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SAYS TOURIST TOWN MUST BE ONE OF BEAUTY Florida Man Declares Franklin Shcu!d Plan, Beautify Declaring that Franklin and Macon Caunty are "ideally situ ated for tourists' , C. ft Wed ding, of .fat I'eteisburg. Ha, stressed the importance 01 mak ing the community as attrac tive as possible, while litre re cently on a vacation. This community his ".nst possibilities", he said, and ad ded lhat it is one of the most accessible tourist points for the people of Georgia, faouiii Caiu lina, and Florida. As to natural beauty, he con tinued, it has three times as much to offer as the famed Shenandoah valley. But "people are attracted by appearances", and it is Impor tant "to make the community and individual homes in it su attractive as possible. You should plan your town so thai ;t will be interesting to every body. "A little planning, the expen diture of a little money' cai make all the difference, hi said, and he suggested tha. Franklin might d3 well to tain the services of a city plan ner, provided it is witling t spend enough to get a "ita.li, good one '. Hannnu and tew; "pay off in dollars", he em phasized. Mr Wedding, a landscape architect, came up for a visi. to E. S Purdoin, of Franklin Route 1. The St. Pe^ersbur^ man explained ihat he has spent many vacations in Frank | lin. October, 1947, traffic on N. C. highways set a record for that month. W; have just received ... A NEW SHIPMENT OF gj BEDROOM SUITES I I In a Variety of STYLES AND PATTERNS " ? ' ' ? ? ? ? May wo t. ggest that one cf these suites would be an Ideal Christmas Gift jp! lor your Wife COME IN AND SEE THEM TODAY Ji MACON FURNITURE CO. I S Franklin, N. C. V v 1= DROP COWN AND PICK OUT YOUR | I WESTINGHOUSE f ! ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR WATER HEATER ELECTRIC COMFORTER ROASTER V. 3 a!so have smaller appliances . . . such as Combination Sandwich Grill and Waffle Ii'-i Automatic Waffle Iron, and Pop-up Tc asters Th sse are the gifts SHE would lil^e ta have for Christmas j 1 ATLAS SUPPLY COMPANY 'j|?: Palmer Street Franklin, N. C. Don't Hedga on Dad's Christmas! GIVE HIM AN AMAZING NEW P/Ncm Electric Hedge Trimmer Give Dad the surprise of his life! Give him the gift he secretly longs to own? on amazing new Pincor Electric Hedge Trimmer. No won $3250 AS NATIONAtir ADVERTISED der! It takes all the back break Ing work out of trimming hedges and shrubbery? does It electrically? at the flick of a switch! Pre cision engineered by Pincor? the most famous name in power lawn mowers. Buy hit greatest Christmas gift now at? FRANKLIN HARDWARE CO. , On Square Phone 117 HOW YOUR CAR WILL BE INSPECTED ? This is a safety inspection Ian", typical of I, he one your car will pass through ?ten the new mechanical inspection piogram goes into effect in January. At or. ling to statistics of ths National Safety Council, 17 nvr ctiit nf .ill mol ir vch i e aeviuen s are wrd liv ? es with faulty equipment. The mechanical Inspection Program was passed by the 1947 general assembly ? "for your safety" ? to reduce North Carolina's high accident and fatality rates. The i rw Ijw requires inspection of all vehicles once during 1948, and twice a year thereafter. Three principal points that will be stressed in the inspection program are seeing, steering, and stopping, which will take care of lights, brakes, steering assembly, mirrors, horn, windshield wiper, wheel alignment, and tires. Legionnaires Take Part In Younce Rites Twenty-one members of t)ne Franklin American Legion post participated in a ceremony, at j tended by a large group of | friends and relatives paying | their respects to Pvt. Gay G. Younce, last Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock. The body of Pvt. Younce, who Students Tc Git Free Training In Auto Driving The Duncan Motor company this week announced plans to offer free training to Franklin ! High school students, aged 16 ; and up, to prepare them for their driver's license examina tions. The training is a part of a national program sponsored i by ihe Ford A^otor company. The Ford company has pro vided an illustrated text, show ing the proper way to drive an automobile, and the Duncan firm has assigned Maurice Burch to serve as instructor in the actual operation. Mr. Burch will work with an advanced student in the front seat of the automobile, while two learners will watch from the rear seat. Approximately 100 students are expected to take the train ing, which will be given during vacant class periods. Daily les sons o,?r a period of about two week \re expected to be re quired for each student. Tne program here will last about two months, it was said. ASKS FOR HELP To my friends in Macon County who know I haven't been able to work for two years: If you have any old clothes my family can wear, please leave them at Ezra Shook's station, East Main street, or at Clouse's cafe. Otto. There are three in my family besides myself ? my wife and two boys, ages 8 and 15, who go to school. Your friend in Christ, HAROLD EROWN Christmas Trees FOR SALE 75c to $3 * FRANKLIN SEED STORE THESE BUSINESS OPPOTTUN itics located in Brevard, Can tsn, Bryson City, and Waynes ville : Bowling AlLeys New Modern Grocery Store Laundry Dry Cleaning Plant All of the above offered for sale vnd priced below replacement cost. These businesses are being operated on a satisfactory profit basis. For complete inforir.itton contact Fidelity Business Brok ers, Inc., 1-B Jacksan Building, Asheville, N. C., Phone 3166. was killed January 8, 194a, in t exgium, was carried to its final ] esting place by six service vet- j erans and a final salute of three s o leys was fired by other sol- i dier comrades as the body wa: laid to rest in the Aquone Bap tist church cemetery. i Prior to the interment, the ( Rev. T. D. Dendy, the Rev. Floyd Sitton, and the Rev Weldon West conducted service in the church. ? Serving as pallbearers weri Erwin Patton, Horace Noland, Lon Dalton, Harry Kinsland, Bob Porter, and Marshall Fouts. Honorary pallbearers were Adolph Zoellner, Charles Wal droop, Harold Enloe, Tom Must Boyce Hall, and Jess Thomas. The liring squad was com posed of the following: Weaver Hurst, Robert Parker, Siler Slag le, Don Allison, Arvel Parker, Joe Bradley, Frank Reece, and Calvin Henson. W. H. Finley was in charge of the graveside ceremony con ducted by the locals legion post. The body was brought to Franklin Tuesday from an o it seas cemetery and remained at he Bryant funeral home until rhursday noon. It was then ?scorted by the servicemen who :erved as pallbearers to the Vquone Baptist church. The hull of a modern U. S. lavy submarine is longer than a ootball field. Garrett Serving Aboard Destroyer USS Fitch i ? ? j Arthur Vinson Garrett, cox swain, USN, husband of Mrs. Larene Garrett, of Franklin, is aboard the destroyer mine lay ] er, USS Fitch, which is berthed at Charleston, S. C. We specialize . . . IN PURE PORK SAUSAGE? * just the kind you liks. * CITY MARKET Bill Bryant J. C. Jacobs We Feature Courteous Service ' Phone 124 Automobile Cwners Gst your automobile ready for North Carolina Safety Inspection Due January 1, 1948 THE NORTH CAROLINA INSPECTION DEPART MENT WILL EXAMINE: Glass Foat Brakes Emergency Brakes Tires Front End Alignment Wheel Balancing Steering 0 Windshield Wipers Headlights Tail Lights Clearance Liglfts (trucks) Mufflers Tail Pipes LINE UP WITH BEAR LARGE STOCK OF PARTS AVAILABLE. REASONABLE PRICES. t REE ESTIMATES GIVEN. We have two factory trained men to service your car* and trucks on a new Bear machine, wheel balancing machine and a new headlight test set. Radiator boiling and repairing. All work guaranteed. Welding, electric and acetylene OPEN ALL NIGHT WRECKER SERVICE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Duncan Motor Company /
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