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THE FRANKLIN RES9 ANf THE HlCHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 30. 1941 ACE SIX Final Rites For Mrs. Davis Final rites for Mrs. Polly Ann Dav.U, 67, were held on Tuesday . morning at 11 o'clock at the Briar toiwn ' Baptist church. The Rev. Theodore Denny, pastor, officiated. : Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Davis died at her home in the Nantahala section on Monday morning about 9 o'clock, following a year's illness. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Shields. , She was born on March 13, 1873, and was a life-long resi dent of this county. She was a member of the Briartown Baptist church. The pallbearer. included Frank Baldwin, Claud Solesbee, Dennie Ghormlcy, James Shields, Clyde I Allen and Clifton Morgan. Surviving are one son, Fred Davis, of Nantahala,' one daughter, Mrs. Addie Doughit, of Nantahala, two brothers, Andrew Shields and Clingman Shields, of Texas ; two sisters, Mrs. Callie Johnson, of Douglas, Ga.,, and Mrs. Lester Owenby, of Nantahala. The peace that bur departed know can not be felt by those here. What we can contribute to the peace of mind of ; those who are grieved is the assur ance of dignity and good taste, and as reasonable an ex pense as is possible, you. i PHONE 106 NIGHT PHONE W Classified Adver tisements WAITED Country hams, 15 and 25 pounds See S, H. Lyle. 2tc WANTED Girl or middle aged lady for light house work and care of children. See Mrs. Mack Franks at Franks' Radio and Electric Co., McCoy Building, Franklin, N. C. Jtp , FOR SALE Cafe equipment in Andrew. If interested write or see LEE RUSSELL Aquone, N. C ltp WANTED Two white girls for private family of three adults. One for cooking, one for maid's work. Must be neat, reliable, good character. Write Box 397, High lands, ltc SPRING HATS newest pastel shades, also navy and black. Felts, fabrics and straws, the latest trims. Very lowest prices. Mrs. W. L. Higdorf At Munday Hotel . itp : ' - ""FOR SALE Straw 35ct. bale. Soy Beans, Millett and Oats 85 cts. 100 lb. bale. Milletts oats and Herds grass 85cts 100 lb bale. Shredded shucks 50cts bale, whole 'crushed corn lyic lb. Wm. L. McCoy. Franklin, N. C. 30, 2 tp F. 6 NATIONAL DEFENSE call for skilled men. Thousands of electric welders required in this work, high wages paid. Onr six weeks course prepares you to hold these jobs, day and night classes, skilled in structor. Most modern equipped school in the south. Easy terms. Enroll today. Southern Welding School, 68 N. Market St., Ashe . viille, N. C Phone 2940. 30-tc F20 SALESMEN WANTED The American Brie Siding Com pany desires to engage salesmen for their new branch office in Asheville, N. C Men with exper? ience in building lines preferred, but such experience is not abso lutely necessary. Must have car. liberal drawing account: Address or apply to 954 Broadway, Ashe ville, N. C Telephone 1080. J23 STOP LOOK AND LISTEN! Coffee,......! 10, 12l2 and 15 cents World's Best Flour, 481b Bag.... .$1,39 Scoco or Jewel Shortening, 81bs. .. .$ .69 Sugar, 10 lbs.... - .. .............$ .49 Beans : Pinto Northern or Navy, lb. . ..... 5cts. PAY-AND-TAKE-IT Funeral Services For Mrs. Edgar Shepherd Funeral services for Mrs. Edgar Shepherd were held on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Oak Grove Baptist church. Th Rev. Robert Williams, ' pastor, as sisted by the Rev. D. C. McCoy, were in charge of the services. In terment was in the church ceme tery. Mrs. Shepherd, a former resi dent of the Oak Grove section of Macon county, died at her home near. Sylva on . Thursday night. Death was due to influenza and complications. Mrs. Shepherd was the former Miss Eula Elizabeth Lakey, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Lakey. She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist chcrch. Surviving are the husband and four, children, one. daughter and three sons, her parents, and four brothers '. and one sister. Garden Club With Mr. Woodruff The Franklin Garden Club will meet on Monday afternoon, Feb- ' ruary 3 at 3 o'clock at the home 'of Mrs. Ben W. Woodruff with Mrs. Charles Melichar as assistant hostess, r Mrs. I. T. Peek with whom the Club was to have met, has been called out of town unexpectedly. Macon Farm ? Stocks Hereford Mr. and Mrs. Jess Thomas,. Ma con farmers, visited farms near Hendersonville last week and while on this tour purchased a thorough bred Hereford bull calf. Power Co-Ops Meet For Group Purchase Of Electricity Superintendents of most of the 26 Rural Electrfication Authority Co operatives in North Carolina organ ized the N. C. Rural Power Re serve Mutual corporation m a meeting held in Raleigh last week. The new corporation, officers stated, will make arrangements for group purchasing, thereby affecting "tremendous economy" in the pur chasing of current to be distributed among cooperative members, in ap proximately 90 counties. It will also look after the legal interests of cooperatives and make plans for joint action in emergen cies. One plan is to purchase sev eral mobile generating units, to be shifted wherever needed to correct undue interruptions of service; Such