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PROGRESSIVE - LIBERA f INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIII, NO. 42
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1938
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OLD LANDMARK
BEING WRECKED
Dobson House, 112 Years
Old, To Be Replaced
By Apartments
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Onejpf Franklin's landmarks, a
house ""which has survived the
storms and vicissitudes of more
, than a hundred years, is being torn
down this week, to make rdom for
a modern apartment house.
Located at the corner of WesJ
Main street and Harrison avenue,
the old house occupied one of the
most desirable residential lots in
Franklin, and the new 'apartment
building will add a pleasing' touch
of modernity to that section of
the town. . ' .
According to the test information
j available, it was built' about 1826,
' the first frame house-in Franklin.
'it was at first only four rooms,
, two downstairs and two upstairs,
and was buih by , John F. Dobson:
' Later rooms were added as occa
sion demanded.. J,
' There were many occupants after
Dobson so many that it has been
impossible to make a list of them-r-
but it is known that it was once
occupied ' by ; Dr. jWoodf in, well
known among early physicians. It
later passed to the ownership of
C. C. Smith, brother of Dr. F. T.
i Smith, of Franklin, .and Dr. Smith
and " his mother lived there for , a
time. Later it ' was traded ' around
and title was finally, acquire4 by
the town, and the town board sold
it to the present owners. ' -The
new apartment house to be
erected bv 2 Tudee -and Mrs.' John
B. Willis, will consist of four units,
each containing living ' room, two
bedrooms, dining room, kitchen and
, bath. The kitchens will be elec
trically equipped, and the - apart
". ments will have all modern con
. veniences, including .an up-to-date
heating system " , r
f- The building will be of hollow
tile and Stucco and will - be fire-.
-.' proof. It is expected that the work
'will be completed by the middle of
'" January. R. O. Young, of Ashe
ville, is the contractor. .
Skilled Labor
Wanted On $600,000 Job
v At Cullowhee
", John D. Odom, senior interviewer
of the government . employment
service, announced Tuesday that his
office had secured private employ
ment for 18 men with the cdntrac:
tor who is. wrecking the old house
at the corner of West Main street
and Harrison avenue, . preparatory
to the erection of an apartment
r house, and that some of the men
would be used on construction of
the new building. , ,
Mr. Odom also stated that work
started at Cullowhee Tuesday on
a $600,000 building and that the
employment service had been call
ed upon to furnish, so far as pos
sible, skilled labor from this ter
ritory; as it is an PWA project. He
can place on this . work carpenters,
masons, plumbers who can lay cop
per lines, electricians and steel
workers. He urges all men in these
lines who have not registered to
register at once, and all who have,
previously registered to renew their
' cards. It is a long ' job and the
wages will be go6d, and he is very
'anxious that the work -be done by
men from 'thU territory., J .
Silver Tea Tomorrow
For School Milk Fund
The combined missionary socie
ties of Franklin will giv,e a silver
tea at Kelly's Tea Room tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon for the bene
fit of the milk fund for ; needy
children in the Franklin schools.
This is a most worthy cause, and.
the public is cordially invited to
attend, .
Penn Elected
President Of Chamber Of
Commerce
The board of directors of the
Franklin ' Chamber of Commerce
met Monday evening to reorganize
the board, after the resignation of
R. V. Miles.
, Mr. Mites' place as president Has
been filled by the election of W.
C. Penri, who is secretary-terasurer
of the Nantahala Power and Light
company.
Plans for the coming year were
discussed and preparations made
for continuing, the excellent work
of the board during the past year.
BRYSON CITY
GAME FRIDAY
Franklin Eleven Hopes
To Score Another
Win Tomorrow
Franklin's 'Panthers have "Spent
most of their time the past week
in preparing a good offensive at
tack to down Bryson City Friday
at Bryson City. - "
This game is expected to be one
of the best of the season, and many
of the Franklin fans are planning
to go to help the Panthers 1 rout
Bryson City's eleven.
