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Highlands Highlights MRS. H. G. STORY I CHURCH SERVICES HIGHLANDS BAPTIST CHURCH Thorn N. Carter, D.D., Pastor 10:00 a. m ? Sunday School. 11:00 a. m. ? Worship Service. 7:00 p. m? B. T. U. 8:00 p. m. ? Everting Worship. Wednesday, 7:00 p. m. ? Pray er, Praise and Fellowship. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, Rector Second Sunday: 11:00 a.m. ? Holy Communion and sermon. Fourth Sunday: 4:30 p. m.? Evening prayer and sermon. HIGHLANDS METHODIST CHURCH 10:00 a. m. ? Sunday School. W. C. Newton, Supt. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. J. B. Davidson, Minister 10:00 a. m. ? Sunday School." 11 a. m. ? Worship Service. 7:30 p. m. ? Christian En deavor. J. B. W ATKINS HONORED ON HIS 76th BIRTHDW Mrs. J. B. Watkins and her daughter, Mrs. Allan Whitworth, entertained with a dinner at the Watkins home on the Frank lin road on Sunday, January 27, honoring Mr. Watkins, who cel ebrated his seventy-sixth birth day anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Mack McCord of Toccoa, Ga., were invited guests, and Mr. McCord shared honors with Mr. Watkins, since January 27 was also his birthday anniversary. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Watkins son-in-law, Allan Whit worth, and small son. James Stacy Whitworth. CAPT. POTTS HOME AFTER LONG SERVICE Capt. Jack H. Potts returned home Friday, after four and a half years' of army service, one year of which was spent in Panama, and one year in the Philippines. Capt. Potts, who received his separation papers the past week, said he was glad to return to civilian life. He is the son of Frank H. Potts and the late Mrs. Potts, PRESS ADS PAT BIBLE CLASS WOMEN HOLD LUNCHEON PARTY Members of the Women's Bible class of the Highlands Baptist church held their quar terly luncheon . meeting in the church recreation room Thurs day. The class has IS members and each member was asked to bring a guest who should be a member. Mrs. W. A. Hays is teacher of the class. Other of ficers are Mrs. H. 8. Talley, president; Mrs Paul Henry, vice president; and Mrs. H. B. Neely, secretary and treasurer. MITCHELL CHILD HAS FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY Little Miss Margaret Ann Mitchell celebrated her fifth birthday with her first party Friday afternoon at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Mitchell, on the Walhalla road. The home was decorated with a profusion of spring flow ers, sent especially for the oc casion by Margaret Ann's grandmother, Mrs. C. B. Ryan, of Hawkinsville, Oa. Mrs. Mitchell was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Doyle Burgess, who took a motion pic ture of the children while they Were absorbed in play with a new gymnasium set, Margaret Ann's birthday gift from her parents. MRS. POTTS HONORED WITH SHOWER AT INN Mrs. William R. Potts was honored with a surprise miscel laneous shower Friday after noon at Fairview Inn. Hostesses were Mrs. W. L. Watson and Mrs. DeWitt Calloway. The large number of friends who called between the hours of 3 and 5 brought a wide variety of attractive gifts. Mrs. Potts is the former Miss Evelyn Greene, o? Orlando, Fla. Mr. Potts, who held the rating of staff sergeant in the army air corps, received his separa tion papers in January, after 45 months of service. Mr. and Mrs. Potts returned to Orlando this week, where they will make their home. Mrs. Charles C. Potts and Mrs. Mary Zachary returned to the Potts House Friday, follow ing a months' stay in Mel bourne, Fla. FREE! World Travel For any man interested in trav eling and in seeing the other countries and peoples of the world, the United States Army offers the best opportunity to do so without cost to the in dividual. Those men stationed with the occupation forces in Europe are encouraged to go on trips through Germany, Sweden, Norway, France. England, Switzerland, and other Euro pean countries. Those men who go to the Pa cific will see the romantic Pa cific Idands, or perhaps they will be in the exotic Orient, with an opportunity to get first-hand knowledge of the ?trange Oriental way* and custom*. Thi* opportunity to travel the world over i( the greatest in the hietory of our Army, "for full particular*, vieit one of the Army Recruiting Station* lo cated in the Post Office Build ing* of Athevflle, Henderson villa and Marion, N. C., and in tha Bank Buildint of Franklin, N. C. This Winter At Highlands Mild, Old Paper Suggest