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FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940
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JULY FOURTH
CELEBRATION
Contests To Be Held On
Square; Stores To
Close
An old-fashion Fourth of July
celebration the like of which Ma
con county has not seen in several
years will mark tht 164th anniver
sary of the signing of the Declara
tion of lndepcndance here riext
Thursday.
The program, ranging from .a
greased pig chase to a horse-shoe
pitching contest, ' is being spon
sored by the baseball team. Local
merchants' are donating the prizes.
High spot of the day's attrac
tions will be a baseball game at
3 p. m. on the high school field,
between the. Franklin All-Stars and
the Knoxville All-Stars. The Knox
ville All-Stars are former city
champions.
. Raxorbexk Race
Immediately after the ball game,
a greased porker, alleged to be
the meanest old . razorback in the
Smokies, will be turned loose in
the park to become the property
of anyone, lucky enough to snare
him. Admission to the game will
entitle anyone to enter the chase.
The pig is donated by Lee Poin
dexter and J. S. Conley. ,
AH contests will take place on
the square, under the supervision
of W. C , Newton. Beginning at
10 a. m., contestants will strive to
shinny up a greased pole to secure
a $2.50 watch affired to the top,
given by Angel's Drugk Store. A
tricycle . race will follow at 10:30
a. m. for prizes of $1.50 knife by
Reeves Hardware, and a $1.00 knife
by Macon County Supply company.
At 10:40 there will be an old
man's race, for all ' youngsters 40
years old and over, with prizes of
$1.50 in trade at Cagle's Cafe and
a $1.00 shirt from Joe Ashear's.
' An egg race for ladies will ' take
place at 11 o'clock, the first two
contestants crossing tne line win
. their eggs unbroken receiving a
$2.50 compact from Perry"s Drug
More and a $l.UU bottle -ot per
fume .from Angel's Drug Store.
Tug Of Ww
A gigantic tug of war, with
teams recruited from the crowds,
will come off at 11:15, followed by
a peanut race in which the con
testants will propel the goobers
down, a stretch of sidewalk with
their noses for a prize of a week's
pass ' to the Macon Theatre and
$1.00 in trade at Gagle's Cafe.
Promptly at 1 o'clock, there will
be a one man .show, consisting of
an exhibition of feats of strength.
Voluntary contributions . from the
crowd will be taken up, one-third
of the proceeds to go to the
Franklin fire department.
During the day, the Girl Scouts
will operate a refreshment booth
at the courthouse corner.
All program arrangements are
under the direction of W. C. New
ton, Kay Swan son and T. W.
Angel.
Local merchants are . cooperating
in an effort to make the celebra
tion as complete as possible. All
business places, with the exception
of the cafes and drug stores will
remain closed during the day.
Good Neighbor Motorcade
Stopped Here Tuesday
A motorcade of 17 cars, constit
uting the first "Good Neiglibor"
tour by Western North Carolina
counties, paused here briefly Tues
day afternoon. .'
The purpose of the tour, as ex
plained by Dale Stentz, secretary
of the Waynesville chamber of
commerce and director of the tour,
was to get acquainted end promote
closer cooperation in advertising
the, entire area. The tour was ar
ranged by the Western counties
committee, of which J. H. Har
wood of Bryson City ii temporary
chairman. Franklin is represented
on the committee.
Mark Cabe, Macon Native
Dies In California
E. N. Cabe received a message
Saturday afternoon telling of the
death of his brother, Mark T.
Cabe, who died at his home in
Altoloma, Calif, on Saturday?
Death resulted from ptfeamonia.
Mr. Cabe, a native of Macon
county, left faere more than 30
years ago and bad never been
back on a visit. He was a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Cabe.
of the Clark's Chapel community.
Surviving are the widow and two
sons, of California; two sisters,
Mrs. Allie Ragsdale, of Delona,
Calif- and Mrs. Ransom Led ford.
of Prefctiss; four brothers, T. B.
Cabe, on Gastonia; J. O. Cabe, of
Darringtbn, Wash,; W. H. and E.
N. Cabe of Fnaklia.
Accepts Marker
Thad Eure, secretary of state, who
accepted the De Soto marker for
the state of North Carolina in
the absence of Governor Hoey.
