LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. L1II, NO. 15
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL J4, 1938
$1.50 PER YEAR
PROGRESS! V?:
ANNOUNCE FOR
COMMISSIONER
Mann B. Norton, Frank
I. Murray In Race
This Week
la this issue appears the an
nouncement of Mann B. Norton, of
the Tesenta section of Smith's
Bridge township as a candidate for
member of the board of county
commissioners, subject to the Dem
ocratic : primary.
Mr, Norton is a successful farm
er and is. highly esteemed by all
who know him - He has many
friends all over the county who will
support him in his race for the of
fice he seeks.
Frank 1... Murray also announces
this week as a candidate for chair
man of the board.
There, is probably no man in the
county who is tetter known to the
people . than Frank Murray. He
saw long service as clerk or- the
superior court, and has been iden
tified with the county's & political
affairs for many years.
There are so far four candidates
in the race for chairman of the
board and three for commissioner.
. and several more are expected to
announce before the entries close.
Escaped Convict Begs
Sheriff For Ride
While on an early errand Mon
day morning, Miss Dorothy Sloan,
daughter of Harold Sloan, found
herself taking part in anVexcjjing
act " that srnaeked -of nwm melo
drama. J "
Walkirig near the intersection of
Main and Bidwell streets, Miss
Sloan relates that a man suddenly
ran up to her "and at the same
time a car in hot: pursuit,-drove up,
and one of the occupants jumped
out, flourishing a gun. Miss Sloan
was uncertain how many guns were
in the , party, but she was keenly
conscious that at least one was
pointed menacingly in her direc
tion.
Tire" Press reporter found the
first act rdfeted as follows:
A prisoner .jumped off the state
prison camp ir.ucit at uic tiussuig
oir highways 23 and 64 and cut
across the field behind , the Log
Cabin garage while Guard Dalton
HI CU ML 11.1.. OVT.VftUtt . . V. -J . -.w
his car and joined in the pursuit.
The ' prisoner attempted to escape
in Pick Janes'- Car, parked in front
of his home, but Mr. Jones had
failed to teav' th Jcey in it, so he
had, to continue oh foot to the next
parked' i car where -.the owner was
just about to drive off. 'Throwing
his . case on ther 'meTcy of this
stranger, the convict 'coiafessed his
identity and asked to ,be driven
'down the road a piece. This per
son was Sheriff' Bert SlagieThe
culprit sensed that he had made a
mistake and $4 not wait for the
ride. Hot on his :: trail came the pur
suing car And ; the ractf ' qime ,to,n
end at the' next'Xofner,,.; -
Bez Tallent left Saturday for
New York, where he will be em
ployed in tunnel work.
' Mrs. Gordon Moore, a delegate
from the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Franklin Methodist
church, attended, the Missionary
conference held at Monroe on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Sh als
visited Mr,, and Mrs. Ralph Todd
and Mr. and Mrs. J. Brian Ray in
Charlotte, and her sister, Mrs. W.
W. Hearri, the former Miss Eliza
beth Barnard, in Salisbury. ,
FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
I hereby announce my candidacy
for Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, subject to
th Democratic primary to be held
on June 4. If elected, I shall en
deavor to "be economical" as pos-
sibl with the county funds and
serve the people to the 'best of ray
ability. . :.
jFRANK-1.-MURRAY,
Entries'
For Primary to Close On
April 23
All who expect , to be candidates
for office in Macon county must
file their entries before 6 p. m., on
Saturday, April 23, according to K.
S. Jones, chairman of the county
board of elections.
This is in conformity with the
state law, which requires that
county entries close on the sixth
Saturday before the (late set for
the primary.
EASTER SEALS
NOW IN SALE
Results Better Than Last
Year; Sale Closes
Saturday Night
J. E. Perry, .Macon county chair
man for the sale of Easter Seals
for the benefit of crippled children,
states that results so far this yea
are better than ever before.. Mr.
Perry gave as the reason for this
that a better organization was pos
sible because of increased public
interest in the work.
This sale is conducted each year
just before Easter, and 50 per
cent of the proceeds remain in Ma
con county for local needs. The re
maining 50 per cent .is sent to the
North Carolina League :for crip
pled". children... a small portion of
which is then "sent ' To'thiewiterna-C
tional organization. Of the amount
sent to state headquarters a part
comes back to the county as need
arises.
Some 25 to 30 defective children
have been examined at clinics held
in Macon county recently and six
are now receiving treatment at
hospitals in Asheville, Gastonia and
Greenville, S. C, their transporta
tion being, paid from the county
fund. There are at present 12
other children who are badly in
need 6f treatment, according to the
Macon county health office.
The North Carolina League for
crippled childrenand the lnterna
tionol Society for Crippled Children
are working with county groups to
develop a consciousness of the
needs of crippled . and defective
children and to , acquaint the peo
ple with the services available for
treatment. The work is partly fi
nanced by the sale of Easter seals
and the entire proceeds go direct
ly, into the fund, as the work is
all voluntary and there is no ex
pense. '
The-sale closes Saturday, and it
is hoped that Macon county's al
lotment will' all be sold.'
