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FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940
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FACULTY LIST
IS ANNOUNCED
Macon County Teachers
Appointed For
1940-1941
The following teachers for the
Macon county schools have been,
nominated by the principals, elect
ed by the district committees and
approved by the board of educa
tion : . ', .
W. H. Finley, Katherine lWter,
Marie , j Palmer Stewart -Annie
liailcy, James C. 'i'lawkms'; Kate
Moore, Gloria Reagan,. Katherine
Sherill, E- Wliifmire, Jr.,
Elizabeth C. Guffcy, Joyce J.
Cagle, Katherine H.. Williams,
Klsie W, Franks, Pearl Hunter,
Margaret Slagle, Edna Jamison,
Margaret Ramsey,, Amy Hender
son, Beatrice M. Alley, Lola P.
Harrington, Mayberyl Moody, Til
lery Love, Mr&. J. C. Horsley,
Annie S. Neil, Lucile K. Wurst,
Lola S. Kiser, Fannie Mae Arnold,
Pearl H. Corbin, Gay B. Teague;
Lucy C. Bradley, Annie Grace
Wilkes, Kate Shope, Mary J. Sut
ton, Eunice C. Siler, Elizabeth D.
Higdon, Jessie, Amanda Ramsey,
Lola K. Ramsey, Frank Fleming,
Dora G. Carpenter, San ford Smith,
Lovicia J. Mo,ses, Pearl P. Stew
' art, -lua Henry Duvali, S. A. Bry
.' son,, Grace Carpenter, Myrtle F.
Keener, James Norman West; John
B. Brendle, Onnie Lee Cabe,' Mil
dred Moffitt, ' Myrtle Norton,
Gladys Brpck, Artie Maybur Hen
son, Pauline C. Holland, Mattie
v Marie Brendell, E. J. Carpenter,
Blanche V.' Howard, Nora Moody,
Amanda Slagle, Mary Ann Angel,
Martha C. Shields, Esther Seay,
Bess N. Stewart, Ralph V. Angel,
Elizabeth .Meadows, Nina T. Mc
Coy, Marie G. Roper, J. J. Mann,
. Ruth Byrd, Christine Browning,
Gertie W. Moss, Hattie Kate
Reece, May McCoy, Selma. H.
Dalton,., Evelyn Kinsland, . Gladys
Pannell, Carl Moses, William
Crawford, Katherine A. Crawford,
FletaG. Mas(onl Virginia Tilley,
LolRa - .Dean, VPauline C Fqute,
" Georgia Howard, Otto F. Summer,
Clyde F. Hen tz, Annie W. Pier
son, Cynthia Moretz, Ethel Callo
way, Mattie Mae Wilkes, Nina
. -Howard, Veva Howard, Lois T.
Keener, Maurinc Davis, Sara E.
Whiteside, Jessie Matilda Hurst,
. .Virginia Edwards, ' Homer R.
Kemp, (Eula Lee Kemp, Emma S.
England. ' , .
This list is not complete, other
appointments will be announced
later. : . '
- J. M. Broughton
Will Speak Over State
Wide Hook-Op
jf I. Broughton, candidate$r
governor, will speak tonight over
a state-wide hook-up as followsT'
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston-
"Salem; WB1G, Greensboro;
' WWNC, Asheville, The address will
'-be carried from 7:30 to 8:00o'colck
on all ' these stations. i -WTB of
; Charlotte will re-broadcast his ad
- dress by electrical transcription
from 10:45 to 11:15 Thursday night.
Oh Friday night a Broughton
lor Governor program will - be
broadcast' over station WPTF,
Raleigh, from 1 :30 to 10 p. m.
This program - will be broadcast
by electrical transcription OveY.
WBT of Charlotte from 1 to 1 :30
p. m. and 'WWNC, Asheville from
l to 11:J0 p. m. : ','. "
Community and Library
Building
' .Weaver- Wires President's
. Approval Of ProjeojT
j . - For County " "
The following telegram fecefved
Tuesday will ba f ead ' witli - inter
est: Macon CoimTy Conw-MmjJi
and LTbrary '.WPA ' Prtnrl 'Jot
$17,932 apOTored iand ign vay
' I ' : l'resideBtc "Sfiquld ' wt";"in ; deration
r -j - . (Signed) Xebulort- Weayer.''-
vrnin Weaver had bcea .working .to 1 riiatoan' F
. tvuC through this.'proitct' for 1natyJhr- M)Uy
imdntns,- the newsAf this timers
especially welcome, Tne- enure
-ommunity appreciates- t-JoieiCpjita.
w "of 3J r. leaver in rbthaifnTlhe world is torn with strife.
