Hacottian
PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
IMDEPEJfDEJV'T
VOL. LI. NO. 7
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
REHABILITATION
WORK PUNED
61 Macon Families Now
Receiving Aid Under
Program
The first regional pamphlet de
scribing resettlement and rehabi-
itation activities has just been is
sued from the Division of Informa-
;ion of the Resettlement Admirjis-
ratiion’s regional office, Raleigh,
SI.OTth Carolina.
John R. Faison, farm supervisor,
ind Miss Pauline Powers, home
mp'crvisor for Resettlement Ad-
ninistration in Macon and Clay
:ounties, presented this newspaper
vith a copy today.
In addition to giving the origin,
background and purpose of the
Resettlement Administration, the
jiooklet gives a thoxough explana-
ion of rehabilitation and resettle-
nent which are the two major
)has€s of the Resettlement Admin-
stration program in' North Carolina,
Pennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and
Nest Virginia, the states compris-
ng region IV.
Miacon County Activities
Figures are given in the booklet
ihowing the breakdown by states
)f rehabilitation families being
mred for, the total quota for reg-
on IV being 51,000 families. While
I.uotas are not listed by counties,
vir. Faison, res«ttlement supervisor,
itated that a quota of JOS rehabi-
itation famiUes has been assigned
o Macon county, ,and 61 are now
isted, leaving a quota balance of
7 families.
Under the rehabilitation program
oans and practical supervision are
;xtended for the purchase of seed,
ertilizer and equipment to enaible
arm families to get .on thei^ feet
igain. The booklet describes the
nethod in which these rehabilita-
iion families are assisted.
The ' resettlement phase is de-
cribed as a more permanent part
if the program. It is based on the
act that "There is plenty of good
and and that it is a social a.nd
iconomic waste to continue to culti-
■ate unprofitable acreage.”
In- the resettlement phase twio
dnds of projects are undertaken.
)ne has to do- with acquiring poor
and areas or lands u.nsuited to suc-
essful agriculture and developing
hem for the purposes to which
hey are best adapted. The other
las to do with acquiring good .land
Teas and developing them into
nodel farmsteads. The first are
ailed land utilization projects. The
eeond are called rural resettle-
lent ;or agricultural resettlement
ommunities. A table gives the
lame and location of 25 land utili-
ation projects in region IV which
ave been approved for purchase
nd development involving a total
f 402,634 acres of land at a cost
f $3,388,199 and a total develop-
lent ;cost of $5,526,136.
'ormer Macon County
Aaxi Dies in Tennessee
Fred Hester, Sr., 61, of Memphis,
'enn., but formerly of Macon
ounty, died of pneumonia Saturday
1 a hospital in Jackson, Tenn. He
?as stricken with pneumonia Wed-
esday of last week at Madonna,
'enn., and removed to the hospital
t Jacksion.
A native of Franklin, Mr. Hester
"ent to Osceola, Ark., as a young
tan and married Cora Lee Dila-
unty there. They moved to Jones-
oro. Ark., where Mr. Hester was
Dnnected with several firms as
■aveling representative. He had
ved in Memphis for the past three
ears.
The .body was taken to Jionesboro
)r burial.
Surviving Mr. Hester are a
aughter, Mrs. Paul H. Cockrill, of
lemphis: a son, Fred Hester, Jr.,
t Camden, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs.
^ E. Osborne, of Harrisonville,
Co., and Mrs. J. E. Enloe of
ranklin, Route 1. i
Juniors
To Hold District Meeting
Here February 21
A district-wide class initiation for
district 1 of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics will be
held in the hall of Cullasaja
council, Franklin, at 7:30 o’clock
Friday night, February 21, accord
ing to an announcement by C. W.
Snyder, Jr. O. U. A. M. field
secretary.