The i- Bryson City team has im
proved considerably - since its en
counter with the Panthers here
three, weeks ago, and it looks. as
though Franklin will have to put
up a - good fight to witt-ovet them
a second (time, especially since
Franklin has suffered so many cas
ulties in the backfield.
Coach Shuford has called out
many of his reserves to fill the
positions of the injured backs.
John Slagle, reliable tackle, has
been placed at fullback and is
showing, up well at his new posi
tion. It is hoped that Slagle, . with
his mighty driving, will strengthen
the backfield, and will rush the ball
through to topple Bryson for an
other victory.
Entertainment At High
School, Benefit of Library
Red and Raymond and their boys
from "Ole Kentuck" will appear at
the Franklin high school auditorium
Friday, October 21, at 8 p. m. This
is an all-star stage show with en
tertainment for young and old,
The show is sponsored by the
Franklin high school and all pro
ceeds will be used to luy books for
the library.,
Admission fee will be 15 cents
for . children under 12 and 25 cents
for adults. '
John Willis Fox On -Staff
Of State College
"John Willis Fox, who has been
on the Asheville Citizen and Times
staff for about six years, has re
ceived an apointment with the
State college at Raleigh. '
Mr. Fox, a grandson of Judge
and Mrs. John B. Willis of Frank
lin, made his home here for , a
number of years and made many
friends here who will be delighted
to hear- of his "promotion. He as
sumed his . 'new duties at the State
college Tuesday morning.' I ;
Singing At Gold . Mine
Next Sunday
The fourth Sunday 'all-day sing
ing convention of the' Southern div
ision of Macon county will meet at
Gold Mine Sunday, October 23 All
choirs, duets, quartets, soloists and
all interested in Gospel singing, are
urged to attend. ,
Sanford Smith, President
New Credit Manager
At Burrell Motor Co.
" Floyd Owens, formerly vwith the
Jackson Motor , Co., at . Sylva . has
accepted the position of. bookkeeper
and credit manager with the Burrell
Motor Co. in Franklin, .' . .-.
P.-T. A. PLANS
YEAR'S WORK
Interesting Meeting Held
Monday With Large
Attendance
The Franklin Parent-Teacher As
sociation niet in the high school
auditorium on Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. There were approxi
mately 75 members and visitors
present.
Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr., presided
over the meeting and the minutes
and secretary's report were given,
after which Mrs. Wasilik read an
article by Clyde R. Hoey, Governoi
of North Carolina, in regard to the
parent-teacher increase in member
ship of more than 10 per cent last
year. Governor Hoey also congratu
lated , Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, of
Waynesville, together with the oth
er active officers, who have been
cooperating so splendidly in bring
ing up this membership, and of the
parents and teachers working so
harmoniously together in develop
ing a public interest in schools and
education. '
The Rev. J. A Flanagan stressed
the importance of a serious consid
eration of "Mental Hygeine" as it
pertains to the children of our na
tion. Citing the facts that of the 25
million youth in our "schools prob
million youths in our schools prob
enter some asylum for the insane
and almost . another million would
be committed to some institution
for 'the feeble minded, and noting
also that from 20 to 25 per cent of
the criminals have some mental disorder,-
and - that. 50- per centof the
clients of the social relief agencies
are mentally deranged, Mr. Flan
agan ur,ged teachers and parents to
give individual attention- to prob
lem cases at the earliest possible
moment, that some corrective mea
sures might be applied.
Mr. Flanagan suggested that
some of the factors having a vital
part in mental health were heredity,
environment, physical conditions,
and alcohol. He closed his message
with an appeal to discover the
needs, teach good habits of living,
cultivate right attitudes, of mind,
and give the children themselves a
larger vision of the possibilities and
attainments in life
Mrs. Frank Bloxham sang two
beautiful numbers, "Kash Firi" and
"A Slumber Boat," ccompanied by
Mrs. Ben W. Woodruff at the
piano.
