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VOL. LI.II. NO. 35
IVPA ALLOTS
MORE FUNDS
Three Allocations Made to
County For Schools
And Sanitation
' Three allocations of WPA funds
for use in Macon county have
received Presidential approval this
week, according to carbon copies of
official orders received by The
Press through the office of Con
gressman Weaver in Washington.
They are as follows: : .
No. 30192. Macon county. County
wide, $2,923. Clean and renovate
school buildings throughout county.
Following work to be performed :
Geaning walls' woodwork, furni
ture, and .smalt equipment; and
cleaning, washing and repairing
furnishings such as curtains, drap
eries, 1 and upholstery. This work
has not previously been performed
under" a WPA project, and will be
f performed only once in any one
building, or part thereof, under this
or any other WPA project. This
work is not a normal activity of
the sponsor, and no regularly em
ployed personnel will be displaced.
County owned property. In addi
tion to projects specifically approv
ed. Sponsor : County board of ed
ucatlon. . . ..
To Furnish Matron Service
No. 30187. Macon county. County
wide, $1,832.
Furnish matron service for the
toilet rooms in the public schools
of Macon county. This project will
operate throughout Macon 4 county.
Not a normal activity of the spon
sor and no regularly employed per
sonnel will be displaced. No regular
janitorial services will be performed
except those incidental ' to matron,
service. In addition' to projects spe
cifically approved. Sponsor : County:
board of education.
Community Sanitation
No. 30175. Macon county. . County
wide, $8,601.
, Community sanitation the elimi
nation of insanitary devices by the
construction of sanitary privies in
rural areas and suburban territor
ies where sewer systems are .im
practicable. This' project will oper
ate throughout Macon county. The
sponsor , has legal authority, to prosT
ecute the work over the area in
volved. In addition to projects spe
cifically approved. Sponsor : State
board of health.
Football Coach Expects
Fast, Heavy Team
Coach E. G. Shuford, of the
Franklin high school, reports that
. 45 boys have reported for iootball
practice, and that he has some ex
cellent material which he thinks
can be developed within a few
weeks.
' ' He repprts that his most promis
ing prospects at the present , time
are: Goldman and Curley Pening
ton, 185 and 198; Chas Setser, 185,
and John Setser, 184. v
Coach Shuford states that all of
theNboys are big . and tough, but
green and inexperienced, however
that they can be developed. He
looks for a fast and heavy, team
for the coming season. ':' .
Local Team Takes
Another Licking
The Franklin baseball team took
another licking last Sunday to the
tune o9 to '2, when they journey--ed
down into Georgia for a return
gome with Clarkesville on the. Cor
nelia diamond.
' The lpcals started well, butihe
game soon became ; ragged, and
Clarkesville took a long lead which
they held throughout the game, .
A game with Highlands on the
Franklin field is scheduled for Sun
day to be followed: by a game be
tween the same teams in Highlands!
Monday. Highlands plans a. full day
of baseball or Labor Day, and' it is
expected that many will go front
Franklin. ' , , " . . v
PROGRESSIVE
Highlands
To Hold Bond Election
September 28
, The town of Highlands .will hold
an election on Wednesday, Septem
ber 28, to decide.. upon whether or
not bonds to the amount of $27,
500.00 will be issued by the town
for the purpose of extending and
improving the water system..
It is' proposed to spend $50,000.00
on the project, the town to fur
nish $27,500.00, and the remainder
to . be made up by a grant from
federal funds, on a basis similar
to that proposed for the town of
Franklin.
Several citizens of Highlands have
stated that extensions and improve
ments contemplated would have to
be made soon, and that it was
thought best to make them now
when a large part of the cast
would be covered by a government
grant.
F. H. Potts has been appointeg
register, and W. r. fierson ana
Weldon Paul, judges of the elec-
. fill
tion. Kecistration dooks win ue
onen on September 3, .and remain
open until sundown Saturday, Sep
tember 17, both inclusive, at rotts
Bros. Store. .
This is not a new registration,
but the books will be kept open
for all those who are not now on
the registration list. September 17
will be challenge day.
The polls will be open on elec
tion day from 7 a. m. until sunset.
LOCAL SCHOOL
Large. Number Enrolled ;
Highlands To Start
-September 8
Franklin schools opened Monday
morning with an attendance of 970
in the high school and elementary
grades, the high school numbering
500 and the grammar school 470.
