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VOL. LV1I, NO. 13
FRANKLIN. N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 26. 1942
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LAST RITES FOR
MRS. SLOAN
Former Franklin Woman
Passes Suddenly In
Atlanta
Macon Men Leaving for Service March 11
Union Services
FOUR MORE IN
COUNTY RACES
Dr. W. A. Rogers, A. B.
Slagle, Harley Cabe,
Tom Bryson
In The Franklin Churches
Week Preceding Easter
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Mrs. William Neville Sloan of
2113 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta,
Cia., died in a hospital in Atlanta
last Friday morning, March 20,
after an illness of onJy a few
hours with pneumonia. She was 50
year,s old.
Funeral services were held
St. Agnes Episcopal church he
of which she was a member.
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The service was held by the rec
tor, the Kev. A. Rufus Morgan,
and burial was in the family plot
in the Franklin cemetery.
Mrs. Sloan before her marriage
was Miss Beulah Bidwell, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
H. Bidwell. She was born in Ma
con county and spent most of he
life here. In September 1913 she
was married to Mr. Sloan, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sloan of
Franklin. For the past four years
they have lived in Atlanta where
Mr. Sloan is an engineer with the
U. S. Forest service.
Mrs. Sloan was educated at Mrs
Porter's school and Davenport Col
lege, Mass., and at Randolph Ma
con College, Lynchburg, Va. She
was active in the social and civic
life of her community and in her
church. She had served as worthy
matron of the Nequassa chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star; was
an active member of the League
of Women Voters in Macon coun
ty which was organized after
World War I; its the Music club
and Parent-Teacher association
Recently she has devoted her time
and strength to Red Cross war
work in Atlanta up to the time of
her sudden passing. She was also
active in All Saints church. Be
sides her husband, Mrs. Sloan is
survived by three sons, ' all of
whom are serving tn the Army :
Capt. George B. Sloan, of the reg
ular - Army, stationed at Camp
Greelyi outpost on the Aleution
Islands, Alaska; Lieu. W. N. Sloan,
Jr., of Columbia, S. C, and Rob
ert S. Sloan, stationed at Camp
Wheeler, Ga. ; also her step-mother,
Mrs. George H. Bidwell of
Winston-Salem.
The pallbearers were Richard S
Tones, Dr. James E. Perry, J
Roane Bradley, Carl S. Slagle, Wil
liam W. Sloan and Emory Huntu
cutt. Mrs; George Sloan, wife of Capt.
Sloan, flew from New York to at
tend the funeral. Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Sloan, Jr., and R. S. Sloan
were present. A number of friends
from Atlanta, Mrs. Allen Siler of
Asheville and other out-of-town
relatives attended the last rites.
George Dalrymple
Injured On Highway
Project Last Week
George Dalrymple, veteran fore
man on highway projects, suffered
serious injuries to his slioulder and
chest when he fell into a six-foot
ditch last week while directing
workers on the new street being
built on Bonny Crest.
Mr. Dalrymple was taken to
Angel Clinic where it was found
that he had several broken ribs
and other injuries. He is report
ed as improving .steadily and ex
pects to be taken to his home
this week.
Welch Rites Held
Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Henry
Welch, 60, were held at Rose
Creek Baptist church, about seven
miles north of Franklin, Monday
afternoon, March 23. The Rev.
D. C. McCoy, retired Baptist min
ister of the Oak Grove community,
officiated, assisted by the Rev.
Robert W. Williams, pastor of
Oak Grove Baptist church. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Welch died at the home of
his son, Ralph, Sunday morning
at 9 o'clock of a heart attack.
Mr. Welch, a well-known fanner
and life-long resident of the Rose
Creek section of Macon county,
was the son of the late Wilburn
and Amanda Iavis Welch. He was
a member of Rose Creek Baptist
church.
Surviving are two sans, Ralph
and Robert, of Rose Creek; one
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Haney, of
Waynesville; 14 grandchildren, and
three sisters, Mrs. Iowa West, of
Franklin; Mrs. Carrie McGaha, of
Tamossee, S. C, and Mrs. Pearl
Henderson, of Union S. C
NATIONAL T
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Left to right, bottom row: Frank Ledford, Joe Anderson, Frank Johnson, Perry Cruse, Lonnie
Guffey, Burzell Mason, Harley Jenkins, George Byrd, (Leader), John Davis (Assistant Leader), Wil
liam Smith, Vance Holden, Carl Dietz, Lewis Hannah, Daniel W. Garrett. Left to right, top row:
Hugh Beck, Lake Moffitt, Charles Russell, Dave Jones, Weldon Paul, Don Mulkey, Willie Hur.st, Os
car Adams, Harold Cabe, Naaman Elliott, James Shirley Burrell, Grady Cabe, Frank Garland, James
Howard Vinson. Wilfred James Wood, and George Dover Shuler who left for Fort Bragg at the
same time do not appear ir the picture. -v
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Left to right: Dr. W. A. Rogers, for Representative; A. B. Slagle, for Sheriff; Harley R. Cabe,
for Clerk of the Superior Court. .
