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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLIX, NO. 28
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1934
$1.50 PER YEAR
FREE LESSONS
F 0 RGOLFERS
Professional To Give In
structions at Local
Course
Beginning Friday of this week,
free golf instruction will be offered
at the Franklin municipal golf
course for two weeks by a young
professional with an enviable repu
tation on the west coast.
Plans for the free lessons were
announced this week by J. E, Per
ry, a member of the committee in
charge of supervising the course.
The instructor will be Fitzhugh
Ashe, of Portland, Ore., who re
cently came to Franklin to spend
the summer. Mr. Ashe won the
high school city championship in
Portland in 1932 and also was
medalist the same year in the Ore
gon junior tournament. Later he
was assistant pro at the Waverly
country club at Portland.
Anyone desiring to take advant
age of the free lessons by Mr.
Ashe is requested to make appoint
ments with him at Perry's Drug
Store. The lessons are open to
either men or women and personal
instruction will be given each ap
plicant. CHURCH
Announcements
FRANKLIN BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. E. R. Elkr
Pastor
SUNDAY, JULY 15
9:45 Sunday school with classes
for all ages.
11 :00 Worship with sermon by
Rev. J. M. Benson.
7:00-B. Y. P. U. and B. A. U.
8:00 Worship with sermon by
Rev. J. M. Benson.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
8:00 Praver meeting Interme
diate B. Y. P. U. in charge. Sub
ject: "The Gospel According to
Me."
9:00 Sunday school teachers and
officers meet.
The B. Y. P. U.'s will sponsor a
training school beginning Mondav
evening, July 16. Three courses
will be given.
The Macon County Baptist As
sociation will meet in Franklin
August 8 and 9. On Wednesday
nieht. August 8. Dr. R. L. Moore
of Mars Hill College and Miss
Martha Sullinger, of Frtiitland In
stitute, will speak in connection
with the associational program in
the Baptist church. ,
ST. AGNES EPISCOPAL
Rev. Frank Bloxham
Rector
SUNDAY, JULY 15
' 10 a. m. Church school and Bible
class.
j 8 p. m. Evening prayer and scr-
H-
f CHURCH OF THE
f INCARNATION
Highland , ' "
SUNDAY, JULY 15
I'M a. m. Church school and Bible
class.
11a. 'm. Morning prayer and
sermon..
CATHOLIC
SUNDAY, JULY 15
: The Rev. M,. A. Carey of St.
John's Roman Catholic Church,
Wavnesville. will conduct services
Sunday morning at 8 o'clock at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wasilik in the Orlando Apart
ments. Services arc held on the
first and third Sundays.
(EDITOR'S NOTE - The
Prefs-Mnronian is glad to car
ry notice of services for all of
the churches in Macon County.
The pastors are kindly request
ed to submit their notices not
later than 5 p. m. Tuesday of
each week.)
Condition of E. Hurst
Reported Unchanged
The condition of E. Hurst, who
' recently suffered, a severe heart
I attack, was reported to be un-t-
changed Wednesday.
Leviathan to Go Into Service Again
After several years of Idleness, the famous steamship Leviathan Is
to be put to work again In the Atlantic service. She Is here seen docked
at the Boston navy yard for overhauling.
Plans Made for
Many Tots Already Entered
Plans were announced this week
for a baby show and parade to be
sponsored by the Franklin garden
club in connection with its annual
flower show early in August. The
exact date for the double event is
to be set later.
The girl scouts are to supervise
the baby parade, which will be held
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Thirty-two mothers already have
signified their intention of enter
ing children in the parade. Any
others who desire to enter babies
are requested to notify Mrs. W.
A. Rogers at Rogers Hall.
Two prizes are to be offered,
one for babies from six months to
one and a half years of age and
the other for children from one;nicutt, Mrs. Loyd Brown, Mrs. L.
and a half years to three years old B. Phillips, and Mrs N. Grady Wil
Following is a list of the mothers liams.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEE1 PLANNED
Baptists To Hold Conven
tion at Bryson City
July 21
On Saturday, July 21, an all-day
Sunday school convention for the
Smoky Mountain district, which in
cludes all Baptist churches in the
counties of Haywood, Jackson, Ma
con, Swain, Graham, Cherokee and
Clay, will be held in the school
auditorium in Bryson City, begin
ning at 10 o'clock and running to
4 6'clock in the afternoon. All
pastors, Sunday school superinten
dents, teachers and officers in ev
ery Baptist church in this territory
and everyone else who is interested
in Sunday school work arc invited
and urged to attend.
