North Carolina Newspapers

T ( I This Newspaper Serves the People of Macon County Where ever They Are Help Your County's 1 'ros perity by Buying From Home Merchants PROGRESSIVE , LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVI, NO. 41 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 $1.50 PER YEAR mi-i it II i v r George Dean E. W. Long Dean Resigns To Accept Position With Bank : Of Franklin E. W. Long was elected by the town board of Aldermen by a unanimous vote to fill the position as town clerk tax collector and treasurer left vacant by the resig nation of George Dean at the reg ular meeting Monday night, Oc tober 6. Mr. Dean has resigned to Accept a position with . the Bank of Franklin made ; vacant by the resignation of- Lawrence Liner. He has served as town treasurer since 1928 and town clerk since 1930. His resignation will become effec tive October 15. Mr. Long will keep the town of fice open from 9:30 to 12:00 in the morning and from 1:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon and wilfreceive ' a salary of $75.00 per month. This will.; save $420 a year for the town. Other applicants: for the job were v Georgiana Carson, Elizabeth Love, ' Lake B. Shope, J. Q Hauser, and Carl Jamison Mr. Long ; resigned : his position as member of the town board. ; . Book To BunW Mr. Dean announced that the services of . Bowman Henderson, 1 C. P. A. of Asheville had been obtained to furnish a yearly audit of the town books. Mr- Hender son' bid for the job was $100." The board issued the statement that all pig pens within 100 feet of a .Street or residence within the town limits must be eliminated by the first of March. The election of an alderman to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Mr. Long was post poned until a later date. Funeral Services - r or Miss Bernice Durgin October 8th . HIGHLANDS, Oct. 9 (Special) Funeral services for Miss Ber nice Durgin, who died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred E. Carter in Leominster, Mass., last Friday night were held at the Episcopal church here Wednesday afternoon with the rector. Rev. A. Rufus Morgan in. charge. Accompanying Mrs. Carter on the trip South were her girlhood friend, Miss Eva G. Cieaveland, of Bridgeport, Conn. Pallbearers were J. H. Hicks.-Frank B. Cook, J. E. Root, W. H Cobb , G. D. Edwards, and G. W. Marett, and burial was in Highlands cem etery. . ... Miss Durgin had been visiting her sister since the first of April and on. the 18 of September under went a very serious operation at the Leominster hospital from which she was apparently recover ing in a very satisfactory manner, and had been removed to the home of her sister on Friday afternoon. Late Friday evening she ffer:J a heart attack from which she did not rally and died at 11:30 Friday night . . r Miss Durgin was born in Massa chusetts and was the eldest of four sisters, moving here with her parents more than fifty years ago. Mrs. Carter, the youngest sister, is the only surviving member of the family. Miss Durgin was a trained nurse and operated a tuberculosis camp here for a great many years. Hers was indeed a life of service to others and there are but few homes in this community that have not felt .tne ministering iwu her hand in times of illness or oth er adversity. She has been a mem ber of the Episcopal church since carry childhood and at different times was head of the various wo man's organizations here. Mrs. C C Potts, Mrs. Thomas C Harbisons Miss Elliot Caviaric, and Mrs; W. H. Cobb had charge of the arrangement of the floral of ferings and Miss Rebecca Nowell and Mrs. A. C Holt arranged the ' music. Dedication And Home Coming At Oak Grove There will be a dedication and Homecoming service at the Oak Grove Baptist church, Etna, on the fourth Sunday of this month. The public is cordially invited and especially all former pastors and members. Program will be printed later and distributed. Picnic lunch will be served. Robert Williams, Pastor Succeeded By As Town Clerk Red Cross Meets To Elect Officers And Plan Roll Call Mrs. Katherine W. Stewart, field represenitative of the American Red Cross, was a visitor in Frank lin last Friday, and made arrange ments wih Chairman Harley Cabe to start the annual Roll Call on November 6. At the meeting of the Macon county chapter last Thursday night, called by the chairman, reports were heard by officers plans for the annual Roll Call discussed and officers elected, as follows: Harley Cabe, chairman; Rev. Philip Green, Roll Call chairman; Dr. W. E. Furr, home service secretary; Mrs. J. E. Perry, production chairman; Mrs, j, W. C. Johnson, secretary; L. B. Liner, treasurer; Mrs. Jose; phine D. Gaines, first aid; Mrs. Lola P. Barrington, Junior." Red Cross chairman; Rev., J. L. Stokes II, disaster chairman; Mrs. Lester Cpnley, publicity chairman Mrs. l'otts, Roll Call chairman of the Highlands chapter, Was pres ent and reported for the Highlands branch of the county organization. Dr. Furr gave an interesting re port of the far-reaching home serv ice work that he has been called on to do in connection with men in military service, involving visits and contacts in cases of illness and other troubles. The