GILMER JONES
LEGION HEAD
Local Attorney Succeeds
C. T. Bryson As Head
Of Macon Post
Gilmer A, Jones, Franklin at
torney, was elected commander of
Macon Post 108, American Legion,
at the Post's monthly meeting here
last Saturday. He succeeds C. i.
Bryson of Cullasaja.
Other officers elected are W. R.
Waldroop, vice commander; A. R.
Higdon, adjutant and finance of
ficer; Boise Hall, service officer;
T. M. Moss, seargeant-at-arms ;
Harley Dunbar, chaplain; Lon Dal
ton, historian; John Wasilik, athle
tic officer; Dr. W. E. Furr, child
welfare officer; Adolph Zoellner,
Americanism officer; Sam Murray,
graves registration officer;. C. T.
Bryson, employment officer; W. T.
Wright, membership chairman; and
Miss Lassie Kelly; publicity officer.
The new officers will be install
ed at the Post's next meeting, Sat
urday, July 21.
Jimmy Thomas
Victim Of Automobile
Accident Monday
Jimmy Thomas, five-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas,
was
killed almost instantly on
Monday afternoon about 2:30
o'clock, when he was struck by an
automobile driven by Wiley Bryson,
of Franklin.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Franklin Methodist church. In
terment was in the Franklin cem
etery. ,
The accident occurred near the
Thomas home on the Franklin
Highlands highway about one mile
southeast of Franklin, when Jim
my ran out of some weeds at the
edge of the highway in front of
the automobile.
Bryson picked the child up,
placed him in his 'car and rushed
him to Angel hospital, but the
child died" en route. An examina
tion by Dr. Edgar Angel showed
multiple fractures of the skull and
severe lacerations of the face and
body. , .
Bryson was en route to Culla
saja with- his wife and son, his
father, Sam A. Bryson, and San-
ford Smith when the accident oc
curred. Investigations were made by Ed
C. Guy, state highway' patrolman
for Macon county and John Dills,
deputy sheriff for this county, who
called in Sargeant Armond Sand
lin, of Bryson City, and Ray
Erwin, of Sylva. .
After investigation, young Bry
son was placed under $1,000 bond,
which he immediately made, for his
appearance at a preliminary hear
ing before Magistrate George Car
penter, in the Macon county court
house on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
The Rev. I. L. Roberts, pastor,
officiated at the funeral, assisted
by the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, pastor
of the Franklin Presbyterian
church, and the Rev. Harry S.
Williams, pastor of the Hillside
Methodist church,. Asheville, for
mer pastor of the Franklin Meth
odist circuit ,
The pallbeartrs were Lester
Arnold, Ross Dean, George Gib
son, C . Tom - Bryson, James J.
Mann and George Ramey.
Surviving are the parents; three
sisters, Frances; Margaret Ann,
and Joan; one brother, Charles;
three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Thomas, of Franklin, and
Mrs. Charles Mallonee of Darring
ton. Wash, and a large connection
of dost relatives.
RED CROSS HEAD
PRAISES MACON
Work Of Local Chapter
Corrifriended By Field
Representative
W.. Leslie Galhoun of Washing
ton, D, C, special field represen
tative of the American Red Cross,
made a flying trip to Franklin
Wednesday morning to confer with
Harley Cabe, chairman of the Ma
con county Red Cross chapter con
cerning the War Relief Fund cam
paign. .
"American Red Cross national
headquarters has instructed me to
commend the Macon county chap
ter for. its excellent work in rais
ing funds for war relief." Calhoun
stated. "Special praise is due Mr.
Cabe, the Franklin Girl Scouts,
Mrs. Lola P. Harrington, chairman
of the Junior Red Cross, and the
Highlands group for their work in
this campaign. .'.'
According to Mr. Cabe, $406.38
of the chapter quota of $600 has
been raised to date. He is confi
dent that the quota can be easily
reached by July 15, if the citizens
of Macon, county continue to dem
onstrate their sympathy and gen
erosity towards the work that the
Red Cross is now carrying on in
Europe as they have up until now.
Contributions received to date
include J. J. Mann $1; Wayne
Moses $1; Nora Leach $1; Fannie
Conley $1; A. & P. Tea company
$2.50; Mrs. Lola P. Barrington,
$1; Miss Nina Carpenter $1 ;
Franklin Baptist Sunday school $5;
Franklin Baptist Daily Vacation
Bible .school $7; and the Franklin
Baptist Woman'j Missionary So
ciety, $5. A. total of $25.50.