The program has been arranged
so as to be of interest to all work
ers in every phase of Sunday school
work. There will be lectures and a
social period before noon and in
afternoon there will be conferences
for the different departments of
Sunday school and a closing in
spirational address. J. N. Harnett
and others roiri the Baptist Sun
day school board at Nashville,
Tenn., will be there to speak and
lead in the conferences. This meet
ing is planned to take the place of
the state Sunday school conven
tion for those who did not get to
attend it.
It is hoped that every church
will send a delegation to this meet
ing; there is not limit to the mini
ber that may come. For those who
do not wish to bring their lunch
with them, the ladies of the Bry
son City Baptist church have plan
ned to serve hot dinners at the
meeting for 30c per plate. '
Baby Show;
who already have entered their
children :
Mrs. Julian Waldroop, Mrs. Hugh
Leach, Mrs. Frank Leach, Mrs.
Charles Solms, Mrs. W. L. Nothe
stein, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Allen Sil
er, Mrs. Jack Sherrill, Jr., Mrs. C.
L. Cartledge, Mrs. Frank Henry,
Jr., Mrs. H P. Nichols, Mrs. George
Pattillo, . Mrs. Cecil Crawford
(twins), Mrs. George Reece, Mrs.
Sloan Rickman, Mrs. Horner Stock
ton, Mrs. George B. Ramey, Mrs.
A. K. HTgdon, Mrs. Charlie Hig
ritfir, Mrs. Carl Greene, Mrs. Jack
Gribble, Mrs. Eugene R. Eller,
Mrs. Herman, Childers, Mrs. Charles
Nolen, Mrs. Lamar Ellard, Mrs.
Harry Holt, Mrs. Don Young, Mrs.
J. H. Brookshire, Mrs. Emoty Hun
Some Clover
Sample from Justice Farm
Measures over 6 Feet
The livestock of Mrs. John Jus
tiee of Route 4 should fare well
next winter, judging by the clover
she is growing. Mrs. Justice
brought a sample of it to the Press
Maconian office this week ... and
what a sample! It averaged six
feet, six inches in length, and has
not yet reached its full growth.
Mrs. Justice said she had between
three and four acres of this clover.
It was planted 16 months ago and
is not quite ready for cutting. The
acre tonnage remains to be seen
after mowing.
Camp Parry-dise Opens
For 10th Season
Counselors and girls have arrived
for another season at Camp Parry
dise, situated on the top of Little
Scaly mountain near Highlands.
This opens the 10th consecutive
season of this camp.
A full camp is reported and many
activities and hikes are planned for
the summer. An interesting fea
ture of this mountain-top camp is
the lookout tower, from the top of
which one may see into four states.
The first floor serves as camp of
fice and the remaining levels as
sleeping quarters for officials. A
new( cabin has been added this
year.
Girls who attend this camp rep
resent many states.
Mount Hope Church
To Give Box Supper
A box supper for the benefit of
the Mount Hope Baptist church is
to be held Monday night, July 23,
at the Slagle school in the Car
toogechaye community.
10 Cars of Cattle
To Be Shipped
Here from West
MAKING CHILD
WELFARE STUDY
Miss Ella Jones Preparing
Survey of Handicapped
Children
Miss Ella Jones, assisted by the
American Legion and other or
ganizations of Franklin, is making
a child welfare survey of Macon
county with view to obtaining a
roster of all ex-service men, chil
dren and orphans of veterans and
all children physically handicapped.
"The American Legion has a na
tional endowment fund of $5,(XX),(KX),
the income of which is now being
used for orphans and children of
veterans," Miss Jones explained.
"North Carolina has not received
its share of this fund, because no
effort has been made to locate the
needy persons in this state who
are entitled to assistance from this
source."
Although only children of veter
ans may receive help through the
American legion endowment, it was
stated, other handicapped and un
derprivileged children will be listed
in the survey now being made un
der the sponsorship of the legion
so that they may be cared for by
state agencies created for this pur
pose.
The Macon county post oLlhe
legion has requested that all veter
ans in the county, whether mem
bers of the legion or not, co
operate with Miss Jones in this
project by sending to her informa
tion concerning any children in the
countv who are handicapped
through blindness, deafness, lame
ness or other afflictions and are
in need of assistance. Blank forms
for supplying the proper informa
tion may be obtained from Miss
Jones at the office of Miss Rachel
Davis, county superintendent of
public welfare, tin the following
days: July 17, 18 and 9.
