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PROGRESSIVE
LIBETIAL
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LI, NO. 43
FRANKLIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
FOOL PLAY
bondjy jury
(t.Gunningham s Death
(attributed to Auto
j Accident
, death of Robert Cunningham,
’ body was remov'ed from the
saja river Thursday of last
’after a five-day search, was
jy a-coroner’s jury to “an un
able automobile accident in
■rdict filed Wednesday with
■lerk of tbe court,
e jury met Thursday afternoon
^st week, after Cunningham’s
had been brought to Bryant’s
■al home in Franklin, and re-
d after examining the body
-convened twice this week to
'witnesses and to probe ix)S-
tiesjof foul play, bait reported
ng “no evidence-of .any injury
oul play to the said Cunnmg-
prior to the time of the auto
lent.”
Coroner’s Jury
embers of tbe jury, which was
ineled by Coroner C. M. Moore,
A Setser, George Mashburn,
, Bingham, J. S. Womack, Lest-
3onle'y, and C. M. Dills.
le iury’s verdict substantwted
accounts of the three surviving
ipants of the car—Charles Pen
1 who was driving, Agnes beay
’ Bernice Seay. Penland an
les Seay sustained only minor
ries, but Bernice Seay is m
r.el hospital suffering frorn an
’red foot, broken hand and m-
lal injuries. _
he group was returning from a
,ce in Highlands the night ot
urday, October 11, when the car,
led by Cunningham but driven
Penland, overturned after round-
a curve and plunged 75 feet
vn an embankment into the Cul-
ija river.
Fuineral Held
'uneral services for Cunningham
re held at 11 o’clock last Friday
rning at the lotla Methodist
irch. The Rev. C. C. Herbert,
, pastor of the Franklin Metho-
t church; the Rev. A. S. Soles-
Baptist minister, and the Rev.
Acres, pastor of the Franklin
;thodist circuit, were in charge of
; rites. Burial was in the lotla
netery.
Pallbearers were W. T. Moore,
leis Kiser, John HauSer, Charles
mland, Harold Dalrymple and
:b Cansler.'
The i lotla church was crowded
r the funeral with friends of the
ceased from all over the county.
Mong those attending were some
Cunningham’s relatives from
ancombe county; An aunt, Mrs.
oak phamibers, and son, Horace
unnir^ham, and two daughters,
nnabelle and Blanche Chambers,
: Weaverville, and a cousin, How-
"d Jones, of Asheville.
Cunningham is survived by his
arents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cun-
ingham; two sisters. Miss Hazel
■unningham and Mrs. Cary Pat-
w, and two brothers, Ralph and
Marshal.
Scalds Fatal
Ellijay Child Dead and
Mother in Hospital
Betty Joe Taylor, 11-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Harry
Taylor, of the Ellijay section, was
fatally scalded early Wednesday
afternoon when she upset a tub
of boiling water her mother had
prepared for washing.
Mrs. Taylor, her feet severely
scalded, and the child were brought
to Angel hospital for treatment.
There was no hope for the child’s
recovery, however, and she died at
midnight. Her entire body, except
for the face, was scalded. Mrs.
Taylor was reported today to be
recovering. She is a daughter of
Mrs. Pierce Moses and the late
Mr. Moses.
Congressional Candidates Speak in Franklin
FRANKLIN WINS
FROMBREVARD
Team Scheduled to Play
At Sylva Tomorrow
Afternoon
FrankUn high school’s football
team won its first victory of the
season last Friday afternoon, trounc
ing the Brevard high eleven 14 to
0 on a rain-soaked field.
The local boys scored their first
touchdown in the second quarter,
when Dan Wilkie recovered a
fumble by F. Higdon after the
hard-driving fullback had made a
four-yard line plunge to the goal
line where the muddy' ball slipped
from his grasp. The extra pom
was made by a line drive.
Line Drives Successful
The second touchdown came m
the third quarter with aj®e plunge
bv F. Higdon after the FrankUn
boys had gotten in striking dis-
Sce of the go.al line by a series
of line drives. Another plunge by
Higdon resulted in the extra point.
Both Franklin’s hne and back
field were impresnive. F. Higdon
was outstanding as a
er, making a 27-yard run in the
{i;st quarter and averaging four
and a half yards per carry foi the
enlire game Perry, B. Higdon and
Reynolds also played stellar foo
ball and gained much ground.
Brevard put up a good figh ,
but was outweighed and outclassed
Kv the Franklin team.
