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VOL. XLIX. NO. 36 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. , 1934 $1.51 PER YEAR 75 AT EASTERN STAR MEETING All Chapters in 12th Dis trict Represented at Gathering With 75 members present from seven chapters, a district meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star of the 12th North Carolina district was held Wednesday in the Ma sonic hall on Church street. The chapters represented, includ ing all in the district, were Clay Chapter No. 11, Andrews Chapter No. 15, Tuckaseegee Chapter No. 16, Oce Chapter No. 96, Sylva Chap ter No. 96, East LaPorte U. D. Chapter and Nequassa Chapter Mo. 43, the host chapter. After a ritualistic opening con ducted by the local chapter, Mrs. Eloise O. Franks, distnct deputy grand matron, presided over the meeting and introduced distinguish ed guests, including state and dis trict officers. Mrs. Flora liean, worthy matron of Nequassa Chap ter, was present to direct the ritual istic opening despite the fact she had been seriously ill for some weeks. An interesting feature of the meeting was a memorial service for Dr. S. H. Lyle, of Franklin, a past grand patrcm of the Eastern Star in North Carolina, and for Mrs. Maude Killian, of Hayesville, past district deputy grand matron. An address of welcome was made to the visitors by J. Frank Ray, Franklin mayor, to which response was made by M. Y. Jarrett, wor thy patron of Oce Chapter. Other addresses were made by Mrs. Joyce Finlator, associate grand matron; Mrs. Clyde P. Fitzgerald, worthy grand matron; Mrs. Daisy Mae Davis, past worthy grand matron; Mrs. Eunice Hill Church, grand electra; Mrs, Clyde P. Fitzgerald, worthy grand matron, and H. W. Colwell, worthy grand patron. Luncheon was served the dele gates to the meeting by the hos tess chapter in the scout house back of the Masonic hall. Oak Grove School Honor Roll Announced L. J. Smith, principal of the Oak Grove school, has announced the following honor roll for the first month of the 1934-35 term: First grade John Bradley, Hil dred Taylor, Mildred Taylor. Second grade Betty Bradley, Charles L. Browning, Grace Davis, Ella Houston, Clarence Icenhour, Dorothy Welch. Third grade Robert West, Vin son Garrett, C. D. Lakey. Fifth grade Weaver Bradley, Annie Byrd Bradley, Nelson 'Lakey. Sixth grade Bedell Bradley, Ed Bradley. Seventh grade Wayne Bradley, Helen Browning, Lynette Martin, Hoke Meadows. J lUB FLIERS ORXlUG OUTUE BELIEF PAYKoll VYEUT OH STRIKE YESTERDAY 'CAUSE THERE vmut. MO PLACE T FAKK THEIR CARS r mm i v II U PROGRESSIVE - ..."..H tmy:-r:::.v.: I J' :;..:-::vjj Jt fc;Ay.y.-.v.'.y.v.y.v, '''Mm ' t a a JHk HK3 Bruce Barton's writings never fail to inspire. He is conceded to be one of America's clearest thinkers. He selects his subjects with care. only after tireless study and re search. Barton's objectives are al ways for constructive enlightenment and uplift. He writes to the in dividual, to you and to me. He searches out the errors and mis takes of living by interpreting Christianity. Mr. Barton is a reg ular contributor to The Franklin Press and Highlands Maconian. "The BOOK," Mr. Barton's pres ent offering, is a regular feature every week. You are missing a fine series if you fail to read these articles. Young Democrats To Hold District Meeting A dozen- or more Young Demo crats from Macon county are ex pected to go to Waynesville Satur day afternoon for a meeting of the Young Democratic organization of the 11th congressional district, of which John W. Edwards, of Franklin, is chairman. A business session is to be held in the afternoon in the Waynes ville school, at which addresses are scheduled to be made by Con gressman Zeb Weaver and Doyle Alley, state president of the Young Democrats. A banquet is to be held in the Masonic temple at 7:30 p. m. and, Mr. Edwards announced Wednes day, Senator Robert R. Reynolds has accepted an invitation to be the principal speaker. Mrs. Eliza Gibson Dehart Dies in Bryscn City Mrs. Eliza Ann Gibson Dehart, a native of Macon county, died at the age of 90 years at her home in Bryson City Friday. The fun eral was held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Jackson Line cem etery with the Rev. William Buc hanan officiating. Mrs. Dehart suffered an injury to her hip in a fall about eight months ago and since then had been con fined to her bed. Mrs. Dehart was a member of the Cold Springs Baptist church. