LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIV. NO. 19
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1939
$1.50 PER YEAR
- PROGRESSIVE
FACULTY LIST
ISA10UNCED
School Staffs Complete
Except For Franklin
High School
Following will be found the list
of .teachers for the schools of Ma
con county for the school year
1939-40. The list does, not include
the Franklin school, as the com
plete hfgh school faculty has not
been selected. It will be printed
as soon as available.
The teachers were selected by
the local committees and principals
and were then approved by the
county board of education:
Frianklin Township
lotla T. T. Love, Mrs. Jessie B.
llorsley, Annie L. Neal.
Olive Hill Lucile Kimsey.
Clark's Chapel Alr,s. Lola Kiser,
Mrs.' Fannie Arnold..
Union Mrs. W. L. Corbin, Mrsl
Gay P. Teague, Mrs. Lucy Bradley
Maple Springs Grace Wilkes,
Kate Eleanor Shope, Mrs. Mary
i Sutton.
Mill Shoals Township
Holly Springs, Mrs. Eunice Cun
ningham Siler, Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Higdon.
Watauga Jessie Ramsey, Lola
Ramsey.
Oak Ridge Frank Fleming, Lois
Keener. .
Mountain Grove C. S. Tilley.
Ellijay Township v
Ellijay M rs. L. T. Sloan.
Higdonville Sanford Smith, Lo
vicia J. Moses.
: Salerrt Pearl Stewart, Mary Ina
Henry. '.' '-h
' Mashburn's Branch S. A. Brvson.
Sugarfiork Township
Pine Grove Amanda Slagle,
Myrtle Fulton Keener.
Walnut Creek J. Norman West.
Buck Creek J7 B. Brendle.
Gold Mine Lois Henderson.
Smith's Bridge Township
Mulberry Mary Straine, Onnie
Cabe. .
Academy Mildred Moffitt.
Hickory Knoll Myrtle V. Nor.
ton, Gladys Brock. ,
Lower Tesenta Maybur Henson.
Upper Tesenta Pauline Cabe.
Mountain View Mattie Brendell.
Otto Mrs. Curtis Price, Blanche
V. Howard.
Cartiaagec'haye Township
Slagle Alice Slagle, principal;
Nora Moody, Mrs. G. G. Nolen,
Mrs. Herbert Angel.
Allison-Watts Esther Seay, Lou
ise Siler.
Rainbow Snrines Martha C.
Shields, Bess Stewart.
Burningtiawn Township
Oak Dale Ralph Angel, Eliza
beth Meadows. '
Burningtown Nina T. McCoy,
Marie Roper.
Alorgan's May McCoy.
Cowee Township
Oak GroveT-rJim . Mann, , Ruth
Byrd, Christine Browning.
Cowee Gertie W. Moss, Kate
Reece. .
Liberty Ray Mases, Selm4 Dal
ton. Harmony Katherine Ramey.
Highlands School
"Principal O. F. Summer.
High School F. C. Hentz, Eliza
beth Whiteside, , Fannie M. Brown,
Cynthia Moretz, Ethel Calloway,
Mattie Wilkes, Nina Howard, Sue
R. Hall, Veva Howard, Dora G.
Carpenter.
Scaly Jessie. Hurst, principal;
Virginia Edwards.
Nantahialai Township
Camp Branch Grace Carpenter.v
Fairview Virginia Tilley.
Otter Creek Carl Mases, prin
cipal; William G. Crawford, gram
mar grade; Katharine Ammons,
primary grade; Mrs. Fleta Mason.
Kyle Lolita Dean, principal ;
Mrs. Pauline Fonts Cable, primary.
Aquone Evelyn Kiasland, Glad
ys Pannell.
Beecher Georgia Howard.
Chapel School (Colored) -
H. R. Kemp, R K. Davis, M. H.
Ray, Miss Edna Gilmer, Mrs. Em
ma L. England. '".