Easter Services At
The Episcopal Church '
'The usual sunrise festival service
will , be held at St. Agnes, Frank
lin, on Easter Day at 6:30 a. m.
Everyone in the community is in
vited tb attend this full musical
service. The communion service
will be held at the Church of the
Incarnation' Highlands, at 11 a. m.
An Easter message on the Risen
Lord will be brought by the rector
at each of these Services.
Trout Season Will
Be Open Friday
The trout fishing season will
opert "tomorrow (Friday), April 15,
and Macon county disciples of
Izaak Walton are. busily engaged
in. overhauling rods and reels, bask
ets and landing nets, and 'buying
new flies and other equipment, in
preparation for what is expected to
be a record-breaking season.
If Friday brings good' weather,
the anglers will be out in great
force, and the wardens , will also
be on the job, so it would be a
good idea to see about that license
feelprt tht fun starts.
TRADE BODY
mm plans
Meeting Held On Tuesday
Night; Report Of
Year's Work
The Franklin Cliamber of Com
merce met Tuesday .evening in the
courthouse and plans were made
for the coming year.
A representative from each group
was appointed to contact tue otfter
members or his group . and elect a
director betore the next general
meeting.
Mayor Patton in his talk stress
ed the need of a' Chamber of Com
merce in Franklin and urged tne
people to get behind it and make
it more successful this year.
James Averell, assistant forest
supervisor of the Nantahala nation
al forest, gave a very interesting
illustrated lecture on the number
of people who have registered in
the recreation areas of the forest.
According to his statistics so far
in 1938, this will prove to be the
biggest year for tourists yet known.
Bon Marche, in Asheville, Tues
day extended an invitation to the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce to
advertise Franklin in one of v their
store windows, in connection with
the "Know Western North Caro
lina" window series they are soon
to display. A letter of acceptance
has been written and the definite
dates will be announced in the
vjbry near future.
v - At th meeting reports were giv
en by Mrs. Carl Cabe, secretary,
arid T. W. Angel, Jr., treasurer, for
the past year's work and we are
printing them in condensed form
as follows :
"" Reports of Officers
"The Franklin Chamber of Com
merce became active about May
o, 1937, and has been sending out
literature, answering all kinds of
letters and in general has been try
ing to advertise Franklin.
"From an advertisement placed "in
Touring,' there have been ap
proximately 125 replies to date and
they are still coming in. In all there
have been approximately 150 in- 4
quiries asking about hotels, inns,
and boarding houses and to each
of these there has been a letter
written and a descriptive folder of
Franklin sent in reply.
"On Labor Day when1 the tower
at Wayah Bald was ..dedicated the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
cooperated with the Forest Service
to make it a big day in Franklin.
We secured two CCC camps to
olav a baseball game at the high
school grounds in the afternoon I
after the crowd had returned from
the dedication .services. At night,
we provided, with the help of sev
eral citizens, music for the street
dancing which seemed to be en
joyed by those who partook of the
fun and those who watched on the
sidelines. . .
"On October 12, the Travel Tour,
composed of writers and travel ex
ecutives came through Franklin and
this has proved to be one of the
best advertisements Franklin has
had. The Chamber of Commerce
prepared a large manila envelope,
ready for mailing, with a personal
letter, a Franklin folder, a recre
ational map . of the Nantahala na
tional forest and one -of the other
booklets prepared by the forest
service, inserted in each. Out of the
100 we handed out to these travel
ers, 66 handed them back, self
addressed, and they were mailed
from our postoffice that morning.
"We have had a number of let
ters commending Franklin for this
novel idea and thanking us for the
cordial welcome they received while
here. Many expressed the hope to
some day make a longer stay in
our town.
"Their stay in Franklin was short
but while at Miss .'Kelly's Tea
Room, they were able to see the
display board which the Nantahala
national forest has made up with
every kind of wood, available in
. (Continued en. Pg Ten)
Three Arrested
Charged With Robbery Of
Ritter Lumber Co.
Three young men, Willard Day
berry, Roy Lewis and Wade ( Cal
houn, were arrested and placed in
jail Wednesday night by Deputy
Sheriff John Dills, charged with
breaking into the . commissary of
the Ritter Lumber Co., at Rainbow
Springs.
The robbery occurred some weeks
ago, and cigarettes and clothing to
the value of about $35. were taken.
The officers have been working on
the case since the robbery, and
part of the stolen goods were found
hidden in the woods.
The three men arrested will be
held for superior court which con
venes next week;
C.L STANFIELD
DIES TUESDAY
Leading Farmer and Fruit
Grower Passes At
Cullasaja
Commodore L. Stanfield, 69, died
at his home at Cullasaja Tuesday
night at 10 o'clock, following an
illness of ane week. Death was
caused from pneumonia.
