VOL. XL1X NO. 33 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934 h50 PER YAR
BEST FLOWERS,
BABIES CHOSEN
Dual Event in Rotary Hall
Sponsored by Garden
. Club
Margaret Moore Berry and Frank
Warren, Jr., were poclaimed the
best all-round babies in Macon coun
ty at the baby show held last Fri
day afternoon in connection with
the annual flower exhibition spon
sored by the Franklin Garden club.
ihe Berry child, 15-months-old
daughter ot Mr. ana Mrs. Dude
Berry, was adjudged winner in tne
class for babies oetwecn six months
ano one and a halt years of age.
She received a prize ot a silver
spoon.
Frank Warren, Jr., age two years,
was the winner in the class for
children between one and a half
and three years old. His prize was
was a three-piece cereal set.
The baby show and flower ex
hibition were held in the Rotary
Hall in the Cunningham building,
the flower exhibition in the front
and the baby show in the rear.
The babies seemed to resent being
pushed into the background and
many a fine looking youngster lost
his or her chance qf winning a
prize by raising too loud and long,
a howl of protest. Despite the
discrimination, however, the babies
were the center of attraction until
they were taken home. Then the
floral displays came into their own.
Win Sweeptake
Sweepstakes prize in the flower
show went to Miss Mary Willis.
Judges in the baby contests were
Mrs. Pask Trammel, of Lakeland,
wife of Senator Trammel; Mrs.
John Awtrey and a Mrs. Daye, of
Boston. Miss Frances Cover, a
Mrs. Chandler, both of Andrews,
and Mr. Sloan, of Highlands, judg
ed the flower exhibits.
Following is a list of the various
classes in the exhibit together with
the winners in each class:
1. Best collection of asters G.
L. Houk.
2. Best variety of dahlias Mrs.
Grady Siler, Mrs. Frank Higdon.
3. Largest single dahlia Mrs.
Grady Siler.
4. Finest collection of gladioli
Mrs. Frank Higdon, Mrs. Fred
Johnston.
5. Greatest variety and best snap
dragonsMr. Houk, Mrs. Z. V.
Cansler.
6. Best collection of roses Mrs.
Miza Crawford, Mrs. Grady Siler.
7. Most unusual cactus plant
Miss Lily Rankin, Mrs. C. C Cun
ningham. 8. Prettiest combination of two
flowers, including any type of foli
age, arranged in baskets Mr. Houk,
Miss Mary Willis.
9. White elephant class (Pret
tiest mixed flowers in old or queer
containers) Kate Henderson, Gloria
Johnston.
10. Miniature flowers in minia
ture vases, either in single or pairs
of vases-Miss Mary Willis, Fred
eric Johnston.
11. Newest flower developed in
1933 Mrs. Grady Siler, Mrs. Frank
Higdon.
12. Largest and finest variety of
zinnias Mrs. Z. V. Cansler, Mrs.
W. E. Furr.
13. Best collection of pompon
zinnias Mrs. Steve PoTter, Miss
Mary Willis.
14. Most beautiful and artistic
shadow box Mrs. Z. V. Cansler,
Miss Mary Willis.
15. Most attractive specimen
plant Mrs. C. C. Cunningham,
Mrs. Z. V. Cansler.
16. Best collection of petunias
Mr. Houk, Mrs. Grady Siler.
17. Miscellaneous group Miss
Mary Willis.
18. Prettiest bowl of yellow flow
ersMrs. Steve Porter, Mr. Houk.
19. Best collection of wild flow
ers entered by any Girl Scout
Girl Scout Troop, Jean Moore.
20. Sweepstakes Miss Mary
Willis.
PROGRESSIVE
Scenes and
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1 Minnesota National Guardsmen enforcing the martial law in Minneapolis proclaimed by Governor
Olson because of the teamsters' strike. 2 View of the city o" Gnx in Styria, Austria, where the Nazis fought
desperately with government forces. 8 St Paul's new $3,700,000 post office ready for its formal dedication by
President Roosevelt
ASSOCIATION
IS ORGANIZED
North Macon Residents
Plan Community Bet
terment Program
With view to fostering improved
community conditions, better roads,
educational progress, agricultural,
highway and mining improvements,
an nrcrajiizatunm to h Irnnum as I
the North Macon Betterment As
sociation was formed last Friday
night at a meeting of residents of
the northern end of the county at
West's Mill.
