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Highlands Highlights MBS. H. O. STORY SAILING FOR EUROPE Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Cook and Mr. and Mrs. James Arnold plan to sail July 1 for a Euro pean trip. CURATOR ARRIVES James C. Knepton, Jr., cura tor of the Museum of Natural History, Mrs. Knepton and their two children, Barbara and Her PLANTS Flower Plants For Sale See Mrs. Robert Reese, Diliard Road Highlands, N. C. bert, arrived Tuesday and are occupying "Willow Creek Lodge". | PERSONALS Chief of Police M. A. Nelson, who suffered a heart attack last week, is recovering at his home. Miss Frances Hedden, of San Antonio, Tex., spent the past week with Highlands relatives. Pfc. William Young Bryson, of Harrisburg, Pa., is spending two weeks with his pa/ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bryson, at their home on the Asheville highway. Judge and Mrs. Blanton Fort son, of Athens, Ga., have re served a cottage at Tricepiont Silver Slip Lodge for the sea son, and are expected to ar rive this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sellers and j NOTICE TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW RUNNING 2 Stores MASON'S GROCERY IN EAST FRANKLIN And MASON'S GROCERY UPTOWN WEEK-END SPECIALS PER CAN PRINCE ALBERT . 11c PER CARTON ? PLUS DEPOSIT COCA-COLA ... 19c LB, JFG COFFEE 81c LB. MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE 83c 8 LB. PAIL LARD n 25 25 LB. BAG S. R. FLOUR n 69 Mason Bros small son, Chuck, of Henderson vllle, have returned to High lands for the summer. Mrs. Sell ers, the former Miss Anne An derson, will be the chamber of commerce secretary and Mr. Sellers will be office manager at Highlands Cleaners and Laundry. Dr. A. E. Radford and Dr. Carroll Woods, of the Univer sity of North Carolina, are ex pected to arrive Saturday to work at the laboratory. Richard L. Hoffman, of Blacksburg, Va., who worked at the laboratory In 1950 on milli peds wijl arrive Saturday to continue his research on that group. Mrs. K. M. Stackhouse, of Memphis, Tenn., arrived Tues day. She will be manager of the Illges cottage for the Highlands Biological station. Mr. and Mrs. Westervelt Terhune have returned to "Western Fields", their home on the Dillard road,, after a visit with their sori-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Truman C. Welling, and their grandson, Peter Welling, In Kennett Square, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Terhune have as their guest Mrs. Harry Mc Call, Sr., of New Orleans, La. Miss Rebecca Fowler and her mother, of Athens, Ga., are oc cupying Miss Sara Gilder's cot tage on Satulah road for the month of June. Mrs. D. B. Wentzel, of Clem son. S. C? was the week-end guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. D. Harcombe, at her home on Mir ror Lake. Major Wentzel is with the overseas forces. Cpl. R. L. Beal, of Fort Jack son, S. C., who spent a five day leave here with his mother, Mrs. Ruth Beal, and his sistey, Re becca, has gone to San Diego, Calif., for a visit with his brother, Robert Junior Beal, be fore beginning a nine months' training course in the signal corps. Cpl. Beal spent fifteen months in Korea and Japan. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Chambers, of Hanover, N. H., are expected to arrive Saturday to spend the summer with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor N. Hall, and Overton S. Chambers. Mrs. C. P. McNeely and small daughter, Margaret, who have been spending the past two weeks with the former's moth er, Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson and family, will return to their home in Mooresville this week end. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Morrow, of Auburndale, Fla., are here for the summer at their estate on the Walhalla road. Studies show that the average pound of meat consumed in the United States has traveled about 1,000 miles from the point of production. NOW OPEN Every Saturday Night HELEN'S BARN HIGHLANDS, N. C. CAROLINA PHARMACY Prescription Headquarters Phone 84 ? Plymouth's Pace-Settisig Kew Belvedere Here's Plymouth'! smart hardtop dab coupe, the BtlwJew, the pae??etter in the lowett price Held with its new concepts in styling and beauty. The car has glistening, lively two-tone colors: Suede Tan with Sable Bronze top; Belmont Blue Polychromatic with Sterling Grey top: Mint Green with Black top. The color used on the roof follows the Belvedere's streamlined contours around the spacious rear window and down over the rear deck, ghring the ear the continental look." Sparkling chrome molding outlines the top and carries back to separate the two colors at their junction at the rear quarter-panel. The interior is luxurious, with colorful quality fabrics and vinyl blended in perfect harmony with the shades used on the exterior. J. C. SORRELLS MOTOR COMPANY I Phone 281 East Main Street Franklin, N. C. ' r Mrs. DuPree, Mrs. Sellers Join Commerce Body; Town Hires Playground Director Mrs. R. B. DuPree has ac cepted a position (or the sum mer months as public relations officer with the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. E. E. Sellers as correspond ing secretary, according to an announcement made this week by Sid Carter, chamber of com merce president. The chamber of commerce of fice is now located In the for mer school building on Oak Street. The town office also has been moved to this building, and the town has employed R. B. Du Pree as playground director for the tennis courts, badminton courts and other sports that are being arranged on the grounds. This property was purchased by the town last spring. Harrill Addresses Highlands Graduates; 350 Are Present Approximately 350 persons heard W. B. Harrill, of West ern Carolina Teachers college, give the literary address at Highlands High school gradua tion exercises last Wednesday night at the new school audi torium. Seated on the stage with the senior class were the Rev. Robert E. Early, pastor of the Methodist church, who gave the invocation, the speakers, and the high school chorus. The five seniors graduating were Louis Reese, valedictorian, Haze Edwards, sa+titatorian, On ville Owens, and Misses Pearl Chastain and Edith Head. Mr. Harrill was