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NO. 47
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAK
JRESTEDIN
HOOTINGCASE
,e Fleming Charged
/ith Firing Shotgun
On Milo Sanders
Fleming, operator of the
Filling Station several
”„tho” Franklin on the
•ftd .vas bound over to
fer count, under $500 at
•onclusion of a hearing Wed-
afternoon o,n , charges of as-
with a deadly weapon, pos-
; of whisky and carrying con
rSEs,' who accused Flem
)f peppering him with shotgun
Sunday night, kft Angel hos-
to appear at the hearing.
,„ders Under $200 BonA
jders, who was charged by
ins with breaking and enter-
Ihis store and with throwing
'es at the building, was bound
[ to superior court under
[ After the hearing he return-
to the hospital. A number of
I were removed by surgeons
n Sanders’ body. Two of thern
E dangerously close to one o
eming accused Sanders of
king into the store and later,
r he was put out, O'f throwmg
;es into the building, breaking
ital window panes. Sanders, on
tother hand, declared Flemmg
|t him as he was leaving a
y near the store.
Pistol Found on Fleming
ieniing also was accused o
fing a shotgun on Roy Cabe.
charge of carrying concealed
ipons was added when C. D.
jd, Franklin police chief, found
pistol on the filling station oper-
or when he came to Franklin .for
elhearing Wednesday afternoon.
C hearing was before Magi'S-
ates George Carpenter and Sam
rray. Fleming himself formerly
1 papers as ,a justice of the
cc.
leming was placed under a sys-
ded sentence on a liquor charge
he last term of Macon county
:rior court.
Union Service
To Be Held Thanksgiving
At Methodist Church
In keeping with a custom ob
served here for some years, church
people of Franklin will observe
Thanksgiving next Thursday at a
union service to be held at 9:30
o’clock in the morning at the
Methodist church.
The Rev. C. C. Herbert, Jr.,
Methodist pastor, will preach the
sermon and other ministers of the
community will assist in the service.
The entire p.ublic, regardless of
religious affiliations, is invited to
attend.
nUNKSGIK
SALESPUNNED
Demonstration Clubs To
Hold Market Next
Wednesday
Irs. John Hardman
njured In Car Wreck
rs. John Hardman, of Com-
Igce, Ga., the former Miss Nan
)tter of Franklin, is in an At-
■i hospital suffering from a
ken arm, cuts and bruises suf-
Monday night when a car
J>rted to have been driven by
sister, Mrs. J. T. Horney, of
Kland, Fla., overturned enroute
Atlanta to Commerce. Mrs..
■ney, the former Miss Dot Trot-
Jof Franklin, was reported only
pdy injured.
Jlrs. Hardman and Mrs. Horney
sisters of John S. Trotter, of
■nklin.
^jHOSPITAL
llrs. H. H. Plemmons, of Frank
's a patient at the Angel hos-
A special sale of foodstuffs to
grace Thanksgiving dinner tables
has been planned by the Macon
County Home Demonstration clubs
for next Wednesday, it was ^ an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. T. J.
O’Neil, county home agent.
The sale will be held in the
Western CaroUna Telephone com-
panie’s warehouse in the Legion
building on West Main street. Mrs.
O’Neil said dressed turkeys and
chickens, pies, cakes, preserves,
canned goods and other food items
will be on sale. It W'as suggested
that the public place orders for
Thanksgiving foods at the regular
curb market sale to be held Sat
urday morning. This sale and other
regular Saturday sales sponsored
by the demonstration clubs will be
held until further notice in the
telephone company’s warehouse, in
stead of at the old Munday build
ing as in the past.
The curb market has been grow
ing steadily in popularity since it
was established during the suni-
mer and is proving a boon both to
the farm women of the county and
to the housewives of Franklin.
Many items not usually found in
grocery stores are frequently found
at the cunb market.
Now I Lay Me —
MURDER TRIAL
SET Nffl WEEK
Robbinsville Man To Be
Tried in Superior
Court Here
! This child was hurt when a tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, ne
cessitating medical and nursing care for hundreds—care which in many
cases could not have been given without Red Cross assistance. It is £
fine tribute to the organization that the young beneficiaries of its health
and relief services invariably place themselves in the hands of the Red
Cross with a completely confident, “Now I lay me ”
Many Thousands Given Aid
By Red C r o s s in Past Year
Work of Disaster Relief
Carried on in 39
States
Franklin
^**oduce Market
latest quotations
pices listed below are subject
F ange without notice.)
