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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIU, NO. 17
, FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938
$1.50 PER YEAR
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Entries For June Primary
Closed Saturday, April 23
Full Tickets Filed By
Both Parties For
County Officers
Entries;' for the primary to be
held on, June 4 closed Saturday
' ' night, April 23, at 6 o'clock with
Democratic candidates having filed
for all county offices, and the Re
publicans also presenting a full
ticket. .
The tickets are as follows :
; Democratic Ticket
For : senator, 33rd district Guy
L. Houk.
For rcpresenative Geo. B. Pat
ton, K. A. Fat ton.
.For sheriff A. 11. Slagle. ,
For clerk superior court Harley
'V,, R.' Cabe.
For register of deeds Lester L.
Arnold, George R. Pattillo.
For coroner C. M. Moore.
For surveyor John H. .Dalton.
For chairman board of county
commissioners R. Furman Ander
son, E. B. Byrd, George H. Guest,
"' Frank I. Murray.
For members of board of com
. missioners C L. Blaine, R. D.
Brendle, C. A. Bryson, Mann B.
i - v Norton. '
For members of board of educa
tionFrank B. Cook, Gus Leach,
E. O. Rickman. - i
Republican Ticket
- For representative E.J. Carpen
ter. ' " .-. ;
sheriff W. A. Keener.
For clerk superior, court Paul
Swafford. C , ...
' For register of deeds Mrs.'Henry
1). West.
For coroner W. J. Morgan."
. ' For surveyor Thos. Paul Welch.
For chairman county "board of
commissioners F. E.' Hasting.
For members board of ' county
commissioners J. P. ' Bradley, John
4 - Wislion. - ' ,.
For justice of peace, Millshoal
township J. M. Corbin, J. 'H. Dean.
,For justice of peace, Nantahala
township John R. Wikle.
Unopposed Candidates Not to
Appear on Ballot
Under the law governing primary
elections, the names of those can
'. ' didatioas who are unopposed" will
ft, .- not .appear on the ballots, as they
are considered as- the nominees
when no opponents file against
' them. v-f ' ., ',.
Three File for Board of Education
The names of Frank B. Cook, of
' Highlands ; Gus Leach,, of Franklin,
and E. O. Rickman, of Leatherman,
were filed as candidates for. mem
bers of the county board of educa
. . tion. These three men are all well
known as substantial citizens who
are interested . in the welfare and
i progress of the schools, and they
r would constitute a strong board of
education.
The state law governing the
;'. method of choosing( members of the
boards of education, in the various
: counties will be found on The edi
' v torial page of this' issue. .y. 1
John Palton Announce
' Notwithstanding the fact that he
HAS HJ. Wl'l'ui""v'"" ,w"" '
' 4 sends in his announcement for re-
eieCHOU as wuij auntjui,- i'
sition he has held since fl9l2. He
also served as county road engi-
neer'from 1 900 until. 1912. .
' John Dalton is .a civil engineer
and. a good one, and probably
knows, more about land lines than
any man in the county. He has a
host, of friends all over the county,
and if he has any enemies, he
hasn't heard of them.
T Mr. Dalton s,ent: the following
characteristic letter, with" his an
nouncement: "Deaf , Mr. 'Editor : 'l have made
every effort possible to get on the
TVA, the WPA, the PWA,. the
; , CWA, and every other A that I
could think of, and have absolutely
' failed, sJ I have decided to get on
the hog, therefore I am announcing
f my candidacy for r.e-election as
county surveyor.
, v Yours very respectfully,
JohnH. Dalton."
Allotment
From Duke Foundation to
Angel Hospital
Doctor Furman Angel received
a telegram Tuesday from the di
rectors of the Duke Foundation in
New York' that $6,000 had been al
lotted to Angel hospital for the
care of people who would not oth
erwise be able to receive hospital
treatment. The territory .covered
includes Western North Carolina
and nearby sections of South Caro
lina, Georgia and Tennessee.
The Mission hospital in Asheville
and the Haywood County hospital
in Waynesville are the only institu
tions receiving as large allotments
as Angel hospital. The amount will
cover 6,000 days' care for indigent
patients.
Dr. Angel stated that the Large
allotment to the hospital here was
due to the efforts of M. D. Bill
ings, A. B. Slagle and R. S. Jones,
who have taken a great interest in
securing a share of the Duke funds'
for this section, and made a special
trip to Charlotte to present the
matter to the officials of the Duke
Foundation.
NEimlClPAL
FORHIGHSCHOOL
J. R. Wells Succeeds Houk;
O. F. Summer and Miss
Young Elected
Guy L. Houk, who has been prin
cipal of the Franklin high school
for the past 12 years, has tendered
his resignation to the Macon coun
ty board of education.