' "TejcVlb,a they av-! .Rlf,1'1 J trust my friends' and would-be
,- , : titc'ceiS , " j- ; .'1:f.5 fsttpporters will stand steadfast on
The driuiily hAs Hered--th loi
'.on:' ialner Street adjoining, the
"Sinclair 'filling ion.,- :-ly,
" lfjuirt-nnnt ,(o be met "now t the
neceMary local spdrtsorsliip, which
f ve under.: I L.j bcea assttreiL.
Directors
Elected By Chamber O
Commerce
A large meeting of the member
ship of the proposed Chamber of
Commerce of Franklin was held
at the courthouse Monday night
The organization was completed
by the adoption of by-laws and
election of a board of directors
From 12 names nominated, the
following seven Were eke ted to
serve for one year..
J, E. S. Thorpe, Ben Woodruff,
Kev. Frank Bloxham, Henry W.
Cabe, W. C. Zickgraf, John Arch
er and Bill Sloan.
G. L. Houk acted as temporary
chairman and the Rev. Frank
Bloxham as secretary. It was an
nounced that the greater part of
the , sum of $1,100 pledged for
memberships had been paid and
the membership committee has not
yet completed its Work Fred Mon
tony reported that the information
booth on Main street had been
completed and is ready for oc
cupancy. Director Elect Officer
At a meeting of the directors on
Wednesday night J. E. S. Thorpe
was elected president; Ben Wood
ruff, - vice-president ; Rev. Frank
Bloxham, secretary; Bill Sloan,
treasurer. Plans were made at this
meeting for the printing of a
folder and other details of routine
nature for getting activities of the
organization .started.
REPUBLICANS
MEETJUNE 1
County Convention Will
Be Held Saturday,
June 8
Harve L.. Bryant, chairman of
the Republican ' executive commit
tee of Macon county, has called
meetings of Republicans in each
precinct to meet on Saturday,
June -JUM 2-Jp'ctocltHr to elect their
township -chairman and other of
ficers. They will also select dele
gates to the county convention to
be held in the Macon i county
courthouse on Saturday, June 8,
at 2 o'clock.
At the county convention im
portant business will be transact
ed, including the final selection of
candidates. All Republicans are
urged to meet, select, and send
a large delegation to" the county
convention. One or more promi
nent speakers will be present
whose names wilt be announced
later. - . "
Boy Scouts
Four new patrols were recog'
nized at last Friday's meeting of
the Franklin Boy Scouts: Patrol
L Jack Angel, leader; Patrol 2,
Vicjor i Perry, leader; Patrol 3,
Bobby LeacH, leader; Patrol 4,
Fred Houk, leader.
Henry Cabe, Jr. and John -Was
ilik, Jr. were--appointed, junior as
sistant acout'Snfc4,rs each having
two jatgU, untfr his .control, and
taking1 chVfce of .'the opening and
cliqsng,qf jjthe meetings. James
Furr wa pointed' jcrbe.
On FrWsQ'fVenHgv May 24, Miss
Edith Russell, directing the Rho
dodendron Festival, will 'oatAe from
Asheville Jo instruct the", ttofrl in
their part in the Festival, uvjjv&chpf
mcj inn tnuiuyjicu iu, -i
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Nowl Asis
McLean Announces
Withdrawal From Race
A. L. McLean has tins week an
nounced1 his withdrawal from the
racet fof representative of Macon
c6unty. .
In making the announcement, Mr.
McLean has made the following
Statement tp the - voters of . the
county! .
I - wish to thank the farmers
and home owners in their spirited
activities and interest' in my tax
ave enjoyed the ac-
many woters over
but my judgment leads
nrc-tP, believe that now is not the
opportune time to make any radic
al change in the tar set up while
hiy program of tax reduction
My signature below is the seal
that I have withdrawn as a candi
date for State Representative of
Macon county.
(Signed) A, L. ilcLeia,
RED CROSS CALL
FOR VAR RELIEF
. National Chairman Wires
-For Aid To War
' Sufferers
The following telegram has been
received by .Harley Cabe, county
chairman of the American Red
Cross from the national chairman,
Norman H. Davis:
Harley Cabe
Franklin,. N. Car. .
With the invasion of Holland,
Belg.um and Luxenbourg the war
has entered a phase which will
inevitably and at once bring wide
spread and appalling suffering to
millions of helpless men, women
and children. In order to inaiigur
rate widespread relief measures
the American Red Cross is at once
launching a campaign for a min
imum war1 relief fund of ten mil
lion dollars. Your Chapter quota
is $300 dollars. Please at once
mobilize the entire leadership of
your chapter and community in
order that your quota may be
raised and exceeded without de
lay. Chapters may retain 15 per
cent of collections tp cover their
local war relief expenses. Letter
of instructions follows.