This is one of the Washington’s
birthday classes ^^at will be re
ceived in each of the 26 Junior
Order districts in the state. A spe
cial feature of these meetings will
be a radio broadcast over station
WBT, Charlotte, at 10:30 p. m. by
Monroe Adams, of Statesville, state
councilor.
Dr. W. P. McGuire, of Sylva, is
district deputy state councilor for
the first district, which embraces
Clay, Graham, Jackson and Macon
counties. There are 11 ocmncils in
the district with 543 m'embers.
DEATH CLAIMS
GEORGEJRYSON
Funeral to be Held Friday
Morning at Cowee
Church
Burgin Pennell T o Speak
At Meeting of Ex-Service
Men of County on Feb. 22
Burgin P«nneU, vice commander
of the North Carolina department
of the American Legion, has ac
cepted an invitation to address a
meeting of World War veterans
of Macon county to be held Sat
urday night, February 22, lon the
roof garden of the Scott Griffin
Hotel, it was announced yesterday
by G. A. Jones, commander of the
Macon county legion post.
The meeting will .be sponsored
by the Legion, but all the World
War veterans in the county, some
thing over 200 in number, are in
vited to attend.
The meeting will start with an
oyster supper at 7:30 o’clock. Im
mediately afterwards Mr. Pennell
will explain all phases of recent
legislation relating to payment of
adjusted service certificates.
Mr. Pennell’s address will be fol
lowed by a program of entertain*-
ment, including music and clog
dancing. Time also will be set apart
for ex-service men attending to
renew acquaintances and exchange
views.
A charge of 50 cents a plate will
be made for the supper to cover
the evening's expenses, Mr. Jones
said, and he requested thos-e de
siring to attend to send their
names, together with the oover
charge, to A. R. Higdon, post ad
jutant, at the Franklin Hardware
store, not later than February 20.
“Ex-service men who do not care
to attend the supper are invited to
attend the meeting immediately
afterwards,” Mr. Jo,nes said. “It is
hoped that all ex-service men in
the county will be there, and it is
believed that every one will have
a rousing good time.”
An invitation to address the
meeting was extended by legion of
ficers last week to Josephus Dan
iels, Jr., state commander; but Mr.
Daniels was unable to acccpt.
George T. Bryson, 76, formerly
of Macon county, died at 3 o’clock
Wednesday morning at his home
in Atlanta, Ga. He had been suf
fering from high blood pressure
for nearly a year.
Mr. Bryaon was one of the first
rural mail carriers in this county,
having served Route 3 for a num
ber of years. Before going to At
lanta 18 years ago he was a mem
ber of the Cowee Baptist church
and for several years was super
intendent of the church’s Sunday
school. He was a son of the late
James and Emeline Shepherd
Bryson, of the Cowee community.
Mr. Bryso-n’s body, according to
information received from Atlanta,
will ibe brought back to Macon
county for burial. The .funeral is
to be held at 11 o’clock Friday
morning at the Cowee Baptist
church.
Surviving Mr. Bryson are his
widow, who before marriage was
Miss Ella Matlock; a ao'n, Ballard
Bryson, of Miami, Fla.; two daugh
ters, Miss Dora Bryson and Mrs.
Walter Bennett, both of Atlanta;
and three brothers, Jud Bryson, of
New York; R. L. Bryson, Sr., of
Spruce Pine, and T. C. Bryson, of
West’s Mill.
Ann Siler’s Textile Art
Attracts Wide Attention
Article About Franklin
Girl Published In
The State
Saturday Is Deadline For
TVA Farm Applications
Saturday night of this week is
the deadline for filing of applica
tions by Macon county farmers for
designation of TVA demonstration
farms, it was announced today by
S. W. Mendenhall, county farm
agent.
Mr. Mendenhall urged all farm
ers planning to submit applications
for selection of their farms under
the TVA program to lose no time
in turning in their application
blanks.
The farm agent also urged farm
ers desiring to take advantage of
a cooperative order for lespedeza
seed to place their orders with
him immediately, as Saturday is the
last day they will be received.
