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VOL. LI V, NO. M
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1139
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7. ED MOZELEY
DIES SUDDENLY
Well Known Merchant
And Farmer Stricken
Saturday
William Edwin Mozeley, 64, was
found dead in hvs store at Otto
about 12:15 p. m. Saturday by his
granddaughter, Miss Helen Foster,,
and death is thought to have been
caused by cerebral hemorrhage.
He was found' seated and leaning
back in his chair, a newspaper by
his side and he was wearing his
glasses, which indicated he was
stricken while reading his paper.
He had appeared in hi, usual
health when he went to the store
that morning, and the death stroke
was evidently instantaneous.
Mr. Mozeley was born in Clay
ton, Ga., but came to Otto when
a young lad and spent the re
mainder of his life there. He was
born on December 25, 1874, a son
of H. T. and Sallie Dillard Moze
ley. He was married on April 7,
1897, to Miss Arie Helen Penland.
Mr. Mozeley owned and operat
ed a large farm and conducted a
mercantile business at Otto. He
was a shrewd trader and was suc
cessful in his business undertak
ings. He was a man of sterling
character and his opinions were
sought and valued along many
lines. At the time of his death
he was a member of the Macon
county board of education.
1 Funeral services were held at
the Asbury Methodist church Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock and
were conducted by the Rev. J. C.
Swaim, pastor of the Macon cir
cuit, and the Rev. H. S. Williams.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery. Active pallbearers were J. E.
Cabe, Dr, Lester Neville, John
Conley, A. B. Slagle, Harley Cabe
and C. . Tom Bryson. Honorary
pallbearers were eight nephews,
Ras, Ray and Ralph Penland,
Ray, Robert and H. T. Mozeley,
Carl and Alex Cabe.
' Surviving are his widow; one
son, James-Mozdey, of Los Angeles,
Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Edith
Foster, of Otto, and Mrs. Tom
Alley, of Cullowhee; one brother,
Paul Mozeley, of Charlotte; one
sister, Mrs. S. E. Penland, of
Franklin ; six grandchildren, Helen,
Jame,, Donald and Betty Jeanne
Foster, of jOtto, and Edwin and
Evelyn Mozeley, of Reidsville. He
is also survived by his stepmother,
Mrs. H. T. Mozeley, of Franklin,
and a number of nieces and neph
ews Out-of-county people attending
the funeral were: G. Paul Mozeley
and four sons, of Charlotte; Mrs.
Gradey Mozeley and two children,
of Reidsville; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Greene, Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. Claude
Greene, Clayton, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Henry and Mrs. Wess
Henry, of Whetstone, S. C; Sher
iff L. F. Rickman, Clayton, Ga.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jamison,
and daughter, Carlene, Glenville.
Siler Reunion Will
Be Held August 3
The 89th reunion of the Siler
family will be held on Thursday,
August 3, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gilmer Jonetf on the
Georgia road.. Many out-of-town
members of the family are expect
ed to attend. . Among these will be
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jacobs, of At
lanta, Ga. Also, the daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Jones will arrive in
time to be present. Nancy Jones,
who is a student at Duke Univer
sity will arrive August 3 for a
month's vacation and Dorothy Jones,
who has been visiting her uncle,
Dr. J. P. Jones in Wakefield, R.
I., will return tomorrow, accom
panied by her cousin, Virginia
Jones. )
Miss Doyle Takes Up
Duties With FSA
Miss Mary Estelle Doyle has ar
rived in Franklin to fake up her
duties & home management su
pervisor of the farm security ad
ministration. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Doyle, of near Ral
eigh, and received her home eco
nomics training at Peace Junior
College and Meredith College, and
has a B. S. degree from State
College, Raleigh.
Miss Doyle has also had wide
experience in her field of work.
She did graduate work in rural
sociology at State College, and
was statistician in the rural so
ciology research department of
State College. She has served as
home management supervisor of
the farm security administration
in the Rockingham unit and the
Hendersonville unit, and comes
very highly recommended for her
work as supervisor in Macon and
Jackson counties.
U. S. Army Increases Production of Gas Masks
m
As the International situation grows more grave, the V. S. has seen fit to protect Its national security and
Its far-flung interests by bringing Its military structure into order. ' As part of its preparedness, the army is
perfecting the gas mask in the U. 8. army chemical warfare school at Edgewood, Md. Left: An Inspector
testa safety glass for gas masks by dropping a steel ball on It. Center: A view showing the assembly of
angle tube to the hood. Right: Final assembly of cannister to tube. Each gas mask Is thoroughly tested by
xpert workers for any possible defect.
Boys Crawl Half A
Mile For A Dollar
A group of young fellows
were gathered at Ralph Wom
ack's service station on the At
lanta highway last Saturday
and freak question came up as
to how long it would take to
crawl on hands and knees from
the station to Kelly's Tea
Room on Main street, a distance
of more than half a mile.
