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Highlands Highlights MRS. H. G. STORY ' ? c MISS SARAH HALL HONORED BV SHOWER AT HARBISON'S Mrs Tom Harbison entertain ed with a shower Thursday aft ernoon at her new home on the Waihalia road, complimenting Miss Sarah Hall bride-elect of Richard L. Orr of Lansing, Mich. Gifts for Miss Hall were ar ranged in a white garden cart decorated with dahlias and wheeled in by little Miss Tina ? Harbison and Master John Tucker Hall dressed as a bride and groom. While the gifts were being opened, "advice to the bride" notes were written by the guests and collected and presented by Ann Harbison, who wore a dainty floor length blue frock. Table decorations wexe white candles and dahlias with miniature bride and groom, miniature bronze boots holding bachelor buttons and bride's slippers holding forget-me-nots. Preceding Miss Hall's arrival, guests were shown through the rooms of the new home and asked to suggest a name for it. The varied suggestions were read and turned over to Mrs. Harbison for further considera tion. Assisting the hostess in en tertaining were Miss Gertrude Harbsion and Miss Dorothea Harbison. HIGHLANDS SCHOOL FACULTY HONORED Approximately one hundred and fifty persons attended the reception given Thursday after noon by Miss Marguerite Raven el and Miss Clare Ravenel at their summer home, "Wolf Ridge", honoring members of Highlands school faculty. The home was decorated throughout with dahlias given and arranged by Mrs. Louis A. Edwards. A feature of the entertain ment was the showing of ko dachrome pictures of local wild flowers by Dr. J. Mason Valen tine. A tour of the grounds and gardens was also enjoyed by the guests as well as the mag nificent mountain views. The TRY POST- WAR "FASTER ACTING" 666 TABLE ? Relieve the aches and "sleep robbing" Miseries of Colds fast with 666 (tablets or figuid) Caution Utc only o? directed. custom of entertaining the teachers of Highlands school and all persons interested in the school was begun by the Miss Ravenels six years ago, the event gaining in popularity each year. ANDERSON KltllMiK (LIB GUESTS OF MRS. IIOKTON Mrs. L. S. Horton entertained members of her Anderson, S. C , bridge club with a bridge lunch eon Thursday. The three tables of players arrived at Mrs. Hor ton 's summer home on the Asheville road at 10:30, and after a number of progessions they were taken to the Potts House where a delightful lunch eon was served at 1 o'clock. Included in the courtesy were Laura Ledbetter, Lydia Tucker, ! Lalla Farmer, Betty Marshall, | Hattie Klue, Helen Orr, Esther Harris, Dorothy Fant, Juliet Spear, Lucy Cathcart, Mary Mc Bride, Ann McWhorther, Ruth Seabrook and Edythe Quinn. PRESBYTERIANS ENJOY LAWN PICNIC ' Sunday school members of Highlands Presbyterian church enjoyed a picnic on the lawn at the home of the Misses Mar guerite and Clare Ravenel last Sunday following the Sunday morning church service. The Miss Ravenels supplied the hot cocoa for the occasion and the picnic lunch was brought by the Sunday school members. The brilliant autumn coloring of the grounds and the surrounding mountain sides formed a per fect setting for the picnic. DR. MATTHEWS GUEST SPEAKER AT CLt'B MEET Highlighting the October meeting of the Satulah Club, held at the home of Mrs. J. A. Hines Friday afternoon, was the talk by Dr. William A. Matthews on the establishment of a clinic In Highlands. A schedule of winter working plans for the club was made at this meeting and entertainments for next summer discussed. Mrs. Carl Zoellner and Mrs. Harry Holt were appointed leaders of the two teams in the club mem bership drive, which is to get under way immediately. The November meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. A. I. Westbrook. Say: "I Saw it advertised in The Press." DANCE AT HELEN'S BARN Every Saturday Night Open 8:30 to 12:00 o'clock Electric Ranges Washing Machines Hot Water Heaters Vacuum Cleaners Electric Irons Hot Plates Radio Batteries Flashlight Batteries Radios Radiophonographs Car Radios Car Heaters ? ? ? Luggage Blankets Bfed Spreads Pillows Mattresses ?' Mirrors Pictures Lamps Light Bulbs Stove Mats Stovie Pipe Elbows Dampers Ironing Boards . ? ? ? Line m Congowall HcoktJ Rugs .Wool Rugs Throw Rugs Cedar Chests ? Bed Room, ? Living Room, ? Dinning Room, AND ? Dinnette Suites ? ? ? ? Monarch, Allen, and Coal or Weed Ranges ? ? ? ? Straight Chairs ? End Tables ? Lamp Tables ? Coffee Tables ? Smoking Stands ? ? ? ? Lounge Chairs ? Platform Rockers ? Occasional Chairs ? Boudoir and Slippsr Chairs ? ? ? ? Metal Beds ? Coil Springs ? Innersprings ? Box Springs ? ? ? ? Warm Morning and Ashley Heaters ? Oil Heaters ? ? ? ? Kneehole Desks ? Bridge Sets MANY, MANY MORE ITEMS IN FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES COME IN AND SEE OUR DISPLAY , HOLT FURNITURE CO. Highland*, N. C. 4ft * Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs W. L. Watson entertained with a wedding din ner Monday night at Linda's honoring Mr. and Mrs. George Monteith and Chief Petty Of ficer and Mrs. Joe Wright of Cashiers, brides and grooms of the past week. Mrs. S. C. Stokes of Daytona Beach, Fla., has returned home following a visit with Mrs. H. | D. Randall at her summer home on Billy Cabin mountain. Mrs. R. M. Ashcraft of Lake [ side, Mich., and Chicago, arriv i ed Sunday for a visit at "Home I woods" with Mr. and Mrs S. C I Russell, who drove over to meet her in Asheville Sunday morn ing. Miss Thelma Howell of Wes leyan College, Macon, Ga , was a week-end guest at Hotel Ed wards. Miss Howell is resident director of the Highlands Bio logical Laboratory and her visit was in the interest of some ex pansion work to be done at the Laboratory. Private First Class Willis Leon Potts, who has been with the army of occupation in Menheim, Germany for the past 19 months has recently been promoted to Technician Fifth Grade. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Potts of Highlands. Mrs. Jack Wilcox is spending this week in Cincinnati, Ohio, motoring there with her moth er. Mrs. H. D Randall, who has closed her Billy Cabin summer home for the season. Members of the Woman's Mis sionary Union of the Highlands Baptist church met in the church recreation room Friday for the quilting of two quilts, which were completed and giv en to a needy family. Luncheon was served at noon. W. F. Holden Dies At His Home In Clayton, September 28 W. F. Holden, 72, died at his home in Clayton last Sunday as the result of a heart attack. Mr. Holden was married to Miss Ellen Burnett of Highlands in 1912 and was well known in this section of Macon county. He was prominent in the af fairs of his own community, , having served as tax collector and representative from Rabun county one time and also on the local Board of Education, Clayton town council and as a steward in the Methodist churh. Besides his wife he is sur i vived by his stepmother, Mrs. ' F. G. Holden; one brother, Sam Holden, of Mountain Rest, S. | C.; two half-brothers, Col. C. W. Holden of Clayton, and Ira THE HEW IjlijjJ L?0K ATNEWlowPRICES We have a fine selection of ladies' and children's dresses for fall wear. Also one lot of ladies' 100% wool skirts at $3.75 and many other good values in sweaters, ho*e and other fall wear. TALLEY AND BURNETTE Highlands, N. C. $280 DONATED HIGHLANDS PTA Money Tc Be Used In School Lunch Room At Donor's Request At the P. T. A meeting held Friday night, announcement was made of a gift of $200 by Scott Hudson, with Mr Hudson's re quest that it be used in the school lunch roam. Announce ment was also made of a gift of $80 to the P. T. A by Highlands school theatre. R. B DuPree, high school teacher, who is conducting a weekly Bible lesson in each of the grades, was voted $26 for the purchase of slides to be used in connection with Bible stories from the first through the fifth grades. As the new committees were announced, Sidney McCarty, ! president, explained fully their duties and a general discussion* ; followed each announcement. I Regular meetings will continue | , to be held on the first Tuesday of each month, with the time changed from afternoon to 7:45 in the evening. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the executive, committee composed \ of Sidney McCarty, Mrs. Harry Holt, Mrs. Carl Zoellner and Mrs. W. L. Watson, i i di E. C. Cleaveland ! Elected Director Of Highlands B. T. U. E. C. Cleaveland has been elected director of the B. T. U., of Highlands Baptist church, with S: E. Potts as associate di rector. The secretary and treas urer for the coming year is George Penland, with Mrs. A. B. Potts as associate. Other Baptist Training Union workers include Mrs. J. L. Hicks, pianist; Miss Anne Carter, as sociate ; J. L. Hicks, chorister. Patsy Hays, associate; Sue Hicks, publicity director; Mrs. J. L. Hicks, social director; Joyce Burnette, story hour lead er, with Mrs. W. A. Hays, asso ciate; Mrs. C. E. Dorris, junior teacher, and Mrs. Harry Neely S. Holden of Walhalla, S. C. Funeral services were con ducted at the Methodist church last Tuesday at 11 o'clock with the pastor, the Rev. T. H. Wheelis, assisted by the Rev. D. D. Harris, conducting the service. Graveside Rites were conducted by the Masons. Our time, thoughts and ef forts are devoted to Elertri- . cal Work, and we ?'iidca\orU do that one ihinu well itlcrtrir Ci?. i WADE SUTTON. PHONIC I mi Carter Wholesale Co., Inc. Distributors Toccoa, Ga. associate; Anne Carter inter mediate teacherj and Mrs. John ?C" !lo\vay, associate I-ASHICRO. 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