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THURSDAY, ANGUSf S, 1939 PAGE SIX THE FftANKLlri PRESS AND THE HlCHUNbS MACON IAN 50-PIECE BAND SEEMSASSURED More Applications Than Places; Director To Arrive Aug. 10 It now seems assured that Frank lin will have a f ir.st class 50-p.iece band in . the near future. Those win) are working for the organiza tion state that more applications have been received than there' are places to be filled, and J. (I. Womble, who will train and di rect the band, is expected to arrive in Franklin on- August 10, and will start to work at once, lie will.be accompanied by . his wife, who is also a musician. Mr. Wimble is a- graduate of both Mars Hill and Davidson col leges. ,11c has done considerable work at Appalachian State Teach ers' college and the University of North Carolina. While at Mars Hill and the University he played in the bands there.' He also played in the orchestra of Davidson, Ap palachian and Mars Hill colleges. Jn addition to his .band and or chestra' experience, he was a member of the (ilee clubs of Mars Hill, Appalachian, and Davidson. His training in music includes les sons on pipe organ, piano, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, and violin. Mrs. Womble is a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers' college. She has had extensive training on piano, .saxophone, and clarinet, and has helped her husband in organiz ing and training his bands. Trior to their coming to Frank lin, the Wombles were for two years at the J. . W. Cannon high school at Kanruapolis. While there Mr. Womble coached his band to win a second place in the North Carolina state music contest. Miss Ella Cunningham, 67 Dies At Cullasaja Miss Ella Cunningham, 67, died at her home at Cullasaja last Fri day ' night after an jllnes,s' of 10 days ' w'th pneumonia. Miss Cunningham, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cunningham, lived her entire life ' in Macon county. She was a mem ber of the Salem Methodist church. Surviving are one brother, John Cunningham, Cullasaja, and one sis ter, Mrs. Lula Blaine, Franklin. Funeral services were held at the Bethel Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with the Rev. Harry S. Williams, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Blaine Fred Blaine, Lester Arnold, L. B Higdon, Carl Higdon and Wiley Clark. Vacation Bible School Closed Last Saturday The Vacation Bible school licit' at Morrison Presbyterian church on the Georgia road, clpsed on Satur day with a picnic held at the Ar rowood Glade. Sixty pupils were enrolled with an average atten dance for the 10 days of 40 pupils The .school vyas in charge of Mr. Hubert Warrllaw. mpmliiT of the student t)ody of Columbia Theo logical Seminary, at Decatur, Ga.; and a, special worker for the sum mer months in Asheville Presby tery. Assisting ' hiirri in the work were Miss Frances Riddle, of Co lumbia, S. C, Mrs. Wilson Smart and the Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Flan agan, of Franklin. A . . 1 - ' C , 1 il me picnic on jaiuruay . cer tificates were presented to those who completed the . work- for the period with special rewards; to those making a perfect attendance record for the 10 days. 1940 PROGRAM No fundamental changes from the existing program are proposei in the AAA program for 1940, say, E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer y State college. PURE Coffee r 10c DIXIE CRYSTALS Sugar $1 20 JERSEY Flour 48 $1.10 lbs. Is Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction O. K. Flour 48 lbs. $1.19 x Needs No Introduction GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY CANNING SUPPLIES PAY-AND-TAKE-IT "Home of Good Coffee" Miss Ammons Passes Saturday At Home Of Brother Miss Meta Amnions, 68, died at t)fe home of her brother, Klias V. Amnions, on Franklin Route 4, Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock after an illness of three weeks due to heart trouble. She was the daughter of the late John, and Martha Higdon Amnions and was born and reared in Macon county where ' she lived her entire life. She was a member of the Holly Springs Baptist church and had made her home with her brother, for' the past 25 years. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Holly Springs Baptist church with the Rev. James 1. Vinson, of Dil lard,. tla., Route 1, officiating. In terment was in the church ceme tery. ' ' ' ' The pallbearers were, six neph ew,: l'aul Ammons, Charlie Wil liams, Rogers Amnions, Eugene Potts, Owen Amnions, and Arthur Potts. Surviving are two brothers, Elias V. Amnions, of Franklin Route' 4, and Alex A. Ammons, of Prime ville, Ore., anil three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Houston, of Primeville, Ore., Mrs. Paul Held, of Ashland, Ore., and Mrs. J. W. Williams, of Franklin Route 4. Children Of Mrs. L. E. Smith Hold Reunion On Sunday, July 30, the children of Mrs. L. E. Smith met at her home on Franklin Route 4,- for a family reunion. AH the children were present and a picnic dinner was served on the lawn. