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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939 THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN PAGE FIVE Highlands Highlights MRS. H. G. STORY CHURCH NOTES Highlands Methodist Church Rev. W. F. Beadle, Pastor Cashiers: 10 a. in. Sunday school. 11 a. ni. Worship. Horse Cove: 3 p. ni. Worship. . Highlands Baptist Church Rev. J. G. Benfield, Pastor 10 a. in. Sunday school. 11 a. in. Sermon. 7 p. m.-ii. t. u; . . B p. ni. Sermon. Church of the Incarnation Rev. Frank Bloxham, Rector 11 a. in. Holy communion and sermon by the Kev. Win. Baker, of Colorado. Highlands Presbyterian Church Rev. R. B. DuPree, Pastor 10:15 a. in. Cliurcli school. 1 1 a. in. Worship, 8 p. in. Christian Endeavor. BENEFIT FOOD SALE AT HUDSON LIBRARY A benefit food sale for the Hudson" Library will be held at the library Saturday, September 2, be ginning at 10; JO a. m. OWENS' BID ACCEPTED FOR WATER IMPROVEMENTS In a meeting of the Mayor and board of commissioners of the town of Highlands last Saturday, several bids were presented for the proposed water improvements for the town, and the bid of John G. Owens of Franklin, registered engineer of North Carolina, was - accepted by the board. This is a Wl'A project and Mr. Owens be gan work, last Tuesday. He will make the necessary field survey and prepare drawings to submit to the board of commissioners for its approval. He will redraft the WPA proposal project to conform to the new designs and findings, and will obtain the approval of the state board of health and the WPA on all plans, designs and engineering services. He will also make an investiga tion of the present water distri bution system in the town with reference to pipe sizes, capacities, . pressures and quantities, and will draft a report and recommenda tions . on this investigation to the board of commissioners. Native stone wherever needed in this work will " be used, and the town given credit for same; credit will also be given for any- new-materials the town has on hand. Mr. Owens has' been connected with the government for the past five years, the last year being with the Works Progress Adnlinistar tion. He has resigned his position with the government, effective Sep tember 15, and will return to pri vate practice in Asheville, where he maintained offices for a num ber of years prior to his appoint ment to the National Park service, in he engineering department; Mr. Owens expects also to , open a branch office in Franklin. BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A very successful two weeks' Bible school at the Presbyterian church closed last Friday with a picnic lunch on Harris Lake and commencement exercises at the church Friday night. The interest ing program was composed, of memory work, the senior class re citing the 14th Chapter of John entirely from memory; dramatiza tion of Bible stories and choruses were also part of the program. At the close of the program Bible school certificates were awarded to ii pupils. The school was directed by Mr. Hubert Wardlaw, Bible school di rector of the Asheville Presbytery. The teachers were the Rev. W. R. Bustle, Miss Lavinia Brown and Miss Anne Black. MUSEUM AND LABORATORY MEETING HELD SATURDAY The Ninth Annual meeting' of the Highlands Museum and Bio logical Laboratory was held last Saturday at the Wcyman Memor ial Laboratory. All officers and trustees were unanimously re elected, wifh the exception of the Vice-president, Dr. '' Hessler, who was replaced by Dr. K. E. Keinke, due to the fact that Dr. Hessler could so seldom tie here. In a short talk Dr: Foreman predicted that the very near future would see the laboratory and the Mu seum operating separately, each having its own board of trustees. Dr. Leland Shanor, acting cur ator, estimated the number of people visiting the Museum through July, and August to be 400. He told of several interesting trip sponsored by the Museum, and of the mounted specimen of North ern Raven given to the Museum by Dr. f Clark Foreman, of Wash ington, D. C., and the aquaria pre sented by Dr. William Duane of Philadelphia. The very beautiful water colors of native plants on the walls of the laboratory, made by Mrs. Mary Motz Wills, were very much admired by the visitors at this meeting.' Among the scientists who have been working at the laboratory this summer are Doctors C. S. Chadwick, George Mitchell, Walter Yeider, Harold Bold, and E. E. Keinke, of Vanderbilt university; Dr. Velma Matthews, Coker col lege; Doctors Hiden Cox, Lindsay Olive, Alma Whiffen, Laurie Stew art, Leland Shanor, John A. Finch er, Alma Holland, and W. C. Coker, of the University nf North Caro lina; Dr. Thehua Howell, Duke university; and a number of under graduates from Furman university. The president, Dr. Coker, reported that even more work had been done this summer than last. Announcement was made at the meeting that work on the Museum building would beuin on the 10th of September. Cakes and . punch were served in the laboratory at the close of the meeting. PIANO PUPILS PRESENTED IN ENJOYABLE RECITAL Mrs. O. i Summer and Mrs. K. B. DuPree. presented their pi ano pupils in a recital at the school theatre last Wednesday. Pupils taking part on the program were: Margaret Neely, Lsabel Hall, Ann Anderson, Mary Deas Anderson, Angela Anderson, Sarah Hall, Deas Hamilton, Barbara Zoellner, Flor ence Waller, Mozelle Bryson, Ma rie Neely, Catherine Nollman, Nan cy Hanks and Virginia Mae Edwards. Highlands school is opening Wednesday, September 6, and the people of this vicinity are pleased to learn that Mrs. Annie Pierson is to be a member of the faculty again ' this year, after an absence of several year.s from the school. