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VOL. LIV, NO. 34
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1939
$1.50 PER YEAR
FARM TOUR TO
OCCUR AUG. 30
Tour Will Be Combined
With Livestock
Exhibition
The annual Rotary farm and
home tour, combined with the Ma
con county livestock show, will be
held on Wednesday, August 30.
The motorcade will leave the agri
cultural building promptly at. 9
o'clock. Cars for transportation will
be furnished, by the busines, men
of FrankHn, however, it will be
greatly appreciated if everyone who
can will take their own car so that
every person will be assured trans
portation. It is hoped that the women of
the county as well as the men
will be well represented on the
tour, since there will be stops at
homes to show home beautifica
tion and home improvements.
Miss Anna Rowe, district home
agent, and Mrs. Carl Slagle, dis
trict chairman Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs, will assist
Miss Florence Stalcup, county
. home demonstration agent in ex
plaining the work that has been
accomplished in the homes and
yards. F. S. Sloan, district farm
agent will assist S. W. Menden
hall, county agent and T. H. Fagg,
assistant county agent, in the farm
stops and the livestock show.
The livestock show will be held
immediately following the dinner
on the farm of Mr. J. W. Adding
ton. Anyone living in Macon coun
ty is eligible to exhibit animals in
this show. .
There will be on display at this,
farm a hydraulic ram in operation,
a threshing machine constructed to
thresh grasses and legumes and a
water pump for home water supply.
The lunch will be .served by the
Women's Missionary society of the
Union Methodist church for a very
small charge.
Everyone, both men and women,
invited to go on the tour, partake
of the lunch, stay for the livestock
show and viewrthe frm and home
conveniences that will be on dis
play. Bryson Family Reunion
Held At West's Mill
Approximately 200 relatives and
friends gathered at the home of
Mrs. J. L. Bryson at West's Mill
on Sunday, for the annual Bryson
reunion.
Following picnic lunch, the crowd
assembled in Cowee Baptist church
for an interesting program. It
opened with vocal selections by the
Angel quartet, with Miss Ruth
Byrd, at the piano. A reading, "The
Cabin Is Empty Again", was given
by Miss Marion Moody, of Ashe
ville.. Miss Atha Joyce Sheffield,
of Canton, gave a reading on
"Hannibell's Wedding Bell."
Dr. H. T. Hunter, president of
Western Carolina Teacher's college,
Cullowhee, was the principal speak
er. He spoke of character formed
in the home when children later
made upright and commendable
citizens. He also mentioned the
advantages of the family gatherings,
bringing together and binding ties
of relationship.
Dan G. Bryson, , of Sylva, ex
tended an invitation to attend the
Bryson reunion at Beta on Satur
day, October 7.
Others on the program were:
Miss Mildred Bryson, who render
ed a vocal selection, with Mrs.
Henry W. Cabe, at the piano; a
trio, by Misses. Atha Joyce, Na
omi and Ruth Sheffield, and read
ings by Frankie Belle Gibson,
Louise Bryson, Lou Ann Gibson,
and Tommy -Raby.
Officers elected to serve for the
ensuing year are : C. T. Bryson,
president ; E. . O. Rickman, vice
president; Mrs. Lester S. Conley,
secretary, and C. A. Bryson, treas
urer. The program committee con
sists of Miss Lola Ramsey, chair
man; Mrs. Robert T. Bry.son, and
Mrs. A. L. McLean.
The reunion will again be held
at the home of Mrs. J. L. Bryson
next year. .
Descendants were present from
Bryson City, Sylva, Charlotte, Can
ton, Asheville, Bristol, Va.; New
River, Tenn.; Burnsville and Way
nesville. Mrs. Siler's Book To Be
Used As Souvenir
The Delta Kappa Gamma sorority
meeting in Asheville and,the Smoky
Mountains next week, will be pre
sented with copies of Mrs. Siler's
book on "Cherokee Lore and The
Smoky Mountains."
