NEWS PEOPLE
MISS PORTER BECOMES
BRIDE OK VAN AIXEN
Mr. and Mrs R L. Porter, of
Franklin and Jacksonville. Fla,
have announced the marriage
of their daughter. Virginia Lee
Porter, to Van Allen, of Crystal
River, Fla . October 18 at Kings
land. Ga.
Mrs Allen attended the
Franklin school and was gradu
ated from the Crystal River,
Fla., High school. She is now
employed by the Southern Bell
Telephone company in Jackson
ville, Fla.
.Mr. Allen, a graduate of
Crystal River High school, serv
ed two and a half years with
the marines in the South Pa
cific, and was one of the first
marines to land in Japan. He
is now attending college In
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen at present
are making their home in
Jacksonville.
WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD
HOLDS CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mrs. William Swan, Mrs. H.
A. Wilhide, Mrs. Eunice Church,
and Mrs. Rufus Snyder enter
tained members of the Wesley
an Service guild of the Frank
lin Methodist church with a
Christmas party at the Slagle
Memorial building last Thurs
day evening. Thirty-five were
present.
The main hall of the Memo
rial building was tastefully dec
orated with yuletide greens, red
candles, and holly.
Following the business meet
ing, Mrs. Hunter Calloway,
Guild program chairman, led
in group singing of Christmas
carols, and Mrs. E. G. Craw
ford read the Christmas story
from the Bible. Gifts were ex
changed, with Mrs A. B. O'Mo
hundro acting as Santa Claus.
The hostesses served Russian
tea and cakes.
TARY TIPTON CIRCLK
HOLDS CHRISTMAS PARTY
Tuesday evening the Morv
TiDton circle of the First Bap
tist church held its annual
Christmas party at Slag'? Me
morial building. After dinner,
the season of prayer was ob
served and the Lottie Moon of
fering taken, to the amount of
$45. Gifts were taken from the
tree and presented to those at
(ending, and carols were sung.
Mrs. John M. Archer. Jr.. pnrt
Miss Audrey Conley were honor
guests.
BUSINESS GIRLS' CIRCLE
TO MEET WITH MRS. R!'I,GF?
The Business Girls' circle of
the Franklin Presbyterian church
will meet Fridav evening at 7:30
o'clock with Mrs. John Bulgin
on the Murnhy road. Since a
special Christmas party is plan
ned, all members are urged to
be present.
Personal Mention
Allan Brooks. Jr . snent the
week-end visiting friends at
Duke university, Durham.
Lee Crawford spent the week
end in Asheville. visiting his
aunt, Mrs. R. H. Reese
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Archer,
Jr., and children, Mary Alice
and John M.. Ill, were in At
lanta two days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. L H. Page will
leave the last of this week to
spend Christmas with relatives
in Boston, Mass. In Boston, th"v
will be joined by their daugh
ter, Miss Mary Frances Page,
who is a teacher at Carleton
college, in Northfield, Mass. The
middle of January the Pages
plan to leave for Madras, India,
sailing on the "Steel Advocate",
of the Isthmian line.
Frank R. Leach, Jr., navv
chief quartermaster, stationed
at Green Cove Springs, Fla.,
and his family arrived here
last Friday to spend the Christ
mas holidays with Mr. Leach's
parents, Mr. and Mrs, Frank R.
Leach, and other relatives.
Mrs. Zeb Conley has return
ed from a fortnight's visit with
relatives in Rocky Mount and
Raleigh. En route home, Mrs
Conley stopped at High Point
to visit her niece. Miss Marietta
Harrison. Miss Harrison, who is
well known in Franklin, had a
leading role in a play, "Claud
ia", staged by the college's
Tower players, which Mrs. Con
ley attended.
Mrs. Esther Freas was in
Asheville last Saturday to at
tend a tea given for the Rt.
Rev R. E Gribbin, retiring bis
hop of the Western North Caro
lina Episcopal diocese, and 'Mrs.
Gribbin.
Mrs. Robert Lee and son,
Bobby, have returned from a
visit to Mr. Lee's mother In
Madison. Ga.
Mrs. Ellis C. Soper, who has
been In Detroit, Mich., for some
time, has returned to her home
here for the holidays. *
Miss Elizabeth Waslllk, who
Is a senior at New Rochelle col
lege, New Rochelle, N Y? will
arrive Friday to spend the hol
idays with her parents, Mr. and
WEDS IN S. C.? Mrs. James
Paul Hester, above, is the former
Miss Maxine Brendle, of near
Franklin. She and Mr. Hester
were married in Greenville, S.
C., December 6.
MISS MAXINE BRENDLE
>VEDS JAMES P. HESTER
Miss Laura Ama MaxineBren
dle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Brendle, of Franklin,
Route 4, was married to James
Paul Hester, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Hester, of Taylors,
S. C? at Greenville, S. C., De
cember 6. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the
Rev. Sethie Hester, uncle of the
groom, who officiated.
The bride was attired in a
beige suit, with which she
wore black accessories. Her cor
sage was of pink rosebuds.
The couple's only attendants
were Miss Clara Talley, of Hen
dersonville, and Ralph Hester,
brother of the bridegroom.
Immediately following the
ceremony, an informal recep
tion was held, after which the
couple left for- a trip through
the Western North Carolina
mountains.
Mrs Hester is a graduate of
the Franklin High school and
I of the Greenville General hos
pital school of nursing, where
she is employed.
