VOL. LIII, NO. 33
MO E
LOCALS BREAK
LOSING STREAK
Win From Wilkins Corner
Team Sunday By
Score Of 15-7
By SAM McBRIOE
Showing a complete, reversal of
form, the Franklin team took the
Wilkin's Cdrner Morgan Candy
company) team, of Asheville, into
camp by a score ?f 15-7 on the
local diamond last Sunday.
The win broke a prolonged los
ing streak and climaxed a three
day winning spree. The other wins
being over the local saw mill team
on Friday (27-6) and Ridgecrest on
Saturday (13-7).
The game was featured by a
surprising seven-run uprising in the
sixth inning in which the Franklin
boys batted around and belted
bingles all over the lot. Highlight
ing the visitors' attack were hom
ers to the far corner of left center
field by Taylor in the third and
-Joyner in the eighth.
. Asheville started the fireworks
with two runs in the first. The 1
locals got one back in . their half
and added four more in the second
to take a never relinquished lead,
The Franklin team put a revamp
ed line-up on the field with Duke
Dalrymple as playing manager. The,
team accepledLwith regret the resig
nation of R. V. Miles, Jr., as man
ager. Mr. Miles has been transfer
red to Cleveland, Tenn.., by the for
est service.
Earl Justice, local boy who
pitch.es for Holly Springs, and who
was on the mound for Franklin
in Sunday's game, struck out 13
men and worked himself out of
"'several tight places. The team was
behind him all 'the way, and he
went the full nine innings, notwith
standing the fact that he had pitch
ed a full game for Holly Springs
. Saturday. ,
. Score by innings : ,
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Asheville ,2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 12 8
. Franklin .1 4 0 0 0 7 0 3 x 15 .21 3
J Batteries : Asheville Drake and
Mcjunckin.
Franklin Justice and Archer. .
Umpires : Ray and R. Womack.
Next Sunday the Franklin team
will play a return engagement with
Hayesville on the local diamond.
Admission of 25 cents with ladies
. free will be charged to help de
fray expenses. 1
HioMy Spring Team Activw
Holly Springs played " a close
game -with .Otto CCC camp Satur
day afternoon at Otto, losing the
game 5-4. ' ' .
. A game was played with Prentiss
Sunday afternoon at Holly Springs.
. Score 5 to 2 in favor of . Holly
. Springs.
A return game with the Otto
CCC boys is scheduled for Satur
day, afternoon on the Holly Springs
diamond.
Square Dance To Be
Given Saturday Night
A square dance will be given in
the auditorium of the new Agri
cultural building Saturday night,
August 20. The proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the Frank
lin Parent-Teacher Association. The
public is . cordially invited.
Bethel W. M. S. TV
Have Measuring Party
j The Woman's Missionary society
of the Bethel Methodist church
will have a measuring patty at the
'home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Palmer
on Franklin-Highlands highway No.
28 ' .Saturday evening, August 20,
beginning at 8 o'clock.
The public . is cordially invited
to this party and the proceeds will
be .used for church benefits. 7
PROGRESSIVE
LEG
Republicans
Make Changes In County
Ticket Saturday
A meeting of the Macon county
exedtitive committee of the , Repub
lican party was held in the court
house Saturday afternoon. John E,
Rickman, chairman, presided.
The resignations of Ed J. Carpen
ter, candidate for representative of
Macon county ; Paul Swafford, for
clerk of superior court, .and Free
man, Hastings, for chairman pf the
county commissioners, were accept
ed.
J. he Kev. Ueorge A. doer was
nominated to succeed Mr. Carpen
ter in the race for representative
against George B. Patton, John
Ferguson will fill the place vacated,
bv Mr. Swafford and will be in
the race against Harley R. Cabe.
The Rev. J. I. Vinson, filling the
vacancy made by Mr. Hastings,
will run against Frank I Murray.
Other candidates on the Republi-
can ticket are: Mrs. nenry u.
West, for register of deeds; W. A.
Keener, for sheriff, and John Vin
son and J. Perry Bradley, for coun
ty commissioners.
AUGUST TERM
MACON COURT
Will Convene August 22;
juage renx Aiiey
To Preside
The regular August term of Ma
con superior court will convene
next Monday, August 22, with
Judge Felix E. Alley, of Waynes
ville, presiding, and Solicitor John
M. Queen on hand to look after
the interests of the state. .
There are several grave criminal
cases to come before the court, and
the criminal docket is expected to
take up several days. The civil
docket is light, only 30 cases, and
several of those are uncontested di
vorce suits.
At the April term the court con
sumed, less than one working day
in disposing" of both the criminal
and civil dockets, and for several
terms before that the dockets had
been dwindling, but at the coming
te"rm the criminal business to be
disposed of will be heavier than
for any court within the past three
years.
