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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 141 THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN PAGE NINE Highlands Highlights MRS. H. G. STORY CHURCH NOTES - Highland Presbyterian Church .. Rev. H. T. Bridgman, Minuter 10 a. m. Sunday school and Bible classes. 11 a. m.-1 Morning worship and sermon. 3 p. m.T Sunday school, Shortoff. 7 p. m. Christian Endeavor. 4 p. m. Wednesday, Junior Chris tian Endeavor at the Manse. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday prayer meeting and address by Rev. James M. Carr. Highlands Methodist ' Church ' Rev. J. S. Higgins, Pastor Norton. 10 a. m. Preaching. Cashiers: ' 11 a. m. Preaching. Glenville: 2:30 p. m. Preaching. Church of th Incarnation Rt. A. Rufua Morgan, Rector .10 a. m. Church school. . (No service.) Highlands Baptist Church Rev. J. G. Benfield, Pastor 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Sermon. 7 p. m. B. T. U. 8 p. m. Sermon. POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN C. OF C OFFICE The Chamber of Commerce in formation office at the intersection of Main and Fourth streets has been converted into police head quarters and Chief Ed Rogers is now established in his new office. The telephone number is 96. Con nected with the telephone will be an outside bell, whose ring can be heard in the downtown section, amd is for, use when Chief Rogers is out of the city. WHITE COON FROM S. C. SLATED FOR MUSEUM A white coon caught by Bill Neely and Sam Baty on theif hunt ing trip to Beaufort, S. G, has been the source of considerable comment in town, since it is the first white coon sportsmen here have' ever seen. Rumor has it that the pelt or skin is to be given to the Highlands Museum, and sev eral people have expressed hope that this rumor may become a realitv. and that the Museum may have the skin to display along with the golden eagle and northern raven, two very rare specimens al ready at the museum. MRS. ZACHARY AND MISS GUMBEL HONORED AT BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. C. C. Potts entertained Thursday evening, November 27, with a turkey dinner honoring her mother, Mrs. Mary Zachary, on her birthday anniversary. A very nprnranvr norai arraneeiuenu unx- inal in design, centered the table. Fifteen guests were invited and Mrs. Zachary was the recipient of many lovely gifts on the very de lightful occasion. Little Miss Yvonne Gumbel cele brated her tenth anniversary at the Potts House on the same eve ning. Seated at Yvonne's table were her mother and grandmother, Mrs. Irving S. Gumbel and Mrs. Kolman; her teacher, Miss Sarah Thompson, Anne Anderson, Mary Deas Anderson, Mama Cobb, Mary Mascom Cook, Sarah Hall, Isabel Hall and Dick Rice. Each of the guests remembered the young hos tess with an appropriate gift. Birthday cakes and candles at the two tables were a part of the celebration. r CHRISTMAS PLAY BY DRAMATICS CLUB The dramatics club and the glee club of Highlands school will pre: sent a Christmas play of the Na tivity, Venite Adoreums, at tht school theatre about December 12. The play will be under the direc tion of Mrs. O. A. Reschke and Mrs. Doris Abbott. The proceeds from this play will be used for welfare work. The exact date and further de tails will' be announced in next week's paper. ' REV. JAMES M. CARR HERE FOR CONFERENCE DEC 10 Rev. James M. Carr, Director of Religious duration for the Synod of Appalachia, will be at the Pres byterian church here on-Wednesday evening, December 10, at the prayer meeting hour, which be gins at 7:30, for an informal con ference on : the educational pro gram of the church. Rev. H. T. Bridgman, pastor of the church, asks that all those in terested in the children and young people of . the church, and espe cially the elders of the church, the officers and teachers of the Sun day school; the' officers and ad visors of the Junior and Senior Endeavor, and the secretary of re ligious education of the Woman's' Auxiliary be present at this meet ing. HOWARD PEARSON'S ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED An engagement announcement of special interest here is that of Miss Helen. Fitts of Springfield, Mas,., to Howard Pearson also of Spring field, son of Mrs. AK R. Nail of Highlands and Carrabelle, Fla., and the late William Pearson. He was born in Chicago, 111., and spent much of his youth here. He is a graduate of Highlands high school and of North Carolina State col lege, Raleigh, where he specialized in mechanical engineering. The marriage will take place in Springfield on January 3. . MRS. LOUIS EDWARDS PRESBYTERIAN ORGANIST Mrs. Louis Edwards is the new ly elected organist and choir di rector in -charge -of -thfr music: at the morning services at the Pres byterian church. As the former Miss Elizabeth Swain of Pinehurst, Ga., Mrs. Edwards studied music at Wesleyan Conservatory in Ma con, Ga., and at the Atlanta . Con servatory of Music. She also stud ied voice under Prof.