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LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. UV,NO. 26 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939 $1.50 PER YEAR PROGRESSIVE "Battle of Miles" Continues as Baby Derby Finish Line Nears ' . . ' . ' ' ' Candidates Need To Hurl Themselves Into Fray In Hot Race To Capture Credits HIGHLANDS LAD IS LEADER ON THIS WEEK'S HONOR ROLL One Five-Year Supsoription Thi Week Worth 800 Mile One 10 Year Gives 2000 Mite Exten siiont Are Very Valuable, Two ' Another new name sweeps' into the limelight in the Baby Derby as Raymond Cleveland, Highlands, takes the lead in the Honor Roll. This last race for Honor Roll po sitions was closer by far than any of the previous counts. While the Honor Roll has ' shown a weekly shakeup, the totals up to this time show the leaders well bunched in total mile credits. What a race this is, folks not one of the leaders on the various Honor Rolls have a lead over the field that is worth "braging" about the leaders are closely bunched, and it is highly probable that by the time the next Honor Roll is shown there will be several changes. The very work that is armmnlished durine this week may . -.VW g O , i be just what it takes for one ofT them to "clinch" the Urst prize of $200 and loving cup, honor and glory. ' . ,. . The sixth Honor Roll is listed in the Baby Derby page. The po sitions occupied refer only to one week and are not based upon the complete standing to date. Babies having a high standing on the oth er Honor Rolls and , a lower one on this Honor Roll, naturally, oc cupy a higher position for the race as a whole than their posi tion in this Honor Roll desig nates. Gather close to the rail, read ers, and witness an exciting fin ish to this Baby Derby the home stretch has been reached, and just one week from Saturday, one of the parents of one of the babies in this race is going to be the proud owner of $200 and the beau tiful loving cup. Mrs. J. K. Jewell, Mount Airy, N. C, whose baby won the first prize and cup there writes, "Mr. Harvey tell the moth er who wins the Boby Derby that she can prepare for the most thrilling moment that will ver (Continued on Page Twelve) nMEUGE AH&E : :: 8SS V1 lii: Photo by Crisp Studio CORA CARLENE SORRELLS West's Mill ' This attractive young lady is Carlene, the almost three years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sorrells, West's Mill, and the granddaughter of Mrs. Cora Totts and Mr. J. W. Sorrells, all of West's Mill. Carlene has blue eyes, blonde hair. She is number nine of this week's Honor Roll. Watch her climb, . i' ipll lf SOCIAL AGENCY MEETING HELD Highlands Lions Hosts To Party At Ladies' Night Dinner Macon County Counsil.of Social Agencies met Monday evening at dinner with the Highlands Lions Club at the Edwards Hotel on the occasion of "Ladies Night," with an attendance of 50. Special speak ers from the state board of char ities and . public welfare, Raleigh, were Miss Jane M. Hashagen, child case consultant, and Miss Victoria Bell, field social worker. Miss Hashagen explained the work of 18 Units now working in counties, putting on programs of child welfare, seeking to solve the problems of individual children in unsuitable and underprivileged sur roundings, to encourage better diet and living conditions, to make more effective state aid for depen dent children given widowed moth ers of small children and to find homes for homeless children. Miss Bell commended the work being done in Macon county, advising the making of a survey and gath ering of facts for the more effi cient functioning of welfare agen cies. J. B. Napier, visiting organ izer of Lions Clubs, told of the ex tensive work done by Lions Clubs in their special project of aiding the blind and those with poor vision, especially little children. He ex plained the Clubs' aid to schools to obtain better lighting and children to secure proper glasses and medical attention for the correction of de fects of sight. Describing many phases of work for needy children, Mr. Napier appealed to all to be come workers for the 15 million children needing the lifting up of helping hands extended to them with understanding sympathy. (Continued Aon Page Twelve) MOM! CdMTTIESniMElI&S IN TIIIIE "OAKY mUEMIBY" MACE v liSl V;3SV": i;! h 'l : s A ft 'Tirf I 1 Photo by Crisp Studio NORA JEAN BALDWIN Franklin Route 3 ; Here's another little Miss who climbed on the Honor Roll. Nora is the two years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baldwin, Franklin Route 3, and the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Parrish, Franklin Route 3, and Mr. and Mrs. John Baldwin, Franklin. Nora has blue eyes, and light brown hair, Hot Game With Canton On Local Field Sunday A red hot game is promised for next Sunday afternoon when the Franklin team goes against the crack outfit from Canton on the local field. . The Canton team is the leader in the Industrial League, and the Franklin boys have a. real fight on their hands, but : they are in good shape and should give the visitors plenty of trouble. S. W. Womack, 75 Died Wednesday Morning Samuel William Womack, 75, well known "jeweler, died at his home in East Franklin Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock after an ill ness of several months. Mr. Womack was born in Ruth erford county on September 23, 1859, and was the son of the late Jonah and. Sarah Milton Womack. He came to Macon county with his parents at the age of 12 years and spent his' early life working in his father's tannery. On No vember 10, 1883, he was married to Miss Lavada Smiley, of Swain county. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Wada Elliott, of Asheville ; four sons, Lyman Womack, of Andrews ; Otto, Roy and Dewey Womack, all of Franklin; three brothers, Rob ert E. and Silas J. Womack, of Franklin, and Anderson Womack, of Sylva, 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, with the Rev. C. F. Rogers, " pastor of the Franklin Baptist Church, in charge. Burial was in the Franklin cemetery. Stores To Be Closed On July 4th The following Franklin merchants have joined in an agreement to close their places of business all day on Tuesday, July 4th, and ask that their customers get in their supplies on Monday: Peoples Market Dixie Store Sloan's Market A & P Tea Co. City Market Cecil Pendergrass Farmers Federation. . Roy F. Cunningham- will be clos ed from Monday noon until Wed nesday morning. Photo by Crisp Studio GEORGE EDWARD SYPHER Franklin In George we have another proof that in the Baby Derby entrants we have the cream of Babyland in this section. He is the four years old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sypher, Franklin. He has brown eyes, brown hair and weighs 35 pounds. Remember, folks, there's a $25 special prize for the most subscription money, Marker Honors Founder Of Original Rabun Gap School LIONS ORGANIZE FRIDAYNIGHT Twenty Members Attend Meeting; Officers Elected Organization of the Franklin Lidns Club was perfected at- a meeting held at Cagle's restaurant on Friday night, June 23. Organizer J. B. Napier was in Franklin for several days last week and experienced no difficulty in getting the required number of citizens to form the club; Fifteen members are required before a charter can be obtained, but there were 20 enthusiastic business and professional men present at the organization meeting. They were as follows; T. W. Angel, Jr., Lest er Arnold, James L. Averell, Dan iel Bryson, Rev. Frank Bloxham, W. C. Burrell, Charles Bradley, A. G. Cagle, J. H. Coman, Joseph Dowdle, W. T. Moore, Leo Man ley, John McCollum, Lee Poindext er, Wood row Reeves, James Sutton, Verlon Swafford, Jack Sanders, Joel Tompkins, Ralph Womack. The following officers were elected: T. W. Angel,- Jr., presi dent; Joel Tompkins, first vice president; Leo Manley, second vice president; Woodrow Reeves, third vice-president James Sutton, sec retary; Lester Arnold, lion tamer; W. T. Moore, tail twister; Rev. Frank Bloxham, W. C. Burrell and Jack Sanders, directors. The club will meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p. m. at Cagle's restaurant. July 29 will be charter night, and Rev. Frank Bloxham has been named as charter chair man. Theatre To Open At 10 A. M. July 4th It is announced that the Macon Theatre will start the first show 4t 10 a. m. on July 4th. A double feature bill is offered, with a good Western, "Sunset Trail," and "Nev er Say Dye," with Bob Hope and Martha Raye, and a good cast. Phot by Crisp Studio CAROLYN GERALDINE NORRIS Otto You can almost hear Carolyn say "Save your baby coupons for me." She is the 21 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Miller Norris, Otto, and the granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Seagle, Otto. Carolyn has blue eyes, blonde hair, and weighs 25 pounds. She landed way tip in 13th position this week, Many Attend Unveiling At School Last Saturday More than 400 people gathered at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school Saturday morning to honor their pioneer educators and to unveil a marker in memory of a teacher who labored under great handicaps in the days when the people were striving to survive amid the hor rors of reconstruction and the des titution which was the aftermath of the Civil War. The exercises were held in a grove completely shaded by mag nificent white oaks, where once stood the residence of W. A. Curtis, the founder of the school, in. whose honor the occasion was planned. Two rooms of the old . house are now a part, of the commodious home of the dean, and the speak ers addressed the crowd from the veranda. Dr. A. J. Ritchie, president of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school, was the first speaker, and paid high tribute to Mr. Curtis as a teacher and as a leader in every thing pertaining to the upbuilding of Rabun county. In speaking of tlie life and work .of this out-standing citizen and educator, Dr. Richie said: . "We are late in paying this tri bute to a man who meant so much to this community so many years ago. In his last years, here and when he had moved away, it was a common remark that Mr.' Curtis had done more good than any man who had ever lived here. As one of his pupils, I am glad and grate ful to record the fact that Mr. Curtis was my -inspiration. It is a great satisfaction to me that the present school stands on the foun dation that he laid." Dr. Ritchie was followed by M. (Continued on Page Ten) "Blue Sky Boys" To Be Here Saturday, July 8 The "Blue Sky Boys," radio stars, of Atlanta, will be at the Macon county court house on Sat urday evening, July 8, at 8 o'clock, sponsored by. the Oak Dale school. The money ' derived from the eve ning's performance will be used for the school library and toward the play grounds. The public is invited to attend this entertainment. J A Pkbto by Crisp Studio, MARY FRANCES ROPER , Wt's Mill ' A little puzzled by the "birdie" Mary made a very interesting sub ject. She is the 25 months old j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Roper, West's Mill, and the grand daughter of Mrs. P. Hughes, West's , Mill, and Mrs. Jennie Roper, West's Mill. Mary has blue eyes, blonde hair and weighs 24 pounds.
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