The organization will function as
a promotional and protective group
similar to a chamber of commerce,
and is composed of a board of
directors of twelve men, representa
tive of the various districts con
cerned ; president, vice-president,
recording and corresponding secre
taries, and a committee for each of
the various departments.
A. L. McLean, former commis
sioner of Buncombe county, was
elected president by acclamation,
and in spirited balloting Robert
Rickman was elected vice-president ;
H. R. Morrison, corresponding sec
retary; J. G. Owens, recording sec
retary; and C. N. West, chairman
of the board of directors.
Those elected as members of the
board are C. A. Bryson, Thomas
Rickman, Dr. J. L. West, Jr., John
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Research Workers
At Highlands
Among the interesting people at
Highlands this summer are Dr.
Septima Smith and Dr. Hodges
from the University of Alabama,
who have done some outstanding
research work in Parasitology and
have discovered several new spe
cies. Dr. Smith, who is doing some
special work for the National Re
seach Society, has visited most of
the southern states in the hope of
finding proper material, but this is
her first visit to Western North
Carolina and she finds it one of
the most profitable locations for
her special kind of scientific work.
Dr. Smith and Dr. Hodges and
Mrs. H. G. Parr, of Fort Worth,
Texas, a sister of Dr. Smith, visit
ed Miss Stella Rentz Wednesday.
Miss Rentz, who has been associat
ed with these scientists in their
work at the University of Alabama,
had the pleasure of piloting the
party through the national game
preserve at the foot of Wayah
Bald where they found interesting
specimens of fercaria.
lp igtilantoi moronism
LIBERAL
Persons in the Current News
Assumes Duties
Porter Goes into Office
As Postmaster
T. W. Porter, Sr., officially as
sumed his duties Thursday morning
as Franklin postmaster, succeeding
John . Rickman.
Mr. Porter goes into the office!
under a temporary Democratic ap
pointment, pending the convening
of congress, which is expected to
confirm him as a permanent ap
pointee. The incoming and retiring post
masters were honor guests at a
banquet at Kelly's Tea Room Wed
nesday night attended by the postal
clerks and rural mail carriers con
nected with the Franklin postoffice.
JONES TO PLAY
IN EXHIBITION
Famous Golfer To Wield
His Clubs for High
lands Library
Bobby Jones will play an exhibi
tion golf match at Highlands Aug
ust 25 to increase the supply of
books on the shelves of the Hudson
Library, patronized by all winter
residents and most summer visitors
of the town of Highlands.
The game will be in the afternoon
on the Highlands country club
course and Bobby's partner is to be
Miss Mary Rogers, Florida cham
pion, who recently won the ladies'
golf tournament in Asheville. Their
opponents have not yet been an
nounced. J.
The Hudson Library houses about
5,000 books. In it may be seen the
compass by which Kelsey laid out
the town of Highlands when the
golf course was a tangle of laurel
and rhododendron tenanted by In
dians instead of golfers. The little
library was begun about the time
the town was founded with one set
of books and has grown steadily
in popularity and volumes since
then.
Father Carey To Hold
Service Here Sunday
The Rev. M. A. Carey of St.
John's Catholic church, Waynes
ville. will conduct services at 8.30
o'clock Sunday morning at the
home of Mr. "and Mrs. John Wasi
lik in the Orlando apartments.
Father Carey holds services in
Franklin on the first and third
Sundays of each month.
INDEPENDENT
3 GIRLS HURT
IN AUTO WRECK
Ted Campbell Bound over
On Reckless Driving
Charge
Charged with reckless driving as
the result of an automobile wreck
Saturday afternoon in which three
girls were injured, Ted Campbell
was bound over to superior court
under $200 bond at a hearing be
fore Magistrate George Carpenter
Wednesday afternoon.
Eula Mae Fonts suffered a brok
en leg in the accident; Blanche
Younce sustained a broken collar
bone and Edna Angel suffered cuts
and bruises. The Fouts girl, daugh
ter of Ham Fouts, is in Angel
hospital.