Norman H. Davis
At a called meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the Macon
county chapter held on Monday
afternoon, steps were- taken for
immediate response to the call.
Mrs. H. E. Church was appointed
special chairman for the relief
fund.
Contributions will be received in
Franklin at Angel's Drug Store,
Perry's Drug Store, at the Clerk
of Court's office in the courthouse,
and The Franklin Press office.
Wilton H. Cobb, ... Highlands
chairman, has announced that con
tributions will be received in
Highlands at the Highlands Drug
store,, the Highlands Hardware
Store and Potts Bros, .store. Con
tributions will be acknowledged in
The Franklin Press and Highlands
Maconian. The funds will be for
warded to Washington as soon as
the quota for the county is re
ceived, according to. Harley Cabe,
county chairman.
Later, the following telegram, was
received by Mr. Cabe:
Washington, D. C
May 21, 1940
Harley R. Cabe,
Chmn. Macon Co. Chapter
American Red Cross,
Franklin, N. Car. '
With several million men locked
in mortal combat on French and
Belgian soil the relief needs of
Belgian and French peoples are
reaching staggering proportions
Already five million pitiful refu
gees arc clogging every road into
Central Southern France trying t6
escape - bombing and strafing from
airplanes. ' Our representatives in
France report thousands dyuig by
roadside of wounds, fright and
hunger. American Red Cross must
rush relief of every kind if these
innocent : people are to be saved.
We are expediting millions of dol
lars in money and supplies' but we
need more and bigger contribu
tions to carry on. Cannot urge
upon you too strongly need for
prompt action if .we are to be
friend jhese sorry tried victims of
brutaULwarfare. We count upon
vou .to reach and over-suhscrihe
youfvgrjal within shortest possible
funeiv. Xvery days delay means
3--pniQreaS' may oie oe cause we have
ra. brought them aid in this.
-v'r saddest hotir. '.
; V- j . JMorrnaq tl. Davis
Pr.RNMaIler
Begins .. Duties As Macon
County Health Officer
Dr.OE. N. Haller of Chattanooga,
Tenn., ha assumed the duties of
assistant district health officer in
Macon and Swam counties and the
Cherokee - Indian - Reservation. He
is filling the vacancy created by
the recent resignation of Dr. Philip
G. Padgett
Dr. Haller has been connected
with - the . Tennessee State Health
department and has special train
ing and expennce in pediatrics, a
science, of children's diseases.
He will devote Tuesday and Fri
day of each week to Macon county.
Correction
A typographical error occurs in
tbe name signed ' to a letter on
the editorial page. The - name
should be "Mra. J, H. (Henry)
Slagle." The middle initial is er
roneously printed "L",
PROJECTS OPEN
CELEBRATION
Week Of Exhibits Open
With Big Dinner In
Legion Hall
i Celebrating the ' nationwide
"This Work Pays ; Your Commun
ity Week" of WPA projects of
professional and , service groups,
Macon county has had outstand
ing exhibits of all projects. Hun
dreds of visitors have seen the
work accomplished that has been
arranged for the "Open House"
exhibits.
The attendance -at the dinner on
Monday evening taxed the capacity
of the Legion hall. Mrs. Eloise
G. Franks presided as toastmistress
and outlined spme of the way,s the
WPA projects assisted the work
of her .office. Miss Ruth Parks
of Asheville, a district director,
spoke on the purpose of national
celebration work, and P. L. Threl-
keld, men's project superintendent
pf Asheville, outlined the relation
of the men's division to the pro
fessional and service projects. G.
the projects and the benefit the
.. j i i r .i i
wumy ucuvcu lrum incin, ana
Frank 1. Murray spoke on the
benefit to the county from a fi
nancial point of view.
Miss Lassie Kelly, chairman of
the library board, sponsor of the
library project, spoke about the
library and the bookmpbile and
Miss Sophie Albert on the value
to women workers of the projects.
Spirituals were sting by the choir
of the Chapel school, and a nation
wide broadcast heard.
Project Exhibit
All projects have been visualized
by posters made by workers which
have done much to acquaint the
public with the various types of
work accomplished.
The Adult Education exhibit in
the courthouse directed by Mrs.
Leona P. Duncan, displays the tal
ent of students in different
branches of the work. Outstanding
are-the "pen and - penc1t"aYSwing
by Sallie Ledford of the Otto sec
tion and maps, letters and cartoons
of Miss Nora Leach's class at the
Otto CCC camp. Marion Ray of
the camp class shows exceptional
talent as a cartoonist.