chapter acted to supply Dr. Furr with expense funds and also- the assistance of a home service committee with mem bers in every community was sug gested, in view of the increasing demands upon his time. Maaoa'kSKU lis $900 'The. . chairman announced that the county quota for this year has been set at $900, which is one-third larger than last year's $600 quota, which was oversubscribed by more than $100. It was voted that a message of sympathy be sent to Mrs. Flana gan, expressing the deep apprecia tion of the chapter for the faith ful services of her husband, the late Rev. John A. Flanagan, as chairman and Roll Call chairman during the years of his ministry in Franklin. . Rotary Enjoys Dept. Of Conservation Film One of the most complete pictor ial studies of the state of North Carolina ever filmed was shown at the Wednesday, October 8 meeting of the Franklin Rotary club. The picture was made under the" auspices of the North Carolina department of conservation and was designed to present a complete im partial review of the many varied resources of this state. Beginning with scene.- from the historical Lost Colony fageant filmed on the eastern Carolina coast and carrying its aadience through the tulip fields, strawberry beds, cotton and tobacc planta tions, and peach orchards of east era Carolina, and the Piedmont section to the scenic beauties of the many national forests and parks in the western part of the state, this techicolor movie is a splendid production. Special emphasis is placed on the many recreational facilities offered throughout North Carolina with striking scenes being shown of ocean fishing on the . coast, the beautiful golf courses and polo fields near Pinehurst. and the hik ing, fishing, and beautiful moun tain scenery of western North Carolina. Fall Colors In Great Smokies Attract Notice The fall colors are beginning to attract attention in the Great Smokies, particularly in the areas where hardwoods predominate. First to be noticed were the black gum and sourwood, which fof the last week have been show ing spots of flaming red. The big ger splashes of oak (which turns red) and maple, which shows yel- jlow, have hardly started. I The dry weather is usually fav orably to good fall coloring. The slopes seen from the Newfound .Gap highway, on the North Caro lina side are good places to watch. 1 Cade's Cove on the Tennessee side tis another good place for autumn .colors. In general, the western end I of the mountains has more hard woods, tne leaves ot w&ica turn. Farm Agents With Promotions t - V v v I ' " , f. fit ; f- !'"' 4 .1 ': r .'V; . " X" , pv4 j J. C LYNN New jobs have been given the two men pictured above by the N. C. State College Extension Service. Fred S. Sloan, Western district farm agent since 1936, has beers promoted to State Agricultural Pro gram Leader and will transfer his office from. Franklin in Macon County to the State College campus in Raleigh. J. C. "Jack" Lynn, Haywood County farm agent since ,1939, will succeed Sloan, as Western district agent. . i Draft Board Office To Close Sat., 1 P. M. The local draft board office will close at 1 o'clock on Sat urdays begining Saturday, Oc tober 11, according to an an nouncement of Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, secretary of the local board. MACON ENTRIES AT STATE FAIR Six Future Farmers To Enter Calves In Baby Beef Show Six of Macon county's Future Farmers jvill haveentriejCin -JJiS cattle show to be held thT " week of October 12-18 at the North Car olina State Fair in Raleigh. All entries will be in the baby beef class. This is the first year that Macon, boys have had entries ui the stock show. . ; ' Those having entries are Max Parrish, George Moore, Paul Tay lor, Charles Browning, Bill Greg ory, and Logan AHen. Following the stock show the boys wiU sell their calves at public auction to be held on the grounds. - Besides those having entries in the fair other Future Farmers from Macon county who are going to Raleigh are Homer Norton, Lester Carpenter, Dewitt Bryant, Charles Vinson, George Hunnicutt, Harry Kinsland, Sam Ramsey, Hunter Anderson, John Edwards, Ardell Parrish, Paul Ammons, and E. J. Whitmire, vocational agri culture teacher, who will have charge of the group. The group will leave early Sun day morning to spend the entire week at the fair. Two trucks have been obtained to furnish transpor tation. Last Rites Held For Jonathan M. Morgan Funeral services were held at the Cowee Baptist church for Jonathan M. Morgan, 69, Monday, ntniKr 6 at 2 n. m. The Rev. : George W. Davis conducted the ! service with the Rev. Moses Wood 'ard, of Hazelwood, Mr. Morgan's ! (nrmrr naslnr assisting. The deacons of the ehurch sery--ed as palJbearers. Interment was in the church cemetery. A farmer and well known citizen, Mr. Morgan was born in Swain county October 27, 1871, the son of the late Mose and Catherine DeHart Morgan. He and Miss Elie Bradley of this county were mar ried in January, 1896. Nineteen years ago Mr. Morgan and his family moved from Swain county to the West Mill communi ty. He joined the Brush Creek Baptist church as a young man, and later moved his membership to the Cowee Baptist church, where he was