LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. L, NO. 34
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 1935
$1.50 PER YEAR
PROGRESSIVE
AUGUST COURT
IS DULL SHOW
Few Interesting Cases On
Criminal or Civil
Docket
For entertainment purposes the
August term of Macon county su
perior court has proved a dull
show, with no cases of outstanding
interest appearing on either the
criminal or civil docket and not a
single medicine show holding forth
on the public square.
Despite rainy weather, crowds
flocked to town as usual for the
opening of the two-weeks term
Monday morning. Most of the
criminal cases were comparatively
trivial and the members of the bar
offered no oratorical fireworks.
The croyds milled back and forth
between the rain-soaked streets and
the muggy courtroom, and then
turned wearily homeward.
When the criminal docket had
been cleaned up Wednesday morn
ing it was found that there were
only eight men in the county jail
waiting to be transferred to state
prison road camps. It was the
smallest number in a long time.
Guy Houk, latest addition to the
Macon bar, appeared as attorney
for Grayson Tallent and Delos Hol
land, young men of the Pine Grove
section accused of attempting to
break into the home of Fred S.
Littleton on Nicka-jack creek and
also of assault with a deadly weap
on, a shotgun, on Mildred Little
ton and Louise Jarrett, minors. The
girls testified k they met
land and Tallent on a woodland
trail and that Holland pointed a
shotgun at them. They fled, the
girls said, and the two men pur
sued them for a distance. Found
guilty by a jury, the defendants
were sentenced by Judge Wilson
Warlick to six months on the
roads. The sentence was then sus
pended on condition the defendants
be of good behavior, pay the costs
of the case and not associate with
the prosecuting witnesses.
The Macon county grand jury,
divided into five groups, today
went on a tour of inspection of the
schools of the county. They plan
ned to visit every school in the
county, except the Franklin and
Highlands schools, and to examine
their condition with special atten
tion to water supply and sanitary
facilities.
The grand jury was expected to
submit its report to Judge Warlick
Thursday afternoon or Friday
morning.
Smart Family Has
Annual Reunion
The annual reunion of the Smart
family was held Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Elmer Johnson in
East Franklin, more than 100 rela
tives partaking of the picnic din
ner.
The next reunion of the Smart
family is to be held at the same
place on the third Sunday in Aug
ust, 1936.
Special Meeting
Of Legion Is Called
A call meeting of the Macon
county post No. 106 of the Ameri
can Legion will be held at 8
o'clock Monday night, August 26,
it was announced yesterday by G.
A. Jones, commander of the post.
"All ex-service men are urged to
be present," Mr. Jones said, "as
final plans are being made for
procuring an American Legion
hut."
Clyde R. Hoey Stops
Overnight in Franklin
Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby attorney
and candidate for governor of
North Carolina, paid Franklin a
brief visit this week, stopping Wed
nesday night at Kelly's Tea Room.
He was accompanied by his wife
and daughter.
Plan To Erect
At Etchoe Pass, Called
Thermopylae of Cherokees
A committee to locate Etchoe
Pass, scene of a bloody conflict in
1761 between colonial troops and
the Cherokee Indians, has been
appointed by Judge Heriot Clark-
son, associate justice of the North
Carolina Supreme Court and a
member of the State Historical
Commission. When the exact lo
cation of the pass has been deter
mined it is planned to erect there
a memorial to the soldiers who
took part in the battle.
The scene of the battle has
never been marked, but histories
record that it occurred in a moun
tain defile near the Indian village
of Etchoe, believed to have been
situated on the Little Tennessee
river a few miles above the pres
ent site of Franklin. The pass has
been called the Thermopylae of the
Cherokees. The battle there in
1761 marked the final subjugation
of the Indians in this territory,
who only a year before had turned
back a force of 1,600 men sent out
BRYSONCLAN
HOIKS REUNION
Annual Meeting at West's
Mill Attracts 175
Relatives
Descendants of Samuel Bryson
met at the home of Mrs. James L.
Bryson, West's Mill, last Sunday
for the annual reunion. Approxi
mately 175 relatives and friends
were present
After a picnic dinner spread in
the grove, the group assembled in
the church for the continuing pro
gram. The meeting was opened
with a song by the choir, followed
with prayer by R. R. Rickman.
Principal speakers were Joseph
Bryson, J. Frank Eppes, and H.
C. McKnight, Greenville, S. C, at
torneys, and the Rev. T. L. Bry
son, Columbia, S. C.
A quartet composed of Mrs.
Ralph Bryson, Mrs. Carr Bryson,
Carr Rickman, and Fred Bryson,
sang "Mother of Mine," dedicated
to the late Mrs. Eva Bryson, who
died during the past year. A poem,
"A Face in the Mist," by C. A.
Swanson, was read by Mrs. C.
