Highlands Highlights
MRS. H. G. STORY
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MISS CARTER, KNOWN
IN HIGHLANDS, WEDS
Mr. and Kui. Fred E. Carter,
of Leominster, Mass., have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Carter,
t_> James S. Ferguson, of New
Vork City, formerly of States
\llle. The bride is a niece of
the late Miss Berniee Durgln,
if Highlands, and has visited
here several times.
The ceremony was solemnized
June 22 In the Unitarian church
1 arsonage in Leominster. Fol
lowing a wedding trip to Atlan
tic City, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson
will make their home In Leo
minster.
Mrs. Ferguson at the time of
her marriage was a member of
the nursing staff of the Wo
men's hospital In New York
City.
3 CHILDREN OF DUANES
CHRISTENED AT SERVICE
Violet Cheshire Duane, Wil
liam Ravenel Duane and Mar
guerite Clare Duane, children of
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Duane, of
New York City, were christened
Sunday morning at the Epis
copal Church of the Incarnation
by the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan,
rector, following the 11 o'clock
morning service. Godmothers for
Violet Cheshire and Marguerete
Clare were represented by Miss
Clare Ravenel and Miss Mary
Lou Phinizy, with Dr. William
Duane as godfather. Godfath
ers for William Ravenel were
Dr. William Duane and Dr.
1 Thomas Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane and their
children have been spending
some time here visiting their
aunts, the Misses Marguerite
and Clare Ravenel, at "Wolf
Ridge", the Ravenel summer
home on Sunset Mountain.
Personal Mention
Dr. Elizabeth Sawyer, profes
sor of zoology, Rockford college,
Rockford, 111., was a visitor at
the Highlands Biological Lab
oratory Wednesday.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Med
lln, Jr., and their baby son,
William Tracy, III, of Roblns
ville, spent a few days here
last week visiting Mrs. Medlin's
mother, Mrs. H. P. Thompson
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. F F. Bellinger
and daughter, Miss Janice Bell
inger, of Charleston, S. C., were
week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Root.
Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Harris,
of Atlanta, arrived Friday to
DANCE AT
HELEN'S BARN
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Every Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday Night
Open 8:30 to 12:00 o'clock
OPENING THIS WEEK
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The Country Mouse
Gift Shop
Sequoyah Lake
HIGHLANDS, N. C.
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MRS. W. E. McGUIRE, Owner
STURDY 5-PC. SOLID OAK
Dinnette Suites $49.50
With Extension Leaf
5-Pc. Breakfast Sets $37.50
? "'MM' i 'H <n "i mi,1";1
(Table and four chairs in white enamei)
t Way Floor Lamps $14.95
(SPECIAL)
SIMMONS
Metal Beds .. $10.75 - $12.75 - $14.95
RED CROSS
Innerspring & Box Springs $98.00
(I) ROMEAGLE LADY BALANCED
Range $163.50
(I) ALLEN PRINCESS, FULL ENAMEL
Ranges $149.50
LARGE WHITE ENAMEL FINISH
Kitchen Cabinets $59.50
I8TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FINISH
Bed Room Suites $139.75
EMERSON ELECTRIC AND BATTERY
Radios $19.95 to $93.50
MOTOROLA ELECTRIC AND BATTERY
Radios $27.50 up
HOLT FURNITURE COMPANY
HIGHLANDS, N. C
Tells How Students Govern
Selves In Highlands School
Mrs Annie W. Pieraon teach-,
ln the Highlands school for
2nnL,ears' thls com
, on two instances of I
st^n? training Highlands I
students receive.
One is the editing and pub
,.??tlon of the school paper
, The Mountain Trail". The oth
er is operation of student guv
j ernment in the school.
194?47the ,be*lnmn"! of the
out Z ,fSSi?n - ^ P?lnted
^ discussing the matter,
the students organized them
selves under a constitution pat
terned after the Constitution ol
the United States Their objec
"****?. 10 Practice democracy
sc^ool organization
Jn much the same way that our
town practices democratic prin
i 'p'es under the laws of the
led** hi 7hpe,ref0r,e' they conform -
lih i f ! rules 10 'hose that
'i,nH a ,rr nistration had set up
and th n tulfnes of the state
and those that were "necessary
for the best conduct of our par
ticular school.
?t. Tndter the constitution of the
w^denigrrferrent- a president
elec ed fr?m the senior
i^inr vice"President from the
L ?r cIass (who automatically
?T?JTrtent the lowing
consists council. which
consists of one representative
enth ??? 458 from the sev"
mar h i UP' and a corps of
marshals and bus patrols whose
duties consist in aiding to keep
law and order in the halls, rest
ZZioT during bus *?
wi''h?t'he '0'l0Wing students wt
wish to pay special tribute for
their serious and cooperative
management and assumption of
n ? m t "es: BU1 as
d VlfwL!,he student coun
cil Vic Wood, the vice-presi
dent; Ed Talley and Mary Phil
Mps lunchroom and hall patrols
Talley we wish to commend
especially for taking the initia
tive as a safety patrol at the
oth^B f,tatl0n- For thJs and
other well performed duties he
received, the student coun^
jrp Vinson, whose serv
' ft? ' Patrollng the building
after school and making sure
that all the children wefe out
sih? ^ma ned out, made it pos
25? 'or he duty teacher to
give his entire attention to the
frri ^ were awaiting the
arrival of the busses.