a deacom Surviving are the widow; a son, Robert Morgan of West Mill; five daughters, Mrs. Claude Parrish of Bryson City, Mrs. C L. Martin of Biltmore, Mrs. J. Fred Bryson of Franklin, Mrs, Kelly Green of High Point and Mrs. Ralph Bry of Detroit- Mich.: three sisters, Mrs. Harvey Freeman of Bryson f. M: Martha MrHara nf Marble and Mrs; Jeff Wykle of INeedmore, and 14 grandchildren. FRED - SLOAN Fred Sloan Promoted To Program Leader At N. C. State Fred S. Sloan of Franklin, i West ern district farm agent since 1936, has been appointed State Program Leader of the N. C. State College Extension Service, aiud J. C. "Jack" Lynn, Haywood County farm agent, it was announced today by Dr. I. 0. Schaub, extension director. Rapidly changing conditions in agriculture necessitate the full time services of a program planning and development leader, Dean Schaub explained, and Sloan has been assigned that job, Sloan is a native of Macon county, wherehejeared on a farm and attended the public schools of Franklin. He was gradu ated from N. C State college in 1928 with a B. S. degree in agri culture. While in college he was elected- to membership in Alplia Zeta, honorary agriculture frater nity, and Lambda' Gamma Delta, honorary judging fraternity;- He was editor of "The Agriculturist,' student magazine, his senior year, and was president of the Student Fair in the fall of 1927. Upon his graduation, Sloan work ed in the Fruit and Vegetable In spection Service in Eastern North Carolina in the summer and fall of 1928. In March, 1929, he was nam&d farm agent in Macon coun ty. In January, 1936 he was ap pointed assistant Extension, spe cialist in horticulture, working in Western North Carolina. He was made district farm agent in May, 1936. Sloan will move his office from Franklin to the State college cam pus in Raleigh. The site of . Lynn's office as Western, district agent has not been decided upon. Insurance Benefits Will Be a Day Late Beginning with the September check, monthly payments of old age and survivors insurance bene fits will reach beneficiaries one day later than, before, according to an announcement made today by Mr. T. Bosworth Hulcher, manager of the Social Security Board of fice in' Asheville. ."We make this announcement," Mr. Hulcher ex plained, "so that people who have been receiving benefits will not be worried because of the September check did not come on the day it would otherwise be expected. "Under a new arrangement be tween the Social Security Board and the United States Treasury," Mr. Hulcher continued, "all month ly checks hereafter will be dated the first of the month following the month for which the payment is certified September checks will be dated October 1 and marked 'for Se ptember'; October checks will be dated November 1 and marked 'for Octover' and so on. Instead of mailing each month's checks in time to reach benefici aries on the last day of the month, they will now be. mailed to reach beneficiaries on the first of the following month." "Long live the weekly newspapers of America and their 18,000,000 readers. The newspaper field, with out outside pressure, truly ex presses the sentiment of Rural America from whose resources the Nation must continually burld." Rep. E. W. Creal of Kentucky Gov. Broughton To Speak At Glenville Dedication Page Captured John Dills Makes Arrest In Georgia Ralph Page, 32 year old jont; term convict serving a sentence for murder, who escaped from I lie slate prison camp - in , Macon county Tuesday night, September . 30, wa captured by dephty sheriff, John Dills, and camp warden Alex Howard, at Pine Mountain, Ga. The deputy sheriff said that on Tuesday Page stole a car in Sylva which he wrecked in the Horse Cove locality early Wednesday morning. Following this he stoic a 12 guage shotgun from the home of Ben Webb and fled to Georgia where he was arrested. Believed to have "been angered by his wife's action, Burke police have furnished her protection since the escape was reported to them. She is the mother of three chil dren, and works in the Garrou Knitting Mills. The divorce was granted on grounds of two years' separation. Page has been serving a prison sentence for the past eight years. It is reported to be the .second time that . Page has escaped since he was sentenced in 1933 on. his plea of guilty as 'an accessory be fore the fact of murder in con nection with the holdup slaying of David H. Shuping, Drexel .service station operator. About five years ago Page es caped with two desperadoes who later killed a state highway patrol man. Page was not party to this crime, and was captured and re turned to prisoni Since his earlier escape, Page, whose sentence has been commuted to 40 years, had gained the rank.Jof A-grade prison-er-t' the Franklin prison camp. Governor Broughton Will Open Fair RALEIGH, Oct. 10. North Car olina's 85th annual State Fair will be opened at Raleigh Tuesday, Oc tober 14, with a record premium purse of $23,000 being offered ex hibitors on the 250-acre fairground filled with agricultural, educational and industrial displays and the best entertainment features se'en in j many years, Cpmmissioner of Agri culture W. Kerr Scott said today. Governor