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' No. 1 flour and hammermUl for feed. Int? TJie Mace Harve Tallent Is the present miller ? "have been, for nine years". He excuses himself, steps into the maze of wooden gears, makes some mysterious adjust ments, and returns. A whjte coating of flour sifts from his clothing. "I'll just go on with my work, if you dont mind," he says. Slowly, the vibration in the old building grows; it throbs and groans as the press of water down the mill race pushes the mill machinery into motion. liaw power pours through gears and cogs and belts worn by the years to a state of com fortable continuity? the merci less jaws of ton-heavy mill stones lure golden grains. Flour pours down a chute and into a bin. The roots of the old Adding ton mill are deep. iso. 2 more than $600 on hand in the cl:mb to the $2 800 quota. No reports have been received as yet from schools and com munities, which geneiylly collect la rye sums, the chairman noted, j adding: "I guess you can say we're picking up steam." Business solicitations will be worked through the Franklin Lions Club this week. Benefits Listed Scheduled benefits for the March of Dimes include a Bingo party tonight (Thursday) at Slagle .Memorial Building under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club; a square dance tomorrow night at Otto School; an ama teur show Saturday night at Cullasaja School under the auspices of the Higdonville community group; and the pre sentation of the Franklin High senior class play on February 9 at Cullasaja School. (More detailed accounts of these events appear elsewhere in this issue). 5 VISITORS OF PAKISTAN COMING HERE Will Tour Community Of Holly Springs For Development Know-How Five agricultural specialists Irom Pakistan will see commun ity development in action here February 2 on a scheduled visit in the prize-winning Holly Springs community. The specialists ? five men and a woman ? hold positions of high responsibility in their native land and have been as signed to North Carolina by the International Cooperation Administration for a study of rural community development and organization. Holly Springs, the '55 winner of the W. N. C. Rural Commun ity Development Contest, is one o. several communities to be vi<ited by the group during a w ek in the area, according to extension service officials. The visitors, and their special ist.-;, arc Miss A. M. Mohiuddin, home economics: BarKatullah Khan, horticulture; Akbar Khan, animal husbandry; As saittar Ali, cooperation; and Ib;;(him Shamin, training. their visit to the. area has bev.-ii arranged by N C. State C >llc<v\ the Asheville Agricul t a! D'velopment Council, and tie Agricultural Extension S t vice On their return tc 1' fcisUn they will train work e in comm unity development Local Teams Solit Games This Week franklin High's lads and las . si-.-s split cage teams again thi; w-ek. 'n the Highlands gym Sat u day night, the girls, pacec by Carolyn Dowdle. who hit IS p 'ints. defeated the Cheroke< g-rls 39 to 35. The Cherokee l>jys, however, handed the local! the short end of a 41 to 3! s>ore. A field goal in the lasl li> seconds of the game gav< Cierokee the winning margir lit this thriller. Crawford Moore v .is high scorer for the local! With 13 points. Tuesday night in Highlands t'le boys dumped Swain High r to 45 under the press ol Moore's 20 points and Wlllarc S nith's 16. The local girls were f'sited. 4T to 34. Lucy Henrj h id 14 points. Tomorrow < Friday > night the # t' uns will play Cullowhee at C'uliowhee and Tuesday nlghl Highlands at Highlands. FIRST AID COURSE IS SLATED HERE Will Be Free; Persons Asked To Notify Local Red Cross Of Interest Plans are now under way to conduct an 18-hour course in first aid during February, ac cording to W. W. Sloan, first aid chairman of the Macon chapter of American Red Cross. Tentatively, the first class Is | set for the first week in Feb I ruary, he said. In order that a schedule may be worked out as soon as possible, Mr. Sloan has asked all persons interested in taking the course to get in touch with the A. R. C. office in Franklin, or see him or Howard Barnwell this week. "We will try to fit the sched dule to suit the majority, if those interested will let us know," he declared. A two-hour class probably will be held once a week, for nine weeks. Those completing the course will be awarded standard first aid certificates, Mr. Sloan said. No charge will be made for the course. Offering to teach first aid are Mr. Barnwell, Mac Whitaker, and A. C. Tysinger, all quali fied A. R. C. instructors. Macon's Weather Leaves Little To Be Desired As Area Shovels Snow I While most of Western North Carolina shoveled itself out of heavy snow this week, Macon County's weather left little to be desired ? for winter weather. Some snow flurries visited Sunday night and Monday morning, but soon disappeared ? probably to cover Buncombe and other W. N. C. counties : under several inches. And it wasn't even too cold ! here, either. A couple of 17's were recorded in Franklin on two mornings. The rest of the I week the low readings were in the high 20's and low 30's. FOUR AT MEETING Four Macon County persons ! attended the sub-district meet ing of Methodist ministers at the First Methodist Church in Sylva Monday, at which pro gram plans were discussed and outlined. Attending from here were the Revs. R. L. Poindexter, Ray J. Hahn, and Robert J. Goldston, and Miss Margaret Wilson, county youth worker. Macoij THEATRE ll FRANKLIN, N. C. Phone 131 SCHEDULE OF SHOWS Week Days ? 