. Funeral services were held at the
Salem Pentecostal church on Cul
lasaga Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The" Rev. Frank Holland;
pastor, assisted by the Rev. Virgil
Ramey, were in charge of the ser
vices. Interment was in the Salem
cemetery.
Mr. Stanfield was one of Macon
county's leading farmers and . fruit
growers. He was a member of the
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, who had charge of the
final rites at the cemetery. He was
a member of the Salem Pentecostal
church. '
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Roxie Gregory, and six
sons, Arthur, Grover, Harley, Ben
ton, George and David Stanfield, all
of Cullasaja,' and three daughters,
Miss Mae Stanfield and Mrs. Ar
thur Moses, of Cullasaja, and Mrs.
Lee Davidson, of Pittsburgh, Pa.;
four brothers, Elias, Stanfield, of
Little Rock, Ark.; Louis Stanfield,
of Raleigh; John Stanfield, of An
drews, and Maiden Stanfield, of
Prentiss; four sisters, Mrs. Lula
Ledford, of Prentiss; Mrs. Alex
Gregory, of Cullasaja, and Mrs.
Jim Perry and Mrs. Marvin Perry,
of Felda, Fla. :
Repairs Being Made On
St. Agnes Church
Extensive repairs are being made
on St. Agnes Episcopal church in
preparation for the Jubilee Home
coming celebration ' on the 3rd of
May which will mark the 50th an
niversary of the consecration of
the church.
Electric chandeliers have been in
stalled and a rock wall built along
the pavement and driveway. The
ladies have raised the money for
these improvements through food
sales and other activities in which
they have received much assistance
and cooperation from their friends
in . the other churches.
An historical booklet with pro
gram of the celebration has been
printed which will be 'sent to all
former members who have moved
away, with an invitation to attend
the home-coming.
Girl Scouts Discuss
Summer Plans
The Girl Scouts held their reg
ular meeting Friday night, April 8,
and discussed plans for the sum
mer.' They were, told at this meeting
to bring painted eggs Thursday or
Friday of . this week and they are
expectinc a great Easter time.
DEATH CLAIMS
L ZOEUNER, 78
Pioneer Citizen Passes
At Highlands On
April 8
Mr. Louis Zoellner, one of High
lands' oldest and most interesting
citizens, passed away on April N,
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
R. J. Cobb.
Mr. Zoellner was born on May
7, 1859, in Herbom, Germany. As
a young man he was a professor
in a German University, teaching
academic subjects, and taught violin
at night to a large class of pupils.
When he became engaged to marry
Miss Margaretta Schafer they
made plans to come to this coun
try but he found that his Univer
sity would not release him until the
term closed, so his bride-to-be pre
ceded him by six months and Mr.
Zoellner came in the spring of
1883. They settled in Ohio and were
married 54 years ago.
Mrv and Mrs. Zoellner came to
Macon county in 1883 and have
lived at their home .near . Glen Falls
since men, uniu lasi iau wncn
they moved into town to spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs.
R. J. Cobb.
Mr. Zoellner was a violinist of
considerable note and ability. He
was a violinist at the coronation of
Kaiser Wilhelm II, and he taught
violin and, German in Highlands
For many years JMr:a.ZoeHrrer' de
voted most of" his time "lo raising
bees and to farming on a small
scale. . '
Besides his .widow.' Mr. Zoellner
is survived, by four 'daughters, Mrs.
Minnie Edwards, of Highlands, Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison, of Franklin, "
Mrs. Jennie," Krieger, of: Smyrna,
Ga., and Mrs.' R. J. Cobb, of High
lands ; threesons, Cart ' of ' High
lands, Will, of Clayton, Ga., and
Adolph, of FranElin, and 14 grand
children. Another daughter, Irene,
died some years ago while taking
a course in nurses' training in At
lanta. ,
. Funeral services were held at the
home of Mr. R. J. Cobb, on Fri
day, with the Rev. R. B. DuPree,
pastor of the Highlands Presbyterr;
ian . church, officiating.
Interment was in the Highlands
cemetery.
'Pallbearers were: S. P. Pierson,
F. H. Potts, Harold R. Rideout, F.
A Edwards, Earl Crunkleton and
W. H. Cobb. . :
Piano Recital At
American Legion Hall
Mrs. Henry W. Cabe will present
her niano -.nimHi! in . a ...rfwital Qnn.
day evening, April 17, at 8 o'clock,
in the "American Legion Hall.
Those taking part on the pro
gram will be Sarah Conley, Betty
Rogers, . Doris Werner, Lucille
Calloway, Barbara Stockton, ; Mary
Frances Page, Louise Peridergrass,
Clell Bryant, Ruth Bryson, Maxine
Dean and Anne Cabe.
Rev. D. E. Willis To
rreach Here Sunday
The Rev. D. E. Willis, of Green
ville, b. C, will deliver the 11
o'clock sermon at the Franklin
Baptist church Sunday morning and
also at the 8 o'clock service Sun
day evening. The public is cor
dially invited to attend these ser
vices. .
Franklin
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