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FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1938
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DECEMBER TERM
JURORS DRAWN
List Of Those Who Wil
Serve At Next Term
Superior Court
Following are the names of the
jurors drawn for the December
term of Macon Superior Court,
which will convene on Monday,
December 5:
First Week
Tom . Bingham, Route 1; Frank
Williams, Ellijay; Joe Hasting,
Prentiss; L. 0. Miller, Highlands
C. X McKinney, Highlands; J. H,
Rickmian, West Mills, I. M. Cabe,
Otto; Will Bird, Prentiss; H. D,
West, Franklin ; L. C. Haskett, E11U
jay; Lester Sorrells. Franklin ; Jack
Wyman, Franklin ; Alex Deal,
Route 4; Ben H. Gibson, Cullasaja
Mann Dalton, Route 3; J. C. Hoi
land, Gneiss; G. M. Stanfield, Route
2; H. H. Cole, Stiles; J. F. Smith
Route 1; S. E. Fouts, Route 3; M
A. Pierson, Highlands; W. A. Bry-
son. Highlands; Charley W. Hend
erson. Gneiss: E. P. Picklesimer.
Highlands; Leslie B. Higdon, Culla
saja ; Will M. Earley, Franklin ;
Hez Dills, Route 1: W. N. Car
penter, Dillard. Ga., Route 1 ; M. H,
, Anderson, Route 1 ; W. C Mash-
burn, Cullasaja; Robert Stuart,
Otto; Geo. Stiles, Jr., Route 2;
John H. Barnes, Gneiss; J; Frank
Bailey, Route 4; C. A. Moffitt,
Otto; Harry Ray, Route 3; Omer
Elmore. Leatherman ; Grady Cope,
Route 3; V. V. Jennings, Elhjay;
Wiley MeGall,- Highlands: J. V.
Sanders, Route 1 ; C. H. Zoellrier,
Highlands; Joe Pojtts Cullasaja;
N. L. Jolley, Cullasaja; Everett I
MaShburn, Gneiss; Carl Donaldson,
Prentiss; Fred D. Cabe, Route 1;
David A. McCall, Highlands. .
Soond Wck
Parker Gregory, Route No. 4 ;
A. A. Adams, Ellijay ; Lewis
Tilson, Highlands ; S. J. Kinsland,
Route ,4; R. J. Cobb, Highlands;
Lyman Higdon, Franklin ; Elmon
Teague. Prentiss ; N. G. Davis,
Route 1; Grady Henry, Ellijay;
Wiley Grant, Nantahala; H. A.
Gribble, Prentiss ; B. H. , Scott,
Route 4; J. A. Flanagan, Franklin;
J. A. Wild, Route 3; L. H. Mash
burn, Flats ; W. E. Mozeley, Otto ;
Lester F. Crawford, Route 3; H. O.
Penland, Scaley; C. N. West. West
Mills; C. W. Ramey, Route 2; W.
3R. Watkins, Cullasaja; Lyman
Sweatman, Route 1 1 ; Vance Van
hook, Route 2; J. B. Crunkleton,
Highlands; Geo. M. Slagle, Route
1; M. V. Justice, Prentiss; D. N.
Pouts, Route 3; T. W. Angel, Jr.,
Franklin ;, Laddie Crawford, Route
1 ; Lee Corn, Dillard, Ga., Route 1.
All-Day Singing At
Courthouse Sunday
The Macon county fifth Sunday
singing convention will meet at the
courthouse Sunday for an all-day
singing, it has been announced by
James M. Raby, president.
Singers have been invited from
several of the adjoining counties
as well . as South Carolina and
Georgia. There will also be com
posers of Gospel music present.
All singers, quartets duets and
classes in the county are urged to
be present and take a part in the
singing. The public is cordially in
vited. .
Large Party Goes
On Bear Hunt
A large party of men from Frank
lin and , Highlands spent the first
part of the week, on a bear hunt
in Graham county in the Snow
bird mountain section, but returned
without the bear.
The party included : Harve Bry
ant. W. T. Moore, Charles Bradley,
C Tom Bryson, Wade Arvey, John
Cunningham, C D. Baird, Andy Lee
Howard, Truman , Moody, Lee
"Woods and Bob Houston, of
Franklin; Fred Edwards, G. W.