-Edgar How4 erton at the Atlanta Conservatory. A few years ago this church was given a pipe organ by Ralph Hodg son of Athens, Ga., as a memorial to his mother, the late Mrs. Jos eph M. Hodgson. This was the Hodgson family organ and used for many years by Hugh Hodgson, noted . Georgia musician. MRS. HARBISON ENTERTAINED CARD CLUB Mrs. Thomas C. Harbsion enter tained the Wednesday Card Club with dessert bridge at the Potts House last week. Four tables were in , play. Guests of the . club . were Mrs. Irving S. Gumbel, Mrs. Kol man, Mrs. J. E. Root, and ,. Dr. Jessie Z. Moreland. Miss Sarah Gilder won high score club prize and Mrs. John C. Blan- chard was final winner of the club traveling prize. High score guest prize was won by Mrs. Gumbel and the guest traveling prize went to Mrs. Root. . BASKETBALL NEWS BY RONALD BATY The Highlands high school bas ketball team wishes to thank the grades for the "Major Bowes" pro gram given last week at the school theatre, which netted $20.00 for the team. Prizes in this .contest went to Buddy Thompson and Walter Morgan. The program was very interesting and showed that High lands has a lot of talent. On Saturday night the high school Golden Eagles journeyed to Rabun Gap, Ga., and lost a close game to the Rabun Gap Indians. Bud "Sam" .Thompson and Bud "Cedric" Potts were the outstand ing players, although credit can be given to all the boys for their improvement over the first three games. Pending games are with Rosman high; Waihalla High; Cherokee In dian School; Otter Creek High,. the latter to be a double-header between the first and second teams of both schools. Any teams inter ested in scheduling games are re quested to write to Coach, High lands School, Highlands, N. C. . W. W. U. HOLDS WEEK OF PRAYER The Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist church held the first meeting of the Week of Prayer for the Lottie Moon offering at the pastrium on Monday after noon. Speakers on Monday's pro gram wefe Mrs. Marvin Baty, Mrs. Carl Zoellner, Mrs. W. A. Hays, Mrs. Lawrence Hicks, Miss Nannie Rogers and Mrs. S. T. Marett. Others-present at Monday's meet ing were Mrs. Benson Neely, Miss Bettie Reese, Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Benfield and Mrs. Ed Rogers. 'Program leaders for Friday will be Mrs. Guy Paul, Mrs. Benson Neely, Mrs. Floyd Rogers, Mrs. Lawrence Hicks, Mrs. Carl Zoell nef and Mrs. O. F. Summer. Friday's meeting will also be held at the pastorium since the furnace is being installed in the church this week and other finishing work done on the main auditorium. CLEAVELAND-SMITH Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Minnie Smith of Waihalla, S. C, to E. Carlton Cleaveland of Highlands. The cere mony was quietly solemnized, in Clayton, Ga., on November 25. .The bride' is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith of Wai halla. Mr. Cleaveland is the son of Mrs. Bessie A. Cleaveland of Highlands and the late W. M. Cleaveland. Mr. and Mrs. Cleave land are making their home in Augusta. Ga. MORE ROLL CALL MEMBERS Additional Red Cross members turned in by Mr. Frank H. Potts, Roll. Call chairman : Charles J. Anderson, Mrs, Char les J. Anderson, Robert Reese, Mrs. Hazel Sloan, J. F. Chapman, Florence, S. C; Mrs. J. F, Chap, man, Frorence, S. C; Mary Ed wards, R. J. , Price, J. C. Blara chard, Mrs. J. C. Blanchard, C. F. Redden, Jr., Arthur L. Bliss, Mrs. Arthur "L. Bliss, Rev. J. G. Ben field, Mrs. Carl Zoellner, Julian Zoellner, W. A. Bryson, -Mrs.;. R. J. Baty, Mrs. Ben Keener, C. W. Quinn, $1.00, donation $2.00, Mrs. C. W. Quinn, $1.00, Mrs. G. D. Edwards, C. F. Redden,, Mrs. C. F. Redden. V Red Cross members turned in by Mrs. W. H. Cobb: Miss Dorothea Harbison, Miss Gertrude Harbison, Mrs. A. C. Holt, James C. Mell, Miss Sara Gilder, A. S. Perry, W. S. Davis, Mrs. W. S. Davis, Frank B. Cook, Mrs. Frank B. Cook, W. W. Ed wards, Mrs, W. W, Edwards, Rich ard C. Holt, Miss Albertina Staub, Miss Ruth Carter, Mrs. Elliot Ca ziarc, W. H. Cobb, Mrs. W: H. Cobb, Tudor N. Hall, Mrs. Tudor N. Hall, Mrs. E. R. Gilbert, Jack M. Hall, Mrs. Jack M. Hall, Rev. H. T. Bridgman, Mrs. H. T; Bridg man, Miss Rebecca Nail, Mrs. Guy Paul,' Miss Charlotte Elliott, Miss Esther Elliott, Miss Marie Hugef, Doyle Burgess, S. T. Marett, Mrs S. T. Marett, Henry Wright, Clar ence E. Mitchell, H. W. Sloan, George A. Townsend, Mrs. George A. Townsend, Harry Holt, W. P. Pierson, L. A. Edwards, Mrs. L A. Edwards, Mrs. O. E. Your.