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PB,OGBESSIVE
LIBEB.AL
TNBEPEMBEKT
LI, NO. 35
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
ICAL SCHOOL
)PENSMONDAY
ening of Highlands
School Postponed
Two Weeks
ith seven new teachers on the
school faculty and three new
in the elementary grades, the
iklin school will open Monday
;iing for the 1936-37 session.
,ening ;of the Highlands school
been postponed from August 31
[ September 14, according to an
juncement by O. h. Summer,
:ipal, who explained that this
deemed necessary on account
he tourist season being at its
ht.
1C rural schools of the county
idy have opened.
New Faculty Members
;w members of the high school
Ity and their subjects were an-
junced by G. L, Houk, principal,
'ollows;
iss Lucile Chriesman, foreign
uages; Harris Moore, science
athletics; D. L. Herri»ig, science;
s Rebecca Braswell, commercial
•ses; Miss Weaver, English; W.
Finley,, agriculture; and 3.1 iss
herine Porter, English, ^liss
ter formerly w'as a teacher in
elementttry school.
s. Moore, who will teach science
will be in charge of athletics,
graduated from Guilford college
i935, ,al3*l was a member of the
Iford college football team.
Lr. Finley, the new agriculture
:her, has been in the county for
le weeks. He is a native of
th Carolina, but has been work-
in North Carolina for five years
comes to Franklin from Cliff-
;, Rutherford county,
lr. Herring, a science teacher,
; graduated this year from Dav-
)n college.
liss Helen Burch, who served
the high school faculty for a
nber of years .and was super-
)r of county teachers,, has gone
Chicago University to do gradu-
work, it w,as learned. Mr.
uk said no provision had been
de for appointment of another
nty supervisor of teachers.
Other Facuity Members
)ther members of the high school
ulty are:
‘liss Helen Macon, history;
ner Crawford, history; Miss
)rence Stallcup, 'home economics;
ss Ruth Slagle, mathematics;
ss Jennie Gillam, mathematics,
rhe elementary grades faculty
1 be comprised of:
'Irs. Elizabeth Guffey, Mrs. Joyce
:obs Cagle, Mrs. Kate H. Wil
ms, Mrs. 'Elsie W. F'ranks., Mrs.
arl Hunter, Miss Margaret Slagle,
rs. Kathleen Hudson, Mrs. Olive
Eaton, Miss Mayberyl Moody,
iss Helen Patton and Mrs. Lola
Barrington. Miss Patton and
rs. Williams are the new teach-
s; but both were members of the
culty two years ago. i\Irs. Bar-
'gton taught at the Otto school
>t year.
Whiteside—Chief Monolith of the Southern Appalachians
,.;i.
This awe-inspiring mountain near Highlands is one of the Scenic wonders on N. C.
Highway No. 28. It is viewed by thousands of visitors annually. To the Cherokee
Indians it was known as “Sa’nigila’gi—Home of ihe Thunder God, Red !Man of
I^ightning.” As such it 'has been inmiortalized in “War Drums” by Herbert Ravenel Sass.
TABERNACLETO
OPENJUNDAY
Building on Wayah Street
To Seat Congregation
Of Thousand
A large wooden tabernacle on
Wiiyah street is being pushed to
completion this week luider the d|i-
reclion of the Rev. A. A, Angel,
Methodist minister and tombstone
maunfacturer, and will be formally
opened at a service to be held at
3 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
The tabernacle, a frame structure
with ground dimensions of 60 by 90
feet, will seat a congregatio,n of
1,000 people and a choir of 100.
Afr. Angel began last spring to
raise funds to buy the necessary
materials for the building. Work
on it has been under way for #ome
weeks with voluntary labor. Th;
site was given by ]\[r.' Angel him
self.
Outlining the objectives of the
tabernacle, ^Ir, Angel sakl it would
be nonsectarian and was intended
not to compete with established
churches in the community, but to
“promote and encourage a greater
and more active evangelism.” Fie
said it would be “sanely evange-
lestic” and would “encourage affili
ation with and loyalty to the
church of one’s choice.”
He extended a cordial invitation
to all interested persons to attend
the opening service Sunday after
noon. At! this time a name for the
building will be selected by the
pastors of Franklin churches.