Chief of Police
C. D. BAIRD
Who Has Been Reelected as Chief
of Police by the New Town Board
BOARD ELECTS
TOWN OFFICERS
Few Changes Made At
Meeting Held Last
Friday Night
The new town board of Franklin
perfected organization at a meet
ing held last Friday night, -and
elected officers to .serve for the
next two years.
J. O. Harrison was elected mayor
pro tern, and George Dean was re
elected as clerk. George has serv
ed the town in this capacity ' for
more than eight years, and his
reelection by the present board is
a tribute to his efficiency.
C. D. Baird, chief of police, and
W. M. Officer, night police, were
reelected., Both men have held of
fice for four years and have made
excellent records, and their re
election by the new board meets
with general approval.
Derald Ashe was again named as
fire chief and A. C. Panell holds
on in charge of street cleaning.
R. S. Jones was reelected city at
torney and Dr." . H. . T. Horsley,
health officer. W. G. Hall stays on
as city plumber and Paul Potts as
building inspector. .T. W. Angel,
Jr., was named electrical inspec
tor.
The following committees were
appointed by Mayor Ray :
Water M. L. Dowdle, chairman ;
T; W. Angel, Jr., Ben McCollum.
. Streets H. W. Cabe, chairman ;
J. O. Harrison, E. Tim Calloway.
Mrs. Maggie Higdon, 63,
Dies Suddenly May 7
Mrs. Maggie Higdon, 63, of Gay,
Jackson county, who came over to
spend the week-end with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. T. B. Higdon, at
Higdonville, was found dead in bed
Sunday morning, May 7. Dr. W. A.
Rogers, attending physician, said
that . Mrs. Higdon had apparently
died shortly after retiring Satur
day night about 9 o'clock.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the New Savannah Methodist
church, in Jackson county. The
Rev. T. F. Deitz, of Beta, was in
charge of the services. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the husband, Ed
Higdon, and four children, two
sons, Bragg and Cl&ude Higddn, of
Ellijiy; two daughters, Miss Mar
tha Higdon, of Tomotla, S. C, and
Miss Margaret Higddn,. of Kuiston,
and two .sisters, Mrs. Robert Buc
hanan and Mrs., John Jones, of
Gay, Jackson county.
Tommy Lee Cabe, who recently
joined the U. S. Navy is now on
the U. S.' S. Mississippi which is
one of the fleet now enroute to
San Pedro, Calif. ,
SCOUTS GIVEN
LOVELY HOME
Mrs. S. Lumpkin Deeds
Place For Use Of Boys
And Girls
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, of At
lanta, has. donated her lovely sum
mer home near Arrowood. together
with all furnishings which can be
used, and the tract of land sur
rounding the place to the Boy and
Girl Scouts of Western vNorth Car
olina, and the formal transfer of
the property to a self-perpetuating
board of trustees occurred Wed
nesday nigh V May 3.
The deed to the property was
'handed over to the trustees by Lee
Ashcraft, of Atlanta, and accepted
by J. E. Perry, of Franklin,
chairman of the board of trustees,
at a dinner given by the Rotary
club for their ( wives, sisters and
.sweethearts and several invited
guests.
The board of trustees is com
posed as follows: J. E. Perry, of
Franklin, chairman; Harry Love,
Asheville; Allen adams, Sylva; L.
B. Nichols, Andrews; Mrs. H. E.
Church, Franklin, and Mrs, Merc
er Fain, Murphy.
The trust provides also that if
it is ever necessary to dispose of
the property the funds received
from the sale must be reinvested
in Macon county for the benefit
of the Boy and Girl Scouts.
It is estimated that 50 boys or
girls can be accommodated com
fortably, and reservations will 'be
given JLa. varioui.troopsw.icux.tliat
hasis. Western ' North Carolina
boys and girls will be given first
consideration, but it is stated that
when there are open dates, the
house will be available for any
Scout troop in America.
