PACE FOUR
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939
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VOL. LIV
Number 43
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, BIBLE THOUGHT
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledKe
of the Sin'of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ. Ephpsiaus 4:13, '
Only religion can kill war. There must be a new power of faith, a
new will to fellowship; a new dimension of understanding, and only
the very genius of the religious' spirit can achieve these results.
, Joseph Fort Newton. ,
Juifips 190-Foot Span; Hurt Later
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Methodist Unity
A REUNITING of the various groups. of Metho
dists in the United States in one great organi
zation mjfcins a strengthening of the active forces
of Christianity, not only for the home field, but for
missions in every land. '
At this crucial time when the very life of Chris
tianity is menaced, all communions are united in
heart against the savage threat of evil forces in
Europe whose purpose is to destroy the very fouiv
dations of Christian teachings and all belief in God.
One is reminded of a warning given more than a
decade ago by a great international statesman,
Bishop Brent of the Philippines, who served in
France as Chaplain-General of the American Ex
peditionary Forces in the World War. Noting the
growth of a militant communism in Russia and
Asia in the early 20's, the Bishop told a mass meet
ing of churchmen : "Christians of every name would
forget their differences and unite if they only knew
of the. forces that are working in great areas of the
world today to wipe Christianity off the face of the
earth."
The union of Christendom has been given active
expression in two great world meetings during the
past year: the World Missionary Conference in
Madras, India, and the . World Conference of,
Christian Youth meeting in Amsterdam last sum
mer. These meetings of all races in the bonds of a
world brotherhood voiced the compelling need of
a united front to meet every menace that today
threatens. . .
Bishop Straughan, addressing the "larger fellow
ship" of Methodists in Greensboro last Sunday,
called the attention of his brethren to the need of
the influence of the Christian church in the fields
of education and science, and other phases of life
unrelated to the church. . A
As the theme of unity takes fresh hold on think
ing Christian people, this new emphasis for Chris
tian study and effort will make clearer the larger
issues at stake; a world pervaded in its every field
economic, political, social, as well as personal
with the spirit of Christ's teachings.
It wasn't the 190-foot leap from San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge
that hurt Charles Dclps, St. Paul high diver. He injured his shin on a
rock while swimming ashore. His wife, Lillian, scolds him at a San
Francisco hospital. .
down their brilliant reds and gorgeous crimsons to
blend with the softer golds of .every shade to make
this golden world, suspended in a dusty hae. The
oaks are a deep bronze, with splashes of redder gold
of the dogwoods and sour gums. Maples run riot in
every shade of orange and gold to red, mingled
with the richness of the hickories. Sumac lends
still another tone of russet and hawthorne adds a
gay touch of red berries to the golden foliage.
Fields of dying grass, broom sage, cornstalks
and pumpkins with autumn sunsets add their riches
to this golden hoard. Truly a harvest of beauty
these fleeting golden days for the inward eye to
store against the coming winter. '
Western Carolina Teachers' College
TPHIS entire section clajms for its own and ap
V preciates to the fullest the Western Carolina
Teachers' College, with all that it has contributed
to the educational and cultural advantages of this
part of the state.
It is of interest to call to mind that this school
was the first, white institution for the training of
teachers in North Carolina. That veteran trial blaz
er in education, Prof. R. L. Madison, opened the
school in 1889, calling it "Cullowhee High School",
and announced that he was going to train teachers.
, From time to time the name of the school has
changed with its expanding development. In 1907
it became ''Cullowhee Normal and Industrial
School"; in 1925, the name was changed to "Cullo
whee State Normal School". Enlarging its curri
culum to meet the needs of the growing student
body of young men and young women the school
became a. standard four year college with authoriza
tion to grant degrees in 1931, under the name of
"Western Carolina Teachers' College", one of three
state supported teachers' colleges.
The more than 1200 degrees granted to men and
women since that time gives an idea of the wide
field of usefulness served. Beginning with the simp
lest equipment and less than 50 students the school
struggled through rears of poverty. Now the plant
valued at $1,500,000 serving 520 students tells a
story of brave pioneering and phenomenal growth.
Y "A Golden World"
"A golden world, a world in which the hills of
home . . . are wonderful to behold . . . lonely and
, haunted and enchanted." Then as the eye is lifted
from the printed page and this random passage
from Thomas Wolfe, . the golden world is here,
surrounding us, enveloping us in the poetry that
we cannot put into words.