A number of substiUitions were
made, most of Frankhn’s reser e
(retting into action m the tmai
Ster Franklin chalked up seven
downs to f-e for to losers,
pky Sylva TomJirtiow
Tomorrow afternoon a
o’clock Franklin is scheduled to
Jlay the Sylva high eleven at Sylva^
A crowd from here is expected to
’•'Mowing is .he llne-«P
Friday’s game: Brevard
Franklin Carter
CONGRESSMAN ZEB WEAVER
CLYDE H. JARRETT
School Children Treated
At Free Dental Clinics
Public Health Dentist
Performs 3,313
Operations
A summary of the activities of
Dr. Robert Masten, public health
dentist, in a 12-weeks series of free
clinics held in the public schools of
Macon county was made public
this week by M. D. Billings, county
superintendent of schools.
The report s.hows that Dr. Masten
visited 22 schools, examined 1,661
children, treated 663 of them, re
ferred 499 to local dentists for
treatinent and found, 420 whose
teeth needed no attention.
The total number of operations
performed by Dr. Masten was 3,313.
He made 509 amalgam fillings, 122
cement fillings, gave 1,042 silver
nitrate treatments, extracted 9/3
teeth, cleaned the teeth of 657
children and gave 30 miscellaneous
treatments.
Besides this. Dr. Masten deliver
ed 48 lectures on oral hygiene be
fore audiences aggregating 1,687.
LOAN PAYMENTS
MADEPMMPTLY
RehabiUtation Supervisors
Report Good Record
In County
^ Franklin
Produce Market
latest QUOTATIONS
Pattillo
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Mockey
Guest p ^ ^ Morris
Waldroop ^ Haller
Pendergrast ... - Tinsley
Setzer ^ ”
Slagle ,
Wilkie
!M!ull
■n ■p' Nelson
Q-Q Shuford
(Prices listed below are subject
0 change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmers Federation, Inc.
“hickens, heavy breed hens 12c
j-hicbens, light weight, lb. .. 10c
Pfyers, heavy weight, lb. .. 12c
"yers, light weight, lb 10c
Eggs, Woz. 28c
Corn, jbu, .. 90c
'^heat, hu. . .V.'.V.'.V.'.' $1-00
Rye, 'bu $1.10
Potatoes, No.’Y'!’.".!! $1-15
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
Butte^fat, lb 29c
Perry ^r-n ... Teague
B, Higdon .. L w c
Reynolds Allison
F. Higdon ^
H»o“fo^3rTBirthday
birthday served on
A picnic centered
A ijjg ^as centered
the lawn. Ih bearing candles,
with a lovely cje bearmg^^
Attending were g
Moore’s J„®y'in / Mrs. Jennie
Slagle, of tn^gechaye, and Mrs.
Nolen, of Ca S with
Clarence Sm.th,^o^ invited guests,
SeS approximately 25.
EXHBrr TO BE
HELD SMURDAY
Work of Varioius Federal
Relief Agencies To
Be Portrayed
What is being accomplished in
WPA sewing rooms, on NYA and
ere projects in Macon county wi
be portrayed in exhibits that will
be on display in the courthouse
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m, Saturday.
Perhaps the most complete dis
play will be that of garments and
other articles made by the 61
women employed m the county s
sewing rooms, which are ,under the
of Mr». G. A Jon«
These sewing rooms have been
both factories and mstruction
classes The women have been
taught to cut, fk and .™ake clo h-
ing for the entire family, and also
to make q.uilts, sheets, towe s, pil
low cases, bedspreads, knitted artic
les and fancy needlework. ^
Mrs John Trotter, supervisoi of
ere 'teaching, and her a^'^^ant
Miss Mildred Moore, will have an
exhibit of home work done _ y
ere pupils. A lunch room project
supervised by Miss ^ Ethel Hurst
;il be represented in an exhibit
Sat is •»! how
is served in six rural schools.
Work of other agencies is o a
different nature and will be dif
ficult to portray; but the NY
nnder the supervision of Mrs. J. A-
Ordway, and the ^ecreatiana^, pr^-
iects, directed by Dr. T. J. UJNeii,
also will be represented by ex
hibits. And a performance will be
o-iven by an amateur orchestra
organized by Dr. Q-Neil.
Approximately half of the pay
ments due this year on rehabilita
tion loans extended to Macon
county farmers by the resettlement
administration have already been
collected, it was announced this
week by John R. Faison and Miss
Pauline Powers, rural rehabilita
tion supervisors for the county.
“In view of the fact that none
of the .notes are due to date,” Mr.
Faison commented, “this is regard
ed as a very good showing. This
high percentage of collections has
been made possible by the better
than ordinary prices being received
by farmers in the trucking sections
of the county. It is' our aim to
have Macon county at the top in
the state in accomplishments in the
program, and we are working for
a 100 per cent collection record.”
