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VOL. LIV, NO. 44
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1939
$1.50 PER YEAR
FRANKLIN HIGH
DEFEATS SYLVA
Brilliant Playing Wins
25-6 Victory For
Local Team
Franklin high school fired both
barrels of its serial artillery in
Sylva last' Friday night to defeat
Sylva 25 to 6.
Franklin tallied first in the sec
ond period when a 30-yard heave
fronv Higdon to Fouts carried to
the three-yard line, from where
Wilkie plunged over. . '
'Sylva knotted the count a few
moments, scoring on .three passes
a 20-yard heave from Patterson
to K. Henson, another 20-yard toss
from Rector to Patterson and a
10-yard throw from Sutton to B.
Henson.
Franklin came back to score
two more markers in the third
period and a fourth in the final
installment. A series of passes from
Higdon to Leatherman carried
from midfield to the five-yard
line, from where Wilkie scored; an
other narch from midfield was
capped ty a 20-yard dash by Hig
don on a reverse, and a third
march of half the length of the
field paid off on a. 20-yard pass
from Culver to Fouts.
The line-up :
Pos. Franklin 25 Sylva 0 Pos.
LE Shepherd K. Henson LE
LT Setser t Chester LT
LG Arvey H. Kilpatrick LG
C Higgins P. Kilpatrick C
KG Guest Martin KG
AT Pennington Shepherd KT
RE Leatherman B. Henson RE
QB Fouts Sutton CjB
LH Culver Buchanan LH
KH Higdon :' Patterson KH
FB Wilkie Rector FB
Score by periods:
Franklin 0 6 12 725
Sylva ; 0 6 0 0-6
Scoring touchdowns : Franklin
Wilkie (2), Higdon, Fouts. Sylva
B. Henson. Scoring extra points:
Franklin Pattillo (line).
PUy Bryton City Friday
The Franklin team will go over
to Bryson City tomorrow (Friday)
for a gams with the Swain high
school. Franklin has defeated ' this
team once this season and the boys
hope to repeat the performance
Friday.
Franklin has played six games
so far this season, winning' four
and losing two, The team seems
to be getting better with each
game, and. indications are that this
will be the school's most success
ful gridiron . season for many
years.
Father of Mrs. Reid
Dies In Jackson County
N. P. Jones,, 87, father of Mrs.
A. W. Keid, of Franklin, and one
of Jackson county's oldest resi
dents, died at his home at Gay
Thursday morning at 8:15 o'clock.
Mr. Jones, a farmer,, was in good
health until a week ago when he
became seriously ill.
Mr. Jones was the. son of W. H.
and Mahaley Ashe Jones, who were
among the first settlers of Jackson
county, and spent his entire life
in that county. He held one polit
ical office, that of .stock law com
missioner, which office was abol
ished several years ago.
Surviving are six sons, Baxter
C, Bryson City attorney; Ellis, an
Asheville attorney; W. H., of Rob
binsville; John C, of Gay; George,
of Loris, S. C, and L. C, of Gay;
three daughters, Mrs. G. C. lur
pin and Mrs. Frank Tatham, of
Gay, and Mrs. A. W. Keid, of
Franklin ; 32 grandchildren, and 12
great grandchildren.
The funeral services were held
at the New Savannah Baptist
church at Gay Friday morning at
11 o'clock. The Rev. T. F. Dictz,
of Beta, officiated. The six sons
served as pallbearers. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Box Supper Saturday
Night At Cowee
It is announced that there will
be a box supper and string music
at the Cowee schoolhousc next Sat
urday night, November 4,. Proceeds
will be used for the benefit of the
athletic club.
The public is invited to attend.
Correction
We regret that the author's name
was erroneously stated over the
poem entitled "War" in last week's
issue. The poem was written by
Anne Deal Toomer, a former resi
dent and well known in Franklin.
Her many friends will be interest
ed to learn that this poem one
of many from Mrs. Toomer's gift
ed pen--was selected to appear in
a special volume of poems compiled
in connection with the New York
World! Fair,
Dr. Hunter
To Speak To Lions Club
Monday Night
Dr. H. T, Hunter, president of
Western Carolina Teachers' col
lege at Cullowhee, will be the prin
cipal speaker at the dinner meet
ing of the Franklin Lions Club, to
be held next Monday evening at
Cagle's Cafe.
