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I fAGt TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON i AN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940 MRS. GIBSON IS 95 TODAY Gneiss Resident Likes Modern Ways Better Than The Old Judson Gray Completes Primary Air Corps Course Legion Auxiliary Makes Donation To Junior Red Cross The American Legion Auxiliary has donated $10 to the Junior Red Cross to be used for child welfare, through Mrs. Lola P. Barrington, chairman. This makes a total of $59 subscribed through the Junior Red Cross during this roll call. Mrs. Amanda Guy Gneiss is 95 years Gibson of old today i "." I i .. "tiiiii fiiij. mi.,, -r fVi-iiiiiiwMt r -- - - n - , (Thursday). 0 "Grandma," as she is affection ately called by her many friends over the county, is celebrating her .birthday quietly at the home of her son, Ben Gibson, with whom she now lives!. Lille most people her age, she has her eye an the cen tury mark and, if her present good health continues, she expects, to be able to observe her 100th birthday. Refusing to live in the past, Ms. Gibson prefers to be a very -modern Lady. She doesn't like black or drab clothing, but wants bright and colorful dresses, cut in the latest fctyles. Still Active She is still very active, able to walk about her son's home and help with odd jabs, and takes' a lively interest in her family and a host of friends. She has three living children, 37 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and live great-great-grandchildren. . Mrs. Gibson was born in. the Cul lasaja section of the county on December 5, 1845, living there un til after the Civil War, which , she remembers very well. In July, 1869, she married Harvey Irving Gibson of Roane county, Tenn., and made her home there with him. After living in Tennessee a few years, they moved back to Macon county where they brought up their family of eight children. Mr. Gibson died in 1916. Known For Cake-Baking Ability During her active life, Mrs. Gib sou was known far and wide for her ability to bake all kinds of cakes and pastries. For 25 years, she made all the cakes and pastry for Mr. Davis' resort hotel in Highlands. Until a few years ago "Grandma" made , nearly all the wedding cakes for her friends in Gneiss and the surrounding com munities. Mrs. Gibson vividly recalls the extreme hardships and poverty prevalent in the county during the Reconstruction period, following the Civil Wan Although she weigh ed hardly a 10U pouuds at the time, she says she worked many a day building the old-fashioned zig-zag rad fences used then. This summer, Mrs. Gibson was visited bv Miss Lorene Payne, an artist from Brevard, who had heard of her and came to. make her portrait. Miss Payne, a gradu ate of Cooper Union art school in New York and a teacher of art in the Brevard school, is complet ing the picture in oils from the sketches she made this summer. Broadway By EFFIE WILSON Stella Wilson who is working at Tuxedo, N. C, was home for the Thanksgiving holidays. ' Fred Green, Glen and Jack Wil son were the week-end guests of Sam McCall. Edna Wilson who is working in Highlands had Thanksgiving sup per with homefolks. . Frank Cabe visited at Andy Wilson's Sunday. Uncle Dave Cabe and daughter, Mrs. Arie Carpenter of Coweta, visited at Frank Cabe's recently. Mr. and Mrs. Aylor. Cha&tain of Shortoff were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. McKinney. Fannie and Zillah Wilson visited relatives at Dillard, Ga., recently. Mrs. Margaret Ballew who has been sick for some time, is some what improved. Nantahala National Forest Did You Know That Fifty deer are to be obtained from the Pisgab, Game Preserve this winter nd will be turned loose in the Game Cooperative Areas, of the Nantahala National Forest. The transplanting of deer is al ready in progress. Last week three deer were turned loose in the San- tee tUh Game Cooperative Area. Two of the deer were full grown does and and one was a buck. In addition, two full grown deer were turned loose in the Standing In dian Game Cooperative Area at White Oak Bottoms, Macon Coun ry. One of these deer was a 6- point buck weighing 157 pounds. . The trapping of deer on the Pisgah Game Preserve continues daily. The animals are hauled over to the Nantahala National Forest by George Crawford, State - Game Warden, and are released in the Game Cooperative areas according I to a predetermined stocking plan. The excellent warden service ex - is ting in these cooperative Game Areas affords the protection from illicit bunting so vitally necessary before good restocking- of game in any area can be attempted. The Forest Sen ice plans to con tinue the active stocking of game . areas in cooperation with the State "' limn Bin- wmmmmmmmm Having successfully completed the five-weeks primary training this group of seven Western North Carolina youtns were recently sent 10 nanump.. r.c.ujur au... u .u..u6, . .CJI - Wme commissioned officers in the Air Corps upon completing the Randolph field oonrse .They are, left to nght, Olen C Cook of Blowing Rock Duke M Paul of Asheville, David S. Stentz of Waynesville, Judson F. Gray of Franklin, Rex Dowtin of Arden, Jerry W. Davidson, Jr., and Bible Sunday Observed By Churches On December 8th Universal Bible Sunday, observ ed this year December 8, is cele brated by churches in the United States, Great Britain' and ' other countries. The day is sponsored in this country ty the American Bible Society now in its 125th year which, from the early days of the nation's life, has served all churches in supplying the! Scriptures a"v language at the cost of production. Last year the Society stressed the fact that the Bible is the corn erstone on which stand our Chris tian