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If it & .r iron u. f I HUH iUI RED CROSS RED CROSS I i PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL - INDEPENDENT VOL. LVI. NO. 4S FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1941 $1.50 PER YEAR COUNTY'S RED CROSS QUOTA $900 Rev. Philip Green To Serve As County Roll Call Chairman WPA In Macon County Reports Six Years Work And $1,440,222 Spent Activities Cover Wide , Range And Bring Many Benefits Where and how $1,440,221 lias been expended in Macon county over a six-year .period to July 1, 1941 is the story told by the recent report coming out of the Raleigh (office .of WPA. The first of a series of inventories of WPA ac tivities in the state's 100 counties, this is the sum that has covered the extensive and Varied projects, in terrris of labor and materials, provided by WPA and sponsoring agencies. P. L. Threlkeld is engi neer in charge of WPA activities in Macon county. ' Supplying one of the county's first needs are the 159 miles of improved highways and farm-to-market roads; including three-large bridges, seven small bridges 30 to 60 feet spajns with 460 feet of culverts and 23 mile, of widening and repaving. This last -was done in U. S. Highways Nos. 23, 28 and 64, with more than three miles of ' road drainage pipe. - v Franklin' Benefits , ' ' For the town of Franklin there 3iave been built .seven miles of street . improvement, two miles .of sidewalks, eight miles of concrete curb and gutters, seven miles of water mains and distributing, lines ; also standpipe and sewage dis posal plant. Sewerage facilities 'have been ' increased by one and a half miles. - The. Agricultural building has been constructed and a grandstand and playgrounds for the Franklin school, (funds .allocated for a Community building and libraryvby the state . WPA have not yet been claimed by sponsoring agencies.) At Highlands a beautiful build ing of native stone to. house the biological collection of the High lands museum and an amphitheatre have been constructed with the help and cooperation of summer visitors. There have been five miles of sewer and water lines and an intake reservior added to the fa cilities of this resort town to ac commodate the building of many additional summer homos. One of the most important high' way jobs in the county has been the improvement of North Caro lina Route No. 28 between Frank lin and Bryson City which notlinly gives the farmers in the' area a new access road, but provides an other travel artery to Western North Carolina's No. 1 attraction, the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional park. This has entailed con structing a masonry bridge across the Little Tennessee river. Burningtawn Raul The 12-m.ile loop of the Burning town road has made possible the passage of Achool buses in all kinds of weather, and the prompt deliv ery of mail where previously the roads were impassable and the people isolated for weeks at a time each winter. Two 8 ton Scbool Bui din ri SAFETY LAW FOR HIGHWAYS Advertising Signs Must Be SO Feet From Center In an effort to reduce the num ber of wrecks occurring on our hiehwavs today the North Caro Una State Highway and Public Works Commission has issued an ordinarxe which calls for the re mnval of sitms to a distance of SO feet from the center of the Daved section of the highway In. an attempt to remove tnis hazard as far as possible the fol. lowine ordinance was passed: Now. Therefore, It Is Ordered from and after the effective date of this ordance (November 1, 1941) no advertising signs shall be erect ed or maintained along any of the State highway of the State closer than 50 feet to the; center of the paved section of the said highway; provided, this restriction shall not apply to signs beyond the limits of the State highway right-of-way erected at the place of business advprtisiner such business, or one sien erected an any premise ad vertising such premise for sale or advertising for sale the products produced thereon; and provided further, that where signs have been lawfully erected oi any leas ed property, the owner of such sicms shall have twelve months from the effective date of this or dinance, to relocate or readjust the said sign in accordance witinhis Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Samuel P. PenlandNov. 