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Gneiss By MRS. F. E MASHBI'RN On August 17 a goodly num ber of Hendersons, Peeks and friends met in the Pine Grove Baptist church, it was the first reunion in four years. As the president, the Rev Kenedy Henderson of Quebec and Scot land Neck, was absent, the Rev. J. I. Vinson, of Dillard. Ga.. served in his place temporarily. All officers elected four years ago will serve untiJ after an other election is held Mr Vinson read the scripture, offered a prayer, and made a talk Zack Moses, of Bakersfield. Cal , noted the three flags in \he church? the United States flag, the service flag, whi-ch con tains 30 stars, and the church flag. In his talk he said he had tound that the church flag was as it should be, the most prec ious (lag. to his relatives. After the morning session, ad journed to meet again next yeai at Pine Grove Baptist church, a picnic dinner was spread 'neatii the shade of the church whert relatives and friends minglec together in a pleasant socia SCHOOL SUPPLIES ? As Complete a Line as is Available * "Blue Horse" Products W. J. Blaine hour. The oldest member present was Aunt Lizzie Rogers, who is sailing along in her 90th year The youngest member was the infant of Mr. and Mrs Bill Peek of Ellijay. The ones who had traveled farthest were Mr. and Mrs. Moses To absent members, we send greetings, hoping you can be present next year If there has been a death, birth, marriage or someone in the service during the past four years, will you kindly s^nd detailed account to T C. Hender^n, Quebec, N. C.. who is historian. After many years of absence | from the Old North State, Mr and Mrs. Zack Moses of Bakers field, Cal., are looking up old 1 schoolmates, friends, and rela tives in this section. So clear are the pleasant memories of Mr. Moses' early ' days in this section, of hunting. ' I fishing, ball games, prospecting, and school teaching, his wife , declares that you would think he had lived 100 years He Is 1 only 73, hale and hearty. At the age of 19 he taught I school on Walnut Creek in a log I schoolhouse, with split logs for benches i Alfred Leopard now . has corn planted on that spot I of ground > ; 64 pupils were en rolled. Some days every one I would be present. On October 11. 1892, four hundred years after Columbus discovered America, this school gave an appropriate Columbus Day celebration. Not only from the then thickly settled com munity but from adjoining com munities people came to the I program. Back to oxen and sleds, wag ons, and horses for transporta tion, dirt roads and bridle paths j to travel over] For illumination, blazing fires, pine torches, tallow candles, and very small kerosene lamps. Women generally cooked on the I hearth, dried foods in the sun j shine, 'twas before the general J use of canning in glass jars Log houses with punchin floors were not uncommon. Oi&nt poplars, chestnuts, oaks, walnuts, maples, etc., were cut down ? cut into logs, rolled. ! plied, laps (for limbs t bark and i all ? a (ire built to consume it. Then the farmer planted his crops after the ground was laid off or just holes dug to drop the seed in and then covered with a hoe. Came was plentiful Men made miles of rail fences, which sometimes were consum ed by forest fires, i There was no stock law then t Many wo men were still carding, spin ning and weaving. Mail was scarce. | No radios, graphaphones, rail road, electricity, automobiles, air planes. No hospitals, few doc- 1 tors, but no community but had some place of . worship In those bygone days Zack Moses, aged 19, taught school on Walnut Creek. Now he and Mrs Moses own an orange grove in which he rides a trac tor, irrigating. And Mrs. Moses' home is air conditioned and equipped with electrical appliances. CANT LOSE! "How's things. Hiram?" "I'm worried." "But you say your business is good." "It can't last." Mr. and Mrs Gerald Moon and son, Douglas, of Logan ville, Ga., were week-end guests of Miss Annie Lou Huscusson at her