Turner May, of Flats,
Bitten by Mad Dog
Bitten by a mad dog the latter
part of January while working in
Hayesville, Turner May, of Flats,
this county, is now undergoing
anti-rabies treatment. After the dog
attacked Mr. May it was killed and
its head sent to the state labora
tory at Raleigh for examinatkbn.
The laboratory reported the ani
mal was infected with hydrophobia
and Mr. May went to Hayesville
for treatment iby Dr, J. M, May.
(EDITOR'S NOTE—The fol
lowing article labout Miss Annie
Will Siler, Franklin girl who
has tna^de a name for hers'elf
in New York, was written flby
Aline Hughes and rappeared in
the February 8th issue of The
State under the heading, “Tar
heels in New York.” Miss Siler
is a daiuighter of Mrs. F.' L.
Siler land the late Dr. Siler, of
Franklin.)
NO. 62—ANN SILER
Ann Siler lives in a big old-fash
ioned red ibrick house at 17 East
9th Street, just two blocks north
of Washington Square. Her apart
ment is a very pleasant and liv
able one, with big siouth windows,
an open fireplace and comfortable
chairs, a piano and bookshelves
within reach, as well as the draw
ing board and artist’s materials
which one might expect. Miss Siler
herself is a very modest and matter
of fact young person, with very
direct blue eyes and honey-oolored
hair, which she wears twisted
around her head.
She is a textile designer for the
Orinoka Mills, an old established
New York firm which makes wov
en upholstery and drapery mate
rials. Occasionally of course their
materials are used for other pur
poses,, such as a coat recently dis
played by Bergdorf Goodman
which was made from material de
signed by Miss Siler. Also the
walls of the King Cole Room at the
St. Regis Hotel are covered with
damask designed by her.
Miss Siler does her work at
home, though she keeps in ck>sc
touch with her office. Mos-t of her
designs are made up according to
orders or suggestions from the firm,
though her own ideas are picked
up from all kinds of sources and
used constantly. She attends many
art exhibitions, lectures on art, and
so on, keeping up with trends in
furniture and material designs. She
has learned a goad deal about
weaving in connection with her
work.
One of her designs, in which
small figures were engaged in va
rious kinds of sports, was displayed
at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in an exhibition which traveled
about to various museums. She has
also 'had work in other exhibitions.
The January issue of “The Ameri
can Home” rtientions her among
the promising young designers of
today in an article called “Amer
ican Design for American Homes.”
Miss Siler .was born in Franklin,
North Carolina, where her mother,
Mrs. F. L. Siler, and other mem
bers of her family live now. She
early began to want to become an
interior decorator, and feeling that
New York offered the (best oppor
tunities for study, she entered the
New York School of Applied De
sign for Women not long after
she had finished high school She
spent two or three years in various
jobs ibefore she was offered the
po’sition with the Orinoka Mills,
with which she has been connected
for the past five years.
Last May, Miss Siler spent a de
lightful vacation in England, wit
nessing many of the Siver Jubilee
celebrations for the late king. But
her most enjoyed experience seems
to have been ten days spent visit
ing friends at a small village in
Oxfordshire, at the time when the
hawthorn hedges were in bloom
and bluebells carpeting the beech
woods, with blooming apple trees
and tulips to complete the picture.
She relates that when she went
into Liberty’s store in London and
was asking about trends in design,
the gentleman who was showing
her the store replied in surprise,
“Why, we always go to New York
for new ideas.”
Methodist Women Hold
Quarterly Zone Meeting
The ^ quarterly zone meeting of
the missionary societies of Metho
dist churches in Macon county was
held Wednesday in the Franklin
Methodist church.
Mrs. Gordon Moore, zone leader,
presided. The Rev. J. B. Tabor
opened the meeting with a de
votional service., after which there
was a program of music with Mrs.
Harry Higgins at the piano.
„ theme of the meeting was
“Officers Training,” and Mrs. F. E.
