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THURSDAY, JUNE 5. 1941 THE nUfclCUli frRfeSS AND THE HICMLANDS MACONIAN important service to the people of Franklin's Handsome Theatre Macon County Welfare Department the county, indicated ry me nn t,,n 3 000 funerals he has con "5T ducted in that rime. Another in dex to the growth of his business the nurchase and remodel ling of the building in which he is located, with large turniture hnw rooms and a funeral chapel vr. Ji. sprind floor, with the most modern equipment for funeral serv ice. w ' 1 1 X f -V. u'i'f!l' Left to right : Mrs. Eloise G. Franks, superintendent; Elmer Crawford, case worker; Alma Cabe, clerk; Sue Bryson, assistant clerk. Department Of Welfare Shows Progress In Decade Agencies Work For Better Social And Economic Conditions, By MRS. ELOISE G. FRANKS Ton years ago almost half of the counties in North Carolina did not have Superintendents of Pub lic Welfare and at that time there was no Social Security Pro gram. It was not until July, 1937, that Provisions were, made for every county in the state to have full time superintendent of pub lic welfare. The economic crash of 1929 brought hardships and suffering into numerous families in this county which were relieved through the voluntary services of the Macon county chapter of the American Red Cross, under the leadership of Miss Elizabeth Kelly and a small pauper fund of the county was used to assist a few families in extreme need. In 1932, Miss Rachel Davis of High lands, -was appointed as part-time superintendent of public welfare by the County Board of Com missioners and County Board of Education and continued until 1935. This Welfare Board, composed ' of -Mrs. John C Wright, John B. Bvrne and J. E. Lancaster, all of Franklin, held its first meeting on December 21,1932, and among oth er things, the members discuss ed problems concerning the pauper fund. ' Members of the Board de cided to use food,: clothing and special orders to pay men work ing on relief projects which were financed' 'by funds issued by the governor's office of relief. The Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion loaned money to states' for unemployment relief and this money was distributed to the coun ties to be sent on relief projects. The county department of Pub-, lie Welfare were empowered to supervise the expenditure of these funds and were authorized to pay the mem working on the relief -project! with requisition on merch anta for food, clothing and other necessary supplies. Approximately 900 tnen received this type of employment in Macon County. In addition to work relief, garden seeds were distributed to those re commended by the local relief committees. . C C. C Camp Begun In April. 1933. work was begun on the CGC camps in Macon Coun ty which were at that time called Relief Camps. The CCC wus de signed to give employment to vnuns men between seventeen and twenty-four years of age in the development ot soil conservation, the development of national and state parks, fire protection and work at reforestation. The ap plicants for enrollment must be in need of employment and train ing, must be single and must be in good health. Enrollment is for a minimum of six months and the maximum is for two years. Each enrollee receives clothing, subsistence, medical attention and thirty dollars per month. Of this monthly sum, fifteen dollars goes to the parent or other dependents, seven dollars is deposited in a savings account and the enrollee receives the remaining eight dol lars to .spend while in camp. Pro grams for education, recreation and vocational training are provid ed. Enrollees are selected by the inperintendent of public welfare. Chairman ' f. . ' IS ! I n nnn , , mini,,,, j -"- f i ' . - ! . i t of IKAtttHff f Air T ?! 111 Macon Theatre was built two yers ago by W. C. BurreU and leased to the Rabun Amusement. Co This $35,000 modern theatre, with 575 seating capacity! is an example of the owner s faith in the future of Franklin. Angel Hospital O - jji. ' ill t( m v M The successes of this couple ex tended into the. field 'of boys, who bid fair to grow up to do credit to their parents. I he oldest, Ken neth, is already helping his father in the store. The last ten years the Bryant Funeral Home has contributed an North Skeenah By W. R. SANDERS f Mrs. Juan Hastings who has been seriously ill for. .some, time ; is reported still unimproved. J. L. Sanders, Brownlow Shope and Quince Shope who are work ing in Columbia S. C, spent last weekend with home folks. The Prentiss Baptist church has just closed a singing .school with Mr. Jim Raby as teacher. Much interest was shown throughout the ten days taught. i Kathleen and Ina Bell Ledford gave a tacky party for several of their friends last Friday afternoon. All report a nice time. There are several cases of whoop ing cough in this community. Mrs. Bill McConnell has bee,n ill for several days. Charles Ledford and Marcus Bingham hare returned home from Fort Bragg where they have been working. . ' Miss . Willia Sanders is home from Rabun Gap, Ga.t where she has been going to school. Angel Hospital serves Franklin and the entire area surrounding. Recent additions have been made, with a present capacity of 68 beds. Dr. Edgar Angel is surgeon in charge. The hospital receive the benefit of the Duke , Endowment Fund. Dr. James E. Perry, chairman of the Macon County Welfare Board. W. P. A. Begin. Following Emergency Relief Ad ministration and Civil Works Ad ministration.the -Works Projects Administration was created Janu ary 1935 to .provide work for needy employes. The Federal Government d&vs the wages to la bor and part of the costs of ma terial. The need of applicants for WI'A is established .by the local Public We fare Agency and WfA makes the work assignments. An