Beautiful Location
The house is a rustic two story
log structure. On the first floor
is a lobby with a large stone lire
r;lare. two bed rooms, bath, a
dining room, and kitchen. The sec
ond floor is a dormitory with space
fnr 40 rots. A lovelv scene can be
viewed from the large front porch.
The front lawn slopes down to
the road leading to Wayah Bald
and a lovely three mile hike from
the lodge leads to the liald. me
tract contains two acres of cleared
land and 13 acres of natural forest
growth. Tennis courts and archery
ranges arid other recreational
sports will be developed by the va
rious troops' of the counties. The
swimmintr oool at Arrowood Glade
will be open to all visiting Scout
troops.
The Bryson City Girl Scout
troop made the first date for res
ervation for camping which will be
May 22-29. ,
Distinguished Quests
Among the guests of the Ro
tarians at the dinner were :
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin of At
lanta, and her niece, Mrs. John
J. Wicker, Jr., of Richmond, Va.;
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ashcraft, At
lanta ; Darby Dobson, of Atlanta,
regional director of Boy Scouts J
Miss Helen Gillard, Atlanta, region
al Girl Scout camp director; A. W.
Allen, of 'Asheville, district Scout
executive, and Mrs. Allen; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Love, Asheville;
Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Bacon, Bryson
City; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nichols,
Andrews; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ad-r
ams, Cherokee; Mrs. G. N. West,
Chicago; Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Bloxham and Jimmy Hauser, of
Franklin. Miss Dorothy and Rich
ard Sloan, in Scout uniform, sang
.several selections . for the enter
tainment of the Rotarians and
their guests. Dorothy and Richard
are the children of Mr. and. Mrs.
Harold Sloan, of Franklin.
The , Franklin troop of Girl
Scouts has been revived and , is
now sponsored by the P.-T. A.,
with Mrs. Melichar.in charge. The
troop is expected to take an active
interest in the new Scout summer
home,
Babies Under Six Eligible
For The Press Baby Derby
Franklin Wins
From Prentiss On Local
Diamond Sunday
The Franklin baseball team play
ed at home Sunday for the first
time this season, with Prentiss as
the opposing team.
The game was clean and free
from argument and resulted in a
score of 13 to 2 in favor of
Franklin. The Prentiss boys got off
to a bad .start, but tightened up
and were playing real ball when
the game ended. Had they start
ed off that way the score might
have been different
The Franklin boys seem to be
learning what bats are made for,
and it is hoped that they Will not
be defeated time after time this
season on account of poor hitting.
There were" several long hits
made in the game Sunday, the
longest being lined out by George
Pattillo, who was stopped by the
coach on third when he had ample
time for a home run.
The team is scheduled to go to
Clayton, Ga., next Sunday and to
Hazelwood on the Sunday .follow
ing. On the 28th Hazelwood is
due., for a game in Franklin. By
that time it is hoped that the
athletic field "will be completed,
and plans are being made for a
big opening.
This field, when completed, is
going to be the equal of any of
the league diamonds in this sec
tion". The WFA iherf have done "a
splendid job and it is fully appre
ciated by all who are interested
in athletics.
Vaughn Quartet To
Be In Franklin May 27
The Methodist churches of the
Macon Circuit will sponsor the
Vaughn Quartet, of WNOX, Knox
ville, Tenn., in a musical concert
at the courthouse on Saturday eve
ning, May 27.
The program will start at 7:30
p. m. and admission charges will
be IS and 25 cents.
The ; public is cordially invited
to attend.
Little Kathleen Lowe
Passes Last Thursday
Kathleen, the two-day-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lowe,
died at their home on lotla last
Thursday, after a three hours' ill
ness.
Funeral services were held at
the lotla Baptist church Friday
morning at. II o'clock. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, and
four brothers, James, Donald, A.
W., and Robert ; two sisters, Lois
and Shirley, all at home.
