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FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 193B
SL50 PER YEAR
LI, NO. 16
IRNADOFUND
tEACHES $896
mty Nearly Trebles Its
Quota tor Relief of
Gainesville
Nurse Named
S'h contributions by the people
lacon county for the rehef of
Acio-torn Gainesville, Ga., yest-
y reached the sum of $896.13—
Jy three times the county s
—it was reported by the Rev.
I. P'lanagan, chairman of the
ty’s Red Cross chapter,
mdreds of men, women and
ren in all parts of the county
le from all walks of life re
eled to the call of the national
' Cross for funds to help relieve
privation and suffering left in
wake of the twister which on
day of last week wrecked the
ital of North Georgia.”
addition to the total of cash
i.tions reported by the Red
,s, it is known that several resi-
s of the ootinty sent relief con-
-itions direct to Gainesville, and
Macon county post of the
„;rica.n Legion last Friday sent
iVuck load of provisions and
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Summary of Contributions
iople of Franklin at large—
(■39.
nployes of the W. M. Ritter
ipany, Rainbow Springs—$259.36.
ighlands—^$71.55.
■'•anklin Needlework Guild—^$7.92.
“aeon County Post, American
ion (in addition to provisions
“I to Gainesville)—$92.15.
^ainbow Springs school—$6.30.
ementary school, Franklin
r. Flanagan said he expected
ir contributions to be reported
the next few days and urged
the drive be oontinued, al-
,igh the county has already ex
led its quota of $300. At first
definite goal was set for the
'ity, but when early reports of
extent of the damage were re
ed the national Red Cross
dquarters wired a request that
Macon county chapter under-
,5 to raise $100. A day or so
:.T, when the full extent of loss
* suffering was. realized, Mr.
%agan received ano'ther telegram
tiing that the quota be increased
$300.
1 asking a continuation of the
'e for funds Mr. Flanagan called
f-ntion to the great need that
its at Gainesville, not only for
alleviation of suffering, but also
rehaibilitation of hundreds of
lilies whose homes and means
livelihood have been wiped out.
Thanks Contributors
ti a statement the Red Cross
,:irman said:
[ T'he officials of the Macon
nty Chapter of the American
Cross want to express to the
iple of Macon our grateful ap-
jciation of their generous re-
/■nse to the appeal from the
lerican Red Cross for the tor-
po sufferers of Gainesville. Ihe
%rman would like to thank each
vltributor personally for the fine
rit in which each donation was
d«, and to thank especially each
Sicitor who gave of time and en-
y to help gather in the offering.”
?he contributions ranged from a
cents to checks of considerable
but most of the funds repre-
Vflted offerings by people of mod-
■ .te means.
fed Cross officials were surprised
Ifj delighted yesterday when they
ij'eived a check for $259.36, repre-
I iting donations by employes of
: W. M. Ritter Lumber company
"TRainbow Springs. They were told
^ It the whole community had join-
to make the fund as large as
I »sible, many of the men giving a
JL day’s wages.
The truck load of provisions
>t to Gainesville by the Ameri-
> Legion contained 32J/2 bushels
. corn meal; 2 crates of eggs, 20
i$hels of Irish potatpes; eight 24-
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Miss Nell Nash Due To
day To Assume Duties
Miss Nell Nash, of West Vir
ginia, has been appointed public
health nurse for Macon county, it
was announced here Wednesday by
Dr. C. N. Sisk, of Waynesville, dis
trict health officer.
Dr. Sisk came here for a meet
ing of the county board of health,
but the meeting was postponed for
lack of a quorum.
Miss Nash was expected to ar
rive Thursday to begin her duties,
accompanied by Mrs. Dillon, sup
ervising nurse for the district,
which includes Haywood, Jackson,
i'lacon. Clay and Graham counties.
The public health program in
Macon will 'be directed by Dr. Sisk
and Dr. Ballard, assistant health
officer. Dr. Ballard is expected to
continue to make his headquarters
in Waynesville, but Dr. Sisk said
both he and his assistant would
spend much of their time in Macon
county.
Public school authorities, cooper
ating with the county nurse and
the health officials, are planning
soon to conduct a pre-school
clinic for children of school age.
Details of this clinic will be an
nounced later.
The coimty nurse will have of
fices in the Higdon hous€ on east
Main street.
C. W. Allen Found Dead
With Rifle by His Side
With a bullet wound in the
right temple, the body of C. W.
Allen, manager of the Franklin
office of the Nantahala Power
and Light company, was found at
11:30 o’clock Wednesday morning
slumped beneath the steering
whe'el of his automobile in the
yard of the Mount Hope Baptist
church five miles west of Frank
lin on highway No. 28.
Notified by Charles Dills, of
Cartoogechaye, who found Mr.
Allen dead in his car. Sheriff A.
