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Highlands Highlights MRS. H. G. STORY MISS THOMPSON BECOMES BRIDE OF C. P. M'NEELY The Highlands Presbyterian church was the scene of a beautiful wedding Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock when Miss Margaret Virginia Thomp son, daughter of Mrs. Henry Percival Parr Thompson and of the late Dr. Thompson, became the bride of Clarence Pharr Mc Neely, son of Mrs C. P. McNeely and of the late Mr. McNeely of Mooresville. The Rev W. T. Medlin, Jr , of Robbinsville, brother-in-law of the bride, officiated. The vows were spoken before a background of evergreens, seven-branched candelabra hold ing cathedral tapers, and ar rangements of white gladiolus. White satin ribbon marked ihe pews for the special guests. Before the ceremony, Mrs. O. F. Summer, pianist, played "Traumerei" by Schumann, "Evening Star" by Wagner, and "To A Wild Rose" by Mac Dowell. The Rev. and Mrs. R. B. DuPree sang "Believe Me II All Those Endearing Young Charms", and "The Sweetest Story Ever Told". The Rev. Jack B Davidson sang "Be cause". The wedding March from "Lohengrin" was used for the processional, and during the service "Claire de Lune" was played. Mr. Davidson sang "The Lord's Prayer" as the benedic tion, and Mendelssohn's march was used for the recessional. The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Henry A Cleaveland, wore a gown of white duchess satin and mar quisette, designed with high neck, the yoke of marquisette ouiunea with a chantilly lace rufile, long pointed sleeves and fitted bodice, the fullgathered marquisette skirt ending in a train. Her finger-tip veil of il lusion was worn with a coronet of pearlized orange blossoms and she carried a white prayerbook topped with a white orchid showered with ribbon streamers. Mrs. Donald B. McNamee, of Atlanta, was her sister's matron of honor. She wore a gown of French blue faille with high neck, fitted bodice, full skirt and cap sleeves. Her headdress was a matching blue floral spray with shoulder length veil ing, and she carried a bouquet of blue iris, pink roses and white carnations tied with white satin ribbon. Thurston McNeely acted as his brother's beat man. Ushers were M. S. Thompson, brother of the bride, and Asa McNeely, brother of the bridegroom. Mrs. Thompson, mother of the bride, wore a brown silk print dress with brown accessories and a shoulder bouquet of gar denias. Mrs. McNeely, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black dress with black accessories and a shoulder bouquet of white gardenias. After a short wedding trip through Western North Caro lina, Mr. and Mrs. McNeely will make their home in Mooresville. For traveling the bride wore a blue gabardine suit with brown accessories and white orchid shoulder bouquet. Mrs. McNeely was graduated from Highlands High school, and attended Queens college, where she was a member of Alpha Iota, honor business sor ority. For the past five and a half years she has held a posi tion in the accounting depart ment of the Southern Bell Tel ephone company In ChaTlotte. Mr. McNeely, a graduate of Mooresville High school and of Lees-McRae college, attended the North Carolina State col lege. He served four and a half years In the Army air corps. He Is in partnership with his broth er In a locker storage plant In Kannapolis. uui-oi-iown guests at the wedding were Mrs. C. P. Mc Neely, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mc Neely, Miss Lucy McNeely, Mr. Asa McNeely all of Mooresvllle; Miss Sue Clements, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Heath, Miss Blanche Delllnger, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hey ward, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cushlng of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. West of Franklin; Mrs. D. B. McNamee of Atlanta; M. 8. Thompson, Chapel Hill; the Rev. and Mrs. R. B. DuPree, Walhalla, 8. C.; Mrs. A D. Mc Klnney and Mrs. Vel Rives, of Birmingham, Ala.; the Rev. and Mrs W. T. Medlln, Jr., and Richard Thompson of Robblna vllle. Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Smith, of Sarasota, Fla., were among the Easter week-end guests registered at Hotel Ed wards. Mr. and Mr*. Oeorge Puzu hanich, of Los Angeles, Calif., have announced the birth of a ?on, Roger, at Centinela hos pital, ingle wood, CallX., on March 23. Mrs. Puzuhanich Is the former Miss Marveta Reese, of Highlands Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McCord, of Atlanta, spent the Easter week-end at their summer home at Highlands Country club. Mr and Mrs. James A. Harkey have returned to their home in Llndenwood Park, after spend ing the winter at the King's Jacaranda hotel in Avon Park, Fla. Mr. and Mrs Charles Dorris have returned to their home on the Brevyd road, after spend ing the past four months in Miami, Fla. Mrs J. J. Norrls returned to Atlanta last week, and her sis ter, Mrs. Wlllet P. Sloan, who has been visiting the Norris family In Atlanta, has returned to her home In Horse Cove val ley. Mrs. Sloan's son-in-law. Commander R. A. Phillips, of the navy, expects to be assign ed to command a destroyer based in Charleston, S. C., dur ing May. Mr. and Mrs. J H. Hodges have returned to their home here, after spending the winter in Daytona Beach, Fla The Rev. and Mrs. Jack B. Davidson, of Highlands, have announced the birth of a son, James Bedford, April 7, in Mis sion hospital, Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Ruth ven, of Miami, Fla., have ooen ed their summer home in Horse Cove for the season. Visiting Mrs. J. W. Reese over the Easter week-end were her brothers, Capt. Thomas Cabe, of the army, stationed in Washington, D. C., and C. A. Cabe, of Atlanta. New Organ In Use At Church In Highlands The new Hammond electric pipe organ was installed in the Baptist church last week and used for the Easter services Sunday, with Mrs. W. A. Hays as organist. The Sunday school attendance at this church on Easter Sun day totaled 102. Choosing the name "Laborers Together", the recently organ ized young married couples' class growing rapidly under the leadership of Paul Walden, teacher, and all young married couples are invited to attend. The young people's class con tinues under the leadership of Carlton Cleaveland. The "Youth Week" deacons' meeting is set for this Thursday night at 7:30, followed by a ban quet at 8:00 in the church rec reation room, with the regular church officers as invited guests. The young people will have complete charge of all services next Sunday, when Carlton Cleaveland and Paul Walden will act as pastors. $1,665 Raised In Highlands For Red Cross Contributions to the 1947 drive of the Highlands branch of the Red Cross amounted to $1, (>35.47, according to an an nouncement by S. C. Russell, chairman. Of this amount, Mr. Russell said, $479.97 was made up of local donations, and $1, 185.50 was given by summer res idents who shared their dona tion with Highlands in propor tion to the length of their resi dence here and in their home towns. Red Cross officials expressed thanks to the members of High lands Memorial post No. 370, American Legion, the Highlands and Scaly schools, and resi dents of the outlying sections in making the drive a success. Houk To Provide Chains For School Buses At Highlands County Supt. Guy L. Houk has ?|ited to equip school buses operating from the Highlands school with chains, it was announced at the April meeting of the Highlands Parent-Teacher association. The question of chains ? tor use when the roads are icy or snow-covered ? was the topic of considerable discussion at the recent "town meeting" sponsored by tthe Highlands Legion post. At that meeting, a rep resentative of the P. T. A. reported that a conference with the superintendent on the subject had proved fruitless. Prior to the P. T. A. busi ness session, those attending witnessed a motion picture on Washington, D. C., shown at the school theatre by Principal 0, F. Bummer. AUXILIARY OF LEGION FORMED Women's Highlands Group Elects Miss Norton As President At a meeting sponsored by the Highlands Memorial post of the American Legion, last Thursday night in the school theatre, a Legion Auxiliary was organized with Miss Marion Norton as president. Other Auxiliary officers in clude Mrs. Doyle Burgess, vice president; Mrs. Virginia P. Mer rill, secretary; Mrs. J. D. Burn ctte, treasurer; Mrs Thomas Hunt, historian; Mrs. James O Eeale, chaplain; and Mrs. Cole man M. Reese, sergeant-at arms. On the executive committee are Mrs. Joseph W. Reese, Jr., Mrs. W. A Hays, and Mrs. Rob ert J. Lewis, Jr. The second and fourth Thursday nights of the month have been chosen by the auxiliary as meeting nights. Post Commander Doyle Bur gess presided at the organiza tion meeting, assisted by James O Beale, finance officer, and Coleman M. Reese, adjutant. The Highlands Memorial Post No. 370 was organized last No vember and now has a mem bership of 102. Bird Study Fellowship Given Odum Dr. Eugene P. Odum, associate professor of biology, University of Georgia, has been named as