The State Teachers.' College of
Murfreesboro, Tenn., ordered 500
copies to give as souveniri of this
occasion,
Sunday School
Convention To Meet At
White Oak Flats
The Macon County Baptist Sun
day School convention will meet
on Sunday afternoon, August 27,
at 2:30 o'clock at the White Oak
Flats Baptist church at Flats, it
has 'been announced by Paul Swaf
ford, president of the convention.
The meeting will open with a
song by the congregation. The de--votional
will be led by Sanford
Smith, of Cullasaja, followed by
the business session, roll call and
offering.
The Rev. R. F. Mayberry, of
Franklin Route 3, will lead the
round table ' discussion on "Sun
day School Problems," after which
the Rev. T. D. Denny, of Flats,
will preach.
All Baptist Sunday schools in
Macon county are urged to send
representatives. The public is in
vited to attend.
MACON COURT
MET MONDAY
Judge Pless Presiding;
Many Small Cases
Handled
Macon county superior court
convened Monday morning with
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of Marion,
presiding.
The grand jury drawn for the
term was composed as follows: E.
W. Long, foreman; Earl Harrison,
W. H. Carpenter, J. M. Ray, Fur
man Hall, Lawrence Long, C. L.
Pendergrass, A. Q. Williams, J.
T. McCoy, W. C. Wilkes, J. R.
Holbrooks, Blaine Cope, William
R. Elliott, Frank L. Cabe, Grady
Wilkie, C. F. McKinney, Bert
Dendy, Jesse Tallent.
The criminal docket was taken
up and the following cases were
disposed of through .Wednesday:
Thad Crane, of Highlands, was
sentenced Monday to serve six
months on the roads for assault
with a deadly weapon on Chester
Holland. The sentence was sus
pended on payment of $100 to cov
er the hospital expense of Holland
and costs.
Woodrow Shook received a 90
day sentence on the roads for
driving an automobile while under
the influence of liquor. It was sus
pended on payment of $50 fine
and costs.
Arthur Moore was sentenced to
90 days on the road for driving
while intoxicated, suspended on
payment of $50 fine and costs.
William Frady, who was arrest
ed for allegedly driving while in
toxicated, was sentenced to six
months on the road. His sentence
was .suspended on payment of $150
fine and costs.
Bennie Scruggs, negro, arrested
for reckless driving and driving
without a driver's license, was sen
tenced to serve three months on
the roads.
Pete Burnett and Howard Cooper
each received a sentence of 18 to
24 months on the roads for larceny
of truck wheels and casings.
Roy Bates was found guinty of
attempted housebreaking, and was
sentenced to six months on the
roads. If his conduct is not good,
he is to be confined in the Ma
con county jail for a period of 18
to 24 months.
Roy Mason and Gerland Jones
were fined $50 and put on proba
tion for a period of three years
for breaking and entering a house.
Edison W. Patterson, of . Sylva,
was found guilty of operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated. He
was sentenced to serve 12 months
on the road.
Charlie Mason, charged with
abandonment, was given six months
on the road with sentence to be
suspended on payment of costs and
$65 for use of defendant.
Dave Jones, possession of whis
key, reckless driving and driving
without license, four months on
road with suspended sentence of
18 months.
Lloyd Crane, breaking and en
tering, . four months on road.
All business of the court was
concluded Wednesday night.
Memphis Editor Here
To Visit Home Folks
W. C. Teague, editorial writer
on The Memphis (Tenn.) Com
mercial Aypeal, is spending his va
cation with his father, The Rev.
J. L. Teague on Franklin Route
2, and was' a welcome visitor to
The Press office Monday.