-g, Miss Cora Miltimore. Personal Mention Miss Estelle Edwards, University of Georgia student, at Atheas, spent the weekend here with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Edwards. Miss Edwards has been elected to serve on the business staff of the "Pandora", University of Georgia Yearbook, and is also a member of the student government. Prof, and Mrs. 1. A. Hodces of Jasper, Fla., spent the weekend here ' at their summer cottace in the Mirror Lake section. Prof Hodges is principal of the Jasper high school, which has an . enroll ment of approximately six hundred students. Mrs. T. H. Keener expects to spend this weekend in Atlanta, where she will visit her daughters, the Misses Mary and Jessie Keen er. Miss Jessie Keener is taking the nurses' training course at St. Joseph's Infirmary, and Miss Mary Keener graduated from that insti tution last year. Miss MozeMe Bryson and Miss Virginia Mae Edwards, sophomores at Brevard college spent the past weekend here with ' their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A; Bryson and Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Carter Talley have announced the birth of a son at their home here on Fridav. No vember 21, who has been given the name Bobby Joe. Mr. and Mrs." George Cubbedge of Savannah, Ga., entertained a weekend house party of relatives and friends at their recently com pleted home just off the Waihalla road. L. D. Rouse of Montgomery, Ala., was a weekend guest at the Potts House, Mr. Rouse is building an elaborate new home . on the Dil lard road near the Country Club. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Bolton' of Commerce, Ga., spent last Thurs day, Georgia's Thanksgiving Day, here with Mrs. Bolton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davis! Mr. and Mrs. George W. Mc Carty of Atlanta announce the birth of a son on Friday, December 1, at St. Joseph's Infirmary, who has been given' the name George W. McCarty III. Mrs. McCarty is the former Miss Connie Perry of Charleston, S. C, and Highlands.' Prof. William L. Lippincott of Clemson College', spent the week end here at his cottage on Mirror Lake.. . .: '- . ! The Curt Wilson Grocery and Feed Store, on Fourth Street has had a telephone installed for the convience of their customers. Miss Josephine Gates, teaches in the Lakemont, Ga., school, spent the Thanksgiving holidays here with the Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Bridgman. Miss Cates was gradu ated last year from Agnes Scott college. A recent guest of the Bridgmans was their mother, Mrs. A. C. Bridgman of Gainesville, Ga., who was en route to Charlotts.ville, Va., for a visit. Miss June Thompson, a freshman at Cullowhee college, is spending several days here with her moth er, Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson and family. Mrs. Frank H. Potts and daugh ter,s, the Misses Jessie and Nancy Potts, spent last Friday in At lanta, going down with Mr. and Mrs. Jay F. Chapman, who will visit lor a while in Atlanta be fore ' i, returning to their home in Florence, S. C. Julian Zoellner will heave Sun day for West Palm Beach, Fla., where he has a position for the winter. Auxiliary Resolutions On Passing Of Miss Durgin Mrs.'E. R. Gilbert was re-elected president of the Woman's aux iliary of the Church of the Incar nation at ' the November meeting, held on the 27th. Mr.s. A. C. Holt was elected secretary and Mrs. W. S. Davis was re-elected treasurer. At this meeting the following reso lutions in the death of Miss Dur gin were adopted by the auxiliary. "Whereas, God in His great wis dom has removed from our midst our friend and co-worker, Miss Bernice . Durgin : . "Be it re'solved that we bow our selves in humble submission to His judgment iin so doing; and be it further resolved that in the death of Miss Durgin we have lost a. valued and "valuable member of the church and auxiliary and a useful citizen of the town, and that we express to her family our deep re gret at her