NEWS ? PEOPLE
.MRS. EMORY HlNNICl'TT
Society Editor, Telephone 2X1
MISS ALBA PEEK WEDS
LT. HOWARD I. PRICE
LANG LEY AIR FORCE BASE,
VA. ? The marriage of Miss Alba
Peek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I. T. Peek, of Franklin, N. C?
to Lt Howard I. Price, son of
Mr and Mrs. George Price, of
Bradenlon, Fla., was solemnized
at 4 p. m. March 23. in the
Langley Air Force Base chapel.
Chaplain (Capt.) Vernon M.
Goodhand officiated, using the
double ring ceremony before a
background of spring flowers
and lighted tapers.
M. Sgt. Harry Hough sang "I
Love You Truly ", "Because", and
"The Lord's Prayer", accompain
ed by Sgt. Jack Wells at the
organ Sgt. Wells also played
"Oh Promise Me" and "Ah,
Sweet Mystery Of Life".
The bride wore a powder blue
street dress with white acces
sories and carried a bouquet 01
sweet peas.
Mrs. W. F. McGregor, the ma
tron of honof, wore a grey dress
suit with black accessories and
a corsage of irises.
The best man was Capt. Wen
dell Buckheister.
Lt. Price, who went overseas
with the Eighth Air Force, while
on his 57th mission over the
Ruhr Valley was shot down and
was held as a prisoner of war
for 11 days. He is presently on
temporary duty at Langley, but
will leave for the Far Eastern
Air Force theatre in a few days.
Mrs. Price hopes to join her
husband overseas within a very
short time.
MRS SLAGLE HONORED
WITH SURPRISE SHOWER
Mrs. Carl S. Slagle was hon
ored by a large group of her
friends with a surprise shower
at her home on Cartoogechaye
last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Slagle, who plans to move j
soon to the "Black Place", on
N&ntahala, received many at
tractive gifts.
Tea, coffee, and cake were,,
served to the 25 guests who were
present. i
MISS VIRGINIA BROOKSHJRE
ENGAGED TO JAY F. SMITH
The engagement of Miss Vir
ginia Brookshire, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brookshiie,
of the Cartoogechaye commun
ity, to Jay F. Smith, son of John
F. Smith and of the late Mr.,
Smith, has been announced by
the parents of the bride-to-be.
Miss Brookshire Is a graduate
of the Franklin High school,
class of 1947. Mr. Smith, for
merly employed in the Bell
bomber plant in Atlanta, is now
an employe of the Georgia State
Board of Education.
Plans for the wedding have
not been announced.
MISS MARGIE ANDERSON
MARRIES ODELL GUFFEY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ander
son, of Franklin, Route 1, have
announced the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Margie Anderson,
to Odell Guffey, son of the Rev.
and Mrs. Raleigh Guffey, of
Franklin,
The wedding took place
March 27 in Clayton, Da. Miss
Blanche Anderson, cousin of the
bride, was present for the cere
mony.
Mrs. Guffey attended the
Franklin High school. Mr. Guf
fey is a farmer and engaged In
timber work.
For the present, Mr. and Mrs.
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Delightfully festive yet practical as they are beau
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designed with a fabulous gold trimmed bow . . .
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s 7END -THt DAY PARTY
01VEN FOR MRS. LYLE
Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Sr., was hon
or guest at a spend-the-day
party (iven recently by Mrs
Oeorge A. Jones. Mrs Lyle has
been in ill health ' for several
years, and the party, held at
Mrs. Jones' home, was the wirst
such event Mrs. Lyle has been
able to attend in some time.
Only a few close friends were
guests. '
MEMPHIS GIRL MARRIES
MILTON BROGDEN, OF MACON
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Duncan,
of Memphis, Tenn., have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mary Evelyn
Duncan, to Milton Bragden, son
of Mr and Mrs. J. A. Brogden,
of the West's Mill community ol
Macon County, February 29.
The wedding took place in
Hernando, Miss.
The bride was dressed in a
light blue suit, with black ac
cessories.
The couple are at present vis
iting the groom's parents.
Personal Mention
Miss Betty Leatherman, a
student at Mars Hill college,
left Sunday to return to her
studies, after a week spent with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Leatherman at their home,
Franklin, Route 3.
Miss Laura M. Jones, of
Franklin and Raleigh, spent last
week-end here with relatives.