B. Slagle and Coronor C. M.
Moore, went to the scene of the
tragedy and conducted an investi
gation. They said an inquest was
unnecessary. They found a .22
calibre rifle beside the body, the
thumb of the right hand resting
on the trigger.
In Jll Health
11 was learned that Mr. Allen,
who had been in ill 'health for
several months, had gone to his
office at 8:30 o’clock in the morn-
ing and about half an ‘lOur later Dorcas Fisher, of Dillsboro;
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Angel Hospital
Receives $5,129 from Duke
F ound,ation
after learning of Mr. Allen’s
death. He said the books and ac
counts of the local office were in
good order.
Mr. Allen, a native of Sylva,
came to Franklin in May, 1933, as
manager of the power company’s
office here. He previously had
been connected with the company
at Andrews for three years and
prior to then had lived in Sylva.
He was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Allen, Sr., of
Jackson county.
Active in Community
Mr. Allen took a very active
part in the social, religious and
civic life of Franklin and had
many friends. He was a steward
in the Franklin Methodist church,
a Mason and a member of the
Franklin Rotary club.
He W'as educated in the public
schools of Sylva and in 1919 he
attended the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Surviving Mr. Allen are his
widow, who before marriage was
Angel hospital has received a
check for $5,129 from the Duke
Foundation in recognition of char
ity work done by the hospital in
1935, it was announced this week
by Dr. Furman Angel.
This represents remuneration. Dr.
Angel explained, for free days of
care for patients unable to pay
their bills.
The hospital has recently installed
a new shock-proof X-ray machine
and put into service a new am
bulance at a cost of $3,000.
had left. He went to the home of
Elijah (irant, an employe of the "paVsy:!
power company, and borrowed a
rifle from Mrs. Grant, explaining
that his dog had been 'having
fits and he thought he had better
kill it.
Friends said Mr. Allen had been
despondent for several days and
had not looked well for some
months, having lost considerable
weight.
Accounts Straight
J. E. S. Thorpe, of Bryson City,
manager of the Nantahala Power
and Light company, came to
F’ranklin Wednesday afternoon
a son, Walter, Jr., age 9, and a
age 4; three
brothers, Claude, Louis and
Wolfe, all of Oregon; and four
sisters, Mrs. H, M. Gillard, of
Atlanta; Mrs. Dennis Bennett, of
Murphy; Mrs. E. F. R'hinehart,
of Canton, and Mrs. E. C. Moody,
of Waynesville,
The funeral was to be held at
2:30 o’clo'ck this afternoon at the
Franklin Methodist church with
the pastor, the Rev. C. C. Herb
ert, Jr., officiating. After the
funeral, it was said, the body
would be taken to Sylva for
burial in the Keener cemetery.
Macon Fcirmers To Be Paid
For Soil Conserving Crops
Banquet
To Be Given Saturday by
Agricultural Class
The annual father and son ban
quet sponsored by the agricultural
class of the Franklin high school
will be held at 7:30 o’clock Sat
urday night in the high school
auditorium. James G. K. McClure,
of Asheville, president of the Farm
ers Federation, incorporated, has.
accepted an invitation to make the
principal address of the evening.
An interesting program for the
banquet has been worked out by
Bill McCoy, president of the agri
cultural cluib, and other officers of
the club with the assistance of G.
W. Bland, agricultural instructor.
The banquet will be prepared
and served by members of the
home economics class under the
supervision of Miss Florence Stal-
cup, teacher.
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.) ^
Quoted by Farmers Federation, ,Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed hens
and fryers; lb 15c
Chickens, light weight; lb. . . 13c
Eggs, doz 15c
Irish potatoes. No. 1; bu. .. 7Sc
Corn, bu ^5c
Wheat, bu 90c
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
Butterfat, lb 28c
Domestic Allotment Act
To Be Explained Sat
urday at Meeting
BY S. W. MENDENHALL
Macon C«inty Farm Agent ,
Cash payments are to be made
to farmers of Macon county for
practicing soil building and soil
conservation. The seeding of lespe-
deza, red clover and other legumes
and grasses will determine to a
large extent the amount of the cash
payrnent. For this reason, it. is
recommended that every farmer in
the county seed all of these crops
possible, and now is the time to
seed lespedeza, red clover and
grasses.
For further explanation of this
program, every farmer should at
tend the meeting at the court
'house Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock.
The past rains, have proven with
out any doubt, to the farmers of
Macon county the need of an un
ending fight against erosion,
Eroision Damajge Great
Anyone who will stop at almost
any point in the county and look
around can see the effects of the
past rains. Good soil has been
washed away that we can never
get back. It will cost thousands of
dollars to put the plant food back
in the soil by commercial fertiliz
ers. Soil erosion is not just some
thing to be told about, but is
something actually happening right
before our eyes every time it rains.
