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MISS GODWIN. BK1DE-ELECT
SHOWN SOCIAL COURTESIES
Mrs James Cunningham, Mrs
Doyle Blaine and Mrs John Mc- I
Collum entertained with a
linen shower at the home of
Mrs. Cunningham on Wednes
day afternoon of last week. |
honoring Miss Katherine God
win. whose wedding will be a I
social event of August 10.
The home , was "decorated ef- I
fectively with summer flowers. I
The table was covered with a
white linen cloth centered with
a white cake topped with a min
iature bride and groom and
flanked on each side by crys
tal candelabra holdfng w.v.te
tapers.
Refreshments, consisting of
punch, cake, nuts and mints,
were served by the hostesses.
The bride-elect was the re
cipient of many useful gifts
Mrs. Burton Boesser, of Vir
ginia Beach. Va , Mrs. Edd
Davis, of Winston-Salem, aunts
of the bride-elect, and Mrs
Eric Detmold, of Winston-Sal
em, were luncheon hostess Wed
nesday, at the Kelly Inri and
Tea Room as a courtesy to Miss
Katherine Godwin and her
bridal attendants.
Summer flowers were used as
decorations throughout the din
ing room, and a gift of crystal
in her chosen pattern was pre
sented Miss Godwin by the
hostesses.
Covers were laid for Miss
Godwin, Miss Rachel Welling,
Mrs. Doyle Blaine, Mrs John
McCollum, Mrs. John F. Cun
ningham, Mrs. J R. Ray, Mrs
James Cunningham, Miss Dor
othy Walker. Mrs. Ruth Higdon,
at t Mrs Edd Davis.
Mrs. J. R. Ray will entertain
the bridal party, members of
the family and out of town
guests at her home Friday ev
ening wtth a cake cutting, fil
lowing the wedding rehearsal.
MRS. MORRISON HONORED
AT WINSTON-SALEM
Mr. and Mrs Charles Matlock
and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Cal
loway entertained with a buffet
supper at the home of the latter
in Winston-Salem last Sunday
evening as a courtesy to Mrs.
J. M. Morrison, mother of Mrs.
Matlock, on her 73rd birthday
anniversary.
Mrs. Morrison, a resident of
the Oak Grove section of Macon
county, is spending some time
with her daughter in Winston
Salem
The Calloway home was ar
ranged with bowls of summer
flowers throughout the house,
and the dinning room table
was centered with a tiered
birthday cake bearing 73 can
dles Mrs. Morrison was pre
sented a corsage of sweet peas
and a number of gifts.
Those in attendance were
Mr. and Mrs. Carrell Veach,
Mr and Mrs. Elmer Calloway,
Mrs. J E. Zimmerman; LeRoy
Morrison, a son of the honoree;
Dick Sales, Bill Jalnkee. Ken
neth Zimmerman, Billy, Kelly
and Wanda Morrison and Dor
othy Guy, grandchildren; Bill
Robertson, Clara Calloway. Carol
Key Veach, and Nancy and
Mildred Calloway.
WESTS HAVE FAMILY
GATHERING, PICNIC
Mr and Mrs Henry D. West,
of lotla street, were pleasantly
surprised recently when Mr. and
Mrs. Robert T Keenan, Mr and
Mrs. Jack Keenan and son
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gore, and
Mr and Mrs Lee West, all of
Asheville, Mr. and Mrs James
West and children, of North
west, Va., and Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel West and children, of
New London, Conn., came to
spend the day with them,
bringing basket lunches.
"For Hen's Sake, Grow Yel
low Corr-" reads a news head
line.
Your Home . . .
Is your castle.
It also represents much of
your savings.
Do you carry enough in
surance on it, considering
today's replacement costs?
We'd be glad to discuss
your insurance needs with
you.
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Mason Insurance
Agency
Bank of T'rtnklln ttldg.
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MISS MARY JANE SHOPE
MARRIES VENOIA LAMBERT
Mr. and Mrs Fred Shope,- of
the Otto community, have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mary Jane
Shope. to Venoia Lambert, of
Cherokee, in a ceremony solemn
ized August 4 in Clayton, Ga.