The faculty is as follows,:
J. R. Wells, principal.
High school Miss Katherine
Porter, Mrs. Helen Macon, Miss
Jennie Gilliam, Mrs. Hugh Leach,
Miss Josephine Weaver, Hayes
Overcash, E. G. Shuford, Miss An
nie Bailey, Mrs. Marie Stewart,
Mrs. Paul Grist, Mrs. J. R. Wells,
Ray N. Moses and W. H. Finley. ,
Grammar school Mrs. Elizabeth
Guffey, Mrs. Joyce J. Cagle,- Mr&
Kathi-yn H. Williams, Mrs. Elsie
W. Franks, Mrs. Pearl Hunter, Miss
Margaret Slagle, 'Mrs. Brown, Miss
Edna Jamison, Mrs. Albert Kam
6y, Mrs. Lola P. Barrington, Miss
Mayberl Moody and Mrs. Bertha
C. Smart.
Highlands ta Open September 8
Highlands 'school will begin on
Thursday, September 8. The teach
ers are as follows: High school
O. F. Summer, principal ; F. C.
Hentz, and Miss ElizaUeth White
side. Elementary school Mrs. J.
E. Brown, Miss. Cynthia Moretz,
Mi&s, Ethel Calloway, Miss Mattie
Wilkes, Miss Nina Howard, Mrs.
Jack Hall, Mrs. Paul Carpenter,
and Miss Veva Howard.
Misses Whiteside, Moretz, and
Wilkes are new members of the
faculty. 7 ' ' . '
An .enrollment ; of approximately
350 is expected, including both the
high school and the elementary
school. f
Luther Anderson
111 At Duke Hospital
Luther Anderson, who is employ
ed at the power house of the Nan
tahala. Power & Light company in
Franklin, was taken to Duke hos
pital several days ago for treat
ment, and reports received Wed
nesday stated that he was in a
critical condition. 'His son, Ray
Anderson, is also seriously ill at
his. home near the pdwer plant,
LIBERAL
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 1,
Made Superintendent of
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Dr. T. D. Slagle, shown above with his' wife, recently was appointed
superintendent and medical director of St. Luke's Hospital in Ponce,
Puerto Rico. The son of Mrs. Henry Slagle, of Franklin Route 1, Dr.
lagie is lamiiiarly known to many menus here as Dick." The mis
sionary hospital which he now heads ministers to 12,000 patients
annually.
Dr. T. D. Slagle Now Heads
Large Missionary Hospital
Appointed Superintendent
- Of St. Luke's Hospital,
V Puerto Rico
Dr. T. D. Slagle, son of Mrs.
Henry Slagle, of Franklin Route 1,
has been appointed superintendent
and medical director or St. Luke's
hospital, a missionary institution in
Ponce, Puerto Rico, which yearly
ministers to more than 12,000 pa
tients through its wards and clinics.
Announcement of Dr. Slagle's
selection for this responsible post
is carried in the current issue of
The Spirit ' of Missions, published
by the Domestic and Foreign Mis
sionary Society of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the U. S. A. St.
Luke's Hospifal was ' founded and
is operated by the Episcopal church.
Dr. Slagle assumed the superin
tendency of the hospital August 1,
succeeding ' Miss Ellen T. Hicks,
another native of North Carolina,
who for 20 years has been head of
the institution, said to be the larg
est hospital in Puerto Rico.
After attending the graded schools
of this county Dr. Slagle, familiarly
known by hundreds of friends and
acquaintances here as "Dick" Slagle,
went to the University of .North
Carolina. After takin'g "pre-med"
work at "the Hill" , he completed
his course at the Cornell Medical
School in New York, being gradu
ated with high honors., After about
a year's hospital experience in
Syracuse, N. Y., he and his bride
visited Dr. Slagle's mother at her
home, The Arboretum, about eight
miles west of Franklin before go
ing to Ponce, where Dr. Slagle
had accepted a ponition in another
missionary hospital. He followed a,
year's work in this institution with
18 months n government medical
work, all the 'while Studying Span-
J ish so , that his work among the
Puerto Ricans might be more ef
fective. '
"Writing in The Spirit of Mis
sions, the Rt. Rev. Charles B. Col
more, D. D.,. missionary bishop to
Puerto Rico, says that Dr. Slagle
has so gained the confidence of the
natives among whom he works that
they have conferred upon him "that
term which expresses affection and
appreciation, 'simpatico'." Continu
ing, -Bishop Colmore added:
"Of St. Luke's future under Dr.
Slagle's management, I ma highly
enthusiastic. He . will give his full
(Continued on Pg Five) .
1938
Puerto Rican Hospital
MURDER CASE
IS POSTPONED
Defense Counsel's Illness
Causes Trial to Be
Carried Over
The case against Nathan Brendle
and , Mrs. Lawrence Mason, charg
ed with murder in the death from
poison of Lawrence R. (Jabo) Ma
son, which was scheduled for trial
Monday : of this week, was post
poned until the December term
on account of the illness of -J. N,
Moody, of Murphy, who was'" chief
counsel for Mrs, Mason.
