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FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940
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'A
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS.PATTON70
Highly Esteemed Lady
. Passes Wednesday ;
" Funeral Today
Mrs. Addie Eugenie Patton, 70,
died at hei home on Franklin
Route 1, Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock after an illness of several
, weeks.
A native of Macon county, she
was the daughter' of the late La
j fayette and Carolyn Russell Mc
i Dowell. She was a member of the j
: Patton Chapel Methodist church
Mrs. Patton's husband, James
Thaddeus Patton. died several
Wars aeo. ;
The funeral services were held
jhis ThursdaV) mornine at 11
1 o'clock at the Patton Chapel Meth
; odist church. The pastor, the Rev.
J. C. Swaim, was in charge, as
sis ted by the Rev. J. A, Flanagan,
; pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian
church, and the Kev Harry a.
Williams, pastor of the Franklin
Methodist circuit. Burial was in
, the church cemetery. Nephews were
i pallbearers. - -
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs: Dock T. Liner and Mrs.
Leona P. Duncan of Franklin
Route 1, and Mrs. John L. Hug-
gins of. Franklin Route 4; two
sons, Thad L. and Lawrence M. of
Franklin Route 1 ; two sisters, Mrs.
Zeb Sellers and Mrs. Arie Moore
of the Prentiss section, and seven
grandchildren. '
Methodist
Loyalty Services Sunday
Well Attended
TOWNSHIP FARM
MEETINGS HELD
By T. H. FAGG '
AttUUnt County Agent
A series of township demonstra
tion program planning meetings
are being held in Macon county.
"'ThTlpuVposefWe'eWjfi is
to discuss the problems that are
outstanding in each particular com
munity or township and to try to
eliminate these problems by the
farmers and their wives exchang
ing ideas and planning their work
for 1940 for the best interest of
their individual farms and communities.
Some of the outstanding prob
lems: discussed in these meetings
were : lack of adequate pastures,
farm income, community organiza
tion, markets, conveniences in home,
beautification of yards, poor soil,
and gardens.
In practically every community
the farmers plan to seed and fer
tilize at least one acre of pasture
properly, to plant, winter cover
crops for late fall and early spring
- -grazing in order to keep cattle off
of permanent pastures, as much as
passible, and give the grass there
a chance to get started. They also
plan to grow more hay to supple
ment their pastures.
Increasing farm income was an
other problem of much interest in
all communities. The suggested
. remedy for this problem in prac
tically every community was to fol
low a more diversified ' type of
farming, receiving small incomes
from a larger number of items;
rather than, depending on just one
or two items for their total in
come. Results from these meetings are
already being noted in the homes.
One demonstration .farmer has al
ready purchased a water pump and
is planning to have water in his
home in the near future. Another
is installing a gravity water system
in his home. Several others' have
indicated that they plan to install
gravity systems in their homes dur
ing the year. Other improvements
such as cabinets in the kitchen,
pressure cookers, etc, have, been
reported. . !
One community, is particularly
interested in having a community
organization of farmers and their
wives which would meet once a
month to discuss their problems
and enjoy a social hour together.
This same community is also very
much interested in securing elec
tricity. - They plan' to contact the
local power company and try to
secure electric power for their
homes and farms.
'Plans were also discussed in
these meetings for improvements
of gardens by planting a larger
variety of vegetables and growing
an ample supply for canning as
well as for summer (consumption.
Fanners and their wives attend
ing these meetings were very co
operative and enthusiastic in plan
ning for better farms and homes
for 1940.
The Sunday services "of the
Methodist Loyalty campaign were
well attended.
The subject of the sermon of .the
pastor, Rev. I. L. Roberts, an
nounced previously, was "Can the
Living Communicate With the
Dead?"
Taking as his text Deuteronomy
18:10, 11, 12, where God instructed
the Israelites: against necromancy
as an abomination unto the
Lord". , The preacher warned
against all who claimed power to
communicate with the dead, im
pressing the positive teaching of
the Christian faith.
The following Sunday school
classes made the honor roll: Mrs.
Gordon Moore, R. S. Jones, Mrs,
W. W. Sloan and Mrs. P. F. Cal
lahan. The subject of next Sunday's
sermon by the pastor will be "Dead
Church Members, More Than 75".
Answers will be given to the ques
tions, "Who are they ? Why are
they dead?"
All who have their names on the
church roll are urged to be pres
ent and to support the Loyalty
campaign.