Broughton will deliver the opening ' address. He will be introduced by Dr. J. S. Dorton, manager of the fair, who has earn ed a national reputation as a di rector of expositions that have been both educational and finan cial successes. "National Defense" will be the theme of the 1941 exposition with emphasis being placed on educa tional exhibits. However, "an ex ceptional entertainment program" has been arranged including the World of Mirth Shows, with 22 rides and 20 shows, on the mid way; nine outstanding grandstand acts and a revue presented by George A. Hamid; auto races and harness races with fireworks each rjght. Lucky Teter and His Hell Drivers will be the thrill attraction on Wednesday, October 15. Educational displays will occupy 92,000 square feet of space. Ex hibit halls are now chock-full of agricultural and industrial products and Fair officials expressed con fidence that the fair-goer will see more of his State "on parade" than has ever before been offered at the State exposition. "The Entertainmer.it this year, which is not at all incidental to the State Fair, will be on a par with the finest ever placed on the fairgrounds," Dr. Dorton empha sized. "We ' have spared no ex pense in securing thrill and fun features commensurate with the high quality educational offerings that have won general acclaim of fair-attenders for the .past four years." - Baptismal Service To Be Held At Maiden'. Chapel Sunday, October 11, following the regular services at Maiden's Meth odist church a baptismal sen ice will be held. Rev. J. C Swaim, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. The baptismal service is being held in connection with the meeting row in progress. All time attendance record brok en Wednesday October 8 at the Cherokee Indian Fair. i Public Invited To Attend Opening of New Power Development The dedication of the (ilcnvillc development built by the Nanta liala Power and Light company in Jackson county, will take place on Monday morning, October 13, with. Governor Jlfoiighton as the chief speaker. . , A cordial invitation has been ex tended to the genera! public to at-, tend the celebration anil a notable' gathering of citizens from this sec tion, of. the state, as ..well as dis tinguished guests from a distance, who are coming especially for the occasion, are expected to be pres ent. J. E. S. Thorpe, president of the Nantahala company, under . whose direction this new hydro electric project of the Aluminum Company of America lias been con structed, has made public the fal lowing order of even.t.s for the day:. Program 1:15 P. M. Dedication Exercise at Glenville Power House Address Governor J. Melville Broughton . Inspection of Power House imme diately after conclusion of cer . emonies Trip to Dam and Lake following Inspection of Power House j Conclusion, of Dedication . Refreshments served at Power , House and Dam D. Hiden Ramsey, general man ager of the Asheville Citizen-Times company of Asheville, will make the speech of introduction of Gov ernor Broughton. . The visiting guests of the com pany coming for the dedication will include .many distinguished engineers, business men and pub lic officials who will be entertain ed at High Hampton during their, two days inspection of this de velopment and who will also make an excursion to the Nantahala dam under construction. Many of these will travel from Asheville in. special buses, char tered for their accommodation. This event will be outstanding as marking the completion of an other unit of the Little Tennessee" system of power dam developments for the manufacture of aluminum. Farmers Meet To Discuss Defense And Market Problems A schedule of important meet ings which the farmers of Macon county have been invited to attend has been released by S. W. Men denhall, county farm agent. Important ' matters to be , taken ; up at these meetings are the elec tion of township committeemen, discussion of the agricultural prob lems facing the farmers of Macon county, and the signing of pay ment of applications. Special emphasis will be placed on the effect of changing market conditions on local markets for the farmers. Schedule of the meetings is as follows: Sugarfork township, Pine Grove school, Thursday, October 9, 10 a. m.; Cartoogechaye township, Skigle school, Thursday, October 9, 1 :30 p. m; Ellijay township, Higdonville school, Friday, October 10, 10 a. m. ; Smithbridge tow-n-ship, Otto school, October 10, 2:30 p. m. ; Highlands township, High lands school, Saturday, October 11, 10 a. m. ; Franklin township, Ma con county courthouse, Saturday. October 11,' 1:30 p. m; Millshoal township, .Holly Springs school Monday, October 13, 10 a. m. ; Burningtown township, . Burning town school, Monday, October '13,' 2:30 p. m.; Cowee township, Co wee school, Tuesday, October 14, 10 a. m. ; Flats township, Scaly school, Tuesday, October 14, "2:30 p. m. ; Nantahala township, Otter Creek school, Wednesday, October 15, 2:30 p. m. Revival To Begin At Newman's Chapel Oct. 13 A revival meeting will begin af the Newman Chapel Baptist church next Sunday, October 13 at 7M p. m. The pastor, Robert William will be assisted by the Rev. ' C. C Welch in conducting these services.