L "^ulJ>rice. Charles Wood and
marsh I3' as playground
marshals, prevented damage to
the property. The bus patrols
re"dered worthy service,
Sni f?We"s' ^e'na Burnette
Annie Nix, Arnold Keener and
and hn PHhi,UpS' the teachers
"Student government", Mrs.
said' "has worked not
only here but in many schools,
and gives splendid opportunity
to practice civil government."
Totten, Students
Survey Plant 'Life
.Of Highlands Area
Dr. H. R. Totten, professor
of botany. University of North
Carolina, accompanied by Mrs.
Totten and a group of his stu
dents, were recent visitors here,
making a survey Of the plants
of the area. The grjup regis
tered at the Highlands Biologi
cal Laboratory where they
heard a brief address by the
resident director. Miss Thelma
Howell, later, they visited the
Museum and Sunset Rocks. Stu
dents in the group Included
Burtie Carroll, Peggy Cates,
Gladys Oreenblall, Gene Jones,
Robert Jones, Robert McEntyre,
Mary Joe Parris and J. D.
Shields.
spend some time at the Ward
law cottage on Bearpen moun
tain.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheshire Nash,
of Savannah, Oa., arrived Fri
day and are at their summer
home on Satulah mountain.
Miss Myrna Holt, of Burbank,
California, arrived last week for
an extended visit with her ,
grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Holt.
Mrs. Wade Sutton has as her
guest her mother, Mrs. Harry
It. Yarborough, of West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Prof. Thomas K. Fitz Patrick
returned to his home in Ames,
Iowa, Monday, following a visit
here with Col. Ralph H. Mow
bray. Prof. Fitz Patrick and his
family expect to return to High
lands in August for a vacation
at their summer home on the
Golf course.
Dr. William Duane of Phila
delphia, Pa., is visiting his aunts.
Miss Marguerite Ravenel and
Miss Clare Ravenel. at "Wolf
Ridge." '
W. H. Cobb, president of the
Highlands Rotary club, and Dr.
Thom Carter, treasurer of the
club attended the annual as
sembly of the 194th district, Ro
tary International, in Lenoir
l?wt Friday ,
PLAY PLANNED
BY COMMUNITY
THEATRE GROUP
Tryouts For Mid-Summer
Performance Set For
Friday Night
The Highlands Community
Theatre, after discontinuing its
productions during the war
years and giving only one play
last year, has announced that
tryouts will be held at the Eo>
Scout cabin on Main street ai
8 o'clock Friday evening, July
18, for its mid-August play.
The play under consideration
is "The Night of January Six
teenth", and will include a cast
of characters.
The production will be entire
ly a Highlands affair, and per
sons interested ii\ the play or
wishing to take part in it are
urged to attend Friday night's
meeting.
Further information concern
ing the organization and the
B'riAy night tryouts may be
obtained from Kenyon B. Zahn
er, Community Theatre presi
dent, or local board members,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilcox and
Miss Winnie Eskrigge.
, This summer's production will
be under the direction of Mrs.
Wilcox.
Holt
Leases, Is Redecorating
Business Building
Harry Holt, owner of Hoi'
Furniture company, has leased
the West Main street building
formerly occupied by the Tal
ley and Burnette grocery com
pany. He is redecorating for a
THE CAROLINA
flOUMKM SHOP
HAS
BEAUTIFUL SWEATERS
WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATES
AND
ALL MOUNTAIN CRAFTS
display room, and plans adding
plate (lais windows on the west
side The new location will pro
vide for a more attractive store
room display as well as the .spe
cial window features, and will
be under the management of
Harry Holt, Jr.
Mr. Holt will continue his
main store in the Holt building,
also his display room on Fourth
street, and his present ware
house on Main street.
)ur time, thoughts and ef
arts are devoted to Eleotri
al Work, and we endeavor t?
lo that one thing well.
(6l^rtrir (Su.
(WADE SUTTON,
PHONE 10U
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W. H. C ARRINGTON
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Civil Engineer & Land Surveyor
HIGHLANDS, N. C.
Cobb Bldg., Phone 110
Charleston, S. C.
33 Broad Street
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Fat Back Meat, best grade 23c
Streaked Meat, best grade ? 32c
Fleetwood Coffee < 45c
Morning Joy Coffee 45c
Blue Plate Coffee 40c
per lb.
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Hcmogeinized Biltmore Dairy Farm Milk
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Highlands, N. C.
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