John C. Shope
In Australia
lohn C. Shope has safely ar
rived in Australia with the A.E.F.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
eric Shope of Otto received wire
from the War department Wednes
day.
Mrs. Carl S. Slagle
President P. T. A.
M rs. Carl S. Slagle of Cartooge-
chaye was elected president of the
Parent-Teacher Association at the
reiular meeting held last week.
Other officers elected are: Mr
Lola P. Barrington, vice-president ;
Mrs. Carl Tysinger, secretary; Mrs.
wt . i x ; 1 1 : irnriiror ann
ffte n ' . l;.r,;u'n fhe'hiK that assistance can be
Mrs. Oscar Bryant .historian The " an f
new oun-cia win
ie next meeting. '
Mrs. John Wasilik has retired
after giving strong leadership to
the organization during the past
year. Mrs. Wasilik had previously
served two terms. Other retiring
officers who have served during
the nast vear are Mrs. Richard
S. Jones, vice-president and chair-
mars of the program commiuee,
Mrs. Thad D. Bryson, Jr, sec
retary, Mrs. Gus Leach, treasurer
and Mrs. Kate Williams, historian.
Mrs. Wasilik reported for the
committees wno have Deen active
securing much needed equip
ment for the Franklin school. She
tated that Guy L. Houk, super
intendent, had promised that seats
and lighting in the high school
and elementary rooms which have
been urged by the Parent-Teachers
association would be installed be
fore the next school year. It was
reported that a lavatory and
drinking fountain had been pro-
ded for the children ot one oi
the second grade rooms.
The Use of Our Leisure lime
was the subject of a talk by the
Rev. Philip L. Green. Rev. C. F.
Rogers led the devotions. The pro
gram concluded with songs by a
group of high school girls.
B. T. U. Convention
At Bryson City
The annual B. T. U. Regional
con cntion wHl be held at the
Baptist church in Bryson City on
Friday and Saturday of this week.
The gathering will assemble at 3
p. m. Friday, there will be a sun
rise service on Saturday morning
and the meeting will close at 3
p. m.
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RAILvVAVS
Candidates for Reelection
Lions Club
Urges All-Out Effort To
Increase Production
The following letter was approv
ed at the last meeting of the
Franklin Lions Club:
March 25, 1942
Senator Josiah W. Bailey
Washington, D. C.
Dear Senator Bailey :
At the last meeting of the Lions
Club on March 23 the following
resolution was passed, and I am
herewith quoting it in toto :
"The Franklin Lions Club, be
lieving that our armed forces de
serve every assistance, and know-
given
for full
production of war materials, ap
proves the enactment of the Smith
Bill, which proposes to cancel
closed shop contracts, suspend the
forty-hour working week, and limit
profits on war production to six
per cent. We, therefore, call upon
our Senators and Congressmen
from North Carolina to endorse,
support and work for the enact
ment of this bill."
As president of the Lions Club
I respectfully request that you
give this resolution your favorable
consideration.
Very truly yours,
T. D. Bryson, Jr.,
President.
This letter was also sent to
Senator Robert R. Reynolds and
Representative Zebulon Weaver.
Macon County
Election Board
In a list of county election boards
recently released to the press by
the state election board in Raleigh,
the election board which has been
serving was listed for Macon coun
ty. It is composed of R. S. Jones
and Frank H. Potts, Democrats,
and R. -M: Ledford, Republican.
Holy Week Services
At St. Agnes Church
Special Holy Week services will
be held on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week at 5:30
p. m., and on Good Friday the
three hour service from noon to
3 p. m. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
In addition to these services th,e
congregation will unite with other
brethren in the union services an
nounced in tbit issue. On Easter
Annual Meeting
Federation Stockholders
Great Success
The recent annual meeting of
the Macon county stockholders in
the Farmers Federation was a
great success both as to atten
dance and reports of officers of
the work of the year. The ware
house, of which Horace Nolen is
manager, was filled and every
body had a good time. Carl Slag
le was renominated a director.