SPECIAL NOTICE
FOR HIGHLANDS
Parents who are interested in
entering their baby in The
Franklin Press and Highlands
Maconians' "Baby Derby" can
enter them at Highlands's Drug
Store instead of bringing the
'baby to Franklin. Mr. Crisp,
Baby Derby photographer, will
be at Highlands Drug Store,
Friday, at 1 o'clock to make
the babies pictures. Mr. Frank
Lawless will be in charge of
entering the baby, etc. Now,, if
you want your baby's picture
made and published in The
Franklin Press and Highlands
Maconian without cast be sure
and enter, him or her at High
lands Drug Store Friday after
noon. The earlier you enter the
baby and have picture made, the
sooner your, baby's picture will
be published. Mr. Lawless will
gladly give you any information
about the Baby Derby that you
may desire,,
Welcome Several New Merchants
To The Baby Derby And .
They Will Be Found In
Th Baby Derby
Page
Your Child Can Lend Much Inter
est to Unique Contest By Becom
ing Entrant
Many people who read Thurs
day's announcement of the "Baby
jjerDy are still in aouDt as to
what its all about, and for that
reason we will give a brief, yet
complete, account of this most in
teresting enterprise. f .
The Baby Derby is a competi
tion for babies .under .six vears
r lit . .
old, living in Macon and adjoining
counties. More than $500 in cash
prizes will be awarded to the win
ners. Thf first nriA ic t?flft onrl o
- - - . w.av e
silver loving cup more than 30
inches high.
Ihe winners will be the babies
who have the most "miles" to their
credit when the Derbv closes. lulv
8th. Naturally, the babies do noth
ing themselves toward winning the
prizes, except be their own beauti
ful selves. Parents, uncles and
aunts, grandparents, and friends will
be responsible for the oroeress
made by the various babies. By the
business these folks do with the
various cooperating stores, they are
listed in the Ba-by Derby page in
this issue, and The Franklin Press
and Highlands Maconian, they will
be able to pile up thousands of
-r-.-rr-s-taruriic " ill "'1 lu
Derby. Each time a 50 'cent pur
chase is made in any of the co
operating stores a coupon will be
given. Right now each coupon ad
vances babies three miles in this
mythical race. New and old read-
cis vi xne rraniain rress and
Highlands Maconian can also do
their share toward helping some
baby in the , race.
Pictures In Newspaper
Probably one of the most inter
esting fpatllrpc nt tho Pok.r TVk..
will be the publishing of the baby
pictures. When parents and friends
show an interest and enter some
baby in the race, that baby's pic
ture will be published in The
Franklin Press and Highlands Ma
conian without one penny of cost
to the parents.
The first step, of course, is to
enter the baby. That can be done
by mailing or bringing an entry
blank to the Baby Derby office,
located on the Square, Cunning
ham Building, Franklin. Entry also
can be made by phoning. As soon
as entry is made, the parents re
ceive an order for ,a .sitting at
Crisp's Studio, where the Baby's
picture will be taken. This picture
will be used in preparing it for
publication when the babys parents
show an active interest.
It costs nothing to enter the
campaign. If you have a baby
under six years old, here is a
wonderful opportunity for you to
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your baby's future. A handsome
loving cup will also be presented
to' the winner on July 8. Dozens
of your friends and -acquaintances
are shopping daily in the stores,
giving baby coupons. All you have
to do is ask them to ask for baby
coupons and save them for your
baby. A ballot box at the derby
office is the place where baby
coupons are deposited. However, a
baby must be officially entered
before coupons can be deposited
for him or her.
Remember, there are , 30 cash
prizes for the winners. We know
you'll want to keep forever the is
sue of The Franklin Press and
Highlands Maconian that carries
the picture of your baby. , It will
hold lifelong interest for both par
ents and baby. Don't wait another
day. The Baby Derby office is
open from 9 a..m. to 5 p. m. By
entering your baby early you will
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