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Amendia Buckner, of Hayes ville; Mrs. Fanny Raby, Mrs. Sar ah Welch, of Moody, Tex.; Mrs. Abie Paris, of Texas, and Miss Betty Dehart, of Bryson City, who was taking care of her mother at the time of her death; three sons, Tohn, Henry and Joseph, all of Bryson City; and a number of grandchildren and great grandchil dren. She also is survived by four sisters, "Aunt" Betsy Jane Grant, of Franklin; Mrs. Nancy Cardon, of Leatherman; Mrs. Margaret Carter, of Anderson, S. C; Mrs. Fanny Dillard, of Demorest, Ga.: and one brother, Thomas Gibson, of Iotla. SUPPER POSTPONED A benefit supper scheduled ta be held at Louisa Chapel Saturday night of this week has been post poned until 8 p. m. Saturday, Sep tember 1, (Sty ftslanite Hanmimt LIBERAL Agent Due Friday To Choose Site for Federal Building T. L. Starr, post office in spector and site agent, will ar rive here tomorrow to investi gate proposed sites for a feder al building for Franklin, it was announced today by. T. W. Por ter, postmaster. Bids for a site for the build ing were opened here on Mon day, July 23, and delay in ar rival of a postal department agent to select a stte has aroused considerable concern, many fear ing that something might have occurred to thwart the pro ject, for which $71,000 has been allocated. Mr. Porter stated,, however, that he had received informa tion from Washington that the federal government had deter mined to erect the building and that no oppsition would be al lowed to interfere with its plans. At the opening of bids for the proposed federal building POET-TRAVELER VISITING HERE Meredith A. Johnston Writes Tribute To Spirit of NRA Meredith A. Johnston, author, poet, traveler and devotee of th grand old game of chess, is a visit-J or in Franklin, stopping at the home of Mrs. Laura Bryson Har- rington, "Dixie Hall." Mr. Johnston is a native of Lex-! ington, Ky., where he learned to love fine horses; but he now claims1 Virginia as his home. There he lived for a number of years in one of the finest old mansions surviving colonial days "Claremont." Every president before Lincoln, many gov ernors and other notables are said to have enjoyed the hospitality of Claremont, which was in the build ing from 1650 to 1660. Mr. Johnston lived there until the death of his wife in 1929. Since then he has mostly traveled. He came here from Asheville a few days ago, dropped into the office of this newspaper to borrow a type writer for a few moments. When he left the editor found on his desk the following poetic tribute to the spirit of the NRA: A Pourpoe Divine Ingratitude, down thru the ages; 'Tis a picture strange to see, But offset by a patriot pleading, For a great Nation's re-cov-ery NRA's BLUE EAGLE divine symbol, of service Stands thru the year's long span, Valorously pressing onward with General Johnson leading the van. I Women stand back of our patriots; Woman's the pain and the loss; And patriots give their all To the fighter who bears a cross And women, on rounds of mercy, Have faith for a Nation whole Undivided backing it's purpose divine, To heal wounds of the flesh and soul. ; I It is writ in the Book Beloved, The truth of an old, old law, That some must fetch and carry For those that hew and draw. To serve is to know love's bounty, Come words from far Galilee "As ye do it unto my countrymen, So have ye done it unto me!" Box Supper To Be Held At Academy School An old fashioned box supper and cake walk will be held at Academy school house at 8 o'clock in the evening, Friday, September 7. Pro- 1 tCCUS U Will 111V . 1. 1 ' ' V Vi l'v u.iv I for the benefit of the school. INDEPENDENT site 13 proposals were submit ted by eight property holders or their agents, the prices ask ed ranging from $1,500 to $10, 000. It is understood that the government generally limits the amount it pays for postoffice sites to 10 per cent of the ap propriation for both site and building. The government has not an nounced when it will entertain bids for construction of the. Franklin federal building or when the definite selection of a site will be made. As the appropriation comes from an emergency fund, set up with view to relieving unemployment, it is thought that delay will be avoided as far as possible. Work on the building should supply jobs to many men, both skilled and unskilled. The govern ment's policy Is to require the use of local labor as far as possible. CONVICT CAMP ABOUT FINISHED Lawrence Ramsey Expect ed To Be Appointed Superintendent Finishing touches are being made this week on the state convict camp on the old Camp Ground property on highway 286 -near the outskirts of Franklin