PLANNING NEW
SCOUT HOUSE
NYA Project Considered
Besjt Way To Get
Building
Rev. J. A., flanagan, speaking
for the Boy Scout eommittee of
the Rotary; Club, sponsor of the
Franklin Troop, stated Monday
that a new scout house was plan
ned for the immediate future.
On account of the. unsafe condi
tion of the roof and flooring of
the present building, Mr. Flanagan
said that a new building rather
than repairs to the old scout house
wo,s a, necessity, and that an
NYA project appeared to be the
most feasible method of . getting
the building. A possible site men
tioned was the lower end of the
lot belonging to the count v on
Palmer street where it is proposed
to place the community building
that has been approved as a WPA
project.
MRS:D0I7NS. 102
PASSES FRIDAY
Oldest Resident Of Macon
County Dies In
Hospital
Mrs. Mary Downs, who would
have been 103 years old in May,
died la,st Friday morning at 3
o'clock in Angel hospital following
an illness lasting several- weeks.
Her death was attributed to senile
gangrene of the foot.
Mrs. Downs was active until De
cember 7 when she took to her bed
suffering with a pain in, her foot
thought to have been caused by
trosttxite.
She was taken to Aneel hospital
January 25 where her trouble was
pronounced to be gangrene. Dr.
Edgar Angel thought her foot might
have to be amputated but on ac
count of her advanced age and
condition decided not to operate.
Mrs. Downs, the former Miss
Mary Garrett, was born and rear
ed in Macon county. She married
Bud Downs, of Iotla, Macon coun
ty, and lived near Iotla bridge.
Last year Mrs. Downs tended a
garden, canned fruits, looked after
her chickens and a cow -and did all
her housework up to December 7.
She lived alone for the past 15
years and did all of her work ex
cept at times: when her son-in-law,
George Brendle, helped her. She
taught school earlier in life. She
was a member of the Iotla Metho
dist church.
She .is survived by two grand
children, Mrs. Dora Valentine, of
Sylva, and John Brendle, of Reems
Creek, Jackson county. Several
great-grandchildren also Survive.
The funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at
Hall cemetery in the Rose Creek
section. The Rev. R. F. Mayberry,
pastor of Iotla Baptist church, and
the Rev. Harry S. Williams, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist circuit,
were in charge of the services.
Baseball Meeting Held i
Wednesday Night
At a meeting held Wednesday
night, preliminary steps were taken
toward the organization of the
Franklin baseball team for . the
ill Flanagan, chairman of the
finance committee, reported that
a total of $198.50 had been raised
for the Daniel Boone Council
headquarters. Macon county is in
tne smoky Mountain district, com
prising also the counties of Jack
son and Swain.
In this area the annual report
of A. W. Allen, scout executive
of the Daniel Boone Council, Ashe
ville, estimates that there are 2,
718 boys 12 to 16 years of age,
which are the Boy Scout age limits.
Out of this nuirfber of possible
scouts, there are 129 members in
seven troops. There are two troops
in Macon county, the Franklin
troop, numbering 35 boys and the
Highlands troop with 12 boys. '
Mr. Flanagan stated that there
are two localities; in the county at
this time where new troops could
be organized if leaders could be
found one at Iotla and another at
Clark's Chapel. The consolidated
schools promise to remove one
handicap- to scouting on account
of the scattered homes and dis
tances in the rural communities,
Mr. Flanagan added also" thaf tha
large area of the Daniel Boone
Council, reaching from Avery to
Cherokee, limited services 1 from
headquarters. '
Mr. Flanagan referred to the
primary need for scout leaders
saying that" announcement has: been
made by Dean W. E. Bird of the
Western Carolina Teachers' college,
Cullbwhee, that a credit course is
being offered in Scoutmastership
at the college.
The scout committee appointed
by the Rotary Club is as follows:
Ben W. Woodruff, chairman; J.
A. Flanagan, Sam Mendenhall,
James Perry, Jess Conley, Oscar
Bryant and John Archer. James
Hauser and Rev. Frank Bloxham
are scout leaders of the Franklin
Troop; G. W. Edwards and Lewis
Edwards of the Highlands Troop."
TEACHERS VILL
HAVE BANQUET
Event To Climax . Active
Campaign For School
Improvements
Mrs. Roosevelt's plane from
Florida was landed in Raleigh last
Sunday night, because of weather
conditions. With other passengers
she boarded a train to Washington.
The Public Relations committee
of the Macon county chapter of the
North Carolina Educational Asso
ciation is sponsoring a program
for the observance of "Public Re
lations Week" which began March 4.
