LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIII, NO. 40
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1938
$1.50 PER YEAR
PROGRESSIVE
i
SOCIAL AGENCY
HEADS TO MEET
Fall Meeting Will Be
Held At Tea Room
October 12
The council of social agencies
will hold its fall meeting on Wed
nesday evening, October 12, at 7
"o'clock at Kelly's Tea Room.
After dinner a program on the
general topic of "Some Problems
of Education in Macon County"
wiH be' presented by the school
! 1- iL. I ... -
principals ui uic county, aim uwc
port of the survey made this, sum
mer by the adult education class
will le maae Dy Mrs. l-eona, r.
Duncan, county supervisor of the
work. . . '
An open forum discussion will
follow the leaders' presentation of
the subject. "How All Social Agen-
, cies can Help in the Problems of
Illiteracy in the County" will be
. the theme of this, conference.
: The membership of this council,
which was organized early in the
year,'- is composed of representa-
, tives of all social, civic welfare, ed
ucational' and religious agencies,
Any citizen who has. shown active
interest in the work is eligible for
'membership. .
New members will be introduced
.by Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, chairman
of the hospitality committee. Miss
Josephine Dixon is chairman of the
' program committee.
' The chairman of. the board of
: coijnty commissioners and ' the sup
1 erintendent of public welfare are
J ex-officjp members, .
7 Legion To Sponsor
Show October 15
The Macon count post of the
'American Legion will sponsor an
' evening of entertainment by the
; "American Legion Tarheels" on
"Saturday, October 15, at 2:30, 730
and 9 p. m. at the courthouse.
The entertainment will include
tribal dances, archery Indian songs
and music by a cast of Cherokee
Indians J the "Southern Highland-
ers," in., old time ; mountain music,
i singing,; dancing arid comedy; the
"Sunbonnt Girls'? in songs, buck
; dancing and string music; "Miss
(Mickey of the Mountains," blues
; songs in mountain style, and many
other features.
The admission price will be 15
land 25 rents.
Boy Scouts Attend .
Carolina Jubilee
Tames Hauser, scoutmaster of
, hrankim I mnn i. ana nine oi inc
'Boy Scouts left Thursday for Chap
el Hill, to attend the Carolina Jub
iilee, which opened at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. They will re
turn to their homes here Sunday
afternoon after attending the relig
ious, services held in the stadium
at 8 o'clock.
While there they will be guests
'at the Carolina-Tulane football
game Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. They will also toka active
parts in the program of scout ac
tivities during their four days' stay
at Chapel Hill.
Among" the troop members at
tending were: John Wasilik, Jr.,
Bruce Bryant, Henry Gabe, Jr.,
Kenneth Bryant, Wilburn , Conley,
Clell Bryant, George Tessier, Ken-
neth Conley and Paul Plemmons.
Churches Of Macon
r.iriiii To Mt
On Friday night, October 7, At
7:30 p. m. there will be held at
Mt. Zion a' business meeting and
social for the officials and all' peo
ple of the different churches inter-,
ested in the work of the Macon
circuit, of which the Rev. J. C.
Swaim is pastor.
There will be a1 picnic supper and
folks are asked to bring their boxes
nnd take part. Coffee will be serv
ed, by the ladie9 of the Mt. Zion
church.- ' ' '"
Locals Win
From Clark's Chapel In
Game Sunday
The Franklin and Clark's Chapel
baseball 5 teams met on the local
diamond Sunday afternoon and fur
nished one of the most interesting
games played this season.
Despite the fact that the game
was hurriedly arranged, both teams
went into action in great shape,
and the game was in doubt for the
greater part of the time. .
, Franklin finally won out by a
score of 6 to 2, but the. hits were
about evenly divided, and there
was little difference in the field
work of the two teams..
DAVD M. HALL
DIES JN SYLVA
Prominent Business Man
And Civic Leader
Buried Sunday
One of the largest crowds ever
to attend a funeral, in Jackson
county, paid final respects to David
M. . Hall, 51, prominent business
man, property owner and civic
leader of Western North Carolina,
in Sylva' last Sunday.
Funeral services were held for
,Mr. Hall , at the Sylva ' Methodist
church. , Burial was in 'the Webster
cemetery. The Rev. A P. Ratledge
was in charge. . '
Mr. Hall was one; of thee most
prominent business men in West
ern North Carolina, being president
of the Sylva Supply company, in
cluding the Mercantile Supply com
pany, the Sylva Supply Market and
Dry Goods store. He was the ma
jority owner in all these firms. He
owned and managed the Sunny
brook dairy farm of Webster, had
the distributing agency for all Pure
Oil products for Jackson, Swain
and Macon counties.
,Mr. Hall had served as a member
of the Sylva board of aldermen' for
a number of years. He was presi
dent of the Pure Oil Dealers as
sociation of Western North Caro
lina and had been president of the
Riverside Country club of . Sylva.