Mrs. James L. Averill : read an
article on "Alibis and Answers"
that the president of an association
gets' when she finds it difficult to
get some member to assume a
share " of the work involved. '
Af te'f the meeting adjourned the
program committee composed of
Mrs. Herbert E. Church, chairman;
Mrs. Ben W. Woodruff, Mrs.
James L. Averill, Mrs. Marie Pal
mer Stewart, Mrs. John Wasilik,'
Jr., and R. D. Wells, principal of
the Franklin school, met and plan
ned the programs for the coming
year: ' . " '
November, "Reading Interests
by Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and Mrs.
Frank I, Murray. J
December, "Social Activities for
the Young People," the Rev. Frank
Bloxham.
January, "Legislation for Child
Welfare," Mrs. Helen Macon. : '
February, "Training for Home
and Family Life," by Mrs. Hugh
Leach. ' .
March, "Motion Pictures," Clyde
Gailey.
April, "Health Prdtection," by
Dr. P. G. Padgett, county health
officer, and Miss Josephine Dixon,
county health nurse.
At each meeting a short program
will be given by some grade of the
school. Also musical number will
be given each time!
Mrs. Frank H. Jones, of Akron,
Ohio, came in Tuesday for a1 two
weeks' visit with her mother, Mrs.
J. B. Stalcup, and her sister, Mrs.
Hyldah Shepherd, at their home on
lotla itrett,
Baptist
S. S. Convention To Meet
At Liberty Sunday
k The Macon County Sunday School
convention will be held next Sun
day, October 23, at Liberty church,
beginning at 2 :30 p. m. v '
Following is the program:
Song, and special music by Lib
erty Sunday school.
. Devotional Stanford Smith.
Roll call and report from the
Sunday schools.
Discussion "The Need for Train
ed Workers in the Sunday School",
Thad V. bmith, Highlands. ,
Offering, v
Message Vance Browning, Bry
son -Ciry.
Song and benediction.
WILL BEAUTIFY
FOREST ROADS
Party On Tour To Lay
Foundation For Work
On Roadsides
An inspection tour to lay foun
dations for possible extensive work
in roadside' beautification in the
national forests is being conducted
in this section by six officials of
the United States forest service.
Included in the Inspection party
are Joseph C. Kircher, southern re
gional forester; A. C. Shaw and E.
L. Bishop, assistant regional for
esters, and R E. Pidgeon, regional
engineer, all of Atlanta, Ga., and
TiWv' Norcross, chief engineer of
the forest service; LVF. Kneipp.'in
charge of land purchases, and C
M. Granger, in charge of, timber
management, all from Washington,
D. C. : - . , ;,
The party was joined in Asheville
by Dr. C. A Hirsch, of the Ap
palachian experiment station, who
accompanied them through the Pis
gah forest and will continue with
them on the tour.
The Coweeta experiment station
near Otto was inspected Wednes
day and a trip through the Nanta
hala forest was made Thursday.
Friday the party went 6n to the
Cherokee forest, with headquarters"
at Cleveland, Tenn., and from there
will go on through the South, endr
ing the tour at Houston, Texas.
St. Agnes Church
Supper October 2,4
A parish supper for the congre
gation of St. Agnes church will be
given on Tuesday evening, October
24, at 7 o'clock, at the rectory. This
is1 the first of the monthly suppers
to be had during the fall and win
ter. There will be a meeting after
supper when matters of interest and
importance will be discussed. All
members, are urged to attend.
Raleigh Holland Dies
In California
(Rnleigh Holland died October 5,
in Pixley, Calif.,, after a lingering
illness of several months with tub
erculosis. .