Singing Convention
At Court House Here
On Sunday morning, June, 30,
beginning at 10 o'clock there will
be an. all-day singing convention
held in the Macon county court
house, it has been announced by
James M. Raby, president.
A large crowd of visiting sing
ers from adjoining counties are ex
pected to be present and take a
part on the program. All classes,
quartets, duets and anyone inter
ested in singing, is invited to at
tend. " .
Schedule of Contests
10:00 a. m.-Greased Pole.
10:30 a.' m. Tricycle Race.
10:45 a. m Old Man's Race.
11:00 a. m. Egg Race for Ladies
11:15 a. m. Tug of War. .
12 Noon to 2.00 p. m. Horse
shoe Pitching Contest.
1:00 p. m. One Man Show.
3 :00 p. m. Baseball Game.
War Summary
Vanquished France laid down Us
arms this week, six hours afteb
she had concluded a peace treaty
with the second of her adversar
ies, Italy, while in Germany the
strains of the "Horft Wessel" song
and the tolling of church bells rang
out in celebration.
The order to cease firing marked
the end of a 46-day campaign
which overran France,' the Nether
lands, Belgium and Luxenbourg.
The terms for an armistice with
Germany were signed in the same
historic railway car in the forest
of Campiegne in - which Marshal
Foch dictated the terms that
brought the first World War to an
end.
In brief the terms of surrender
called for immediate cessation of
hostilities, the complete demobili
zation and disarmament of French
naval, military and air forces, and
the occupation jf French' territory
to "safeguard German interest.s"
Italy gained occupation of a slim
border belt' in the Alps, demilitari
zation of French naval bases in
the Mediterranean, and control
over Jibuti, in North Africa.
Great . Britian immediately de
nounced her erstwhile ally as a
traitor, and broke off relations with
the Bordeaux government of Mar
shal Petain. Refugee Frenchmen
rallied around the French national
committee, in exile .. in London,
headed by General Charles De
Gaule. . De Gaule announced the
mobilization of a French "foreign
legion" to fight by the side of
British troops against Germany.
LONDON
Increasing German air raids, six
in nine days, spread destruction
and death over isolated sections of
England. So far, the bombers have
done no great damage. Reports'
from Gibralter today. (Thursday)
indicate that perhaps, the greater
Principal Speaker
i 1 IS-,. 1 ;
John Temple Graves II, author,
lecturer and columnist, delivered
the principal address at the De
Soto Quadricentennial. ,
CENSUS SHOWS
2.222 INCREASE
1940 Returns Give Macon
Total Population
Of 15,894
The population of Macon county
has been increased by 2,222' per
sons in the last 10 years, according
to figures relea-sed by Charles Z.
Flack of Asheville, district super
visor of the 1940 census.
Preliminary figures show . the
total population of the county to
be 15,894 as compared with 13,672
in 1930.
" There are 26 less farms in Ma
con now than there were in 1935,
but there is an increase of 410
over the number of farms in the
county in 1930. The total figures
give 2,257 in 1940, 2,583 in 1935,
and 1,847 in 1930.
All the 1940 figures are prelimi
nary and subject to correction.
CCC Enrollment Now
Open To Unemployed
Unemployment and the need of
training available, rather than a
family's need for relief funds will
broaden the third quarter Civilian
Conservation Corps acceptance op
erations in North Carolina, T. L.
Grier, state CCC selection super
visor, said .this week.
Acceptance of 2,405 enrotlees will
be held at Raleigh, July 1; Wil
mington, July 2; Asheville, July 9
and 10, and at all North Carolina
CCC camps from July 1 to 20.
part of the French Fleet has
steamed to North African ports
for a fight to the finish despite
the armistice. -V
British landing parties harrassed
German coastal bases along the
channel.
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HONGKONG
British troops dynamite bridges
leading to Hongkong as Japanese
troops near the city as a "pre
cautionary measure".
BERLIN
Destruction of the British em
pire was predicted anew by the
German press, but first will come
a "thousand-fold" counter-blows
for nightly British air-raids on
Germany. DNB, official German
news-agency, acknowledges that
the British dropped 371 bombs on
German soil on the night of June
20 alone, killing 16 persons and
wounding 41.
..