Just now,: the fields and mountains are toning
The students of the Franklin
high school ' are again publishing
The Mountain Echo twice a month.
The staff is as follows:
Editor-in-chief, Henry Cabe; as
sociate editor, Lewis Patton; as
sociate editor, Nat Macon; asso
ciate editor, Bruce Bryant; man
aging editor, Kenneth Bryant;
sports editor, Wilburn Conley ; H.
R. editor, Edith Poiridexter; social
editor, Mary E. Angel; social ed
itor, Kate McGee; circulation man
ager, Weaver Shope. .
SENIORS ELECT OFFICERS
The senior class helde its first
meeting of the year at 1:30 p. m.
on Tuesday, October 3, Mrs. Ma
con's room. The main object of
the meeting was to elect officers
of the class for the year. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Pres
ident, Alex Arnold; vice-president,
Donald Jones; secretary, Lucille
Hall; treasure, Otela Bryson.
At a later . meeting the class
heard a representative from Bal
four company and one from the
Herff-Jones company. The class
chose to buy from the Herff-Jonej
company. In the near future the
seniors will decide upon the ring
for the class of 1940.
JUNIORS TO PRESENT
CARNIVAL
The junior, class is making a
big headway towards the carnival
to be held here at the school house
Saturday, October 29. Many of
the juniors have begun their work
towards it. It is expected to be a
big. event.
JUNIOR CLASS MEETS
The members of the junior class
held a meeting activity period last
Tuesday for the purpose of elect
ing officers. The following were
elected :. President, Jennie Scott;
vice-president, Kenneth Bryant;
treasurer, Lewis Patton.
Muse's Corner
WAR
Anne Deal Porter
Where is justice, and where is love,
And where is reason, and where is
God ;
That my three lads lie over the
plain
In the nameless graves of the
piteous slain ?
And I, an old woman, bowed down
by the years,
My legacy sorrow, my eyes burned
by tears,
Await through the days of anguish
and pain
The good God to take my soul
back again.
O, merciless law, and pitiless fate!
Hell has opened her fiery gate
And demons of earth, and air, and
sea
Have broken the hearts of old
. women like me ;
Have stolen our glory, the fruit of
. our youth
Exalted dishonor and crucified
truth. 1
time, in your
Stand still, swift
eager pace,
And dry the tears from humanity's
face.
Commune with the wicked and
comfort the just,
And rid patient earth of warring
and lust,
For innocent lads lie over the plain
In the nameless graves of the
piteous slain.
ADDITIONAL
FRANKLIN
SOCIAL ITEMS
W. C. West, who has beert spend
ing two weeks visiting his father,
W. J. West and Mrs. West, at
West's Mill, has returned to his
home in Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. John t W, Edwardi pcnt
the later part of the week with
'Mrs. Manson Stiles at her home
on Bidwell street. ' '
Mrs, W. C. Wilkie has returned
from a three weeks' visit with rel
atives and friends in Hickory,
Charlotte and Asheville. On . her
return Sunday she was accompain
ed by her two daughters, Mrs.
Bertha Naylor, Mrs. G. C. Ensley
and Mr. Ensley, who spent the day
in Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Sweatrnan
and . child, of Greenville, S. C,
spent the . weeke-end with Mr.
Sweatman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Sweatrnan, at their home on
Cartoogechaye.
Mrs. Frances J. Porter, of Rich
mond, Va., arrived last Friday for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Carl
P. Cabe and Mr. Cabe, and her
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
St. Clair Anderson, at their home
on Harrison avenue.
Mrs. J. R, Ray, of Hayesville, is
spending this week visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mr. John F.
Cunningham, on Franklin Route 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brandt, Mr.
and Mrs. John Wasilik. . Jr.. and
two children, spent Sunday in Wal
halla, S. C, the guests of Mr. and
Mr,s'. Fred Wcise. Mr. Weise was
formerly connected with the Nan
tahala national forest service in
Franklin. ,
Miss Annie Slaglc has returned
la franklin alter spending two
weeks in Concord, where she was
visiting heV niece, Mrs. Ross Zach-
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Natress,
of Newark, "N. J., were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr.,
at their home in the Orlando apart
ments this week.
