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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIU, NO. 18
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1938
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OFFICIALS FOR
PRIARYNAMED
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Registration Books Open
Saturday, May 7,
Close May 21
The board of elections, R. S.
Jons, chairman ; Frank' H. Potts
and John B. Henry, have appointed
the following registrars and judges
"to serve for the June, primary:
Registrars, Franklin township,
James E. Perry; Millshoal, L. A.
Berry, Ellijay, Fred Bryson.; Sugar
fork, Ezra Shook; Highlands, Walt
er A. Bryson; Flats, H. C. Pen
land; Smith's Bridge, J. M. Cabe;
Cartoogechaye, Dan Swcatiran ;
Nantahala No. ,1, Luther Jacobs;
Nantahala No. 2, J. R. Shields;
Biirningtown, Bill Parrish ; Cowee,
Robert Gibson.
Judges, Franklin township, C.
Gordon Moore and C. A. Rogers,
Democrats, Oliver V. Hall, Repub
lican; Millshoal, Jerry R. Franklin
and Wayne McCracken, Democrats,
Bill Deal, Republican; Ellijay, L. T.
Moses and Bill Henry, Democrats,
William Crawford, Republican;
Sugarfork, T. L. Holland and John
Morgan, Democrats, Erne Dills,
Republican ; Highlands, J. W. Paul
and Ted Crunkleton, Democrats,
Tom Harbison, Republican ; Flats,
W. R. McConnell and Mrs. Grace
Brown, Democrats, Toliver Vinson,
Republican; Smith's Bridge, J. H.
McDowell and' Jess Norton, Demo
crats, Qaude Patterson, Republican ;
CartoogechaysJTohn . C. Dalrymple
andBen B. Ltnotr, Bemocrats,,Btll
Byrd, Republican ; Nantahala No. f,
D. A. Hembree and J. M. Ray,
Democrats, Lee Russell, Republican ;
Nantahala No. 2, Eli Wilson and
"Jim 'Grant, Democrats, Weaver
Cochrane," , Republican; Burning
town, .. B. J. Baldwin and J. A.
Wilds.DemocratsV Ralph Dean, Re
publican; Cowee, Joel. Dalton and
Harley. Breedjove, Democrats, and
HrHard Bradley Republican.
The registration books will be
open on Saturday; May 7, and will
.close on Saturday,' May 21.
Many Out-of-Town
Guests Attend Celebration
' Many out-of-town visitors at
tended the Jubilee celebration of
St. Agnes church held this week.
The visitors were entertained at
the homes of. Miss Lassie Kelly,
Miss Amanda Slagle, Mrs. W. H.
Sellers, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wood
ruff, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Blox-
ham, Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and
others. ':'
Clergy .attending from churches
of the diocese were: the .Revs.
George Floyd Rogers, A. W. Far
.num, J. B. Sill, J. H. Kennedy, of
Asheville; A. P. Mack, of Ruther
fordtori ; W. S. Stoney, Morganton.
Other guests included the Rev.
and. Mrs. N. C. Duncan, Asheville;
Mrs.-Thomas J. Wooldridge, Miss
Mona Cannell, , Mrs.' Loula Look,
Mrs. Harvey Sutton, Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Thomas, Mrs. Turner, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Greenwood, of
Asheville; Mrs. May New and Mrs.
J. W. Moore, of Gastonia; Mrs. W.
S. Stoney, Mrs.' Andrew Kistler,
Morganton; Mr. and. Mrs. Sam
Elmore, Miss Catherine Stcinback,
Rutherfordton ; Mrs. H. E. Freas,
Murphy; Miss Rebecca Harris, Mrs.
W S. Davis,' Mrs. Jessie Lamb,
Mrs. A. C. Holt, Mrs. James Hines,
Jim Hines, Highlands.' i
, Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmer Federation, Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed, hens 14c
Chickens, light weight, lb,.. 10c
Quoted bv Nantahala Crem-v
. Butttr tt. ' mV, WVv V'23c
Minstrel
Show At Courthouse Next
Saturday Night
The American Legion will spon
sor a minstrel show, "Dixie Black
birds," at the courthouse next Sat
urday evening, May 7, at 8 o'clock.
There are about 75 people in the
cast for the show, which is a
Wayne P. Sewell production, direct
ed by Miss Ruth Law, one of the
trained directors of the Sewell
organization.
The cast is composed entirely of
local talent, and the program in
cludes a comical wedding and di
vorce and several splendkl choruses.
A baby contest will be conducted
in connection with the minstrel
show, and about 15 babies have
been entered. A cash prize will be
given to the baby receiving the
most? . votes. Votes for the babies
can be deposited in boxes set up
in the local stores.
Tickets are on sale at the Frank
lin Hardware company at 35 and
15 cents.