INTERESTING PLACES
In Macon County
WHITESIDE MOUNTAIN
HOiUAN GETS
5 TOl YEARS
Pratt Dalton and Monroe
Bingham Also Given
Prison Terms
JFrankliii
Produce Market
latest quotations
(Prices listed below are subject
’ change witlwut notice.)
Uoted .by Farmers Federation, Inc.
Wckens, heavy breed hens 12c
hickens, light weight; lb. .. 10c
'■yers, heavy weight, lb. .. 14c
fysrs, light weight, lb tOc
Ss, doz 27c
ora, b,u. .. " ..-$1.00
'^heat, bu $1.00
ye, bu, $1.10
Qu.ot*d by Nantahala Creamery
"teHib 31c
Mrs. Franks Appointed
Full Time Welfare Head
ilrs. Eloise G. Franks has re
signed as a teacher in the Frank
lin high school to become county
superintendent of public welfare on
a full time basis.
For the past year Mrs. Fianks
has been serving part time as
head
of the county welfare department.
She was placed on a full time basis
the first of this month. She has
offices in the Higdon building on
Main street. Part of her salary is
paid by the county and part by the
'’^^pointment of a full time wel
fare officer was ckemed necessaiy
for the county to qualify for bene
fits under the federal social secur
ity legislation.
Baptist^ To Hear
The Rev. O. O. Bishop
The Rev O. O. Bishop, of Loud-
...ItonTi. ,0 i,.r.ach tl,.
morning and evenfng services Sun
dl^^at to First 'Bapfet. church of
Franklin, ai^ording to^an announce
meut by church officers. .
By MRS. T. C. HARBISON
Whiteside ^Mountain, five miles
north-east of Highlands an the line
between .\lacon a»d Jackson coun
ties,, is perhaps the most outstand
ing point of scenic iHterest in the
vicinity of Highlands.
Whiteside’s elevation of 4,931 feet
is exceeded by a number of other
mountains in the county and by
.‘several others in its immediate vici
nity ; but an escarpment of per
pendicular rock 1,800 feet high on
the southern side gives this moun
tain an ini-pressive grandeur all its
own. It is said to be the chief
monolith of the southern Appa
lachians. The Indians appropriately
named it “Sa’nigila’gi,” which, ac
cording to a glossary of Cherokee
words, means “home of the Thund
er God, Red Man of Lightning.”
Pictured in “War DrUms”
The magnificence of this lofty
and rugged mountain and the
beauty of the surrounding country
have been described by many "writ
ers; but it remained for Herbert
Ravenel Sass, in his absorbing book,
“War Drums,” to establish the le
gends and historic romance of the
country.
The principal characters in this
book are an Indian chief who was
the son of a Scottish noble4iian and
an Indian princess of the ancient
family of the Wind; and a cour
ageous girl of the new world who
had been the toast of London. F’ol-
lowing these and other characters
through the story, the reader is
carried through the wilderiuess from
Charles Town to the summit of
Sa’nigila’gi, or Whiteside, where:
“Often Jolie sat above the
brow of the great precipice at
the s,ummit of Sa’nigila’gi and
gazed down at the Cherokee
town in the vale of Sequilla
far below, and often she heard
faintly the throbbing of war
drums there. Around her as far
as her eye could s,ee spread the
blue and purple panorama of
the mountains.”
The tale goes on to tell how the
jwrple paradise below Sa’nigila’gi
swarmed with relentless foes which
were gathering from towns in the
Smokies,, from Tellico, Nikwasi, and
towns of the War Woman Valley;
from Cullowhee and Kanuga; from
Ocona Lufta, and the Place of
Wounded -Bears; fropi Nantahala,
and from, the ancient town of
Toxawa, the Town of 'the Shedding
of Tears; and from ' Nacoochee,
and Toccoa, and Tallulah, (all fa
miliar names even today.) Never
before had there been such a great
concpntrajion of -w,^rriors and so
ceaseless a movement of war parlies
along the mountain trails.
All these were gathered in the
valley below Whiteside while the
hero and heroine and others of
the book were on the mountain,
lJuring the unrest of the gathering
tribes they lived for a time on
Sa’nigila’gi with danger all ai>o,und,
but were safe from harm as long
as they remai.ned on the mountain
because the Indians would not tres
pass the home of the Thunder
Gfld.
