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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY It, ItSl TUB FRANKLIN PftfilS AND THE HIGHLANDS MAC0N1AN PACE THREE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES and COMINGS AND GOINGS MRS. LESTER S. CONLEY, PHONE 104 MRS. PATTON NAMED ON CABINET COMMITTEE MrS. George B. Patron, who is in Raleigh with Representative Patton, was recently named on the memb ership committee of the Sir Walter cabinet, which, is also called the fourth house. In Raleigh, the senate group is called the first house, the house, group the second, the lobbyist, the third and the Sir Walter cabinet, the fourth . U. D. C. HOLDS MEETING AT "SUNNYSIDE FARM" The United , Daughters of the Confederacy met on Monday after . noon with Mrs. W. W. Sloan at her home, "Sunnyside Farm." , The program was presented on the subject of Abraham Lincoln by Mrs. Zeb Conley; New Orleans and General Beauregard, by Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson. Miss Elizabeth Slagle, president, pre.se.nted a number of communica tions of the ' national and state organizations. , Airs. H. E. Church, program chairman, arranged a valentine con test, the prize being won by Miss Slagle. Delicious refreshments with Val entine Day decorations were served , by the hostess. R. R. RICKMAN GIVEN BIRTHDAY DINNER Mrs. R. R. Rickman celebrated ,' with ta surprise 'birthday dinner at her home at West's Mill, honoring Mr. Rickman on his 67th birthday. A delicious dinner was enjoyed by the family and a few close friends. Children attending were:. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rickman, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rickman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fouts and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carr Bryson and family, and Carr Rickman. REPRESENTATIVE PATTON GUEST AT MANSION George B. Patton, representative from Macon county in the Gen eral ' Assembly was among the breakfast guests of Governor Clyde VR. Hoey at the mansion Wednes day morning, February 8. MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO HAVE RUMMAGE SALE The young women of the Mary Johnston Allman Missionary So ciety of the Franklin Methodist church will hold a rummage sale at JoTin Thomas' store in the old bank building next Saturday, Feb ruary 18. BEREAVED FAMILIES generally have in mind how much they want the funeral to cost. They know how much they wish to spend and tee know that such an amount is the right price, MANY SENSITIVE PEa PLE are opposed to any public knowledge of the cost of a funeral. Those ,we serve avoid any reve lation or outside discus slon concerning the price. WHETHER THE COST is more or less than pub licly known prices, each family is assured of the utmost in quality of fur jnisliings and direction.. C? Mffwu. (fat WbJlwu1foit ..Jf "4 PHONE 106 NIGHT PHONE 30 roftt v a. m Airs. Charles Robinson, of Biltr more, spent last Friday with her brother, Thomas Kinsland, of Frank lin Route 4, who has been ill with pneumonia, and with her sister, Mrs, Frank Henry, Sr, Mrs. Tina Grant, of Briartown, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Alice Rickman, at her home at West's Mill. Miss Hazel Bradley, who recent ly . underwent tan appendix opera tion at Angel hospital, returned to her home at Otto Sunday. Tom Rickman is confined to his home at West's Mill with rheuma tism. The Rev. Frank Bloxham is ex pected to return on Friday or Sat urday after a"10-days' trip to New York City. Miss Margaret Cozad has. been confined to her home for several days with an attack of flu. Mrs. Matt EXaves, of Franklin Route 2, is recovering in Angel hospital after an appendicitis oper ation. Mrs. Lyman Higdon has . been confined to her home with a severe cold since her return from Ataltna last Wednesday.; 1 George Byrd, son of E. B. Byrd, of Stiles, underwent an appendix operation at Angel hospital last Friday, and is. reported to be proT greasing favorably. Henry Burnett, of Etna, was also operated on for appendicitis the same day and is recovering. Miss Jean Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon "Moore, und erwent an operation .. for the re moval of her appendix at Angel hospital last Thursday, and her con dition is reported as favorable. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Glenn, who will arrive in Franklin on Friday after noon to deliver an address at the invitation of the Council of Social Agencies, will be the guest of Mrs. J.. W. C. Johnson during her stay. Miss Grace Conley, a student at Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C.,() .spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Conley. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Cunning ham are now at home on the Mur phy road, in the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray. Mr9. W. T. Moore and Miss Lassie Kelly returned Friday night after a 15-days' trip touring Flor ida and a visit to the Keys and Nassau, in the Bahamas. They were accompanied to the Keys and to Nassau by Miss' Annie Slagle, who is spending the winter in Florida. Freda Mae Arnold, small daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arnold, has been ill with flu but was re ported Wednesday to be greatly improved. Mrs. Allman Observes 85th Birthday Sunday Mrs. .Mary Johnston Allman, known to her hundreds of friends as "Aunt Mary" or "Sister," cele brated her 85th birthday anniver sary on Sunday. Mrs. Allman, a life-long resident of Macon county, has been a mem ber of the woman's missionary so ciety for more than 60 years, and is one of the. few .surviving charter members. For her long and untir ing service to the society and the church, she was presented a life membership by the society. Mrs. Allman has been confined to her room for more than a year. Many of her friends called, on her Sunday with tokens of remem brance and, wishes for many more happy birthday. She is now making her home with M iss Amy Harrison on Har rison avenue. Frank E. Frye Diet N In Bry&on City Frank Ennett Frye, retired hotel operator and lumberman, died at his home in Bryson City Sunday night after an unexpected heart attack suffered Saturday afternoon. Mr. Frye was the father of Mrs. Louise Coman, of Franklin, and besides Mrs. Coman is survived by his wife and four sons, Robert and Frank E. Frye, Jr., of Murphy, Harold Frye of Waynesville, and William Frye of Enka, and two other daughter., Mrs. T. J. Sand lin, Jr., of Bryson City, and Mrs. Catherine Cope of Erika. Mr. Frye moved to Bryson City from Mount Victory, Ohio, and had lived in that section ever since. He was at one time operator of Frye mont Inn and in recent years had operated the Entella hotel. Mr. Frye married Miss Mattie Pender of Bryson City shortly after coming to Western North Carolina. He was a veteran of the Spanish-Amerioan war and was a Mason and a Shriner. State College Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. To what extent is lespedeza sericea grown in North Carolina? A. Due to the fact that it takes two or three years to get this crop to the stage where hay can be cut very little is grown in this state. Roughly,' there is not over 5,000 acres grown, and this estimate is rather high. There were, however, a total of 802,000 acres of the an nual lespedeza grown in the state last year, which makes this the third crop from the standpoint of acreage grown last year, being ex ceeded only by cotton and corn. Q. What is the proper tempera ture for a brooder house? A. The brooder should be regu lated for the first week to 98 de grees F. at the outer edge of the canopy and on a level with the chicks' heads. The temperature should then be reduced five de grees each week until the sixth week. Where brick or rock brood f-i, i $$lt&'0J$j&t! " llwill.iaaaMJ..T111 f .. -" j ittii ntl ' O1 &ff - S'&L- '' f '' ' i1t ' i . iimwMwur miimiw. innwiTnrtSSL. , ' "mf LA V BURRELL MOTOR Phone 123 ers are used, a room temperature of 70 to 75 degrees is sufficient. Care must be taken not to run a subnormal ' temperature as the chicks will crowd and cause disease and deaths from over-heating. Q. Can strawberry plants be moved this month and still make a crop this year? A. If it is absolutely necessary, that the plants- be 'moved it -is. pos sible to get a small crop of berries this season if you will dig the lilt mrbare -fin1 Cimal't Cnriar Tobaccos are Soothing to the w, h ges mm OBSfc (30 (33? This public preference is the public's proof of Chevrolet's greater dollar value. Act on it! Buy Chevrolet for 1 939 . . and get more for your money, A General Motors Valu plants carefully and leave as much dirt as possible adhering to the roots. A much better plan would be to set some of the, younger plants in .a new patch an get a good crop of fruit from the older plants this coining .spring. The old patch could then be plowed up and the new patch filled in with run ners .from the newly set plants in the summer, However, if the plants must. 'be- moved, February is the safest month for the work. ices. . V Ke,"an j t nam.. "uui n - . . -a - 41 I lni i Nerved CO. Franklin,N.C
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