THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935
THE FRANKLIN PRESS and THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
PAGE SEVEN
jPtolnfefences Now Order of the Day
FOLK FESTIVAL
Highlands Highlights
EDITED BY MRS. T. C HARBISON ?
PLANNED AGAIN
To Be Held in Asheville
First Three Days
In August
ASHEVILLE, July .-Presenting
the music and quaint dance
customs of pioneer days, 500 moun
tain folk, assembling from all sec
tions of the southern Appalachian
mountains, will stage the eighth an
nual Mountain Folk Festival at
Asheville, August 1-3. The event
this year is expected to surpass in
point of attendance and in number
of participants, all of the previous
yearly folk fetes held here.
Twelve expert teams of mountain
dancers and a total of, over 500
pedformers from Western North
Carolina, northern Georgia, east
Tennessee, northern South Carolina
and southwestern Virginia will take
part in the event. The festival,
sponsored during the past seven
years by the Asheville Chamber of
Commerce as a means of preserv
ing the original songs and dance
customs of the highlands, has gain
ed national importance as one of
the principal folk celebrations of
the United States.
The dance teams each composed
of eight men and eight women are
representative of the, most expert
dancers in the old-time mountain
type of dances. Each team repre
sents a specific locality in the
mountain region and the winner of
the annual dance contest will be
adjudged champions in their par
ticular terpsichorean art.
The annual fete will be arranged
under the direction of Bascom La
mar Lunsford, noted student of
mountain ballads and folk customs.
In addition to the dancing con
tests, interest will center about the
individual performances of the many
mountain fiddlers, yodellers, ballad
singers and clog dancers who will
perform in the event. The con
tests among the bands of string
musicians will also be of interest.
Macdn Boy on Staff
Of Dixie Camps
WILEY, Ga., July 10. Floyd W.
Downs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Downs, of Iotla, is office secre
tary at the Dixie Camps for Boys,
eight' miles from Clayton in the
Blue Ridge mountains of North
Georgia.
Dixie camps are owned and op
erated by A. A. Jameson, national
ly known as one of the founders
of the Boy Scout movement in the
United States and for his work
with boys in Y. M. C. A.'s and in
camps. The camps were founded
in 1914 on the Dixie lake in the
Dixie valley of the Blue Ridge
mountains.
Downs has been in the employ of
the Dixie camps for seventeen
months.
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NOTICE TO JUNIORS
Members of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics between
the ages of 40 and 50 years who
have allowed their memberships to
lapse are hereby notified that they
may renew their memberships dur
ing July. See a member of your
council at once. i
Cullasaja Council No. 158 meets
at 8 p. m. each Thursday night.
All members are urged to attend.
SAM J. MURRAY
i Recording Secretary
CULLASAJA COUNCIL No. 158
J. O. U. A. M.
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CHICAGO . . . That the 1936 national political campaign gives promise
of much action ii being indicated these days in the staging of varied
political conferences throughout the middle-west. At Omaha, Boy If.
Harrop, chairman, called a Farmer-Labor convention to order. At Cleveland,
State Senator George H. Bender, opened the Republican Crusaders Con
ference which caused considerable comment in G.O.P. circles. And here
t Chicago, Alfred Bingham, left, national secretary, and Paul H. Douglas,
right, Chicago U. professor and permanent chairman called n "Third
Party" meeting to order.
Pilots Plane Here
Charles. O'Dell, former airline
pilot, plans to bring his big cabin
plane to Franklin Friday. He will
be at the Gilmer Crawford field a
mile west of town on state high
way No. 28 Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. His is the first cabin
plane to come here for the purpose
of carrying passengers. Mr. O'Dell
said he would make frequent flights
each day. Special chartered trips
can be arranged. The pilot claims
1 1 years experience with 4,000 hours
in the air to his credit.
descendants of
J. L. Gibson Hold Reunion
The second annual reunion in
memory of the late John L. Gibson
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lon Campbell Sunday, July 14.
Approximately 35 descendants and
invited friends were present, and
the day was spent in pleasanj re
miniscences. At the noon hour a delicious
lunch was spread on the spacious
porch.
Among those Invited were: Mrs
Fannie Dillard, Mrs. U. L. Hudson
and daughter, Miss Josephine Hud
son, and Miss Eulah Dillard, of
Demorest, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. An
drew DeHart, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Robert DeHart and Mrs. Vinnie
Carter, of Bryson City.