J. C. Cunningham offered to
settle the matter for a dollar,
and being immediately taken
up, he started crawling. It
took him an hour and a half
to make the distance and he
arrived ' at the- tesr'-roonr- minus
considerable fikin from hands
and knees.
Young Jack Burrell then
stated that if somebody would
donate another dollar he would
beat J. C's time and . show the
crowd some crawling that was
crawling. The dollar being forth
coming, Jack got off to a fast
start and arrived in 25 minutes
with hide and clothes intact.
A crowd of spectators watch
ed ' the performance of both
boys and Photographer Crisp
rushed to the scene and got
some pictures.
32 DROPPED BY
VPA 1NC0UNTY
Few Men's Projects Are
Affected By New
Regulations
The WPA Area Office in Frank
lin states that a total of 370 per
sons to date are being removed
from projects in compliance with
Section 16-B, Public Resolution
No. 24, Act of 1940, passed by the
76th Congress. This section of
the relief act requires that certi
fied persons who have been con
tinuously employed for eighteen
months must be removed from
Work Projects in order that they
may make an honest . endeavor to
obtain private employment.
The 12th North Carolina Area
is made up of the following coun
ties: Transylvania, Jackson,. Ma
con, Swain, Graham, Cherokee and
Clay, and suspensions by counties
is as listed below: . '
Transylvania, 74; Jackson, 58;
Macon, 32; Swain, 28; Graham,
14; Cherokee, 72; Clay 92.
Professional and service pro
jects, in the nature of sewing
rooms, libraries, lunch rooms; gar
dening and recreational projects
suffered worst on account of con
tinuous employment Many of the
projects in the men's division have
had lay-offs in the past year on
account , of projects being com
pleted. 'Therefore, the men's pro
jects did not seriously suffer at
this time.
The Area Office advises that
other lists will continue, concern
ing suspensions, at regular inter
vals as eighteen months' contin
uous employment is completed by
workers.
Mr. and Mrs. Boice C. Monday,
of New York, are spending several
days in Franklin with relatives and
friendi,
Locals Lose
To Biltmore Sunday; Will
Play Cornelia Next
The Franklin baseball team again
met inglorious defeaft last Sunday
afternoon, the licking being ad
ministered by the Biltmore out
fit from Asheville, and the awful
total showing 21 to 12 in favor of
the visitors for eight innings.
The visitors took the lead in
the first inning and held it until
the seventh when . their pitcher
blew up and walked two men and
hit another, filling the bases. John
Archer lined out a home run,
scoring four men, and after that
the hits' came thick and fast," the
inning ending with the score 12
to 8 in favor of Franklin.
But in the eighth the slaughter
began, and home runs, three-baggers
and base hits multiplied until
Biltmore had 21 runs on the
board. - The game was called at
the end of the eighth," and the
second game was started, but was
stopped by rain.
Franklin Team Electa Captain
A get-together meeting of the
Franklin team was held at Charlie
Russell's service station Tuesday
night, and John Archer was elect
ed captain. Mr. St. Clair Ander
son, who had been invited to at
tend the meeting, made .a talk to
the. boys and agreed to lend his'
assistance at the tri-weekly prac
tice and help with coaching and
advice whenever possible.
Cornelia Hera Sunday
The Cornelia, Ga., team is sched
uled to come to 'Franklin . for a
game next Sunday afternoon. A
game was arranged with this team
several weeks ago, but was rained
out, and it is expected that the
local fans will turn out in force
to witness this contest.
Box Supper At
Higdonville Saturday
There will be a box supper at
Higdonville schoolhouse next Sat
urday night, and the entertain
ment features will include a beau
ty' contest, cake walk and string
music. Proceeds will be used for
the benefit of Sugarfork cemetery.
As The World Tunis
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State. Nation
and Abroad.
BUNCOMBE VOTES DRY
Buncombe county voted by 5,
500 majority on Tuesday against
the establishment of ABC stores.
Asheville voted wet, but the county
voted overwhelmingly dry. Leaders
of the successful campaign have
called a meeting to perfect a per
manent organization for law en
forcement in the county.
LOST BOY SCOUT FOUND
Donn Fendler, Boy Scout from
New York, missing from camp on
Mt. Katahdin, Me., for nine days,
was found Tuesday, almost starved,
with clothes torn off from wander
ing 30 miles on the mile high
mountain through virgin under
growth, with no food but berries;
He had been given up for dead.
FLOWER SHOW
HEREJULY 29
Annual Event To Be Held
In McCoy Store On
Main Street
The annual Flower show, which
i.s; sponsored by the Franklin Gar
den Club, will be held on Satur
day, July 29, in the McCoy store
room on Main street, adjoining
Sanders' Five and Ten Cent store.
