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the franicliW press and the highlands maconian
THURSDAY, DEC 15, 1838
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Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press
At Franklin, North Carolina
Telephone No. 24
vol. LII
Number 50
Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and B. W. Johnson. Publishers
P. F. Callahan..... Managing Editoi
Mrs. C. P. Cabe......... ..Business Managei
Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter
The Prisoner at the Bar of Justice
A SORDID tragedy came to a climax in our court
" house last Monday. A girl of 25 was sentenced
to '30 years and a man of 35 to life imprisonment for
the poison murder of the girl's husband.
A- packed court room women, men and, God
save the mark, children! listened to testimony un
t printable, unspeakable, that could hardly be match
" ed in sordidness !
Back of this crime there runs a long story, a sad,,
tragic, pitiful story. No doubt there could be traced
through this girl's 25 years and those of her parents,
every factor that led inevitably to the final chapter.
Poverty, ignorance, with the vicious circle that
these produce, low mentality and desperate circum
stance furnish a perfect background for a crime like
this to happen. And, mind you, at our very doors!
The girl and the man were not the only ones
who stood convicted before the bar of justice in this
case. They received sentence and will expiate for
their crime under the requirements of the law.
But what of the community that helped with the
stage setting?
Are we altogether innocent bystanders?
The girl cannot read, although a compulsory
school law has existed since she was of age for
school. The parents are illiterate. Evidence showed
illegal liquor traffic played a major. part in prepara
tion for the final act.
It is not to point the finger of blame toward any
individual that this is written. But is there not such
a. thing as a community'ssense.;pf shame that can.
so sweep every conscience that there can arise one
voice and one conscience to say : "This abomination
must not happen to us again"?
Schools, churches, the arm of the law, welfare
agencies, everyone oi us ; surely we cannot allow our
duties to become travesties.
Again, the quiet, determined influence of one
good life exerting a power over the life of this girl
when a child, whether in Sunday school, or school,
or as neighbor, could have prevented this particular
crime. Every crime can be prevented that way.
Next time it might be your kin or our kin en
meshed. Are we not all brothers? Suppose this were
your child? As long as a community looks callously
or thoughtlessly upon a crime like this there will
be more like it.
The county of Macon stands convicted.
How long is our sentence?
High Lights of Lima Conference
S the Pan-American conference at Lima, Peru,
proceeds, these words of Secretary of State
Hull before that momentous gathering may well be
read as a timely message to the world, carrying
promise of "Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will."
"... Each and all of us desire passionately to live at peace with
every nation of the world. '.v.
"... A .spirit of tolerance, mutual respect and understanding is as
important in the relations, of our nations with each other as in our
internal relations. Happily, this spirit has been present, although it
has not always developed uninterruptedly along an upward trend.
Like all things human, it has had its fluctuations. ..."
"... The developments which have taken place in the western
hemisphere have -been a part of a mighty stream of new ideas, new
concepts, new attitudes oi mind and spirit, which has coursed and
ramified, with differing degrees of vigor and success, throughout the
world. We have made important contributions to that stream, and
have, in turn, been nourished by it. . . . "
" . . . Mankind is tragically confronted once more by the alterna
tives of freedom or serfdom, of order or anarchy, of progress or
retrogression, of civilization or barbarism. ..."
"... Each and all of us desire to maintain friendly relations with
every nation of the world resting upon the basis of mutual respect
for national independence, upon non-interference in the internal af
fairs of others, upon fair dealing in every phase of international
relationships...." , (
" . . . The conference in which we are again assembled now as
representatives of the American nations offers a . timely and precious
opportunity for advancing and perfecting this indispensable program
of assuring the solidarity, security, independence, prosperity, and pro
gress of the Americas and of making' our individual and joint con
tribution to the peace and well-being: of the world. ..."
" . . . We of the Americas are fortunate beyond words in being
so situated that Ave can make our example and our influence a potent
factor in promotion of conditions in which there may be peace with
justice and with security. Nor do we stand alone. There are in other
parts of the world powerful forces, actual or latent, working toward
the same end."