home. Franklin, Route 3. They also visited Mrs Moon'f aunt. Miss Fannie Edwards, who has been a patient at Angel's clinic for the past two weeks. Miss Edwards' condition is sat isfactory. The current stand of saw' timber in North Carolina ex ceeds 41 billion board feet, ap proximately the yearly require ment of lumber in this country. North Carolina is expected to meet a federal request for 46, 000 new acres planted to soy beans this year. If sugar is lacking, try drv in^ some. of the fruit on hand. THE NEW AND USED CAR PROBLEM As manufacturing slowly approaches normal production figures a slightly larger number of new cars are expected by vour local Automobile Dealers. COOPERATE WITH YOUR LOCAL NEW CAR DEALER Your Automobile Dealer is striving to render service to the 'greatest possible number of people. Trade in to your Automobile Dealer your used car. Remember, he can and will pay vou as much as anyone can pay vou legally for vour used car. Your Automobile Dealer does not engage in Black Market activities. Me needs your used car . . . and will allow you the highest possible legal price for it . . . to make it available for a returning veteran or local resident who urgently needs some kind of a car in his work. Black Market selling of used cars results in badly needed cars leaving this community, where they are so desperately needed. Trade only with your Automobile Dealer., . . . The result will be that everyone who needs a car, new or n-^d. will get it sooner. You Can Help Solve The Problem YOUR NEW CAR DEALERS BURRELL MOTOR CO. FRANKLIN N. C. DUNCAN MOTOR CO. FRANKLIN N. C. WANT ADS MACK SAYS: Automatic record player to play through your radio. Records of all kinds New and used battery and electric radios. Batteries to fit all sets. A used coal burner and an ice box. FRANKS RADIO & ELEC. CO. Basement McCoy Bldg. Franklin, N. C. BUILD your home, fire-proof and moisture-proof, with concrete blocks ? steam-cured for greater strength and durability For construction details, see W. A Hays, belcw Franklin bridge A29 ? ltc MARE FOR SALE ? Six years old. weighs 1680 pounds, works anywhere. Will throw in harness. Carter Watts. Prentiss.N. C. FOR SALE? Three-fourth Guern sey heifer, one and one-half years old, and one three months old thoroughbred Guernsey heif er. Frank Bailey, Route 4, Franklin. FOR SALE ? Shorthorn bull, 15 months old. Price $110. See county agent. A29 ? 3tp ? S12 FOR SAL,E? 1931 Ford. $150.00 cash. Silas Jenkins, Gneiss, N. C, FOR SALE ? New four-room house and large lot on Bonny Crest. Also four-door 1937 Dodge sedan. Write Box 54, Franklin, I N. C. FOR SALE ? Pair of young mules, two and three years old. See or write J. H. Brookshire, Route 1, Franklin, N. C. FOR SALE ? Small home, High lands, N. C. Attractive and completely furnished. Immedi ate possession. Write P.'O. Box 412, Highlands, N. C A29? ltc ! FOR SALE ? Grapes at $1 00 a bushel in vineyard. $1.50 de livered. See Grady Henry, Elli jay post office. j Bring on your ginseng while its high, be it green or be it dry. | Whether dried in the sun or ! cured in the shade, highest prices will be paid. Barnard's Store. WHEN YOUR shoes need repair, visit HOLDEN SHOE SHOP at home of Rev. N. E Holden on Bryson City road, one mile be low Iotla bridge. Paul Holden. [ A29 ? 2tp? S5 FOR SALE ? One registered Berkshire boar 2 years old. See W. F. McDowell, Cullasaja, N. C j A29 ? 2 tp ? S5 | ANYBODY on the floor, "Arise" and come unto me and I will i give you beds. Lawson Shook, Champion Shoe Shop FOR RENT ? 44 -acre farm eight miles from Franklin just off highway 64 All outbuildings, good pasture, orchard, plenty fire wood. Eight-room cottage, electricity- and running water. See Nettie Henderson, Cullasaja, N. C A29 ? 2tp ? S5 WANTED ? Furnished or unfurn ished apartment. Three or four rooms. Charlie Rose, Franklin, General Delivery. FOR SALE ? 