Edwin Cunningham, of Clear
water, Fla., came in Wednesday
for a visit with relatives and friends
in Franklin,
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Royal Family Entertained by British Schoolboys
Be-kilted and tie-lesi, Kins George of England appeared to have the time of his royal life when lie
visited the schoolboys' camp which he maintains. This year the camp was at Abergeldie, near the Balmoral
castle. At left U Princess Elisabeth; betide her an aide de camp; King George is in center, then Queen
Eliitbeth and Prince Margaret Rose.
REVIVAL BEING
WEH ATTENDED
Campaign Will Continue
During The Coming
Week
The meeting which is being con
ducted at Friendship Tabernacle is
being well attended and much in
terest is being manifested by the
people of the town and county.
"The Cloud of Witnesses" will
be the afternoon discussion of the
preacher Sunday at 2:30 o clock.
It is sajd to be one of the most
famous sermons of Dr. Fox in
which are answered the questions:
Who are the witnesses? Do they
behold us as we run the ChrUliaa
race here on the earth? Do, they
see us? Can' they hear us? Can
thev be snrieved bv our indiffer
ence? Can we add to their fullness
of joy? What proof have we of
these things? This is expected and
planned to be one of the high
hours of the whole campaign.
At the 7:30 evening hour the
song service will begin and the
Rev. Paul Fox will direct in the
singing of the old hymns, which
he makes one of the living fea
tures of the meeting. The sermon
subiect of Dr. Fox for that hour
will be; "The Question of The
Hour."
The camoaien will continue
through the coming week with
morning worship being held in the
Methodist church at 9:45 to 10:45.
Rev. Paul Fox meets the young
people at 9 oclock each morning.
All the nieht hours of worship are
held in Friendship Tabernacle.
All are invited. The preacher is
saying: "If you have Christianity,
come and help us; if you do not
have it come and get it!
The Evangelists will supply the
Methodist church. Franklin, and
Cowee Baptist church, Sunday at
11 a. m.
J. A. Tyler Dies
At Home Of Brother
Jayhue Amnions Tyler, 69, died
last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
at the home of his brother, Thom
as Tyler, on Cullasaja, where he
had made his home for about four
years. Death was caused by a
stroke of paralysis suffered several
days before.
Mr. Tyler, who had been a crip
ple since the age of 12, was a
former operator in the Western
Carolina Telephone office, after
which he spent many years as a
cobbler in Franklin. He was well
known throughout the county, and
was the son of the late William
and Mary Patton Tyler.
Surviving are four brothers,
Charles, Clayton, Ga.; Robert, Tig
er, Ga. ; Henry, Clayton, Ga., and
Thomas Tyler, of Cullasaja.
Funeral services were held at the
Sugarfork Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev.
R. F. Mayberry, pastor, officiated.
Interment was in the church cem
etery. Pallbearers were six nephews :
Jess, West, Hubert, Lester, Luther
and Charles Tyler.
Stamey Reunion To
Be Held August 27
The annual Stamey reunion will
be held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Stamey on South
Skeenah on Sunday, August 27.
All descendants of this clan are
invited to attend and bring picnic
lunch,
Historian
And Governor's Secretary
Visit Franklin
Choosing Franklin as their va
cation spot this year, D. L. Corbitt,
of Raleigh, managing editor of the
North Carolina Historical Review,
and Mrs. Corbitt, who is Gover
nor Hoey's secretary also having
been secretary to his three pre
decessors express themselves as
finding Franklin a delightful place
to visit and rest.
With keen pleasure in the beauty
of the scenery, their interest is
nevertheless in the history of Ma
con's people and the present de
velopment along the lines of social
and economic progress.
Asking to be shown the county
projects of the National Youth
Administration, as being one of
their special interests, Mr. and Mrs.
Corbitt were shown by the county
supervisor, Mrs. Margaret Ordway,
the community house for negroes
under construction on U. S. High
way 64 and the weaving center on
U, S. Highway 28, where seven
looms were busy and several young
men were engaged in wood carving.
The teacher. Mr. Evans, showed
the stages of work done by NYA I
boys and girls from the carding '
of the wool just cut from the
sheep of local farmers, through
the spinning and dyeing process
to the finished product in rugs of
varied and original design.