Robert Brendle and daughter,
of Winston-Salem, are visiting
Mr. Brendle's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. Hi Brendle, of Franklin,
Route 3.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Jones and
two children, Richard and Mar
garet, spent the week-end in
iV??r i i
Van Hern Skirls
with
collar styling
All our fitaiou.i Va?i Iieu3e:i Sh'rt:>
boast new low-setting ''C-f.nfor*
Contour" collar sV.Jing ... in
every cpliar model.
1* Slope t low for youthful
appearance.
2* Lieu flat and neat all ilny long.
3* Contour-cut fur extra comforl.
Its the greatest advance in coll*?
styiing in years. (lome in and see
for yourself!
from 13'?
The Quality
Shop
ALL MEN'S WEAR AT COST
? LEATHER JACKETS
? DRESS SHIRTS
? WOOL SHIRTS
? SPORT SHIRTS
? WORK SHIRTS
J PANTS
? OVERALLS
? UNDERWEAR
? HATS ? felt and straw
BLANKETS
r
These will be told at greatly reduced prices to make room
for Spring and Summer Goods.
FRANKLIN VARIETY STORE
La Oran(?, Oa , visltmj Mr?
Jones' parents.
Miss Barbara Stockton, law
student at the University of
North Carolina, spent Easter
here with her parents, Mr and
Mrs J. H. Stockton.
Charles Zickgraf, who Is tak
ing a special course in lumber
ing at Memphis, Tenn., spent
the week-end here with his
family.
Miss Betty Callahan, Myra
Slagle, and Carolyn Long, stu
dents at Woman's college of the
University of North Carolina,
Greensboro, spent the Easter
holidays here with their respec
tive parents. Before returning to
Greensboro, Miss Long went to
Washington, D. C., for a few ,
days.
Mrs. R. M. Ledford had as
her Eajur gueitt her daughter
and son-in-law, Master Serge
ant, and Mrs K. R. Helton, of
Clemson, S. C., her daughter,
Miss Jarvls Ledford, of Green
ville, S. C , and her son and 1
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Hoyt' Ledford, of Sevlervllle,
Tenn.
Mrs. J. S. Sloan had as her
Easter week-end guests her
daughter, Miss T. Sloan, of At
lanta, another daughter, Mrs. I.
L. Easton, and Mr. Easton, ot
Lenoir City, Tenn, and the
Eastons' daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mc
Cowan, and the Eastons' son,
Dewey Easton, all of Lenoir
City. The latter recently return
ed from army duty in Japan.
Elbert Anderson, who nas
been seriously ill, suffering from
pntumonla and eontlnuouj hic
coughing, Wednesday was re
ported much Improved
Mrs. Robert (Bob) Lee and
son, Bobbie, have gone to Fair
mont, Ga , for a visit to Mrs.
Lee's mother.
Misses Amanda and Lucy
Slagle spent the week-end at
their home on Cartoogechaye.
Miss Ann Flanagan, student
at Winthrop college, Rock Hill,
S. C., is spending the spring hol
idays with her mother, Mrs. J.
A. Flanagan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mooney re
turned the latter part of last
week from a trip to Detroit,
where they attended a Kaiser
Frazer dealers' convention, and
to other points in that region.
W. N. Sloan, of Atlanta, spent
? toiilintuu at ?age Seven
DREAMS COME TRUE . .
IF YOU HAVE FAITH IN THE FUTURE AND START
BUILDING YOUR FUTURE IN THE PRESENT.
MACON COUNTY BUILDING AND LOAN ASS'N OFFERS
YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINANCE YOUR HOME
ON EASY TERMS.
Open a savings account A New Series Opens T oday !
MACON COUNTY BUILDING AND LOAN ASS'N
4 GOOD BUYS
Buy Now And Save
These Prices Good Thru
SATURDAY
Men's "T" Shirts
Firm weave, long wearing, sizes
small, medium and large. White
only. These Shirts are worth at
least 80c. This week's special
price ?
59c
Main Floor
Jergens
Special
Regular $1.00 bottle of Jergens
Lotion and a 29c jar of Dryal,
the new cream .deorderant.
A $1.29 Value!
Both for
87c
Pin* Tax
Cosmetic Dept. ? Main Floor
New T estament
Red iLetter Edition. Clear print.
240 pages. Pliable binding. Size
5 x inches.
25c
Book Dept.
Main Floor
Ironing
Board
Don't miss this unusal value! A
large size, well made, steel rein
forced ironing board. Wide top.
Together with pad and cover.
This is a good board. Easily
worth $4.50. This week's special !
$3.50
Basement Store
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