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PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. LI I, NO. 37
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1937
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GEO. T. STILES
PASSES FRIDAY
Well Known Citizen Had
Been Helpless For
Several Months
George T. Stiles, 80, died at his
home last Friday morning at 10 :30
J'clock after an illness of several
months. He suffered a stroke of
paralysis last February 27 and had
been helpless since that time; and
on Wednesday of last week bron
chial pneumonia developed.
' Mr. Stiles, a son of the late
David W. and Aveline Stiles, was
bom and reared on a Macon county
farm. He began his business career
as a merchant at Prentiss, Macon
county, and later moved to Frank
lin, where he owned and operated
the Franklin Coca-Cola bottling
works until 1930 when he retired.
He ' joined the Coweta Baptist
church when a young man, later
moving his membership to the
Franklin Baptist church -which he
served as trustee. He was active
in the erection of the church build
' ing "and was a member of the men's
Bible class.
Funeral services were held at the
Franklin Baptist church at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. B. Un
derwood, pastor, officiated, assisted
by Rev. C. C. Herbert, Jr., arid
L Rev. J. A. Flanagan, '-pastor of ,the
Franklin Presbyterian church. In
terment Was in the Franklin ceme
. tery. ; V
The following nephews were ac
tive ' pallbearers : Thomas, Claude,
- George, and ! Verill Stiles, - all of
" Prentiss, and Paul and Roy Car
penter, of Franklin.
Honorary pallbearers were R. M.
Ledford, G T. Blaine, C. A; Setser,
E. E. Sypher, George Carpenter,
and John . E. uRickman.
Surviving are three children, Mrs.
C. E. Cooper, of Franklin, Mrs. T.
rL. Neu, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
N. H. Stiles of Haines City, Fla.,
and four grandchildren,
Corbin Reunion To Be
Held Sunday, Sept. 26
The annual Corbin reunion will
be held on Sunday, Sept. 26, at the
home of Dewey Corbin in the Rab
bit creek section.
..All descendants of the Corbin
family are invited to attend and
6ring basket lunches.
Beginning at 10 a. m., Rev. J,T.
Brendle will deliver the opening ad
dress, . followed by .talks, from sev
eral other . speaker,?.
The afternoon will be largely de-
voted to singing and string music.
Auction Sale Called
Off Tuesday
On account of . the revival now
in progress the auction sale of the
George M. Bulgin farm was called
off Tuesday by R. A. Patton, man
i ager of the Home Realty &( Auc
tion company.
This property will be sold on
Saturday, September 25, at 11 a. m
and Mr. Pattan announces that
there will , be a barbecue dinner
served free to the crowd on that
day. i
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmer Federation, Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed, hens' 12c
Chickens, light weight, lb, . 9c
. Fryers, heavy1, lb. . 16c
Fryers, light, lb.-... 13c
, Eggs, doz. 20c
Corn .....$1.00
Wheat .90
Rye 95c
New Potatoes, No. 1, bu. .. 50c
Quoted hr NentahaU Creamery
Butterfat, 29c
Motor Backfire
Injures J. F. Cunningham
Wednesday
John F. Cunningham, of Frank
lin Route 1, road foreman in the
forest service, stationed at Camp
10, at Aquone, received a broken
nose, a broken right jaw and
superficial injuries. Wednesday
morning when he was cranking a
crusher motor. The motor back
fired and the crank struck him in
the face with great force.
' Mr. Cunningham is now in Angel
hospital, and while he was serious
ly hurt, his condition is not con
sidered by hospital authorities to
be critical.
AIR ACCIDENT
REPORT ISSUED
Bureau Of Air Commerce
Gives 'Findings In
Franklin Crash
The director of the bureau of
air commerce of the commerce de
partment of the United States has
forwarded to The Press the fol
lowing copy of his official report
concerning the fatal plane crash in
Franklin on May 17. of this year,
which claimed the lives of Harve
Shiddles and the pilot, Robert Earl
Williams:
Report f Director
To the Secretary of Commerce:
On May 17, 1937, at approximate
ly 6: JU p.: m., at rranklin, JNortn
Carolina, a privately owned aircraft
met with an accident with' resultant
death to the pilot and passenger
and the complete destruction of the
aircraft.
The pilot, Robert Earl Williams,
was unlicensed. He had formerly
held a Federal "student pilot's li
cense which was cancelled at his
own request on" July 1, .1936. The
passenger was Harve Shiddles. The
aircraft, .an Eaglerock, model A-l,
was unlicensed but bore Federal
identification No. 6393. It was the
property of William L. Ward of
Durham, N. C.