BREVARD GETS
BIG PAPER MILL
Plant To Cost $2,000,000;
Will Mean Much
To Farmers
BREVARD, May 4 Marking the
beginning of a new industry in the
United States, the Ecusta .Paper
-corporation of "Delaware" and Nfiw
York, will erect a $2,000,000 ilant
for the manufacture of fine French
cigarette paper on Davidson river,
two and a half miles north of' Bre
vard, it .was announced today in
an official statement by the cor
poration. "The Ecusta Paper corporation
marks an important mile-stone in
American industry," the statement
said. "Up to the present, and con
sidered as a whole, manufacturers
of cigarettes in this country have
been dependent upon imported cig
arette paper.
"The new plant will be in opera
tion early in 1939. It will consist of
four cigarette paper machines and
when completed will be the most
modern and up-to-date cigarette
paper plant anywhere. The estimat
ed investment is about $2,000,000.
The necessary funds have all been
provided privately and there will be
no offering of securities of any
kind." ; ; .
This is the enterprise which it
was thought might be located at
Beecher,, in Macon county, as art
option was taken on a tract of
land there, but the engineers de
cided, after looking over several
possible sites, upon the property
near Brevard. ,
Will Mean Much to Farmers
Senator Josiah W. Bailey, when
discussing late last year his stand
on crop control legislation, pointed
out the great possibilities of hemp
and flax growing that would be
opened to farmers of Western
North Carolina if the French con
cern's cigarette paper plant should
be established in this section.
His views on , the matter were
brought out in a speech to a
meeting of the North Carolina
Grange. An excerpt from his re
marks follows:
"I have heard that there is a
fine prospect that the manufactur
ers of cigarette paper may come to
this state and establish a great
plant. This seems a small matter,
but it is a great matter, and it re
lates directly to the farmers. Ciga
rette paper is a farm product. It
is made of hemp and flax and it re
quires one million acres of land to
produce the hemp and flax neces
sary to turn out the cigarette
paper for the American tobacco
manufacturers. If this large plant
should come to Western North
Carolina, it would require raw ma
terial in sufficient quantity to justi
fy the planting of a million acres
in hemp and flax, It i3 a fact that
DEMOCRATS TO
MEET ON MAY 7
Precinct Meetings To Be
Followed By County
Meeting May 14
A call has been issued by Dr.
Wiley A. Rogers, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of
Macon county, for meetings in all
precincts on' next Saturday, May
7, to choose members of the county
committee. All Democrats in each
precinct are expected to attend.
The meeting of the county ex-
DR. WILEY A. ROGERS
Chairman of Macon County
Democratic Executive
. Committee
ecutive committee will be held on
Saturday, May 14, at the court
house in Franklin.
Following is the official Call from
Dr. Rogers:
Notice
, Notice is hereby given that all
Democratic executive precinct meet
ings will be held on May 7, 1938.
All Democrats in each precinct
should attend. On May 14, 1938, the
county meeting will be held at the
courthouse in Franklin.
W. A ROGERS, Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee.
Rev. L. W. Duvall
Passes In Clayton, Ga.
The Rev. L. W. Duvall, 74, wide
ly known in Macon county, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
James L. Smith, in Clayton, Ga.,
on Thursday, April 21. .'(
Mr. Duvall, widely known here
as "Uncle Bert" was born on low
er Burningtown and was the son
of the late Calvin and Nancy Kil
lian Duvall.
Mr. Duvall, a Baptist minister,
who received his education at the
Hiawassee Institute, had served the
Baptist churches in Towns and
Rabun counties in Georgia for the
past 40 years, and death came while
he was sitting by the radio listening
to a program.
The only close survivor in Macon
county is a sister, Mrs. Emma
Woody, of Tellico, and a number
of cousins and close friends.
Many Teachers Taking
Summer Course
Among the teachers from Macon
county, who are taking the special
six weeks summer course at West
ern Carolina Teachers' college at
Cullowhee are: Mrs.. Mary Jacobs
Sutton, Mrs. Joyce Jacobs Cagle,
Mrs. Kate Williams, Mrs. Pearl
P. Stewart, Mrs. Elizabeth D. Hig
don, and Mrs. Lola P. Barrington.
There were a number of other
teachers from this county, who had
previously entered Cullowhee.
in Western North Carolina hemp
and flax can be produced as well
as anywhere else, but these articles
are now produced in the far west
ern part of this country." '."
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St. Agnes Observes 50th
Anniversary Of Founding
Improvements
Made On Homes, Grounds
On Harrison Avenue
Many of the improvements made
on the residences and grounds
on Harrison avenue are:
The new building that was re
cently completed, is the six-room
brick veneer home of Mrs Nina
McCoy, which is now occupied by
Paul H. Gerrard, supervisor of the
Nantahala national forest, and fam
ily.-
Oscar C. Bryant, another resi
dent of this street, has had his
house stuccoed and the woodwork
painted, which has added greatly to
the appearance. The lawn has also
been beautified by the planting of
many new pieces of shrubbery. .
Dr. Eurman Angel has also re
painted his home both inside and
out and greatly improved the place.
the interior of the Franklin
Presbyterian church has recently
been improved by the addition of
a new coat of paint. ; ' '
Trimont Inn and Franklin Ter
race have been refurbished and
made ready for the summer sea
son,, and the residence of Robert.