Ifarett, Carl Zoellner and Will Ed
wards of Highland!," - ' 1
Road Funds
Allotted to Macon County
Tuesday By WPA
The works progress administra
tion allotted $288,241.10 in federal
and sponsors funds Tuesday for 18
relief projects in North Carolina,
George W. Coan, Jr., state admin
istrator, announced. The projects
are designed to give employment to
892 workers.
Among the allotments is includ
ed $25,086.00 for road improvement
work in Macon county.
This, allotment to Macon county
will assure work for men on the
WPA rolls for some time.
According to statements made by
local officials, it was necessary to
lay off 700 men m this section on
October 11, but 342 of them were
transferred to the forest service
and will probably be put to work
within a few days, 1 their pay to
come out of a forest service allot
ment which is expected to be made
at once, n
The remainder of those who were
laid off have been put back to
work on WPA projects and 64 new
ones have been added to the rolls
this week.
SET RED CROSS
QUOTA AT
Rev. H: S. Williams Heads
Drive" In " County
This Year
.Two important Red Cross confer
ences at which chapter delegates
discussed Roll Call plans and fur
ther development of the Red Cross
service were held in North Caro
lina during the week, the first at
Rocky Mount, on October 26, and
in Charlotte on ; October 27.
Delegates from the local chapter
attending the meeting in Charlotte
included Miss Josephine Dixon,
nurse in the health department;
Mrs. Carl P. Cabe and Mrs. Harry
Higgins. the Rev. H. S. Williams
and the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, chair
man of the Macon county chapter.
The meeting was held in the Hotel
Charlotte with the morning session
featured with a talk on the various
Red Crossi services by Mr. Carl
Hunt, of national headquarters, and
the afternoon session with a talk
by the Rev. Herman L. Turner,
pastor of the Covenant Presbyter
ian church of Atlanta. The after
noon session closed with a showing
of the new Red Cross Safety film,
"Why Not Live?"
The Rev. H. S. Williams, pastor
of the Franklin circuit of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
will serve as County Roll Gall
chairman this year succeeding the
Rev. Frank Bloxham, who resigned
several months ago. ,
The quota for the county has
been set at 300 memberships, the
same as last year. Officials of the
ocal chapter hope to go beyond
this goal as they have done for the
past few years, winning recognition
each year for this achievement.
The records for the state show the
ooal chapter standing in 49th place
among the 120 chapters of the state
in percentage of members in pro
portion to population. The, local
chapter has had a consistent growth
in memberships during the past five
years pratically doubling the mem
berships in this time.
Masquerade Party
Friday Evening
A masaurade oartv will be sriven
bv the Youncr People's Athletic
club on Friday evening' in the new
agricultural building . on Church
street, beginning at 8 o'clock.
The entire membership is urged
to attend and each is requested to
come masked. It is hoped that all
members will , attend. ' " """ '
PANTHERS WIN
GAME FRIDAY
Defeat Bryson City 6-0;
Meet Long Creek
Tomorrow
For the second time this season
the Franklin Panthers defeated
Bryson City last Friday 6-0.
' After a number of mizhtv lin
plays, the touchdown was 1 scored
early in the second period when
Frank' Higdon hurled a 20-yard
nass to Charles Hunnicutt who ran
30 vards to the eoal after J. C
Cunningham had made a clear road
by cutting down the opponents de
fenuve half back.
The linemen held attacks by
blocking and tackling with a skill
ful art. "
Tohn Slaerle olaved a great de-
tensive came at his new position in
- t
the back field, and it looks as
though he will develop into a
powerful back.
Guards Fred Guest and Vercoe
Watkins seemed to dash through
the oooonents' offensive line at
will and threw Bryson City for
numerous losses. .
Caotaih Setser. pivot man, played
his usual eood name and quarter
back Fouts managed the team with
ability:
To Met Long Creek FrkUy
The Franklin Panthers are pre
paring for a difficult battle with
Long Creek Academy Friday at 2
o'clock on the home field. This is
expected to be one of the hardest
games of the season.
The boys seem to have new spirit
at ' practice this week and are
working diligently for the tilt with
the Academy. Blocking and tackling
have been stressed to a great ex
tent by Coach Shuford.