Browsing through old news paper files in the library, we find that this winter with all its snows, Is mild compared to that of 1886, when "Mr. Ride out, famous for ' his accurate statements, reported 32 inches of snow measured in several places on level ground, and Mr. H. M. Bascom reported 36 inches." The following items also were gleaned at random from the' 1891 winter issues of The High lands Star, edited by the Coe brothers, and from a later is sue of The Mountain Eagle, ed ited by the late Prof. T. G. Harbison : H. M. Paul, lately of Main, has purchased the Heacock farm . . . H. L. Rideout started for the Land of Flowers this morning where he will spend the winter . . . Highlands Nor mal College, private and non sectarian. Fall term began Oc tober 2nd. Winter term begins December 29th, 1891. Thos. G. Harbison, Ph.D. James Rideout, proprietor of the Satulah House, has had some fine stationery i printed. ... T. N. Rogers caught a very large wildcat in a steel trap. The cat measured three feet, four inches from tip to tip and was 18 inches high at the shoulder . . . A. N. Wilson trap ped two wildcats this week, and he says it is not a good week for cjts either . . . John Led ford of Rabun County, Ga.. was married to Mary Speed, daugh ter of Calvin Speed, recently . . . Miss Cora Rogers af Buck Creek is attending private school here. . . . While up North, W. B. Cleave land bought the entire stock of a toy and fancy goods store, the largest stock of this kind ever brought to Highlands . . . Mrs. M. E. Trowbridge enter tained a party of young people in her pleasant parlors Mon day evening. Some excellent music was given by Miss Meta Aaron, pianist, and Leland S. Pike, violinist, of Bridgeport, Conn. , . . Charles L. Frost, who has been in the Far West for several years, returned home Thursday . . ; Miss Gertie Cobb left today for Atlanta, where she will enter Washington Semi nary for musical instruction. . . . A visitor on arrival said the trip up from Walhalla 30 miles ?was made very comfortably in eight hours. . . . ! \ Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Edwards are in Florida for a six weeks' stay, most of this time to be spent in St. Petersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Louis. Edwards are operat ing the Edwards hotel during their absence. Mr. and Mrs. John Duane of McLean, Va., spent a few days at Hotel Edwards the past week, en route home from a vaction in California. Mr. Duane is a nephew of Miss Marguerite Ravenel and Miss Clarissa Rav enel, of Philadelphia and High lands. Mrs. Duane's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cheshire Nash, of Savannah, also own a summer home in Highlands. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Cook and daughters, the Misses Mary Bascom and Beverly Cook, spent the week-end in Atlanta, where they were guests at the Wlnecoff hotel. They were ac companied on trip by Mrs. O. W. Cornelius, who visited rela tives and friends. Mr. .and Mrs. W. W. Woodson, of Homestead, Fla., who have purchased a cottage site in Cullasaja Heights, were recent guests at Hotel Edwards while looking after building arrange ments. S. E. Potts will have charge of the construction work. Mayor and Mrs. Wilton H. Cobb had as their week-end guests Allan Miles and son , Allan, Jr., of Monks Corner, S. C. Mayor and Mrs. Cobb returned last week from a visit in Ha vana, Cuba, and Fort Lauder dale and Wabasso, Fla. Sgt. Jay F. Chapman, of j Camp Pickett, Va., left Wednes- j day to return to camp, after spending a short leave here with his family. ? AMM 2/c Bob Rice, on leave here, following two years of navy service in the Pacific, left Friday for a visit with his brother. Pvt. Dick Rice, of the marines, who is stationed at Cherry Point. Pvt. Rice has fin ished his boot training and is scheduled to leave this week for the west coast. The Fourth Service command ; is an agency of the army serv ice forces and handles all mil itary matters pertaining to sup- j ply, housing and transportation of soldiers in the states of Ala- ' bama, Florida, Georgia, Missis- , sippi. North Carolina, South ! Carolina and Tennessee. Please Call For Your Photographs ? Persons who have left photographs of their servicemen, or other pic tures, at The Press Of fice are requested to call for them. ? The Franklin Press No Presbyterian Service Planned On Sunday Morning The Rev. J. B. Davidson, pas- | tor of the Highlands Presby terian church, is away on va cation