James G McClure, of Asheville,
president, reported that the Frank
lin warehouse, has shown an in
crease of business of $4,000 for
the year. He urged increased food
production to help win the war,
especially poultry and eggs. He
commented that "the man with
the hoe" is as important as the
man with the gun. He compli
mented the owners of .supply flocks
for the Federation hatchery
Mrs. Robert Ramsey, E. V. Am
nions, W. D. Elliott, Mrs. Wood
row Teague, Mrs. J. H. Enloe,
Jack Cabe, Clyde Downs, Mrs.
Jerry Franklin, Mrs. Fred Dalron,
A. W. Henderson and J. C. Fer
guson. Sam Mendenhall urged diversi
fied crops for market, and report
ed prospects to be good for the
cheese factory which would use the
farmers' whole milk output. He
.said that the recent survey show
ed 1300 milk cows and 300 to 400
spring heifers.
Mr. McClure reported 5,000 mem
bers and 21 warehouses and com
mended the work of Albert Ramsey
as supervisor of the Farm Security
Administration in the county. Oth
er speakers were Church CroweU,
vice-president, Albert Ramsey, and
and the Rev. Dumont Clarke, who
spoke on the Lord's Acre. Mr. Mc
Clure introduced the new editor of
the Farmer Federation News,
Bob Brown, who took pictures to
appear in the next issue.
Other Macon directors whose
term do not expire this year are:
Jerry Franklin and Ed Byrd. The
Macon committee was re-elected.
It consists of Carl Slagle, Elias
Amnions, Ed Byrd, J. R. Hol
brooks. James Young, J. Vinson,
J. S. Conley, Jerry Franklin, Law
rence Ramsey, and Robert Ben
nett. Sunday there will be the service
of the Holy Communion and ser
mon at 11 a, m.
Union services are to be held
! in the Franklin churches during
the week preceding Easter. The
.services will be held at 8 o'clock
Monday through Friday, March
30-April 3. The schedule is as fol
lows:
Monday night The Rev. Philip
Green at St. Agnes Episcopal
church.
luesday might Dr. J. L. Stokes
at the Presbyterian church.
Wednesday .night the Rev. A.
Rufus Morgan at the Baptist
church.
Thursday night the Rev. Hu
bert Wardlaw at the Methodist
church,
Friday night, the Rev. C. F.
Rogers at the Methodist church.
This effort to emphasize the
week of Christ's crucifixion is plan
ned in the hope that members of
all churches in Franklin will take
advantage of the opportunity of
special worship on these days.
Lee McClure Rites
Held Last Sunday
Lee McClure, prominent farmer
of the Gold Mine section died a
his home Saturday, March 21, at
4 a. m., after an illness of six
months. He was 53 years old.
A native of this county, he was
a son of the late Andrew J. and
Mary Jane Amnions McClure. He
married Miss Burnette McCoy, of
the Gold Mine community. He
was a member of the Gold Mine
Baptist church and was well known
as a singer at singing conven
tions. Funeral services were held Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock at the
Gold Mine Baptist church with
the pastor, the Rev. Frank Reed,
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow; four
sons, Ralph, Sherman, James, and
Everett, of Gold Mine; on daugh
ter, Mrs. Birdell Holland, of Gold
Mine; five grandchildren; two
brothers, Parker, of Highlands, and
crvin, oi, rranxnn Koute t, ana
one sister, Mrs. Margaret Russell,
of Hiawassee, Ga,
Pallbearers were: Abbot South
ards, Laughton Keener, Sherman
McCoy, Earl Dendy, Sheridian Mc
Coy, and Ellison Dendy.
Dr. Abernethy
Passes, Ending Long And
Useful Ministry
The Rev. J. E. Abernethy, D. D.,
retired, a former pastor of the
Franklin Methodist church, died
on Sunday afternoon, March 15,
at the age of 73, in the hospital
at Elkin. A large number of the
Western North Carolina confer
ence attended his funeral on Tues
day afternoon in Salisbury. Inter
ment was in the Salisbury ceme
tery where rests a son who lost
his life in World War I. Surviv
ing are his widow, three sons and
two daughters.
Dr. Abernethy was well known
and beloved in Macon county. He
began his ministry on the Macon
circuit and returned in 19 as
pastor of the Franklin Methodist
church.
For 47 years he served this con
ference as pastor and presiding
elder, retiring in 1940 on account
of failing health which caused ex
treme suffering. His was a devoted
ministry, and he was well known
as a pastor and preacher through
out this section where he served
a number of the largest stations.