Tom Bryson, at the request of
Mrs. Craig Steppe, daughter of
the deceased.
Officers elected for the coming
year are E. O. Rickman, president;
Robert T. Bryson, vice-president;
C. A. Bryson, treasurer; Mrs. Les
ter S. Conley, secretary; and T. C.
Bryson, historian.
Asheville Bargain Days
To Start August 26
Beginning Monday morning, Aug
ust 26, leading Asheville retail mer
rhants will inaugurate their annual
sales drive. The event this year
will be called Bargain Days. It
will offer the people of Asheville
and Western North Carolina an
opportunity of buying needed mer
chandise at bargain prices.
The Asheville merchants who are
participating in the big event are
offering special inducements to
buyers. The first two days be
tween the hours of 9 and 11 :30 a.
m. they will give every customer
who purchases one dollar's worth
of merchandise a ticket. This tick
et plus one admission will admit
two people to Asheville's leading
ing theaters. On Wednesday morn
ing, August 28, between the hours
of 9 and 11 :30 a. m. they will give
every customer making a $1.00 pur
chase another ticket. This ticket
plus one paid admission will admit
two people to see the Asheville
Tourists play with some other
member of the Piedmont League
in Asheville at some early date.
Memorial
from South Carolina to render aid
to a beleaguered garrison at Fort
Loudon, a trading post established
in what is now Tennessee by the
South Carolina colonial govern
ment. Judge Clarkson, who came here
Sunday in the interests of locating
Etchoe Pass, has collected a great
deal of information concerning the
battle fought there. Considerable
importance is given to the engage
ment by Cecil B. Hartley in his
volume, "Heroes and Patriots of
the South," (1860), and by other
historians.
Judge Clarkson is a descendant
of Francis Marion, one of the
heroes of the battle, who later
was to gain fame as a general in
the American Revolution.
At Etchoe Pass Marion was
placed in command of an advance
detachment of 30 men sent out to
dislodge the Cherokees from what
Hartley called "the most difficult
and dangerous defile in the whole
Indian country.
Battle Described
His conduct of the affair was
described as follows by Weems:
"At the head of his command, he
advanced up the hill and entered
the defile, every part of which was
full of danger. Hardly were they
within the gorge before a terrible
war-whoop was heard, and a sheet
of fire from savage rifles illumin
ed the forest. The discharge was
moat deadly.. Twenty-one men fell
to the ground; but Marion was
unhurt. The rapid advance of the
next detachment saved the sur
vivors, who fell back and united
with their companions. The battle
now became general; the regulars
remained in order and poured con
tinuous volleys of musketry into
the wood; the provincials resorted
to their rifles, and with unerring
aim brought down the .Indians as
they appeared on each side of the
pass. The contest was close and
bloody; the regulars at length re
sorting to the bayonet and driving
the savages before them. From
eight o'clock until two, the battle
continued; but the whites achieved
a signal victory. One hundred and
three natives were slaine ere they
yielded ground, and left a free
passage to Grant (Colonel James
Grant) and his army."
The army consisted of 2,600 men,
including Scotch Highlanders, mi
litia from South and North Caro
lina and some Indian allies, Tus
caroras. Committee Named
Judge Clarkson appointed to the
committee to locate Etchoe Pass:
J. J. Moore and B. W. Johnson,
Franklin newspaper men, and
George McCoy, state news editor
of the Asheville Citizen and an
authority on Cherokee Indian lore.
Mr. McCoy is a native of Macon
county. Other members will be
selected by the committee.
Judge Clarkson has been instru
mental in the erection of a monu
ment in honor of Sevier's men in
Gillespie Gap, near Little Switzer
land, in 1927, and in the building
this year of Kilmichael Tower on
Clarkson's Knob, near Little Swit
zerland. For some years he has
been interested in locating and
marking Etchoe Pass. On his visit
to Franklin Sunday he was accom
panied by Mr. McCoy and Reed
Queen and Ralph Collis, of Little
Switzerland. The party, together
with Mr. Moore and Mr. Johnson,
visited the site of an old Indian
village at the mouth of Cartooge
chaye creek. It is thought possible
that Etchoe Pass is in this vicinity,
but this has not been definitely
determined.
The committee named to locate
the pass will greatly appreciate any
information or assistance. Anyone
with knowledge of the pass is re
quested to communicate with any
member of the committee.
To Play Here
GINGER ROBINSON, 2b
COWEE MEETS
BLOOMER GIRLS
New York Female Team
To Play Local Boys
Sunday
The New York Bloomer Girls,
undefeated female baseball cham
pions, will play the Cowee baseball
team Sunday, August 25, at 3:30
p. m., on the Franklin baseball
diamond, according to Ralph Bry
son, manager of the local team.