With John Slagk filling the po
sition of quarter-back on the of
fense and backing up the line on
the defense, the backfield should
be stronger. This is a hard assign
ment for Slagle, but Coach Shuford
thinks that with the help of two
elusive backs like Frank Higdon
and Charles Hunnicutt, together
with . good interference of Roy
Fouts and the blocking ability of
the whole line, Slagle will be cap
able of holding down this double
duty. The probable line-up is as.
follows:
L. E; C. Shepard; L. T. John
Setser; L. G. V. Watkins; C C.
Setser; R. G. Fred Guest; R. T.
Curly Pennington ; R. E. J. C.
Cunningham; Q. B. John Slagle;
H. B. Roy Fouts; H. B. Charles
Hunnicutt; F. B. Frank Higdon.
Junior Class To
Give Carnival
' Under the supervision of the
junior class, a Halloween carnival
will be held at the Franklin school,
Saturday night, October 29, at 7:30.
The admission will be 10 cents.
Entertainment will consist of a
floor show, a" cake walk, bingo, and
many other games, and in addition
numerous side shows in booths,
witches, demons, and ghosts will
cast their mighty spells.
The main feature of the evening
will be the crowning of a carnival
queen chosen -from the student
body. There will be placed n each
room a box with the name of the
prettiest , girl selected from the
room. Everyone will be allowed to
vote "by dropping pennies into the
boxes, each penny counting a vote.
Fortune, telling will' be. an inter
esting feature of the evening.
Mrs. Franks Attending
Welfare Association
Mrs. Eloise G. Franks, Macon
County superintendent of public
welfare, is attending the convention
of the North Carolina superinten
dents of public welfare in session
at the Carolina Hotel, Raleigh, Oc
tober 27-28.
Mrs. Franks, as vice-president,
will preside at the luncheon ses
sion tomorrow (Friday) afternoon
in the Carolina Hotel dining room.
C. C. Vanhook
Funeral Rites Monday
At Coweta Church
Funeral services for Cecil Carey
Vanhook, 29, were held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Cow
eta Baptist church. The Rev. J. A.
Flanagan, pastor of the Franklin
Presbyterian church, assisted by the
Rev. George A. Cloer, a Baptist
minister, were in charge of the
services, Interment was in the Rush
cemetery. '
Mr. Vanhook died at his home
on Franklin Route 2, Sunday morn
ing about 4 o'clock, following an
'illness of several months. Death
was attributed to Bright's disease.
He was a young farmer in his
community, and was the son of the
late Carey Vanhook and Mrs. Van
hook, of Franklin Route 2.
Pallbearers were: Harry Tallent,
Ellis Hodgins, J.ud Tallent, Paul
Williams, Lawrence Vanhook and
Dan Garland.
The flower girls were: Kate Van
hook, Mrs. Eugene McCoy, Grace
Bradley, Pearl Vanhook, Maggie
Ledbetter and Blanche Vanhook.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Addie Pauline Ledbetter,
and a small .son 13 months 'old, of
Franklin Route 2; his mother, Mrs.
Carey Vanhodk, of Enka; four
brothers, Ralph Vanhook, of De
troit, ..Mich.; Roy Vanhook, of
Franklin Route 2; Carl and John
Vanhook, of Enka; two sisters, Mrs.
Jesse Keener, of Highlands, and
Miss Mane Vanhook.
DEATH CLAIMS
MS. SHEPHERD
Old Resident Of Watauga
Section Passes, On
Thursday, Oct. 20
Mrs. Rhoda Shepherd, 87, died at
her home in the Watauga section,
five miles east of Franklin last
Thursday, afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Death was due to a heart attack.
She had been in ill health about
two years.
Mrs. Shepherd, the daughter of
the late Pendleton and Carolyn
Sanders, was born January 5, 1861.
She was born and reared in the
Watauga section and lived her en
tire life in Macon county. Her hus
band was the late Henry Shepherd,
u Union veteran.-
She was a member of the Snow
Hill Methodist church.
Funeral services were held at
Snow Hill Methodist church, five
miles north of Franklin, Friday aft
ernoon. The Rev. C. F, Rogers,
pastor . of the Franklin Baptist
church, was in charge in the ab
sence of the pastor, the Rev. H. S.
Williams. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Will Rick
man, Harley R. Cabe, C. A. Bryson,
Ed H. Parrish, Herman H. Plem
mons and Billy Watkins.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Logan Allen, of Franklin, and Mrs.
