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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1941 THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN PACE FIVE Highlands MRS. H. CHURCH NOTES Highland Presbyterian Church 10:15 a. m. Church school. 11:15 a. m. Church school. 11:15 a. m.- Worship. 7:30 p. in. Christian Endeavor. Highland Methodist Church Rev. J. S. Higgiti, Pastor Horae Cove: 10 a. m. Preaching. Highland: 11 a. m. Preaching. Church of the lncaranation Rev. A- Rufu Morgan, Rectcr 4 p. ni. Evening prayer and sermon. ' Highlands Baptist Church Rev. J. G. BenfieH, Pastor , 10 a. ra. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Sermon. ' 7 p. m.B. T. U. 8 p. m. Sermon. WORK BEGUN ON GULF STATION ' The contract for the Gulf Re fining company's new filling- sta tion on the corner of Main and Fourth streets has been let to the S. S. Jacobs Construction company of Jacksonville, P"la., and work be gan Tuesday morning. The station is to cost in the neighborhood of $20,000, , and will be built by local labor under the supervision of J. E. Tinley, Jacksonville. ; Excavations preparatory to build ing will be done by Mr. Kr.ed of Asheville. , W. A., Hays has the conrtcat for the plumbing, heat ing arid electrical work, and the entire job is to be completed with in six weeks time., BUNDLES-FOR-BRITAIN UNIT ORGANIZED Miss Rebecca Nail is organizing a Highlands Bundles for Britain unit, which at the present time will consist chiefly of knitting sweaters. Anyone wishing to help in this work by. knitting a sweat er or giving the yarn for a sweat er, will please communicate with Miss Nail, who is chairman of the unit. Working with Miss Nail are Dr. Jessie Z. Moreland, secretary and Mrs. Wilton H. Cobb, treas urer.:, ' HIGHLANDS AND GLENVILLE BASKET BALL TEAMS The basketball game here last Wednesday night between the Highlands high school boys and girls and the Glenville high "school boys and girls was one of the best played games of the season. Al though the Glenville girls won a decisive victory over the home girls, the score between the boys' teams was 19 to 18 in favor of Highlands, with Fred Littleton, Jr., the acknowledged. outstanding play er on the home team. "THE SUMMIT EDITION SOLD OUT AH copies of the Highlands high tchool 1940-41 Yearbook, The Sum mit, were sold within a few days after their , receipt. The attractive eight by eleven-inch book of ap proximately forty pages is dedicat ed to Prof: O. F. Summer, school principal. The book contains pic tures of the faculty and high school students, , with group pic tures of the elementary grades; senior class prophecy, will, his tory, motto, etc. This is the first yearbook pub lished by Highlands: school and its staff is to be congratulated on the splendid example set for the publication of future annuals by the school. ' Composing the staff of the an nual are: Editor-in-chief, Eugene Paul; Assistant Editor. Victor Smith ; Business Manager, Gordon Talley; Secretary, Gladys Burnette. Class Editors, eleventh grade, June Thompson; tenth grade, Jessie Potts; ninth grade. La Verne Crisp; eighth grade, Maxie Wright; art editors, Peggy Sandstrom and Frances Ormand; athletic editor. Charlie McDowell. ZONE MISSIONARY MEETING The Methodist Missionary In stitute of the Franklin Zone and the Sylva zone will be held in Franklin on Sunday afternoon, March 23. beginning at 2:30 o'clock, as announced by Rv- J S. Higgins. pastor of the Highlands Methodist church. Due to this meeting Mr.. Higgins has called off the afternoon service at the Clean Creek church. MISS GILDER HOSTESS AT CLUB LUNCHEON Miss Sara Gilder was hostess to the card club at a bridge-luncheon last Wednesday. Centering the beautifully appointed luncheon table' were two pink Camellia Japonica blossoms. Lighted pine cone candles completed the table decorations. Flower arrangement of jonquils were used in the liv ing room and dining room. ; In the bridge game Mrs. Wilton H. Cobb won high score prize and Mrs. Frank B. Cook was final win ner of the traveling prize. The low score prize was awarded to Mrs. J. A. Hinea, Highlights G. STORY MRS. PRICE ENTERTAINS CHURCH SERVICE Mrs. R. J. Price was hostess to the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the March meeting last Thursday 'afternoon. The program for the afternoon was interesting ly given by Mrs. Price, and a salad course was served after the meeting. The April meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. Z. Gott wals. Air. and Mrs. Tearley B. Pickle simer and Mrs. Charles Brooks will return this week-end from a t,en days' visit to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Glen