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HOW ABOUT THE PENSION?
sometimes i git interested in
eading the papers espesially when
U comes in line with my views i
hav been especially interested in
.he working of congress and sen
ate for some time, looking to the
interest of the aged and inferm as
i belong to both families
well you see some time back i
gave somewon ten cents to carry
my intrust through and git us old
folks a big pention of two hundred
dollars a month well i dont know
how many of us did give the ten
cents but i guess enough to make
the man feel good and perhaps buy
him a drink but if he gits a drink
and helps git the two hundred dol
lars a month all right hut if he is
only fishing for the dime i dont
feal so well about it i saw an
artickle stating that the president
would whack up fifty fifty with
the states if they would come with
their part for the aged and inferm
now i understand there is about
thirty states that hav a pension
of some kind then in that even if
a state puts out fifteen dollars a
month the government will mach
it making thirty dollars and if the
state only puts five dollars the
government will mach it making
ten dollars and if the state puts
out nothing the government will
not put out any thing
well i saw in the press the other
day where it seams like this state
has left it to the senate to adjust
the matter and that the supreme
court was likely to turn it down
that the act would be unconstitu
tional then if that be so the aged
and inferm in northcarolina will git
nothing while that of other states
will posably thirty or more dollars
a month now it seams to me that
tile aged and inferm of aH the
states should share eaqual in this
pension matter if northcarolina and
a fiew other states is financially
not able to come with their part
then i think the government should
stand behind the weak states so, as
to treat all the aged and inferm
alike
but somewon ask where is all
this money comeing from well that
is the big problem to solve but i
see the government is going to put
out something near five Billion dol
lars to, be spent in the united states
ADMIRAL McCULLY HAS
DISTINGUISHED RECORD
Rear-Admiral Newton Alexander
McLuiiy, of the United States Na
vy, retired, is spending the summer
at Highlands Inn. Rear-Admiral
.vicCuliy, who was born in Ander
son, S. C, in 1867, has a naval
lecord of international note. His
activities during his years of ser
vice aptly mirror the greatness of
nis personality.
in 1879, Newton Alexander Mc
Cully was graduated from the Na
val Academy at Annapolis. He
was promoted to Commander in
.909, to Captain in 19131, and to
Kear-Admiral in 1918. From 1914
to 1917 he was naval attache at St.
. etersburg, Russia. During the
winter of 1917-18 he commanded
ine patrol squadron off the coast
of France, and the following year
was commander of the American
naval forces in American waters.
in 1920 he acted as special agent
ior the Department of State in
Southern Russia, and at this time
assisted the Red Cross and naval
officials in the evacuation of Se
oastopol before the capture of the
city by the forces of Soviet Rus
sia. The same year he brought to
America and later adopted seven
Russian orphans, two of whom,
lonia and Nina, are spending the
summer here.
From 1Mb to 1927 Admiral Mc
Cully was chief of the Navah Mis
sion to Brazil. In July, 1931, after
more than fifty years of service,
he retired. He now spends the
winters in St. Augustine, Fla., and
4 is hoped that he will continue
spending his summers in Highlands.