Bazaar and Food Sale
Thursday, August 25
A bazaar and food sale will be
held in the new Agricultural build
ing next Thursday, August 25, under
the auspices of the Auxiliary of St.
Agnes church. The Bazaar will open
at 10 a. m., and remain open till
5:30 p. m. Fancy work suitable for
gifts will be on sale and during the
afternoon tea will be served at a
small charge. The proceeds will be
devoted to . the organ fund of the
church and everyone in the com
munity is invited. to attend.
To Clean Off
Bethel Cemetery
All who are interested in Bethel
cemetery are asked to report with
tools at the cemetery early Mon
day morning, . August 22, for the
purpose of cleaning off the grounds.
Dr. Rogers Undergoes
Appendix Operation
Dr. W. A. Rogers was taken to
Angel I hospital Sunday afternoon
where he underwent an operation
for ruptured, appendix.
. Reports received Wednesday stat
ed that he was making satisfactory
progress. ',." ' , v -
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LIBERAL
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST
ON
BAPTISTS MEET
HELD AUG. 10-11
Macon Association Holds
35th Session At
Cartoogechaye
The 35th annual session of the
Macon county Baptist assoriation
convened Wednesday arid Thursday
of last week with the CartoQge
chaye Baptist church.
John E. Rickman, of the Franklin
Baptist church, was reelected mod
erator of the association. Other of
ficers elected were: Alex Moore,
vice-moderator ; 'R. M. Ledford,
clerk; E. V. Ammons, treasurer,
and the Rev. D. C. McCoy, his
torian. Most of the 34 churches in Ma
con county were represented bv
their pastors and delegates and a
large number of visitors from other
associations in the state, were also
present.
The introductory sermon was de
livered by the Rev. C. F. Rogers,
pastor of . the Franklin . Baptist
church.
More, than 500 people attended
the. association during the session.
The association next year will
meet with the Clear Creek Baptist
church, .seven miles from Highlands
on the Walhalla road.
D.H.
Dies Saturday At Homo
In Hamlet
Funeral services for Daniel H.
West, 60, were held at .the Frank-
in Baptist church Tuesday after
noon at 4 o clock. The Rev. C. K
Rogers, pasJor, was in charge of
the services. Interment was in the
Franklin cemetery beside his twin
brother, Charlie, who was buried
in 1934.
The body was brought to Frank
lin from Hamlet Tuesday afternoon.
He was the son of the, late Mr.
and Mrs. Newton West, of this
county, and had been making his
home near Hamlet for several
years. ' v
On Saturday afternoon Mr. West
had gone into Hamlet, and after
his return home, as he approached
his house, he suffered a heart at
tack. Death came about 10 minutes
later. ,
Pallbearers were: Ben McCollum,
J. B. Pendergrass, William Blaine,
Charlie Potts, W. T. Moore and
Lester Arnold.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Leila Daley, of Swain
county ; three daughters, Mrs. Thom
as Gasjey, of Greenwood, S. C, and
Misses Mary and Gertrude West,
of Hamlet; seven sons, Charles, of
Los Angeles, Calif. ; Frank and D.
K., Jr., of . Foft Bragg, and Ansel,
Carl, Harley and Edgar, all of
Hamlet ; five brothers, Thomas, of
Winston-Salem'; LaFayette, of Al
len, Texas; Ed, of Etna; and Jud
and Henry D. West, of Franklin ;
one half sister, Miss Grace West,
of Greenville, and three half broth
ers, Earley, Marshall and Harrison
West, of Greenville, S. C. '
Bishop St. George Tucker
And Party Here Tuesday
The Rt. Rev. St. George Tucker,
presiding bishop of the Episcopal
church, Mrs. Tucker and son, James,
of New York, with a party from
the Episcopal conference center at
Kanuga Lake, spent Tuesday visit
ing Standing Indian, Wayah Bald
and Nantahala Forest, and were
guests at Trimont Inn for dinner.
The party of nine included the
Rev. Rufus A. Morgan, who acted
as guide,' Mrs. Morgan and Mrs.
Kirkman Finlay, of Columbia, S. C
INDEPENDENT
IS, 1938
Methodist
W. M. S. Or Franklin Is
Oldest in South
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Franklin Methodist church
held a meeting at the church on
ihursday, August 11, to honor the
three surviving charter members of
the society, who were present at
its organization 61 years ago.
The president, Mrs. W. J. Zach
ary, led a brief worship service,
then gave an inspirational talk
about the organization and work
of the society for more than half
a century. This was followed by a
talk on "Stewardship" by Mrs. P.
F. Callahan. Mrs. George A. Jones'
talk was on "What it Has, Meant
to be a Member of the Alissionary
Society Through the Years."
A visitor was Mrs, Terrell, a
missionary in lirazil tor the past
40 years. She gave a brief talk on
the part Methodist missionaries
have had in educational work in
Brazil.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Franklin Methodist church
was organized on May 9, 1877, and
is tne oldest in southern Metho
dism. This Society had been at
work for more than a year before
woman's work was sanctioned by
the general conference of the
church.
