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i BIBLE THOUGHT:
Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;
for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom. In
the grave, whither thou goest. ? Ecclesiastes 9:10.
Mrs. Mary Fulmer Cunningham
fX the death of Mrs. Mary Fulmer Cunningham
* Macon County has lost one of its finest and most
loyal citizens. Yet for years to come the memory
of her Godly life will enrich and make happy a large
circle of friends.
At the time of her death she had lived six years
beyond the Biblical three score years and ten. At
an early age she moved with her parents from the
place of her birth in Kentucky to Boliver, Tenn.
After the death of her mother she moved to Ashe-,
ville with her father who was engineer on the
AsheVille- Murphy Railroad.
Immediately following her marriage to Edward
Kerr Cunningham on Christmas day of 1889, she
made her home in Franklin. For forty-two years
thev lived 'happv and useful lives. Her companion
died March 18, 1931.
Mrs. Cunningham worked in close co-operation
with her husband who was a merchant for forty
years. From the time of his death until last year
she carried on the business, the E. K. Cunningham
& Co., of Franklin.
Two months ago her heart was saddened by the
loss of her eye sight. During these hours of blind
ness she was discouraged, but held fondly to the
hope that it would eventually be restored. Death
came to her of a heart attack in an Asheville hos
pital before this hope was fulfilled. Yet she walked
calmly into the sunset that for her has become the
dawn.
All who live in faithfulness to their home. Church
and community, as this devoted servant of God has
done, may hear the words, "Well done !"
Gus Leach
"Upon this rock I shall build my Church and all the gates
of hell shall not prebail against it."
L'S LEACH at the age of 75 and while ful
filling his duties as Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, died Monday morning. He
had for many years contributed whole-souledly to
the advancement of Macon County; the fact that
in the last years of his life he was elected three
times to guide the affairs of the county through
the turbulent wartime conditions in itself speaks
volumes for his integrity and business judgment ;
he understood the county, and its needs and de^
voted himself even to the detriment of his health
to promoting' its welfare. Mr. Ix-ach was never
given to snap judgment ; he thought out problems
thoroughly. He was firm in his convictions and
once convinced he rarely deviated from his de
cision.
Mr. Leach leaves a host of friends who often
sought his wise council. Many depended upon him
for advice in -their affairs and many came to him
for comfort and assistance in time of need. His at
titude toward life and his fellow man turn our
thoughts to the 23rd Psalm in which it is said,
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the
days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of
the Lord forever."
Large Crowd Attend
Quarterly Conference
A Group Quarterly Conference
of all the Methodst Churches in
Macon county was conducted
last Sunday at Mt. Zlon Metho
dist church by Dr. Walter B.
West, superintendent of the
Waynesvllle District ' of the
Methodist church.
At the morning sessjon Dr.
West spoke on the subject of
evangelism, and in the after
noon Rev. Carl King, executive
secretary of the Western North
Carolina Conference, preached ,
on Sunday School Work. Re
ports were received from the I
charge lay leaders of the va
rious Methodist churches in the
county. The lay leaders of the
Franklin Methodist Cfrcuit re
ported that' they had sold their
old parsonage and now had
bought a lot and cut the logs
In preparation for building a
new home for their pastor.
The ladies of the Mt. Zion
church and those of the other
churches of Macon Circuit en
tertained a large crowd at din
ner. One person present re
marked, "I did not know that
there was thl# much meat In ]
the world," l
Distinguished Award*
For Boy Scouts
Backing up President's ap
peal for more gardens, the na
tion's Boy Seouts are embark
ed on a program to raise a
hall million gardens this sum
mer. As the war is now cen
tered in the Pacific, home front
attention is centered on. the
;roWing food crisis here and
aboard.
The Boy Scouts of America
with its membership of 1,916,
537 boys and leaders, are furn
ishing a substantial part of the
additional manpower needeu
ay farmers and commercial
producers. Last year more thai.
500,000 Boy Scouts worked oi
farms, and several hundred
thousand Boy Scouts and Cut
Scouts had their own. gardens
Many groups of Scouts weni
aut from towns and cities on
'day hauls" to work on farms,
returning at night.
The National Victory Garden
Institute has obtained General
MacArthur's interest and is of
fering on his behalf a General
MacArthur Medal to those
Scouts who do art outstanding
job with their individual gard
ens. Those winning this honoi
will need to successfully culti
vate, care for, harvest and put
to good use a reasonable va
riety of products from gardens
at least 400 square feet in size.
The 400 square foot require
ment was arrived at on the
basis that it represents a big
enough job to warrant special
recognition and that it is a
large enough garden to be a
major factor in the Food for
Freedom program. Each garden
will be Inspected by a compe
tent adult and the wards will
be made not for "best" gard
ens but on the basis of meet
ing the high standards. The
medal is for individual Scout
gardens only. However, Scouts
in a Troop or Patrol working
together in a common garden
plot will be eligible for the
Green Thumb. Certificate, which
may be presented to all Scouts
who produce food this year.
Additional Socials
Mrs, Charles J. Huneycuttand
young son, Charles J., Jr., of
Morehead City, are spending
several weeks here with her
brother-in-law, the Rev. W.
Jackson Huneycutt and Mrs.
Huneycutt.
Sgt. W. L. Henry, who has
been In the European theatre
for several months has receiv
ed an honorable discharge and
has been returned to his home
on Elliay. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert D. Henry
Mrs. Verlin Swafford and
young son, Benny, left last
week for New York where they
plan to spend several weeks
with their husband and fath
er, Seaman Verlin Swafford,
who is stationed there.
Mrs. Walter M. Lee of Green
ville, S. C., was visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Pendergrass on White Oak
street, last week, Mrs. Lee, a
former Franklin resident, was
the wife of the Rev. W. M. Lee,
pastor of the Franklin Baptist
church.