Mr. Corbitt is also chief library
assistant of the North Carolina
Historical Commission. On a visit
to the Franklin library, he stated
that there were historical volumes
of the commission that he would
be glad to send to the library on
his return to Raleigh.
In Chargo of State Archives
Mr. Corbitt described to the
Press reporter the history and
contents of the historical collection
in his charge in the state archives,
which now occupy with the com--mission's
offices the entire first
floor of the new state office build
ing and half of the basement.
These include many ' valuable col
onial and later records of the
counties court minutes, wills, in
ventories of estates, court dockets
and marriage bonds, which were
required from 1740 to 1868. During
that period of North Carolina his
tory, Mr. Corbitt explained that
before marriage a man must give
bond in the amount of 500 pounds
which was forfeited in case the
marriage was not consummated.
Among other collections are the
census returns of 1850, 1860 and
1870; also state papers of the gov
ernors from Gov. Caswell to the
present time.
The commission, created by act
of the legislature ' of 1903, began
in a small way, receiving in 1907
an appropriation that enabled five
commissioners appointed by the
governor for six years to establish
an office in the capitol, with Dr.
R. D. W. Conner now in charge
of Archives in Washington as
secretary. The work has grown un
til the commission now employs
10 persons, Mr. Corbitt related.
The Corbitts; visited the historic
old Robertson mansion, now Dixie
Hall, which was built by a relative
of Mrs. Corbitt who is a descen
dant of the branch of the Siler
fnmilv that founded Siler City, her
former home.
Mr. Corbitt stated that the his
torical markers for Macon county
announced in the recent booklet
reviewed in last week's Press had
not yet been put in place by the
Highway department, but would be
erected at the points designated
it an early data,
LOCALS PLAY
CLAYTON NEXT
Franklin Loses To Rabun
Gap, Wins From
Highlands
Franklin lost to Rabun Gap Sat
urday afternoon 4-1 in a uame
which was close until the eighth
inning, when a series of errors by
local players allowed the visitors
to put- over the winning runs.
Sunday's double - header with
Highlands went to Franklin by a
score of 7 to 1 in the first game
and 1 to 0 in the second.
The first game was recessed aft
er four innings on account of the
mass meeting at the tabernacle
and play was resumed after the
service. The second game went for
only five innings.
The Clayton, Ga., team is sched
uled for a game in Franklin next
Sunday afternoon and play will
not begin until 4 o'clock on ac
count of the tabernacle meeting.
The Clayton boys are expected
to bring with -them "Tiny" Swaf
ford, noted hitter . who is called
the "Babe Ruth of the South,"
and who is said to resemble the
great Yankee slugger to a re
markable degree. They will also
have a pitcher who has been
"mowing them down" for various
teams all during the season.
Band Meeting To
Be Held Friday Night
It has been announced by J. G.
Womble, band director, that there
will be a meeting Friday night,
August 25, at the courthouse, of
all people interested in joining the
Franklin Band which is now in the
process of being organized. In ad
dition to those who are going to
be actual band members, anyone
and everyone interested in seeing
the band organized is urged to be
present.
At this meeting there will be
a discussion of various matters
concerning the band.
The meeting will begin promptly
at 8:00 o'clock.
Home Coming Day
At Liberty September 3
September 3 will be Home Com
ing Day at Liberty Baptist church,
and everybody is invited to attend
and bring basket lunches.
As The World
A Brief Survey of Current
and Abroad.
Th world turns on its axis
every 24 hours. During the last 24
hnura thp Nazi-Fascist "axis" pow
ers have turned, with the following
effect reflected in the capitals ot
the world.
MOSCOW
German v and Soviet Russia sign
ed a non-aggression . pact in the
presence of Joseph Stalin here
early today and remade the mili
tary and diplomatic picture of
Europe.
