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REVIVAL ENDS
SUNDAY NIGHT
Tabernacle Being Filled
Each Night; Great
Interest Shown
The revival which has been in
progress at the Friendship. Taber
nacle is to close Sunday night.
The Tabernacle is being overflow
ed each night of the closing week
of the campaign. , , ,
Sunday afternoon at 2 :30 6 clock
there will be a mass meeting in
the" Tabernacle at Which time Dr.
Fox' will bring another message ol
great interest and . deep concern
i.. Hucrv man and woman, boy and
girl in the entire county. Hear the
on "God and the United
States in History." This will be a
prophetic and patriotic' presenta
tion of the world's crisis. It is
hoped that ' every citizen of the
community will take advantage of
this hour and hear the soul sur
rm m ;; ! of the oreacher.
"The Last Round Up" will be
ill nihiert of the closing message
of the series of meetings. Dr. Fox
and son go from here to Jnman,
i C This closinii message will be
a convincing appeal to the lost;
the backslider and the indifferent
church member. Saturday night the
preacher's theme will be: "The
Unpardonable Sin."
These messages of the preacher
are heart searching and soul stir
ring Gospel messages and living
results are seen and will follow the
campaign long after the messeng
ers of the Master have gone from
our midst.
Home Coming
At Iotla Baptist Church
Next bunday
Next 'Sunday. Sentember 3. will
be Home Coming Day at the
.kit La. Baptist church and- a large
crowd is expected to attend.
Following is the program tor
the occasion :
9:45 Sunday school.
10:15 Devotionals, by Rev. D.
C. McCoy.
10:30 Church History, W. .
Bradley.
11 :00 Special music.
11 :15 Recognition of visitors.
1 1 :30 Sermon, Rev. R. P. Mc
Cracken. 12:15 Dinner.
1 :30 Influence of Christian home,
Rev. H. S. Williams.
1 :45 Present condition pf church,
Paul Swafford.
2:00 Relation of a church to a
community, Marian Moody.
2:15 Benediction.
More Books
Given To Library By Mrs.
Angie W. Cox
The following additional books
have been given by Mrs.. Angie W.
Cox of Walworth, Wis., for the
schools and Franklin public library,
Miss Kelly, chairman of the li
nimmlttw has announced.
Mrs. Humphrey. Ward, Amiel's
Journal, Wm. H. f rescou, o
quest of Peru, Vol. 1 and H.
rries Dickens: The Old Cour
sity Shop, Great Expectations,
lilealr House.
Whittier's Poems, Mrs. Brown
ings Poems, Holmes' Poems, Jean
lngelow's Poems, Verne 20,000
Leagues Under the Sea, Lyall A
Hardy Norseman, Cummins The
Lamplighter, Dumas The Whites
and the Blues, Smiles Self-Help,
Auerbach On the Heights,, Thack
ery The Newcomes, Irving The
Alhambra, Ebers-Only a Word,
Besant All Sorts 'and Condition
of Men, Alsten Sense and Sensi
bility, Lyall - Knight Errant,
Youuge Dove in the Eagle's Net,
Eliot Daniel Deronda, Hughes
Life of David Livingstone, Haw
thorne Mosses from an Old
Manse.
These books will -be placed in the
schools. '
The following .books will be
placed in the library:
Eveyln Walsh McLean Father
Struck it Rich, Byrd Skyward,
t,Bl,lnn1n His Steus. Ponafidine
Russia, My Home, Arliss Up
the Years from Bloomsbury, Gar
bedian The March of Science,
Walker Mrs. Astor's Horse, Wells
' A Nonsense Anthology. Bradley
Mastering Fear, Drake The Boy
Allies Under Two Flaps, Elliston
r;n.ii-pila' Carcoes. Morris &
Adams- Facing Forward, Sherman
If You Want to Get Ahead,
Hueston The Man of the Storm,
Pinley Elsie's Motherhood, Craig
cii Keep Smiling, Clark The
Soul's Sincere Desire, Wiggam
The Fruit of the Family Tree.
Soco Dance Team To
Appear Here Monday
The Soco Gap national champion
ship square dance team led by
tlwir director. Sam Queen of
j Waynesville, will give a perform
ance on Monday evening, uuur
Day, at the Irankhn hign scnooi
vm at 8 o'clock. This artistic
treat has been secured by the
Macon county chapter ot tne
Dane hters of the Confederacy,
under whose auspices they are ap
pearing. The team will ue accom
panied hv the Soco Gap string
band. After the performance of
the dancers the band will piay ior
a general square dance, open to all
for the remainder of the evening.
