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VOL. LV, NO. 11
FRANKLIN. N, C THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940
. $1.50 PER YEAR
WEAVER TO RUN
FOR CONGRESS
Announces For Twelfth
" Term In National
Assembly
In a letter received Tuesday from
Congressman Zebulon Weaver, he
announces' that he will be a can-
didate for renomination.
Mr. .Weaver is now serving his
eleventh term in the national house,
of representatives, and asks that
he be nominated upon his record
of service.
The letter follows:.
Dear Editor: '
.1 am today, as required by law,
forwarding to the- State Board ot
.Elections of North Carolina, the
necessary fee and notice of can
didacy,, for, the Democratic nomi
nation, in the primary to be held
on May 25th, as Representative in
Congress for the Eleventh Con
gressional District. -
It will give: me pleasure to have
you announce my candidacy through
your paper. In doing this, 1 wish
to' thank the people of your coun
ty, and the entire district, for the
very loyal support I have' received
during the years I have served
them in Congress;
lit is my purpose to ask the Dem
ocrats of the district to renominate
me as their candidate, upon my
record oj service to the party and
to the whole district regardless of
party, during my incumoency.
In the many years I have served
in Congress, 1 have undertaken to
brtng to the district the highest
measure of general welfare passible.
My efforts have been dictated by
no class ior group., I aspire to give
the character of service so great
a district deserves, and in all legi
timate and honorable, ways, again
to represent a great people, indi
vidually and as a Whole.
.Sincerely yours,
ZEBULON WEAVER
For Congress
Federation
Stockholders To Meet In
Asheville March 30
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HON. ZEBULON WEAVER
Who Tuesday Announced His
Candidacy for Renomination
High School
In Franklin Institutes
Student Government
News comes that the Franklin
high school has joined the ranks
of the progressive schools of the
country in instituting student gov
ernment. .
Last Tuesday election, were held
that followed in every, particular
the procedure of regular elections,
preceded by a campaign by candi
dates after the approved manner
of their elders. The ballot boxes
in the auditorium were supervised
by those' regularly . appointed, who
saw to it that there was no stuffing
of the ballot box or other irregu
larities. The Australian secret bal
lot was used, and everything was
conducted in truly democratic "man
ner. ' ''''..
HOSPITAL SOLD
TO DR. E. ANGEL
Buys Institution From
Brother; Deal Made
Tuesday
"ASHEVILLE, March 13. The
date for the annual meeting of
stockholders of the Farmers Fed
eration has been changed i from
Saturday, March 23, to Saturday,
March 30, it was announced yes
terday by James G. K. McClure,
president of the farm cooperative.
The meeting will be held in tne
Buncombe county courthouse, Ashe
ville.
Principal business to come before
the stockholders wdl be the elec
tion of Id regular directors and
four directors at large. Later the
same day the directors will meet
to elect officers and an executive
committee.
Each of the counties where the
Federation is organized is entitled
to two regular directors serving
overlapping terms of two years
each. In addition there axe seven
directors-at-large, Ipur of whom
are up for election this year. Two
director are to be named from
Swain and Yancey counties, new
Federation units, and one each
from Buncombe, Henderson, Polk,
Transylvania, Macon, Jackson,
Cherokee, Rutherford, McDowell,
Burke Caldwell and Haywood.
Reports on the Federation's busi
ness and farm promotional activi
ties for the past year will be sub
mitted by Mr. McClure, president,
Guy M. Sales, general manager,
and various departmental heads;
The Federation's string band will
be on hand to add a touch of en
tertainment and at noon there will
be a get-together luncheon served
by the Federation.
In view of the fact that the
cooperative has extended its ter
ritory to include two more counties
Swain and Yancey and has. in
creased its membership by approxi
mately 500 pew shareholders, with
a total of about 4,400, Federation
officials are looking forward to an
unusually large attendance at this
year's meeting.