John H. Thomas of Franklin,
former member of his early min-
stry in this county, recalls the
meetings held by their young pas
tor. He says, 'Un May 1895 Dr
Agernethy held a revival at Hick
ory Knoll, near where I lived,
when he was pastor of Asbury,
Mulberry and Highlands, in which
he held some wonderful revival
meetings. At this time he had no
conveyance to Highlands, only as
some of his members furnished
him a horse to ride.''
Field Day At Cullowhee
The Literary and Athletic Field
Day Program will be given by
Western North Carolina Teachers
College at Cullowhee on Saturday,
April 11. The principals and teach
ers of the high schools of 14 coun
ties of Western N. C. have been
asked to send representative pupils
from their various high schools
to participate in the contests.
Some of the contest subjects are
listed as follows: Literary arts,
fine arts, business education, his
tory, languages, mathematics, mu
sic, science, and boys' and girls'
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pour more candidates have pitch
ed their hats in the ring in Macon
county this week by formal an
nouncements of their candidacy in
this issue, subject to the Demo
cratic primary. Dr. W. A. Rogers
will run for reelection to the low
er house of the General Assembly.
Sheriff Slagle announces for re
election. Harley R. Cabe also an
nounces for reelection to the of
fice of clerk of the superior court.
C. Tom Bryson will run for reg-,
ister of deeds.
Dr. W. A. Rogers, Macon's rep
resentative in the last General
Assembly, has responded to the
requests of many voters to run
again this year. As yet he has
no opponent. Dr. Rogers has serv
ed the people of Macon county as
representative for seven terms;
their confidence in him having
een well proven by this record.
He has been chairman of the
county Democratic executive com
nittee for about 33 years. This
long legislative and party service
vvith a knowledge of the people's
ieeds on one hand and acquain
.ance with Democratic leaders in
the state on the other, give him a
ireat advantage.
Sheriff Slagle to Run .
A. B. Slagle, who has been sher
ff since 1930, is likewise known
jy everybody in the county. This
confidence of the voters in his ef
ficient and conscientious adminis
. ration of his office has prompted
lim to again offer his services to
he people in this capacity.
Fred Cabe has also announced
himself as a candidate for sher
iff. v
Harley Cabe for Clerk
Harley R. Cabe announces this
week for reelection as clerk of
the superior court, an office which
.e has filled acceptably and cap
ably for two terms. His office al
so carries with it the duties of
judge of the juvenile court in
which he has shown himself wise
and humane in his dealings with
the problems of juvenile delin
quents. Mr. Cabes candidacy is
unopposed so far.
Bryeon for Register of Deeds
C. Tom Bryson is also unoppos
ed. His service as register of deeds
over a period of eight years until
1938, when he did not offer for i
reelection, has given ample proof
jf his qualifications for this im
portant office. Since the incumbent,
Lester Arnold, resigned the office
to enter the U. S. Navy a few
months ago, Mr. Bryson has been
tilling out the unexpired term.
His long experience in administer
ing the office to the satisfaction
of all makes him a valuable offi
cial in the court house.
Candidates Announce
for Congress Race
Senator Josiah W. Bailey has
announced to succeed himself in
the U. S. Senate race this sum
mer, and Richard T. Fontain of
Rocky Mount, former candidate
for governor, has also announced.
Republicans who have announced
are Stoner W. Klutz of Salisbury,
and Sam J. Morris of Raleigh.
Representative Zebulon Weaver
of Asheville, the incumbent, is the
only Democratic candidate for the
lower house in Congress from the
12th district. The Republican can
didate is Gola P. Ferguson of Cul
lowhee. M. F. Cassada, War
Veteran, Died Saturday
Millard Fillmore Cassada, 53, of
Route 4, died in Angel clinic here
last Saturday, March 21 at 3
o'clock. He had been ill four days
and entered the clinic Friday.
Mr. Cassada, a veteran of World
war No. 1, was a native of Swain
county, the son of W. A. Cassada
and Mrs. Sarah Ball Cassada. A
farmer, he moved to the Watauga
section of Macon county four
months ago from Clay county.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Delia Henson Cassada; three sons.
Gene, Ralph, and Burnette, all of
Franklin Route 4, and one grand
child. Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Watauga Baptist church. The Rev.
Joe Bishop officiated and burial
was in aWtauga cemetery.
Pallbearers were C Tom Bryson,
Grady Ledford, W. M. Burch, A.
R. Higdotv Boise Penland and Joe
Morrison.
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