North Carolina feels
justifiable pride in the distinction
that this group has won tor mis
section. These native folk dances
and tunes have been handed down
tmm ;haWesnearean times, and
preserved by the people of the
Press To Publish
Sunday School Lesson
With this week's issue The Press
begins the publication of the im
proved uniform International Sun
day School lessons, with helps for
teachers and students. We hope
that this additional feature will
benefit especially tho.se who, by
reason of ,stekne&s or distance, can
not attend Sunday achool.
maintains whose fcicestors came
from England. This team danced
for the entertainment ot tne rung
and Queen of England, at the in
vitation of Mrs. Roosevelt in the
White House last June.
The proceeds will be used for
the work of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy of which Miss
Elizabeth Slagle is president.
Plays To Be Given At
Cowee Saturday INignt
Two plays, "Not a Man in tne
M," and "An Awful Appetite"
will he eiven at the Cowee school
house on Saturday night, Septem- j
ber 2. The characters in these two
skits will be local talent. There
will be no admission charged and
the public is cordially tnvneq io
attend' . . . i , , .
v Cake and lemonade will be sold
thrsMiahniit the evening and the
proceeds will be used for play
ground equipment.
Monroe Brothers To
Appear Here September 9
It is announced that Monroe
Brothers and their company of en
tertainers, who are all well known
radio stars, will appear at the
courthouse in rranklm on Satur
day night, September 9, for the
benefit of the Tellico Baptist
church.
Band Meeting To Be
Held Friday Night
There will be a very important
meeting of all persons who plan
to play in the Franklin Municipal
Band at the courthouse, Friday
flight at 8 o'clock, as announced
by J. G. Womble, bandmaster.,
' Whether you already nave your
...i,..n.n nr whether vou don't.
tt is important that you be at this
meeting.j
Those wno ao not nave iju
tnents will be told of the plan
that has been worked out wiiercoy
they can get instruments at once.
In addition to this matter officers
will be elected to head the band
organization, and a night will be
set for the first band practice,
ivin't fail to be there and bring
your parents if you are one of our
younger members.
BELOVED LADY
PASSES SUNDAY
Mrs. Mary L. Dalrymple
Dies At Home Un
Cartoogechaye
y'r Marv Lewis Dalryinple, 59,
wife of John C. Dalrymple, died
at her home on Cartoogecnoye
Sunday morning at 9:45 follow
ing an illness of several months.
Death was caused from high blood
pressure, and a stroke of paralysis
which she .suffered on Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Dalrymple, who was born
on January 24, 1880, was . the
daughter of John, and Ellen Setser
Lewis, of the Cartoogechaye com
munity. She was a devoted member
of. the Mt. Hope Baptist church,
where she joined at the age of 18
years. She was a good wife and
mother, a splendid neighbor and
a woman who ' will be greatly
missed in her community. On ; No'-.
.,.i,r 1(1 1KQK. she was married
! to John C. Dalrymple, also of
' Macon county.
Funeral services were held at
,v. Mt Zion Methodist church oh
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Rev. R. F. Mayberry, pastor
of the Mt. Hope Baptist church,
m. t . a l.'l .... .i .i noctnr
ine nev. j. -iauti", --
of the Franklin Presbyterian
church, and the Rev. J. C. Swaim,
pastor of the Mt.' Zion M. E.
church, were in charge of the serv
ices. Interment was in the church
cemetery. ,
The pallbearers were : J. H.
Enloe, Carl S. Slagle, Charles A.
Waldroop, A. B. Slagle, Joe M.
Harrison and Fred M. Slagle.
Surviving are the husband and
five children, one daughter, Miss
Laura Dalrymple, of Kaleign; tour
sons, Lyle A., of Raleigh; Paul
J., of Lincolnton ; John R., of
Dunn; and William N., of Frank
lin Route 1; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs tohn Lewis, of Franklin
; Route 1; four sister., Mrs. Harder
R Anderson. Mrs. Tohn Smith and
Mrs. W. R. Corpening, of Frank
lin Route 1, and Mrs. Charles
rmmirr of Cautonr four broth
ers, Fred, Oscar, and Ras Lewis,
of Franklin Route I, and Lester
I Piuic nf Canton: seven grand
children and a wide connection of
close relatives.
Gainesville
Baseball Team To Play
Here Sunday
The scheduled double-header be
tween Franklin, and Clayton last
Sunday afternoon was rained out,
only four innings of the first game
being played.
The two teams will probably meet
again before the end of the season.
Next Sunday the Gainesville, ua.,
All-Stars will come to Franklin
for a game which will not begin
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
thus giving time for all who wish
to attend the service at friend
ship Tabernacle.