In resigning from the public
school work, Mr. Houk said that
he would devote his entire time to
the practice of law.
Mr. ouk is one of the three
candidates for the nomination of
the Democratic party in the June
primary for the office of senator in
the general assembly of North Car
olina from the 33rd district. ;
J. R. Wells, formerly principal of
the Elkin, N. C. high school, has
been . elected principal of. the high
school here.
Mr. Wells, who is a graduate of
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, was for several
years principal of the Winston
Salem high school and for the past
three years has been principal of
the Elkin high school.
O. F. Summer was reelected as
principal of the ' Highlands high
school.
Upon the resignation of. . Mrs'.
Paul Crist, principal of the Otter
Creek high school last year, Miss
Charlotte Young, of Buncombe
county, a teacher in the Highlands
high, school last year, was elected
as principal 'at Otter Creek.
"Aunt Betsy Jane" Grant, who
will ibe 98 years old, ort June 8, is
critically ill at the home of her
grandson, Horace Hurst, on Bonny
Crest: ' - . "''
. Mrs. Mamie Reynolds, of John
son City, Tenn., spent the week
end with her son,. Carroll and Mrs.
Reynolds at their home at West's
Milt -v. :
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
.. (Prices listed ' below are .subject
to change without, notice.)
Quoted by Farmers Federation, Inc
Chickens, heavy,, breed, hens 14c
Chickens, light weight, lb... 10c
Quoted bv Nantahala Crem-v
Buttcrfat, lb 23c
44 GRADUATE
LASTFR1DAV
Speeches Made By Houk
And Billings; Prizes
Awarded
The final exercises of the Frank
lin high school began Thursday
evening when the 44 seniors of the
high school gathered at the Metho
dist church to hear the baccalau
reate sermon which was given by
the Rev. J. E. Abernethy, pastor,
using, as his theme 'The Laws of
Character."
The Scripture reading was given
by the Rev. H. S. Williams, pastor
of the Franklin circuit, followed by
the invocation by the Rev. J. A
i-laiiagan, pastor of the Franklin
Presbyterian church and the bene
diction was given by the Rev.
Frank , Bloxham, rector of the St.
Agnes Episcopal church. '
"'ihe graduating exercises were
held in the high school auditorium
Friday evening. The Rev. H. S.
Williams gave the invocation and
the principal address of the evening
was made by Guy L. Houk, prin
cipal of the Franklin high school.
The promotion of 132 students ol
Macon county schools, who will en
ter high school next fall, was an
nounced by Mr. Houk.
In the 'essay contest, sponsored
by the American Legion, two prizes
were won by students of the sen
ior class of the Franklin school.
Harold T, Sloan, Jr., won first
prize and Miss Mildred Bryson
won the third prize. Second prize
was given to Mildred Zachary, a
student of the Highlands high
school. " . . .
Hazel Bradley won the prize of
fered by the United Daughters of
the Confederacy of Macon county,
and Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson pre
sented to her a book, "Gone With"!
the Wind," by Margaret Mitchell.
Harold T. Sloan, Jr., president of
the senior class, presented to Mr.
Houk $50 from the class to be used
for new books for the school li
brary, Mr. Houk announced that after
servirtg 12 years as principal of the
Franklin high school, he was re
signing from the public schools and
hereafter would devote his entire
time to the practice of law' in this
county.
M. D. Billings, superintendent of
public schools Of Macon county,
spoke on the necessity of better
school buildings in Macon county.
As a token of the high esteem
in which Mr. Houk was held by
the members of the school faculty,
he was presented a desk set.
Following the graduating exer
cises, members of the senior class
were given a theatre party by
Clyde Gailey, manager of the Ma
con Theatre. -
Two Children"
Bitten By Dog
Harold Bradley, 11 -year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bradley,
of West's Mill and Claude Potts,
son of Mrs. John Potts, also of
West's Mill, were bitten by a-dog
Friday that belonged to Charlie
Bradley.
The dog was killed in Franklin
Saturday morning by Chief of Po
lice C. D. Baird after it had -bitten
several other dogs and the head
was sent to Raleigh, with a report
coming hack that the head showed
rabies. -
Summer Hotels
Opening For Season
The Franklin Terrace, which will
be operated this season by Mrs.
John B. Willis and daughters,
Misses Mary and Blanche Willis,
with Mrs. Sam Neely in charge of
the dining room, is now1 open to
the tourists. Rogers Hall, another
tourist hotel, will open May 1,
ready for the .summer season and
preparations are fast going for
ward to the opening of the Frank
lin Golf and Country club,
St. Agnes To Observe 50th
Anniversary
Message From President Roosevelt
The following message has been received by the
Rev. Frank Bloxhanrfrom the White House, Wash
ington, D. C.