passing. "Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be enter ed on the minutes of the Wo man's Auxiliary, that a copy be sent to her sister, Mrs, Fred E. Carter, and that a copy be' pub lished in the Franklin Press." The resolutions were drawn by a committee composed of Mrs. A. C. Holt, Mrs. J. A. Hines and Mrs. H. G. Story. Even horses don't . understand English in Iceland, according to U. S. Marines stationed there. Queer Icelandic customs, together with autos and ,carts being driven on the left side' of the streets are confusing, Leathernecks report Postmaster Potts Asks Attention To Rules For Holiday Mailing Postmaster C. C. Potts advises that compliance with the follow-: ing suggestions will greatly aid the postoffice. and insure the prompt handling of Christmas mail. Christmas presents, cards and a week or ten days before Christ mas. One of the most important "musts" in wrapping and packing Christmas parcels is the use of strong paper and heavy twine. Listed under the articles require ing special packing are umbrellas, be reinforced their full length by canes and golf sticks, which should strong strips of wood and tightly wrapped. Hats and shoes should be packed in solid fiberboard or double-faced corrugated fibre-board boxes. Ordinary pasteboard hat boxes must be crated. Sharp-pointed or sharp-edged instruments or tools must, have points and edges fully guarded to prevent injury to clerks in handling or . damage to other mail. Books must have edges well protected with stiff material and packed in wooden or strong fiberboard box. Candies should be enclosed in strong outside contain ers, :. Fragile Articles In packing fragile articles use liberal quantities of excelsior or like material, in, around and be tween the articles and Outside con tainer. Glassware, crockery or fra gile toys must be packed so as to prevent the escape of particles or pieces if broken in transit. Boxes of cigars must be wrapped in Corrugated pasteboard and pack ed in a manner to prevent damage by shock or jar. Addresses Mot Be Plain All articles easily brokeij or damaged must be plainly marked "Fragile." Be sure that addresses are com plete and plainly written. A re turn address should be placed in the upper lefthand corner of every piece of mail. If a tag is used the address and return address should also be written on the wrapper for use if the tag is lost, and a copy it the address should be enclosed inside the parcel.; Postage must be fully prepared on all mail. . No parcel may be more than 100 inches in length and Birth com bined nor exceed 70 pounds in weight, feri&hable articles should be so marked and packed in suit able containers. , iRearnlar airmail ,) . 0 ..... LII'VltlLJ i preferred for airmail. If plain en velopes with the proper amount of postage are used they must be con spicuously endorsed near the ' adl dress "Via Air Mail" Ari:.! Delivery-Air Mail" as the case may be. The fact that they bear air mail or special delivery stamps is not sufficient. Air mail may be registered, insured or sent C O. D. Special Delivery stamps should be used for special delivery mail. but if ordinary stamps in the prop er amount are used, the words "Special Delivery" must be written or printed on the envelope Or wrap per immediately below but never on the stamps. Special delivery means immediate delivery and is for speed and not for safety. 1st, 2nd, 4th Class Written matter in the nature of correspondence cannot be enclosed in parcels. A letter placed in an envelope addressed to correspond with the address on the parcel and (Continued on Page Eleven) Highlamds Buasimess People ARE HAPPY TO EXTEND THEIR CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WILL :: ' v TO : ' ' The IB a ok' of Ft a n k lin And to Our Neighbors in Franklin and Macon County on the Handsome PJew Bank Building Wfiich is an Asset to the County's Business Interests AUSTIN Baker, Watchmaker & Jeweler FRED B. COOK, Real Estate-Rentals-Insurance W. P. CLEAVELAND, Town Clerk F. A. EDWARDS, General Merchandise HOTEL EDWARDS, Open all Year ESTHER'S BEAUTY SHOP FRANCES SHOP JACK M. HALL1, guilder Building Supplies HIGHLANDS AUTO SERVICE HIGHLANDS BARBER & BEAUTY SHOP HIGHLANDS DRUG STORE, HIGHLANDS HARDWARE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL THEATRE S. T. MARETT, Real Estate-Insurance-Rentals POTTS BROTHERS POTTS HOUSE, Open All Year TALLEY & BURNETTE TALLEY'S SERVICE STATIQN CURT WILSON, Grocery & Feed Store WITS' END GIFT SHOP, Mr. O. E. Young ZOELLNER'S GARAGE