On Labor Day, Monday, Sep
tember 4, the Franklin team will
go to Canton for a ( game with
rnarh Poindexter's champions, and
a large number of local fans are
expected to go along to see the
fun.
Ninth Annual Farm Tour One
Of Best Ever Held In County
Slagles Give Building
For Girl Scouts
Messrs. Bert and Carl Slagle
have uiven to the Girl Scouts of
Franklin a house in . Rainbow
Springs, which will be moved and
rohniit for their use at an early
date. The Boy Scouts have offered
to do the work of preparing the
materials in the house for moving
by truck a'nd will assist in the re
building. The Girl Scouts Troop of Frank
lin, which is a very much alive
organization, has felt the need of
a building all their own for their
many activities, so that this
thoughtful gift will be a help to
their work in many ways.
McGaha-Tippett
Reunion September 10
It is announced that the McGaha-Tippett
reunion will be held
on Sunday, September 10, at the
home of Charles McGaha. All con
nections of these families are in
vited to attend.
Father Of Mrs. John
Byrne Dies Friday
The many Macon county friends
of Mrs. John Byrne will sympa
thize with her in the death of her
father, Alaric Bryant, who died at
his home in Columbus, tio., i n
ilav Amiist 25.
Mr. Bryant was born September
21, 1857, and had spent his entire
life in Columbus.' He was one of
the most respected and higiuy
esteemed citizens of that city.
Service At St. Agnes
Next Sundav Morning
Regular morning services win oc
held at St. Alines bpiscopal cnurcn
at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning,
September 3. Elsewhere it is stat
ed there will be no service, so
that this is a correction. In the
absence of the rector on Ins vaca
tion Ben. W. Woodruff will have
charge of the services. (
Funeral Rites Held
Thelma Elliott
TT.meral services for Miss Thelma
Idolle Elliott, 15, were held Friday
,;,r at 11 n'elork at the nony
Springs Baptisr ehnrehr -The-Renr-j
J. I. Vinson, of DiUard, ua., kouic
1, pastor, was in charge. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
Miss Elliott died at the home
of her parents, Charles and Reva
McCracken Elliott, Thursday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock. She was oper
ated on July 25 and had been ill
for three months.
She was a member of the Holly
Springs Baptist church. She was
born in Macon county on March
,27, 1924, and lived her entire life
here.
Honorary pallbearers were :
Misses Virginia Justice, Phyllis
Pendergrass, Kathryn Ann Mug
gins, Merl Kinsland, Eugenia Dun
can, Louise Kinsland, Mildred
Franklin, and Ruby Gregory, a
schoolmates and friends.
AtivA nallhearer were: B. W.
Justice," J. L. Huggias, Leonard
Horn, Earl Justice, waiter cnion
and Butler Justice.
Flower bearers were: Misses
Dorothy McCracken, Dewell Elliott,
Inabell Elliott, Ila Mae Crisp, Ruth
Edwards, Laura Ellen Dowdle,
Sara Bell Dowdle, and Helen Ed
wards. '
Surviving are her parents; four
sisters, her twin, Selma; Mildred
Betty, and Virginia, and her two
grandmothers, Mrs. Laura Mc
Cracken and Mrs. Jane Elliott.
Highlands
School Faculty And Date
Of Opening
The opening date for the Holl
ands school will be .Wednesday,
September 6, instead of Thursday,
September 7, as erroneously an
nounced last week, according , to
O. F. Summer, principal.
New teachers are Mrs. Annie
Pierson, 'of Highlands, who re
turns to the faculty after several
years' absence; Miss LoLs Keener,
Cullasaja; Miss Maurine Davis,
Shelby, a graduate of Cullowhee.
Other teachers in the elementary
school are Misses Ethel Calloway,
Mattie Wilkes,. Cynthia Moritz,
Nina Howard, Viva Howard, the
hitrh school teachers are O. F. Sum
mer, principal ; F. C. Hentz and
Miss Elizabeth Whitesides.
The lunchroom will continue as
last year as a WPA project under
Miss Ethel Hurst, with Mrs.. Helen
Thompson in charge.
For the first time in a number
of years a local school committee
has been selected. It is composed
of the following: C. J. Anderson,
chairman; J, R. Phillips and S. 1'.
Pierson.
Live Stock Show Held
And Many Prizes
Awarded
PIONEER'S SON
VISITS MACON
A. H. Hutchinson's Father
Was One Of Founders
Of Highlands
Postmaster To B
Nnmftrl For Aauone
Pntmter David Howard, ot
Aquone, has resigned and it is
understood that an examination
will be held at an early date to
(III i lie ulare
Applicants must reside within the
.t-iiueri ranue of the Aquone of
fice and must secure application
blanks ciither from that office or
from the civil .service commission
: A'jctilncrtnn.
