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PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. LV, NO. 32
MACON SCHOOLS
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teachers Receive Assign
ments; List Of Place
ments Incomplete
The schools of Macon county
will open on Thursday, August 29,
according to an announcement
made by the county superinten
dent, G. L. Houk
Macon county teachers received
notice this week of schools to
which they have been assigned for
the year 1940-41.
A teachers meeting has been
called for Wednesday, August 28,
at 10 a. m. in the Franklin high
school.
In answer to the many inquiries
received at The Franklin Press of
fice during the last four weeks,
we regret . that the list of teacher
placements was not ready for pub
lioation Thursday, according to a
statement from the superinten
dents office.'
MATERIAL AID
FOR BRITAIN
Petition Signed To Send
Destroyers Before
Too Late
Responding to the large adver
tisement: in The Asheville Citizen
of August 7, of the committee to
Defend America By Helping the
Allies, William Allen White, na
tional chairman; a petition is be
ing signed in Franklin by citizens
favoring the action recommended.
Those who desire to add their
names are referred to R. S. Omo
hundro in the Auto Associate store.
Bill Moore in E. K. Cunningham's
store or Charlie Bradley.
The petition reads as follows:
"We, citizens f North Carolina,
hereby petition the M President of
the United States, our Senators,
Congressmen, and others holding
the responsibility of public office,
to do all in their power as quick
ly as possible to expedite the
sending of over-age .destroyers to
Great Britain to aid in her life-and-death
struggle, so that the
war in Europe may be kept from
the shores of America.
"We are in favor of. giving ma
terial aid to Britain and giving it
before it is forever too late."
The three-quarter. page adver-
tisement referred to carries the
caption in large type, "Between
us and Hitler Stands the British
Fleet," and gives detailed infor
mation to inform , the public as to
the determination of Hitler to win
world domination.
Welch Reunion To Be
Held On Burningtown
Members of the Welch family
will hold their third annual re
union at the Burningtown, Baptist
church on Sunday, August 18. All
the descendants are invited to be
present and bring basket lunches.
STARSLOSE
TO KNOXVILLE
Play Doubleheader With
Gastonia Here This
Week-End
History repeated itself as Knox
ville' Franklin outpitched Berry
and two relief twirlers while the
visiting All-Stars were breaking a
local .seven game winning streak
to the tune of 9 to- 1 Sunday
afternoon.
Starting slowly but tightening
up with every inning he labored,
the visiting mounds-man kept sev
en hits well scattered, allowing
not more than two a frame as his
mates were cannonading out 15
bingles including a double, triple
and home run in the third inning
to ice the game. Meanwhile the
locals were battling vainly to in
crease their lone tally scored in
the first frame on-two hits and an
' irror.
"Dude" Berry struggled through
seven hectic frames and went to
the showers when Manager Swan
son juggled his line-up consider
ably in an attempt to add punch
at the plate; but he was consider
ably off form and seemed unable
to really get started. "Hustle-boy"
Martin moved from behind the
plate to the mound in the eightth
and "Little Beaver" Nichols finish
ed the parade.
Next week-end the faithful, and
Town wd
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Authorize. Water Exten-
sion; Disposes Of
' Other Business
At its regular meeting Monday
night, the town board voted favor
ably on a petition submitted by
W. C. Zickgraf and L. B. Hayes,
asking that the town water system
be extended to Rogers Hill.
It was moved that the extension
which will be approximately 500
feet long ishould be put in as
soon as possible, under the super
vision of the water committee.
The board, presided Over by
John Harrison, mayor pro-tern,
heard and deferred action on an
appeal by P. L. Threlkeld, county
WPA superintendent, for funds for
office rent and telephone bill for
the county WPA.
Grover . Jamison ' petitioned the
board for permission to widen the
projected sidewalk along Palmer
street jn several places at his own
expense, but the board deferred
action until a committee composed
of M. L. Dowdle, T. W. Angel,
Jr., and Tim Calloway could in
vestigate the situation. Several
claims for damages allegedly result
ing from recent paving operations
here were also heard.
Other action taken by the board
included: setting off of a no-parking
area in front of the Munday
hotel; the appointment of T. W.