and convicts are ex pected to be quartered in the bar racks building within the next ten days. The building will house ap proximatey 100 convicts, who will be used on road maintenance work. Appointment of superintendent, steward and other members of the camp personnel is expected in a few days. State prison and public works officials were here Monday sounding out public opinion in re gard to the appointments, but de clined to announce their decision. It is thought likely, however, that Lawrence Ramsey will receive the appointment of superintendent. The position will pay between $1,100 and $1,200 a year. Reemployment Office In New Quarters The Macon county office of the National Reemployment Service has moved from the Odd Fellows hall to offices over the Macon Theatre affording more compact facilities. Expense of renting the offices, maintaining telephone service, and also of office supplies is borne personally by John W. Edwards, manager of the office. In most communities offices and expenses are supplied by the county govern ment. Mr. Edwards said the office woujd be open from .8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. He advised all unemplofed persons to register at the office at least once every three months. Since the inauguration of the reemploy ment service in August, 1933, Mr. Edwards said, the Macon county office has placed 1,210 persons on jobs. Florida Jurist Visiting Franklin Judge George W. Tedder, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is among the distinguished visitors to Franklin this sucmer. Judge Tedder, his wife, daughter and son are guests at Trimont Inn on Harrison ave nue. They came to Franklin plan ning on a short stay here, but liked the climate and the scenery so well they deoided to remain longer. CATTLE SALE BRINGS $3 ,599 278 Head Sold at Wed nesday's Auction; An other Sale Called Approximately $3,500 was paid Macon county farmers Wednesday for 278 head of cattle sold at an auction at the Franklin depot con ducted by R. A. Patton and Bob Davis. A few farmers expressed disap pointment in the prices and took their cattle home, but most of them were satisfied. Cattlemen said the prices were equal, if not bet ter, to recent prices paid in Clyde and Asheville. The prices ranged from two to four and a half cents a pound, according to the grade. Buyers were present from Ashe ville, Greenville, Spartanburg, At lanta and Knoxville. One buyer paid out $1,250. Bob Patton acted as auctioneer and Carl Slagle kept books on the sale. Pleased with the outcome of this sale, Mr. Patton and Mr. Davis called another sale for Wednesday, September 19. More Western Cattle Brought Here Another shipment of western cat tle, brought east by the federal emergency relief administration from the drought stricken areas, arrived here Monday. The shipment consisted of eight car loads, a total of 259 head. Farmers were disappointed in the quality of the stock, most of them being old cows. Only about one car load, it was stated, was of the same fine quality as the shipment of 330 head received Tuesday of last week. The cattle were distributed to various Macon county farmers for grazing by the Rev. S. R. Crock ett, emergency relief farm agent. Farmers will be paid 50 cents to a dollar a month per head for graz ing the cattle. Auto Crash Victim Leaves Hospital Mrs. J. J. Carswell,- who has been in Angel hospital for the past three weeks, returned to her home in Augusta, Ga., last Saturday. Mrs. Carswell, who was injured in an automobile wreck when the car in which she was riding, collid ed with a tar truck at the inter section of the old Georgia road and highway No. 28, suffered a fractured pelvis and crushed chest. Mrs. Gus Yorke, of Chipley, Fla., also an occupant in the car, who suffered a fractured pelvis, will not be removed to her home until about October 1. Betterment Association To Meet Friday Night A meeting of the North Macon Betterment Association, an organi zation recently formed to promote the interests of the northern end of the county, has been called to take place in the Cowee school house at 8 o'clock Friday night of this week. A meeting of the asso ciation scheduled for last Friday night was called off on account of a heavy rain. Revival Being Held At Carson's Chapel A revival meeting is now in prog ress at Carson's Chapel Methodist church with the Rev. John M. Watts, of Floral City, Florida, do ing the preaching. Services are held each night at 8 o'clock. Large crowds have been attending.
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