Dr. Hunter iS an able and en
tertaining speaker "and is one of
the leading educators of North
Carolina. All members of the
Lions Chib and any visiting Lions
who may be in town Monday eve
ning are urged to attend.
The dinner will begin promptly
at 7 o'clock, instead of 7 :30, as
has been the custom heretofore.
GIRL SCOUTS
CELEBRATING
New Scout House To Be
Opened On Friday
November 10
The celebration of . Girl Scout
Week in Franklin will be marked
by the . completion of the Girl
Scout house which will be opened
on Friday, November ' 10, with a
"house warming," and silver tea.
The house is located on the
grounds of St. Agnes church and
is the. gift of a number of inter
ested citizens. At a special service
in St. Agnes church, on Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, the Rev.
Frank Bloxham will preach to the
Franklin Girl Scocts and deliver
the key to the scout house.
Other features of Girl Scout
week have been a Hallowe'en party
last Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. T. W. Porter, Mrs. Tom
McCollum acting as assistant hos
tess; and on Saturday a Scout
window exhibit displayed in the
show window of Esther's Beauty
Shop.
During - this week the members
of the troop will sell official "scout
cookies" the proceeds to be ap
plied to furnishings for the scout
house, and on Friday afternoon
there will be a special meeting at
the home of Mrs. Gordon Moore.
There are 28 members in the
troop, which is sponsored by the
Franklin Parent-Teacher Associa
tion. . Mrs. Charles Melichar is
troop leader, assisted by the fol
lowing scout committee: Mrs. H.
E. Church, chairman; Mrs. Charles
N. Dowdle, secretary; Mrs. Tom
McCollum, Mrs. Gordon Moore and
Mrs. Zeb Conley.
Acknowledgment will be made of
donations to the scout house in
next week's issue of this paper.
"The Rains Came" To
Be At Theatre Nov. 6-7
"The. Rains Came," taken from
the novel by Louis Bromfield, a
20th Century Fox picture, will be
shown at the Macon Theatre next
Monday and Tuesday, November
(th and 7th.
Myma Loy, Tyrone Power,
George Brent, Brenda Joyce, Nigel
Bruce and a number of other stars
appear in the picture which is
rated as one mast spectacular and
gripping dramas ever screened.
Box Supper To Be
Given At Clark's Chapel
There will be a box supper at
the Clark' Chapel school house on
Saturday night, November 4, tor
th hpnefit of the school. The Car
penter band will furnish special
string music at intervals tnrougn
out the evening. The public is in
vited to attend.
Baptist Church Items
Lovaltv Crusade"
is entering its second week and a
marked addition in attendance and
interest is noticed.
Rev. C. F. Rogers, the pastor,
will nreach at 11 o'clock Sunday
on the theme "Baptist Christians
and Their Church Covenant," and
at 7:30 p. m. the second on the
theme of the Lord s Prayer, Hal
lowed be Thy Name."
All members arc especially urged
to attend these special services,
also the Bible school at 9:45 a. m.
and the Brotherhood and B. T, U.
meetings at 6:30 p. m.
Deacons' monthly meeting at
2 JO at the church, Sunday;
Next week is the missionary
week on our church program.
Baptist ministers of the Macon
association will meet at the church
at '11 o'clock Monday, November
(5, for monthly conference and
Bible Itudy. Lunch will be served
by ladies of the church,
War Comtosinaes
.
Western Front Remains Quiet Germans War on
British Supply Lines City of Flint on Way to
German Port Mussolini Fires Pro-German Of
ficials Russia Warns Finland and Turkey Neu
trality Bill in Conference.
"WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING"
CONTINUES ON WEST FRONT
The western front remains quiet,
except for artillery action and
raids by patrols from both sides
seeking prisoners. The Germans
have massed additional troops
along the west wall, and heavy
concentrations are reported on the
Dutch border, but whether this
means preparation for a general
offensive, or is just an attempt to
frighten Holland and Belgium, re
mains to be seen.