WASHINGTON
Secrecy thrown about the sudden
departure of the main United
States fleet from Hawaii heightens
uncertainty over official intentions
towards Japanese moves in the
Far East. Panama Canal is report
ed mined. ,
'.
Ford's refusal to manufacture
air-plane engines for Great Brit
ian causes furor. Canadian parlia
ment demands that Ford's interests
in Canada be taken over by gov
ernment. PHILADELPHIA
The names of r four Republican
candidates for president, Wilkie,
Taft, Gannett and Dewey were
placed before the Republican na
tional convention meeting in Con
stitution halL Republican presiden
tial contest appears to be Wendell
Wilkie igainit tae field.
Many Distinguished Guests
Attend De Soto Celebration
Notice
More than ever, before we need
this year to emphasize the true
spirit and meaning of July 4th. We
should be truly grateful for all
that the : day brings to us as
American citizens.
To make the day more meaning
ful to the citizens of Macon coun
ty all business houses and stores
with the exception of the drug
stores and cafes will be closed for
the day.
Pageant
Adds To The Beauty Of
Quadricentennial
The splendor and grandiloquence
of a by-gone Spain was teinponir-
ily recreated on the stage of the
Macon . theatre here Wednesday
afternoon, when "Waters Flowing
West," the istory of Hernando De
Soto's discovery of the Little Ten
nessee, was staged for the first
time.
Miss Edith Russell of Russell
Harrington Studios, Asnevtlle, the
j author, directed the performance.
She was assisted by Mrs. Charles
Melichar and Mrs; Benny Mc
Glamery. The pageant ably depicted the
trials of De Soto and his men in
their march from Florida, seeking
for a store of gold that did not
exist. Beautifully-designed sixteen
th century costumes 'added to the
realism of the scenes.
Sola Dancer
Fred Hearn's solo performance
as the fiesta dancer in the first
scene and as the Indian dancer in
the second was the hit of the show.
Hearn was formerly with Ted
Shawn's famous . troupe of men
dancers. Music was furnished by
Mary Glass at the piano.
In commenting on the pageant,
Mis,' Russell remarked. "The story
of De Soto furnishes grand dra
matic material. There are almost
unbelievable incidents."
Miss Russell ' has completed the
framework for a more complete
play, embracing the whole story of
De Soto, : which she plans to en
title "Saga of De Soto." She. hopes
to be able to present it at future
De Soto celebrations in other
states.
' Last Minute Difficulties
Due to last minute difficulties,
some of the leading characters had
to be trained and brought from
Asheville. The cast, in order of
appearance, was as follows:
Miss Russell as the chronicler;
Leroy Love as Hernando De Soto;
Mary Jane Bell as Isabelle de
Bobadrilla; Kitty Sale as the . Lady
of Conf itachequi ; Harry Coble and
Clarence McCall as followers of
De Soto; Fred Hearn and Alice
Weaver as dancers at the fiesta,
Fred Hearn as the Indian ceremon
ial dancer, and Nancy Jones and
Dorothy. Morrison as ladies-in-waiting.
Lane. Porter, Mary Evelyn Angel,
Lucille Calloway, Emogene Lan
drum, . Jessie May Barnard, Marie
Dean, and Mary Addington as 'In
dian maidens, and J. C Cunning
ham, Harry Higgins, and -Andrew
Jones as Indian Warriors. H. R.
Harrington was stage manager.
Mrs. Annie Mae Browning
Dies After Long Illness
Funeral (services for Mrs. Annie
Mae Browning, 42, were held on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home in the Millshoal town
ship. The Rev. Buchanan, of Cul
lowhee, was in charge of the ser
vices. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Browning died at her home
on Tuesday night about 11 :30
o'clock following an illness of
eight" months.
Mrs. Browning was born on May
1 1, 1898, in , Lenoir. She was a
member of the Lenior Baptist
church.
Surviving are her husband. Will
Browning; four step-children, of
Macon county and one sister in
Lenoir.
Boomers Win Double .
Header From Cullasaja
The Franklin Boomers captured
both, ends of a double header Sun
day afternoon, defeating Cullasaja
16-7, and Holly Springs,- 7-0. Wood
row Franklin pitched both games
for the Boomers.
Jimmy Angel pitched for Culla
saja in the first game, which was
played on the Clarks Chapel dia
mond, and . Deal and Elliott pitch
ed for Holly Springs in the night
cap, played on the high school field
here.