Branson, district secretary of the
Waynesville district, gave instruc
tions ^ to the officers of various
societies present as to the proper
exercise of their duties. A message
on “Faith” was given by Mrs. J.
Dale Stentz, of Lake Junaluska.
A plate lunch was served by the
ladies of the Franklin society, after
vvhich a playlet was presented by
six girls of the intermediate Sun
day school class.
THREE INJURED
IN AirrO WRECK
Franklin Women Return
Home After Accident
In Georgia
Three Franklin women injured in
an automobile accident near Hamp
ton, Ga., Sunday afternoon were
brought back to their homes this
afternoon in an * ambulance. All
three women—Mrs. W. H. Sellers,
Mrs. E. K. Cunningham and
daughter, Mrs. W. T. Moore—were
reported to have stood the trip
well, btrt all were still suffering
from their injuries.
Mrs. Sellers sustained a broken
Qollar bone, a scalp wound and
bruises. Mrs. Cunningham suffered
chest injuries, bruises and shock,
and Mrs. Aloore’s back was
wrenched. It was necessary for
Mrs. Cunningham to make the trip
back to Franklin in a cot and a
doctor was called in upon her ar
rival. Mrs. Sellers and Mrs. Moore
were able to sit in partly reclin
ing seats.
“Road Hog” Blamed
The accident occurred about 2:30
o’clock Sunday afternoon cm a
curve on the Atlanta-Athens high
way where 12 other auto mishaps,
costing the lives of three persons,
were reported to have occurred.
A "road hog” was blamed for the
accident. He was reported to have
forced another cai-, as well as the
one o'ccupied by the Franklin wo
men, from the road when he at
tempted to pass out of turn. Mr.s.
Moore was at the wheel of the
Franklin car and when she at
tempted to turn back into the
highway after making room for the
“road hog” the outside wheels of
the car sank into the loose earth,
sending the machine somersaulting.
It turned over,four times, landing
on its side.
Taken to Hospital
A mechanic at a nearby garage
saw the accident and summoned
help. The “road hog” did not stop.
The women were taken to a hos
pital at Griffin, Ga., near Hampton,
for treatment. All of them were
unconscious, it was reported.
Immediately upon being informed
of the accident Mrs. Moore’s hus
band and Carl Tysinger went to
Griffin. Mr. Tysinger returned
Monday night and Mr. Moore re
mained to accompany the injured
women on their return in an ambu
lance today,
Mrs. A. R. Higdon, who also was
in the car with Mrs. Moore, Mrs.
Cunningham and Mrs. Sellers, aJI
of whom were on a vacation trip
to Florkla, suffered only slight in
juries and was able to continue 'her
trip to Deland, Fla., by train on
Monday.
Miss Ruth Poindexter, a teacher
in the Smithfield, N. C. schools,
arrived Tuesday ,to spend a week
with her mother, Mrs. Jim Poin
dexter, m the lotla community.
Miss Poindexter’s school was closed
on account of recent heavy snows
and bad weather.
Coveted Award
To Be Given 2 Franklin
Boy Scouts
The Smoky Mountain district of
the Daniel Boone council, B*y
Scouts of America, will hold its
regular monthly court of honor at
7:30 o’clock Monday night in the
Franklin Presbyterian church, ac
cording to an announcement by the
Rev. Frank Bloxham, scoutmaster
of the local troop.
Boys from Cherokee, Cullowhee,
Sylva, Bryson City and Franklin
will receive awards and merit
badges at this meeting. Tvro
Franklin boys^-Charles Slagle and
Andrew Jones—are to receive the
highest award in scouting—the
Eagle scout badge.
This is a great honor, not only
for these boys and their troop, ibut
for the whole community,” Mr.
Bloxham said. “The public is asked
to attend the meeting in full force.
•Scouting is making much headway
and the cooperation of parents and
others is requested to help forward
the work in Franklin.”