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Smith and children, who live with Airs. Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sellers and daughter, of Franklin Route 4; Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Smith and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Saunders and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shuler and children, all of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith and daughter of Sylva, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Saunders and children of Hope well, Va. Others present besides the family were Mrs. Ellen' Craw ford of Franklin Route 1 ; Doc Saunders, of Franklin Route 4; Misses Edith Henson, Mildred Shuler and Master Junior Hipps, of Canton. Several 'friends - called in the afternoon and. all enjoyed the day very much. Revival To Begin At Asbury Sunday . A series of revival services will begin at the Asbury Methodist church at Otto, on Sunday night, August 6, it has been announced by the Rev. J. C. "Swaim, pastor, who" will be in charge of the ser vices. The song services will begin at 7 :30 o'clock each night, and preach ing services will begin at 8 o'clock. During the day there will be a vacation Bible school held for chil dren from four years through 15 years of age. The general public is invited to attend these services. Temperance Meeting At Sugarfork Sunday A second temperance meeting will be held next Sunday, August 6, at 2 p. m., at Sugarfork church. We will have a lecture, songs', selections from books, papers, etc., and will close with a sermon ort temperance by the ReV. Ivon L. Roberts, pastor of' the Franklin Methodist church. Come and help us fight the devil and booze. ' Geo. W. Seay, Promoter. Young Tarheel Farmers , To Meet Saturday The Franklin Chapter of Young Tarheel Farmers will hold a meet ing Saturday, August 5, at the high school.. The time is 2 o'clock. All members are urged to be pres ent. Franks Radio Shop -Moved to McCoy Building The Franks Radio and Electric company, with Mack r ranks as manager, has moved into the Mc Coy building in the office former ly occupied by Dr. W. E. Furr, from his shop over Reeves? hard ware store. ' Presbyterians To Hear S. C. Preacher Sunday The Rev. Ray Riddle, D. D.( Jiastor of the Shanddoh Presby terian church of Columbia, S. C, will occupy the pulpit of the Frank lin Presbyterian church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the ab sence 'of the pastor, the Rev. J. A- Flanagan, who will be preach ing in South Carolina at this time. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this service. ' Bryant Furniture Co. EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME AT REASONABLE PRICES Phone 106 Franklin, N. C. As the World Turns (Continued from Page One) allow Army and Navy to award contracts for planes to the three lowest bidders instead of to the lowest bidder; to make permanent the Civilian Conservation corps. The house rules committee recom mended that a series of widely divergent amendments ' to the wage-hour law 'be considered be fore congress adjourns, ... FOREIGN RELATIONS The senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday approved legislation to permit the U.' S. government to construct for cash and at cost warships and arma ments for Latin American nations; killed two resolutions proposing an investigation into circumstances surrounding the seizure of Amer ican oil property by the Mexican government. ' BRIDGES DENIES BEING "RED" Harry Bridges, w'est coast CIO leader and native Australian, is fighting deportation and denied he is a member of the Communist party, admitting his union received Communist aid and that he had once jokingly said he was a mem ber. MAYOR LA GUARDIA POTENTIAL CANDIDATE IN N. C. The New York Times claims that "the biggest Bouncing Ball politic al candidate is said to be Mayor La Guardia of . New York, who doesn't yet know whether he will be a Democratic or a Republican candidate for President or vice president or become an independ ent New York Supreme Court chief justice.'' La Guardia was a visitor in Wilmington last -'weekend. : ARMY AIR CORPS 30 YEARS OLD Wednesday, August 2, the Army Air Corps celebrated the 30th an niversary of the beginning