It is expected that many people
throughout the county will make
entries in this show, and all who
are planning to do so are request
ed to have their flowers at the
building not later than 10 o'clock
Saturday morning, so that they
may be classified and judged.
The show is scheduled to be
open to the public at 1 o'clock
and the flowers are expected to
remain on display until 9 o'clock
Saturday night.
Many beautiful prizes, which are
on display in . the show window of
the store room consist of lovely
pieces of pottery, linens, hand
woven rugs and woodwork, and
will be given in the following
classes:
1. Best display of snap-dragons.
2. Best display of sweet peas.
3. Finest collection of roses.
4. Dahlias (large and small).
5. Nasturtiums.
6. Most attractive miniature
flowers.
7. Corsages.
8. Best collection of wild flow
ers. 9. Two-tone flowers.
10. Contrasting colors.
11. Mixed bouquets.
12. Zinnias (large and small).
13. Marigolds.
14. Gladiolas.
15. Table arrangements, includ
ing coffee consoles; and breakfast
tables.
16. Potted plants.
17. Gallardias.
18. Twin vases.
19. Miscellaneous.
20. Sweepstake.
Please note the change of place
from the Agriculture building on
Church street to this vacant store
room on Main street;
EAKIN HEARING
The senate subcommittee chair
man, Senator Ashurst (D. Ariz.)
will conduct early public hearings
to investigate charges of misman
agement against Supt. Ross Eakin
of Great Smoky Mountain. Na
tional Park made by Senator Mc
Kellar (D. Tenn.).
WAGE-HOUR LAW
The house rules committee, split
over the question of recommending
amendments to the wage-hour law,
agreed to withhold a final decision
until it had conferred with John
L. Lewis, CIO leader, and William
Green, AFL chief.
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U. S. PRISONERS ESCAPE
Seven U. S. prisoners, en route
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Clif fside Opening Draws
Crowd Estimated At 2,000
Legion
Elects Officers; To Have
Picnic August 6
Officers who have been elected
for the Macon County Post of the
American Legion for the ensuing
year are as follows :
C. Tom Bryson, commander; W.
R. Waldroop, vice-commander ; A.
R. Higdon, adjutant; Harley Dun
bar, chaplain, and John E. Mc
pherson, sergeant-at-arms.
The retiring officers are: John
Wasilik, Jr., commander; Adulph
Zoellner, vice-commander; Rev. J.
A. Flanagan, chaplain, and Tom
Mos.t, sergeant-at-arms.
Lefion To FLavw Picnic
John Wasilik, Jr., present' com
mander of the Post' has announced
that a picnic dinner will be held
at Cliffside Lake, on Sunday, Aug
ust 6, beginning at 2 o'clock.
A special program is being ar
ranged by Dr. Walter E. Furr
and Harley Dunbar for the oc
casion. There will be swimming,
races, string music and speaking,
with the guest speaker's name to
be announced later.
Committees which have been ap
pointed are: lunch, A. W. Reid,
chairman; C. Tom Bryson, Adolph
Zoellner and Van Frazier; traas
portation, W. T. Wright, chair
man; W. R. Waldroop and Tom
Moss.
All ex-soldiers and Legionairres
with their families are invited to
attend and bring baskets of lunch.
Ex-soldiers who do not have trans
portation are requested to meet at
the Macon county courthouse at
1 o'clock, and cars will be , fur
nished to carry them' to Cliffside
Lake. Persons expecting .to at
tend are asked to notify A. R.
Higdon, of Franklin, adjutant.
LIVESTOCK
Dairy And Beef Cattle
And Colts Will
Be Shown
By S. W. Mendemhall,
County Agent -
In the fall of 1936 a Guernsey
calf show was held in Macon
county at Franklin. There were
seven entries in the show. Last
year there were approximately
twenty entries in this show which
Was a marked improvement both
as to number and quality. Last
year a colt show was held in con
nection with the dairy show and
a large number of extra fine horse
and mule colts were exhibited.
The live stock show this year
will include Guernsey dairy cattle,
horse and mule, colts, and beef
cattle. The show will be held in
connection with the Farm and
Homo Tour, Wednesday, August
30th, on the farm of' Mr. J. W.
Addington. Any person is eligible
to exhibit animals in any one or
all of the classes. All animals
should be broke to lead and shown
at halter.
The classification and premium
list is as follows :
Dairy cattle Guernsey dairy
calves six months .to one year,
heiferiS one year to two years,
and cows two years and over.
Prizes will be given in each of the
three classes of $5.00, $3.00, and
$2.00.
Beef cattle Pure bred bulls any
breed or age, fat . steers that are
being prepared for the Asheville
Show that is to be held in Oc
tober and feeder calves which con
sist of steer calves, calved between
January 1, 1939, and April JO,
1939, and sired by a pure bred
beef bull. These calves should
also go on to .the Asheville Show.