5 Mm. Samuel P. Penland. 70, died Tuesday morning at 7:15 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs, . N. Evans, near Franklin. Mrs. Penland was a member -of the Union Methodist church where the funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. . J. C. Swaim, officiated, assisted by the Rev. C F. Rogers, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, and the Rev. Dr. J. L, Stokes, II, pastor of the Franklin Methodist church. Burial was in the family plot at Scaly. Surviving are six children, Mrs. J. C. Barrington, of Franklin; Mrs. L. P. .Compton, Atlanta; Mrs. E. N. Evans and Mrs. Tim Wood, of Franklin, route 2: Mrs. T. C. Jus tus, of Clayton, Ga, and H. R. Penland, of Franklyt, route 2; L5 grandchildren: four great-grand children, and three brothers, I. E. Duncan, of Braden ton, Fla.; John B, of Greenville, S. G, and M. G., of Rosman. Pal) bearers were Rai Penland, Ned Teague. Herburt AngeL Hen- The $40,000 stone school house at ry Cabe, Ransom Ledford, ant) A. Untinud oa faja Six) R, Higdon, Daniels Resigns Post As Ambassador To Mexico The resignation of Josephus Dan iels as ambassador, to Mexico was announced last Friday by Presi dent Roosevelt He resigned the position of ''good will ambassador" which he had held for eight and a half years, on account of the ill health of Mrs. Daniels. The Presi dent paid him the tribute of hav ing done more to foster the good neighbor policy in Latin America since the new. deal adopted it in 93J than any other American. Secretary of State Hull echoed these sentiments, stating that the ambassador's wise counsel, great wisdom and efficient service would be greatly missed. Mr. Daniels .went by plane to Mexico on Sunday night to spend a week and to say good bye to President Camacho and other of ficials. With his retirement this distin guished North Carolinian will end service of fifty years as news paper editor, W'orld War Secre tary of the Navy tinder President ,Wfl"n. and now as Ambassador jo Mexico tinder hi former seei retary of the Navy, President Roosevelt Although 79 years old he is still a vigorous man. He ex pressed his purpose . of finishing his book on the Wood row Wilson Era when he returns to Raleigh ; and then writing another on The New Deal and the Good Neigh bor." Never before has a United States envoy remained so long in Mexico, where he became one of the most popular men in the country. He traveled far and wide, by ship, airplane, train and automobile. He was ftn friendly terms with three presidents and thousands of other Mexicans. Mrs. Daniels, as hostess and wife of a diplomat made the embassy a place filled with true sSonthern hospitality. To visiting Americans the Daniels held open-house. . Foreign Minister Padillo said on receiving the news of Mr. Dan iel's resignation, that the ambas sador "always represented in Mexi co with democratic dignity the highest virtues of the people of tbt United States." w. m 3 f v S II If J I ff J ! ' QlxM kV fix 'rif ? ( i n if (I ' l l, (4 J l , MESSAGE JFROM ROLL CHAIRMArfe -REV. PHILIP GREEN Dear Citizens of Macon County : Once again there comes to us the opportunity to help the suffering- of our county anc our world. There is no one so thoughtless as to forget that today, as never before, the crying needs of a sick world are larger than ever. Floods still ravage, fires still destroy, winds still wreck havoc, wars still kill and maim, families' still make empty stomachs and adversaries of all these kinds, as well as many others, fill our world with unfortunate people, They need our help! The appeal which I made last year was met with a generous response from all sections of Macon County. Let me express again my hearty thanks for this. Our quota was met easily and more than $100.00 was overpaid. v As we begin a new year's Roll Call let us re member this splendid record of the past. Let us be stimulated to a greater activity and a more widespread response. It will be easy to secure the increased quota for this