We have seen what can happen
and now the question is: What are
we going to do about it? We can
make our own comparison and see
the difference in the washing of
land where it has some kind of
cover and the land where it is
bare. Corn land that was left bare
during the winter has cost the
farmers ten times as much as
peas, soy beans, crimson clover,
vetch or rye would have cost to be
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COUNTY CALF
SHOWiLANNED
County Agent Seeking To
Encourage Interest
In Cattle
BY S. W. MENDENHALL
Maicon CoMnty Farm Agent
At a recent meeting of the
county committeemen on planning
a program for Macon county, they
all agreed on the need of more
dairy cattle in the county. They
also agreed that an interest in
dairy cattle could be brought about
through the interest of the boys.
With this in mind, the county
agent and the assistant county
agent called the high school boys
together to see if they would help
in this movem'ent in bringing
Macon county to the front in the
dairy cattle industry. Enough inter
est was shown at the meeting to
cause the county agent to believe
that a calf show can be held in
Franklin this fall. If enough boys
are sufficiently interested in this
program to really feed and fit a
calf for this show, the county
agent will be able to secure a pure
bred heifer calf to be given to the
boy whose calf wins the first
place.
The rules of the show will be:
(1) The calf must be a dairy
type, heifer calf, of Guernsey breed
ing, not necessarily pure bred.
(2) The calf must be six months
old, and under two years of age at
the time of the show this fall,
(3) The calf must not show signs
of having been bred and must be
halter broken, well conditioned and
trained for the show ring.
This show can be put on and be
a success and a credit to the
county providing the county
agent’s office can ‘have the full
cooperation of the t>oys and their
parents.
BANK CASHIER
IS SPEEED
Norman Brown, Highlands
Given Sentence of
3-4 Years
Norman Brown, 33, former cash
ier of the Highlands branch of the
Jackson County Bank, who fled to
Atlanta last November after a
shortage of $2,800 had been dis
covered in his books, was sentenced
Wednesday morning by Judge F'elix
E, Alley, presiding over the April
term of Macon county superior
court, to serve three to four years
in state’s prison for embezzlement.
When the case was called Tues
day morning Brown, a tall, nervous
young man, pleaded nolo contend
ere; but evidence was heard for in
formation of the judge in passing
sentence. Brown surrendered to
police in Atlanta several weeks
after his disappearance from High
lands, He remained in jail for some
time but later was released under
bond.
Brown’s attorney, G. A, Jones,
sought .by evidence and argiunent
to show that the defendant, as the
result of an injury to his head in
birth, was not normal mentally and
ought not be held responsible for
his acts. He was a man, he said,
who could not say “No” and who
did not realize the weight of re
sponsibility imposed in him.
Unablie To Restore Funds
Judge Alley deferred passing sen
tence Tuesday to see if Brown
could raise sufficient founds to
make restitution to the bank. When
Brown’s attorney reported Wednes
day that it would be impossible for
his client to restore the full amount
of the shortage at this time. Judge
Alley sentenced the defendant to
state’s prison. Brown, a native of
South Carolina, went to Highlands
about 18 months ago.
A titter of amusement ran
through the courtroom when the
next case was called—Mae West,
charged with possession and trans
portation of whisky. The woman,
operator of a tourist camp on
Cowee mountain, was fined $25 and
the costs.
Otiher Cases
Other sentences imposed included :
Paul KLnsland, driving while in-
toocicated, $50 fine and six months
suspended road sentence. He was
forbidden to operate a motor ve
hicle for 90 days.
Claude Houston, operating auto
while intoxicated, $50 fine and six
months suspended sentence. His
driver’s license was ordered re
voked.
Bob Garland, carrying concealed
weapon, fine of $50 and costs.
Ralph Welch, negligently setting
out fire, $10 fine and suspended
sentence of 30 days on roads.
Earnest Sanders, assault on fe
male, six months on roads, sentence
suspen-ded until August term of
court.
Willie Bradshaw, assault on fe
male, six months suspended sen
tence.
George Crawford, Will Carpenter
and Andrew Angel, negroes, ac
cused of stealing chickens from
Tom Bailey and Mrs. ‘Georgia
Sloan about 10 days ago, were con
victed of breaking and entering and
sentenced to one to two years work
on the roads. They also were con
victed of larceny and given sus
pended sentences of two years on
the roads. Gene Pannel, taxi driver,
who was accused of aiding and
abetting by taking one of the
negroes and some of the chickens
to Jackson county, was acquitted.
Charges of manslaughter against
Hyman Sutton, of Jackson county,
were nol prossed Tuesday. Sutton
was charged with the death of
Robert Shields, CCC employee, who
was struck by a car driven by
Sutton in August, 1934.
The criminal docket, a short one,
was disposed of Wednesday and
trial of civil action commenced.