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IX I I I' I XJ'I A T
VI VOL. LXI? NO. 49
FRANKLIN. N. C., THl'RSDAY DEC. 5, 191C
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$2.00 PEIJ YEAR
JOINT FUNERAL
CONDUCTED FOR
MINE VICTIMS
Howard Brother* Die
As Georgia Mine
Tunnel Caves In
_n i1
Joint funeral services were
held Monday far two Macon
County brothers ? John Porter
Howard and Thomas Howard ?
who died Saturday afternoon
in a mine accident. ?
The men, alone In the mine
at the time, were crushed
when a 25- foot shallow tunnel
01 cue Powhatan asbestos mine,
in the Pine Mountain section
oi-^CJeorgia, caved in. It took
fellow workers two hours to re
cover the bodies.
The brothers, aged 51 and 47,
respectively, lived in the south
ern part of this county, near
tiie Georgia line. John, the eld
er, had been employed at the
mine lor the past eight years.
His brother had worked there
lor a year.
* The services were held at the
Mulberry Methodist church at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon, with
the Rev. V. N. Allen, pastor, of
ficiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers for John Howard
were Carl Howard, James Ayers,
Crawford Ayers, Carl Rogers,
Lawrence Bingham, and Wil
liam Bingham.
Those for his brother were
Roy Rogers, Lee Corn, Robert
Norton'. Lawrence Howard,
Thomas McDowell, and Ervin
Carpenter.
John Howard's survivors inr
elude his widow, the former
Miss Euzero Wood, and two
i !ii'dre:i, Ned and Rosetta.
Thimas Howard is survived
his widow, the former Miss
Carrie Jane Bradshaw, and
two children, Julia Ann and
Sallfc Sue.
They also are survived by two
brothers, Fred Howard, of Van
couver, Canada, and Zeb How
ard. of California; and three
sisters. Miss Carrie Howard, of i
Dillard, Ga., Route I, Mrs. Roy j
Walters, of Langlois, Ore., and
Mrs. Luther Young, of Ellijay.
The funeral arrangements
were under the direction of
Potts funeral home.
MX and Mrs. Ralph Baker and
Miss Helen Wild of Marshall,
and Wayne Faulkner were din
ner guests of G. B. Woodward
here Wednesday.
Do You
R^msmber . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 1
A few nights ago an old cat, j
that doubtless ticked many a
frying pan, tried her skill on
a salmon can. She was found
in the 'middle of the street next
morning with her head jamed
completely in the can so dead
there was no hope of her com
ing back to live her other eight
lives
Floor oilcloth at 30 cents per
yard. Lamps, all sizes, decorated
lamps and shades for Christmas
presents. Side-combs, fancy hair
pins. Harps from 5c to 20c.
8heetlng 5 cents' per yfcrd. Cal
ico and checks 5 cents per yard,
at J. C. Wright's.
25 YEARS AGO
IOTLA ? Mr. C. R Mallonee Is
?aid to have the largest hog on
lotla. Hs thinks the red hogs
the best of all, but let me say,
when yt>u buy one hold fast or
It will get away.
The community of Franklin
showed their tisUal liberal spirit
by "pounding" the Presbyterian
minister, Mr. Wallace. The
Methodist minister, Mr. Alien,
and Mr. Ward of the Franklin
circuit, during the Thanksgiv
ing holidays.
10 YEARS AGO '
A Macon r lunty family which
moved west in the frontier days
has supplied another governor
of the state of Colorado. He Is
> Teller Ammons, son of the late
Ellas N. Ammons, who sorved as
Colorado's chief executive from
1912 to 1814
HIGHLANDS ? Highlands saw
its first snow of the season on
Thanksgiving day, when snow
began to fall at nam and con
tinued throughout the afternoon
and evening.
Hauser Vote
Case Thrown
Out By Court
The grand jury, in ..iu<,on su
perior COUlt iliia wtcs, jound
a no true bill in the case of
James Hauser, who nad been
charged with violation of ilw
election law
Mr. Hauser. was bound to the
grand jury by Justices 01
Peace C. A. Sitser and Koben
Stamey, when the ease came be
fore them for hearing Friday
afternoon of last week
The warrant, swam out by
Frank Hastings on the day of
the general election last month,
charged that Mr. Hauser, a
Democratic marker at the
Franklin polling place, changed
Mr. Hastings' ticket "from a
Republican ticket to a Demo
cratic ticket, against affiant's
will".