Although no eye-witnesses to the
actual accident could be found, the
statements of residents of the town
and the vicinity near the field indi
cate that the airplane was taken
off and flown in a sories of dan
gerous maneuvers over the city
proper at approximately 6:15 p. m.
Following this, the airplane was
seen to return ' to the field ind
proceed over it in a power dive.
.In recovering from this power dive,
the aircraft was pulled practically
straight up and then dropped with
the left wing low and fell out of
sight behind the hills.
Investigation of the wreckage
failed to disclose any evidence of
structural failure as a contributing
cause. Engine failure, if any could
not be determined. It is evident,
however, that the pilot did fly
over the airport in a power dive
and pulled sharply up. It is believed
that the pilot did not realize the
height of the mountain to the left
at the end of the valley beyond
the airport and so stalled the air
plane iff" an effort to clear this
mountain. ,
It is the opinion of th? Bureau
of Air Commerce that the probable
cause of this accident was a willful
and reckless disregard for safety
for attempting acrobatic maneuvers
at a low altitude over mountainous
country,
Respectfully submitted,
Fred D.y Fagg, Jr.,
Director.
Box Supper Saturday
At Maple Springs
There will be a box supper and
cake walk at the Maple Springs
school house Saturday night, Sep
tember 18.
The proceeds will be used for the
benefit" of the school lunch room.
The public is cordially invited.
REPORT OF NYA
WORKttMACON
Many Improvements Made
By Boys and Girls
In This Area
We who are a part of the Na
tional xoutn Administration in
Macon county welcome the request
to make this report to The Press,
because ur work is so scattered,
scarcely .anyone is cognizant of the
contribution NYA is .. making to
this area.
Begun in March, 1936, and limit
ed to young people who were cer
tified for .employment through the
welfare office, we reached a peak
of 131 ; curtailment of all alphabet
activities has reduced our quota to
85, but . Macon is still close, to the
top in western Carolina.
No youth may work more , than
60 hours per manth. A unit is
formed wherever workers are avail
able f rom Scaly to Aquone and
Kyle ; from Brindietown to the
Georgia line. Under the direction
of Mr. Plemmons, -sanitary engi
neer, b.VUJ feet of 34 inch pipe
has been laid, bringing water to
seven rural schools; each has a
drinking fountain. Ten springs have
been enclosed. Excavation and back
fill amount to about 1.1U0 cubic
yards, all hand work. In immediate
prospect is the laying of 3,000 feet
pipe to serve Watauga and Liberty
schools.
Fills , for play grounds, rock walls
to beautify, and to check erosion:
underpinning and other improve
ments on school buildings,, keep a
number-ot boys employed. 'Our road
units, at Buck Creek Gap, Walnut
Creek and Middle Skeenah, have
maue very great improvements.
Residents have given generously of
their own time, plus the .use of
oxen, horses, and an occasional
truck.
Twenty-seven girls have been
given instruction in sewing, and be
came quite efficient. Four have
learned to knit sweaters. Examples
of this handiwork will go to the
state fair, along with the woven
rugs. Five looms have been built,
and more will be constructed.
Weaving is to be a feature of the
winter's program.
Over- one hundred pre-school
children have been made happy by
the visits of nursery school aids,
each of whom walks long distances
to reach the, more isolated homes,
carrying pictures, paste, crayons,
and whatever else we can get.
Last year we had NYA workers
making a card index of the Frank
lin library. At present three sten
ographers and seven clerical assis
tants provide 600 hours service per
month for the state and county
offices. Franklin receives 180 hours
of labor per month o'n the town
'streets.
The kindness and cooperation of
many people about the county, and
of the WPA supervisors, has been
of very great assistance Just now
we are in need of donations for
our - pre school children : magazines
and pictures, toys that can be
mended, blocks, etc. For our rug
weaving, . old clothing, (including
stockings), and rags of any size.
Anything left at The Press office
will be greatfully collected and put
to immediate use. ' . , '
Old Folks Day At
Pleasant Hill Church
Old Folks Day will be observed
at the Pleasant Hill church on
North Skeenah, Sunday, September
19. All old people in the county
have a special invitation to attend.
The general public is cordially in
vited to come and bring basket
lunch, announced E. B. DeHart,
chairman of the program commit
tee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Clarke Soper
are spending this week with Mr.
Soper's sister, Mrs. Richard Hardy,
at her home an Lookout Mountain,
Chattanooga, Tenn,
88 Next Monday
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B. M. ANGEL
Birthday
To Be Celebrated
Monday
Next
Mr. B. M. Angel, of Higdonville,
will celebrate his 88th birthday, next
Monday, September 20th.
Notwithstanding his - advanced
age, Mr. Angel looks as young as
many men of 50, stands erect and
moves briskly about the streets
when he comes to town.