Angel, Jr., as town building in
spector, and the passage of an or
dinance removing all garbage cans
from Main street,
Last Rites For Mrs. Kate
Mason Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate
Shepherd Mason, 83, were held on
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Liberty Baptist church. The
Rev. W. L. Bradley officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. Robert Williams,
pastor of the Oak Grove Baptist
church, and the Rev. Wiley Gom
mer, of Knoxville, Tenn. Interment
was in the church cmetery.
Mrs. Mason died at her home
at Leatherman, about 12 " miles
north of Franklin, on Tuesday
morning at 4 :30 o'clock, following
an illness of two years. Death was
caused by heart trouble and com
plications. Mrs. Mason was a life-long resi
dent of Macon county. She was
born on February 17, 1857 and
was the daughter of the late James
and Nancy Shepherd. She was
married to Jake 'M. Mason who
preceded her in death a number
Si was ? member
" Six grandsons were the pall
bearers. They were, ,Odel Maison,
Harry Mason, , Marshal Mason,
Carl Mason, Herman Mason and
Claude Leatherman.
Surviving are six children, three
sons, Walter, of Lake Junaluska ;
Arthur of Asheville; and Buell, of
Leatherman; three daughters, Mrs.
Nobia Alexander, of Savannah,
Jackson county; Mrs. S. C. Leath
erman, of West's Mill; and E. O.
Rickman, of Leatherman ; eleven
step children, Mrs. Ella Cagle, of
Hollywood, Calif.; Frank Mason,
of Dinuba, Calif. ; Charles Mason,
of Rayden, Colo. ; Dock Mason,
of East LaPorte; Mrs. Denia Friz
zeU, of Webster; Mrs. J. B. Mat
lock, of West's Mill and W. R.
Mason, of lot la; two brothers,
Joseph Shepherd, of Leatherman;
Ebb Shepherd, of Missouri; one
sister, Miss , Addie Shepherd, of
Leatherman ; 30 grand children and
seven great-grand children.
Sixth Annual Young
Reunion Held Sunday
More than 60 members of the
Young family met on Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
L. Young on Franklin Route 23,
for the sixth annual reunion Sun
day. The nephews, nieces, cousins,
neighbors and close friends, thor
oughly enjeyed the bounteous pic
nic dinner served in the grove
near the . Young home.
Mr. and Mrs. Young's children
were all present except Mrs. L. A.
Jolly, of Johnson City, Tenn., and
Edwin Young, of Dallas, Texas.
During the afternoon the Rev.
J. C Swaim gave a short but most
interesting talk. Catherine Young,
daughter of the host and hostess,
read two very interesting poems
that had been composed by ' her
father. Th crowd then enjoyed
an old time singing.
Bryson Reunion At West's
Mill Sunday, August 18
The Macon county Bryson re
union will be held on Sunday,
August 18, at the home of Mrs.
James L. Bryson, at West's MilL
All descendants of this family are
expected to attend.
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940
CASH AWARDS IN
LIVESTOCKSHOV
Exhibit To Be Feature
Of Annual Farm And
Home Tour
Eighty dollars in cash awards
will form the prizes at the county-'
wide live stock show to be held
August 28 as a part of the 10th
annual Farm and Home Tour.
The tour will leave the agricul
tural building here promptly at
a. m. Everyone in the county
is invited to go along. Transporta
tion will be furnished by the Ro
tary Club, the Lion's Club, and
other business men of Franklin.
Lunch will be served at the
Union Church in Prentiss by the
Woman's Missionary society of the
Asbury church. The proceeds will
go to completing their new church.
lhe livestock show will be held
at A. B. Slagles new dairy barn
on the Hayesville road immediately
after lunch. Anyone in Macon coun
ty is eligible to enter animals in
the show.
The classes and prizes are as
follows :
Guernsey Dairy Cattle:
Heifer calves six months to one
year old. First prize, $5 ; second
prize, $3; third prize, $2.
Heifer one year to two years.
First prize, $5; second prize, $3;
third prize, $2.
Cows, two years and over first
prize, $5; second prize, $3; third
prize, $2. v
Beef Cattle:
Fat calves First prize, $5 ; sec
ond prize, $3; third prize, $2;
feeder calves dropped since Janu
ary 1 and before May 30 first
prize, $5; second prize, $3; third
prize, . .2.
