THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, NOV. 23, 1939 PAGE EIGHT YAMS Yields of 250 to 41)0 bushels to the acre arc being reported by many sweet potato growers of i .. ' .. .... t... ... t.ci In .r iifrl ations are '.Started on this year's crop. . ' Such good results were' obtained from the first McDowell county horse and cattle show that the event will be .made an annual af fair, says Farm 'Agent S. L. llome W.od. ' Classified Advertisements As the World Turns 10k RKXT Furnished and heated bedroom on Harrison avc nut. U)se, in. Apply - l'rcss . Office. . WAMTKD Used high chair ami bab bed in good condition. Kus- rfll Cabe, Franklin, N. C. Hp FOR RENT The house on I'almer street, known as the J. K. Fendergrass place. O. C. Bryant S14 tfc The curb market will be open cm Wednesday, November. 29, from H:M) until noon for a special Thanksgiving sale. IIP FOR RFN'T J. E. Lancaster home place on Riverview Street. For information, see H. W, Cabe, at Bank of Franklin. , 2tp FOR SALF Flowers for any oc casion. Prompt service, l'rices very reasonable. Sylva Flower Shop, Mrs. Fainter, Prop., Phone 6, Sylva, N. C. 012-tfc ROSE BUSHES -All leading varieties, two year old field grown budded on japon ic a roots. Price 25 cents each. We also have large assortments of hiuse plants priced very reason able. Mize Florist, Clayton. Ga. N2J-2tc NJO BARGAINS! . New and '" good used watches any make. Grover Jamison, Jeweler. N9 4tc-X30 (bkwiihLtui IT PAYS TO LISTEN Read The Ads (Continued From Pag One) and Olio Strasser, refugee, leader of anii-ai!i forces m fans were also connected with the pit uy Nazi newspapers. WELFARE MEETING ' A sound, intelligent administra tion of public welfare was urged by D, Hiden Ramsey at the meet ing of state and district leadens of welfare work in Asheville last Tuesday. "You are dealing with the very bases of society out of which democracy, good or bad, is founded," he said. " & U. S. CONTROLS FOREST WILD LIFE , Federal Judge 1. M. Meckins ruled Saturday in Raleigh that the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over game in the Pis gah National forest, and granted the United States a permanent in junction restraining North Caro lina from interfering with the Na tional Park service in the .super vision of deer in the 97,000-acre tract. DUKE DEFEATS CAROLINA A score of 13 to 3 in favor of Duke was the result of last Sat urday's game at Duke . stadium, witnessed by more than 50,000 fans. RAIN ABATES FOREST FIRES Light rains have halted forest fires throughout W. N. C... after seven weeks of dry weather had menaced large areas, in spite of heroic fire fighters led 'by .state and federal forest officials. JUSTICE BUTLER DIES Associate Justice Pierce Butler, of the United States supreme court, died after an illness of three months in a hospital in Washing ton last Thursday. . PUBLIC WORK FOR YOUTH Staling that one-third of the nearly 11,000,000 unemployed are youths of 15 to 24 years, a com mission of industrialists and edu cators, headed by Owen D. Young, urged a program of public work for young persons unemployed. CANADA'S WAR ORDERS Unofficial reports state that huge orders for war needs, from' air planes to tooth paste, have been placed in the U. S. by the Can adian war supply board, whose activities have been kept secret. SMITH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Former President Smith of Lou isiana State University, has be gun to serve his long term in Angola penintentiary ' afier. failing in an attempt at suicide by open ing an artery in his foot. ." GENERAL MOTORS FOUND GUILTY A jury in federal court in South bend, Ind., last week, convicted the General Motors corporation and three subsidiaries of violating the Sherman anti trust act. The subsidiaries were the General Mo tors Sales corporation, General Motors Acceptance corporation and GMAC of Indiana. . The jury acquitted 17 officials of the firms. I AL CAPONE IN HOSPITAL Guards are posted near the lux urious hospital suite of the form er gang leader Capone. where he was taken after release from pris on last week for treatment for paresis. He is being guarded from vengeance of gangland enemies, it was reported. RUSSIAN PRESS ATTACKS FINNS Conflicting reports come from Russian press and Finnish sources. Finland is charged with .sending more troops to the Russian border, and Finns report to the contrary. The Soviet press continues, its campaign to force Finland into territorial concessions. U. S. AND JAPAN The state department has indi cated that Japanese treatment of American interests in China will determine whether this country' can continue friendly commercial re lation. with Japan. The existing treaty will expire January 26. RUSSO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT An outcome of the "cease fight ing" agreement between Russia and Japan has been a Russo-Japanese trade agreement, it is announced. ADDITIONAL FRANKLIN SOCIAL ITEMS ENLOE-M1H1LL Mr. and Mrs. C. ' D. Enloe, of Franklin Route .1, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Blanche Enloe to Norman Mihill, of Wilmington, N. Y. The ceremony was performed at the home of the groom's mother in Washington, D. C, with the Rev. C. E. Keys., pastor, of the First Church of the Nazarene, the officiating minister. Mrs. Enloe has been in Wash ington for several months, where she is employed by the govern ment. Mr. and Mrs. -Mihill will reside in Washington, D. C. Seven poultry flock owners of Lenoir county have started keep ing demonstration flock records this fall in cooperation' with the State college extension service. -O. R. Carrithers, farm agent of Caldwell county, estimates ' that 450,000 people observed the Cald well progress exhibit at the State Fair in Raleigh and 'at the Southern States Fair in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Franks and son, Morris, are spending several months in .Miami, Fla. Hilton Calloway is spending sev eral days with friends in Augusta, Ga. ' G. L. Totnlin of Clayton owner of the Clayton and Macon The atres, has 'been an almost daily Visitor in Franklin during the last few weeks. He is overseeing the construction of the new theater being built on the Burrell lot op posite the postoffice. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Rogers and Mrs. Roy G. Beshears spent the latter part of the past week in Durham, Raleigh and at Greens boro for a visit with their daugh ters, Miss Betty Rogers and Miss Leida Beshears, who are students at North Carolina Woman', col lege. Norman West, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. West, of lotla, and teacher ' in the Walnut Creek school, underwent an operation at Angel hospital Monday. He is getting along nicely and expects to be back at his school work within a short time. Mrs. Willie Jean Oliver, form erly of Franklin, is now a patient at Black Mountain and reported to be getting along very nicely. However, her condition has been quite serious until the last two months. BREEDERS Eighty-six high-grade Hereford heifers have been brought into Yancey county this fall for breed ing purposes, reports R. H. Crouse, acting county agent. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace has named Madison, Wis., as the 10th city in the nation for the distribution of surpluses to needy through the food order stamp plan. Winter Bargains PART WOOL BLANKETS 3 Lbs. 66x80 $1.49 pr. MEN'S JACKETS MELTONS $1.49 to $3.95 GENUINE RICHIE $4.49 to $10.50 LEATHER $4.95 to $15.00 HANES' UNION SUITS Men's Heavy Weight 75c suit PART WOOL CLOTH 36-in. Wide 35c yd. MEN'S BOOTS From Cheapest to Best $2.95 to $11.50 CHILDREN'S COATS All Wool Flannel Sizes 4 to 16 $1.95 to $4.95 LADIES' COATS To Fit Any Pocketbook $3.95 - $19.75 Specials 1 Lot 'Men's Work Shoes, close out,' pr. $1.49 1 Lot Men's Work Shoes up to $3.50 val. $1.98 1 Lot Ladies' Shoes, close out, pr. $1.00 Joseph Ashear "We Clothe the FamUy" Pre - Holiday In Furnish iDgs I I 'WW o irY-rn rrniimrn . 1 .... .Jr". .-5,' jkbv b I i c3 ra II I 4 1 Our store is packed with fine furniture, every thing from odd pieces to complete furnishings for your home. We invite you to come in and inspect our stock, and let us explain how easy it is for you to buy your needs here on our liberal credit plan. Think of furniture as gifts for Christmas. Nothing could be more appro priate, besides the convenience of the credit we offer you and also the FREE merchandise we are giving. Come in and "bargain" with us we like to "trade". 9x12 LINOLEUM RUG GIVEN FREE WITH EACH BEDROOM SUITE SET OF DISHES GIVEN FREE WITH EACH RANGE During the past months we have given away free hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise and at the same time have given our customers the advantage of tremendous savings in every article bought from us. We were fortunate in having on hand a large stock of furniture, which we bought before there was any advance in prices, and we are saving you m o n e y on every article bought from us while we are running these specials. Prices are still advancing in the market, but we are offering goods bought at OLD prices, and giving our customers the savings. niiimm jf" mi,,! ,ii mum SET OF DISHES OR RUG FREE WITH EACH RANGE TABLE OR RUG FREE WITH EACH Living Room Suite ONE TABLE I7 REE WITH EACH RCA Victor Radio SET OF DISHES OR RUG FREE WITH EACH KITCHEN CABINET TABLE OR RUG FREE WITH EACH STUDIO COUCH 9x12 Linoleum Rug FREE WITH EACH BEDROOM SUITE Maeoin Fiimitaire Compaiiy, loco Your Credit is Good With Us Phone I5tt Franklin, N. C.

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