30 one-year old Rice Leghorn Farm White Leghorn hens, now laying, $100 each. Come get them. Westervelt Terhune, Highlands, Dlllard road. A29^1tc 1937 CHEVROLET two-door for sale. L. A. Adams. Ellljay, N. C. I RADIOS and electrical appli ances repaired/ See Henderson Dean. My shop is at my home on Iotla street, 1-3 mile of the courthouse. ; A29 ? 2tp ? 85 WANTED? Girl for hotel clerk No experience necessary. Ap ply in person Hotel Hearn. CEDAR LUMBER? For cabinets. closets or making cedar chests See J. R. Berry at Fruit mark et by Glenn Ray's store or at saw mill, one- fourth mile from Iotla bridge. A29 ? 2tp ? 85 LOST ? Brown billfold Saturday on Main street, containing about $40 and papers. Finder please return to Press office and receive liberal reward. Kate Roland. GINSENG WANTED ? $13 per pound dry. $4.00 per pound green. See or write R S. Cowan, Greens Creek, N. C. A1 ? 5tp ? A29 FOR 8ALE? One set 30 lb. Stan dard computing scales. Bald win & Liner Market. Jly4 ? tfc SIGNS PAINTED ? W. L. Hall, Franklin. (My shop la at my home near airport.) jao-tfo AUCTION SALE? Near Liberty Baptist church, Saturday, August 31, 10 o'clock, the house hold furnishings, including sew ing machine, kitchen range, all farm tools, two mares, two hogs, corn and truck crop, some log ging and carpenters tools, will be sold to <he highest bidder. Robert C. Rickman. A 1 5 ? 3tp ? A29 THE SALE of the Oak Grove Churcl|i property, advertised for sale, has been postponed. Date of sale to be announced later Wiley Brown, Robert Ful- | ton, D. P Grant, Walter Angel, committee. A22 ? ltc LOST ? Ration Book No 4. Find er please return to Mary Jane j Ledbetter, Route 1. A22 ? 2tp? A29 FOR SALE ? One ammonia re frigeration machine, complete with compressor, motor and coils Commercial size. See at Swafford's Market. A22? tfc FOR SALE ? Five room furnish ed cottage in beautiful Lake 1 Sega subdivision, two miles from Brevard, modern conveniences. R E. Lawrence, Brevard, N. C , Telephone 1301. A22 ? 2tc? j/3 ? A29 FOR SALE? 1941 Chevrolet W ton truck. 10-ply tires, prac tically new. D. B. Coggins, two miles out Highlands road. LOTS FOR SALE? On the north side Hayes-Rogers property. Spacious home sites. Prices not inflated. Contact L. B Hayes, Thomasvllle, N. C., or Franklin. A22 ? 4tp ? S12 LOST ? No 4 ration book belong ing to Mrs. Frances P Hurai, Franklin, N. C. A22 ? 2tp ? A29 LOST ? Spotted beagle male dog Last seen at airport. Re ward. Elbert Angel, Franklin, N. C., Box 372, or Phone blrtJ* A22 ? 2tp ? A29 FOR SALE? Automobile parts, also tires. Mack Moffltt, near Panorama Court. HELP WANTED ? One woman, 21 or older, with high achooi education, (or bookkeeping and general store work. Apply Sat urday between 1 and 3 o'clock. Slack's Franklin Parts Company A29? ltc FOR SALE ? One iron oedstead. heavy springs, two mattresses, one cot, dlningroom table and chairs, one range stove. Bryant's Leader Mrs. Nelson Elmore, Franklin. Route & A22 ? 2tp ? A29 V Community canrjeries are now operating at most] schools in North the benelit of rural families who wish to can theii economical, labor-i of the high Carolina for AID food in an laving way. PRESS A/DS PAY MACON THEATRE SUNDAY#MATINEE 2:30 ? NIGHT ySHOW 9:00 Sunday, September l/Only Ginny Sims ? Charles Coburn In "SHADY LADY" Monday, Tuesday, ^September 2, 3 Hijwmpni] _ DOROTHY McGUIRE GEORGE BRENT ? ETHEL BARRYMORE Sjuhafc Sfaihcabe KENT SMITH . RHONDA FLIMINO GORDON OLIVER ? EISA IANCHESTIR A DOM MIT noouciKM f tylOUV Wednesday, Thursday, September 4, 5 7f/?Y Rl NOt'SO-SUPER SALESMEN NOW.. And How theJjJies Love Their lovin' Samples! BRENDA JOYCE JACQUELlNt deWIT ELENA VERDUGO MARY GORDON GEORGE CLEVELAND I-.?...... I Scieenpliy by Waltei Oe Leon Oii{in?l Stoty by Paul liiiio and Richaid Collins DiUCled by WILLIAM A. SEITER Pioduced by JOE GLRSHLNSON Friday, September 6 Bonita Granville In "BREAKFAST IN HOLLYWOOD" Saturday, September 7 ? Double Feature Rod Cameron ?? Fuzzy Knight In "RENEGADES OF THE RIO GRANDE" And "LAST CROOKED MILE" Owl Show at 10:30 ? Out at 12:00 Virginia Grey In "HOUSE OF HORROR"
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