Miss Annie L. Westbrook pf
Highlands has on exhibit the Cur
rent Events &crapbook of her class
that shows the thorough type of
work carried on.
The library and bookmobile ex
hibit is well worth a visit Mrs.
T. J. Johnston and her assistants
have developed a thoroughly mod
ern library during the short time
this project has been in progress.
The exhibits of the sewing room,
supervised by Mrs. Gilmer Jones,
under , the surplus commodities and
historical records projects are elo
quent proof of the valuable work
done in these divisions.
The exhibits will - continue
throughout the week.
The sewing room project, direct
ed by Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, pnt
of the largest in the county, has
.exhibits of garments made and
sewing in progress.
The surplus commodities under
Mrs. Shirley Belk gives evidence
of its far-reaching usefulness in
the 'amount and variety of goods
distributed thrpugh the county
welfare office.
The exhibits will continue
throughout the week.
Mrs. Crosby's Funeral
In Highlands Today
Funeral services for Mrs.' Mar
tha Aiden Crosby, who died at
her summer home here early Tues
day evening following a six-day
illness of double pneumonia, were
held at the residence at 11 o'clock
Thursday morning. The Rev. R. B.
DuPree, pastor of the Presbyter
ian church conducted the services,
and Mrs. DuPree and Mrs. Jack
M. Hall sang "Jesus Lover at My
SouL"
, The pallbearers were G. D. Ed
wards, Tudor N. Hall, Carl H.
Zoellner, F. H. Potts, Billy Ed
wards and Jack M. Hall. Inter
ment was in Highlands cemetery.
Mrs. Crosby was born in Ban
gor, Maine, in 1841, and had she
lived till July 20 would have cele
brated her 89th birthday anniver
sary. She was the daughter of
Amherst and Abigail Alden, the
8th lineal descendant of John and
Priscilla Alden. In 1878, because
oL illness of her husband, Mrs.
Crosby moved her family to San
Matep, Fla, and was among the
pioneer summer residents of High
lands, having owned a summer
home here since 1897. She was the
mother of five children,' the only
survivor being a daughter. Miss
. (CcMitUMd a Pa Eight)
Poppy Day
Support Urged By Legion
Post Commander
Call for every veteran of the
World War and for all otlitr
patriotic citizens to wear a memo
rial poppy on Poppy Day on Sat
urday, May 25, was issued today
by C. Tom Bryson, commander
of the Macon county post' of the
American Legion;
The commander's message states :
"Twenty-two years ago the
American forces in France were
beginning a series of great battles
which brought victory and peace
to the United States and to the
world. In those battles 50,000 young
Americans gave their lives, and
many thousand more were wound
ed and disabled.. Those sacrifices
assured our country the peace,
freedom and democracy we have
enjoyed since 1918. ;
"Bright red poppies .studded the
fields where these men fell and
were the only floral tribute on their
bare battle graves. In tribute to
them we wear the poppy, their
memorial flower, on Poppy Day
each year. This year when world
events have brought home to us
torcetuily the value of our Amer-
I !can he"tage. the poppy will have
' increased mpanino- tn A monVo
-Br . -M...v.
A - . l1.-l l .. i rt ...
r.4ini(i ma, nine nower win
show that we still are devoted to
the ideals for which our war dead
gave their lives so gallantly 22
years ago.
"I am calling upon every mem
ber of the American Legion to
wear a poppy on Poppy Day Sat
urday, May 25, and 1 urge all
citizens to show their patriotic re
membrance for the dead in a like
manner. While remembering the
dead, do not forget those who
sacrificed health and strength in
the nation', service and the fam
ilies left in need by war death or
disability.
I ask your support for this work
led by the American Legion Auxi
liary, of which Mrs. Gilmer Jones
is chairman. The Girl Scouts will
be on the street early Saturday
morning with baskets of the mem
orial flowers. - ..;v...
Contribute as liberally as your
means will allow and help make the
poppy a symbol of hope for the
living as well as of honor for the
dead."
Weaver
Returns To Washington
Because Of Crisis
European develonmenta and thp
United States', move to meet the
world crisis caused Congressman
Weaver to leave for Washington
immediately after the president's
address to Congress last Thursday.
Mr., Weaver stated that although
ne is sure that it is not neces
sary for us to ,enter the war by
sending troops to Europe, it is nec
essary for this nation to quickly
and adequately provide army and
navy equipment and the production
of airplanes that will render our
shores impregnable.
"Under these circumstances," said
Mr. Weaver, "1 have felt that as
the elected representative of this
district, I should be in Washing
ton to render such help as I may
under the exigences which now
confront us.
