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VOL. LXIII? NO. 12
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1948
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The Jackson County Bank Opens Branch At Highlands
# Highlands Highlights ?
MRS. B. G. STORY
h. l. Winger to wed
BRADENTON, FLA. GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Powell of
Bradenton, Fla., have announc
ed the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of their
daughter, Miss Shirley Louise
Powell, to Herbert Leslie Mung
er, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8.
Munger, of Highlands. The date
of the wedding has been set for
Easter Sunday, March 28, at 3
o'clock In the afternoon In the
Bradenton Methodist church.
1 The Rev. Joe A. Tolle will be
the officiating minister.
Miss Powell was graduated in
1945 from the Bradenton High
school, where she served on the
"Macohi" staff and was a mem
ber of the English club and the
History club. At present she 1s
employed by the Peninsula Tel
ephone company.
Mr. Munger is a graduate
of the Highlands High school.
He spent 27 months in the
navy, serving In the South Pa
cific during the war. He holds
a position with the American
Oil company in Sarasota, Fla.
DAVISES HAVE DINNER
HONORING BRIDAL COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davis en
tertained with a dinner Sun
day night honoring Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Edward Anglin, of
Asheville, whose marriage was
an event of March 6. Mrs. Ang
lin is the former Miss Evelyn
Alley, daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. H. M. Alley, of Asheville
and Highlands.
Other dinner guests Included
Mr. and Mrs. Alley and the
Misses Juanita and Henrietta
Alley.
MRS. RUSSELL HONORS.
SISTER WITH LUNCHEON
Mrs. S. C. Russell entertained
t
| with an Informal bridge-lunch
| eon Friday, honoring her sister,
Mrs. R. R. Randolph of Birm
ingham, Ala., who left early this
week to spend some time in
Washington, D. C.
Personal Mention
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Worley,
of Miami, who own a summer
home on Satulah mountain,
were week-end visitors, in High
lands.
Miss Minnie D. Warren has
returned to Highlands and has
opened her home, "The Hedges",
on Satulah mountain.
Miss Maxie Wright, student
at Western Carolina Teachers'
College, spent a recent week
end here with her mother, Mrs.
Helen Wilson, and family, and
had as her guest Miss Lowe
Alley, a fellow student.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hector,
of New York and Miami, and
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Farnsworth,
of Memphis, Tenn., were among
the guests registered at the
Potts house the past week.
Mrs. Bertha M. Jones, of
Spartanburg, S. C., was the
week-end guest of Mr. and .Mrs.
Frank B. Cook.
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Mat
thews and family have return
ed from a two weeks' vacation
in Florida.
M. S. Thompson, University
of North Carolina student, Is
expected home this week-end
to spend the Easter vacation
with his mother, Mrs. H. P. P.
Thompson and family.
Proper feeding of the laying I j
flock is very essential. I
There Is little or no advantage t
ii grinding corn for beef calves, c
as the added cost usually more t
than offsets any advantage. c
WILL OPERATE BRANCH BANK? Above are the members of the staff of the Jackron
County Bank of Highlands, which opened as a branch bank Monday morning. Left to right,
they are Miss Caroline Hall, Miss Marian Norton, and J. YV. Williamson. Misses Hall and Nor
ton operated the teller's window, which the branch bank succeeds. Mr. Williamson, who
comes to Highlands from Florida, is cashier of the new branch bank.
80 Highlands
Youngsters
Hear Concert
Eighty Highlands school chiU
flren and approximately 50
?rown-ups attended the after
noon and evening concerts giv
en by the North Carolina Little
3ymphony orchestra in Frank
lin Monday.
In addition to the Boy Scout
jus, a number of public spirited
;itizens combined forces to see
;hat all school children who
wished to attend the after
loon concert had a way to go
rhe Parent-Teacher associa
ion which sponsored the
ransportation through a com
nittee composed of Mrs. Carl
toellner, Mrs. Jack Wilcox and :
ilrs. R. B. DuPree, expressed
hanks to all car owners and ?
Irivexs? who helped to make
he trip possible for the chil- !
iren. i
Legion Oratory
Finals Set For
Tonight At 7:30
Finals in the high schtrol
oratorical contest sponsored
by the Highlands Memorial
post of the American Leg
ion, postponed from last
week, will be held at the
school h theatre tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock.
The public is invited to
attend.
Competing in the finals
are, Joyce Burnette, Marie
? Talley, Ann Anderson, and
Arnold Keener.
Robert Zahner Initiated
Into Honor Fraternity .
Robert Zahner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenyon B. Zahner, of
Highlands, was one of 51 stu
dents recently initiated at Duke
university into the Phi Eta
Sigma honorary scholastic frat
ernity for freshmen men.
Victory Medal
Presented Tc
J. H. Crawford
A Victory medal was delivered
recently to James Henry Craw
ford, of Highlands, it was an
nounced this week by Chief J. F.
Bird, of the navy.
Chief Bird also announced
that David W. Baty, of High
lands, has been accepted for
enlistment in the navy.
Mr. Bird will be in Macon
County each Mohday during the
summer, for recruiting and to
provide general information
about the navy, he said.
J Presbyterians Rehearse
j For Good Friday Cantata
Under the direction of the
pastor, the Rev. Jack B. David
son, the Highlands Presbyterian
church is rehearsing for a can
tata to be presented at the
church on Good Friday at 7:30
p. m.
DEPOSITS MADE
ON FIRST DAY
TOTAL $52235
Full Banking Facilities
Are Now Available
To Community
The Highlands branch of the
Jackson County Bank opened
for business Monday morning,
replacing the teller's window the
Sylva institution has maintain
ed in Highlands for the past 14
years.
During the day, 63 depositors
deposited a total of $52,23558,
it was announced John H.
Dewey, formerly of New York
City, who is building a home
on Whiteside, was the first new
depositor.
The branch, providing all the
regular banking facilities, is be- '
ing operated by a staff of
three? J. W. Williamson, who
comes to Highlands from the
Florida National Bank, of Lake
land, Fla., cashier; Miss Marian
Norton, assistant cashier; and
Miss Caroline Hall, bookkeeper.
Miss Norton and Miss Hall have
handled the teller's window
previously maintained in High
lands by the Jackson County
bank.
The local loan and executive
committee for the branch bank
is made up of C. J. Anderson,
F. A. Edwards, and F. H. Potts.
A number of the officials of
the Sylva institution were pres
ent for the formal opening.
The Jackson County Bank,
with total resources of more
than four and a half million
dollars, is headed by S. W. En
loe, president. R. L. Ariail is ex
ecutive vice-president; E L. Mc
Kee, vice-president and chair
man of the board; R. W. Harris,
viie-president; W. J. Fisher,
?Continued on Page 12
Established
in Sylva
1905
We Take Pleasure in Announcing That Our
Highlands Branch
Opened
March 15, 1948
HIGHLANDS BRANCH
IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
?
The opening of this Branch, with the many advantages it
offers the business interests and people of Highlands, is tangible
evidence of our faith in the great future that lies ahead of this,
the highest town in Eastern America.
?
The Jackson County Bank
OF HIGHLANDS
is proud to be an integral part of t'he Highlands Community, and
it is our hope that we may prove of genuine service to the com
munity and have a share in its development.
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Total Resource*
$4,661,800.72
The Jackson County Bank
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Sylva Highlands
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