EM M Keener, ordinary, offi
ciated.
The bride was attired in a
figured costume with which she
wore brown accessories.
Mr. Lambert, son of Fred
Lambert, of Cherokee, and the
late Mrs Lambert, is a farmer
of the Cherokee community.
Mr. and Mrs Lambert plan
to make their home with the
bride's parents for the present.
T. E. L. CLASS TO MEET
WITH MRS. FRANK M1TRRAY
The T E. L Class of the
Franklin Baptist .church will
meet Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock at the home of Mrs
Frank I Murray on West Main
street, with Mrs. Tom Phillips,
Mrs. Henry D. West, and Mrs.
Roy Howard, as associate host
esses.
MISS LYSBETH COX
HAS FRIENDS TO TEA
Mrs Flem C. Dame and Mrs.
Thomas Cadenhead and two
sons, Tommy and Charles Cad
enhead, and Ethel Dame, of
Fort Pierce, Fla., and Mrs. F.
E. Brown, of Franklin, were
tea guests of Miss Lysbeth Cox
at the Jones apartment on West
Main street Saturday afternoon
Personal Mention
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Hall. Mrs
J. C. Brown, and Mrs. W P.
j Whiteside, all of Weynesville,
I were here Wednesday of last
week to attend the funeral
services for R F. Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Higdon
and daughter, N->r.a Vale, of
Klammath Falls, Ore., are
spending several days with Mr.
Higdon's father, J. L. Higdon,
at his home in the Cullasaja
community, and other rela
tives and friends in Franklin
and surrounding vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs H Elmo Baker,
and Mrs. W. H. McNab, of Pom
pano, Fla., are here for a visit
with their sister, Mrs. Ann
Daves, and brothen, L. B , Tom
Clarence and Wendell Phillips,
j all of Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Pat
ton came up from Raleigh Sat
urday for a few days visit.
They will return to Raleigh for
a few days before returning to
Franklin to live. .
Mrs Lawrence Anderson has
! returned to her home in Phila
1 delphia, Pa , after spending a
a week with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Julian Waldroop, at her
home on Harrison avenue.
Mr. ands. W. B. Kesler and
son, Bill, of Salisbury, are
spending a week here with
Mrs. Kesler's mother, Mrs. T.
W. Angel, Sr., and other re
latives in Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cansler,
of Pisgah Forest, spent the
week-end with Mrs. Cansler's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Myers, at their home, Franklin,
Route 3, and attended the Gol
den wedding anniversary of
Mrs Cansler's parents Sunday.
Mrs Elizabeth Guffey Is in
Nashville, Tenn., where she is
taking a several weeks' course
at Peabody college there.
Ned Wayne, photographer for
merly with the Hollywood and
Rembandt studios in St. Louis
and Chicago, has joined the
staff of Crisp's studio here for
a limited period
Little Thomasene Hurst, of
Franklin had a tonsil operation
at the Angel clinic Monday.
Mrs. Joe Wheeler and baby,
Wilma Jo Wheeler, of Cleve
land, Ga., were painfully in
jured when the door of the car
in which they were riding
opened causing Mrs Wheele/
and the baby to fall to the
pavement while the car was
moving. They were treated at
the Angel clinic.
Charles A. Shook, of Tiger,
Ga., one-time chief of police in
Franklin was here Saturday to
see his brother, R. M. Shook,
who is ill at his home in the
Sugarfork community.
Miss Sue Bynum, of Pine
Tops, has been visiting Miss
Myra Stagle at her home on
Cartoogechaye for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred S.
Johnston and Fred S. John
ston, Jr , have returned to their
homes in Tampa, Fla., after a
visit here with their mother,
Mrs. F. S. Johnston, Sr., and
sister, Mrs. G. L. Houk, and Mr.