DISMISS CASE
AGAINST MANN
Justices Rule Vote Board
Ghairmar. Acted With'.n
His Discretion
The election law violation
charge against J. J. Mann,
chairman of the county board
of elections, was disrtiissed when
the case came before Justices of
the Peace C. A. Setser and
Robert Stamey last Friday.
It was charged that Mr. Mann
had violated the law, in vh.it
he had used the mails to de
liver absentee ballots to per
sons filing proper applications,^
instead oi delivering them in
person, or giving them to mem
bers of the applicants' imme
diate families. The warrant was
issued shortly before the No
vember 5 general election, on
complaints made by Republic-,
ans.
The witnesses far the prose
cution ? John Martin. Pink Mar
tin, and Deputy Sheriff Walter
Dean ? testified that he gener
ally had refused to give absen
tee ballots to members of ap
plicants' immediate families, but
admitted, upon cross-examina
tion, that in two cases he had
relaxed the rule. They also ad
mitted that in none of the
cases covered i.n the testimony
did the applicant fail to receive
his or her ballot in time to
vote.
The nrosecution argued that
the election board chairman
should have Complied V';*h the
request of the applicants r.s to
the manner of delivery of the
ballots, but the justices ruled
that the law gives him discre
tion as to whether ballots shall
be delivered in person, or liven
to members of applicants' im
mediate families, or sent by
mail.
Upon motion of the defense,
the case was dismissed at the
conclusion of the state's evi
dence.
s OFFICIALS
START TERMS
Four new nnd four reelected
county officials this week be
gan the'r terms of office.
J. Clinton Brookshlre. the
new clerk of superior court. wa?
administered the oath of office
by Judge Zeb V. Nettles at the
opening of superior court Mon
day morning When Mr. Brook
shire had completed the long
clerk's oath, following the ludge
phrase by phrase, Judee Nettles
congratulated him, and the new
clerk started calling the Jurors.
On Hand to assist him on this
first day in office was A. R
Hlgdon, the retiring clerk.
Earlier Monday Mr. TTIgdnn
had given the oath to Sheriff
J. P. Bradley, while Mrs. Edith
C. Byrd. retiring assistant clerk
a/ court, had sworn In Register
Of Deeds Lake Y -Shope and the
three county commissioners-^
Chalrman W. fi\ (Genei Bald
win and W. W. Edwards, both
reelected, and J. W. Roane, new
member of the board.
Administration of the oith to
the other new office holders.
Coroner O. L. Blaine and Sur
veyor John H. Dalton, was de
ferred, pending adjournment of
court.
Herbert A, McOlamery. the
county's new representative,
will be sworn in at Raleigh -
Only 38.1 per cent of babies
bom In North Carolina are de
livered In hoeplUU.
pta will stage
CORNZAPOPPIN'
hillbilly show
Performance* To Be Given
Friday And Saturday
At Courthouse
"Cornzapoppin", amusing and
" er^m? local talent hm
ht ^ W,J1 * Panted
Iriday ajiu Saturn ay eve
nings as a benefit for \he
fiauln Parent"Teacht'r asso
ciation ana advance .ticket
sales indicate that the court
house auditorium will be well
filled each evening when ihe
curtain goes up..t 7:5? o?cta?
mJnL? ? ?,L characters and
_ nbeio of the choruses were
Doris" ?Hal? tlhiS Week by Mis>
"oris Hall, the professional di
rector who is here to put on ?he
j two performances.
,Mrs; LuciUe Siler has the
| ?* Eluiry Judkins, and Clay
ton Ramsey that of Henry Jud
P*"n LyIe is Sue Judkins.
of the Tr,Vthe cthor member
of the Judkins family, will be
I played by Ruth Angel
ofB"'S1?an;'"1 Play the part
of Bob bund rock; Mrs. Henry
SI8? iWk be Aunt Bessie; Mis
Neil Johnston has the role of
Cousin Linney Pearl; jane Set
ser is Mazie Mae; Mrs J L
take the Part of
Miss Twilty; and R. e. Mc
l,py W'H Squire Hicks.