introduced by O F. Slimmer srhnnl nrinrinnl In his address Mr. Harrill stressed the fact that everyone is a teacher of children, and also stressed/ the strong, last ing influence parents have over their children. He listed the three main attributes of teach ers as courage, or the willing ness to stand for what is right no matter what the cost may be, vision, and love, giving ex amples based on his long ?ex perience as a public school principal. The salutatory address was given by Haze Edwards and the valedictory by Louis Reese. Special music was by the high school chorus. Class mascots were Becky Nail and Billy New ton. In addition to the valedic tory medal, young Reese receiv ed the valedictorian's certifi cate, and a year's subscription to Readers Digest. Burrell Mo tor company, Franklin, gifts to the senior class were presented by Mr. Summer. W. N. Slattery was introduc ed by Mr. Summer and made the presentation speech in the awards were medals and five silver dollars each to the out standing boy and the outstand ing girl in high school, selected by the faculty. These citizen ship awards went to Onville Owens and Miss Sue Hopper, and were given by the High lands Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge, and the Highlands Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Representing the Woodmen of the World, of Dillard, Ga., Cole man M. Reese gave a certificate I to Ann Harbison for the high est grade in American history I in the elementary school, and a gold medal to Miss Edith [ Head for the highest grade in American History in high school. Certificates were pre ! sented by Mr. Summer to the | seven students who won places in the field day exercises at Cullowhee recently. Certificates also went to school bus drivers, George Wilson, Wallace Henry, and Marcellus Ivester for "mer itorious driving and maintain ing a record of safety." For the first time scholar ship medals were given this year to the students in the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades hav ing the highest averages. Win ners of these medals were, ninth grade, Miss Joan Cabe; (tenth grade, Miss Sue Hopper, Galax THEATRE ..HIGHLANDS.. Friday- Saturday, June 6-7 Clark Gable & Ava Gardner In "LONE STAR" Shows at 7:30 & 9:30 Monday-Tuesday, June 9-10 Kirk Douglas & Eleanor Parker In "DETECTIVE STORY" Shows at 7:30 & 9:30 Wed.-Thurs., June 11-12 Audie Murphy & Bill Maulifin In "RED BADGE OF COURAGE" Shows at 7:30 & 9:05 I ? ? and eleventh grade, Miss Mar garet Zoellner. Before awarding the diplomas, County School Supt. Holland McSwain spoke highly of the local school, complimenting the faculty on the high quality of work done this year. Mr. Mc Swain also referred to the fact that seven students won places in the literary tests at Cullo whee, pointing out that the Highlands school students were in competition there with some of the largest schools in West ern North Carolina. He called to the attention of the audi ence, the fact that the local high school is smaller than it should be in comparison with the elementary school. He stat ed that If the students In the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades would all continue In school until they reach high school there would then be an enrollment of approximately 125 students which would mean two additional teachers. He urged parents to encourage school children to. stay in school until graduation. ? On the last day of school, students and teachers were en tertained with a free movie by Mr. Summer, school principal and owner of the Galax the- j atre. Corn is a five-billion-dollar crop in the United States ? greater in dollar value than any other crop. NOTICE TO WALNUT CREEK COMMUNITY Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held at the s Walnut Creek Community Church at 3 p. m, Saturday, June 21, to vote on the proposal \ to deed the church building and , grounds to the Walnut Creek Baptist Church. All interested persons in the Walnut Creek Community are invited and urged to be present to act in this matter. Everett Masburn, Chairman, Theodore Hedden, Mrs. Fay Mashburn, Trustees. J5 ? 3tc ? J19 Mrs. Summer Fetes Faculty At Luncheon Mrs. O. F. Summer entertain ed the faculty of Highlands school with a luncheon Tues day of last week, using a color scheme of green and yellow. The table was centered with a bowl of sweet peas. At the luncheon O. F. Sum mer, school principal, was pre sented with a Parker 51 desk set with his name in gold, a gift of the faculty in apprecia tion of his cooperation and help in many ways. The pre sentation speech was made by Prof. W. C. Newton, high school teacher. Teachers were Mr. Newton, Mr. Summer, Mrs. Pearl Corbin, Miss Lois Keener, Mrs. Carolyn Nail, Mrs. Onnie Cabe, Mrs. Irene James, Mrs. Paul Grist, Mrs. Lowndes, Miss Virginia Edwards, Miss Nina Howard, Miss Veva Howard, Miss Ethel Calloway, and Miss Kathryn Baker. Oriental and Mediterranean fruit flies are major insect pests in Hawaii. Texas leads all states in sheep and lamb numbers, with more than 6 million head. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE Buick is recognized among automobiles as the Car of Quality. We are the Buick dealer here, and so we think of High Quality when we give you Service on your Automobile, whatever its make or model. You will find us ready to serve you promptly, efficiently, and economically ? and you will find our Automobile Service Bang-up QUALITY Service. Wrecker Service We recently added to our Equipment one of the newest and most modern wreckers. We will give you 24-Hour Service. Accessories and Supplies Genuine Buick Parts. We have all of the Good Gulf products. TIRES We have in stock a few White walls ? 670 x 15 800 x 15 760 x 16 820 x 15 I 760 x 15 MOTOR OVERHAULING * ^ \ Anything from a Model A Ford to the Roadmaster Buick dons hy Expert Mechanics. PAINT AND BODY V/ORK We have one of the best men in Western North Carolina on this type of work. We take pride in all the work we do, and con sider this one of our specialities. JOHN BEANE VISUALIZER for Frame Work, Wheel Align ing and Wheel Balancing. SUN MOTOR TUNER The latest in Scientific Testing Equipment MACON MOTOR CO. Franklin, N. C.
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