This amazing Nazi diplomatic
stroke apparently killed military
staff talks which had been in pro
gress in Moscow among Britain,
France and Russia since August 12
and effected a tremendous shift in
Europe's balance of power in one
SCHOOLS OPEN
ON AUGUST 31
Highlands To Open One
Week Later; Expect
Large Attendance
All Macon county schools with
the exception of Highlands will
open for the 1939-40 school year on
next Thursday, August 31. High
lands will open one week later,
Thursday, September 7.
Thcattendance is expected tJ li
very . large all oer the county.
Citiy L. Honk, superintendent
schools, announced that the first
general teachers' meeting for the
school year will be held in Frank
in on next Tuesday, August 29,
two days before the opening of
the schools.
All .school bus routes in the dis
trict will be the same as last year
except for the following changes :
A new bus will be added which
will leave Leathernian jvjst office
and bring the pupils from that
area, thus eliminating the necessity
of bus No. 2 making that trip.
Bus No. 2 will leave the Ramsey
place near Tellico instead of its
regular place.
Bus No. 3 will leave Younce's
store and travel by Oak Dale,
Olive Hill and the .Moody farm,
thereby eliminating 2.9 miles be
tween the Moody farm and
Younce's .store. All pupils living
between the Moody farm and
Younce's store will catch the bus
either at the store or at the fork
of the road near the Moody home.
Drivers of the buses will be:
No. 1, Parker Norton; No. 2,
Floyd Ramsey; No. 3, Ralph Tal
lent; No. .4, Howard Bingham; No.
5, . Neville Cabe ; No. 6, Charlie
Houston; No. 7, Roger Wells; No.
8, Fred .Moore.
Funeral For Zeb Carver
Held Sunday Morning
'Funeral services for Zeb Carver,
59, were held Sunday morning at
10 o'clock at the Scaly Baptist
church with the Rev. Oscar Nix
officiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Carver died suddenly last
Friday morning at 10 o'clock in
the office of Lamar Smith, attor
ney, in Clayton, Ga. Death was
caused by a heart attack.
Mr. Carver lived near the North
Carolina-Georgia state line. He re
sided at Scaly, near Highlands, for
a number of years. He was a mem
ber of the Baptist church and was
a farmer. On January 22 1901, he
was married to 'Miss Mary Led
better, of Macon county. He was
the son of the late Glenn and Flora
Carver.
Pallbearers were : Jack D. Grist,
Floyd Jolley, Fred Kelly, Hugh
Kelly, Turner Enloe, and James
Enloe. .
Surviving are his widow; six,
daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Kelly, of
Dillard, Ga. ; Mrs. Nina Claude,
Albany, Ga.; Mrs. Beauford Gar
ner, of Tignal, Ga. ; Mrs. Charles
Love, of Dillard, Ga. ; and Miss
Lucy and Jessie , Fay Carver, of
Mountain City, Ga. ; four sons,
Buster and Billy Carver, of High
lands, and Homer and Pritchard
Carver, of Norris, Tenn. ; four sis
ters, and nine grandchildren.
A. W. Reid Installs
Woodworking Machinery
A. W. Reid has erected a build
ing at the intersection of High
way 64 and the Asheville road and
has .installed new' and modern
woodworking machinery 'which will
enable him to do any kind of fine
wood work. Mr. Reid has also cx-
cavated and improved the grounds
adjacent to his building..
Turns
Events In State. Nation
'
of her most critical times since the
World War.
.
LONDON
Already moving to place herself
on a wartime footing, Great Brit
ain viewed gloomily but grimly the
German-Soviet Russia non-aggression
pact signed early today in
Moscow.
Diplomatic quarters said the
pact was a blow to remaining
British hopes that the crisis pre
cipitated by Germany's demands on
Poland might be solved peacefully
by a firm British-French stand.
The pact prevents signatories
from supporting in any way a
third power engaged in war with
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