0,^'ttheoCh0IUies wU1 ?c Nancy
Wa BarDara oeu'
Cri^n i Ann cabe. France
CrlsP. Lucille Hannah, Kauit, -
Ann 1 Un ' MarJorie ^o'MUunoe
Audiey Stewman, trance
Thomas, Janet Cochrane. Betty
Mar A11^^6' Eli2abeth Jones,
uv, SheIrn". J"lia rfunni
ii Jean Mclilamery
Wilma Gay Phillips, Maxi-ie
Renshaw, Freda Siler, Edith
Plemmons, Kaiherine ^g. an.
Loraine Angel. B
Juanita Allen will t ?> ? wr !
pianist. ? " j
Tickets for the two perform
snh^i haVe been on sale by
school children, and are report
ed to have been selling rapidly
Meanwhile, members of the
Umm?i^Vn Charge announcec
hat tickets also may be uur
chased at Belk's Department
?rh??r at Quality hop.
The show is said to be an en
tertaining combination of tune
ful music by the choruses, mer
y and attractive group dances
and laughs from start to fin
Members of the cast and the
22?" been practicing
thf n { he past week, and
the final rehearsal was hi"hh
satisfactory, Miss Hall declared
County-Wide B. f~ U
Meet Planned Dec. 6
At Highlands Church
1 meTenCne?nUfnt,K Wlde ass?ciatiohal
meeting pf the Baptist Training
union will be held at the H?gh
lands Baptist church Friday
7 M n?'iDtCember 6' Parting at
ul o clock. The meeting wfll
The Wooded hill Just back of
the Nantahala Creamery will oe
come a memorial to Macon
County dead of two World Wars,
while the beautiful stone biii.u
lng being constructed on iiie
crest of the hill will stand a*
a memorial to Charlie oiagit.
under terms of a trust, agree
ment put on record in ihe ifc g
ister ol deeds oifcse Monday.
In the agreement, A b. iiagle
and wife, Addie, who arc creel
ing the structure to memorial
ize their son, convcy the hill to
[ a bo.U'ci ot trustees, and Macon
County Post No. 108. American
Legion, assigns $9,000 to the
same trustees.
Snch of the Legion' funds as
are required for the purpose are
to be used to erect a caretak
er's .home on the property, and
the agreement provides that the
entire plot is to be known ns
"Veterans' Memorial Park", com
memorating the soldier dead of
this county of both World Wars.
I One of the purposes of Uie
agreement was to set forth vhe
terms under which ih? err. on
is to use funds recei.ed ittwu
the recent sale of its building
on West Main street to con
struct the caretaker's home.
Members of the board of
trustees are named in the agree
ment, as follows: Harold E11I03.
representing the Legion post,
for a term of six years; A. 9,
Slagle, representing Junaluska
Lodge No. 145. A. 1'. and A. J.,
for two years; John Archer, rep
resenting Macon County troops
ot the Boy Scouts of America,
four years; Erwin Patton, rep
resenting the A. iJ. Sla-iie ?n"
ily. eight years; and G. L. Houk.
as county superintendent of
schools, for so long as he holds
that office, the successor to
Slagle Memorial Hill
To Honor War Dead Too,
Under Terms Of Trust
each of these trustees is ;o ih
selected by the organization n
interest he represents. The suc
cessors in each case are to oe
named lor eight-year term*,
with the exception of the .su
perintendent j| schools, who
shall hold otfice only lor so
long as he may be ojuiH> . u
parintendent.
While the agreement name.-,
the Buy Scouts of America
the primary beneiicuiry u, tlx
trust, it sets iorth ihut the
property may be used a.. a
meeting place for civic organiza
tions and societies, for eonven
tions. as a general recreat'or.
center, etc , subject to the rule;
and regulations promulgated bj
the trustees.
The agreement express!)
gives the local Legion post and
the Legion Auxiliary chaptei
the right to -use the Charlie
Slagle Memorial Build'ng as a
meeting place, provides that the
Legion shall - have a stbrag.
room in the building, and :;ive*
the Legion the right to erec.
; memorial plates and monu
ments on the property, othe
than upon the Memorial build
ing itself.
The board of trustees is givei,
complete authority over the
property, except that it ma
not mortgage or sell anv part of
it,
Mr. Slagle. under the inde
ttire. "reserves unto himself \h
lull right to comple'e the Char
lie Slagle Memorial Building ac
cording to his plan and .at In
discretion. and no funds oth?
than his own may be used i)
the completion of said build Vm
it being his desire and purpose
that this building be his owi
act and deed which he eree's :u
a memorial to and in honor o'
his son".