A special venire of 50 men had
been ' summoned for the trial, but
they were dismissed by Judge Felix
E. Alley, judge presiding, when it
was found necessary to postpone
the trial.
The civil docket was then taken
up, and all jury cases were finished
by Wednesday afternoon, leaving
only motions and routine matters
.to be handled before adjournment
Thursday. .' 1 .
The civil docket was light and
contained, no cases of major im
portance. Funeral Held For
Mrs. W. A. Pender grass
Funeral services for Mrs. W.' A.
Pendergrass, 79, of the Aquone sec
tion of Macon county, were held at
the Kyle cemetery Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The Rev. George
You nee was in charge of the serv
ices. Mrs. . Pendergrass died Sunday
after a short illness.
Surviving Mrs. Pendergrass are
her husband and four children,
Mrs. Ed. Roper, of Rainbow
Springs: Mrs. Robert Hawks Mrs.
Van Morgan and Roscoe ' Pender
grass, all of the Kyle section; two
half brothers, , Dan Huskin, v of
Hayesville and Johnnie Huskin, of,
bweetwater, Tenn., and one half
sister, Mrs. Bill Bakersville ; f ive
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Carson have
moved into their new home ; on
Bidwell Street,! recently purchased
from Mr. and Mrs. Manson Stiles.
$1.50 PER YEAR
2 BOYS DROWN
AT HIGHLANDS
John Gibson And Andrew
Chastain Lose L ves
In Lake Sequoyah
Two Highlands boys, John Gib
son, 11, and Andrew Chastain, 15,
were drowned in Lake Sequoyah, a
mile and a half from Highlands,
about 11:30 o'clock ,'liiesday morn
ing in spile of rescue offorts of a
number of persons, including Rear
Young Gibson, "son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Gibson, and young
Chastain, son of Mrs. Zeke Chas
tain, with four other boys, including
David Tally, 12, Clarence Baty, and
Corbin Tally, 16, were en route to
caddy at the Highlands Golf and
Country club when they decided to
go swimming in the lake,
Gibson, Chastain, and Corbin Tal
ly were in water tnree feet deep
aDout 12 feet from the lake shore
wnen uiuson sieppea into a noie
lU teet deep ana about 20 feet
wide. Chastain saw Gibson go under
and went to his rescue, but got in
to -difficulties himself. Both were
poor swimmers. Gibson came to the
surface twice, and Chastain four
times.
The second time Chastain appear
ed on the surface he called to the
other boys on the bank to go for
help. Corbin Tally, who was farther
out' in the lake, swam to the spot
and made several attempts to res
cue the lads, but was unsuccessful.
He went to-the shore and rushed
to me ciutmouse iot ncip. in wc
meantime, Clarence Bat and David
Tally had gone to the Dugout, art
establishment a quarter of a mile
away, where they gave the alarm. r
Answering the call were Rear Ad-
summer in rugnianqsw ' ana icrrv
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xr tJ- Ll i. Tl 1
to the lake and made efforts at
rescue, Admiral McCuJly making
several dives into the deep hole in
trying to bring the boys to the sur
face. He worked at the task until
exhausted.
While the admiral was diving, his
adopted daughter rushed to High
lands, a mile and a half away, and
summoned Chief of Police Roger
and W. A. Hays, town electrician.
Hays dived several times finally
bringing to the surface the tody of
Gibson after it had been fin the
wafer 30 minutes. Chastains' body
was brought to the .surface 20 min
utes later by E. L. Meadowy of
Asheville, who also was: summoned
to the scene. Mr. Meadows found
the 'body on his first dive. s
Dr. J. K. Stoddard, of Cashiers
and Highlands; George Stewart, of
Asheville, and others worked for
two hours at rescusitation efforts,
but found no signs of life.
Young Gibson, -who was in the
fifth grade, is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibson,
of Highlands; four sisters,' Martice,
Alice, Mary and Peggy, and four
brothers, James, Charles, Clyde, and
an infant. it'"'"
Young Chastain's father died last
spring. He is survived toy his moth
er, Mrs. Zeke Chastain, and several
brothers and sisters.
Rear Admiral McCully, who," in
spite of his 71 years, made strenu
ous efforts to rescue the two boys,
is a native of Anderson, S. C. He
commanded the U. S. navy's patrol
squadron off the coast of France .
in 1917 and 1918 and commanded
the scouting fleet in 1923 and 1924.
He retired in 1931 after long and
distinguished service' in the navy.
He is a frequent summer visitor in
Highlands.
Funeral services for John Gibson
were held Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock at the Highlands Baptist
church, and final rites ' for Andrew
Christain were held on the same
day at 2 o'clock p. m. at the Clear
Creek Baptist church, six miles
from Highlands on the Walhalla
road. . - - - ' v ,