average of 650 men are - employee on WPA in Macon County. A few WPA projects for women have been set up but a greater part of these have been discon tinued because of lack of funds. In October, 1933, the Federal Surplus Commodities was estab lished which distributed free to families receiving relief or earning WPA wages surplus farm pro ducts ,such as cereal foods, butter, lard, prunes, citrus fruits, flour, eggs, cabbage and other commodi ties ' In Macon county approximately 50 tons of food are distributed each mcnth. Aid Farmer In order to help conditions in rural areas, the Rehabilitation Cor poration was set up in 1934, lat er becoming the Rural Resettle ment administration. This help was given in the form of loans to the farmers. In 1937" the Farm Security Administration was: organized to make loans to farm families. ' In 1935, Mrs. Eloise G. Franks of Franklin was elected first full time Superintendent of Public Welfare for Macon County and the appointment was confirmed by Mrs. W. T. Bast, Commissioner, State Board of Chanties and Pub lic Welfare, Raleigh, N. C The duties of Superintendents of welfare as defined by the legis lature are numerous and exacting. As the executive officers they appoint office personnel, adminis ter all aid and charity funds, is: sue employment certificates to children, look after institutional cases, investigate cases of juvenile delinquency, act as probation of ficers, assist parole officers, sup ervise placements for adoption. In addition the superintendent of pub lic welfare must cooperate witn all existing agencies for social welfare. Other AjUiiat To five n idea of this phtic Oscar Bryant Has Found Success Through Effort "It was about twenty years ago that lv got my first job," said Oscar Bryant when asked about the beginning and progress of his business career. "I left school then to work on a farm for $20 a month." The story is one of ups and Amuri. of a 'voune boy's dreams and a young man's hard work and discouragements. He told of his first business ven ture in Franklin a job in the store of C. T. Blaine. Along with good times he still managed "to save nearly all he made, cherishing the ambition to some day go in busi ness for himself. Like many ro mances in story books, one in real life happens here when the young clerk wooed and won his employ er's daughter. There came a time when he sav ed $800, and he decided to start a wholesale candy business which turned out to be experience dearly bought. An expensive trip to Chi cago nttd only disappointment. The cold, cold world, the big city and the Xandy business contributed their share to the business educa tion of one more trusting youth who came home sadder but wiser. This and other unsuccessful ven tures were training ground for suc rfss which beean to crown his ef forts about the time he married. His first break was selling a car load of old model Victrolas. j Mr. Bryant bought out the Franklin Furniture company in 1928. He was a pioneer in the in stallment method of selling furni ture. For the first time people of the work, aid through NYA to vountr oeoole between 10 and 25 from families on relief must be certified by the department. At rnvnt the training of youth for national defense work is being stressed. Likewise social security acts passed by Congress adds to the complicated duties of the otnce, includinc rehabilitation of crippled health and child welfare. Since July 1937, a welfare board has operated. J. E. Perry, ap pointed by the State Board of Charities arid Public Welfare, has served as chairman during the . en tire period. The present board consists of Mr. Perry, Carl Slagle and Cecil Pendergrass. AmwUm Quota , The county has qnotas of 250 for Old Age Assistance, Aid for De pendent Children of 134, and Aid to the Blind of Eight All services of the superinten dent and case workers are carried under strict regulations and re strictions set up by law, so that these limited quotas are difficult to assign in view of the applica tions for assistance. Macon county has shared in the social progress made possible by the advancing standards of ial welfare as indicated by federal and state laws offering better opportunity to the under privileged and handicapped. with small means were enabled to buy furniture for their homes that they, had never dreamed of being able to afford by making a small down payment and paymg a little at a time. With the able assistance of Mrs. Bryant, whose brief life was one of devotion and service, he built up one of the most progres sive furniture stores in this section. High Grade Coal You Can Depend on the Quality and Moderate Price of ,Our Coal Prompt Delivery L. B. PHILLIPS Phone 11 4-J Franklin, N. C. Macon T leafare Franklin, N. C. Gxling System Luxurious Seats RCA High Fidelity Sound Equipment PROGRAM V , FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Jean Hersholt as Dr. Christian In "MELODY FOR THREE" - Also No. 11 "Deadwood Dick" SATURDAY, JUNE 7 -Double Feature Program 1. Tim Holt In "Along the Rio Grande" 2. Asa Johnson In "I Married Adventure" Beginning Monday, June 9, Matinees Will Start at 3 P. M. '' ." .-''. MONDAY and TUESDAY. JUNE 9 and 10 "Ziegfield Girl" It took a fortune to do it! It took months of planning, months of dreaming. But now it's here. . . . A pageant of stars and songs and grandeur to take you breathlessly to a world of new show wonder! Starring: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Heddy Lamarr, Lana Turner and many more of your favorite stars. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, JUNE 11 and 12 "Northwest Mounted Police" In Technicolor Whh Gary Cooper, Madeleine CarrolL Paulette Goddard, Akim Tamiroff Congratulations to the Ten Years of Progress Edition
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