P.-T. A. To Meet Next
Monday Afternoon
The Franklin Parent-Teacher As-f
sociation will bold the regular
monthly meeting on Monday after
noon, March 18, at 3:30 o'clock in
the Franklin high school auditor
ium.; The program is as follows: De
votional, .Rev. C F. Rogers; prin
cipal address, "Legislative program,"
V. L. Lathan, Swain county sup
erintendent; vocal solo, Mrs. Har
old Sloan; business session, Mrs.
John Wasilik, president, presiding;
election of 'officers.
Of the 550 high school students,
500 registered and 450 ballots were
cast. The following officers were
elected: Wayne Bradley, president;
John Wasilik, vice-president; Lil
ian Jones, secretary; Lewis Patton,
treasurer. A constitution, framed
by the students, vas adopted after
careful consideration of every pro
vision. This action by the local high
school students was prompted by
a meeting at Lee-Edwards school,
Asheville, which was attended by
groups from the western counties
to discuss student government ob
jects and organization. Ten students
from Franklin attended.
Previous to this meeting, Dr.
Elbert K. Fretwell of Columbia
University conducted a panel dis
cussion on . student council work
at the November teachers' meeting
in Asheville at which the local
school was represented by Dorothy
Jones and Donald Jones.
Bookmobile Schedule
For Next Week
The schedule of the Bookmobile
for Macon county, from Monday,
March 18, through Friday, March
22, is announced as follows:
Monday Oak Ridge school, Bee
co store, Watauga school, Talley
home, Ammons home, and Holly
Springs school.
Tuesday ; Cullasaja post office,
Higdonville school, Mrs. Harriet
Higdon's home, Salem, Corbin's
store, Gneiss, Pine Grove school,
Highlands school, Scaley school,
and Burnette's store.
Wednesday Mulberry ' school,
Otto school, Parrish store. Maple
Springs, Ledford's store, Union
school. ,
Thursday W. T. Fouts' home.
Duvall's store, Burningtown school.
Lotla school, Ray s store, T. M.
Rickman's store, Cowee school,
Oak Grove school and Etna post-office.
Friday Slagle school and Joe
Setser home.
it is announced that Dr. Edgar
Angel has purchased from his
brother, Dr. Furman Angel, the
Angel hospital in Franklin, which
Dr. Furman has owned and oper
ated for many years. It is under-
Stood that the deal was closed on
Tuesday, and Dr. Edgar Angel is
now in active charge. He has been
assisting his. brother ever since his
graduation from medical college.
In a statement Wednesday, the
new owner of the hospital said
that extensive improvements are
contemplated, some of which are
already lieing made. The reception
room is being enlarged and some
of the rooms which have hereto
fore been private are being made
into wards. New equipment will be
purchased and additions made to
the staff.
It is also said that steps will be
taken to again secure the benefit
of the hospital fund from the
Duke endowment. '
The Angel hospital is favorably
known throughout a wide area
and draws patients for medical and
surgical treatment from Western
North , Carolina, ; Georgia, South
Carolina and Tennessee. Dr. Ed
gar Angel has acquired an enviable
reputation as physician and surgeon
during his connection with the hos
pital, and as owner and manager
he will no doubt be able to add
greatly to the efficiency and use
fulness of the institution.
R. F. JARRETT
FOR CONGRESS
Dillsboro Man Nominated
By Republicans In
Brevard Monday
For Assembly
Lions Have Quiz
Program Monday Night
At the regular dinner meeting
Monday night at Cagle's Cafe, the
Lions Club staged another quiz in
regard to the duties of county of
ficers, the questions all dealing
with the clerk's office. Harley R.
Cabe, derk of the superior court,
acted as judge, and decided as to
whether questions were answered
correctly.
Every member answering a ques
tion incorrectly was subject to a
fine of ten cents, and quite a
number of dimes were fed into
the wooden lion, before the pro
gram was finished.
Other quiz programs concerning
county administrative affairs will
be given by the Lions from time
to time until all offices have been
represented.
The Lions are keeping up as far
as funds will permit with their
program of assistance to children
with defective vision, and in this
work they cooperate with the coun
ty welfare department, the State
Board of Charities and Public Wel
fare and the State Commission for
the Blind.