Continued inactivity is said to
be causing much grumbling among
the British troops who are growing
bored and restless on account of
idleness, and want to fight or go
home.
GERMANS WAR ON ,
BRITISH SUPPLY LINES
London reported the sinking of
the Cunard White Star line freight
er Malabar and two small trawlers
Monday, and a submarine attack on
a convoy of 24 British and French
ships near Gibraltar was also re
ported on October 24. The English
admiralty stated that four of their
ships were sunk but gave no de
tails. . One Norwegian vessel was
sunk by a mine Monday, bringing
neutral losses to nine. The sinking
of the British trawlers indicates
that Germany has renewed her at
tack on the English fish supply.
AMERICAN STEAMER BEING
TAKEN TO GERMANY
The American steamer, City' of
Flint, which was captured by the
Germans several days ago and
taken to the Russian port of
Murmansk, was released by the
Russians and is on the way to a
German port, probably Hamburg,
in charge of a prize crew, after
stopping at the port of Tromsoe,
in northwestern Norway, for sup
plies. A Norweigan warship is
trailing the Flint until the vessel
clears Norwegian waters. The
American crew are; said to be on
board the' Flint and German sources
report unharmed. The state de-.
partment in Washington is follow
ing the case closely and will de
mand the release of the vessel
and crew. ' "
MUSSOLINI REMOVES
PRO-GERMAN OFFICIALS
Premier Mussolini of Italy made
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State. Nation
and Abroad.
HALLOWE'EN MEDICINE
Boston and other cities have
found a way to curb the depreda
tions of Hallowe'en hooligans. They
are overcoming evil with ice cream
and doughnuts served at police
sponsored parties.
RED CROSS KNITS AGAIN
The American Red Cross is ask
ing women to knit and sew again.
Norman H. Davis, its . chairman,
has announced that the organiza
tion is counting on sending 137,
000 .sweaters and 83,003 winter
dresses to Polish refugees by Jan
uary 1.
TRUNK MURDERESS .
RETURNS
Winnie Ruth Judd,. inmate of
Arizona State asylum, who escap
ed last week, returned after six
davs of wanderim! in a half-starv
ed and hysterical condition. She
was saved from the death penalty
nine years ago for murdering her
two best friends and shipping their
dismembered bodies to Los Angeles
in a trunk by being adjudged in
sane. '''
LIFE SENTENCE TO
AERIAL SLAYER
Ernest Plctch, 29 year old .In
diana amateur flyer, who killed his.
instructor while on a flieht last
vveek, was sentenced by a Missouri
judge to life imprisonment alter
pleading guilty to the slaying.
'-'..
DIES COMMITTEE ACCUSES
COMMUNISTS
Chairman Dies has requested the
department of justice to investi
gate the emit of W. C. Mc
sweeping changes in the Fascist
leadership Tuesday, removing tluee
military chiefs who had conducted
Staff talks with Nazi- officers and
two cabinet members who have
been considered pro-German. The
move was evidently made to
strengthen the Fascist regime at
home where the German-Kussian
alliance is unpopular..' Mussolini is
also expected to head the group oi
Balkan states in an eiiort to
block Russian encroachment.
RUSSIA SOUNDS WARNING
TO FINLAND AND TURKEY
Soviet Foreign Commissar Molo
toff warned Finland - Tuesday of
serious consequences if she con
tinued to resist Russia's demands
and accused President Roosevelt
of meddling in the negotiations. He
also warned Turkey that she may
come to regret her refusal to enter
into a pact with Russia whereby
the Dardanelles would be clo.sed
to "enemy" warships. Molotoff de
livered his warnings before an ex
traordinary session of the Supreme
Soviet held in the Kremlin in
Moscow.
NEUTRALITY BILL GOES
TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The administration - sponsored
neutrality bill, which passed the
senate Friday, was taken up by
the lower house 'Monday and cm
Tuesday was referred to a con
ference committee of the house and
senate. This . action was taken in
spite of efforts by the isolationist
bloc to curtail the scope of the
measure, and indicates that the ad
ministration will have a safe ma
jority when the conference report
comes up for passage. House lead
ers hope to. finish with the legisla
tion and adjourn by Saturday night.