Purebred Beef Bulls any age
first prize, $5; second prize, $3;
third prize, $2.
Work Stock:
Horse colts foaled this year
first prize, $5; second prize, $3;
third prize, $2.
Mule colts foaled this year first
prize, $5; second prize, $3; third
prize, $2. .
As The World
A Brief Survey of Current
and Abroad.
The War
LONDON
LONDON, Aug. 7.
Royal air force 'planes last night
were reported to have bombed
the great Le Bourget airdome of
Paris and to have blasted oil
plants, supply bases and factories
in Germany and Holland.
Heavy anti-aircraf t was heard
from the French channel coast to
night where Germans apparently
were attempting to drive off relays
of British bombers.
Still later, German planes were
reported over northeast, northwest,
southeast and southwest England.
Britain claimed constant bomb
ing of German industrial areas had
"seriously interfered" with produc
tion for the Nazi war machine and
predicted rebellion might occur in
German-conquered territory.
On Tuesday night German raid
ers dropped incendiary . bombs in
Scotland and . leaflets containing
extracts from Hitler's "Surrender
or Die" speech.
Aerial attacks on towns in Eng
land and Wales were intensified.
.''
BERLIN, Aug. 7.
The Nazi high command an
nounced a German raider had sunk
30,000 tons of British merchant
shipping. Hitler's air force end
raiding warships batter against the
only obstacles to a .German peace
the island fortress of England
and British sea power. ,
A Nazi newspaper announced
yesterday that the German peace
would mean a Jew-less peace, that
some area remote from Europe will
be set up, and that the continent
will be cleared entirely of Jews.
J
CAIRO, Aug. 7.
Italian forces led by swarms of
tanks, planes and camel cavalry
tonight pushed toward the British
Somaliland capital of Berbera after
capturing the port of Zeila and the
towns of Hargeisa and Oadweina
in the blistering drive that rolled
back outnumbered British troops.
British quarters announce that
British forces have been ordered
not to oppose advancement of Ital
ian troops with frontal opposition
but to inflict as much loss as pos
sible without endangering1 too
much the British troops.
Italian hope to seize control of
S. W. Picklesimer
Confederate Veteran Dies
At Home Saturday
Funeral services for Samuel Wil
son Picklesimer, 95, Confederate
veteran and well-known farmer of
the Tesenfca section of the county,
were held at Dryman Chapel Meth
odist church last Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock.
His pastor, the Rev. J. C. Swaim,
officiated. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ras,s Justice,
Dan Garland, Harley Rogers, Ralph
Justice, Frank Garland, and Claud
Con ley.
Mr. Picklesimer died at his home
early Saturday morning, following
a stroke of paralysis. He had been
in failing health for the past two
years..
His death leaves only one surviv
ing Confederate Veteran in- the
county, J. Matt Daves of Franklin
Route 2.
"Uncle Sam," as he was known
in the community, was born in
Jackson county July 26, 1845, the
son of iBenson Picklesimer and
Nancy McCall Picklesimer. He
came to. Macon at the age of four,
where he remained for the rest
of his life.
At the age f 17, he enlisted in
Company B, 39th Regiment of the
North Carolina State Troops, C.
S. A. After the war he married
Annie Malinda Wilson and settled
in the Blue Valley section, near
Highlands, moving to Tesenta
later.
Mr. Picklesimer is survived by
two children, Edward Bascomb
Picklesimer of Franklin Route 2,
and Dora Picklesimer, with whom
he has, made his home: one broth
er, Adolphus Picklesimer of High
fomt; three sisters, Mrs. Sallie
Keener of Mountain, City, Ga., Mrs,
Haley Allison of Brevard and Mrs,
Margaret Shipman of Brevard
three half-brothers, Andrew Pickle
simer, Ed Picklesimer and John
Picklesimer, of Highlands ; three
half-sisters, Mrs. Delia Talley
Mrs. Lillie Talley, and Mrs. Alvia
McCall, of Highlands; three grand
children and 13 great-grandchil
dren.
Turns
Events In State, Nation
the' Gulf of Aden, near the south
em end of the Red Sea along
Britain's "lifeline" of communi
cations.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.
John P. Cudahy, big-game-hunter
ambassador to Belgium, ' faced
a possible reprimand from the state
department tonight for an unauth
orized interview in London in
which he discussed food conditions
and the conduct of German sol
diers in Belgium.