Jtsd by Fanners Federation, Inc.
|«ens, heavy breed, hens 12c
iFkens, .^veight, lb. .. 09c
heavy weight, lb. .. 12c
f fs, light weight, lb 09c
P*’ doz 30c
bu 80c
I'*!’ bu $1.00
r no
No.' 1 ■ ; ‘.$L00
I'' peas, bu $1.00
1°"*' bu. 60c .
Nantahala Creamery
r'rfat, lb 29c
Farm Meeting
To Be Held Friday Night
At lotla School
The first of of commun-
„ee.™s .0 b. ^
in Macon county by the
Federation Inc., wjU
7 o’clock Friday night a
school, it ».s “"“"“Laof ot
t TeT.“.lanreT.c«.on.l
Lran»unc.d la.er,
short addresses by J • the
Lawrence Ramsey warehouse in
federations stor« and
is “ "si-
Franklin higj’ ^ jgjg g^a-
ball team in a
son on the
game with ,„..iock.
liocal fieW at at Cor-
Last Friday s 7
ncflia resulted m a 20
tory for Cornelia.
By REV. FRANK BLOXHAM
(Chairman of Red CrosS Roll Call
Committee for Macon County)
During the past year the Amer
ican Red Cross brought permanent
help to more than 131,090 families
affected by disasters which struck
39 states. One hundred and five
times the American Red Cross
rushed trained and volunteer work-
ern—hundreds of nurses—into the
field in the wake of flood, fire,
wind, earthquake and other catas
trophes. The hungry were fed, the
homeless sheltered and the injured
oared for as the “Greatest Mother
_your Red Cross—stayed on the
job until all persons unable to help
themselves were assured of a liveli
hood.
First Aid Work
The Red Cross has watched the
accident problem for some time It
has brought first aid to the mot^^
ist by estabhshing more than 1,0(JU
Red Cross em'crgency highway first
aid stations manned by at lea.t two
persons trained in first aid, Truck-
L groups and utility companies
neets of trucks PatroHmg the
road have been organized into
mobile units. The highway police
of eight states have fmished in
struction and are now ready to
s5,r;‘.i
of self-check lists, hazards which
ise accidents in the home and on
the farm have been removed.
The disabled veterans need help^
Their wounds were received m
2t-ice for us. The veterans prob-
Iptn of neadjustment is ours to
share Those physically h.andicappec
^ tlieir needy dependents are
mpathJic help by Red
goss workers all over the country.
Public Health Work
Red Cross public health nurses
• 604 communities m
ROIL CAU OFF
TO GOOD START
134 Members Enrolled;
500 Expected Before
Thanksgiving
XmerTcr'Duriiig' the past year
America
.Te St b«. made 1,000,0®
on behalf of the sick-to city
Its to isolated mountain
tenements, to
(Continued on Page Eight)
An incomplete list of member
ships turned in Wednesday by
workers in the annual Red Cross
roll call in Macon county showed
134 individuals and business firms
already enrolled. This list included
only memberships turned in by
Franklin workers, leaving High
lands and some of the rural dis
tricts yet to be heard from.
The Rev. Frank Bloxham, chair
man of the roll call, was highly
pleased with the progress reported
yesterday, pointing out that the
number of memberships received
the first week of the campaign
this year greatly exceeded the
number reported for the same per
iod in last year’s roll call. He 'ex-
pres'sed the hope and the belief
that by the end, of the roll call
Thanksgiving Day more than 500
memberships will have been re
ceived.
Memberships Repolrted
following is a list of member
ships reported by Franklin roll call
workers through Wednesday;
Miss Annie Laurie Bain, Mrs.
Hyldah Shepherd, Mrs. Mamie B,.
Horsley, Miss Betty Yancey, D. W.