Shuler, Who has been working in Fort Lauderdale this winter, will return. with them. Mrs. Jamie Wooton of Athene, Ga,, returned home Tuesday after spending several days with the M isses C. B. and Esther Elliott at their home on Satulah Moun tain. Mrs. Annie Westbrook, adult ed ucation teacher, attended a three day home-making, conference in Asheville the past week. Miss Christina Houston of Franklin is spending two weeks here with h.er sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Speed. Mr. and Mrs. John G Blanchaxd returned to their home "Snug Har bpr'' on Cullasaja Drive last week after spending the winter months at Georgetown, Fla. ..Dr.' and Mrs. Louis' Melchar of Charleston S. C, were guests at Hotel Edwards for a few days the past week. Rev. R. B. DuPree and Jack Potts will return Saturday from .V trip to Coveville, Va., where they have gone to take various household articles for the DuPr.ees new home in that city. Mrs. Du Pree and small son, Bobby, are visiting relatives in Greenville, S. G, this' week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Baty a daughter, February 19, at their home in Indian Hills, who has been named Molly Louise. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hicks spent Sunday in Clayton, Ga, the guests of their nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wilson. Tlte Misses Gertrude Swanson and Bessie M. Richardson of Okla homa City, and Asheville, have purchased a home site on Bear- pen Mountain,, near the Evelyn Harris place, and expect to begin building at an early date. The sale was made through the S. T. Marett Real Estate Agency. Mrs. Louis Edwards is just in receipt of a letter from her aunt in London telling. of the death of a daughter in an air raid when the hospital was bombed in; which the daughter was a patient. ' Mrs. W. S. Davis. Mrs. J. W. Reese.Jr., and two children Louis and Martha, spent Saturday in Asheville where they visited Mrs. Reese's sister and brother-hirlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Furnian Merrill. Week-end guests of Miss Nan nie Rogers were her two nieces, Mrs,' Susie Pierson of Cedar Moun tain and Mrs. Norah Bradley of Penrose,, and Robert Peahoff al so of Penrose. Miss Lavada Waters of Cashiers was . the weekWhd guest of Miss Margaret 'Wiley at- her home on West Main street.. W. H. Rogers has returned to the home, of his: aunt. Miss Nan nie Rogers. . after a ten-day visit with his - sister,.' Mrs. Jane.Tilson, at Wralnut Creek, The condition of his brother-in-law, Mr. Tilson, who has been ill for several months, remains unimproved. Mrs. Arthur Sprinkles, has been seriously ill at the Angel Clinic for1 several days. IN MEMORIAM . OF JOSHUA ROGERS On November 28, 1940, the, death angel Came and took from us Joshua Rogers, our frdiend. He was loved by all who knew him. 1 . He was kind and true to everybody. With a friendly hand and a smile to add. He treated all alike. He made both young and old feel glad. I thinght a lot of him because he was" a friend worth while. But now he has gone across the vale. No one can ever fill his place. I know he is at rest for he said he was ready and willing to go. So I need not mind the days that seem so dark and' full, of care. For just across tomorrow the sun is shining fair. I know I will meet him in that happy home above With Christ, our Lord, where oil is love. A Friend. High Week-End Death Toll In N. C Fires, motor vehicles and trains accounted for 15 violent deaths in North Carolina over the we.ek-end and left scores of persons in hos pitals, some of them eriously injured. William v 'M I MMMMMMMWMMMMMMIII III IlllllllltSW ' III HI I 1 II tj William Way Jr. Promoted To Assistant Ry. President The following article will be of interest to the many friends of William ' Way, Jr., a resident of Highlands. His - home is on the Buck Creek road. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway .announces the appointment of Mr. William Way, Jr., as executive assistant, office of the president, to direct an edu cational program being inaugurated by that company. To direct this program, Presi dent Hall has created the new of fice of executive assistant, report ing direct to the president. Mr. Way, head of the new office, has the unique distinction of having had both practical railroad and teaching experience. A native of Giarleston, S. G, Mr. Way was graduated from the University of North Carolina with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. For many years he wa employed by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. His first job was a flagman. LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, County of