The three girls were in an auto
mobile with Campbell, who was
driving, and another young man,
Frank Oliver. The car overturned
on an embankment when it failed
to make a curve near Riser's store
on highway No. 28 west of Frank
lin. The young men suffered minor
bruises only.
A warrant charging Campbell with
reckless driving was sworn out by
Walter Angel, father of Edna An
gel. Pless To Speak
Scheduled T o Address
Open Meeting of Legion
Judge J. Will Pless, who is to
preside over the August term of
Macon superior court convening
Monday, has accepted an invitation
to speak at a special meeting of
the Macon county post of the
American Legion in the courthouse
at 8:30 o'clock Thursday night,
August 23. The meeting will be
open to the public, it was stated by
Mrs. Lassie Kelly Cunningham,
vice commander of the post.
Judge Pless is an ex-service man
and a member of the Legion.
At a recent meeting of the Ma
con post the following officers were
elected to serve during the cur
rent year:
G. L. Houk, commander, succeed
ing the Rev. J. A. Flanagan; Mrs.
Lassie Kelly Cunningham, vice com
mander; A. R. Higdon, adjutant:
Rev. Mr. Flanagan, chaplain; Tom
Moss, sergeant-at-arms. C. Tom
Bryson was appointed insurance of
ficer.
FARM TOUR SET
FOR AUGUST 29
Plans for Event Announc
ed; Large Attendance
Expected
V .
Plans for the fourth annual farm
tour of Macon county sponsored by
the Franklin Rotary club were an
nounced this week by F. S. Sloan,
county farm agent and a member
of the Rotary committee on ar
rangements for the event. Wednes
day, August 29, has been set as the
date for the tour.
This year the Rotary club is
extending invitations to all the busi
ness men of Franklin to join with
Rotarians and farmers in making
the tour, one of the chief purposes
of which is to bring about a bet
ter understanding and a closer spir
it of cooperation between farmers
and business . men.
The tour is scheduled to start at
9 o'clock in the morning from the
county courthouse in Franklin. A
number of farms in various sec
tions of the county will be visited
during the morning. Dinner will be
served at noon on the lawn of
Wayne McCracken's home (the R.
P. McCracken farm) in the Holly
Springs community. A charge of
25 cents will be made for each
plate, the proceeds to go to the
Holly Springs church.
Feature of Tour
Features of the tour will be a vis
it to a trench silo in process of
being filled, visits to lespedeza
fields showing the different va
rieties and methods of saving the
seed, inspection of corn fields and
other crops, as well as livestock.
Speakers for the day will include
S. C. Clapp, director of the state
test farm at Swannanoa, and F.
R. Farnham, dairy extension spec
ialist of North Carolina State col
lege. Mr. Clapp will give helpful
and interesting information about
the best varieties, rate of seeding
and time of seeding wheat, rye,
oats and other crops. Mr. Farn
ham is to discuss trench silos and
the feeding of ensilage, and other
things such as winter hay crops.
Several other agricultural experts
also are expected to take part in
the tour.
Delegations from Jackson, Clay,
Cherokee and Rabun counties and
from the Indian reservation in
Swain county have indicated that
they would like, to go on the tour.
Open to All
Mr. Sloan emphasized that al
though the tour is sponsored by
the Rotary club, it is not a closed
affair. He said the club wanted
as many persons as. are interested
to make the trip. Farm boys and
girls, as well as farmers and farm
women, ard invited. More and
more people have been going on the
tours each year since the first was
held and this year's attendance is
expected to be the largest on rec
ord. All those who have cars are
requested to use them, but Mr.
Sloan said transportation would be
supplied for those without cars.
The itinerary and complete pro
gram of the farm tour are to be
announced later.
Box Supper To Be Held
At Holly Springs
A box supper for the benefit of
the Holly Springs church is to be
held at 8 o'clock Saturday night at
the Holly Springs school.
No Services Sunday at
Presbyterian Church
There will be no preaching ser
vices at the Franklin Presbyterian
church or at the Slagle Memorial
Presbyterian church Sunday, ac
cording to an announcement by the
pastor, the Rev. J. A. Flanagan.
Sunday school will be held at the
Franklin church, however, at 10
o'clock.