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Horn spent the past week-end with Miss Rach el Davis who returned with them to their home in Winston-Salem for a short visit. Among those attending the Hicks family reunion near Walhalla last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. Thad D. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tal ley, and little Miss Maxine Talley. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Edwards have. as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Seigard Johnson and family, and Miss Alma Johnson of Atlanta. Billy Crosby, who has been spending the summer with his grandmother, left Monday to join his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark and their daughters,, the Misses Louise and Lilla Cros by, in Hendersonville for the re turn trip to their home in San Mateo, Fla. Miss Louise Crosby will be a sophomore at the , Flor ida State College, for Women at Tallahassee this year, where she has been elected president of her class. Miss Margaret Wiley returned Tuesday from Greenwood, S. C, where ' she has been visiting her uncle and aunt, . Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wiley, for the past two weeks. '.,' Miss Julia Hammon and her sister, Miss Laura Hammond, of Atlanta are spending some time at their summer home on Spring street. Mr. and Mrs. J.- M. Co'stner and children of Miami, Fla'., are guests at Pier.son Inn.. Mrs. Costlier will sing at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. She is soloist at Miami Beach church, and has sung at the Presbyterian church here during her vacations for the past several summers. The people of this church are looking forward to hearing her , sing again this sum mer. J. P. Carlin is expected to arrive this week-end for Labor Day va cation. Mrs. Carlin and their three children, who have spent the sea son at their summer home, Carlin Spring, will return with Mr. Car lin next week to their home in Miami. The past week-end guests of Miss Rose B. Johnson at Johnson Cote were her two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. .Millen, Rock Hill, S. C, and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Welchel of College Park, Ga. Her nephew, Lucius Fitts of Atlanta, is her present guest. Miss Johnson is closing her summer home here this week-end to return to Birmingham, Ala., where , she will resume her speech work in Woodlawn high school. : Dr.' and Mrs. A. K. Harold had as their week-end guests Mr. and Mrs. FV H. Owen, of Miami, Fia. This was Mr. and Mrs. Owen's first visit to Highlands and they think it will take another trip to get accustomed to "these heights and winding roads." Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Holmes have sold their summer home on Mirror Lake to J. Harvey Trice, and re turned to Clemson College Mon day. Their Highlands friends were sorry , to learn they were selling their lovely lake cottage, but have been assured by both Mr. and Mrs. Holmes that they intend to spend at least a part of their vacation each year in Highlands. Dennis Jackson,' who has been the guest of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Jack-"" son, at their home on Chestnut street (or the past several weeks, returned Monday to ii is home in Macon, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of Montgomery, Ala., are occupying the Olive Reese Norton cottage at the Country club. Dr. Leland Shanor, who has been acting director of the Highlands Museum this summer, has accept ed a position in the botany depart ment at Clemson College. Guests at the Potts House who are staying till sometime in Oc tober are Mrs. A. M. "Keiger, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Penny, of Miami, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. H. M, Hutchison of San Juan, Porto Rico. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Coker re turned to Chapel Hill, last Wed nesday after .spending several weeks at their summer home in Lindenwood Park. Roy Holt, Who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Holt for the past two months left Tuesday" for Baltimore, Md., where he has ac cepted a position. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the sickness and death of our daugh ter, sister and granddaughter, Thelma. " Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Elliott and Children, and Mrs. Lura McCracken. ltp Cattle Sale Wednesday, September 6 Stock Yards at Depot Bring" all cattle early in the morning,- Sale will' begin promptly at 1 o'clock p. m. 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