The banquet announced last week
will , have for the principal speaker
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith of Ral
eigh, state director of instructional
service in the state department of
Public Instruction. The date, which
will be set to suit Dr. Highsmith's
convenience, has not yet been an
nounced.
The banquet will be attended by
the teachers of the county and in
vited guests representing all public
offices" and agencies and others,
and will be the climax of the com
mittee's program. The Parent
Teacher Association of the Frank
lin schools will serve the banquet
in the auditorium of Franklin high
school and more than 200 persons
will attend.
Miss Charlotte Young is chair
man of the Public Relations com
mittee and is being assisted by
Mrs. Helen Macon, .president of
the county chapter of N. C. E. A.,
and W. H. Finley, vice-president
and publicity chairman.
The observance of Public Rela
tions Week fires the first gun in
an active, statewide campaign to
effect legislative action that will
provide certain improvements in the
state's educational program. To ac
complish this, the public relations
committees are seeking to develop
a better understanding of the
schools by the public which owns
them and pays for them.
The provisions that will be sought
at the next term of the legislature
will be a proper retirement scheme
for public school teachers and
proper tenure of office statutes.
l he following resolution was
passed at a recent meeting of the
Western North Carofnw Educa
tional Association in Asheville
"Be it resolved that we, the
teachers of the Western District,
believe that the undivided effort,
influence and energy of the North
Carolina Educational Association
should be directed toward the en
actment by the next General As
sembly of a sound and adequate
plan of teachers' retirement. It is
recommended that every unit of
the Association direct its immediate
attention to this matter and, real
izing that this program will be won
or lost in' the June primaries rath
er than the following January, each
unit and each teacher be urged to
demand of every legislative candi
date his unqualified pledge for the
support of legislation providing for
a sound, comprehensive and ade
quate plan for teachers' retire
ment."
The ministers of local churches
have been requested by the com
mittee to call attention in their
Sunday services to the need for
better schools and better educa
tional opportunity for the children
of the county.
Federation
Stockholders Held Annual
Meeting Saturday
Jerry .Franklin and Ed Byrd
were nominated to succeed them
selves as directors of -the Farmers
Federation at the annual . meeting
of Macon county stockholders in
the codperative's Franklin ware
house Saturday morning. Mr. Frank
lin is a general director, one of
two for the county who serve over
lapping terms of two years, and
Mr. Byrd is a director-at-large.
An advisory committee for the local
warehouse was re-elected. It is
composed of:
Carl Slagle, chairman: Elias Am
nions, John J. Corbin, Ed Byrd,
J: R. Holbrooks, James Young, J.
I. Vinson, J. S. Conley, Jerry
Franklin, Lawrence Ramsey.
Mr. Slagle presided at the meet
ing. Reports on the cooperative's
activities during the past year were
submitted by James G. K. McClure,
of Asheville, president.
Sam Mendenhall, county agent,
who spoke briefly on the soil con
servatioh program, .said that since
1936 the number of Macon county
farmers participating in the pro
gram had increased from 615 to
1,433 in 1939. Even a larger num
ber of cooperating farmers is an
ticipated this year, he said.
As a result of the increasing
popularity of the program, Mr.
Mendenhall, added, thousands of
acres have been planted in soil-
improving crops, more and more
farmers are using lime and phos
phate, and the fertility of the
county's farms is Undergoing a
much needed rejuvenation.
Plans were discussed for raising
funds to place a jack at service in
the county in connection with the
federation's workstock improve
ment program, 4wt it was decided
to defer action until next fall as
the time for breeding was too
near.
SPRING TERM
JURORSDRAVN
List Of Those Who Will
Serve At April Term
Superior Court
coming season.
Ray Swan son was elected man
ager and secretary; P. F. Callahan,
treasurer,, and Frank Higdon, Jr.,
publicity director.
A committee composed of T. W.
Angel, Jr., Harve Bryant and
Ralph Womack, was - appointed to
work out a plan for selling ad
vertising on the fence surrounding
the park. -
Prospects look good for a win
ning team and a successful season,
and all who are interested in get
ting into the game are asked to
contact Ray Swanson, Frank Hig
don, Jr., Ralph Womack or any
other member of the team. All
prospective players will be given a
cordial welcome.
Mrs.' John Owens Burned
To Death In Florida
John H. Thomas received a mes
sage last week from; John Owens,
of Lachua, Fla, telling of the death
of Mrs. Owens, who was burned to
death on January 28. Mr. and Mrs.