MANY VISITORS
AT HIGHLANDS
Most of Cottages Rented;
Mean Temperature of
66 Reported
Practically every summer cottage
in Highlands is now occupied, eith
er bv renters -or owners. The cool
weather is drawing large crowds
especially over week-ends, from
the lower states. The thermometer
has registered so far no higher
than 80 degrees this summer. The
average temperature is about 66
There is always a cool breeze in
this mountain-top resort even on
the warmer days.
Hotels report many guests. The
Martin is especially well-prepared
to care for its influx of guests due
to renovations made the early part
of the summer. Other hotels are
proving equally popular. Bobby
Jones is playing daily on the coun
try club course, near which his
new home is situated.
Talkies, managed by O. F. Sum
mer for the benefit of the school
are presenting pictures as recent as
"Flying Down to Rio." The pic
tures are shown in the school audi
torium. Dances, both square and
round, are held several times
week at the dancing pavilion. They
also attract many of the town'
summer guests.
Mrs. J. H. Higdon
Breaks Hip in Fall
Mrs. J. H. Higdon, who fell last
Thursday at her home in Atlanta,
Ga., and broke her hip, was re
ported Tuesday to be in a serious
condition. Mrs. Eva Keener and
L. Higdon left immediately for
Atlanta to be with their mother.
Other Shipments Expected
Later in Livestook
Relief Plan
ARMERS TO PROFIT
To Be Paid $1 a Month
Per Head for Grass
Land Grazing
Ten carloads of cattle, estimated
comprise 3(X) to 350 head, are
xpected to arrive here within the
next few weeks for Grazing tm
Macon county grass lands. Al
though this county's full quota has
not been announced, it is thought
likely that Other shinnienfc nf rat.
tic recently bought by the federal
government from drought stricken
western areas will be sent here
later for crazine mirmicpc
Macon county farmers alreadv
have offered approximately 400
acres of fenced grass land. Besides
this, it is estimated, there are
several . hundred more acres of
grass land available and many
hundreds of acres of mountain
land suitable for ranging livestock.
urass Lands Preferred
Those in charge of placimr the
cattle in Western North Carolina,
however, are following a policy of
giving, preference to grass land.
l.enoir 1. dvvynne, of Haywood
county, who is directing the dis-
iriDution ot the cattle in the 18
westernmost counties of the state-
has received atmnrorl nf imfe
irons for 25,000 head of cattle in
this territory.
For grazing on strictly urass land
fanners will be paid by the federal
government a dollar a month per
lead, the grazing fees are some
what less on poorer grass lands
and wooded ranges.
Relief authorities here have es
timated that Macon county could
graze approximately 800 head on
grass lands and, if it is permitted,
1..MX) to 2,0(X) on mountain ranges.
Crockett in Charge
Distribution of the cattle in this
county will be under the direction
of the Rev. S. R. Crockett, garden
and farm supervisor for the Macon
county emergency relief.
Arrival of the first shipment of
cattle has been expected since the
first of this month, but shipments
have been held up pending inspec
tion of the cattle. No definite in
formation as to when the rattle will
be shipped has been received here,
but the relief authorities already
have prepared stock pens near the
Franklin depot so they can handle
the cattle on arrival.
If the cattle arrive this month,
they will have approximately five
months of open grazing. The gov
ernment has not announced its
plans for handling the cattle through
the winter, hut it is thought likely
farmers having enough feedstuff
will be given an opportunity to feed
them under contract, and some may
be shipped to the eastern part of
the state or to other sections
where year-round grazing is avail
able. ,
The. government has promised
that it will not place the cattle on
the market in competition with privately-owned
stock for at least three
years. However, it may slaughter
the stock and distribute the beef to
needy families through relief chan
nels.
Eller To Speak at
Church Training School
The Rev. K. R. Filer, pastor of
the Franklin Baptist church, is go
ing to Blakely, Ga., next week to
assist in conducting a " training
school for members of various or
ganizations in the Blakely Baptist
church. He is on the program for
a course of instruction for senior
B. Y. P. U. members and also for
an address each evening at a group
meeting'.
The Rev. Spencer B. King, who
assisted Mr. Eller in conducting a
special series of meetings here last
spring, is pastor of the Blakely
church.