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MISS VIRGINIA, WESTBROOK HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Virginia Westbrook en- ! tertained with a Valentine and birthday party Thursday night at thi nome of her parents, ilil . I ' and Mrs. John B Westbrook, on the Franklin road Twelve guests enjoyed the evening ol games. The white birthday cake with Its 14 candles was a surprise gift from Mrs. Louis Edwards, who assisted Mrs. Westbrook in , serving refreshments. Personal Mention Miss Marion Norton, her brother, Herman Norton, and Miss LaVerne Crisp returned Sunday from a visit with rela tives in Baltimore, Md. Following a visit with their daughter, Mrs. C. E. Mitchell and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ryan left for their home in Hawkiusvllle, Ga., Saturday. They were accompanied on the trip by Mrs. Mitchell, who re turneu to Highlands Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Potts left Sunday for a vacation trip to Melbourne and other Florida cities. J. Harvey Trice and W. C. Bail, of Thomasvllle, Ga., are expected here on a business trip this week and will be guests of Mr. a. id Mrs. Frank B. Cook. Theatre's Members Scattered Friends here 01 the Highlands j Comr.. unity theatre group will: be inurested to know how some of tl.j group's widly scattered , memL^s are occupying their time uuring the winter season. Arthur Little, who has direct ed most of the productions here and wno will be director for the 1948 summer season, is now dl- ; recting "What Every Woman 1 Knov.0 ' at Earlham college, Earlh-m, Ind., where he is pro fessor of drama and speech. Mrs. little is, as usual, assist ing with costumes. It is under stood mat Jon Little made his first appearance on stage in the mob scene of "Androcles and the Lion", the Shaw play which Mr. Little directed at the col lege k.eiore Christmas. Jan.es Reese, director for the HCT production of 1946 and previously known to Highlands as a character actor of profes sional ability, is now with the Bartti theatre, touring the Southern states in "The Impor tance of Being Earnest", in whicn he_ plays the part of the rectOi, /and in "Candida", in which h.g appears as "Burgess", the rule y which he took in the HCT production of the same play in 1941. Mrs. Thomas Fitz Patrick, memuer of the HCT board, is chairman of the faculty wives' drama group for the year at Iowa State, where Mr. Fitz Pat rick is head of the department of architecture. Miss Winifried Eskrlgge, an other board member, is spend ing the winter with her mother, Mrs. Robert Eskrlgge, in New Orleans, La. Col. Ralph H. Mow bray, president of the Theatre, is toeing the South before vis iting his sisters in Memphis, Tenn. Col. Mowbray plans to return to Highlands shortly aft er the first of March to help make plans for the Theatre's spring production. The board of the HCT has announced the addition of the following active members: Doug LEGION PLANS ORATORY MEET Highlands Post Offers Prizes In National Contest The Americanism activity of the American Legion will be carried to the high schools Eigaln this year in the eleventh annual oratorical contest, It was announced here. First prize lor the national winner will be a 14,000 scholarship to the college or university ol the winner s choice.. Smaller scholarships will oe awarded to the three next highest. Highlands Memorial Post 370 is sponsoring the local contest and will award the winner a ?2a bond and the runner-up, $10 in cash, with certificates ot award, rhe winner will compete in county, district, state and na tional contests until final win ner or until eliminated. The subject of the contest is "The United States Constitu tion", to be divided Into two parts, a 10-minute prepared ora- 1 tion, and a four -minute extern- 1 poraneous talk on the Bill of Rights, which is the first 10 1 amendments to the Constitu- 1 tion. Contestants at Highlands ' high school have been divided into two groups, two winners in each group to compete in the high school finals March 10 at the school auditorium. Elimina tions will be held March 4 and 5. The 10 contestants are : Group one, Vic Wood, tweltth grade, Joyce Burnette, tenth grade, John (Bud) Houston, eleventh grade, Paul Price, eleventh grade, and Marie Talley, ninth grade; in group two are Ann Anderson, twelfth grade, Charlie Norton, tenth grade, Mack Hop per, tenth grade, Arnold Keen er, eleventh grade, and Kath leen Potts, ninth grade. Remembers Month When Temperature Averaged 24 Beuow While Highlands has shivered in one of its worst winters for cold, snow and ice in many years, J. Walt er Reese recalls that in 1888 the average temperature i'>r one entire month was 24 degrees below zero, and that the winter's snow and ice that year did not disappear until the last of May. Mr. Reese also recalled that 20 degrees below zero wias not uncommon winter weather in the early 1890's which he said was money making time fiar himself and other ice-outters, since ice cutters were paid 25 cents an hour while regular labor was paid for at the lite of 75 cents a day. The ice was stored in specially-built houses, lasting through the following summer and some times into late September. .Mi. Reese was born in Staunton, Va. His parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. R< <> ert Lee Reese, were among the first Southern families to settle in Highlands, com ing here in 1885 in answer to Mrs. S. P. Ravenel's ad vertisement in "The Eagle" (Highlands' first newspaper), tor a painter to paint the Highlands Presbyterian church. The advertisement las Talley, Tudor G. Hall, Col lin Wilcox and Bobby Potts. "Bargain cat* I Hack, no ? th*u'rt futt twapping PtpM-Cola ' Tttatar ? Top*'!" J ? 