7 and 9 p. m. I Saturdays ? 1 p. m. Continuous Sunday ? 2:30 and 9 p. m. THURS.-FRI., JAN. 26-27 Mickey Spillane's Latest H Bomb | "KISS ME DEADLY" SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Randolph Scott In "TALL MEN RIDING" Also "CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN" Plus Two Cartoons SUN.-MON., JAN. 29-30 Alan Ladd - June Allyson In "THE McCONNELL STORY" People who like airplanes should not miss this picture. In CinimaScope and. Color TIE.-WED., JAN. 31-Feb. 1 "THE DAM BUSTERS" Starring Richard Todd R. W. Gray, Maconian, Dies At 69 R. Weaver Or?y, native and long-time resident of Macon Coun ty, died In an Asheville hospital Sunday night, following a week's illness. Mr. Gray, who was 69, was rear ed in the Cullasaja section, the son of John B. and Mrs. Sue Weaver Gray. He had served as county farm agent in a number of Western North Carolina counties, and at one time was superintendent of the Federal Land Management Corporation, in Eastern North Car olina. A resident of Asheville for many years, he was an elder of the Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, a member of the Sand Hil! Men's Club, and, a flower en-, thusiast, was active in the Ashe ville Men's Garden Club. Survivors include his widow. Mrs. Carmen Gaston Gray; three sisters, Mrs. J. Marvin Weaver and j the Misses Florence and Sarah j Gray, all of Asheville; and one! brother, F. Temple Gray, of Tam- ) pa, Fla. Funeral services were held Tues day at the Oak Forest Presbytei ian Church. Are Installing Fire Sprinklers In Power Shop A new sprinkler system "to provide adequate fire protec tion" is being Installed in the warehouse and shop area at Nantahala Power and Light Company, according to H. H. Gnuse company vice-president. An automatic set-up is going on the inside, he explained, and, as an added precaution, manu ally operated sprinklers are be ing put in the outside east wall in the event adjacent buildings catch fire. The system is being hooked to the water main on Main Street. College Alumni Club ' May Be Formed Here If enough interest is shown, a club will be formed Monday night here for alumni of West ern Carolina College, Cullowhee. A meeting of graduates of the college is set for 7; 30 in the high school cafeteria. Guest speaker will be Robert Hall, alumni secretary of W. C. C. Gszm m iO&ri m mm Fr a n k 1 i y Drive-in ll THEATRE % STARTS AT DUSK FRI.-SAT., JAN. 27-28 DOUBLE FEATURE Charlton Heston In 'PONY EXPRESS" In Color Plus I . THE STRANGE ADVENTURE OF TWO RECKLESS MEN! 1k'15 ? ^tractive 5 Piece Place S DINNERWARE I only 99 Thrifty-Tender U. S. Inspected Good Beef! Sole Chuck Roast i a 5. 00 'rehas* ' Lb. Only Made t-rom Lean U. S Good Beef! 29 Ground Beef & 29' c t r a ii r u- * Goo<>' T B?ne- ciub- i m \ I P A K N Sirloin, and. Delmonico _ Lb. PORK CHOPS -33c RIB PORK CHOPS - -45c Serve Your Family Fish Tonight! Economical Medium Mullets ">150 Center Cuts . King Mackerel Steaks ib 43c Tender Speckle Trout ; lk 29c The perfect shortening! Bake-Rite 3 ct 73c In salads or casseroles! Starkist Tuna No * 35c Can Austex Beef Stew No. 300 Can 27c Bunker Hill Brown Beef and Gravy "" 53c Can Delicious . . . Rib End Tender and Good! Pork Rcast u 29c Pork Backbones "? 29c Delicious served *ith apple sauce! Delicious Center Loin LOIN ERO PORK ROAST - 31c Pork Chops : ? 49c Creamy Astor Shortening 3 & 67 Carolina Brand Extia Fancy Fancy Rice 3 % 29 The flour for greater baking success! Snowkist Flour 25 * 1.49 Dixie-Hume Evapjrated MILK TRUE SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY Enjoy "Veri-Best" Produce! Filled with Juice, Florida Oranges 8 APPLES ONIONS Canadian ^ ?k Mcintosh i Medium Yellow 3 29c The Cleanest Stores ' ^ Lbs. 17c in Town . . where Shopping is a Pleasure! Rich and <neaty! Old Time or Red Bird Vienna Sausage 10 s*. 99 ! hrifty M.jid Goluen Cream Corn 3 3 1 ?>crve in suiads or as dessert! Dixie-Home Fruit Cocktail --21 Puss 'n Boots CAT FOOD ' . v* Soft and absorbent S NORTHERN TISSUE *"d yy Bleaches white CL0R0X ? , < ? Wt a-Oz. Can 9c 4 >* 35c 17c 35c Quart l Bottle No. Vi Can Chicken of the Sea TUNA FISH Frozen Food Value! c , , , , For quality and ta,ste! uiiuurAiiiii NIBLETS CORN 2 ?*. 21c WHOLE OKRA fEEF HASH 2 35 ubbys 16-Oz ROAST BEEF Con 29C 47c 12-O2. Can Swift's Prem 12-Oz. Can 35c Swift's Gravy and Beef Steaks 13-Oz. Can 43c Swift's Peanut Butter 12-Oz. Jar 37c REGULAR Si/t 2Jor 25c GIANT Eci)M??V 2 for 35c WILSON'S CERTIFIED MEATS! Hickory Smoked Mor c.??' 35c Vienna Sausage 2 c?', 35c Hamburgers and Gravy l5c?' 49c 2?'41c Tripe 'The Cleonest Stores in Town...o Pleasant Place to Shop!
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