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VOL. LIV, NO. 5
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 193D
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SILER RITES
HELOSUNDAY
Prominent Educator And
Religious Leader
Buried Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank
Siler, 85, outstanding educator and
leader in Southern Methodism, who
died in Waynesville Friday morn-
ing at tne norae oi ner mac, axis.
J. L. Davis, were conducted at
. Long's Chapel, at Lake Junaluska,
at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. The
body was then brought to Frank
lin . for interment. The Rev. J. R.
Carper was in charge of the ser
vice. Pallbearers were J. H. Anderson,
of Clyde; Guy Fullbright, Waynes,
ville; Fred Thompson, Lake Juna
luska; Allen Siler, Waynesville;
George Sherrill, Asheville; and
Frank Martin, Waynesville. ,
Surviving Mrs. Siler are two sis
ters, Mrs. Elizabeth Pattillo, of
Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Annie Johns
ton, of Franklin; two step-sons,
Gilmer, of New York City, and
Beal Siler, of Tampa ; and two step
daughters, Mrs. Harry (Annice)
Howard and Mrs. O. F. (Virginia)
Bulkner, of Worchester, Mass.
Inactive For Year
Mrs. Siler has been inactive for
the past few years. She selected the
text for her funeral services, be
iore her death and also the songs
she wished to be sung. ,The text :
"Jesus Christ, the same yesterday,
today and forever," from the eighth
verse of the thirteenth chapter of
Hebrews. -
The songs she " requested were :
"When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross," and "O Love That Will
Not Let Me Go."
Mrs. Siler was a native of Geor
gia and. was Miss Emily Allen be
iore her marriage. Her father was
a Methodist minister in that state
and she lived in quite a number of
Georgia towns. She was graduated
from Bessie Tift college at For
syth, Ga., and taught in a number
of Georgia schools.
She was dean of Wesleyan col
liege in Georgia for 20 years. She
served for a number of years as
teacher of religious literature and
English at Greensboro College for
Women. At another period, she
Served as secretary of the mission
work of the Southern Methodist
church. For a period, .she edited the
Methodist periodical which preced
ed" . the World Outlook, the first
fiomff mission magazine of the de
nomination in the South. ;
In addition to her educational
and religious work, Mrs. Siler
found time to write many poems of
high .merit.
Mrs. Siler's late husband was the
son of Jacob Siler, one of the four
Siler brothers who were pioneer
settlers of Macon county, and Mrs.
SileV although no blood kinbe
came a member of the big Siler
connection in everything but blood.
Whenever possible, she . attended
the annual Siler family meetings in
Macon county, and often made in
teresting talks at these reunions.
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Primary Teachers Guests
Of Mrs. Guffey
The primary division of the Ma
con County Teachers' Association
were guests of Mrs. Guffey, teach
V in the first grade of theFrank-
school, in her classroom . on
' r4ay morning, January 28. Mrs.
jn and her student showed
how lesson in a supplement
ary r, Jay be a thrilling ad-
tSu1 V0 4s4 teachers are look
ino t for wd to visiting the class
room of Mrs. Pearl Hunter, teach
er in. the hird grade, at the next
mCMtr1TgHoytk "Williams is president,
Un kHzabe tK Higdon vice-presi-
Miss Vca -Howard,1&ecretary;
program comi tftt Miss Amanda
Slagle, Miss U Kamsey and Mrs.
Pearl Hunter. s Cnarlotte
Young i directs Krou.P-
Timber Given
By Forest Service For
N YA Projects
Timber for the construction of
three community projects in Ma
con county has been donated by
the United States forest service.
Over SO thousand board feet of
chestnut sawlogs have been given
to the National Youth administra
tion for the construction of 54
school bus lean-to's along roads in
Macon county.
A community center in the Car
toogechaye section, also to be con
structed by the NYA, has been
granted an administrative use per
mit for over (17 thousand board
feet of chestnut sawlogs by Super
visor Charles Melichar of Nanta
hala national forest.
At Highlands, the newly organiz
ed Boy Scout troop has undertaken
the construction of a rustic hut on
the main street. The chestnut logs
approximating 10 thousand board
feet are supplied by the forest
service. . .
Initial work in landscaping the
recently completed agricultural
building in Franklin was undertak
en with the planting of two, large
boxwoods donated by Nantabala
forest.
The material for these projects
was given free of charge by the
forest service to assist both the
NYA and communities in develop
ing these structures.
IV. N. C. SCHOOL
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Better ScnooH avrWfll
Be Discussed By
Leaders
A western district meeting of all
those interested in a more adequate
school law will be held Saturday,
February 4, at 7:30 o'clock in the
superior court room of Buncombe
county courthouse. Classroom teach
ers, superintendents, principals and
parents are requested to be pres
ent. " ; .
The program will consist of mus
ic, short speeches from state sen
ators and representatives, and lead
ers in legislative work.