Mr, Hall was a descendant of
three of Jackson county's most
prominent families; the Halls, Mc-kees-
and Wilsons, . all of whom
have been prominent ' in business
and politics since the county was
formed.
He died Friday night at 7:30
o'clock at his home on Court land
drive, Sylva, following an illness of
two weeks.
Mr. Hall is survived by his wid
ow, the formef Edith Moore,
daughter of the late Judge and
Mrs. Fred Moore, of Webster;. two
daughters, .Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, of
Franklin, and .Leia Moore Hall, of
Sylva; two sons, David McKee
Hall, Jr, and Robert Hall, of
Sylva, and one grandchild!, He leaves
his mother,' Mrs. Hannah McKee
Hall, of Culldwhee; two sisters,
Mrs. David H. Brown; of Cullo
whee, and Mrs. Florence Cagle, of
Canton, and one brother, L. C.
Hall, of Hattiesburg, Miss. ;
Increase Shown In
WP A Employment
Figures released by the works
progress administration show . that
there has been an increase of 468
people in the employment , records
since September IS, 1938. These
figures show the employment .-as
5,104 men and J women now .' em
ployed on WPA projects in the 7
counties comprising area No. 12.
- "At the present time Macon coun
ty has a total of 918 men and wo
men employed on WPA projects
throughout the county. These fig
ures indicate an increase of 128
people in the employment records
since September 15, 1938, for Macbn
county.'"" '' ' ---,
WORKING HIS WAY
P I it
f ''' V ;N!
Bill DeCorrevent, sensational high
school football star from Chicago
who is now a freshman at North
western university, finds time when
not attending classes or playing
frosh football to work in the kitchen
of the Sigma Chi fraternity house.
In this way he helps pay his way
through college. . '
COLTS, CALVES
SHOWN OCT. 1
Number And Quality Of
Animals Better Than
Last Year
The Colt and Dairy Show held
at Franklin, Saturday, October 1,
was most outstanding both in
quality and number .of animals
shown.
The number of animals shown
both in colts and dairy cattle was
a considerable increase over last
year. A marked improvement was
noted in the quality of the ma
jority of all the .entries, both as to
colts and dairy -cattle.
There was a total of 12 horse
colts and five mule colts in the
show. Gash prizes were given for
the first and second placings in
both classes.
Winners" in the horse colt class
were H. I. Breedlove, first prize of
$10, and T. T. Henderson, second
prize of $5.
J. R. Holbrooks won first and
second prizes in the mule colt class
of $10 and $5. ; . ., ' ; s
There was a total of 16 animals
.entered in the 4-H dairy cattle
show. The animals were entered
in three classes of six months to
one . year, one year to two years
and two years and over. Cash
prizes were given for the first
three placings in each class of five,
three and two dollars.
In the six months to one year
class Robert Arthur won first,
George Gray second, and Wiley
Lenoir third prize.
In the one year to two year class
Bobbie McClure won first, Myra
Slagle second and Woodrow
Franklin third prize.
In the two year and over class
Wiley Lenoir , won first, George
Gray second, and Owen Ammons.
third prize.
Wiley Lenoir's cow was selected
from the first prize winners of
each class as grand champion, thus
winning the" pure bred Guernsey
heifer calf as grand champion prize.
Singers To Meet At v
Snow Hill October 16
The third Sunday afternoon sing
ing of the. northern division of the
Macon county singing convention
will be held at the Snow Hill
Methodist church, near West's Mill
postoffice, it was announced by
Theron A. Slagle, president. V
All choirs, ' quartets, duets, solo
ists and all interested in singing
are invited to attend, .
Comedy-Drama
"Here Comes Charlie," At
Courthouse October 13
The Clark's Chapel Methodist
church will present a play, "Here
Comes Charlie, at the courthouse
on Thursday night, October 13.
This play is a hilarious comedyr
drama and will be presented by a
fine cast of local talent. There, will
be plenty of laughs, and all who
attend are assured an evening of
rare entertainment.
The play is being sponsored by
the following men, to whom those
in charge desire to express, appre
ciation:. Dr. Furman Angel, Dr. Edgar
Angel, Major Carmack, People's
Market, S.&L Store, Farmers Fed
eration, City Pressing Club, Phil
lips' Service Station, Franklin Hard
ware Co;, Armour Cagle, Jess Con
ley, Ralph Womack, Lee Poindex-
ter, John Cunningham, J. E. Perry,
T. W. Angel, Jr., W. T. , Moore, O.
C. Bryant, Lyman Higdon, Roy
Carpenter, Joe Ashear, HarleyCabe,
Lester Arnold, W. C. Burrell, Jack
Sanders, Roy Cunningham.
FUNDS ASKED
BYRED CROSS
Storm Damage Is Much
Greater Than Was At
First Estimated
The ' survey made by the Red
Cross workers in the hurri
caneareas" of the New " England
states shows that the damage is
double that at first estimated. . Ex
perienced Red Cross workers say
that the destruction is the most
complete they have ever seen fol-
owing a hurricane.
v Along with the hurricane, the
Connecticut and Merrimac rivers
and their tributaries have driven
more than 15,000 families (approxi
mately 70,000 people) from their
homes and they are dependent just
now upon the Red Cross to care
for them and to help rehabilitate
them.