Mr. Hester, a graduate of
Taylors High school, served with
the armed forces in the Euro
pean theatre during World War
2. He is employed in Greenville
by the National Cash Register
company.
Mr. and Mrs. Hester will make
i their home in Greenville.
W. R. Key
Taken By Death; Rites
Held Tuesday
William R. Key, 66-year old
resident of the Rainbow Springs
section, died Sunday night at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Mathew Cole, of Rainbow
Springs.
Mr. Key, a member of the
Wilmot Baptist church, was a
native of Macon County and
had resided in this county most
of his life.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the Wilmot Baptist
church. The Rev. John L. Hyatt,
pastor, conducted the service,
and burial followed in the Wil
mot cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Tallie Nations;
two daughters, Mrs. Cole and
Mrs. Dewey Green of Reidsville;
one son, Ellis T., of Jerryville,
W. Va., one brothe, Bass Key, of
Rainbow Springs; and two sis
ters, Mrs. Florence Winstren
and Mrs Minnie Tyler.
Funeral arrangements were
directed by Bryant funeral
home.
N<sw Sales Training
Film Now Available
To Small Retailers
"Mr. Stuart Answers the
Question" is the title of a new
sales training sound motion
picture just released by the De
partment of Commerce, accord
ing to Marion A. Leonard, dis
trict manager of the Charlotte
district office.
This film was produced to as
sist small retailers in training
their sales people and deals with
the fundamentals of retail sell
ing and proper customer service.
Although it points out the ne
cessity for store modernization,
improved display, better light
ing, and other measures to Im
prove store appearance, it em
phasizes particularly the need
for sales training which can be
effective only when the atti
tude of sales people Is one of
wanting to help customers buy
things they want and need
It shows how Mr. Stuart, the
owner of a typical small re
tall store, found the answer to
Increased competition In a buy
ers' market and how he went
about correcting the bad sell
ing habits which had developed
in his store when merchandise
was in short supply and custom
ers would buy anythlns at al
Grade Mother* To Hold
Food Sale On Saturday
The grade mothers of Mrs
Pearl Hunter's third grade
room will hold a food sale Sat
urday in the ground floor of
fice of the Nantahala Power
and Light company. Funds
from the sale will be used to
buy equipment far the room.
2 Deaths In Mrs. Sloan's
Family WitSiin Two Days
Mrs. W. W Sloan has receiv
ed word of the death of a broth
er and brother-in-law. Her
brother, George H. Daniel, of
Alexandria, Va., died Saturday,
and her brother-in-law, Mack
Wight, of New York, died the
following day.
A national goal of 50,000,000
pigs for the spring of 1948 was
recently suggested to farmers
by the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, which at the same
time reemphasized its request
for feeding hogs to lighter
weights.
Farm flocks in the nation
laid 3,383,000,000 eggs in Sep
tember.
GOOD FOOD
?
CAGLE'S
CAFE
?
GOOD SERVICE
at home or abroad . . .
Macon County people look forward to receiving
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BRING THAT CHRISTMAS LIST AND COME TO BELKS - THE GIFT
STORE FOR EVERYBODY - EXCITING NEW MERCHANDISE EVERY
DAY WILL MAKE IT EASY TO SELECT THE RIGHT GIFT FOR EVERY
BODY ON YOUR LIST.
Flight Jackets
Just arrived. Large shipment of these all leather coats.
Warm lining. Knit wrists and band. Sizes 36 to 46.
$19.75
All Wool Blankets
BY BEACON
Each blanket in attractive box. Assorted shades. They
won't last long at this price.
$6.95
r _
Bedroom Shoes
FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
Children's in red or blue felt $1.00
Ladies' in felt or satin $1.98 - $2.95
Men's in felt and leather $1.98 - $3.95
Floor Lamps
7 -Way Floor Lamps with silk shades. Ivory or bronze
finish. Night light in base. A gift for the home.
$10.95
Table Lamps
Solid brass base and trim on sparkling glass. Attrac
tive parchment shades.
$2.95
Army Blankets
We have been fortunate in finding a few iroore. Every
week we think this will be the last. All wool. Khaki
color.
$2.95
Step-on Cans
In clean white enam?l finish on steel. Lift-out inner
can. A . real value!
$2.48
Cook Books
The American Woman's Cwok Book. Over 800 pages of
fine book paper. 32 pages in full color. More than
2,750,000 now in use. These got here Just in time for
Christmas.
$2.95
LADIES' KID GLOVES
SAMPSON CARD TABLES ? ?
CRYSTAL ASH TRAYS, Set ?
BED LIGHTS ?
ELECTRIC TOASTERS ?
DRESSER SETS
JERGENS GIFT SETS
MEN'S SOX
"CORO" PEARLS
"EVERSHARP" POCKET PENS
"VAN RAALTE" GLOVES
LADIES' BAGS
$2.95
*3.95
29c
$1.98
$3.75
? $2.95
$1.00
25c to 50c
$1.00
? $4.95 to *6.25
(1.00
*2.95 to *10.95
MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS $2.95 to $3.95
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS 15c
LADIES' ROBES $10.95
METAL TRASH CANS 48c
21" WEEK-END CASES $8.95
LADIES' SLIPS $1.98 to $3.95
PANTIES 59c to $1.00
SILK GLOVES $3.95
MEN'S TIES $1.00
TRIANGLE BOOKS 49c
(Popular Novels and My sterlet)
BELK'S DEPT. STORE