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S. S. Class To
Present Carol Service
The . young people's Sunday
school class of the Methpdist
church will present a carol service
and "The Nativity" in tableau and
song on Wednesday evening, De
cember 21, tat 7:30 in the Methodist
church.
i.he caroi service will include a
select group of old English carols
including: "God Rest ye Merry
Gentlemen,"-"The First Noel," "In
Dulci Jubilo," "All my Heart this
Night Rejoices."
Mrs. Henry Cabe, church organ
ist, will give two musical selections
from the "Messiah," ' "He Shall
Feed His Flock" and "All We
like Sheep Have Gone Astray."
Dorothy Sloan will sing a solo,
"Star of the East." Mrs. Ben W.
Woodruff will take the role of the
"Hovering Angel."
Ben W. Woodruff will read the
Prophecy from the Old Testament.
'The girls of the class will act
as Heralds, and the wise men will
include George Patton, Charles
Hunnicutt, Jesse Tessier. Shepherds
will be Charles . Ferguson, John
Setser and Mack Patton. Carolyn
Nolen will be the Madonna and
the singers will include memDers
irom the class. The double quar
tet which will sing "Silent Night,"
during the "Adoration Scene" will
include Dorothy Sloan, Elizabeth
Rochester, sopranos'; Lane Porter,
Hetty Rogers, altos; Richard Sloan,
J. C. Cunningham, tenors; Harold
Sloan, Jr., Bill Wilkie, bass.
The congregation will please
leave the church as quietly as pos
sible while Kenneth Bryant will
play "Silent Night" from the bel
fry. '
Baptist Church Items)
Sunday; December 18, will be ob
served as "Loyalty Day" when all
members will be asked to designate
what, they purpose to give financial
ly and in service to the church and
Lord's work during the year 1939.
It is hoped that in so 'far as pos
sible, all members be present in the
worship services of the church and
by &o doing assist and relieve those
who otherwise will find it neces
sary to seek this information in the
homes of our members.
The pastor, Rev. C. F. Rogers,
will preach at 11 a. m. on the
theme, "How may one know that
Je&us Christ is real in a christian
life?"
At the ' 7:30 worship hour the
theme . will be, "Modern Science
and the Bible," some of the rea
sons why I believe the Bible to, be
the Work of God.
A Christmas service will be held
at 7;30 on Sunday 25, the, differ
ent departments of the church as
sisting the pastor in a program of
scripture, song and story of 'The
Christmas Message and its Mean
ing." Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. and
Brotherhood and B. T. U.' at 6:30
p. m.
Here Comes Charlie" To
Be Presented Again
"Here Comes Charlie," the play
that was presented last October at
the courthouse, will be given at the
Cowee school house Friday night,
December 16, and at the Iotla
school house Saturday night, De
cember 17. Both performances will
be at 7:30. In connection with .the
presentation of the play the ladies
of Snow Hill Methodist church, and
the ladies of the lotla Methodist
church ,wil have abox'pie supper.
Those who saw this play at the
courthouse Will remember it as an
hilarious farce comedy. Mrs. Joyce
Cagle and Earl Ward play, the
leading roles.
The cast for the . play is as fol
lows: Nora Malone, Mrs. Myrtle Cun
ningham; Officer .Tim McGrill, H.
S. Williams; Mrs. Fanny Farnham,
Mrs. L. J. Williams; Larry Elliott,
Charles Owens ; Ted Hartley, Roy
Cunningham; Vivian Smythe-Kersey,
Miss Mary Strain; Uncle
Alex Twiggs, Earl Ward; Charlie
Hopps, Mrs. Armour Cagle; Mrs.
Caroline Smythe-Kersey, Miss Dor
othy Daves ; Mortimer Smythe
Kersey, Jesse Tessier.
Singers To Meet At
Tellico December ,18
The third Sunday afternoon sing
ing of the northern division of the
Macon county singing convention
will be held with the Tellico Bap
tist church on Sunday, December
18, beginning at 1 o'clock, it was
announced by Theron A. , Slagle,
president.
All choirs, quartets, duets, solo
ists and all interested in singing are
invited to attend.
Macon Theatre
Matinees 3:30 P. M.
Niffht Show 7:00 and 9:00
SHOWING FROM 1:30 TO
11 P. M. SATURDAYS
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'THE MYSTERIOUS
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Romance follows adventure out in
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