In addition to the New England
mrricane the storm which struck
Charleston, killing 32 and injuring
more than 300, left more than 800
families homeless, most of these be
ing wage earners with their fami-
ies left destitute.
Quotas have been assigned the
arger cities and areas, but thus far
no definite quota has been assign
ed to the Macon county, chapter.
This does not mean that our gifts
are not needed, according to the
Rev. J. A. Flanagan, chairman of
the Macon county chapter, for they
will be necessary, if the need is to
b.e met.
The "response through The Press
of last week has been very weak
thus far. It is, the hope that it
will not be necessary to put on a
campaign, bot that voluntary con
tributions will be sent in to the
chapter for this cause.
Presbyterian Rally Day
Will Be Observed Sunday
Rally Day exercises will be ob
served in the Franklin Presbyter
ian church on next Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. A special program
has been prepared for this hour.
The offering will be used for-Sun-day
school extension. Everyone is
cordially invited to the service.
Baptist Church Items
7 :30 p. m. Pastor will preach sn
the theme "Cain and Abel. Where
did Cain Get His Wife?" Baptis
mal services will follow the evening
message.
The Men's Brotherhood will meet
at 6 :30 and will also assist in con
ducting service at the Prison Camp
at 3 p. m.
Next week is B. T. U. in our
church work. Monthly meeting will
be held at close, of prayer service
on Wednesday night. ,
FRANKLIN HI
ELEVEN WINS
Takes Game From Bryson
City Friday; Score
Was 7 To 0
The Franklin high school eleven
scored a 7-0 victory over Bryson
City here last Friday.
ihe Panthers smashed for a
touchdown in the first few min
utes, and it seemed that Franklin
had the game cinched and couid
easily run up at least two more
touchdowns; but on account 1 of
costly fumbles; incomplete passes,
and injuries to two dependable
Dacks, the score was never increas
ed.
Bryson City found the Franklin
line a solid wall, and at no time
did the Bryson City team threaten
to score.
1 he remarkable interference of
Roy Fouts, and the excellent
charging of the line enabled the
Franklin backs to advance the 'ball
at will, and the number of iirst
downs and . steady yardage gains
was not consistent with the small
score.
Lyman Higdon and Frank Hig
don, triple-threat backs, played an
excellent game, not to mention the
tine work of each individual lines
man, particularly, , John Slagle.
nefty end.
to Meet W. C. T. C. Thursday
Scheduled to play the varsity re
serve team of Western Carolina
Teachers' college at Cullowhee
Thursday, the 'Panthers are work- 1
ing into nape-aner-tneir tut witn
Bryson City last Friday.
Although the Franklin backfield
was considerably weakened by last
Friday's game,, it may. be strength
ened by the arrival on the gridiron
of two new players, Bill Higdon
and Jim Cunningham. George Hun
riicutt is out w,ith a broken arm -and
Frank Higdon has. a pulled
shoulder, but he will be in the
starting line up Thursday. Bill
Wilkie, triple-threat back, is still
out with an injured leg.
Coach Shuford 'has worked the
team continuously with strenuous
line drills, passing and punting. To
HntP ttiprp -Viae ,Kfn mnrli ehiftincr
in the backfield, but the probable
line-up im as follows:
Kight .end, John Slagle; right
tackle, Curley Pennington; right
guard, Grover Arvey ; center, Char
les Setser ; left guard, Fred Guest ;
left tackle, J.ohn' Setser; left end,
Dan s Wilkie; quarter back, . Roy
Fouts ; left halfback, Lyman Hig
don; right halfback, Bill Higdon;
full back, Jim' Cunningham.
Party 'At Slagle School
Saturday Night
A party will be giv.en Saturday
night, October 8, at the " Slagle
school lfouse. The proceeds will be
.used to buy books for the school
library.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Honor Roll
Watauga School
Second , grade Georee Crawford.
'Bill Morgan, Roy Morgan, Zenna
rearl Brendle.
Third grade J. B. Brendle, Jr.,
R. L. Brendle, Lewis McMahan,
Evelyn Brendle, LUcile Brendle,
Dorothy Raby. ,
Fourth grade John- G. Cloer,
Cline Crawford, Eugene Morgan,
Dewey Morgan, Nell Brendle,
Grace Brendle.
Fifth grade--Mildred Beeco, Rog
ers Guest, Lester .McMahan, Fred
Kinsland.. , : ,
Sixth grade Furman Brendle,
Maxine Brtndle, Louise Corbin,
Zula Cloer.
Seventh grade Eula Cloer, Ruby
Beeco, Hazel Morgan.
Earl Anderson is confined to his
bed with influenza, at his home on
Gartoogechaye.