SHOWER GIVEN BRIDE
A miscelleanous shower of un
usual beauty was given by the
Parent - Teachers' Association in
.lonor of Mrs. O. F. Summer, for
.nerly Miss Edwina Dalrymple, at
Jrisp Inn Tuesday afternoon. A
color scheme of pink and white was
skilfully carried out with sweet
peas, dahlias, and pink and white
lyetras, and in the delicious re
.reshments consisting of pink and
white brick ice cream, and several
varieties of cake. Many beautiful
gifts were presented to the bride
Dy small Polly Rice, daughter of
why could they not chop off a
little chip of that and give it to
us neady old and inferm people
who has spent our lives helpin try
to make this government be a
pleasant place to live looking far
ward that the comeing gineration
would far suspass us in many ways
but the war come and killed out
thousands of brainy boys the de
pression has hit us all it seams to
oe world wide the banks closed
we got to where we could not pay
our honest debts many of us got
to where we could not pay our
taxes many was sold out for taxes
but with fiew exceptions the state
or county as the case may bee had
to bid it in some took out bank
loanes and could not meet the pay
ments lost their homes and all they
had paid on the loan we ccwldent
pay our bank debts not eaven our
taxes now will some wise guy git
us out of this predicement back in
time of the worlds war when mon
ey was afloat people thaught the
good times would last forever they
made debts when they should hav
been paying them
now i under stand that congress
and senate has past a pention law
for the aged over sixty five years
old also the inferm when will it
come into effect or will it ever
come into effect some say it will
only hit the porper class that if
you hav a little kind you will not
git anything now it looks to me
that all the states should share
eaqual in this matter if a state is
weak and cannot come with its
part the strong states or the gov
ernment should provide some means
to make eaqual with the stronger
states so that all would share alike
in this matter now the question
is will the aged and inferm git a
pention and if so how much and
when will they git .it or is this all
campain talk if it is real we want
a little help while we are living if
its campaign talk we will remember
it next election we are waiting to
see the fuiture
with best wishes to the press and
its readers
G. W. Stiwinter.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rice, who
was cunningly dressed as a minia
ture bride, and a youthful groom,
Buddy Hall, small son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. N. Hall, as they drew into
the dining room several white and
pink beribboned wagon loads of
gifts. A large number of guests
greatly enjoyed the affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Summer returned
to Highlands last Thursday after
a short wedding trip. They expect
to be at Hotel Edwards for several
weeks, but are planning to keep
house later. i
George Chastain, his wife and
two children, of Washinsrton. D. C.
are visiting Mr. Chastain's father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Chastain. They expect to be in
Highlands about two weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Coker of the
University of North Carolina. Chan
el Hill, arrived here last week to
spend their vacation at their cabin
near Lindenwood Lake.
Colonel King, of the United
States Army, and his familv ar
rived here Saturday from Kansas
and are spending the summer in
the Shenoard cottatre on Main
street. Colonel King used to visit
Highlands some twenty years ago.
He was at that time a lieutenant
in the army.
Mrs. A. D. Bolton, of Commerce.
Ga.. is visiting here with her fath
er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Davis. ,
Miss Louise Edwards, talented
young artist daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. D. Edwards, is at home
here after spending several months
studying art at Princeton, N. J.
Charlie Paul, who has' been in
Indian River City, Fla., ' for the
past ten months, is with his family
here for a short vacation. .
Miss Mayme Moses and her fath
er, D. J. Moses, from Ellijay, were
guests of Miss Nellie Cleaveland
on July 13th and 14th. Mr. Moses
also visited Prof. T. G. Harbison
while here.
Mrs. Florence Thompson and
her son, Fred Thompson, of An
derson, S. C, were in Highlands
last week-end. (
Mrs. John Deadwiler, of Gaines
ville, Ga., is visiting here with her
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Wylie Smith.
ADDITIONAL
FRANKLIN
SOCIAL ITEMS
BRIDE HONORED AT SHOWER
One of the largest and prettiest
affairs of the season was the mis
celleanous shower given Wednes
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. T. Horsley on eastMain
street, in complimentary to Mrs.
O. F. Summer, nee Miss Edwina
Dalrymple, a recent bride.
Approximately 100 guests called
during the afternoon with lovely
gifts of cut glass, linen luncheon
sets, pottery, towels and dishes and
other gifts too numerous to men
tion. Althea and dahlias were effec
tively used in decorating the re
ception hall and living room, and
the dining room held large bowls
of butterfly bush- and Queen Ann's
lace, the flowers which predominat
ed at the bride's wedding.
The hostesses, Mrs. H. T. Hors
ley, Mrs. Eugene R. Filer and Miss
Willie Mae Ledford, served de
licious refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Gibbs, of
Thomasville, Ga., and Mrs. R. A.
Behrens and sons, Jack and Dick,
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., , are guests
at Trtmont Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wellman, of
Defiance, Ohio, are spending sev
eral days on Cullasaja, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Landrum.
The condition of Mrs. W. P.
Landrum, who has been sick for
several weeks, remains unimproved.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rowland,
residents of Franklin for the past
year, have moved to Lakemont, Ga.
Mr. Rowland is a Forest Service
employe.
Canada Hu II National Parks
Canada's national parks number
18 and have a total area of 12,059
square miles.