April 22, 1938
My clear Mr. Bloxham :
I have' heard with sincere interest of plans for the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the found
ing of St. Agnes church and it gives me great pleas
ure to send to you and through you to the members
of the congregation my hearty felicitations and
warmest personal greetings.
I am sure that encouraged by all chat has been
achieved during the first half century both Rector
and congregation will, in the years that He ahead,
be inspired to ever greater achievements and give
earnest witness to the heritage of faith that is
theirs.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reverend Frank Bloxham, t
Rector, St. Agnes Church,
Franklin, North Carolina.
ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
MONDAY, MAY 2nd
8:00 p. m. Evensong and Sermon by the Rev. George Floyd .Rogers,
. Rector of Trinity Church, Asheville, N. C, 'and chairman
nf flip Dirtreian npnartmpnt nf Xfiiccisinc
TUESDAY, MAY Jrd
7:30 a. m. Holy Communion. ' ' .
11 KX) artn.-Anniversary Service: The KtfRev.' R.'EXGrbW7S.T. IX,"
will bring greetings ,from the Diocese.
All citizens of Franklin and Macon County' are invited to attend these
services. The offerings at all services will be devoted, to the Organ
Fund. The ,new organ is being installed as our jubilee effort. Contribu
tions will Ije welcome from all. .-
CHARLES T.RAY
PASSESJFRIDAY
Old Resident Dies At His
Home In Oakdale
Section "
Funeral services .for Charles T.
Ray, 74, were held at the Burning
town Baptist church Saturday. The
Rev. John Brendle, a Baptist min
ister of the Cartoogechaye com
munity, was in charge of the ser
vices. Burial, was in the church
cemetery. ,
Mr. Ray died at his home in the
Oakdale section of Macon county
Friday, following a stroke of pa
ralysis wjiich he suffered Tuesday,
Mr. Ray was a member of the
Oakdale Methodist church and the
son of the late Hejiry H. and Eliz
abeth Moore Ray. He was a, farmer
and was widely known.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Kate. Wilds; five chil;
dren, Bryan Ray, of Charlotte;
Orin Ray, of Fort Riley, Kan.; Miss
Viola Ray, of Oakdale; Mrs. Gil
mer Setser arnd Mrs. John South--ards,
of Cartoogechaye; three
brothers, C. S. Ray, 6f Burning
town; Wiley Ray, of the state of
Washington; and George Ray, of
Prairie City, Ore., and two sisters,
Mrs. Kee Barnard, of Franklin,
and Mrs, Jennie Palmer, of Frank
lin Route 4. ..- '
Pallbearers at the funeral were:
Harry Ray, Gene Baldwin, Cecil
Baldwin, Loyal Mason, Joe Raby
and Jud Talle.nt.
Death Of Little
My ra Jean Burch
Myra Jean Burch, three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amer
icus Burch, of Cartoogechaye, died
of pneumonia in Angel hospital last
"Friday. : '.fA',.
Funeral services were held at the
Maiden's Chapel Methodist church
Saturday. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Of Founding
Th (IttlntU inn!. t .1.
consecration of St. Agnes Church
will be , held on Tuesday, May 3rd.
Great preparations have been under
way for some time by the mem
bers of tliA church and visitors are
expected To attend the function
from all over North Carolina and
beyond. It is to be a great home
coming for former members. The
church has been rewired and new
lights have been installed and ex-
tensive repairs have been done on
the fabric of the building in readi
ness for the celebration. As the
main jubilee project a new electric
organ is to be installed and money
raised ,(to pay for same.
The program will be introduced
at the regular services on Sunday,
May 1, at 11 a. m. when the Rector
will deliver a sp.ecial message. On
Monday at 8 p. m. the Rev.' George
Floyd Rogers, Rector of Trinity
church, Asheville, and chairman of
the Diocesan department of mis
sions, will preach. Holy commun
ion will be celebrated at 7 :30 a. m.
on Tuesday and the great anni
versary services will be held at
11 a. m. when messages will be
given by the Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan, of Columbia; S. C, a product
of the work in this mountain Com
munity, and the Rt.' Rev. R E.
Gribbin, bishop of the diocese.
Luncheon will be served by the
local congregation after this ser
vice' at Trimont Inn and the cele
bration will conclude with a con
gregational picnic at Arrowood
Glade, or, Jf the weather is un
suitable for that, a supper in the
Legion Hall on Wednesday eve
ning. The community is invited to
attend any or all of thes.e meetings.
For the jubiiee a booklet has been
prepared setting forth the history
of the church. The booklet has
been widely circulated throughout
the country.
HUtory of the Church
The history of the first 50 years
is largely the 'biography of one
man, the Rev. J. A. Deal, who
came pioneering to this , section
and did a" really remarkable work,
in the entire territory of the
western part of the state. Educated
(Continued on Pag Eight) '