The objects of the society were
stated in the minutes of the first
meeting;1, as -follows.': - -' '
"For the purpbsc of carrying on
the work of missions at home and
in the foreign, fields, also to aid in
caring for the church and parson
age." There were 19 charter , members,
of which group three are living,
Mrs. George A. "Jones, of Frank
lin, who was Miss Hattie Sloan;
Mrs. W. N. Altaian, of Franklin,
who was Miss Mary Johnston,
and Mrs. Kope Elias, of Asheville,
who was Miss Timoxena Siler.
The society has been active and
growing for 51 years, and has nev
er missed a meeting.
George Bingham
And Son Killed By Train
Near Gastonia
Funeral services for George Bin
gham, 36, and his son, J. C. Bing
ham, 8, were held at 1 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the Tellicb
Baptist church, 15 miles north of
Franklin. The Rev. A. J. Smith, of
Tellico, a Baptist minister, officiat
ed. Burials were, in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Bingham, with his sons, J. C,
and John 11, were crossing the P.
and N. railroad at a blind crossing
in a wagon Saturday afternoon
when they were struck by a train.
The accident occurred at Lowell,
near Gastonia, : at 12:15 o'clock,
John saw the coming train and
leaped from the wagon. He called
to his faither and brother and told
them to jump, but they did not
hear him in time. The team of
horses, was uninjured.
Mr.-Bingham was killed instant
ly, while J. C. died about 15 min
utes later. Both bodies were badly
mangled, John is in City hospital
in Gastonia suffering from a frac
tured iskull and severe bruises. He
is expected to recover.
Mr. Bingham, a -native of-Macon
county, moved to Lowell six years
ago. He was employed in a textile
mill there.
, Surviving Mr. Bingham are his
widow, the former Miss Clara An
derson, daughter of Mt. and Mrs
James. A. Anderson, of Stiles; three
children, John, Cecil, and Thurman,
all of Lowell; one sister, Mrs.
Grady Stockton, and one brother,
Marcus Bingham, both of Prentiss.
CALLED
$1.50 PER YEAR
VOTE ON ISSUE
SEPTEMBER 20
Streets, Sidewalks, Sewers
And Water System To
Be Improved
An election to decide upon a
bond issue of $35,000 was called by
the town board at a' meeting held
Monday night. The election Will
be held on September 20.
The bonds, if issued, will be
prorated as follows: -
For streets, $8,000.
For sidewalks, $4,000.
For water .system, $17,000.
For sewer extension, $6,000.
Should the, majority of voters ap
prove the issue, the ' bonds will
furnish funds to cover 55 per cent
of the improvements contemplated,
and the remaining 45L per cent will
be paid by the public works admin
istration as an outright grant. "
The improvements for which the
bonds are to be issued may be
made by contract, let to . the low
est bidder, and there is no provis
ion as to the use of WPA labor.
The election will be decided .by
majority of the votes cast, and
not by a majority of the voters reg
istered, as has heretolore been the
case.
i he registration books will be
opeji at , the town office, from Aug
ust 27 to September 10, inclusive,
from 9-a.m. to 0 p. m., except
Sundays and holidays. The. 10th of
September will be challenge day.
R. M. Ledford has been appointed
registrar, and George A. Mash
burn and Nathan Pennington, judges
The Press hopes to give detailed
information in regard to the na
ture and extent of the improve
ments to be made as soon .as, the
engineer's report has been receiv
ed and made available.
The official notices concerning
the bond issues proposed and the
call for the election will be found
on page nine of this, issue.
New Athletic Coach
For High School
Prof.' J. R. Wells, principal of
Franklin schools, has announced
that Emmett Graydon Shuford will
be athletic coach for the coming
year.
Mr. Shuford is a graduate of (the
University of North Carolina, class
of 1928. He is best; known because
he was heavy weight collegiate
southern champion in boxing for
three years. He also played on the
varsjty football team for three years
and won his letter in track.
Mr. Shuford has had both college
and high .. school coaching experi
ence, and has for the past year
been coach at Farmington where
his football " team lost only one
game, and that by one point. He is
at present doing graduate work in
physical education and attending
the coaching .school at Chapel Hill.
The coming of a coach with Mr.
Shuford's reputation is expected to
mean a great revival of interest in
athletics at the Franklin high
school. 1
Captain McBride Named
Commodore Of Fleet
The friends, of Captain George
A. McBride,; who has a summer
home in Franklin, will be interest
ed in the announcement from New
Orleans that he has been named
commodore of the southern fleet of
the United Fruit company ' and
master of the flagship Uloa, op
erating between New Orleans and
the tropics,
Captain McBride has been 35
years at sea .and 28 yeans, with the
United Fruit company. ,