Eva Mason, of Watauga; two sons,
Richard Shepherd, of Canton, and
Samuel Shepherd, of Kyle; two sis
ters, Mrs. Sally Nichols, of Athens,
Ga., and Mrs. Callie Painter, of
Gastonia; one brother, Cowan San
ders, of Watauga, and 11 grand
children. Baptist Church Notes
Friday night of this week at 7 :30
the officers and teachers of the
Sunday school will meet and make
reports of the work of the month.
The pastor, Rev. C. F. Rogers,
will continue, his Sunday night
theme on "Our Bible," preaching
on the "Tower of Babel" The or
dinance of baptism will follow.
Baptist laymen's convention will
be held in the First Baptist church
in Bryson City1 at 2:30 p. m., Sun
day, and a large number of men
are planning to go from here.
ONE CHANGE IN
MACON PASTORS
.
Conference Sends Rev. I.
L. Roberts to Franklin
M. E. Church
Only one change was made in
the pastors of Methodist churches
in Macon county, according to the
appointments announced by Bishop
Clare Purcell at the close of the
Western Notth Carolina conference
in Charlotte Monday.
Dr. J. E. Abernethy, who has
served . the Franklin Methodist
church for tht past year, is suc
ceeded by the Rev. I. L. Roberts.
who will come here from Dallas in
the Gastonia district.
The Rev. H. S. Williams returns
to the Franklin circuit and the Rev.
J. C. Swaim to the Macon circuit.
Ihe Rev. W. F. Beadle is also re
turned to the Highlands charge.
The Rev. W. L. Hutchins. who
has been Aldersgate director, suc
ceeds the Rev. W. A. Rollins as
presiding elder of the Wayncsville
district. Rev. Mr. Rollins goes to
the hirst Church at Hickory.
The Rev. C. C. Herbert. Jr., for
mer pastor of the Franklin Metho
dist church, goes back to Walker
town in the Winston-Salem district,
and has also been appointed dis
trict missionary secretary for the
district.
Following will be found the full
list of appointments for the Way
hesville district:
Waynesville district, presiding el
der, W L. Hutchins; Andrews, G
N. Dulin; Bethel, J, W. Blitch;
Brevard, E. P. Billups; Brevard
circuit, to be supplied. ,
Bryson City, A. L. Rayle, Can
ton, W. R. Kelly; Clyde. C.
Price; Cullowhee. C. G. Hefner;
Crabtree, A. F. Phibbs; Dellwood,
C. O. Newell (M. E.). '
Fines Creek, G. L. Lovett, sup
ply ; Franklin, I. L. Roberts ; Frank
lin circuit, H. S. Williams; Hayes
ville, J. C. Gentry; Highlands, W.
F. Beadle; Jonathan, J. D. Pyatt,
supply. ,
Junaluska. J. S. Folger; Macon,
J. C. Swaim; Murphy, Van B. Har
rison ; Murphy circuit, J. A. Fry;
Robbinsville, H. L. Lefevers; Sylva
A. P. Ratledge.
Waynesville, J. G. Huggins, jr.;
Webster, G. A. Hovi, supply ;
Whittier, C. L. Fisher, supply; Mis
sionary to Brazil. C. W4 Clay; pro
fessor Brevard college, E. D. C
Brewer; district missionary secre
tary, W. R. Kelly. .
Dr. J. E. Abernethy, who has
served the Franklin church for the
past year, is one of the most schol
arly preachers of the Methodist de
nomination, and -has been pastor
of several of the largest churches
in the conference. His going away
will be deeply regretted by the
people of the town, regardless of
their church affiliations.
The new pastor will be fittingly
welcomed by the Methodists and
also by the pastors and members
of the other churches of the com
munity. '
Dr. J. E. Abernethy
To Preach Sfunday
Dr. J. E. Abernethy. pastor cf
the Franklin Methodist church, y.ho
has been transferred tot Valdcso,
will conduct his last service here i
next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
It is expected that a large con
gregation will attend this farewell
service.
Angel Hpspital Opens
New Dental Clinic
Dr. Furman Angel announces the
opening of a dental clinic at the
Angel hospital. New and modern
equipment has been installed. Dr.
Paul O'Brian, formerly resident
dentist at the Cincinnati General
hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, is in
charge of the new dental department.