Macon. Macon .County, Plaintiff. . vs. Emlis Meadows and wife, Ethel Meadows, Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon County entered in, the above en titled action on the 24th day. of February, 1941, the undersigned Commissioner will on the 31st day of. March, 1941, at 12 o'clock, noon. at the. Courthouse door in Macon County, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate : 1st Tract; BEGINNING at. a white oak, an old corner, runs West 155 poles to a sarvice On the bank of the river, thence North 68 poles to a holly on the bank of the river; thence N. 09, E. 00 poles to a stake on the bank of the road; thence E. 32 poles with a conditional line to a white oak on the top of a ridge ; thence 98 poles with the. top of the ridge with the conditional line to the BEGINNING, containing 40 acres, more or less. EXCEPTING 14 acres sold to Ben Matlock. 2nd Tract: BEGINNING" at a white oak on top off a ridge, runs at of fence in Morrison's line, and runs a South direction to "the ridge; then, Easterly to the Margaret Gillespie line; then -N. 30 E. to the Morrison old line ; thence, with it to the BEGINNING. 3rd Traet: BEGINNING on a hickory in the old Coggins and Duvall ' line and runs a S. W. course with said . line to the river to a black gum corner; then up with the meanders of the river to E. Z. Downs' line to a stake; then with same line N. 20 E. 132 poles to a stale in the D. J. Meadows line ; then West CO poles to a stake; then S. 30 W. 35 poles to a stake and pointers; then S. 17 W. 21 poles to a black gum; then S. 45 W. 13 poles to a stake and pointers; then S. 18 W. 10 poles to a white oak then S. 11 W. 16 poles to a stake and pointers; then S. 48 W.. 12 poles to the BEGIN NING. This, the 25th day of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Commissioner. M6-4tc M27 NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, . County of Macon. Macon County, Plaintiff. v. , . Joines Motor & Tractor Company, Defendants. Under and by virture of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon County entered in the above en titled action on the 24th day nf February, 1941. the undersigned Commissioner will on the 31st day of March, 1941, at 12 o'clock, noon, Way, Jr. LEGAL ADVERTISING at the Courthouse door in Macon County, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate: Adjoining the lands of Frank Burgess, Sellers and others. BEGINNING at a stake at the Frank Burgess line; runs a North east course about 50 poles to a pine, . then a ' Northwest course about 10 pole, . to a black oak; then N 50 poles to a post oak at the west .line, being conditional corner, between Burgess and Coch ran ; then Southwest course to a spotted oak, then with the ridge to a post oak in the gap of ridge ; then South to the BEGINNING. Containing 35 acres more or less. This, the 25th day of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Commissioner. M6-4tc M27 NOTICE OF SALE . County of Macon. Macon County, Plaintiff, vs. Dolan McDonald Burges,s, Mary McCombs Beck and husband, John Beck; Lassie. McDonald Southards, Adam Guy, Lee Whitmire, Martha McDonald Bryson and husband, Archie Bryson, et al, Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon County entered in- the above, en titled action on the 24th day of February, 1941, the undersigned Commissioner will on the 31st day of March, 1941, at 12 o'clock, noon, at the Courthouse door in Macon County, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate : BEGINNING at a Spanish oak on top Of a ridge, the N. side of lotla and Burningtowii; roa,d where the Long- Branch road intersects; then N. 27 E. 24 poles to a black oak; then N. 49 E. 30 poles to a Spanish oak; then "N. 23 W. poles toa small black oak on the north boundary line of No. 42; thence with its line, east 95 poles to a post Oak, the beginning corner of said No. 42; thence With. said line, south 99 poles to' a stake at the edge of Burningtown and lotla road; thence with -said road and Jacob's line, 133 poles to the BE GINNING, ' containing 52Jj acres, more or less. This, the25th dav of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Commissioner. M6-4tc M27 NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, ' County of Macon. Macon County, Plaintiff, vs. Nannie Greenwood aud husband, Tom Greenwood, Defendants. L'nder and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Maeon County entered in the above en titled action on the 24th day of February, 1941, the undersigned Commissioner will on the 31st day of March, 1941, at 12 oVIock; noon, at the Courthouse door in Maeon County, North Carolina; sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate: Adjoining the lands of Octa Hawshaw, " Lou Greenwood et al. and others, bounded as fo!lows to wit: BEGINNING at a stake at the road Octa Hawshaw corner; runs with her line about 10 poles and 5 links o a stake; then S. 62 W. 5 poles to a stake; then about N. 28 W. 10 poles to the road; then with the road to the BEGIN NING, being about one-half of the land deeded by Virgie Wal droop to Lou Greenwood, record ed in Book M-4, page 161. . . , This, the 25th day of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Commissioner. M6-tc M27 NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, County of Macon. Macon County, Plaintiff. ; vs. Davis Reece and Town of Franklin, Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree LEGAL ADVERTISING of the ' Superior Court of Macon County entered, in the above en titled ' action, on the 3rd day of June, '1940, the undersigned Com missioner will on the 31st day of March, 1941, at 12 o'clock, noon, at the Courthouse door in Macon County, North Carolina, sell to. the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate:. Situated, lying and being within the corporate, limits, of the Town of Franklin, and being Lot No. 7 in a tract of land known as the Curtis subdivision, as surveyed and mapped "by E. L. Allen, said map as prepared by I". 1... Allen being duly, recorded in Plat Book No. 1, at page 7, to which "map refer ence, is hereby 'made for a more definite and specific description of said lot, saul lot being '.50 ft. front age on Green Street and set out by said map' above 'referred to. Tract 2: .Being lot No, (i of 'the land comprising the estate of the W. A. ..Curtis subdivision, as ap pears from a plat thereof made by E.. L. Allen, Surveyor and. re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Macon Co'unty in Book of . Plats and Maps No l, page 7, to which reference is here by made, .said fronting 47.6 on Green Street and 95 feet on Lyle Street. " This,' the 25th day of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Commissioner. M6--4tc M27. NOTICE OF SALE County of Macon. State of North Carolina, Macon County, Plaintiff, vs. Ruth Porter and husband, 1. D. Porter; the1 Bank of Spruce Pine; the Town of 'Franklin ; Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon County entered in the above en titled action on the 24th day of February, 1941, the undersigned Commissioner will on the 31st day of March, 1941, at 12 o'clock, noon, at the Courthouse door; in Macon County, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following, described real estate: Adjoining the lands of the Dowdle . Wholesale Company and others and more particularly de scribed as follows, to-wit: BE GINNING at a stone corner in. the line of . Sam L. Rogers and the warehouse of the Carolina Provis ion Company (now Dowdle Whole sale Company) and in the- riyht-of-way of the Tallulah Falls Rail-, way ; runs S. 65 W. with the line of the said Provision Company (now Dowdle Wholesale Compatiy) to a stake in the right-of-way of the public highway about 60 feet Northward with th.e public high way about 28 feet ; then Eastward a parallel line with the said first line herein .'-mentioned to rijtht of way of the said Tallulah Falls Railroad ; thence with the said right of way of th,e Tallulah Falls Railway to the BEGINNING, be ing the same lands conveyed by R. S. Jones, Commissioner to the Town of Franklin, by deed dated the 6th day of April, 1935, record ed in Book V-4, page 104, office of the Register of Deeds, Macon County. This, the 25th day of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Commissioner. M6-4tc M27 . NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, Cmpnty f Macon. Macon County, Plaintiff, vs. '' Paul J. Weaver; W. W. McCon nell and wife, Cassic McCpnnell, Defendants. Under and by . virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon County entered in the above en titled action on the 24th day of February, .1841, the undersigned Commissioner will on" the 31st day of March, 1941, at 12 o.'clock, noon, at the Courthouse door in Macon County, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate : . ' Within the corporate , limits of the. Town of Franklin and bound ed and described as follows: BE GINNING at a stake on the east bank of the road near the branch; thence with the meanders of the east .side .of the -road N. 49 dcg. 15" E. 167 feet; N. 8 deg. 15' E. 156 feet; N. 32 deg. 18' W. 350 feet to a stake, Moore's corner ; thence S. 85 ; deg. 28' E. with Moore's line 361 feet to a stake on the west bank of the Tennessee River; thence with the" meanders of the west bank of the river S. 49 deg. 20 E. 280 feet; S. 