Nichols, ?^liss Gladys Gary, John
M, Ansel, John Robert Smith, R,
L. Parkman, J, O, Werner, Mrs.
J O, Werner, Geo, S. J.ameson, W,
R. Paddock, Mrs, Pearl Dunbar,
Frank Collins, Gilmer A. Crawford,
H. G. Knoch, Mrs. C. A, Rowland,
C. A. Rowland, J. R. Bradley.
Macon County Hardware, Sand
ers Store, B, J. Yost, G. L. Houk,
C. L. Pendergrass, J. E, Perry, Dr.
H. T. Horsley, Dr. and Mrs. F. T.
Smith, Lester Henderson, Troy F.
Horne, Nantahala Light and Power
Co., Harley R, Cabe, Roy F, Cun
ningham, S, H. Lyle, Joseph Ash-
ear, M, D, Billings, Mrs. Sam
Poliakoff, Moses Blumenthal, Dr.
Frank Killian.
Blackburn Johnson, Mrs. Black
burn Johnson, Mrs. W, H. Sellers,
(Continped on Page Eight)
Ralph Mathewson, Robbinsville
cafe proprietor, indicted for the
murder of his wife last Febuiary
16, is scheduled to go on trial at
the November term of Macon
county superior court convening
Monday with Judge W. F, Harding,
of Charlotte, presiding. The term
will be for »nly one week, the sec
ond week having been cancelled,
and only criminal cases are dock
eted for trial.
Outstanding among local cases
on the calendar are those of Grace
Fleming, filling station operator ac
cused of shooting Milo' Sanders
with a shotgun Sunday night, and
of Sanders, who is charged with
breaking and entering Fleming’s
place of business. The two were
bound over at a magistrate’s hear
ing Wednesday afternoon—Fleming
under $500 bond on charges of as
sault with a deadly weapon, carry
ing a concealed weapon and violat
ing the prohibition law; Sanders
under $200 bond for breaking and
entering.
Case Moved from Graham
Judge Harding is expected to is
sue a venire for impaneling a spe
cial jury to try Mathewson, whose
case was removed from Graham
county court on a writ issued by
Judge Harding at Robbinsville in
September. At an earlier term Mat
hewson was indicted and tried, but
a mistrial was called when the jury
failed to agree on a verdict. When
the case was called again in Sep
tember the state moved that it be
transferred to Macon, contending
that due to the defendant’s wide
connections and influence in Gra
ham county it would be impossible
to give him a fair trial. Tlie de
fense opposed the motion, but Judge
Harding granted it.
Pleads Insanity
• Mathewson was alleged to have
shot his wife, mother of a small
babv, while she was eating a meal
at the counter of their cafe. The
baby died some weeks later. Insan
ity was the defense plea at the
first trial. Newt Moody, of Mur
phy; McKinley Edwards, of Bryson
City, and J,ack Morphew, of Rob
binsville, appeared as .attorneys for
Mathewson.
Solicitor John M. Queen will 'be
assisted in the prosecution by T.
M. Jenkins, of Robbinsville, and
Jones and Jones, of Franklin.
Following is the regular jury list
for the November court term;
Charles W. Elliott, Route 4; J.
W. Cunningham, Franklin; J. M.
Henson, Otto; T. W. Stiles. Route
2; Fred Shepherd, Leatherman; M.
E. Frazier, Route 2; T. A. Tallent,
Cullasaja; S. M. Holland, Cullasaja;
J. M, Williams, I'ranklin; C. W.
Stiles, Route 1; R. M. Wright,
Aquone; Charles T. Ray, Route 3;
M, G, Brabson, Franklin; Charles
Elliott, Route 4; Charley Shepherd,
Route 1 ; H. A, Smith, Highlands;
Jess Kenner, Franklin; David Rog
ers, Ellijay.
Clayton Child Run Over;
Recovering in Hospital
Frank Rickman, small son of
Sheriff Luther Rickman of Clayton,
Ga., is a patient in the Angel hos
pital. He was severely injured
when he was run over by a truck
a week ago crushing his body and
causing many fractures. He is ex
pected to recover.
DISCHARGED FROM
HOSP.ITAL
Mrs. W, W, Edwards, Highlands,
who had been seriously ill in the
Angel hospital, was discharged to
day greatly improved.