White Shoes Qc special Men's Dress Shirts, thousands of them, Ejfjc up all colors and sizes Boys' Shirts, chambray and Qc UP covert cloth - Wxjrk Pants for men and boys, all Qfc Pr sizes, Sanforized shunk, to close out Men's good Plow Shoes, plain toe, $1 .89 Leather Insoles Men's Work Shirts, 200 doz., all grades AJCts up and sizes Men's Overalls, heavy weight, any 7QC UP kind you are looking for ' Men's Underwear, Shorts and 1 Cc ea. Shirts lD Sheets, full bed size 72x90, while, ECic they last UJ Sheets, extra quality, 81x90, $1.00 guaranteed 4 years Pillow Cases, 36x42, 1 Cc each Pillow Cases, extra quality, 4 years wear i....... Crinkle Bed Spreads, size 80x105, QRC good quality, no seams ... Broadcloth, 36-in wide, 1 ftc assorted colors A NEW SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS WOLVERINE SHELL HORSEHIDE SHOES. NO BETTER WORK SHOES MADE. GET A PAIR AND YOUR SHOE; TROUBLES ARE OVER! When its Clothing you buy, see us. We can furnish your every need. Joseph Ashear "We Clothe the Familv" FRANKLIN, N. C. ' mm mm tmt. y
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