A. Patton has been - greatly im
proved.
COUNTY EXHIBIT
AT BON MARCHE
Display To Be Placed
Monday And Remain
Until Friday
The Franklin Chamber of Com
merce has accepted an invitation
from the Bon Marche store in
Asheville to place a Macon county
display in the show window of their
storq as a part of the "Know
North Carolina" series being pro
moted by that establishment.
The display will be placed in the
window next Monday and will 're
main through Friday. It will con
sist of a large map of Macon
county as a background, with a
collection of minerals, handcraft,
relics and photographs in front.
It is believed that 'this display
will attract wide attention, and it
is expected to bring many inquir
ies to the chamber of commerce
and many visitors to various sec
tions of the county.
P.-T. A. Meeting At
Chapel School
A very interesting meeting of the
P.-T. A. of the Chapel school was
held at the school on Tuesday eve
ning of this week when plans were
made-vfor summer activities. Dis
cussion took place along the lines
of 4-H club work and agricultural
projects. The Rev. Frank Bloxham
and Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson attend
ed the; meeting and spoke briefly
upon matters relating to the prop
erty held by the Episcopal church
in that section. It has been decid
ed to lease this land to the colored
people of the county for play
ground purposes and also for agri
cultural uses. It is hoped that such
action will ibe greatly beneficial to
our colored citizens and will result
in a larger , interest in cooperative
working together for the mutual
good. v ' . ' . "'
Correction
The musical program to be given
by the Young People's Bible' class
of the Methodist church, which ap
pears -on' page 3, states the hour as
5 o'clock. The hour for this pro
gram has been changed to 7 o'clock,
Bishop Gribbin And Many
Church Notables Here
For Occasion
The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin,
Bishop of Western North Carolina,
preached at the morning service on
Tuesday, May 3, celebrating the
fiftieth anniversary of the conse
cration of St. Agnes church. Ref
erence was made to the-benefactors
of the church in the past,
especially to the donors of the
beautiful Gothic house of worship,
built as a memorial to Agnes Sout
tcr Bell, .the young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bell, of New
York, and of the work and devo
tion of women in the church mak
ing possible the continuance of the
church's usefulness. The service of
dedication of eight" lights recently
installed was read by the Bishop,
who announced them as memorials
to the following persons: Agne
Soutter Bell, Sarah Ann Conley,
Dolph Mangum, Dorothy Sellers,
John Archibald and Cornelia Ann
Ilpal T 'iiiro i1r HnrlA A IK at
and Joanna Chipman Siler.
The. Rev. W. S. Stoney, of Grace
church, Morganton, and the Rev.
J. B. Sill, of Asheville, assisted the
rector, the Rev. Frank Bloxham,
at this Sf-Tvirp Thf Hnlv rnmmnn.
ion was celebrated in the early
morning by the Bishop and the
rector, assisted by the Rev. Arthur
W. Farnum, of St. Marys church,
Asheville.
, The rite of confirmation was ad-
the evening service Monday.- The
Rev. George Floyd Rogers, of
Trinity church, Asheville, and chair
man of the department of missions
of the diocese of Western North
Carolina, preached on the text,
"Go," ' tracing the history of the
first missionaries in the mountains,
especially the work of the late
Rev. J. A. Deal, his assistants, and
successors, making . an appeal for .
renewed zeal and cooperation with
other communions to build a com
munity blessed with Christian ideals
to meet today's and tomorrow's
needs.
A new electric organ was used
for the first time at these services.
St. Cyprians church was repre
sented at the services by the Rev.
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j. ii... ivciiiicujr, aiciiueacuu 01 color
ed work for many years, and for
25 years teacher of the . school for
the negroes of Macon county be
fore they were given public schools,
and who . has had charge of this
work for more than 50 years.
The Rev. Noryin C. Duncan, for
mer rector, who retired on account
of illness four years ago, was also
present for the celebration. Many
'friends in the community and from
more distant points united with the
congregation in the happy occasions
of the jubilee.
Luncheon was served to members
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Tuesday, and a picnic on Wednes
day evening. Visitors were shown
points of interest, including the old
churchyard of the former St.
Johns on Cartoogechays, where a
monument, erected by the women
of Macon County, marks the graves
of the last of the Cherokee chiefs,
Chutshosih and his wife, Constacie,
who were members of St. Johns
mission.
Jones Making Active '
Ractf For Solicitor
In this issue appears a state
ment in .behalf of Baxter C. Jones,
of Bryson City, candidate for so
licitor of the twentieth judicial dis
trict against John M. . Queen, of
Waynes(ville, the present incumbent.
Mr, Jones is making a very ac
tive campaign in-all the counties of
the district. He is an able attorney,
a war veteran, and has had a dis
tinguished record in the general as
sembly. He is well known all over
Macon county, and has many
friends who are supportine him in
his race. , 'n y..