Annlirations must be filed with
the civil service commission on
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State. Nation
and Abroad.
Macon Boy Dies
In New York
Fuicral services for Bob Brook.s,
on nf Mr nnd Mrs. Cole Brooks,
nf PVanklin Route 4. will be held
at the Bethel Methodist church
Friday morning at 10 o clock.
Mw was received here yester
day of Mr., Brooks' death in New
York, where he has been worKing
for several months. . Ihe cause ot
death was not stated.
There will be tilentv of cran
herriei as well as turkeys for an
ariier Thanksgiving Dav in No
vember, according to U. S. depart
Headlines of week's news of
Europe's "War of Nerves":
AUGUST 25
President Roosevelt sends peace
pleas to Germany and t'oland sug
in,r Ml direct discussion by
the two governments, (2) submis
sion ot issues to aroiirauun, w
conciliation through disinterested
third party.
Pope Pius makes new peace pica
over radio.
m
AUGUST 26
Germany moves troops and sup
plies up to Polish border.
Mussnlini called half million more
men to put fighting forces on war
tooting.
.
AUGUST 27
U,,. nrncivei-U dark as Hitler
, vavw ,.. ... '
f..;u tn renlv to Roosevelt peace
proposals. Hitler cancels nazi "day
of peace celebration planned lor
September 2 at Nuernberg. France
,o,l,.,l in Hitler's neace pro-
sals to Daladicr, that he rnust deal
directly with Poland.
Mussolini took an active part in
lac attemnt to save the peace
of Europe", but continued military
preparations.
Tanan nlans shake-uo in Cabinet
following government's decision to
turn away from Rome-uernn axis
AUGUST 28
Hitler refused to negotiate With
Poland, asserting in a letter to
u.rr.ier readier of France that
Danzig and the Polish corridor
must return to Ucrmany.
Tti rtritish government told
Hitlr it would stand firmly with
Poland, refusing o negotiate un
less threat of force removed.
AUGUST 29
f'.reat Tlrilian's "show-down" mes
eoire In Hitler rnn taincd flat warn
ing that Britain and 1-ranee wouia
fiuht "from the first day on the
.side of Poland."
France thinks British note paved
way for long parley.
(Continued on P Eight)
Recently the office of The Frank
lin Press had an interesting vis
itor in the person of Arthur H.
Hutchinson, of Atlanta, son' of
CJintin..C . Hutchinson. wln with
S. T. Kelsey both of Kansas-
founded the town of Highlands.
Speaking of those early days of
Macon county's now famous high
altitude resort,, Mr. Hutchinson
corrected two errors that occur in
articles published concerning the
early history of Highlands, as well
as adding a few personal exper
iences. He noted that his father's
name was mentioned in an article
in The. Press as "Charles ; also,
that the correct date for the lay
ing out of the town site was 187,
instead of 1875.
Clinton C. Hutchinson, who also
.founded the citv of Hutchinson,
Kansas, setttled permanently in
Highlands in 1875, "alter tne grass
hnnners cleaned him out in Kan
sas," his .son stated. "It was three
vears earlier that ' Mr. K.clsey
came. A tract of land was bought
from a Mr. Bryson, and a town
cite was laid out."
Mr. Hutchinson described the
building of their home which is
now owned bv P. T. Farnsworth.
"Father sold the house to Dr. Frost
and it was later bought by Air.
Farnsworth.' As a boy I helped
build that house. The coastruction
was of logs placed on end, and
the contractor was a man named
Morirm Wrioht "
An interesting incident related
wac that Messrs. Kelsey and
Hutchinson tried to buy Cashiers
before purchasing the Hignianas
site, but the owners wouidn t sen.
Later these two pioneers, who ar
rived on the .scene before General
Wade Hampton of South Carolina,
tried to persuade the tamous uvii
War veteran who in 1876 became
governor of his state to join them
in developing Highlands insie.ni
of building "High Hampton."
Dr. Kibbey ot Mew Orleans, wno
came in 1874, was recalled, and his
.caomi, tr rtisrover the -cause of
, w w -
yellow fever, also his method ot
treatment with ice pacKs, wi-
hal a measure of success. "His
unripil nn the newspaper in
Franklin, I remenvber , said Mr.
u..tr4i;.icrn He added. "Dr. Kib
bey died of yellow fever in tne
last scourge that swept ikw w
l.,r.o T rememher. helninir J. J
ibmiai " - - -
Smith finish up the hall-completed
l.tviA fnr Vila wiflflW."