55 deg. 42" E. 519 feet to a stake on the bank of the river near a submerg ed ironwood, Angel's corner; thence with Angel's line the fol lowing three courses: S. 44 deg. 30 W. 191 feet to an iron post; S. 56 deg. 30" W. 170 feet to a atake; S, 47 deg. 36' W. 182 feet to a stake on the N. E. bank of the road; thence S. 9 deg. 50 W. with Sellers' line 171 feet to a stake; thence N. 86 deg. 9' W. 512 feet to a stake ; thence N. 2 deg. 4' W. 427 feet to the place of BEGINNING, containing 13.86 acres. Subject, however, to the ease ment acquired by the Town of Franklin under and by virtue of the judgment in the case of Town of Franklin vs. W. W. McCon nell and wife, Cassie McConnell, LEGAL ADVERTISING for. the purposes of backing and ponding or sogging the same by water from the dam at Leopard's Bend on the Tennessee River as ysaid dam is now constructed, said judgment being recorded, in Book No. 10 of Orders & Decrees at page 59 and in judgment docket Book R, page 175, records of Macon County. This, the 25th day. of February, 1911. R. S. .JONES, Commissioner. U64tc M27 i NOTICE OF SUMMONS North Carolina. Macon County, In The Superior Court Macon County vs. C D. Fowler and wife, Allie K.. roller ' TJie Defendants, C. D. '.'Fowler and wife, Allie K. howler, will take notice that an action entitled , as above, has been commenced in the Superior Court of Macon County, North Carolina, for the purpose-' -of foreclosing a tax lien on prop erty in Macon County, North Caro lina, ana in which the defendants have an interest, and are- proper parties thereto. . It is further ordered by. the court that the defendants, C; D. Fowler and. Allie K. Fowler, are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Curt of ( Macon County, North Carolina, at his office in Franklin, ' --on the 27th day of March. 1941, and ans wer or demur to the complaint of, the plaintiff, or the relief demand ed in .said complaint will be grant ed. ','' This the 21th day of I'cbruarv, 19-th. 1TARLEY R. CABL, 1 Clerk , Superior Court F27--4IC M20 I NOTICE OF SUMMONS North Carolina, Macon County, In The Superior Court Macon County vs. Tom A. Russell and wife. Irada Russell The defendant, Tom A. Russell, will take notice that an action en titled as above, has been commenc ed in the Superior Court of Ma con County, North Carolina, for the purpose of foreclosing a tax lien on property in Macon Coun ty, North Carolina, and in which the defendants have an interest, and are proper parties thereto. It is further ordered by the court that the defendant, Tom A. Russell, is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of " Macon County, North Carolina, at his office in Franklin, on the 27th day of March, 1941, and answer or de mur to the complaint of the plain tiff, or the relief demanded in said complaint will b,e granted. This the 24th day of Februarv, 1941. HARLEY R. CABE, Clerk Superior Court F27-4tc M20 NOTICE OF SUMMONS In The Superior Court North Carolina, Macon County. Mr.: A. C. Warren vs. A. G. Warren. Th'c defendant, A. C. Warren will take notice that an action a above entitled has been commenc ed in the Superior Court of Ma con County, North Carolina, ioi the purpose of obtaining an abso lute divorce on the part of tht plaintiff from the defendant; and the defendant will further take notice that he is. required to ap pear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court in Franklin, North Carolina, on the 3rd day of April,' 1941, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint. This the 3rd dav of March, 1941 HARLEY R. CABE. i, Clerk' Superior Court. M6 4tc M20 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Macon County. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a deed of trust executed by Joe Tallent and wife Ruth Tallent to R. S. Jones, trustee, dated April 19, 1940, and recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds for Macon County, North Carolina, in Mort gage Book 37, page 226, the under- ' signed trustee will on Monday, March 24, 1941, sell, at 12 o'clock " noon, at the Courthouse door . in Franklin, North Carolina, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate: A certain tract or parcel of land, situate in Franklin Township, Ma con County, North Carolina, and described as follows: Beginning at a stake in Sweatman's line, runs with the road that runs fromthe stake. to the creek; then with the creek to A. L. Poindexter's line; then with the Poindexter line to Deweese's corner; then with the Baldwin's line to road; then with Sweatman's line to the beginning, containing 10 acr.es more or less. This the 19th day of February, 1941. R. S. JONES, Trustee F27-4tc-M20