the recipient of the Leonce Fremeaux Wall fellowship, ac cording to an announcement made by the executive board of the Highlands Biological labora tory. The fellowship, established as a memorial to Mrs. C. K. Wall, provides research funds for the study of birds and small mam mals of the Highlands plateau. Mrs. Wall was greatly interest ed in bird life and had made important observations of the breeding habits and distribution j of birds in Highlands. I I Dr. Odum is an eminent orni | thologist, and in selecting him ! as the recipient of- the Wall Fellowship, the executive board 1 said it l'elt that he could best conduct a study that would re flect the interests of Leonce K. Wall. Dr. Odum will make a breeding census and investigate the bird population in a succes sional series of plant commun ities characteristic of the High lands Plateau. The executive board of the laboratory, which made the se lection, is composed of Miss Thelma Howell, Wesleyan col lege, chairman, Dr Harold Bold, Vanderbilt university, Dr. H L. Blomquist, Duke university. Dr. A. J. Sharp, University- of Ten nessee, Dr. H. R. Totten, uni versity of North Carolina, anti Dr. Ralph M. Sargent, Haver ford college. CULBERTSON'S FUNERAL HELD Long-Time Resident Of Highlands Dies After Brief Illness Funeral services for William G. Culbertson, 33, were held fit the Highlands Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Jack B. Dav idson, pastor, officiated, and in terment was in Highlands cem etery. Pallbearers were Erskine Wil ey, John Strother, Sam Tallent, Tom Potts, Marshall Reese, Charles Paul, Wayne Reese and Albert Lee Wiley. Honorary pallbearers were Eugene Wood, Arthur Potts, Paul Norton, Sam Munger, Floyd Wiley, L. C. Bil lingsley, William Wood, Robert Moore and Lex Norton. Flower girls were Virginia Merrill, Grace Norton, Elizabeth Potts, Marion Norton, Ann Holt, Bar bara Zoellner, and Manila Krug. Mr. Culbertson died Friday morning in a Franklin hospital, following a brief illness. A resi dent of Highlands for the past 16 years, he owned and operat ed a service station here until about a year ago. For the past THREE IN RACE FOR MAYORALTY IN HIGHLANDS J. S. Potts, J. O. Beale File As Candidates In May 6 Vote J. Steve Pints and James O. Beale have announced their candidacies in the race for mayor of Highlands in the May 6 election. Mr. Potts and Mr Beale are graduates of Highlands Hign school, and veterans of World War II, Mr.. Potts with four years of service and a rating of staff-sergeant, and Mr. Beale with three years, i v> o months, service and a rating of sergeant. On their return to civilian life both candidates re sumed their former positions, Mr. Potts with Potts brothers store and Mr. Beale with Highlands Hardware company. With today's announcements and that of Louis A. Edwards last week, the number seeking the oflice of mayor is increas ed to three. No candidate had announced for alderman, early this week. year had been connected with a lumber business. He was a graduate of Highlands High : school and a member of the Highlands Presbyterian church. In addition to his widow, the former Miss Louise Tallent, sur vivors include his mother, Mrs. A. G. Spencer, of Honolulu, T. H.; his grandfather, A. N. Rog ers, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and a number of aunts and uncles. Out-of-town relatives here for thfe funeral were Mrs. Horace Rush and Miss Ruby Rush, of Greenwood, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Walker Rogers, of Greenville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Albert lee Wiley, of Canton, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wiley, Mrs. D. W. Wiley and A. N. Rogers, of St. Peters burg, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Sam Munger, of Arlington, Va., Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Strother of Con cord, Tenn., and Thomas Dowdy of Atlanta. Bryant Funeral Home, of Franklin, was in charge of ar rangements. -NOTICE ? ' Pursuant to the school ma chinery Act of North Carolina, the County Board of Education, Macon County, will meet at 10 a. m., on April 23, 1947, at which time an election of County Su perintendent of Schools for the ensuing biennium will be held. ?Macon County Euard of Education. A10? ltc Sweet Potato Plants Postpaid Nancy Hall ? Porto Rican 200 -SI 500 -.$1.75 1,000- $3 Pete Taylar Cileason, Tenn. Our time, thoughts and ef forts are devoted to Electri cal Work, and we endeavor to do that one thing well. 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