of mil itary aviation in the world. On that day in 1909 the Wright .broth ers sold the first airplane to the government. Now powerful fight ing ships approaching a speed of 400 miles an hour and carrying tons of bombs have developed, from the frail craft of three decades ago. GEORGIA DEVELOPS NEW PEACH . The University of Georgia has announced the development of a new peach called the Hal-berta. They grow on trees planted in 1933. The variety is' unusually large and highly colored and fol lows the Elberta crop. SAYRE GOES TO PHILIPPINES ' Francis B. Sayre, assistant Sec retary of State, has been appointed High Commissioner of the Phil ippines to succeed Frank AlcNutt. TENSION RISES IN DANZIG Political tension in Danzig reach ed a high pitch Tuesday when Nazis accused Poland of starting a trade war in the Free, City. Warsaw denied . the charge as Nazi propaganda and announced a Nazi spy plot discovered near the Roumanian border. . CHAMBERLAIN CRUSHES REVOLT IN HOUSE Prime Minister Chamberlain's plan to send parliament on a va cation during the "danger months" of August and September was sup ported by a vote of confidence on Wednesday. Critics in the Labor party who sponsored a motion to reconvene Parliament on August 21 instead of October 3, were touch ed off by a warning from Winston Churchill that Germany is massing troops on the Polish frontier and preparing for a "speedy advance." Japan studies pact with germany . Inside information points to fa voring by Japanese high army and navy officers of an outright mili tary alliance with Germany and Italy. Boy And Girl Scouts Tp Sponsor Esso Film The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts of Franklin will sponsor a return engagement of the Esso Moving Pictures shown by Thom as, Ryan, on Friday evening, Aug ust 4, at 8 p. m. at the Scout house. Pictures shown will be "News in the Air," New York the Wonder City," and a "Mickey Mouse" comedy. The performance will be free, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts cordially invite all par ents and friends to enjoy this good show of talking pictures with them at scout headquarters. This is the second time that the Esso Pictures have been shown in Franklin. They are interesting and enjoyable. New Telephone At City Pressing Club A telephone has been installed by the City Pressing Club, Mrs. Tim Hoilman, proprietor. The number i 75, ' Invents Snow Cruiser for Antarctic Trip tit xWi ' Dr. Thomas C. Foulter of the research foundation of Armour Institute of Technology Is pictured with a model of the Antarctic snow cruiser, carrying a five-passenger airplane, which he will build for the United States Antarctic expedition setting out this fall. The completed snow cruiser will be 55 feet long, 10 feet high and 15 feet wide. The plane, car ried on top, can be demounted in 10 minutes. Rear Adm. Richard'E. Byrd, who will head the expedition, plans his latest dash to the pole for some time in October. I ; ADDITIONAL FRANKLIN SOCIAL ITEMS BAPTIST W. M. U. TO MEET AUGUST 10 The Woman's Missionary Union of the Franklin Baptist church will hold their regular monthly missionary program at the church at 3 o'clock on Thursday, August 10. Mrs. J. Horner Stockton will be in charge of the i program. All members are urged to attend. Rev. Frank Bloxham spent the past week visiting friends in Wash ington, D. C, and Alexandria Theological Seminary, Va. He was accompanied -by Allen Ordway, who also visited friends in Wash ington. , , Mr. and Mrs. Lester Childers and two children, Thelrha and Billy, of Hopewell, Wash., are spending several . days with Mr. Childers' mother, Mrs. Alice Chil ders, and other relatives in and around Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. 'Albert Enloe, of Akron, Ohio, came in Monday to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. T. B. Enloe. While here they will spend a few days with rela tives on Cartoogechaye. Misses Lyda and Louise Siler spent Monday in Robbinsville with relatives and friends. , Births Mr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Mann announce the birth of a son, Doug las ' Bascombe, at their home on Route 2, on Monday, July 17. A daughter, Fay, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mangess at Angel hospital on Sunday, July 30. .Born, Thursday, August 3, 8:30 A. M. to Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Woodruff, a son, Benjamin Wil son, Junior, weight 10 pounds. Funeral Held Wednesday For Mrs. T. B. Enloe Mrs. Clara Allman Enloe died at her home in the upper Cartoo gechaye section at 4 o'clock Mon day afternoon. Death followed an illness of two days due to a heart