Houk
The following have arrived
for the wedding of Miss Kath
erlne Godwin on Saturday and
are staying at Camp Arrowood:
M. O. (Jack) Welling and Miss
Rachel Welling, of SykesvlUe,
Md? BUI Boyer, of Perryman,
Md., Mrs Crlc Detmold, of
Winston-Salem, Mr. and Mrs
William Lahntr, of Belmar, N
J. and M, B Welling, of Sykes
yUlt), fc|d
Mr. ?nd Mm 1. B, Mouther*
I
land ttnd son, Of Winston-Salem,
are vUltlng Mrs. 8outherland's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl S
Slagle, at thsir home on Car
toochaye.
Mrs R. E. Welch spent the
week-end at Oteen with her
husband, "Tony", who is a
patient at the Veterans facility
there His condition, which was
serious for several weeks, is re
ported to be much improved
and he is well on the way to
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hoover
and two children, of Covington,
Va , are spending several days
with Mrs Hoover's parents, Mr
and Mrs. A. B. Miller, on Buck
Creek, near Highlands.
Mr. and Mrs Herschell
Townley and daughter, of Bre
vard, spent Sunday with Mrs
Townley's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. James E. Myers, Franklin,
Route 3,
Mrs. O. C. Bryant and sister.
Miss Frankie Bumgarner, spent
the week-end with their mother, 1
Mrs. R. C. Bumgarner, at Wil
mont.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L .. Stokes
and son, Johnny, of Rockhill, S.
C., spent a few days here the
past week, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry W Cabe at
their home on Riverview street
Dr. Stokes formerly was pastor
of the Franklin Methodist
church
John M. iBardyi Archer, III,
Who was quite ill at the Angel
hospital (or several weeks, fol
lowing serious injuries receiv
ed in a bicycle accident, has
recovered sufficiently to be
able to walk around over the
hospital
Mrs. Roland E. Owen and son,
Gordon, of Akron, Ohio, have
been visiting Mrs Owen's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs E. A. Stiles,
at their home in West Frank
lin for the past two weeks. They
also visited Mr. Owen's pai onts,
Mr and Mrs. Samuel Owens, In
Brevard while in Western
North Carolina.
Little Palr.ca Tatham, vho
lias been spending the su.:irat;
with her grandparents, Mi. and
Mrs. J. Fred McGaha, iiank
lin, Route 3, returned 10 her
home in Rotibmsville Tuesday
Mrs. Turner Vinson and son,
Herman, of Clayton, are spend
ing several days with Mrs. Vin
son's father, James P. C juley,
at his home, Franklin, R..ute
1, and othei relatives ?v. and
near Franklin.
Mr. and Mis. Burton B xsset
and son, Button, Jr., of Vl.g'nia
Beach, Va., and Mrs. Edd
Davis and daughter, Barbara,
of Winston-Salem, are here for
a visit with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John F Cunningham,
at tbcii home, Franklin, Route
1, and to attend the wedding
ol their niece, Miss Katherlne
Godwin, Saturday evening at
the Franklin Baptist church.
Mr and Mrs R. L. Mc
have returned to their home,
Franklin, Route 3, after sp 1
ing a week in Detroit, Mich.,
visiting Mrs McOaha's brothers,
R. T. and Halph Bryson, and
their families.
Gneiss
The Rev Fred Reed, who has
been pastor of the Walnut
Creek Baptist church for some
time, preached his farewell ser
mon Sunday. He has been call
ed to another church.
Come! Come!! Come!! Who?
Peeks and Hendersons' and
friends. When? August 17.
Where? Pine Orove Baptist
church. Why? Family reunion
for the first time since the close
of the war Bring lunch. Among
the welcome number will be Mr.
and Mrs. Zack Moses, of Bak
ersfleld, Calif.
Mrs. W. A. Keener took her
first plane trip Saturday. She
said, "It was like riding in a
sled ? 1 didn't even know when
it left the ground." John M.
Archer, of Franklin, was the
pilot.
Mr*. Leonce Wall
Dim; Rites Held
At Georgia Home
Funeral services were held In
Thomas vilie, Ga., Monday after
noon, for Mrs. Leonce Wall, who
died in the Angel hospital In
Franklin last Saturday night,
soon after her arrival there
about 9:30 o'clock. She had suf
fered a heart attack at her
home on East Main street here
earlier In the evening.