Mrs. Dick McDonald and son,
Richard, of Gastonia. have been
visiting Mrs. McDonald's moth
er, Mrs. D. S. Richardson, and
sisters, Mrs. Henry W. Cabe and
Mr. Cabe at their home on
Riverview street, and Mrs. Ce
cil Pendergrass and Mr. Pender
grass at their home on White
Oak street.
Mrs. Clem Sutton and son,
Captain Todd Sutton of Wash
ington, Ga., have been visiting
Mrs. Sutton's mother, Mrs. S.
H. Lyle, Sr., and brother, S.
H. Lyle and Mrs. Lyle at their
homes on Harrison avenue.
Mrs. M. A. Foster, who has
been quite ill in St. Joseph's
hospital in Atlanta, ' Ga., for
several weeks, has recovered
sufficiently to be removed to
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Watkins on Harrison
avenue, where she will spend
the summer months.
Lester Arnold, Sdk., 2/C, who
has been in the navy for the
past 42 months with nine
months of this time spent in
the European .theatre of war
is here on a leave with his
wife, the former Miss Lena
Conley, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Arnold at Cul
lasaja.
Miss Gay Evans, of Winston
Salem, who was sent as a dele
gate to a meeting at Lake Jun
aluskee, is spending several days
here with Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
O'Mohundro.
Mrs. Lee Crawford, who has
been spending several months
in Washington, D. C., with her
daughter, has returned to her
home here for the summer.
Mrs. A. B. O'Mohundro and
Mrs. Clark Burrell spent the
past weekend In Charlotte vis- I
ting friends.
Mrs. Harold Roper, who has
been spending several months
tn New York with her husband,
Who Is stationed there in coast
guard unit Is here for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. E. B. De
Hart, and mother-in-law, Mrs.
Hyacinth Roper.
Nat Macon, of Chapel Hill,
came up this week to attend
the funeral of his uncle, Gus
Leaeh and for a visit with rela
tives and friends.
A. P. Ritchie and "Top" Dal
ton, of Gastonia, were here this
week ' visiting Mr. Dalton's par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dai
ton, at West's Mill, and friends
in Franklin.
Mrs. Charles Perry and son
of El Reno Okla., are here for
a visit with Mrs. Perry's moth
er, Mrs. C. D. Baird, and other
relatives and friends in Frank
lin.
Mrs. J. R. Price, of Albemarle,
arrived last week for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. W. F. Cur
tis at her home on West Main
street.
2nd Petty-Officer and Gun
ners' Mate Robert C. Maoney
is home on a 15-day leave with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Mooney on Harrison avenue.
Petty-Officer Mooney has been
in the V-12 at Princeton Uni
versity and will report to
Brooklyn, N. Y. for his next at
signment.
Rev. and Mrs. W. Jackson
Huneycutt and young son, and
Mrs, Charles J. Huneycutt arid
son, left Monday for Lake Jun
aluskee to attend the Rural
Church Institute, which is be
ing sponsored by the commis
sion on town and county work
of Western North Carolina, of
which the Rev. Mr. Huneycutt
is chairman.
Watauga
Mr. and Mrs. George Raby
and small son, Tommy and
Robert and David, went to Hen
dersonville to visit Mr. Raby's
sister, .
Miss Doris Brendle spent the
weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
Robert Smith of Canton.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd Morgan
went to Asheville with Mrs.
Morgan's sister, Mrs. J. L. Par
ker.
Miss Hazel Morgan was giv
en a birthday supper at her
home Friday night. She had as
her guest Misses Margaret Cor
bin and Jessie Ruth Stewart.
Misses Mattle Brendle and
Mary Raby were home last
weekend visiting their parents
from Cullowhee College-.
Mrs. John Long and daugh
ter. Lucille Woodard are visit
ing her daughter in Atlanta
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mathis
of Canton visited Mrs. Mathis'
brothers, R. D. and Harley
Brendle.
Miss Bonnie Inez Brendle and
Rev. Robert L. Scott were mar
ried in a quite and simple cere
mony in Clayton. Ga., recently.
The bride was attired in a
costume of brown and white.
She is a daughter of Mrs. Eva
Brendle and the late Will
Brendle. Mr. Scott is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott were ac
companied to Clayton by Mrs.
Claude C. Beeco, and upon thieir
return they spent a week in
Sylva where Mr. Scott has em
ALBERT L. RABY LEAVES
WINSTON- SALEM HOSPITAL
Albert L. Raby, of Franklin
Route 3, who has been a pa
tient at the Baptist Hospital
in Winston-Salem for the past
three weeks, has recovered suf
ficiently to be removed to the
home of his nephew and niece,
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Raby. He is
expected to remain in Winston
Salem for some time before , re
turning to his home in the
'West's Mill community.
SERVICE AT SNOW HILL
AND IOTLA SUNDAY
The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist cir
cuit, has announced that on
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
he will preach at the Snow Hill
Methodist church, and at the
Iotla Methodist church on. Sun
day night at 8 o'clock. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
Now ? Buy Bonds
SELLING OUT
Sport Shirts $1.29, $1.69, $2.05
Slack Suits $4.95
Polo Shirts, each 98c
western auto associate store
TAXES
PAY YOUR 1944 TAXES
NOW
And Save the Cost
of Advertising
?
J. P. BRADLEY,
Tax Collector
Saturday, July 14, 10 a. m.
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Farmers
Federation
PICNIC
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
BRING THE FAMILY
Special Prize for Largest Family
The day will be spent in short talks, singing,
special string music, quartets and
other entertainments.
We furnish the watermelons and lemonade,
and you furnish the lunch.
Good Time in Store for Everyone.
FARMERS FEDERATION