A number of local Lions and
their wives plan to attend the char
ter night entertainment of the rec
ently organized Bryson City Lions
Club next Tuesday night.
R. Frank Jarrett, of Dillsboro,
was nominated as the Republican
candidate for congress by the dis
trict convention of that party
which was held in .Brevard Monr
day.
Mr. Jarrett was unopposed for
the nomination, and his name was
placed before the convention by
Hugh Monteith, of Sylva and se
conded by Harley B. Leavitt, of
Asheville.
Mr. Jarrett was born in Ashe
ville and livedftin that city until he
was 20 when he moved to Madison
county. Within a short time he
moved to Jackson county . where
he has resided for nearly 30 years.
He is proprietor of the Jarrett
Springs hotel at Dillsboro, and is
widely known as the author of
many poems dealing with the Cher
okee Indians. He is also the com
poser of many songs which have
been published and widely circu
lated, and is well known as an en
tertainer.
Mr. Jarrett is well known to the
people of Macon county. His wife
is a sister of Mrs. R. L, Bryson,
of the Hotel Bryson, in Franklin.
About 400 Republicans attended
the convention which was held in
the Transylvania county courthouse.
W. C. Meekins, of Asheville, and
Crawford J. James, of Marion,
were elected as delegates to the
national convention which meets
in Philadelphia in June. Ralph R.
Fisher, of Brevard, and Mitchell
F. Lominac,. of Asheville, were
named as alternate delegates. Zeb
Watson, of Sylva, was nominated
as presidential elector from the
district.
Members of the state executive
committee were elected as follows:
Ben H. Taylor, Buncombe county;
Clyde H. Jarrett, Cherokee; R. N.
Iiger and T. M. Jennings, Clay
Graham unit; J. H. Powell Hay
wood; Frank Waldrop, Henderson;
Hugh Monteith, Jackson; A. R
Higdon, Macon; C. F. James; Mc
Dowell; Fred Hamnck, Rutherford;
Arthur Brooks, Swain, and Lewis
P. Hamlin, Transylvania.
DR. W. A. ROGERS
Who Announces His Candidacy for
the General Assembly in This Issue
Presbyterian
Special Services To Be
Held March 17-24
Miss Siler's Work
Receives Recognition
Interested friends of Miss Annie-
will Siler, formerly of Franklin,
now an artist in New York, will
be pleased that her work is receiv
ing continued recognition. One-of
Miss Siler's designs in brocade
may be seen in the January 22 is
sue of Life. It is shown on the up
holstered chair in which President
Roosevelt is sitting at the Jackson
Day dinner.
Benefit Show Saturday
For School Library
The Macon Theatre will show
the picture, "Two Thoroughbreds,"
Saturday morning, beginning at 10
o'clock fof the benefit of the
school library.
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation
and Abroad.
In connection with the Evange
listic Crusade now in progress in
the Southern Presbyterian church,
the local church will join with other
churches of the denomination in a
series of special evangelistic serv
ices beginning March 17 and con
tinuing through March 24, conduct
ed each evening at the church at
7:30 o'clock.
The preaching will be done by
the Pastor, the Rev. J. A. Flanagan.
The Rev. R. B. DuPree, pastor of
the Highlands Presbyterian church,
will have charge of the .song serv
ices during the series. He will be
assisted by Mrs. DuPree in the
special music, j ','.'
These services are designed for
the enrichment of life and the
deepening of the spiritual exper
iences for the Christian.
The public is cordially invited
to any; or all of these services.
DR. 17. A. ROGERS
ENTERS IN RACE
Widely Known Physician
Will Be Candidate
For Assembly
On another page of this issue
appears the formal announcement
of the candidacy of Dr. W. A.
Rogers for the . general assembly,
subject to the Democratic primary
to be held on May 25.
Dr. Rogers , has served six terms
in the assembly as the represen
tative of Macon county, and has
been chairman of the county Dem
ocratic executive committee for
more than 30 years. His long legis
lative service and his wide acquain
tance among the political leaders -of
the state give him a distinct
advantage and enable him to ac
complish many things which would '
be impossible for an untried mem
ber of the legislature.