Mrs. W. B. McGuire and daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth McGuire, left
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Wednesday for Fort Myers, Fla.,
on account of the sickness and
death of the former's sister, Mrs.
Gilbert Hamilton.
Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr., Mrs.
Herbert E. Church, Mrs. Bennie
McGlamery, 'Mrs1. James A. Sutton,
Mrs. D. Robert . Davis and Mrs.
(his ' Leach attended the district
meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association held in Sylva on Wed
nesday of the past week. .
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By MRS. D. M. ROWLAND
Prayer services were held on
last Saturday night at the home
of -Mrs. W. T. Roiier. The young
people, have organized a quartet
and gave special music.
A nad has recently been graded
up to and argund the Fonts ceme
tery. '
R. L. Welch and J. B. Hannah
made a business trip to Haywood
county Monday.
Mrs. Dock Slieppard is improved
after being confined to her , room
for several days. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and
little Miss Vclda Fouts came over
from Canton and spent the week
end with Mrs, Smith's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. T. Fouts.
Miss Jennie Roper has been call
ed to Jacob's branch to be at the
bedside of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Clara Roper, who is critically . ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fouts made
a business trip to Swain county
one day last week. ' ...
Miss Alma Welch is. improved
after being ill for several days
with an infected throat.
Albert Fouts, who is employed
by the Nell O'Tier company at
Spruce Pine, spent the week-end
with homefolks.
Miss Annie Mae Duckett and
Miss Isabelle Roper spent the
week-end with relatives on Rose
Creek.
Miss Edna Willis and Mrs. W.
T. Roper made a business trip to
Franklin Saturday.
Paul Smith, of Stiles was visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Rowland
Sunday.
. Income from farm marketings
in the South Atlantic .states was
11 per cent smaller in the first
eight months of this year, than in
the same months last year.
Macon Theatre
Night Show 7:00 and 9:00
Matinee 3:30 P. M.
SHOWING FROM 1:30 TO
11 P. M. SATURDAYS
PROGRAM FOR WEEK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
BOBBIE BREEN In
"FISHEMMAN'S
WHARF"
With: LEO CARRILLO
LEE PATRICK
Alto: "LONE RANGER"
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
Double Feature Program
"GRAND JURY
SECRETS"
With: JOHN HOWARD
GAIL PATRICK
Ant)
THE THREE MESQUITEERS In
"THE KANSAS
TERRORS"
MON.-TUES., OCTOBER 30-31
LORETTA YOUNG
DAVID NIVEN In
"ETERNALLY YOURS"
With HUGH HERBERT
WED.-THURS., NOV. 1-2
"HOLLYWOOD
CAVALCADE"
In Technicolor
Starring: ALICE FAYE
DON AMECHE
With: J. EDWARD BROMBERG
ALAN CURTIS
And Many More
The romance of Hollywood from
bathing beauties to world premiers
If you want our weekly program
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Cold Weather
Just Around the Turn
We are prepared to fill your need
in all winter clothing
JUST ARRIVED
Bought Last Spring for Fall
Delivery
Men's and Boys' Leather Jackets horse hide
front quarters zippe style
$6.95 to $9.95
Men's and Boys' Melton Jackets
$1.50 to $3.95
Famous "Woolrich Products" all wool Jackets,
Coats and Shirts priced right. Bought when
ife.p,rif!,wer! much lower than they re now.
YOU BUY FROM US AT THE OLD PRICE
SHOES AND BOOTS TOO MANY TO
MENTION
We Can Fit Your Foot and Pocketbook
Blankets, part wool, large bed size, pair
$1.55
Suede Shirts, good grade, while they' last
85c each
Children's Winter Coats, sizes 3 to 8, $125 value
at $1.50
Sweaters for Men, Women and Children a
big assortment to select from
48c, 85c, 98c, $1.48 up to $3.95
Dress Goods part wool, 36-in. wide, per yard
48c
Dress Goods all wool, 54-in. wide, for Wtl,
dresses and skirts, colors, blues, reds, browns,
grays and greens, per yard
98c, $1.48, and $1.75
Underwear light, medium and heavy, at
amazingly low prices have all sizes
When you come here you will feel
that you are in a big city store
you find everything in your cloth
ing needs and at a very reasonable
price.
A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE
Joseph Ashear
"We Clothe the Family"
FRANKLIN, N. C.
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