Lantern Fire
Ra?es Barn,
Kills Stock
,
Otto McClure. of the Prentiss
community, is recovering at
Angel clinic from burns he re
ceived while vainly attempting
to save his livestock when his
barn burned last Thursday
night.
The fire was said to have
started when oil spilled from
a lighted lantern being used
for illumination in the barn
while the stock was being fed.
The i lames spread quickly to
the hay. and the building col
lapsed in about 40 minutes
Mr. McClure lost two seven
year old mules, three milk cows,
a two-year old heifer, as well as
the barn, filled with hay, four
I wagon loads of corn, 35 bags of
cement, fertilizer, etc. The crib,
containing some 40 bushels of
corn, and a small granery, in
which he kept his small tools,
also burned. One cow and one
heifer were all he saved.
He estimated the entire loss at
between $2,500 and $3,000
lirand Jury Reports County
Home Condition 'Very Bad';
Says Bedding Is Adequate
The county home is "In very
bad condition", the grand Jury
declared in its report, submitted
to Judge Zeb V. Nettles Tues
day.
The report, signed by A. L.
Ramsey, foreman, made no
major criticism of the way oth
er county instltultons, buildings,
and offces are kept.
The grand jury reported that
the County home "is in need
of new paint and the roof :'o
leaking badly . . . There is no
fuel on hand for this building
and It was very cold and uii
heated, with some of the in
mates sick and bedfast. Also
there is not sufficient bedding,
and inmates who are bedfast
and the others sleep in the
same bed".
The report recommended that
this condition be remedied, that
the building be painted, re
roofed, guttered, and that the
farm be leased for a long per
1 iod with a view to soil lmprove
I ment.
With reference to the court
house, the grand tury comment
ed that "there Is no need for
us ... to make recommenda
tion*, as we gee it. for a new
building until building condi
tions are better." Some repairs
to toilets, window panes, and
floors were recommended, as
well as purchase of two or three
dozen chairs for the offices.
The jail was reported "in rea
sonable condition for the age of
the buildinR", with the '-build
ing clean and bedding ade
quate". Repairs to the heavy
screens for the outside windows,
so as to prevent objects being
passed into the jail, a flue re
pair, and the replacing of a few
window panes were recommend
ed.
The Agricultural buildina was
reported "in fine condition",
while the offices in the court
house and other county build
ings were found "in very good
condition and records well kept
; especially in the clerk of su
perior court and register ol
[deeds offices".
The body reported it found
the bond* for guardians ade
quate.
RAMSEY HEADS
GRAND JURORS
Albert L Ramsey, prominent
! in Macon County agricultura
activities, was appointed b
Judge Zeb V. Nettles., presiding
as foreman of the Macon Coun
1 ty grand jury for the Decembei
term of superior court, as courl
opened here Monday morning.
The names of Mr. Ramsey ant
the other 17 members oi tin
grand jury were drawn from :
hat by Linda Kay Smith, four
year old daughter , of Patrol
man and Mrs. Pritchard Smith
Jr
Chosen for grand jury duty,
in addition to Mr. Ramsey, were
J. Harvey McConncll, Erwii
Pat ton, ,T. T. Nichols, Jos Ash
ear, James C, Myers. W M
Barnard, A P. Cunningham
Fred Taylor. John M. Norton
W. T. Moore, W. N. Dalrymple
C A. Shields Clarence Phillips
Ed Shope, Bryan Setser, W. S
Castle, and W B. Long
In his charge to the grand
jurors, Judge Nettles, referring
to suggestions that the grand
jury system be abolished, term
ed It "one of the bulwarks of
the liberty of the individual cit
izen", and urged that we make
haste slowly in changing things
that have been handed down to
us by our forefathers."
: He told the grand jury that
it is the "fountainhead of all
criminal law, and the source
from which all prosecutions
flow", and that It's responsibil
ity, therefore, is great.
"The peace, the good order
the stability, and the morality
of your community largely rest
upon you
"No man Is above the law,
and none should be too humble
to merit your protection from
malicious prosecution."
The judge outlined the duties
of the grand jury:
1. To pass upon bills of in
dictment handed in by the so
licitor.
2. To make presentments of
crimes that have come to the
knowledge of members of the
body.