IIMl'llr ItJ -
Another early settler mentioned
was the late Squire Hill, father of
l.V-,,1, Hill nf Horse Cove.
Mr. Hutchinson passed through
Franklin with Mrs. Hutchinson, his
,!.. ,l.tr Mrs.: Ruth Hutchinson
Roohan and granddaughter, Peggy
Miliar, nn their wav home to At
lanta after spending a few day.s in
Highlands. The Hutchinsons na.i
..o.ntl -nlehrated the 5Utn anni
r nf their weddintr. and ex.'
nr.ic their nleasure in visiting
Highlands again after many years
absence,
Leaving the Agricultural build
ing Wednesday ' morning at 9 1
o'clock, the .farm ' and home lour,
smmsorOd bv the i Rolariann of
Franklin, made-, its 9th' annual tour
of Macon county. ; ' i ,
The motorcade of more than .H"
cars and trucks, carrying -.approximately
4(K) persons traveled the
Wavah road to the farnl of. Jell
11. Enloe on Cartoogechaye. Here
they viewed a flock ol -tw Hamp
shire red- pullets -five months old.
In early April Mrs. Enloe purchas
ed JUS baby chicks and raised 299
out of the lot. The pullets are kept
in a grazing lot of about two
acres and are fed a ration of grow- , t
ing mash. This niasii will be chang
ed shortly to ' a laying '.mash. She
raised these chicks ( in a modern
brooder house, luiltespeciully for
the purpose this spring. She is .
highly gratified from the results
obtained. ,
The second stop of the tour was
made at the home of J. H. Brook
shire, also in the Cartoogechaye s
community. This farm was purchas
ed through the farm security adJ
ministration, under the tenant pur
chase, nlan. Mr.-Brookshire and his
family have been able to make
numerous improvements on un
farm and home. Ihe hume lias
been completely remodeled and
painted. The interior has been re
arranged and redecorated. A com- ,
plete water -system has been in
stalled, including water in the kit
chen, bathroom, etc. Also lights
have recently been put in the
house.
Mr. Brookshire plans in the near
future to landscape his yard, sow
it in grass and plant shrubbery
where it is needed. He also plans
to start work on a new barn soon.
Mif s Rowe Make Talk
- Amma Rowe. district home
agent of the western district of
North Carolina, spoke at this tune
of the .solendid work whicn is
being done in! Macon county in
wnnuniinu oh! residences. She also
mentioned the advantages of mak
ing the interior as well as the ex
terior more modern and attractive.
Mrs Carl S. Slagle. district
chairman of the Federation of
H.,me Demonstration clubs, spoke
of the beaiitification of the old
Siler home in the Cartoogechaye
community.
Leaving the Brookshire tarm, tne
next stop was made at the farm
of A. B. Slagle. Here, one of the
largest silos in Macon couity is
he i ni huilt. and is also being fill
ed at this time. This silo, which
is approximately 20 feet wide and
11V) feet lone, is made ot cement 0
and tile and will hold 200 tons of
silage. In connection with his suo,
Mr Slairle has under construction
a new dairy barn. This barn will
be one of the most modern Barns
in Western North Carolina. He
plans to keep more than 100 head ;
of Guernsey cows on this farm.
The home of Miss Florence Stal
cup, county home demonstration
agent, was next visited. This home
has recently been remodeled and
a complete modern kitchen has
been installed. This kitchen is
equipped with all types of electric
al appliances, up-to-date cabinets
and built-in sink. The water is
supplied by ah electric pump, and
heated by an automatic heating
unit. The kitchen is decorated in
red and white, making it a very
attractive and restful place in
which to work.
Cannery Vitifced
of interest visit
ed was the farm and cannery of
Mrs. Charles W. league and sons
in the Prentiss section. On this
farm a new corn binder was seen
in operation. This machine cuts
the corn, ties it in small uunuics
and loads it on a truck by the use
of an elevator. This is the first
machine of this type to be put m
operation in Macon county and the
farmers who viewed it expresscu
the opinion that it was a. great,
labor and money saving device.
.An inspection ot the league
Cannery was then made. Here the
group saw the operation 01 can
r,;,w frnin the time the vegetables
were brought in from the field
until they were ready, tor maricei.
Thi9 operation included washing,
preparing, packing, .sealing, cook
ing, labeling and crating, inese
products are sold in North Carp- -Una,
South Carolina and Georgia.
Here 7,(XK) bushels ot Deans nave
been canned, of which 4,000 bush
els were grown on this farm. Two t
thousand cases of blackberries, with
approximately seven gallons to the
case, wert canned and these were
bought from the local families,
(Continued on Pa tight)
or before September 8.
ment of agriculture omciau.