ROOSEVELT STRIKES BACK
AT MOLOTOFF'S CRITICISM
President Roosevelt Wednesday
night slapped back at Premier
Molotoff's criticism of Unitec' States
foreign-policy by making public an
exchange of messages disclosing
that last April Soviet President
Kalinin had sympathized with his
appeal to Adolph Hitler for preser
vation of world peace. Also Whitb
House Secretary Stephen T. Early
bluntly charged that Molotoff de
livered his speech for the purpose
of influencing congressional action
on the neutrality bill.
Cuiston, who had testified before
the committee on un-American ac
tivities as a former Communist. It
is charged that the arrest was
"framed'' by the Communists.
The Dies committee has declared
that the National Maritime Union
(CIO) and the . American League
for Peace arid Democracy are
Communist-controlled. ,
BUND AND KUHN UNDER
U. S. PROBE
The German-American Bund and
its leader, Fritz Kuhn, are being
investigated by Federal authorities
on allegations "of a very serious
nature"; it was announced last
Tuesday by U. ,S. Attorney John
T. Cahili.
LIVESTOCK IN THE SOUTH
Reports from Southern states
show that livestock raising is sup
planting cotton to a marked de
gree, receipts from cotton decreas
ing and from livestock ' increasing.
VILNA RETURNS TO
LITHUANIANS.
Vilna, former capital of Lith
uania, seized by the Russians as
part of the territory of Poland,
has been returned to Lithuanians.
On entering Vilna, Lithuanian
troops found that the city hail
been completely looted by the Rus
sian soldiers.
CHINESE PRESS WELCOMES
CREW'S SPEECH
The Chinese press ha variously
welcomed the speech made by
United States Ambassador Joseph
C. Grew in Tokyo as "crying out
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C. Tom Bryson, Who Was Installed
Saturday Night As Commander
Of Macon County Post Of The
American Legion.
J. L. Phillips
Dies At Home Near Roller
Mill Monday
John L. Phillips, H4, died at his'
home near the Cozad roller mill
Monday morning at 1 . o'clock,
death being caused by Hright's dis
ease. He was a son of the late S. P.
and-' Sallie Vanhook Phillips, and
was born and raised in Macon
county. He was a member of the
Union Methodist church.
Funeral services Were held on
Monday afternoon at 3 :3U o'clock
at the Union Methodist church,
four miles south of Franklin on
the Georgia road. The Rev. J. C.
Swaim, pastor, was in charge of
the services. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers W'ere : Nat Phillips,
Roy Arnold, C. J.' Phillips, Jess
Bates, Roy and James Phillips.
Surviving are three, daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Arnold, of Frank
lin Route 1; Mrs. Mary Bates
and Mr,. Lush McConncll, both
of Franklin Route '2, and two
sons, Charles and George Phillips,
of Franklin Route 2.
RANGER WARNS
AGAINST FIRE
Hunters, Travelers And
Farmers Urged To
Be Careful
The Press is in receipt of a
communication from District For
est Ranger John Wosilik, Jr., in
which he requests that the atten
tion of the public be called to the
need for extraordinary care in. the
handling of fire at the present
lime. Mr. Wasilik says :
"We are having extremely dry
weather in this section of West
ern North Carolina. No rain has
fallen since September 5, and then
only .59 . inches; Rainfall is far
below normal. The forest floor is
dry as tinder. Many springs have
dried up. Our lookout men on
Cowee Bald, Satulah and Yellow
Mountain are carrying drinking
water almost one mile. The rivers
and creeks are the lowest 1 have
seen them in the past 15 years.
The vegetation along non-paved
roads is laden with dust.
'This is ideal weather for tour
ists to visit the Nantahala and Pis
gah National Forests and the
Smoky Mountains National Park
in order to see our hardwood for
ests in their autumn garb. If fire
breaks out in the forest during
this dry period it will destroy not
only the timber and soil, but the
aesthetic- beauty as well. Western
North Carolina is dependent upon
tourist trade to a considerable ex
tent for its livelihood. A fire scar
red area along our highways would
be detrimental to all concerned.