The house passed an amendment
to the neutrality act permitting
American .ships to enter belligerent
waters and bring refugee children
to this country. The legislation
now goes to the senate.
.
, Great Britain started negotia
tions to buy "hundreds of millions
of dollars" worth of new tanks,
artillery and other kinds of arma
ment not previously ordered from
this country.
LINDBERGH'S
"PEACE RALLY"
Among the backers of the meet
ing in Chicago last Sunday that
sponsored Charles Lindbergh s
speech the Chicago Daily News
lists the following. Einheits-front
(Front of Unity) or German-Amer
ican National Alliance, who were
urged over radio to attend the
meeting "to overflowing;" Nazi-
minded Bund members, whose de
sire to keep America out of war
is grimly practical ; Communists
and "fellow-travelers" who still re
main faithful to Moscow; the bit
ter anti-New Dealers who figure
that this mass meeting will strike
a blow at the Federal administra
tion. The News said: "Probably a
more conglomerate assemblage
was never called together." There
were some, perhaps a good many,
sincere, idealistic pacifists . whose
patriotism is genuine.
Sylva Man Killed
In Accident
Ode Green, 38, of near Sylva,
was instantly killed Wednesday
while attempting to uncouple some
train cars in the yards of the
Sylva Paperboard company.
Mr. Green was employed by the
Paperboard company as a switch-rain.
WPA Offices Will Be Moved
Unless Rent Is Paid Here
Chamber Of Commerce
To Sponsor Dance On
Square Thursday Night
The first in a series of street
square dances, sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce, will be held
on the public square here next
Thursday night at 8 o'clock;
There will be no admission charge
and everyone in the county is cor
dially invited to come and take
part. If the weather is unfavorable,
the dance will be held Friday
night.
Permission to hold the dances on
the square was obtained from the
town board by the Chamber of
Commerce this week. It is planned
to continue the dances weekly
throughout the remainder of the
summer. .
Siler Reunion
Held 4 On Cartoogechaye
Last Sunday
By MRS. F. L. SILER
The 89th annual meeting of the
Siler family was held Thursday,
August 1 with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Slagle on Cartoogechaye creek.
There were 156 members of the
family present and 16 visitors: The
states represented were, besides
North Carolina, Virginia, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Louis
ana, California, Idaho, New York,
Alabama, Texas and Massachuset-
tes, and the District of Columbia.
After the usual sumptiou, dinner
beneath the old evergreens on the
lawn, the meeting was called to
order by the chairman Carl Slagle.
I he, meeting always opens by sing
ing "Bless Be The Tie That Binds.'
After Secretary James Gray of
Washington, D. C, read the min
utes of last meeting, the obituary
and out look committees made their
reports. Out look committee mak
ing reports of marriages, births,
graduations and any outstanding
achievements by members of the
family since last meeting.
lhe Career Women" reported
that the list of unmarried women
in the family was growing yearly
while that of the old hatchelors
had dwindled away.
Greetings were read and return
ed from Siler . family meetings in
other states- and many messages
were received from absent ones.
The sweet face of cousin Hattie
Gash Moore was missing for the
first time in the recollection of
any one present. Messages of love'
were, sent to" her at the nearby
home of her daughter Mrs. Jenijie
Noland 'where she is quitely slip
ping away at the age of 97 to
join those gone on before.
Uncle Emlas" Siler. the ex-.slave
of Jesse R. Siler, was present as
usual and called on for a speech.
He replied that for 83 years he had
tried to carry the family name in
honor ; that each year some of us
were missing from the year be
fore ; life was short at best ; to
strive to carry the name always
in honor and to never, never stop
having the family gatherings.
Six ministers, two of whom were
members of the family, from dif
ferent denominations were present.
After short talks by members who
had been absent for a long time
and the usual jokes of good fel
lowship handed back and forth
among the "cousins" the meeting
adjourned by singing the family
farewell song of "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again."
Mrs. Geo. A. Jones and Mrs.
F. L. Siler will be joint hosts for
next year's meeting which will- be
held on top of Wayah Bald moun
tain at the Jones cabins.