year if we will remember how little of calamity and distress has been visited, upon our fair county during the last, twelve months. In religious parlance ''God has been good to us." Therefore, .when, the Red Cross workers- ap proach you for your membership of either $1.00, $5.00, $10.00, $25.00, greet them with a smile. En courage them in their work by gladly doing your part. They are not paid for this work and they do it gladly as unto Him who said, "I was sick and ye ministered unto me." Respectfully yours, Rev. Philip L. Green, - . Roll Call Chairman Baptist Youth Have T.wo Day Meeting In Franklin The annual meeting and convlave of Royal Ambassodors, will be held Franklin on November 7-S. Meetings will be held at the Franklin Baptist church. This group is composed of Junior and Inter mediate boys of the Baptist churches of Western North Carolina. Visiting delegates will be enter tained over night in the homes of Franklin members. The meeting will last from 4 p. m. Friday until Saturday floon, and will be highlighted by an ad dress by Dr. J. L. Stokes. Franklin Eleven Out To Win From Hayes ville Showing fine spirit the Frankr lin High football team has been hard at work for the past week with a determination to ring up their first win of the season when they play Hayesville there this Friday, November 7. Several mem bers of the team have .stated, "We are going to win this one." Coach Newton stated that any transportation which local support ers could furnish for the Hayesville trip and the trip next Tuesday to Hendersonville would be greatly appreciated. About four or five cars are needed. The Bahamas, like Bermuda and the - Barbados but unlike other British colonies, have what is call ed "representative government," which means that tt hat . its own parliament or heme of assembly. UPSHAW SPEAKS HERE SUNDAY Former Georgia Rep. To Make Three Talks November 9 The Honorable William I). Un- shaw, former Georgia Congress man and candidate for president of the. United States running on a "dry" platform in 193, will de liver several addresses in various Baptist churches throughout the county on Sunday, November 9. Sunday morning, Mr. Upshaw will deliver an address at the Iotla Baptist church; his subject will be "Old Time Religion, the Hope of the World." Following this he will make a temperance talk at New man's Chapel the same afternoon. At 7:30 Sunday evening in the Franklin Baptist church, the for mer , Georgia congressman will speak on "Carolina's Part in America's Greatest Battle. The speaker is. known as a very able Orator. He has often been called "Successor to Bryan", "The Able Lincoln of the South," and The Billy Sunday of Congress." The public is cordially invited to attend each of the. addresses Mr. Up s haw will deliver. Roll Call Dates Set For November 13th-19th Jurors Drawn For-December Of Macon Court ' At the regular meeting of the Macon county commissioners the following men were selected for jury duty to serve for the De cember term of court Those drawn to serve during the first week of court and from whom the grand jury will be drawn as follows: Carl , Henson, Otto ; Doyle Speed, Highlands; E. G. Cnue, Prentiss; J. C. Dalrymple, Rt. 1; C. H. Zoell ner, Highlands; R. Gv Ray, Frank lin; J. H. Dryman, Scaly; P. O. Watkins, Cullasaja; H. G. Duvall, Route 3; Glen Roper, Route 3; J. H. Morgan, Highlands; George Dills, Dillard, Ga., Route 1 ; John Cope, Flats ; B. A. Baldwin, Kyle ; H. H. Cole. Stiles; W. G. Hall, Franklin; W. R. Potts, Highlands; Ralph Tallent, Route 3; David Guffee, Prentiss; Lee A. Corn, Dil lard, Ga., Route 1; Henry Snyder, Scaly; J. D. Bunnette, Scaly; Jud Tallent, Route 3; Alfred Teem, Cul lasaja; Fred Lowe, West's Mill; Arthur Moore, West's Mill; Harlcy Stanfield, Cullasaja; T. C. Vinson, Dillard, Ga., Route 1 ; Arthur Wat kins, Cullasaja; W. C. Carpenter, Dillard, Ga., Route 1 ; Loren Moses, Cullasaja; Howard Shook, Frank lin ; Walter Johnson, Route 1 ; John Hall, Etna; M. . Houston, Gneiss; J. E. Cabe, Otttfi Jurors for the second week will be published next week. : With the highest quota ever given Macon county to work for, . Red Cross roll call workers will