Owens formerly made their home
in the Hickory Knoll section of
Macon county and have many rel
atives and friends who will deeply
regret to learn of the accident
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation
and Abroad.
DARING FEAT FOR
LARGEST SHIP
The Queen Elizabeth, largest
merchant ship in the world, docked
today in New York harbor after a
daring maiden voyage across the
Atlantic. Camouflaged in dark gray,
the great liner crept out of her
basin at Clydebank, Scotland, mak
ing the perilous journey in utmost
secrecy, braving attack from mines;
bombers and submarines. She will
lie alongside the Queen Mary, next
largest vessel, and the French
liner, Normandie, third largest, for
the duration of the war.
The vessel cost nearly 29 million
dollars and is 1030 feet long.
GERMANS CAPTURE
PRISONERS
Germans claim to have captured
16 prisoners and killed 20 British
when shock troops stormed a Brit
ish dugout in the Moselle sector
yesterday in the first serious en
counter with the enemy. The Brit
ish war office reports a much
smaller number missing.
.
FINNS FfCHTINC
DESPERATELY
- Savage fighting rages across the
ice of the bay of Viipuri, as: the
Finns art forced back to new po
sitions under mass assaults by air
craft, tanks and artillery. Help
must come quickly to the Finns
or the brave little country is
doomed. Boys of 20 have been
ordered to join the fighting forces.
Scandinavia refuses to allow Brit
ish reinforcements! to march
through their countries.
COAL FROM GERMANY
SEIZED BY BRITISH .
Under Great Britain's "economic
warfare" orders, 14 Italian ships
from Rotterdam, loaded with Ger
man coal for Italy have been
stopped in the English channel
and their cargoes confiscated. Ital
ian protests are being considered,
and Italy is awaiting . Britain's
answer.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO ADDRESS FARMERS
President Roosevelt will address
over radio on Friday night 350,000
fanners, who are meeting to cele
brate the seventh anniversary of
AAA.
WELLES ARRIVES
JN FRANCE
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles, accompanied by Joseph J.
Cm&mmJ w Pan So)
MRS. SELLERS. 83
DIES THURSDAY
Old Resident Of County
Passes; Funeral To
Be Held Friday
Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers Sellers,
83, died at her home on Franklin
Route 4, this (Thursday) morning
at 5 o'clock following an illness of
three months. Death was caused
from heart ailment and complica
tions. ' .
Mrs. Sellers, a native of Macon
county, was born on October 7,;
1856, and lived all her life in this
county. She was a daughter of the
late Thornton and Margaret Reid
Rogers: On September 19, 1873,
she was married to Reagan De
witt Sellers. She was a member of
the Baptist church and a life mem
ber of the Woman's Missionary
Society. She was a devoted mother,
and splendid neighbor, who will be
greatly missed by all who knew
her.
Funeral services will be held at
the home of her son, Wiley Sellers,
with whom she made her home, on
Friday morning at 11 o'clock. The
Rev. C F. Rogers; pastor of the
Franklin Baptist church, and the
Rev. Frank Bloxham, rector of St.
Agnes Episcopal church, will be in
charge of the services. Interment
will be in the Franklin cemetery.
Surviving are seven children, five
daughters, Mrs. H. L. Anderson,
of Franklin; Mrs. E. V. Ammons,
ot hrankhn Route 4; Mrs. Ida Mc
Connell, of Oregon; Mrs. Charles
B. Bolick and Mrs. Cray ton Maf
fett, both of Washington, D. C,
and two sons, Wiley Sellers, of
Franklin Route 4, and Joe Sellers.
of Oregon; one brother. Dr. W. A.
Kogers, of Franklin: one sister,
Mrs. George Hazelton. of Oakland.
Calif. ; 16 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Baptist W. M. U. To
Meet At Mt. Hope
The quarterly meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union of the
Baptist societies will be held at
the Mt Hope Baptist church on
Lartoogechaye on Sunday after
noon, March 10.
The program is: scheduled to be
gin at 2:30 o'clock. The chief aims
of the Woman's Missionary Union
will be the topic of discussion, and
the plans for the year's work will
be made at this time.
Each church in' the countv is
urged to have a large delegation
of members, as well as the young
people,, present at the meeting.