"All motorists, farmers, and hunt
ers should be careful with fire
during this dry spell. Lighted ciga
rettes should not be thrown out of
car windows. Farmers should not
burn brush until it rains, even if
they have a state burning pei'mit.
Hunters', travelers and school chil
dren should extinguish their warm
ing fires."
Baptist Ministers To
Meet Monday, Nov. 6
The Baptist ministers' conference
of the Baptist churches in Macon
county will meet on Monday
morning, November 6, -at the
Franklin Baptist . church. All min
isters of this denomination are re
quested to attend.
BRYSON HEADS
LEGION POST
New Officers Installed
At Special Meeting
Saturday Night
A special meeting of Macon
county Post, No. 10fS, oi the Am
erican Legion was held on Satur
day night in the Legion Hall for
the purpose oi installing Otficers
for the coi. ling year.
Dr. Walter' t.. I-urr, representing
the state lcartmeni, was install
ing officer.
Those installed were: C. Tom
Bryson, commander ; W. K. Wal
droop, vice-commander; Alfred K.
Higdon, adjutant, re-elected; John
McPherson, sergeant-ul-ariiis, and
Harley Dunbar, chaplain.
The retiring officers were'Jfthn
Wasilik, Jr., commander; Aoolph
Zoellner, vice-commander; Tom
Moss, sergcant-at-arms, and the
Rev. J. A. Flanagan, chaplain.
The Woman's American Legion
Auxiliary, which met on the same
evening, also installed officers to
serve through the coming year.
They include the following ;
Mrs. A. R. Iligdon, president;
Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr., vice-president;
Mrs. C. Tom Bryson, serge-ani-at-arms
; Mrs. James E. Perry,
secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Hen
ry Slagle, chaplain; Mrs. Lola P.
Harrington, district' committee
woman, and Mrs. Gilmer A.' Jones,
alternate for the 2Uth district.
Much Interest Shown
.n Methodist Services
Last Sunday morning at the
Alethodist Church the new confer
ence year began in a most promis
ing way. The church school con
ducted in an interesting manner
showed improvement in attendance
and marked increase in class oi
lerings. At the 11 o'clock service the at
tendance was above average, and
i he sermon on "Spiritual Power"
was said by many to tc the most
outstanding sermon the pastor has
preached since he began his pas
torate here more than a year ago.
The interest in church work be
ing shown by the Methodist peo
ple of Franklin is much improved
during recent weeks. ,
On next Sunday morning at 11
o'clock the pastor, i the Rev. Ivon
L. Roberts, will preach a sermon
in which he gives the Christian
answer to the question "Why Do
People Suffer?"
S. S. Missionaries To
.Speak In Atlanta
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hull, mis
sionaries of the American bunday
School Union, who have been in
Macon county for more than a
year organizing Sunday schools in
the isolated and neglected com
munities where there are no Sun
day, schools, will leave Friday for
Atlanta, to meet with the woman'
rural missionary circle of Georgia
tor the annual meeting. v
This organization is composed of
women of the different churches
in Atlanta and is inter-denomina-lional.
They are active in their
help and support of the Sunday
.school work in Northern Georgia,
where Mr. and Mrs. Hull have
been active in organizing Sunday
schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Hull will speak at
the meeting on Friday evening and
at St. Paul's Methodist, church on
Sunday. .
No Deer Hunting In
Macon This Season
Because of the ravages of a dis
ease which attacked the deer in
Western North Carolina forests
and killed many of them, it has
been ordered by the Board of
Conservation and Development that
there shall be no deer hunting
this season . in Macon, Clay and
Cherokee counties.
Curb Market Moves To
Agricultural Building
The curb market that has: been
held every Saturday on West
Main street will move to the Agri
cultural building next Saturday,
November 4. The Home Demon
stration clubs request the contin
ued patronage .of the housewives
of Franklin in their winter quart
ers. They will continue to have
their usual fresh farm poultry and
dafir'y products, as well as cakes
and other baked delicacies.
ST. AGNES PARISH
SUPPER NOVEMBER
The congregation of St. Agnes
church will have a parish supper
on Monday evening, November 6,
at 7 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
J. W. C Johnson.