begin their annual drive on Thurs day, November 13 according to Rev. Philip Green roll call chair man. The .quota for this county has been set at $900 by stale Red Cross officials. On Wednesday night, November 12 a get-together dinner will be held at the American Legion hall at 7 p. m. for all roll call work ers. Dr. J. L. Stokes will deliver ' an address and Harley Cabe, coun ty Red Cross chairman,' will . give instructions to the workers. Macon county has never failed to raise the quota given us and al ready one organization, the Frank lin Lions Club has pledged sup port to this worthy cause. Roll Call chairman Green has an announced the following commit tees and workers: Franklin Mrs. H. E. Church, chairman; Mrs. John Archer, Har rison avenue; Mrs. J. A. Sutton, Bidwell , street ; Mrs. Lester Hen- . derson, Hillcrest drive; Mrs. Alex Stewart, Franklin school faculty; Mrs. Ray Swansony Dillsboro road and depot; Mrs. George Brown, Bonny Crest; Mrs. A. B. Omo hundro, Murphy road and street; Mrs. Carl Howard, Georgia road ; Mrs. Ward Long, Palmer street and one block of Main street; Mrs.. Bennde . McGlamery, East Franklin, . Riverview, Church and Iotla streets ; Mrs. Harry Higgins, State High way and employees; Mrs. H.. T. Horsley, Forest Service and Post-, officii. Joha .Archer, Power com pany, A & ' P, City Market and Dixie Grill ; J. E. Perry, one block , of business section ; T. W. AngeL Jr., one block of business section; Rev. Hubert Wardlaw, chairman of enrollment in outlying territory; West's Mill, Mrs. Clyde West; Cullasaja, Mrs Tom Bryson (post affice); Etna, Mrs. Paul Grist; Prentiss, Mrs. Charlie Rogers ; Ot to, Mrs. Blanche Parrish (post- . office); Gneiss, Mrs. Tillery Hen derson; Watauga, Mrs. Jeter Hig don ; Holly Springs, Mrs. Mary B. Justice; Cartoogechaye, Mrs. Carl Slagle; Otter Creek, Frank Wilson; Rainbow Springs, Mrs. Grain t Phil lips;: Tesenta, Claude. Patterson; Ellijay, Walter Young; Iotla, Mrs. Earl Ward; Burningtown, Mrs. Parrish; Leatherman, Mrs. Weav er Gibson; Tellico, Mrs. Robert Ramsey; Gold Mine, Mrs. Myrtle Keener; Walnut Creek, Mrs. Faye Moses. Special donations committee : Mrs. Lester Conley; members, Mrs, -J. W. C. Johnson and Mrs. John Wasilik. Correction - Last Wk' iuw of Ik Fmk PrM ajid HifhUiMSs Monnl UtW tWt tU AAA ommUtM RMmbarw wr appointed try Sam MncUntu4. W apolocu tar tbia mar mtkd iUte that tltm mam ar alactad by crt ballot by AAA mambara of tkoir towMkip. Body Of Baby Found By Deputy Sheriff John Dills Louise Roper, 23, was arrested Monday, November 3 by Deputy Sheriff John Dills on upper Burn ingtown and charged with the al leged murder of her child which had been born October 20. Deputy Sheriff Dills following information which be received Sat urday, November 1, went to the home of Will Day where Louise Roper had been staying and after questioning Mrs. Morgan, Day's mother-in-law, found the body of the baby in the bottom of a pit Mr. Dills stated that there were two large rocks, each weighing be tween eight and ten pounds on top of the body and that the right side of the head was mashed in. After finding the body the local officer called Sheriff Martin of Swain county, as the incident had occurred in the edge of that coun ty, who came immediately to the cene of the crime. Toflawin eoroner'l inquest which was held Monday morning, November 3, Deputy Sheriff Dills proceded to the home of the girl, accompanied by Sheriff Martin, and arrested her. She was taken to the Swain county jail and placed under the custody of the officers there. Upon questioning by officers, the mother of the child stated that the child died when born and that she thought she had buried the body ia a potato patch. Information gathered from mem bers of the Will Day household by Officer' Dills revealed that Louise complained of being sick on October 20 and that Mrs. Morgan had told her to go home. A doctor's report submitted at the coroner's investigation stated that . the child was a normal baby weighing about nine pounds .at birth. Mr. Dills reported this as being one of the most terrible crimes he had ever investigated. 4
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