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VOL. LUX? NO. 51
FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 1954
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HIGHLANDS PEOPLE
JAMES BLAKLEY, Reporter ? Phone SIM
CHURCH CHRISTMAS
TREE EVENT SLATED
A"Christmas tree" will be held
at the Presbyterian church Sun
* day, December 19, at 3 p.m.
Carols will be sung by the
group. Santa Claus will be a vis-,
tor and gifts will be exchanged.
SANTA TO VISIT
MAIN STREET SHOP
Santa Claus will visit the
"Santa Shop" on Main Street in
Highlands. He is sponsored by the
Women's Auxiliary Saturday. Dec
ember 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WOMEN SET MEETING
TO PREPARE BOXES
The yomen of the Presbyterian
Church will meet Monday, Dec
ember 20, at 2:30 p.m. in the
basement of the church to pre
pare Christmas boxes for the
I shut-ins in (he community.
I Mrs. Ruth Rice, president, is
' in charge.
MEN OF PRESBYTERIAN
j CHURCH SLATE MEETING
The men of the Presbyterian,
Church of Highlands will hold
their annual Christmas party for
the women of the church at the
Edwards Hotel December 16 at
6:30 p.m.
Steve Potts, president of this
group, will be in charge of the
dinner and the enleitainment
Gifts will be exchanged by the
group.
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
WILL MEET TONIGHT
The home demonstration club
of Highlands will meet Thursday
lyght. December 16. at 7:30 p.m.
at the old school house in the
recreation room.
The program will be of the
Christmas theme, and gifts will
be exchanged by the group. Re
freshments will be served by Mrs.
Eckel Rowland. Mrs. Jack Laros,
and Mrs. J. J3. Burnette.
Mrs. Overton Chambers will be
in charge of decorations, anil
Mrs. Robert Hart will be in charge
of recreation.
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
MEETS DECEMBER 7
The Tuesday Bridge Club of
Highlands met last Tuesday, Dec
ember 7, at the home of Mrs.
Tudor N. Hall and Mrs. E. R.
Gilbert.
High score was won by Miss
Sara Gilder. Bingo prize was won
by Miss Kate Jungermann. Des
ert was served to eight guests.
BAPTIST CHURCH SETS
ANNUAL YULE PROGRAM
The Highlands Baptist Church
will hold its annual Christmas
program, Sunday, December 19,
at 7:45 p.m.
The program will be in the
form of a pageant. Those included
GIFTS for Him . . . From Hats to Shoes
For the Boy . . . Visit our Boy Scout Department
for his gifts. Open Every Night Next Week ?
20th - 23rd ? Till 8 O'clock.
GIFTS WRAPPED FREE
DRYMAN'S
Macon County's Finest Men's Shop
in the program will be Louia
Potts, Jesse Muger, Bill McCall,
Olenn Shuler, Robert Baldwin.
John J. Buell, Ellis Cleveland.
Mrs. Betty Schockley. Charlotte
Rogers, and George Reece.
There will be singing by the
Intermediate and Young Peoples
choir. Those in charge of the pro
gram are Mrs. John Buell, Mrs.
"Dusty" Rhodes, and Mrs. Olenn
Shuler.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
The ? general meeting of the
Women of the Presbyterian
Church of Highlands met Mon
day, December 13, in the recrea
tion room of the church for
installation of officers for the
coming year.
They are Mrs. Don Watson,
president; Mis. Lewis Rice, sec
retary, and Mrs. W. H. Cobb,
treasurer.
GARDEN CLl'B TO MEET
FOR WORK SHOP TODAY
The Highlands Garden Club
will meet this (Thursday) after
noon at 2:30 in the Flamingo
Room of the Highlands Commun
ity Hospital. It will be a work
shop on dried arrangements. All
are urged to bring their own
dried grass, leaves, and flowers
with containers to arrange them
in.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cooledge
are spending a few days at their
home on Whiteside.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. McConnell
plan to spend the Christmas holi
days with their son and daughter
in-law in Coconut Grove. Fla.
They will leave December 17.
Methodist Spruce
Is Community Tree
The large spruce on the lawn
of the Highlands Methodist
Church will again be a commun
ity Christmas tree.
The string of more than two
hundred lights was given by the
Highlands Rotary Club, and the
Town of Highlands has assisted
in the installation.
For . . .
? CHRISTMAS
TREE LIGHTS
? ELECTRICAL
DECORATIONS
for the Home . . .
CLEAVELAND j
BROS. CO.
Highlands ? Phone 3111
Court Closes Down;
Cases Are Listed
Judge Walter E. Johnston, Jr., unofficially shut down the De
cember term of Superior Court here Wednesday of last week
after disposing of the criminal docket in two and a half days.
The light 12-case civil docket ? scheduled to be taken up
Thursday ? was dispatched at odd moments during criminal
proceedings. Five divorces were granted and the remaining cases
were continued to the April term.
Unless something new develops
death Saturday. Under the law,
will be active until then. However. .
Judge Johnston has returned to 1
his home in Winston-Salem.
Following are dispositions made
during the brief term.
Frank Edwin Shockley. drunk
driving. reckless driving, improper
registration und brakes, improper
driver's license, violation of pro
hibition laws called and failed,
capias issued '
Bobby Lee Potts, speeding.
tinued.
Thomas Juason Wesley, speed
ing. called and f^'led. .manias is
sued.
Clayton D. Mp.:,hburh c!u:?
driving, 6 1 months. '
Harry Arthur Beal, drunk dri
ving. called and failed, capias
issued.
Floyd Marshall Hopper, speed -
| ing. costs.
Edward Joseph Bryson. drunk
I driving, called and failed, capias
issued.
John Cheek, aiding and abet
ting drunk driving, 6 months.
Clyde Thomas Burrell. drunk
driving, 4 months suspended, $100
and costs, license revoked a year.
Bennie Queen, non-support, call
ed and failed, capias issued.
Tom Ed Cobb, speeding, called
and failed, capias issued.
Robert E. Fowler, speeding,
costs.
Howard Richard Hopkins, drunk
, the court term will die a legal
the term has only recessed and
driving, 6 months suspended. $200
and costs, license revoked 2 years.
Weimar Edison Young, drunk
driving, driving after license re
voked ar.d non suppor . called
and failed, capias issued.
Noah Chandler Collier, speed
ing, costs.
Roy Layne Edwards, aiding and
abettii 4 to peeclinu. reckless dri
vins-'. .??ml man. laashter. no! pros
vun leave: aiding and abettinj
to di unk Hi ivmg and driving after
license revoked, 12 months sus
pended. costs.
Albert Lendal Waller, no dri
ver's license, costs: drunk driving.
4 months suspended, S100 and
costs, license revoked a year.
Gilbert Beck, escaping prison,
4 months.
David Kalon Sheske. escaping
prison, 4 months.
Lester Edward Dirkerscn, escap
ing prison. 6 ?months.
Milton Peie Austin, attempting
escape, nol pros with leave; des
troying property. 4 months.
Robert Wiley Bates, drunk dri
ving, $100 and costs.
Frank Burnett Watts, aiding
and abetting drunk driving, $100
and costs.
Ray Price, possession of whis
key. drunk and disorderly, called
and failed, capias issued.
William Riddle, possession of
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