As a physician and as a Demo
cratic leader, Dr. Rogers is known
to practically every citizen of the
county, and has hosts of friends
who rally to his support.
Funeral
Held
Last Friday For
Mrs. Sellers
Mrs. Lettte E. Mason, 83
Passes Wednesday
Mrs. Lettie . Mason, 83, died
at the home of her son, E. H.
Mason, on Franklin Route J, Wed
nesday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock
after an illness of several days.
A native of Macon county, she
was the daughter of the late Lar-
kin and Rachel Stiles Lindsay. She
married Andrew . Mason, who pre
ceded her in death.
Mrs. Mason was a member of
the Cowee Baptist church where
the funeral services were held this
(Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The pastor, the Rev. R. F. May
berry, was in charge. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Surviving are five children, E.
R, of Franklin Route 3: Harley,
of Stiles, Macon county; Mrs. Ol-
lie Shepherd, of Canton; Mrs. Iva
Lee Daves, of Commerce, Ga, and
Mrs. 'Lavada Anderson, of lotla;
18 grandchildren, and one sister,
Mrs. Artie Waldroop of Wesser.
RUSSIAN-FINNISH
PEACE TERMS
Peace terms Imposed upon Fin
land by Russia include the ceding
of the following territory to Rus
sia: Part of the peninsular on the
Arctic with privilege of an airline
and commercial route between Rus
sia and Norway across the Petsamo
district; a big slice of eastern
Finland; the Karelian isthmus and
areas north of Lake Ladoga, in
cluding V'iipuri; a long lease on
Hangoe, the Finnish Gibraltar, and
surrounding islands. This is more
than Russia demanded before the
war.
The 104 day undeclared war has
cost the Russians 200,000 dead,
millions in war materials captured
and destroyed, tens of thousands of
bombs besides artillery and other
munitions, hundreds of planes and
brigades of tanks. The price in
number of dead that Finland paid
in her defense is about 15,000 with
many, disabled for life.
The aged Field Marshal Baron
Mennerheim told his people that
Pin kind had "paid to the very last
penny any debt we may have owed
to the west." He continued. "We
are proudly conscious of the his
toric duty we will continue to ful
fill: defense of that western civi
lization which has been ours for
centuries, . , , , Our fate is bard
now that we are compelled to give
up to an alien race with a life
philosophy' and moral values dif
ferent from ours, the ground which
for centuries we have cultivated in
labor and sweat. . . . You did not
want war. . . . You did hot hate
them or wish them evil; you mere
ly followed the stern law of war,
kill or be killed."
TANNER THANKS U. S. A.
. Foreign Minister Tanner yester
day thanked the. United States for
monetary aid and for the volun
teers that have come from Amer
ica. He told his people over radio
"All that can be said against us
is that as a nation we 1 are too
small."
ROOSEVELT DENOUNCES
PEACE TREATY
President Roosevelt has denounc
ed the peace treaty imposed upon
Finland by Russia and reaffirmed
his belief that small, independent
nations should be safe from con
quest by their more powerful neigh
bors. HORE-BELISHA ASSAILS
ALLIED WAR POLICIES
Britain's former War Secretary
Hore-Belisha yesterday challenged
in the house of commons the "ex
( Continued oa Pag Eight)
Methodist Crusade
Gains In Interest
A large crowd was in attendance
at the Methodist church again last
Sunday. The feature sermons of
the Loyalty Campaign' are becom
ming more and more attractive and
are being heard with remarkable
interest. The sermon about ''Dead
Church Members" was one to cause
serious thinking in the minds of
those who heard it. It called for
a personal examination 6n the part
of church members to see if they
are spiritually alive or dead?
The topic for the sermon next
Sunday is, "The Precious Promises
of Jesus." The pastor , has stated
that this is to be one of the most
appealing sermons of the series. It
is the one sermon of the ten that
should be heard by every person
who believes in the teachings of
Jesus.
The pastor has offered a gift of
a New Testament to the person
who lists from the four Gospels
the largest number of promises
made by Jesus to his followers.