The nuroose of the meeting is to
get a more unified expression of
interest, in the legislative program
set uo bv the various organizations ;
to give more publicity to the
work; and to discuss means ot get-
ting, adopted the measures wmcn
are considered necessary for the
progress of our schools.
This meeting is being sponsored
by Junius L. Allison, chairman of
the legislative committee of the N.
C. classroom teachers; Mrs. E. L.
McKee, chairman legislative com
mittee of the N. C. congress of
parents and teachers, and T. C.
Roberson, superintendent of schools
of Buncombe county.
It is hoped that many Macon
county teachers, parents and those
interested in a more adequate
school law will attend this meet
ing. W. M. S. Zone, Meeting
To Be Held Feb. 8
The zone meeting of the Wo
man's Missionary Societies of the
Methodist churches in Macon coun:
ty, will be held at the Franklin
Methodist church on Wednesday,
February 8, beginning promptly at
10 o'clock, it has been announced
by Mrs. Fred Slagle, zone leader
for Macon county. '
Mf. F, E, Branson, of Canton,
district secretary for . the Waynes
ville district, plans to be present
for the meeting and urges a large
delegation from each society in the
county, and she especially .urges
the attendance of the superinten
dents of Christian Social Relation..
The dinner which will be served
at the noon hour, will be furnished
by the attending members. All
memberi are urged to attend,
&1EETING FES
JAKE W. HENRY
PASSES JAN. 26
Funeral Services Held At
.Ellijay Baptist Church
Last Friday
Jake W. Henry, 70, widely known
farmer and cattle raiser of the El
lijay .section, died at 3 o'clock last
Thursday morning at his home fol
lowing an illness of several months.
Mr. Henry, who also was inter
ested in minerals of this, section,
JAKE W, HENRY
was the son of the late William and
Katherine Moore Henry. He was
born and raised in the Ellijay sec
tion and was a member of Ellijay
-Baptist churchr '
Surviving arp his widow, the for
mer Miss Carrie Moses; four daugh
ters, Mrs. Howard Keener, of Bost
on,. Mass,, Mn, Grady Mashhurn,
Mrs. Albert Rogers and Mrs. Rich
ard Ammons, of Ellijay; six sons,
Fred, Charlie, Canton, Grady, Thom
as and Joe Henry, all of Ellijay;
one brother, R. A. Henry, of Ven
tura, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs.
Edith Carpenter, of Los Angeles,
Calif. 1
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at the Ellijay Bap
tist church conducted by the Rev.
E. W. Jamison, of Sylva. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Joseph
Ashear, Ransom Ledford, Henry
Corbm, Melvin Bowman, Fred Wil
liams and Asbury Gregory.
Funds Needed For
School Bus Stations
In another column, is reported the
generous donation by " the forest
service of timber for the construc
tion of 54 waiting ' stations for
children using the school buses in
Macon county.
Twelve of these have been com
pleted by the .employees of the Na
tional Youth Administration. Work
began 'in November when the
county commissioners voted to sup
ply funds for the purpose, at the
rate of $3 for each station erected,
up to 12 stations. .This arilount
covered cost of nails and fuel for
the NYA truck which did all the
hauling. The roofs are of hand
hewn shingles; the interstices were
made as narrow as possible, since
no cement was provided. Gravel is
needed to improve the dirt floors.
If the remaining 42 are to be built
it will be necessary to obtain $200
for the purpose. Voices of parents
all over the county are raised in
supplication and demand for this
necessity. It is hoped that many
will be able to come to the court
house, next Monday, February 6,
when the. proposition . will be put
before our hard-pressed,, but ever
patient commissioners to provide
this sum for the protection of the
lives and health of little children
of the county. Meeting, unsheltered,
in the bitter cold of early morning,
often with thin clothing, takes its
toll in lives of school children every
winter, as doctors and teachers will
testify,
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Boy Scouts
To Observe Anniversary
Next Week
The week from February 8 to 15
has been designated as the National
Boy Scout week, to celebrate the
anniversary of the founding of the
Boy Scouts in America.
The local Troop under the lead
ership of J. Hauser, ' scoutmaster,
is to take its part in the celebra
tions. The local program will start
on Wednesday, February 8, with a
program in the new agricultural
building at 7:3p p. m., when the
forest service will entertain with
moving pictures entitled, ."A good
turn for our Forests" and "Forests
and Men." During the evening a
pause will be made to listen to the
message' which it is expected the
President of the United States will
broadcast, from the White House.