Mr. Holland, ' a former Macon
county man, has made, his home in
Cajifornia for a good many years.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Radford Holland, of the Cullasaja
section. . "
, . Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Pearl Shook, of Macon
county, hia parents, and - several
brothers and. sisters. ; ,
John Rush Passes '
In Mascot, Tenn.
John Rush died at his home in
Mascot, Tenn., on Monday, Octob
er 3. - ,'
y Funeral services were held at the
Bethel Methodist church, Macon
county, with interment in the Beth
el cemetery. ,
Mr. Rush, a native of Macon
county, is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Lilly Corbin, and
one brother, George Rush,
BULLET KILLS
. J. CANSLER, 34
Accidental Discharge Of
Rifle Causes Death
Of lotla Farmer
James CansJer, 34, farmer, died
in Angel hospital here .Thursday
night at 9 o'clock from a .22 cal
ibre rifle bullet wound in the head
Which he received about 5 :30 o'clock
last Thursday afternoon, when the
rifle which he was carrying was ac
cidentally discharged.
Cansler. left his home in the
lotla section to return a rifle he
had borrowed for squirrel hunting
from Bartlett Bennett, who resides
a half mile from the Cansler home.
in some manner the rifle was dis
charged as Cansler was near a
three-strand barbed wire fence not
far from the Bennett place. The
bullet "struck him in the center of
the forehead and lodged in the
back of the head.
Cansler, unconscious, was found
by Miss Fannie Burr . Bennett
daughter, of Bartlett Bennett, who
saw him as she was walking along
the road. It is .believed he was
found 10 minutes after the accident
occurred. The gun was 'at his feet
when he was found.
Miss Bennett summoned aid and
Cansler was brought to Angel hos
pital.
Mr. Cansler was a farmer of the
lotla section and a member of the
lotla Methodist church. He was the
son of the late Mrs. .Jack Cansler,
of Iotla. :
Funeral services were held Friday ..
afternoon at 3 o'clock, yt the lotla
Methodist church. The Key. H. 5. .
Williams, pastor, was in charge. In
terment was in the church ceme
tery. ' .
The pallbearers were : W. B. Ben- "
nett, Don Shields, Robert H. Ben
nett, Earl E. Ward, Fred McGaha,
and George Gibson. ."'y-':
Mr. Cansler is survived .by his
widow, the ' former. Miss Bertie
Roper; four sisters, Mrs. Charles
Mallonee, of Darrington, Wash.,
Mrs. Crude Meadows, of Franklin
Route 3, Mrs. Harley Mallonee and
Mrs. Lucy Hodgins, of Winston- '
Salem, and four brothers, Robert
and Furman Cansler of Brevard,
Zeb .Cansler, of Franklin, and Jack
Cansler, of Franklin Route 3.
Franklin School Starts
Publication Of Paper
"Mountain Echo is the name
of a new publication issued by the
Franklin school, the first issue ap
pearing last week.
The paper is neatly mimeograph-'
ed and contains a variety of inter
esting matter pertaining to school
activities and several neatly arrang
ed advertisements. .
The publication will be issued
semi-monthly during the school .
year. : ..' '
Candler Dance Team 1
To Appear Here
The Candler Dance Team, cham-
pions of the Western North Caro- '
ina folk festival, will be presented
in Franklin by Bascomb Lunsford
on Saturday evening, October ' 22,
from 8 to 12 o clock, in . the high N
school auditorium. ..
Ralph Case is the manager of
the Candler .Folk dancers, of eight "
couples,, who won the champion
ship at the last festival in Asheville.
Every one is. invited to join in
the square dances following the ex
hibition, i i
The admission is 50 cents, the
proceeds going to the free lunch
fund of the Franklin schook
Colored Nines To
Play Here Sunday
A red hot baseball game between
two colored teams is scheduled for
next Sunday' afternoon on the
Franklin high school field.
The Franklin Black Panthers will
meet the Sylva Smoky Mountain
Cubs, ami a battle royal is expected. ;'
The game will begin at 2 o'clock.