American liberties. The theme, 'The Truth Shall Make You Free" emphasized that our forefathers turned to their Bibles for guidance in r the establishment of their churches, schools courts and other institutions, as well as in the writ ing of their constitution. The second Sunday in December, set for Universal Bible Sunday, was adopted from its use as "Bible Sunday" by the English Church. The collect for the second Sun day , in Advent gives the theme for the day in these words, "Blessed Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures to . be written for our learning; grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them, that by patience and. comfort of thy Holy word, we may embrace, and ever hold fust,- the blessed hope of everlasting life; which thou hast given us in our Savior, Jesus Christ." The headquarters of the Amer ican Bible Society in the United States is Bible House, Park Ave. and 47th St., New York City. 30 N. C. Motorists Killed By Passing Improperly "North Carolina needs a Marshal Foch to tell motorists that "they shall not pass," Ronald Hocutt, di rector of the Highway Safety .Di vision, declared this week in com mentingon the fact that several people were killed in the state last month as a result of improper pass ing on the highways. Hocutt. said close to 30 persons have been killed in North Carolina this year as a result of passing or attempting to pass on curves, on the crests of hills, at intersections and at other places where common sense should have told them it was dangerous to pass. "Knowing where to pass is im portant, but it is just as important if not more so to know when to pass anh how to pass," Hocutt said. "When you ' have overtaken I another car and wish to pass it, be sure that there is sufficient space ahead. Give a left turn sig nal to notify the driver behind you that you are changing lanes. Then sound your horn so that the driver in front will know that you intend to pass. Look to the rear to see if any oar is passing you. Always pass the other car on the left A good way to judge when you. are safely past a car is when you can see the left headlight in your mirror. Then you canx return to the right hand sile of the road." Hocutt listed the following as places where passing is not only dangerous but is forbidden by law: On hills, on curves, at intersec tions, at railroad crossings, within 100 feet of a bridge, and when an other car is approaching. The use of good judgment and common sense in passing is one of the surest earmarks of a good driver, Hocutt stated. Fish and Game Commission to the end that the fish and game can be made more plentiful throughout the Nantahala National Forest v I George W. bmith ot Asneviue. Rural Enrollment Red Cross Memberships Reported By Chairman Mrs. Josephine D. Gaines, rural roll call chairman, has reported the following memberships and con tributions :. Rev. Bellingrath, $5; Mrs. J. E. Morrison, $5. From the following, $1 member ships : Mrs. W. . McCall, Mrs. Mattie McMahanr Mrs. Mac Ray Whitak er, Harold Young, W. W. Woody, Clyde Fraley, William NoJte, Earl Sankner, J. J. Baker, W. W. Sloan, Mrs. W. M. Parrish, Mrs. Blanche V. Howard, M. R. Daniel, Fred 4L 10 Our BLANKETS, SHOES, HOSE and UNDERWEAR ft X t vm Jtl; vm x t m i f : i course of the U-. temy Air Garrett, Zeb V. Cansler, J. B. Shanklin, Claude Cabe, E. J. Vit tur, W. G; Barrett, E. Leon Stamey, U. S. Ansley, Henry E. Dillard. R. W. Mincer. , A Friend, Frank Norton, Mildred Moffitt, Carey W. Cabe, John Con ley, Erastus Cabe, Mrs. Frank Sell ers, Clyde Downs, Mrs. Luther Anderson, M rs. Ray Anderson, Ray Anderson, G. C. Smith, J. A. Palmer, C. N. West, Miss Mattie Brendle, Fred A. Moore, Mrs. Jose phine D, Gaines, T. T. Love, Mrs. Joyce Cagle, Mrs. Pearl Stewart, Mrs. Annie L. Shields, C. L. Potts, Mrs, Bess Stewart, Charles Stc wart, Charles Stewart, Elizabeth Meadows, George Dalrymple, Tom Moore. ' " J. E. Myers, Mrs. J. E. Myers, Mrs. D. F. Howard, Mrs. Carl TT1 Jr needs aMi of Macoo Comity Sanders' Store is now located at New 5 & 10c Store right across the street from old store. Sanders' Store and New 5 & 10c Store are combined now, and are here to GIVE you the SAME QUALIT Y GOODS and SERVICE. We have a big stock of toys, gifts, dolls, wagons, boxed gifts of all kinds, dishes, glass ware, candy, cos metics, in addition to a new stock of dry goods that we are getting in daily. Corps at Hicks Field, Texas, Nelson, Mrs. Gooch, Mary Estelle Doyle, Rachel Slagle Fagg, Thom as H. Fagg, Charles L. Blaine,. Mrs. Leona P. Duncan, James Emory, Grace Fouts, Mrs. Louise Siler. Donations were received by the following : Robert K. Carpenter, Sam Cun ningham, George Keener, Mrs. J. R. Ray, West's Milt Sunday school. The above acknowledgments total $73.99. PRICES The general level of prices re ceived by farmers in mid-October at local markets throughout the country was two points higher than in mid-September, reports the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Econom ics. ;:V-:.-: Tl mm Good Food Whether a full course dinner or a sandwich is prepared here to suit your taste. CAGLE'S CAFE! A. G. CAGLE, Owner FRANKLIN, N. C. ) Wa Appreciate Your Patronage J 4 WliiSaQt yjJ-rom 3k BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA lUadlag Is important la the program af lay Stoats of America. This area boys' or aaalsatioa realises how mack time boys tpeed la reading and what an important part it plays In yontn training. That's, why thoy publish BOYS' LIFE A MAGAZINE" FOR ALL SOYS and Ml It fall each month with exciting advontaro hobbles news pictures cartoons, personal health, sports and training helps, camping and hiking and real AMERICAN ISM. 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