The annual service will be held
nt the Methodist church at the
Sunday evening hour on February
12, and it is hoped that a program
may be presented at the meeting of
the Rotary Club on Wednesday,
February 15, to conclude the cele
bration. . . '
It is hoped to have a demonstra
tion window in town setting forth
the principles of Scouting, and
talks made at the chapel program
in the school, A full program of
events will be given in next week's
paper. In the meantime, plan to. at
tend at the start next Wednesday
at 7 JO p. m. The public .should
become interested in this greatest
of all character building organiza
tions for boys, It is hoped that
many in the community will take a
part and be present at all events,
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS.RM1EY.63
Well Known Lady Passes
At Home Sunday
Afternoon
Mrs. Mollie Marchetti Ramey. 63,
died at her home on Tesenta Sun
day afternoon about 5 o'clock fol
lowing an illness of about eight
hours. Death was attributed to a
sudden heart attack.
Mrs. Ramev was born and reared
at Highlands, the daughter of the
Late Mr. and Mrs. Tames Henry.
She moved to Charleston, S. C
where she made her home . for
years. Later she moved back W
1921 to "Vallev View Farm" near
Otto, where she spent the remain
der of her life. She was married
to W. T. Ramey, of Walhalla, S. C,
in 1937. ..
During the years that Mrs. Ram
ey spent in South Carolina, she al
ways came back to the mountains
to spend her summers..
Mrs. Ramey was a faithful mem
ber of the Dryman Chapel Metho
dist church on Tesenta.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the Dryman Chapel Methodist
church, with the Rev. John. Batey,
a Baptist minister of Highlands, in
charge of the services. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband and
one son, Louis D. Marchetti, by a
former marriage, and two grand
sons, Louis, Jr., and Donald E.
Marchetti, and five brothers, N. L.
Henry, of Tesenta; Ike Henry, of
Mountain Rest, S. C; Joe Paul,
Miller and Love Henry, all of
Highlands.
The pallbearers were: Thomas
Hunt, Roy Henry, Earl Cabe, Tom
Hopkins. Ted Henry and Hayes
Buchanan.
Benefit Bridge .
Monday, Bebruary 13
'There will be a benefit bridge
at the American Legion hall on
Monday, February 13, at 2:30 p.m.
The regular price of 25 cents
admission will be charged and the
proceeds wiUtoe given to the P.-T, A,
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2 MACON BILLS
Measures Seek To Repeal
Laws Enacted At
1937 Session
The local bills concerning Macon
county were introduced in the Gen
eral Assembly last Thursday by
Representative George B. Patton.
Both are measures to repeal acts
passed at the 1937 session.
The first bill seeks to repeal the
act limiting the allowance for feeding-
prisoners in the county jail to
15 cents per meal. The proposed
law would permit the commission
ers to fix the allowance. It was re
ferred to the committee on salaries
and fees.
Representative Patton's second
bill would repeal the act establish
ing a live-stock commission for
Macon county and give the duties
to the county" commissioners. The
bill was sent to the committee on
agriculture.
Two other repeal measures of
Representative Patton were report
ed in The Press last week, and all
four are now pending, three in the
house and one in the senate, and
it is thought that there will be lit
tle opposition to their passage.
Among matters of state-wide im
portance before the legislative body,
is a new school bill introduced by
Representative Mallinson, of Pam
lico, would increase the compulsory
school attendance age from 14 to 16
years ; reduce slightly the pay of
principals of large schools; provide
that school buses could not be over
loaded; provide that teachers be
paid in 12 monthly installments, in
stead of eight as now; and author
ize the appointment of a commis
sion for curriculum study, for the
purpose of placing more emphasis
on vocational education and local
and state history and affairs.
The matter of diversion of high
way funds is being hotly discussed.
and will probably be carried from
the committee to the floor of the
house. Governor Hoey, who strong
ly favors diversion of a sum equal
to the amount the state's three per
cent sales tax would total if col
lected on gasoline, made a strong
plea to the assembly Tuesday in
which he said:
"I maintain the state owns the
roads the roads do not own the
state."
The governor also asserted that
school children, needy aged per
sons and handicapped individuals
might suffer unless a provision was
made in the state's budget for the
possible transfer during the next 30
months of $7,000,000 from the high
way to the general fund.
The concensus of opinion seems
to be that the assembly will up
hold the Governor on the diversion
matter, although a hot fight U in
prospect before the question reaches
settlement ,
Basketball Schedule
For Season
The Franklin "All-Star" basket
ball team has completed arrange
ments for the remainder of the
current season.
The boys, with only two defeats,
engage Murphy here Thursday
night; Brevard college at Brevard
on February 7, and Sylva here on
February 13. Other games schedul
ed include Enka, Andrews, Clayton,
Hayesville, Sellers all-stars, and
Webster.
The girls will play Hayesville,
Sylva, Andrews, Clayton, and Web
ster. They will also enter the girh
tournament in Sylva.
FSA Officials Attend
Meeting In Asheville
William G. Davis, county super
visor; Kay F. Montague, clerk in
charge; Florence L. Stalcup, home
management supervisor, and Caro
lyn Nolen, junior clerk-typist, at
tended a three-day district farm
security administration meeting ia
Asheville last week,