9 Enter Pspsi-Cola'i (real 9208.726.00 "Treasure Top" ? Sweepstakes and Conteata. Over 15,000 Cash Prizes! % Every entry get* at least a Treasure Certificate for the bis Family Sweepstakes? First Prize, $26,000.00. 3 Look for hidden design under the cork in every Pepsi-Cola bottle top. Collect 'em I Swap 'em! It's fun! OCT ENTRY BLANKS AT YOUR STORK Ptpil-Cola Company, Long Itland CUy, N. Y. rrsfaebiMd Bottltr: Ptp^-Colt Bottling Co. of Bryaon City , T^> Valentine Carnival Nets $590 For Hospital Fund Saturday night's Valentine carnival, sponsored by the Sa tulah club and the Rotary club, netted $590.41 for the High lands Community hospital fund. Under the clever salesman ship of Auctioneer Benny Mc Glamery, of Franklin, ably as sisted by Ross Zachary, also oi Franklin, one cake sold for $125, and others were auctijneo for tidy sums. The circle around the entire Helen's Barn danct floor was jammed with cake walkers eacn time a walk was called until the 40 or more cakes were sold. After the cake walks, games and square dancing began. A source of mych attraction to ttu children was the fish pond The refreshment room wheie sand wiches and coffee were served was well patronized, and Dr. J. M. Valentine, dressed as a French chef, dispensed "hot dogs". The country ham was won by A. B. Potts,, Miss Mary Lou Hedden was voted the prettiest girl and Earle Crunkleton the ugliest man In the prettiest girl contest, (Miss) Willie Hays was a strik ing figure, dressed as a lady, with plenty oi rouge and lip stick, though his shoes were slightly conspicuous! Others festive in carnival regalia were John H. C. Perry, the bouncer; Mrs. Tom Harbison, Gypsy for tune teller; Mrs. Valentine, Gypsy fiddler; Mr. and Mrs. Tu dor N. Hall, Henry Cleaveland and Mrs. Wm. A. Matthews, booth attendants. The use of the dance hall was given by Mrs. Helen Wilson, and the musicians, who gave their services for the entertain ment, were Mr. and Mrs. Mell Keener and their son, Donald was referred to Mr. Reese's parents by his maternal grandparents, who were then residents of Ruther fordton. Mr. Reese's name and that of his father are inscribed inside the church steeple, together with the date of the church's first painting. Keener. S. C. Russell, treasurer of the ' Highlands Community hospital, announced the following sum mary ol receipts: Cash in bank, $2,590 25; cash pledged $3,503; material and equipment pledg ed, $4,079; labor and services pledged, $4,85950; present value of bond, donated by Satulah club, $380; making a total oi $16,402.75, exclusive of the land given by Miss Eva G. Cleave land, which has a present value of approximately $12,000. Mrs. Cobb Heads Presbyterian Auxiliary Mrs. W H. Cobb was elected president of the Woman's aux iliary of the Highlands Pres byterian church at the Febru ary meeting, held at Hotel Ed wards Wednesday, with Mrs. Louis Edwards as hostess. Mrs. R. B. DuPree was program lead er, using the topic "One God, One World". Other officers elected at the meeting include Mrs. Helen Thompson, vice-president; Mrs. O. F. Summer, secretary; and Mrs. C. J. Anderson, treasurer. Miss Dorothea Harbison was re elected historian. Cause secretaries are : Spirit ual life and evangelism, Mrs. Jack B Davidson; foreign mis sions, Mrs. Louis Rice; syn_u b I and Presbytery's home missions, Mrs. Sidney McCarty; Christian education, Mrs. R. B. Dupree; literature, Miss Dorothea Harbi son; social service, Mrs. Harry Holt; assembly's home missions, Mrs. Tommy Hunt; social ac tivities, Mrs. Louis Edwards; pastor's aid, Mrs. O. F. Summer. The new officers will be in stalled at the March meeting, I scheduled to be held with Mrs. J. B. Davidson at the manse. Miss Cook Named Head Of He.r Ciass At Brenau Miss Mary Bascom Cook, stu dent at Brenau academy, Gainesville, Ga., spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. I J. W< Brocttway Promoted, Will Be In Atlanta Jack W. Brockway, territory representative for the Borden Cheese company in South Caro lina and Western North Caro lina for the past 10 month, has recently been promoted to assistant hranch manager of the) Southeastern district, covering North Carolina, South Carolina. Alabama and Florida, with headquarters in Atlanta. Mr. Brockway said that the family will continue their resi dence in Highlands until next fall. and Mrs. Frank B. Cook. Mis; Cook has recently been elected president of her class and vice president of the under-class men. 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