The girls, on a tour of North
Carolina, were forced to cancel a
previously scheduled game. They
have engaged many prominent
teams both in the United States
and Canada, and have built up an
enviable record. The Cowee boys
are promising a good time for all
who attend. A small admission
price will be charged.
STONE TO GO
TO ASHEVILLE
Supervisor of Nantahala
Forest Receives
Promotion
J. H. Stone, supervisor of the
Nantahala National Forest, has been
notified of his promotion to super
visor of the Pisgah-Unaka Nation
al Forest, a larger unit with head
quarters in Asheville, effective Sep
tember 15. Philip Bryan, assistant
supervisor of the Pisgah-Unaka
forest since March, will succeed
Mr. Stone as chief executive of
the Nantahala forest.
The Pisgah-Unaka forest em
braces nearly a million acres of
mountain land in North Carolina
and Tennessee.
Mr. Stone, who is a graduate of
the Sheffield Scientific School of
Yale University and also of the
Yale Graduate School of Forestry,
first came to Franklin June 2, 1930,
as technical assistant to the super
visor, who at the time was Arthur
Wood. He served in this capacity
until October, 1933, when he was
sent to Athens, Tenn., as assistant
supervisor of the Cherokee Nation
al Forest. Transferred back to
Franklin on December 1, 1933, Mr.
Stone became acting supervisor of
the Nantahala forest during the
illness of the late John Byrne.
In April, 1934, Mr. Stone was
given the full rank of supervisor.
Since that time the Nantahala
Forest has expanded in many ways.
Its area has been increased from
approximately 365,000 acres to
430,000 acres. Many miles of roads
and trails have been built and the
system of forest fire protection
expanded.
In Asheville Mr. Stone will suc
ceed Sam R. Broadbent, who has
been promoted to the position of
regional forest inspector with head
quarters in Atlanta,
SATURDAY ENDS
BIG VOTE BONUS
Subscriptions Count More
Than At Any Future
Time
Saturday night brings to a close
the greatest vote-getting opportun
itv for members of the circulation
campaign. After that date it will
be eternally too late to realize the
greatest advantage in vote-getting
potentialities from each subscrip
tion, as the vote schedules are ar
ranged on a decreasing basis, each
week bringing a smaller value.
During this week each subscrip
tion counts more than four times
as many votes as the same sub
scription would count were it col
lected the last week of the cam
paign. This vote offer is a bonus
of 270,000 extra votes on each and
every $30 worth of subscriptions
collected and turned in on Or be
fore Saturday night, August 24, or
at the rate of 9,000 extra votes on
each dollar.
Work Now Counts More
Since the prizes at the end of
the campaign will be awarded strict
ly upon a vote basis and not upon
the amount turned in in dollars and
cents, it is distinctly to the ad
vantage of everv serious worker to
get every possible subscription to
turn in not later than baturday
night in order to further their
chances of winning the big prize
at the end of the campaign.
The campaign manager recalls
one instance where the one who
won first prize was third from the
top in total amount of collections.
The winner got them in early
when they counted most. Several
members seem to be actively work
ing this week, but only in a re
stricted territory. There has been
as yet absolutely no effort to sys
tematically canvass the four rural
routes out of Franklin. Next week
some member will undoubtedly
wake up to the opportunity offered
by these rural routes, but the ter
ritory has only been barely touched
as yet.
The Press office will remain
open until ai late hour Saturday
night in orner that everyone may
take fullest advantage of this ex
tra vote offer, realizing its great
importance to the ones who wish
to win the larger prizes.
Memphis Editor Visits
Father, Rev. J. L. Teague
Willard C. Teague, chief editorial
writer and editorial paragrapher
for the Commercial Appeal, Mem
phis, Tenn., has been spending a
week of his annual vacation with
his father, Rev. John L. Teague,
Franklin, Route 2.
Mr. Teague, formerly connected
with newspapers in Nashville,
Tenn., has been coming to Macon
county for many years at irregular
intervals. In talking with a report
er for The Press he commented
on the remarkable changes and
improvements that have marked
thi county and section since he
can first recall it. In 1911, or
thereabouts, he said, he walked
from Dillsboro to Franklin and
managed to reach town about as
soon as the old-time stage that
offered the only means of trans
portation in those days, always
provided the railway was not con
venient. The contrast in things
other than roads, he commented,
was fully as great and fully as
good to one who just drops in at
odd times.
Miss Johnston Wins
2 Prizes at Horse Show
Miss Joan Johnston, of Tampa,
Fla., who is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. F. S. Johnston, in
Franklin, won first prize Wednes
day in the. ladies' open horseman
ship class in the annual horse show
at Asheville. She also carried off
the third prize in the combination
three-gaited class, riding "Hazel
MeDonaldl,, owned by H, Dye.