A move to amend the Hatch bill
to restore to federal employees the
right to indulge in political ac-1
tnnties was defeated in the senate
yesterday by t vote of 44 to 41,
The board of county commis
sioners met in the regular month
ly session Monday and handled a
number of routine matters which
were presented for consideration,
mostly approval of bills and ad
justment of tax claims.
At the close of the session the
commissioners drew the names of
jurors: who will serve at the April
term ' of Macon superior court.
which will convene Monday, April
15. 1 hey are as follows:
Firtt Wek
J. D. Keener. Route 2: W. J.
McCall, Franklin; Lawrence Coch
ran, Kyle; T. C. Vinson. Dillard.
Ga., Route 1; Joe Tallent, Route 3;
Lyle Baldwin, Kyle : R. L. Craw
ford, Route 3; W. M. Dalrymple,
Route 1; J. C. Higdon, Route 4;
Oakley Justice, Dillard, Ga., Route
1; John C Dills, Culksaja; Claude
Beeco, Route 4; John Early,. Culla
saja; W. J. Lakey, Jr., Etna;
Charles W. Nolen, Route 1 ; E. C
Shook, Highlands; Thomas H.
Queen, Etna; Fred Ammons, Route
2; N. J. Hylton,: Route 3; E. B.
Beck, Route 1; B. B. Lenoir, Jr.,
Route 1; W. R. Shields, Flats;
J. D. Gibson, Route 1; Will Talley,
Route 4; N. B. L. Downs, Route
4; W. R. Potts, Highlands; Marion
Deal, Route 4; R. H. Bennett,
Route 3; W. M. Grant, Nantahala;
P, G. Holland, Cullasaja; Tom
Ballew, Route 2; Ed O'Dell, Route
3; George Peek, Route 2; Ed
Henson, Otto; Jim Teem. Culla
saja; Vance Vanhook, Route 2.
Second Wk
G. R. Ledford. Route 2: C. B.
Owenby, Flats; Lyman Ledbetter,
Koute 1; Gordon Ammons, Pren
tiss; Jack Sanders, Franklin; W.
Roy Carpenter, Franklia; H. H.
McDowell, Otto; John Wooten.
Route 1; J. L. Clark. Cullasaja:
J. B. Burleson, Franklin; Geo. H.
Rogers, Highlands: B. W. Justice.
Route 4; L. B. Norton, Dillard,
Ga., Route 1; J. R. Ramsey, Tel
lico; Lee Corn, Dillard, Ga., Route
1; Earl Dryman, Scaly; Frank
Cross, Flats; Lease Bryson, Cullasaja.
Dr. Rogers Urged To
Run For Legislature
We understand that many citi
zens are urging Dr. W. A. Rogers
to announce himself as a candidate
for the Legislature in the ap
proaching primaries.
Having served Macon county in
this capacity-.for six previous
terms, besides holding the office
of county chairman of the Demo
cratic committee continuously for '
32 years, his friends hope he will
be willing to again offer this serv
ice to his county. :
Mrs. Margaret Malldnee
Dies In Arlington, Wash.
Mrs. Jarnes L. Bryjon, of West's
Mill, received a message Tuesday
telling of the death of her moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Mallonee, of
Arlington, Wash. Mrs. Mallonee,
95, . received a broken hip in a
fall on February 23. She died on
Monday, March 4.
Mrs. Mallonee was born in Ma- .
con county on August 23, 1844. She
married Adam Mallonee, also of
Macon county, and to this union
was born eight children, seven of
whom survive. '
She resided in Macon and Jack
,son counties until 1923 when she
left for Arlington, Wash.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. James L. Bryson, of West's
Mill, and Mrs. Nannie Cowan, of
Arlington, Wash., with whom the
deceased resided ; five sons, Joe
Mallonee, of. Addie, Jackson coun
ty; John Mallonee, of Almond,
Swain county; Jess Mallonee, of
Yakima, Wash., and David and
Ben Mallonee, of Darrington,
Wash. ; 25 grandchildren, 28 great
grandchildren, and One great-Rreat-grandson.
Funeral services will be held in
Arlington on Thursday. She was a
member of the Methodist church.
Girl Scout Senior
Patrol Met Monday
The Senior Patrol of the Girl
Scouts met Monday in the Scout
House with their new leader, Mrs.
Ben McGlamery, and also their
captain, Mrs. Charles Melichar.
Plans for a party were discussed
and rules to be used for future
parties were decided upon. The one
general rule which everyone who
attends these parties must obey, is
that everyone must be home by or
before 11 o'clock.
All members are urged to be
present promptly, for other plans
will be made.
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