When white clouds shrouded
Sa’nigila’gi, as they often do, it
meant that the Thunder God had
pulled his white buffalo robe over
his shoulders and had gone to
sleep. No Cherokee ever dared to
hunt on the mountain because the
game there was not for them but
for Tsulkalu, IMaster of Game, a
slant-eyed invisible giant, who also
lived at times on Whirteside.
Scene of D'U'el
In “War Drums” one of the in
teresting incidents was that of a
duel fought by two of the char
acters on what is now known as
“the camp ground,” and the loser
was buried there, though j,ust where
his remains are is not. known, as
the marker has long since become
a part of the elements or is a
stone of the natural scenery.
Many other legends and stories
of interest have been told about
Whiteside, but “War Drums” is
the most thrilling and facihating of
all. The characters, according to a
review of the',,book, are based on
individuals in the history of the
Carolina Colonies—and the historic
al background against which runs
the rapid, vivid story of war, piracy
and love, is true in every particular.
Incidentally, the ,author spends
many of his su,mmers at Grim-
shaws below the towering cliffs of
the great Whiteside, Sa’nigila’gi.
Forest Hoilman, young Franklin
man, pleaded guilty to a bill of i,n-
diclment for assault on a female
and was sentenced by Judge W. 1*'.
Harding in Macon county superior
co,urt Tuesday to a term of not less
than five nor more than seven
years in the state penitentiary,
Hoilman was arrested the latter
part of July on a warrant accusing
him of a criminal attack on a
young married woman after enter
ing the room where she and her
husband were sleeping.
The grand jury returned a true
bill charging assault on a female
and Hoilman, acting on the advice
of his attorney, J. F'rank Ray,
pleaded guilty. A packed courtroom
was disappointed when no evidence
was taken in the case. Judge Hard
ing passing sentence on the recom
mendation of the solicitor, John
Queen,
Othter Sentent^es
Pratt Dalton, of Cowee, pleaded
guilty Monday to assault on a fe
male and was given a sentence of
tw'o to three years in prison.
Monroe Bingham, of the Car-
toogechaye community, also was
given a two-year sentence on a
similar charge which was made by
his IS-year-old daughter,
Leo,nard Wood and Clarice Sti-
winter, of the Cullasaja section,
served notice of an appeal to the
supreme co.urt after they had been
sentenced to one year each on an
immorality charge.
Bob Brooks, charged with steal
ing an automobile belonging to D,
G. Stewart, of F'ranklin, pleaded
guilty and was given a sentence of
two years.
Grand Jury Reports
The grand jury, of which C, F.
Moody, of lotla, is foreman, report
ed as follows on th,e condition of
county buildings and institutions:
“We find that the jail is in very
bad condition, and recommend that
it be made sanitary and that it be
so repaired that prisoners cannot
escape, as the bars in the windows
have been cut and glass broken.
“The toilet in the jail is in a very
bad shape and must be kept clean,
and ])ut in good order,
“We note that fire escapes in the
county home have not been con
structed as recommended last term
and demand that they be fixed a't
o,nce.
“We demand that the office near
the so-called ladies’ rest room (in
the courthouse) be demolished and
be turned into a more commodious
room for the comfort of the public,
and that proper signs be p,ut on the
doors of each,
“We find that the courthouse has
been condemned by the state and
city building inspector and demand
that the state regulations be com
plied with at once.”
Quarterly Conference To
Be Held at Union Church
The fourth quarterly conference
of the Macon circuit of the Meth
odist church will be held Sunday at
Union church, according to an an-
ouncement by the Rev. J. B. Tabor,
pastor of the charge.
Mr, Tabor will preach at the 11
o’clock service in the morning and
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon the
Rev, W, A. Rollins, presiding elder
of the Waynesville district, will
preach and hold the business ses
sion of the conference. Dinner will
be served after the morning service
by members o£ Union church,
John O. Hicks Reunion
To Be Held Saturday
The annual reunion of former
students of John O. Hicks, N. A.
F'essenden and T, Neil Kitchens,
pioneer educators in Clay county,
is to be held on the old Hicks
Academy campus near Hayesville,
Saturday, starting at 10‘:30 o’clock
in the morning, A number of
Macon county men who studied
under the.se old schoolmasters are
expected to attend. Addresses are
to be made by prominent men and
luncheon will be served on the
grounds.
Will Elmore, son of Mr. and
Mrs, J. B. Elmore, of West’s Mill,
has returned home from Texas,
where he was a member of the
junior class at Daniel Baker college
during the past year.