attack. . , Mrs. Enloe was the daughter of the late George and Martha Craw ford Allman. She was born and reared in Macon county. Surviving are her husband, T, B. Enloe; one daughter, Miss Irene Enloe, of Franklin Route 1 ; three sons, Turner and Chalmar, of Franklin Route 1, and Albert, of Akron, Ohio; and one sister, Mrs. Thad Waldroop, of Franklin Route 1. Funeral services were held at Maiden Chapel M. E. church Wed nesday afternoon at 2:30. The Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor, was in charge, assisted by the Rev. R. F. May berry. Pallbearers were eight nephews, Barnes, Jake S., Gilmer, Burrell, Nelson, Charles and Bert Waldroop and Cylde Enloe. Workers' School Held At Methodist Church A Christian Workers' school was held this week at the Franklin Methodist church beginning Sunday evening and continuing through Wednesday. The school was conducted by Miss Elizabeth Oliver, of Salis bury, who was instructor in teach ing methods,, and the pastor, the Rev. Ivon L. Roberts, who was in charge of the worship instruction. The school was well attended and much good was accomplished during the four days. Box Supper At Salem Saturday Night It is announced that a box sup per and cake walk will be given at Salem school house next Sat urday night, August 5. . There will be string music and fun for everybody who attends. , i 4 1 baptist Ministers To Meet Monday, August 7 The ministers of the Macon county Baptist . association will meet at the Franklin Baptist church Monday morning, August 7, at 11 o'clock, for a period of Bible study and fellowship, an nounced the Rev. R. F. Mayberry, president of the association. All members are urged to attend. Cartoogechaye By MARY JO SETSER Carter Hurst, who has been working in Raleigh this -summer, returned to his home Tuesday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hurst. Siler Arthur, of Washington state, returned home Saturday, after a visit here with his sister and brother, Mrs. Carl Slagle and Hayne Arthur. Mrs. S. R. Crockett entertained her Sunday school class with a picnic supper at her home Tues day night. Barbara Hurst, who has been in Angel hospital suffering from burn.s received while canning ap ple sauce, returned to her home this week. Jean Crawford spent the first of the week in Atlanta on busi ness. . FALL SEEDING After planting lespedeza sericea at different seasons for the past several years, Emmett Davis, a demonstration farmer of Marshall, Madison county, says he secures the best stands from fall seedings. J. W. Hudson, Youngisville, Franklin county, reports N. C. experiment station 400 is the va riety showing the most promise in a tobacco variety test being con ducted on his farm. USED CARS 1932 Chevrolet Coach ............ $150 1929 Ford Coupe .. ... ... . . $85 1932 Chevrolet Sedan . .. . $110 EXPERT REPAIRS AND SERVICE PAINT, BODY AND FENDER WORK V New and Used Parts Shell Gasoline, Oils and Lubricants WRECKER SERVICE CITY GARAGE ROY MASHBURN EARL ENGLISH Phone 137 Franklin, N. C. NOTICE! Town Taxes All 1938 Town Taxes not paid by the second week in August will be advertised and sold the second Monday in September. Pay your taxes now and save cost of adver tisement and sale. GEO. DEAN, Clerk Town of Franklin S. C. Minister To Preach At Pleasant Hill It is. announced that a Baptist, minister from Anderson, S. C, will preach at Pleasant Hill Baptist church next Sunday, August 0, at 11 a. in, He will have special music and microphones will be used' in the yard ,so that those who can't find seats in the church may hear the service. The public is invited to attend. Classified Advertisements FOR RENT Four-room down stairs furnished apartment. Rea sonable W. F. CURTIS. Hp WANTED Will pay cash for one 1929 Model A Ford Coupe in first class condition. Zickgraf Hardwood Co., Franklin, N. C. ltc . FOR SALE-p I C pigs, thor oughbred. Will have a load in Franklin Saturday afternoon. John C. Dills. ltP We are interested in all minerals in this section. Bring samples to our plant for examination. MINERALS, INC., Ellis C. Soper, Pres. J13 4tc A3 FOR SALE Crushed corn feed meal, 1 cent per pound, baled soy bean and millet hay, shredded shucks at 50 cents per bale about 100 lbs. Ada McCoy, Franklin, N. C. tfc A few bicycles left at $20.00 each. Built bx the makers of Columbia Bicycles standard of the world. Have both boys' and girls' sizes. If you will buy a wheel see me quick. C. T. BLAINE J27-2tc A3 i in Bou" J GRADES ( SOLES and HMLS to suit vour sAmi tf your pvm MACON SHOE SHOP Formerly Wilion't Shoa Shop Eait Main St Franklin. N. C awn . X I . WW tfcMf
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