Graves, Williamson And
.Eure Pay Tribute To
Macon County
Commemorating the 400th anni
versary of the coming of the first
white men to Macon, Franklin
joined with the North Carolina Sor
ciety of Colonial Dames to cele
brate its' quadricentennial here
Wednesday with the unveiling of
a marker to the De Soto expe
dition, an address by John Temple
Graves 11, a pageant and a motor
cade. ' "Our task is to prove that there
are things in our, country that are
not made to die; things as eternal
and lasting as this marker and the
tradition that is behind it," said
Mr. Graves, the noted Southern
.mthor; lecturer and columnist, in
liis address, in the Macon theatre
inmediately after the unveiling of
the Dc Soto, marker on U. S. 21
at the . Little Tennessee river
bridge.
Continuing, he praised the Col
onial Dames for causing the mark
er to; be erected, saying:. "The
Colonial Dames are the most ob
jective of all patriotic societies.
fheir love of history is pure. The
patriotism tH-at these beloved Col
onial Dames serve is patriotism in
terms of appreciation, a patriotism
of lov'c." He was introduced "' h'v-
Kev. J. B. Flanagan.
Refers To War
Referring to the present Euro
pean crisis, Mr. Graves said:
"Hitler and Mussolini have be
trayed mankind as it hasn't been
betrayed in 1900 years, That fact
stands beside us today. It makes
us love our country as we never
have before.
. "Unles we have such a spirit
of adventure now as De Soto had,
unless we can recover that spirit,
this America can not withstand
the great competition that it is
shortly to be subject to."
He payed tribute to the natural
beauty of Macon county in no un
certain termi tavinw "fVarl . hoWt
invented mountain laurel in De
Soto's day, or at least he hadn't
taught it to explode in all its
beauty upon your hillsides . . . the
white wine of your air hadn't aged
properly then. . . . If it had been
as it is today, De Soto would
never have left this beautiful, liv
ing Macon county."
Gongnatukttos Community
"I congratulate this state, its
people, and this community for
. 1. i i r . 1 '
mis cuLiiciii oi ciernuy inai nas
been placed here by your river
this morning," he concluded. .
The unveiling ceremony began
at noon with an invocation by the,
Kev. Frank Bloxham. Airs. G.
Lyle Jones of Asheville. chairman
of the Buncombe county committee
of Colonial Dames, extended an
official ' greeting to the several
hundred visitors.
. Mrs. J. Walter Williamson of
Wilmington, president of the North
Carolina Society, presented the
marker to the state. In the absence
of Mrs, Peter Arlington of War
renton, the marker was . unveiled
by' Mrs. Williamson and Mrs.
Jones.
Eure Accepts Marker
Secretary-of-State Thad Eure ac
cepted the marker in the name of
the state of North Caroling and
expressed Governor Hoey's regrets
at being unable to be present.
Kev. Ambrose Rohrbacker of Ashe
ville pronounced the benediction.
Immediately after Mr. Graves'
address, a luncheon for the visitors
was served at the Franklin Ter
race. At 2:30 p. m., "Waters Flowing
West," the pageant written ex
pressedly for the celebration by
Miss Edith Russell of Asheville,
was presented in the Macon the
atre. After the pageant, a lS-oar
motorcade, led by the Rev. Blox
ham, left Franklin for a tour of
the De Soto route . through Macon
county. It followed U. S. highway
No. 64 and up to the top of Way
ah Bald.
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Among the Colonial Dames who
were present for the celebration
were Mrs. Evans Baxter, Mrs. Wil
liam ' R. Robertson, Mrs. Robert
Scott, Mrs. John E. Schley, Airs.
Harvey Hey wood, Mrs. Robert
Redwood, Mrs. Curtis Bynum, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bourne, Mrs. Howell
Cobb Bar wick, Mr Thomas
Creighton, Mrs. C C Carr, Mrs.
Cameron MacRae, Mrs. George
Stephens, and Mrs. John C
Cheeseborough, all of Asheville.
Mrs. Mary Gruver, of Columbus,
Ga.; Mrs. Hugh M. Morris and -M
iss Emma Bellamy, Williamson,
of Wilmington; Mrs. Frank E.
Jennings, ex-president of the Flor
ida society; Mrs. R, D. Jenkins,
(Contioued P Eifat)