Collections for the whole state
on rehabilitation loans amOiUnted
to $249,883 on October 8, acc»rding
1 to figures announced by the region
al finance and control manager of
tbe resettlement administration. In
view of the fact that in a large
portion of the state the marketing
season is just getting under way,
this is regarded as an unusual rec
ord. This repayment figure amounts
to more than 12 per cent of the
amount due for the entire five-year
period covered by. the rehaibilita-
tion loans, and is a much larger
portion of the annual installment
actually due dut oi this year’s
crops.
BOTH PARTIES
HOLDRALUES
Weaver,and Jarrett Heard;
Saturday Last Day for
Registering
With the general election less
than two weeks off. Democratic
and Republican campaign workers
were busy this week whipping their
organizations into line for the final
drive for Macon county’s votes.
Both parties have county cam
paign managers—Frank I Murray
for tbe Democrats and E. B. De
Hart for the Republicans.
A Republican rally, with an at
tendance of two hundred, was held
Saturday afternoon at the court
house. Clyde H. Jarrett, of An
drews, G. O. P. nominee for con
gress in this district, was the prin
cipal speaker.
A Democratic rally, with Con
gressman Zebulon Weaver as the
speaker, w»as held at the courthouse
Tuesday night. Several hundred
perso,ns attended.
Reynolds Coming
Mr. Murray announced today
that Senator Robert R. Reynolds
is scheduled to come to Franklin
for an address, but the date had
not been set.
The Democrats also are carrying
their campaign to all quarters of
tTie county in a series of sectional
rallies sponsored by the Young
Democratic clubs. Addresses are
made at these m'Cetings by some
of the county candidates and other
Democratic speakers.
Monday night a Young Demo
cratic meeting was held at Holly
Springs school and on Tuesday
night a similar meeting was held
at Ellijay. Tonight a Yo.ung Demo
cratic m'Ceting is scheduled at Otto.
Next week there will be meetings
at 7:30 p. m. at Kyle on Monday,
at Burningtown on Tuesday and
at Cowee on Wednesday.
Registration En'ds Saturday
Saturday of this week is the last
day for tbe registratio,n of new
voters and workers in both parties
are beating the bushes to get every
favorable prospect registered. Vot
ers registered in one township who
have moved to another are required
to obtain a certificate of removal
from the registrar of the last
township in which they were reg
istered before they will be allow
ed to register in another township.
Jud Potts in Hospital
With Injured Hand
J,ud Potts, Franklin cabinet mak
er, mangled four fingers on his
right hand while working ^ on a
band saw in his shop on highway
No. 28 about noon to-day. He was
taken to Angel hospital for treat
ment and it was found necessary
to amputate two of the injured
fingers.
Dr. Furman Angel, who treated
Mr. Potts, recalled that some years
ago Mr. Potts had told him that
he had never been in a hospital
as a patient, had never needed the
ministrations of a surgeon and
hoped that he never would.
“Think you' need a surgeon now,
Mr. Potts,” Dr. Angel inquired
jokingly.
“Yes,” answered the cabinet
maker, “and pretty quick, too.”
Rev. J. H. Mann Dies
At His Home in Georgia
The Rev. J. H. Mann, formerly
of Macon county, died at his home
at Franklin Springs., Ga., last Fri
day after an illness of several
months.
J. J. Mann, of Franklin Route 2,
a brother, went to Franklin Springs
to attend the funeral. Burial was
in the Franklin Springs cemetery.
Rev. Mr, Mann was born near
Scaly, this county, on March 14,
1878. He was married to Miss
Mamie Sanders in 1898. He was a
member of the Franklin Springs
Holiness church.
Surviving Rev. Mr. Mann are his
widow, a son, E. M. Mann, of
Anderson, S. C.; two daughters,
Mrs. Mary Parson, of Anderson,
and Mrs. Hermie Stokey, of Kan
sas; three brothers, J. J. Mann,
of Franklin Route 2; Weaver G.
Mann, of Newton, N. C., and Frank
B. Mann, of Asheville; and three
sisters, Mrs. Effie Nichols, of Mt.
Ver.non, Wash.; Mrs. Mary Stam«y,
of Greensboro, N.. C.; and Mrs.
Blanche Garland, of Relief, N. C.
Ten grandchildren also survive.
MRS. JESSIE ROPER
MAKING SURVEY OF BLIND
Thirteen field workers are engag
ed in the WPA survey of the Blind
in Western North Carolina district,
it was reported. Mrs. Jessie Roner,
of Franklin, is research worker for
Macon county.