Mrs Wall was the wife of Dr.
C. K. Wall, prominent physi
cian of Thomasvllle. Oa., who
had returned home Saturday
morning, after spending a few
days' vacation here with hu
family.
In addition to her husband,
Mrs Wall is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. John L. Many,
Jr., and Miss Madeleine Wall,
both of whom were here at the
time of her death.
Tfte Walls have owned a sum
mer home here for a number
of years. Mrs. Wall was much
interested In the Highlands Mu
seum, and the family was
among the larger contributors
toward the Relnke Memorial li
brary being established by that
institution.
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BELK'S FIRST
VALUES
August 9th last year Belk's opened for business. We are very thankful to the people of
Franklin and the surrounding county for the way you have received us, *nd for your support
and understanding when we are not able to bring you as many of the outstanding values for
which Belk's has long been famous.
We pledge ourselves to continually strive to bring you the best values to be found and to
be worthy of the confidence you have placed in us.
Your Winter Coat
It would be wise to select your Coat
now from Bellt'a outstanding collec
tion. Every one brand new, every one
priced to save you money. We urge
you to see these now. Use our Lay-a
Way Plan if you wish. Hundreds to
select from. Most styles.
$19.50 to $49.50
Fall Wooktns
54 - in . wool yard goads from Amer
ica's br(at mills. AM of it otmn di
rect from the manufacturer to you.
Tbt quality is plainly marked. For
suits and ooaU. For real savings have
your Fall .wardrobe made from these
fine fabrics.
$2.95 to $4.95 yard
Reduction and Glean-Up of
Summer Merchandise
Small qualities of the following Ar
ticles ? all marked way down:
Ladies' Hats
Entire stock, regardless of price, is
now ?
$1.00
They were $2.95 to $4.95
r
Summer Bags
Straws, Plastics, Leather ? one big
table
$1.98
Summer Dresses
These hare been grouped together
and marked down 1/3. Many are
suitable for year-round wear.
Swim Suits ? Play Suits
Beach coats are now included in our
Final Summer Clearance.
Now 1/3 Off
Gillette Safety Razors
Gold plated "Tech" Raaors, with 5
Gillette Blue Blades, in attractive
package.
49c
Book Department
Please look over our new Books every
time you are in the store. We add
titles every day. Since its addition
only a few weeks afo it has oome
to be oue of the busiest places in
the store. We have them from
49c to $3.95
Still our biggest sellers, the popular
"Triangle", re-prints of best setters ?
49c
Market Baskets
Large sise, oak splints, wUh 2 well
secured handles. Fine for picnics.
$1.00
Metal Flashlights
All metal ease complete with 2
Bright Star batteries. Save
79c
White Uniforms
Well tailored white shantung broad
cloth. Sizes 12 to 50. You'll be sur
prised at their unusual quality, for
only
$2.95
Cigarette Lighter Deal
Two 25c packages of IS "Berkley"
double edge blades, and a $2.00
guaranteed Cigarette Lighter tor only
$1.00
Just ? few of these left.
White Rayon Panties
An unusual value. All white, elastic
waistband, knit cuff. Women's sixes,
5-6-7.
79c
Shoe Bags
Most are made of Cretonne .with at
tached tape (or hanging. The nicest
we have bad, for only
$1.00
Men's Boots
11 Inch tops. 3 leather Mies. Choco
late Boaite uppers. Government sur
plus. Slaes ? to 11.
$8.95
School Bags
Waterproof material In brief case
style. Your youngster will be proud
to carry one of these to school.
$1.90
Men's Rubber Boots
Just received a small shipment of V.
8. extra heavy Industrial knee boots.
You will be pleased at the extra
weight of these boots. Bailt lor heavy
daty.
$4.95
Man's Jackets
Men's Tan Zelan Jackets, waterproof
silk Hnish poplin. Nleely lined. Just
the thine oool Fall days. Sixes 38
to 4?.
$7.95
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