$5.00, $3.00 and $2.00 prizes will
be awarded in each of the three
classes. '
Work stock Any mule or horse
colt foaled this year will be eli
gible for entry'. There will be a
$5.00, $3.00 and $2.00 prize given
for both mule and horse colts.
Bring your cattle and colts to
the show and let the people of
the county see the improvement
that is being made.
All-Day Singing At
Courthouse Next Sunday
The regular fifth Sunday all-day
singing will be held at the court
house in Franklin next Sunday,
July 30, it has been announced by
Max Rby, who will be in charge.
All who are interested in sing
ing tre invited to attend,
SHOWAUG.30
All Expectations Met In
Entertainment And
Attendance
The opening celebration at Cliff
side Lake and Recreational Area
last Saturday met all expectations -both
in point of attendance and
entertainment. The program was
carried out in spite of showers in
the late afternoon, requiring many
to seek shelter, and which abated
in time for all to enjoy the bar
becue supper before sunset.
The attendance . was approxi
mately 2,000, with cars from many
states, according to the check of
the CCC boys in charge of park
ing. The Boy Scouts of Franklin dis
tributed copies of the Summer i
Souvenir edition of The Franklin
Pres,s and Highlands Maconian to
all visitors from outside the couiv
ty.
Joseph C. Kircher, of Atlanta,
chief , forester for the Southern v
region of national forests, deliver
ed the address of the occasion if
the open air amphitheater.
Expressing his pleasure in the
hospitality of the towns of High
lands and Franklin, 'Mr. Kircher
further commented on the evident
spirit of friendliness between the
two towns and expressed apprecia
tion of their warm reception of
forest service employees. He stat
ed that the construction of recre
ational areas was only a part of
the development of the. national
forests, the primary purpose of the
creation of Appalachian forests be
ing watershed protection and tim
ber production. However, as de
mands for recreational areas like
Cliffside arose, the areas were be-,
ing developed as government pro
jects to meet the needs . of the
people.
A number of prominent visitors
attended the celebration, including
Paul H. Gerrard, supervisor of
Cherokee National forest in Ten
nessee, formerly supervisor of
Nantahala National forest; Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. McKee, of Sylva; J. E.
S. Thorpe, president of the Nanta
hala Power and Light company,
and" Mrs. Thorpe, and several of
ficials connected with other na
tional forests in the South.
Considerable interest was dis
played in the fiddlers' contests
held in the outdoor amphitheater.
The following bands were represented:-
CCC boys from F-23, Ot
to; Grady Dal ton and band; Jim
Corbin and fiddle; Wilson boys
from Highlands; Donaldson boys'
from Prentisa:; L. O. Cope and
electrical guitar. The CCC boys'
were judged the winners.
Contests And PHses
Guy L. Houk was master of
ceremonies and awarded the orizes
in the various contests as fol
lows: Girls' swimming, Miss MadaLec
Georgia, a visitor at Highland;
boys' swimming, John Pritcher;"
mountain climbing girls, Miss Opal
Stiwinter, of. Gneiss; boys, Elmer
Hedden,' of Gneiss, both of whonl
climbed the three-quarters of a
mile from the road up the trail to .
Cliffside Overlook in six minutes,
15 seconds; fiddling, four CCC en
rollees from the camp at Otto;
estimating the number of trees in
the white pine plantation, Miss
Anne Hetzel, of Highlands; fly
casting for distance, Bill Moore, ot
Franklin, who cast 67 feet. The
Rev. W. F. Beadle, Methodist
minister of Highlands, proved him
self to be an expert in the an
cient and honorable game of
quoits, otherwise known as horse
shoe pitching as well as a good
preacher by winning over all com
ers. The prizes were donated by
the merchants of Highlands and
Franklin..
Able Aeeiitance
The day's program was arranged
by the Nantahala Forest Service
officials with the cooperation of
the Rotary club of Franklin, the,
Lions club of Highlands and the
chambers of commerce of the twp
towns. Citizens giving active assis
tance were Paul West, in charge
of the horseshoe pitching contest;
neroeri MCVjiamery, mountain
climbing; John Wasilik, swimming;
Ray Brandt, tree estimating; Will
Stewart for fiddlers' contest.
Others rendering assistance wei;e
Guy Houk and Bill Sloan of the .
Rotary club and Tom Angel of
the Chamber of Commerce, Frank
lin; W. H. Cobb, Lions club and
Otto Summer, Chamber of Com
merce, Highlands, and Frank Potts
of Highlands. The barbecue was
ably directed by W. B. Jones,
project .superintendent, at Camp
F-23, Otto, with the assistance qf
CCC enrollees. Credit is due to
the CCC boys who so ably hand- ,
led the difficult task of parking
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