Mr. Angel attends at practically
every term of superior court and is
in Franklin at many other times
during the year. He has a host of
friends in this and . adjoining coun
ties who wish him " many more
happy birthdays.
PLANSMADETO
OPEN LIBRARY
Could be Opened as WPA
Project With $150
Appropriation V
For some months the Franklin
library has remained closed, to the
regret of the many who used the
books and magazines for study,
reference or pleasure.
The Franklin Press has reported
recent efforts made to re-open the
library as a WPA project, with the
prerequisite of public ownership
by tow,n or county, or both and
the initial sum of $150 to provide
material for mending, re-binding
and cataloging the books.
Mrs. Gilmer Jones, WPA super
visor of women's work, states that
workers would be supplied and
paid from WPA funds, until the
library is set up in good condition.
A committee of six persons, ap
pointed, by the public authority
looking after the library, would
direct the affairs of the library
which then would be eligible for
assistance from the State library
association, also for loans of books
and papers from the State library
and the TVA Hiawassee Dam li
brary. t . ;
Expressions of interest from
many citizens would indicate that
the deprivation of library facilities
constitute a real detriment to the
wholesome life of the community,
Mid that a movement to open the
library either under benefit of
public funds or" through community
cooperation would meet with
wholehearted support.
Post Office Employees
Have Annual Picnic
The employees of the Franklin
postoffice and their families met
at Vanhook Glade Monday evening
for their annual picnic, with 51
present. ,
J. Horner Stockton, , chairman,
presided over the meeting.
The visiting ex-emplovees were
John E. Rickman, postmaster, and
L. A. Setser, ex-rural carrier, and
Mrs. Setser. ,
REVIVAL NOV
IN PROGRESS
r
Gipsy Smith, Jr., Preaches
To 900 At Opening
Service Sunday
The Gipsy Smith, Jr., evangel
istic campaign, which has i been
looked forward to for several
weeks by the people of Macon
cunty, started with the evening
service Sunday and about 900 people
were in attendance.
The singing is being led by J
Dale Stentz, of Waynesville, who
is well known here, having led the
singing in several revivals in Ma
con county; The choir is composed
of singers from the various churches.
The revival services will continue
through Sunday, September 26, and
the meeting is expected to grow in
interest and attendance until the
close.
The ' morning services are held
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday at the Baptist church, at
10:30 o'clock, and evening services
are at 8 o'clock at the Angel tab
ernacle on Wayah street.
James Hauser, scoutmaster, is in
charge of parking at the tabernacle,
assisted by police officers and the
local troop of Boy Scouts.
All the people of the county are
invited to attend this meeting.
Gipsy Smith is internationally
known as an evangelist, and his
sermons are simple, direct and
powerful. The music is good and
there is plenty of. room in the tab
ernacle, which can seat 1,000 people.
Go out tonight and every night.
Hospital Care Association
To Use Angel Hospital
Representatives of the Hospital
Care Association, Inc., a non-proin
organization which provides for
single, family or group hospitaliza
tion at small cost, were in Frank
lin Tuesday and completed arrange
ments with the Angel hospital so
that that hospital may be used by
those in this section who hold cer
tificates in the association.
Mrs, R. L. Coin, of Waynesville,
will represent the association in
Macon county, and will be in
Franklin the last week in this
month to contact all those who de
sire to join.
The home office of the Hospital
Care Association is in Durham and
there are eight other offices in
the state, one of them being in
Asheville,' 212 Miles Building, un
charge of W. E. Ferrell, Jr.
W. N. C. Group To
Broadcast From Del Rio
Eleven Western North Carolina
mountaineer left September 5 for
Del Rio, Texas, where they will
broadcast over radio station
EXER for a period of four weeks,
with a possibility of . another
month's work.
Dr. John R. Brinkley, a native of
Jackson county, operates the sta
tion. Those making the trip to Del
Rio are: Samantha Bumgarner and
her string band, which consists of
Jim Corbin, of Franklin; Seiber
Cope, of Sylva, and Ernest Helton
and O. H. Helton, of Asheville;
the Smoky Mountain quartet,' con
sisting of Spurgeon Shelton, Mit
chell Shelf on, Charlie Duckett, and
Woodrow Rowland, of Vaynesvilte,
and Alvin Nicholson and Wallace
Wood, of Wolf Mountain. ' .
Watson-Roane Reunion
Sunday, September 26
The annual Watson-Roane reun
ion will be held Sunday, September
26, at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
Will Shields on Iotla, formerly the
old Watson home. All relatives are
urged to be present and bring
basket lunch.
An interesting program has been
planned for the day,