At the , service next Sunday the
winner of this gift will be an
nounced.
In the Sunday School last Sun
day the classes making' the Honor
Roll for attendance were the young
people, the young adults, and the
adult women. Other classes are ex
pected to get on the Honor Roll
during the next seven weeks.
All Methodists are being urged
to cooperate to the further success
of the Loyalty Crusade, and a
cordial welcome is extended to the
public to attend these services.
Good Friday To Be
Observed At St. Agnes
Good Friday, March 22, will be
observed at St Agnes' church
with the usual three-hour devotion
al service. Meditations will be giv
en by the Rector on the nearing
of the Crucifixion and all are cor
dially invited to attend this serv
ice front noon to 3 p. m.
The service is of such a nature
that those whJ cannot come for
the whole service may enter and
leave during the singing of hymns.
An offering will be taken at the
service for the work being carried
on in the City of Jerusalem.
Averell Infant Dies
Wednesday Afternoon
The infant daughter, Anne
Carter, of Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Averell, who was born early Wed
nesday, morning, March 13, died in
the late "afternoon of the same day.
The sympathy of their many frinnds
I is with the bereaved pareats, '
The funeral of -Mrs. Hester Ann
Rogers Sellers was held at her
home on the Asheville highway,
last Friday morning, the Rev. Frank
Bloxham officiating. The services
were attended by a large number
of her family, relatives and friends,
who gathered to pay a last triblte
to one whose influence and devo
tion had followed them through
her long and usetul life. Mr. Blox-
ham made a brief address after the
service at the home, the music be
ing led by Mrs, Bloxhara and Ben
W. Woodruff. Interment was in
the Franklin cemetery.
Mrs. Sellers is survived bv the
following children: Mrs. H. L. An
derson, Franklin; Airs. S. V. Am
nions, Mr. Wiley Sellers, Franklin
Route 4; Airs. Ida AlcConnell and
Joe Sellers of Oregon; Mrs. Clay
ton Alaffett and Airs. C. B. Bolick,
Washington, D. C. One son, Dick
Sellers, of Baker Oregon, died last
summer. One brother. Dr. W. A.
Rogers of Franklin ; and one sis
ter, Airs. George Hazelton, of Oak
land, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren also survive.
Afrs. Sellers belonged to one of
the leading pioneer families of this
section. She .was the daughter of
Thornton Rogers and Alargaret
Reid Rogers. Her father was U. S.
commissioner for many years, hold
ing court in his nome which was
near his daughter's home. He was
descended from Hugh Rogers, who1
came over to this country from
England with his father and broth
ers. They were shipbuilders, and
crossed the Atlantic in their own
ship that they built. The D. A. R.
chapter in Canton has erected a
monument to Hugh Rogers who
settled on Fines Creek,
Many, of the descendants of the
12 sons of this pioneer who fought
in the Revolution have been lead
ing citizens of this and neighbor
ing counties.
Airs. Sellers was a school teacher
before her marriage to Reagan
Dewitt Sellers on .September 10,
1873. One of her neighbors has
told of her great skill in sickness
and knowledge of medicine. "When
ever therewas illness or trouble,
Mrs. Sellers was the first to be
sent for," is the testimony of those
who knew her in her active years.
For the last four years her health
has been failing.
The pallbearers at the funeral
were five grandsons : Paul Amnions,
Rogers Ammons, Owen Ammons,
Frank Sellers, George Sellers; and
one nephew, Sam Sellers.
Easter Seals Will Be
Sold Again This Year
Easter seals will be sold in Frank
lin again this year and J. E. Perry,
chairman of the county committee,
hopes to exceed last year's sales.
The sale of Easter seals is
sponsored by the National Society
for Crippled Children and the
money received goes to the sup
port of the affiliated state societies
and their local or county units.
The money is divided as follows:
Fifty per cent stays in Macon
county for local aid to crippled
children; 50 per cent goes to the
state society, and 10 per cent of
the 50 per cent that goes to the
state society, is sent to the na
tional society.
Dr. Perry asks everyone to co
operate in this campaign.