Clyde Woods Is
Paroled By Gov. Hoey
Clyde Woods, one of four Ma
con county men sentenced to pris
on in connection with either the
slaying of George Dryman, or the
burglary of Dryman's house, was
paroled today by Governor Hoey.
Woods was sentenced in April,
1933, in Macon county to 25 to 30
years for second degree murder.
E. B. Stanley, also sentenced at
that time, was paroled in May,
1939, to a veterans hospital in Vir
ginia, where he is receiving treat
ment for kidney trouble and other
ailments.
A third defendant, J. R. Bell,
now i4 serving 25 to 30 years. He
originally was sentenced to life
for second degree burglary, but
the term was shortened by the
governor about a year ago. The
fourth defendant, Robert Bell, ser
ved a two-year term for conspiracy
is connection with burglary.
$1.50 PER YEAR
Commissioners Refuse. To
Foot Office Rent and
Telephone Bill
Unless some action is taken loc
ally to provide office rent and tel
ephone service . for the - county
WPA offices, the offices will be
moved from their central location '
here in Franklin to Highlands at
the extreme eastern edge of the
county.
Monday afternoon the County
Board of Commissioners agreed to
pay the office, rent-through July,.
ftut refused to Continue paying it,
thus making Macon the only coun
ty in ' North Carolina which does
not provide WPA office accomo
dations, it ; is reliably slated.
The reason given for not supply
ing the funds called for was that
the new budget. made no. provision
for them. However, it was stated
that the board had been apprised
of the need before the new budget
was approved.
Town Board
P. L. Threlkeld, county WPA
superintendent, put A the matter be
fore the town board here Monday
night, stating that lie had already
received an offer from the Town
of Highlands to. furnish offices and
teleplione service there.
According to Mr. Threlkeld, the
entire bill locally would come to
about $31 monthly, $17.50 for of
fice rent, $3.50 for telephone rent,
and a maximum of $10 for long
distance tolls.-
Mr. Threlkeld stated that the of
fice force has been paying the
teleplione bill out of their own
pockets up to the present time,
'but that he had orders from A. F."
Weaver, Jr., of Asheville, district
director of operations, to discon
tinue the practice and move the
offices to Highlands unless the
county or some local agency would
foot the bill. The town board de
ferred action on the matter.
Deadline Moved Back
Wednesday, the day set for mov- "
ing the offices, Weaver phoned
the WPA offices here, stating that
several local citizens had asked him
to delay the removal until they
had had time to try to make ar
rangements to keep the offices in
Franklin. .
Nothing definite had materialized
when the paper went to Press
Thursday.
According to Mr. Threlkeld. the
change to Highlands would not
affect the 573 workers now em
ployed by WPA in the county as
much as it would the 899 Macon
county people who are certified
to receive WPA assistance, but
are not now einployedi .Further
more Mr. Threlkeld said the of
fice averaged around 20 callers a
day, seeking transfer, filling out
blanks indicating the need for work,
and other routine affairs.
The change to Highlands would
also necessitate moving the office
staff consisting of five persons.
There are now eight active WPA
projects in the county with an
average payroll of $22,000 monthly.-
Rev. W. L. Bradley Is
Honored At Reunion
Honoring the Rev.. V. L. Bradley
of the Etna community on his
80th birthday, the children and
grandchildren gathered at the old
home place Sunday tor a family
reunion and birthday dinner.
There were approximately 50 of
the immediate family and close
friends present, including the Rev. -Wiley
Commer, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
a life-long friend.
Others there were one sister,
Mrs. J. B. Duvall, of Iotla; Aden
Carver, of Smokemont, a cousin;
the Rev. and Mis. D. C. McCoy,
and the Rev. Robert Williams, of
Etna.
The delicious picnic dinner which'
was spread under the walnut tree
on the lawn was thoroughly, en
joyed by' all.
Local Future Farmers
Visit World's Fair
Sam Gibson, Jr, Roy Fouts and
Max Parrish, members of the
Franklin Future Farmers of Amer
ica, left here Monday for the New
York World's Fair. They were ac
companied by their agricultural
teacher, E. J. Whitmire.
The boys are going north by way
of Washington, D. C, returning by
an entirely different route. About
10 days will be spent sight-seeing
in New York, They plan to visit
live-stock and agricultural exhibits
and various industries and make
a report to the local chapter on
their return.