interruptions resulted last August following storms and floods in many setcions. , ' Epidemic of Cold Symptoms 666 Liquid or 666 Tablets with 666 Salve or 666 Nose Drops generally re lieves cold symptoms the first day. ' Adv. Macon Theatre Matinee 3:30 Night Shows 7 - 9 FRIDAY, JAN. 31 EDWARD ARNOLD And RUTH TERRY "SLIGHTLY HONORABLE" SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Two Big Shows LOYD NOLAN IN "Michael Shayne Private Detective" AND Tx Ritter in "RHYTHM OF THE RIO GRANDE" MON, TUES, FEB 3-4 ROBERT TAYLOR AND WALTER PIDGEON IN "FLIGHT COMMAND" WEDNESDAY. FEB. S SON OF MONTE CRISTO" With LOUIS HAYWARD JOAN BENNETT THURSDAY. FEBRUARY I ANN SHERIDAN. mmi GEORGE BRENT ! "HONEYMOON FOR THREE" ALSO: Marc of Tim Maternity and Infant Clinic at Highlands The first Maternity and Infant Ginic will be held in Highlands, Friday afternoon beginniing at 2 p. m., at the Satulah building. ' These free clinics have been arranged by the countyhealth de partment, Dr. E. N. Haller, health officer and Mrs. Josephine D. Gaines, health nurse, in cooper ation with local doctors. Dr. G. H. Beecher will have charge of this clinic. The regular time for the clinics wiill be the first Friday of each month, at 2 p. m. 4,368 New 4-H Club Members Are Sought A hew record for North Caro lina of 55,632 members of 4-H Clubs was established ih 1940, but L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club lead er e( N. C. State college, prompt ly issued a challenge for an in crease to 60,000 members in 1941. The 1,613 active 4-H Clubs last year was also a new high for the state, but Harrill says "we should have at least 1,700 clubs in 1941, and a minimum of five clubs in each county." The Extension Service club lead er announced the following impor tant 4-H dates: to remember in 1941. The 4-H crops judging con test at the N. C, Crop Improve ment Association seed show in Greensboro on February 1; the an nual 4-H Church Sunday on April 27; the Older Youth Conference at State College June 10-14; the State 4-H Short Course at .State College July 28-August 2; the State Wildlife Conference August 25-30; and the 4-H State Dress Review at State College October 3. Harrill extended congratulations to the Copeland 4-H Club in Surry county, Which was selected as 'the best 4-H Club in the state in 194Q.1 The Copeland Club had 45 mem bers enrolled and they completed 72 projects last year. Members of the club also participated in camp, 4-H council, (Community, county, district and state activities. The best club in the state re ceives annually a ca;h award of $100 to be us"f for club or com munity -icvelopment. (Other state r-Zes include a four-year college scholarship to the outstanding 4-H Club boy ; one-year college schol arships for the best corn, cotton', tobacco, horticulture and dairy calf projects; and many other honors. Local Marine Wins Praise Of General WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 29 (Special) Praise for his ability as a .student was recently given' to Marine John Edwin Beal, formerly of Highlands, who completed the difficult Architects Blueprints course, as taught by the Marine Corps Institute here. A letter of commendation from Major-General T. Holcomb, the commandant of the corps, accompanied the diploma. Beale, at last report, was station ed at Marine Barracks, I'arris Is land, S. C, and despite his various military duties, found the neces sary time to study for and suc cessfully complete all examinations. The Marine Corps Institute was established about 20 years ago with the purpose of presenting free text-books and courses to all am bitious marines desiring to improve their spare time with study. The Institute offers a wide varieyt of courses, including many of the arts, trades and sciences. General Holcomb's letter to Beale read in part: "The Major General Commandant congratulates you upon your excellent work in completing this course". Beale is the son of Mrs. Callie Viola Beale of Highlands, and prior to entering the Corp on July 6, 1937, made his home there. Church Services Sunday, February 2 FRANKLIN METHODIST CHURCH Rt. J. L. Stok I! 10 a. m. Church school. 11 a m. Worship service. Sermon topic: "Broken Promises". 7:30 p. m. Young People's meet mg. BAPTIST CHURCH . Rv. C F. Rogar V:4S a. m. Bible school. 11 a. m. Morning worship. 6:30 p. m. B. T. U. 6:30 p. m. The Brotherhood. 7 :30 p. m. Evening worship. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10 a. m. Sunday school. J. A. Sutton, Supt. FRANKLIN METHODIST CIRCUIT Rf. Pkli. L. Ormm- 4tk SvxUy: 11:00 a. m. Iwtla. 7 JO p. m. Snow HilL Stk Swkji 2 JO p. m. Prison Camjt. ST. ACNES EPISCOPAL CHURCH . Rev. A. Rofua Mar km II a m Holy communion and sermon. ST. JOHN S CATHOLIC PARISH Young Woman Succombs To Strange Malady News was received here Tuesday of the death of Miss Mary Irene Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Edwards I of Elli jay, Ga. Mis.4 Edwards, 21, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed wards died about 1:30 o'clock on Tuesday morning following an ill ness of three weeks. Death was caused from acute lukemia. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Mountain Town Baptist church near Ellijay. The Rev. J act-Dover and the Rev. W. A. lvingood, bf ficated. Interment was in the church cemetery. . The pallbearers were. Hoke, Har ry, D. L., and Thomas Edwards, all brothers; John Gudger, brother-in-law and T. C. Bryson, Uncle. Surviving are the parents, three brothers, Hoke, Harry and Thom as Edwards, of Ellijay and 'Sgt. 0. L. Edwards, of Fort Bragg and one sister, Mrs. John Gudger. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are for merly of this couny. Mr. Edwards is the son of W. M, Edwards of Franklin Route 3, and Mrs. Ed wards was the former Miss Hattie Bryson, daughter of the late T. C. Bryson of West's Mill. Cullasaja By MRS. VERNON BRYSON MrsPritchard Russell arid son, Charles, spent last week at Bethel visiting Mrs. Russell's sister, Mrs. Troy Shook and Mr.. Shook. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frady, of Canton, returned to their home Sunday after a short visit with Mrs. Frady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Holland. Dewitt Thompson, who is enlist ed in the CCC camp at Otto, has been visiting his parents this week. , Clyde Holland returned to Cash iers Sunday where he is employ ed, after spending the week-end with home-folks. Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton, of Leatherman, Miss Berda Nell and Walter McCoy, of Franklin; were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Russell, Saturday night. Frank Gregory has taken over the Dillsboro mail route for the present Mrs. Clyde Crispe, who has been ill for the past week with influ enza, is reported to be improving. Mrs. Frank Wooten, who has been confined to her room with in fluenza, . is reported to be much improved. Lyman Gregory left recently for Wilmington where he has employ ment for the winter. Message Of Thanks For Aid To China J. H. Stockton, chairman oi the Bowl of Rice party for Medical Aid to China, has received the fol lowing letter from Theodore Rooser velt, nationa chairman. May I extend to you the sincere thanks of the American Bureau for sending to us the generous sum of $39.30, representing the pro ceeds of Franklin's Bowl of Rice Party. We are, well aware how many worthy causes claim the at tention of our citizens at the pres ent time, and under the circum stances we feel that Franklin's response was most commendable. In a recent radio address Mme. Chaing Kaishek revealed that China's medical supplies are so de pleted that major operations are being performed without anesthet ics. You can . readily understand why we are more determined than' ever to continue our ship ments of the ambulances, surgical instruments and medical supplies which are China's lifeline in these crucial hours; and why it is so heartening to have such splendid support from your community. Will you please convey our warmest appreciation to every one of our friends in Franklin who made this kind donation possible. Thanking you for your gracious personal efforts on behalf of med ical aid to Chin, believe me to be Yours very sincerely THEODORE ROOSEVELT, National Chairman Mr. Stockton states that he will forward . any other contributions that any may wish to make. Do nations may be left at the Bank of Franklin, the Franklin Press office or to him directly. Tkty'vt hit my ft fa tvtr shct I sttrttd M$it BLUE RIO GE Influenza On Decline According to information from local physicians, the influenza epi demic in Macon County has reached its peak and is now de clining. Fewer cases are reported and more are recovered. The greater number of cases have been in a mild fogm. FIRST OF MONTH SPECIALS Dried Apples, lb...........-....,.;.......'' ..............8c Pintp Beans, lb....................... .5c Table Salt, Free runniing, 2lyi lb boxes. 5c Matches, 2 large boxes. 5c FARMERS FEDERATION Palmer St. H. T. nolen, Mgr. Franklin, N. C. GHTS 1 M I g These Values Point he Way io Oenuine Money Savings! Bargains like those shown below are just a few of the many you'll find in our store of quality furniture They're highlights of value real opportunities for effective savings I Use Your Credit Buy on Terms ! Picture This Suite in Your Home! 3 Living Room Pieces $79.50 Values at And quality has not been sacrificed to bring you this low price! We're elim inating practically all profit to attract hew customers. Full spring construc tion! . - :r J la. ' J- Streamline Bedroom Styling Three Handsome Pieces $73.50 Values at T , 1 ' , I I 1 . I I t including dcq, enesi ana a cnoice 01 m, m f dresser or vanity, each with plate jT) ff Jit J J glass mirror. Note the rounded ers on all pieces. A Modern Dining Room Suite f 1 m - - t r I l ' Table and 6 Chain tremely low price to pay for S5(T,50 ch htgh quality! You'll never buying this superb suite. Jr An ex so much regret Macon Furniture Company FRANKLIN, N. C ROSE BUSHES Booking orders for 2-year field grown ' leading varieties, at 2Scts each, $2.50 per dozen. For Feb ruary delivery . If interested write at once. . MIZE FLORIST, Clayton, Ga. m 67 .50 4 :r i corn- yl . $110.00 Values at fit frtstua C&?9gs ti Imj tig ty- a. m, Z.S.T. Franklin, evenr 2nd and 4th nn.
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