"Under these conditions, I have
decided to leave my camoaitm to
my friends and the Democrats of
the eleventh district I thank my
friends most sincerely for their
activity and I know that I am
leaving this campaign in most can-
able hands."
Franklin Loses Game
In Tenth Inning
For nine innings of their came
with the fast Hazelwood Club
Sunday afternoon the Franklin
All-Stars played som of the fin
est baseball seen in many a day.
At the end of the regular nine in
nings the game was tied up tight
er than the proverbial rusty hinge
at 4 to 4. Then came the fatal
tenth inning and the Franklin
team fell completely apart and
when the smoke finally cleared
away the visitors had pushed
across five runs to take the fame
9 to 4.
Neither team could break the
tie in the regulation period and
the game went into the extra in
ning. The Franklin team there
upon went to pieces. After two
successive hits Higdon was lifted
from the box and Phil McCollum
took over the mound "duties. But
Hazelwood was out to snatch vic
tory and aided by some of the
weirdest fielding done by the
Franklin team this year scored
five runs before the side could be
retired. In their half of the inning
PRIMARY VOTE
ON SATURDAY
Democratic Nominees Of
State And County To
Be Chosen
Sate primaries will be held
throughout North Carolina cn Sat
urday, May' 25. Interest in hpth
county and state balloting has
grown during the last few weeks
as candidates are heard over radio
as well as in person, many having
their campaigns brought to the
attention of voters by county
managers and by newspaper ad
vertisements... This year's campaigning has been
conducted on a high plane, prin
ciples and platforms being set
forth without resort to personali
ties. Candidates have based their
appeals upon their past records
and clearly stated platforms.
There is no reason why most vot
ers cannot choose the ' candidate
cf their choice with knowledge of
his qualifications.
There has been one withdrawal
in Macon, county A. L. McLean,
of West's Mill, , who announced for
representative, states his reason
for withdrawal at this time in this
issue.
The following is a list of names
on the Democratic primary ballots
from which voters, will choose the
candidates of their choice:
Sute Officer
For Governor Paul Grady, Thos,
E. Cooper, Wilkins P. Horton, A.
J. Maxwell, J. Melville Broughton,
Arthur Simmons, L. Lee Gravely.
For Lieutenant Governor W. :
Erskine Smith, Dan Tompkias, R.
L. Harris, L. A- Martin.
For Secretary of State Thad
Eure, Walter Murphy.
For Auditor Chas. W. Miller,
Geo. Ross Pou.
For Commissioner of Agricllture .
W. Kerr . Scott, C. Wayland
Spruill.
For Insurance Commissioner
Dan C Boney, William B. Oliver.
County Officer
For Representative R. A. Pat
ton, W. A. Rogers.
For Chairman Board of County
Commissioner G. B. Byrd, J. C
Sorrells, Gus Leach, Frank 1.
Murray.
For County Commissioners Fred
W. Palmer, Fred C. Conley, Jerry
JR. Franklin, C. A. Bryson, C. L.
Blaine.
For Board of Education C G.
Moore, J. ft. Phillips, Jim. L.
Hauser, J. Frank Browning, E. E.
Crawford, J. E. Cabe.
N.C. DEMOCRATS
MEETIN RALEIGH
Instruct Delegates F.or
Roosevelt And Adopt
Party Platform
The North Carolina Democratic
Convention held in Raleigh last
Friday unanimously passed a reso
lution instructing that the state's
entire vote be cast for Mr. Roose
velt. D. Hiden Ramsey of Asheville,.
general manager of the Asheville
Citizens-Times company, in his
keynote address, emphasized the
"honest" government given North
Carolina for 40 years by the Demo
cratic party.
When the resolution was put
there wa a mighty shout of
"aye." Those on the stage heard
no dissent
Ram? CMMa DeictgM
Ramsey, whose key-note speech
won general acclaim, was elected
elector-at-large from the west,
with Rivers Johnson of Duplin be
ing elected for the east
Hoy SpMk Briefly
Governor Hoey spoke briefly.
asserting that the party in the
state would at and solidly with the
president in this national defense
measures. He emphasized the need
of continued solidarity between the
Americas and said this continent
stood ready to resist the aggres
sions of Hitler.
PUtfon
The platform adopted included
a pledge to re-apportion the
state's legislative representation on
the basis of the 1940 census, a
retirement plan for teachers and
other state employes, improvements
in secondary roads was made a
primary objective and the principle
of collective bargaining was en
dorsed. The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold its regular monthly busi
ness meeting in the American Leg
ion hall on Monday evenine. May
27, t 8 o'clock. '
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