and the church an- i nounces there will be no 11 o'clock service Sunday morning, February 10. Farm building construction is becoming an increasingly lm- ' portant part of cooperative movements in many rural areas. National Forest Timber For Sale Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Frank lin, North Carolina, up to and not later than 2:00 p. m. Feb ruary 25, 1946, and opened im mediately thereafter, for all merchantable live and dead timber designated for cutting on an area embracing about 530 acres within the Matlock Creek drainage, Little Tennes see River watershed, Macon County," Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, estimat ed to be 2500 units (160 cu. ft. per unit) of chestnut extract wood more or less. No bid of less than 70c per unit will be considered. In. addition to price bid for stumpage, a deposit of 10c per unit for all wood cut will be required for sale area betterment work on the sale area. $250.00 must accompany cach bid, to be applied on the purchase price, refunded, or re tained in part as liquidated damages according to conditions of sale. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are submitted, full infor mation concerning the timber, the conditions of sale and sub mission of bids should be ob tained from the Forest Super visor, Franklin, North Carolina. J24 ? 2tc ? F7 NOTICE OF PlBUCATlON OF SI MMONS In Thr Superior Court NORTH CAROLINA MACON COUNTY PATRICK T ROGERS v* VELMA ROGERS The defendant, Velma H. Rog ers, will lake notice that an ac i tion entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior j Court of Macon County for the j purpose of securing an absolute j divorce for the plaintiff, Pat rick T. Rogers. Said defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Ma con County, North Carolina, at the Courthouse in Franklin, North Carolina, on the 30th day of February, 1946, and answer or demur to the complaint in the said action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said com plaint. This 5th day of February, 1946. EDITH E. BYRD. ' Ass't Clerk Superior Court. F7 4tp F28 At army hospitals in this, the Fourth Service Command. 2,328, 424 soldiers were treated for wounds or sickness from Janu ary, 1942 to July 1945. i Our time, thoughts and ef i forts are devoted to Electri ] cal Work, and we endeavor to do that one thing well. Jixg it In it its tlrrfrir (?0. (WADE SUTTON) PHONE 10U -J More farm fruits are In pros pect (or civilians In 1946 than in1 1945 and canned fruits will be much more plentiful. John Morgan of Gibson Mill; Richmond caunty, reports that 1 he has found rye grass to be an excellent crop for feeding i out young pigs. /'OVER 100 MILLION BOTTLES i > SOLD! SIMPLY GREAT FOR MONTHLY PAIN Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com | pound does more than relieve monthly pain when due to female | functional periodic disturbances. It also relieves accompanying weak, tired, nervous, cranky feelings ? of such nature. Taken regularly ? Pinkhams Compound helps build up resistance against such distress. It's also a great stomachic tonic 1 ? For Seasoned OAK WOOD for Heater and Fire Place Cut Any Length Also Oak Stovewood See BOB SLOAN At Courthouse Quick Re ticf smrftPsruFfr o/stkissof ffw''W W?wir# insuiniiy rcuei irom Qistress 01 head colds starts to come the mo ment you put a little Va-tro-nol up each nostril. It soothes Irritation, reduces swelling, relieves conges tion. Also helps prevent many n Special i-Duty Nose Drops Works Fast Rifht Where Trouble Isl ? will ucyctu^ui^ u used to time. Works fine 1 Follow directions to folder. Z he growth of ?aith AMERICANS hare faith in the institutions that hare made our country great because they hare so well served our people's increasing needs. THE FAITH that people generally, hare in our service is based upon widespread appreciation of the profes sional competence, impartiality and fairness with which we attend bereavement's need s. IT COSTS NO MORE i TO CALL US BRYANT. ^Tutu/mi 7/cmu HE SERVES BEST WHO SERVES MOST PHONE 106 ? NITE PHONE 20 Bed Room Suites $76.00 and up International* Living Room Suites $143.50 to $219.50 Cedar Chests $42.50 to $49.50 Base Cabinets $53.50 Metal Wardrobes $17.50 Baby Beds $16.50 to $21.50 ? WE ARE DEALERS FOR PHILCO AND CROSLEY RADIOS AND REFRIGERATORS EASY, A. B. C., BLACKSTONE, AND THOR WASHERS SOSSAMON FURNITURE CO. "Everything for Your Home" FRANKLIN, N. C.
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