Highlands Highlights MRS. H. O. STORY DANCE GIVEN BY HALLS FOR SON AND DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Tudor N. Hall entertained with a dance Sat urday evening at their home on Fifth street, honoring their daughter and son. Miss Isabel Hall and Tulor G. Hall. The living room was cleared for dancing and made festive wilh vari-colored lights over the chandeliers and lamps. A num ber of folk dances, under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. DuPree, featured the evening. | Punch was served. Guests Included the Misses Mary Bascom Cook, Elizabeth Newton, Mary Jo Newton, Vir ginia Kernan, and Martha Ho't, and Harry Holt, Jr., Arnold Keener, Tony Chambers, Charles Major, Robert Young and Hal Kernan. Personal Mention Mrs. E. E. Reinke, of Nash ville, Tenn., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Worley at their summer home on Satulnh "BURRELL MOTOR CO., INC. works magic with car troubles ? call 123." NOTICE OF SALE FOR TAXES Under and by virtue of the power vested in me by the laws of the State of North Carolina, and pursuant to an order of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Highlands, North Carolina, made pursuant to the law, I will offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder at the City Hall door in Highlands, North Carolina, at 12:00 o'clock noon on Monday, the 12th day of September, 1949, liens upon the real estate described below for the nonpayment of taxes owing for the year 1948, the name of the owner or the person who listed the real estate for taxes, the real estate which is subject to the lien, and the amount of the lien being set out below. Reference is made to the records in the office of the Register of Deeds of Macon County and in the office of the Tax Supervisor for more particular description of said real estate. And notice is hereby given that the amounts of liens set out below are sub ject to the addition of penalties and interests as provided by ? law, and the cost of sale. This the 12th day of August, 1949. V. W. McCALL, Tax Collector, Town of Highlands, North Carolina. Barron, James and Elizabeth, 1 lot $2.25 Beck, Jim, 1 lot 20.25 Black, Li'lian Myers, 1 lot 7.87 Burress, Mary H., 1 lot 2.25 Chastaln, A. C., est, 1 lot.. .18.00 Cleaveland, Maurice, 3/ acres 11.25 Cleaveland, Mrs. W. M., 3 acres 44.44 Connard, Charles, 6 acres .. .13.50 Cornelius, G. W., 5 acres.. .11.25 Cox, C. T., 1 lot 4.50 Cubbage, George, 1 lot 45.00 Decatur. J P., 1 lot 3.37 Edwards, Dr. Clarence, 2 lots 22.50 Evans Motor Co., 5 acres. .85.50 Ferger, E. B., 3 lots 11.25 Golden, J. M., 1 lot .27.00 Hamme't, L. O., 1 lot 78.75 Hammon, W. M. and J. D., 1 lot 3.37 Harper and Fuller, 1 lot .... 3.37 Harper, Lav/tan and Fuller, 3 lots 11.25 Hentz, Frances C., 1 lot ...11.25 Hodgson, M. S., 1 lqt .11.25 Jackson, Artie E., 1 lot 7.87 Johnson, Rose B., 1 lot 6.75 Lee, Herbert, 1 lot 4.50 McClure, Mrs. Pratt, 1 lot.... 3.37 McKinney, J. P. est. 1 lot 13.50 Maddox, W. L., 1 lot 11.25 Mentzer, Jean, 1 lot 4.50 Moll, Fred and Inez, 1 lot....l3.50 Montgomery, Kenneth B., 1 lot 6.75 Neely, J. C., 1 lot 2.25 Nicholson, Wm. R., 1 lot.... 14.62 Potts, S. E., 1 lot 32.85 Reed, James L., 1 lot 6.75 Saxon, Johnnie, 1 lot 11.25 Stannard, Ethel, 1/ acres .13.50 Stevens, W. H., 1 lot 6.75 Walker, Mabel B., 1 lot 11.25 Watson, Lucile, 1 lot 11.25 Widerman, M. H. and F. L., 1 lot 19.12 Worley, G. A., 12 acres 74.25 Wright, J. L., 1 k)t 4.50 Wiley, Dave, 1 lot 9.00 Cut Hauling Costs! NEW I LOW PRICES ON Come in now? see these trucks that save you money every mile. TWO GREAT LINES? 2-wheel drive, 118 wheel base ? 4-wheel drive, 118' wheelbase. Popular body style*. See uj before you make any dealt Jeep trucks MACON WILLYS CO. Phot* 233 Franklin, N. C [ Mountain. - Mrs. J. E. McDowell, of Wal nut, N. C., Is visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. Harold Rideout, and family. L. W. Rice, Jr., left Thursday for Stuart, Fla., where he will be associated for the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rice, owners of the Rice Hotel in that city. Mr. and Mrs. George Saussy and family have re urned to their home in Co'umbia, 8. C., after spending the season at "Highfield", their summer home on the Walhalla road. The Saussys expect to return to Highlands on weekends for the fall coloring. S. Sgt. James S. Westbrook, of Wright-Patterson Air Pase, Dayton, Ohio, is here for a visit with his mother and aunt, Mrs. A. L. Westbrook and Miss Fan nie George Lucas, at their home on ihe Dillard road. James W. Hicks returned to Washington, D. C., Tuesday after a visit with Mrs. Hicks at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. E.-J. Bailey and children, Jimmy, Sally, and David, of San Bernardino, Calif., who have been visiting Mrs. Bailey's mother, Mrs. J. A. Hines and family, left Tuesday for a visii with Mr. Bailey's parents in Pennsylvania before return ing home. Miss Mary Bascom Cook will leave Sunday to begin her sen ior year at Brenau academy in Gainesville, Ga. Richard Thompson, son of Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson, will leave today (Thursday) for Davidson college, where he will be a freshman. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell C. Weaver, of Cincinnati, Ohio, spent Labor day week-end with Mrs. Weaver's mother, Mrg. H. D. Randall, at her home on Billy Cabin mountain. Mrs. Ran dall returned to Cincinnati with them on Tuesday. After spending the season at their home on Billy Cabin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilcox and their two daughters, the Misses Col lin and Jeremy Wilcox, have re turned to Knoxville, Tenn., where Mr. Wilcox is connected with the University of Tennes see. Mrs. Harold McConnell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Potts, and her grand mother, Mrs. Mary Zachery, at the Potts house. Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Daniel, of Savannah, Ga., arrived Monday for a week's stay at the Sara Gilder cottage on Satulah road. Mrs. Daniel is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Julian Chisholm, who occupied this cottage through the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shipe and their son and daughter, of Mi ami, Fla., who Occupied the G. W. Marrett house on Spring street for several summers, spent the past week-end In Highlands in the Dr. Jessie Z. Moreland apartment on Church street. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hodgson, of Atlanta, were Labor Day week-end guests at Tricemont terrace. Hudson Library Open 3 Afternoons Weekly The opening days tor the Hudson library through Sep tember are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 o'clock, it has been an nounced by the librarian, Miss Gertrude Harbison. "ARSENAL OF THE NATION" Since the days of the Ameri can Revolution, Connecticut has been known as the "Arsenal of the Nation," and firearms are still an import/ant factor in the state's manufacture. Square DANCE Saturday Night Starting At 8 p. m. Slagle Memorial ? ROBINSON'S STRING BAND WITH ST. CLAIR ANDERSON ON THE DRUMS BOYD BATES HAIWIIAN GUITAR Sponsored by FRANKLIN POST American Legion MRS. BARRATTS FUNERAL HELD IN HIGHLANDS Widely Known Writer, Macon Native, Dies At Summer Home * Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Bascom Barratt. of New York City and Highlands, were conducted at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, and burial was in High lands cemetery. Mrs. Barratt died at her sum mer home on Satulah mountain at 12:30 o'clock Saturday after noon, following a several months Illness. The wife of Watson Barratt, noted scenic designer and theatrical produc er, and the daughter of the late Henry M. Bascom and Ida Crockett Bascom, pioneer set tlers of Highlands, she was a well known writer. Mrs. Bar ratt was born in Highlands and was educated In the schools of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Well esley college. Her home in New York City was at 15 West 67th street. Her first stories were of the . North Carolina people, and were ; published in Harper's Weekly. She also wrote for Good House- ; MaMini aod thi Ltdlti1 Komi Journal, aad ?u oo-author ol several books with Helena'Smith Dayton, including "New Y->rk In Seven Days"; the biography ol j Marie Dress'er, entitled ' The | Ugly ruckling", nnd the r?y, I "Hot \*'a er". nrodu 'ed ?f, the ' Princess Thct-e in* New Yrtk For the past 12 years she had been a member of the advertis ing department of the ...ew York Central Railroad. She cre ated, wrote and edited the New York Central's monthly maga zine, "The New York Visitor", and continued the supervision of this paper until a month be fore her death, when she be came critically 111. Wih Mrs. Barratt at her summer home at the time of her death were her husband and her close friend and busi ness associate, Miss Helen Augur, of New York City, and her nurse, Mrs. Pauline Hender son of Atlanta, who had been with her for the past year. The Rev. R. R. DuPree, Pres byterian pastor, officiated at the funeral service. Active pallbearers were Taft Henry, Sam Baty, Harry Holt, Louis Edwards, Tom Harbison, and Frank Cook. ' ^ Honorary pallbearers- were L. P. Wilson, W. R. Potts, J. Har vey Trice and Cleveland Cabe. Assisting Mrs. Harry Holt with the native and hothouse flowers that banked the front of the church were the Misses Mary Bascom Cook, Martha Holt, Elizabeth Newton, Mary Deas Anderson and Anne And | MIm Thornton Wtni Singlet And Doublet In Miami Tournament Miss Mildred Thornton, of J OiUjiid Leach, Fla.., win si?e>'t the 3 immer. F.c t with he father, Eu.wj'1 Thorn. on, a. his home on the Bowciy road, won the singles and doubles troph ies in the girls' division of the Miami Peach senior- junior ten nis tournament, played in Mi ami Beach last week. Miss Thornton also was run ner-up .in the Western North Carolina tournament played in Asheville early in July. Highlands Wins Twin Bill With Mt. Home Sunday's double-header base ; ball game drew a crowd of ap j erson. | Arrangements were under the i direction ot .Potts funeral borne, | FVnnkJin proximately tight hundrtd p*? sons when the Highlands tMM won from the Mountain Home team by scores of S to 7 and ? 2 to 0. Eatteries for Highlands were lit find Norton for the first , y.vsa. in<* T!y