3. To Examine the bonds filed
with the clerk of superior court
, by guardians
4. To visit the county institu
tions an dreport to the court on
; the conditions found.
, j He particularly called atten
? ti.on to the Importance of in
r vestigatlng the ioeratlon o
places of amusement to de
I termlne if they comply with
. the law, to the "flagrant viola
tion of the prohibition lawi"
LEDFORD GIVEN
4-7 YEARS IN
FORGERY CASE
2 Sentenced t*or Bigamy;
Court Ends Highlands
Controversy
Roy Ledtoid. con vie led oi
forging a check. was given u
term of four to seven years i
State prison by Judge Zeb d.
Nettles, presiding at the
jeember term of .superior couu.
this week.
Convicted of bigamy. Hoy
Arnold waf given ltt months in
jail, and Bessie Moody was sen
tenced to one to three years , .1
State prison.
The court adjourned Wednes
day afternoon, after disposing
of a considerable list of criminal
| cases, most of them of ini.io.
Importance, granting a dozen
divorces, and acting upon j.
, few other civil matters.
The case of W W. Edwards
and F A. Edwards against u.v
; Town of Highlands was ewi.
when Judge Nettles ordered U'
plaintiffs' appeal, notice of
which was filed last A?gu
' dismissed, since the appeal hau
not been perfected.
Fined $6tt0
Lawrence Huffman, for pro
hibition law violation, was ?sen
tenced to eight months, sus
pended on payment of $600 and
the costs, and that he be ui
good behavior. His uiuon.uU-i
was ordered confiscated.
A. O. Owenby was given
months, suspended on condition
he be of good behavior and >a
$100 and the cost. He plead
guilty to prohibition law
tion.
Pearshall Huffman was sen
tenced to eight months n Jie
prohibition law.
Paul Cochran was .sentenced
to serve six months for carry
ing a concealed weapon, uid .lie
pistol was prdered confiscated
Ed Russell, for oper-itvig n
motor vehicle intoxicated and
transporting and possession, wom
given eight months, suspended
for three years, .on pavment o
$100 and the costs. He is re
Quired to show to the eaurt,
twice yearly for three vears
that he is complying with the
other conditions of the order.
Ebbie Tallent, for aiding and
abetting transporting and pos
session, was fined $25 and
costs. ?
seniencca For Affray
For an affray, Monday Pat
terson was given six monm
and C. Ledford, four months.
Both sentences were suspend .1
for three years. ,
Robert Lamb, for prohibition
law violation, was given eight
months on one count and 12- n
a second. The second sentence
was suspended.
For operating moujr veiiicres
intoxicated, tile following de
fendants were fined $50 and .110
? j costs, each, and their drivers'
licenses ordered revolted: Fred
j Hastings. Glenn M Moffitt,
Eimas Harding Henson, Don L.
Henry, Ellis Samuel Conley,
| and Hayt Rimmer Penland.
Fined $100
On the same charge, William
A. Norman was given a four
| months" sentence, suspended 011
! payment of $100 and the costs.
Willard Sanders was fined
$25 and the casts for prohibition
law violation. Thomas M. Jones
was given a four-months sus
' pended sentence for public
j drunkenness. And David Gaddis
| was put on probation for three
years for temporary larceny.
The slot machines sel7^d
from L. G. Appley, at the Dug
out In Highlands last summer,
were ordered confiscated.
In the case of James Blackie
Ward. Judgment absolute was
ordered on his $500 bond un
j less he pays Into the clerk of
j the court $50 within 10 days
J after adjournment of court.
The "marriage or attempted
i marriage" of Furman Angel to
Hattle B. Messer Angel was "de
clared void" in the case in
which Dr. Angel was the plain
tiff Other divorces:
Mary Bess Colville from Jam^s
Lowery Colville: Dorothy Bing
ham Carpenter from Bill Car
penter; Paul Blaine from Annie
Mae Blaine : Margie Ogle from
'Ray Ogle: Fred Stewart from
(Victoria Stewart; Florence Jos
, lyn from Bruce Joslvn: Clarence
, Harley Webb from Azalta Webb;
John J. Jamison from Oeraldine
'|Y. Jamison; Callle Etherldge
from Lon Etheridge; Bonnie
1 1 Marie Wllbum from William
? Odell Wilburn; and J. E. Jones
. from Leona .Walker Jopes