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VOLUME XLII
FRANKLIN, N., C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1927
NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE
Court Adjourned
Cases Disposed Of
The busines of the regular August
f term of Macon Superior court, which
"""was to have lasted for two weeks, was
concluded the first weeek, and court
was adjourned last Saturday.
The criminal docket was completed
on Thursday, and Friday the court
took up the civil docket. Only two
T W W W If Vt W VI 1VU HtlVI IlltU W 4 U
resulted in both.
They were the cases of Young
Vs. Hedden, the plaintiff suing for
$750 over the alleged burning of some
woods; and Battles Vs. Collier, in
which the plaintiff sought to secure
title to a certain niece of property
and to recover $300.
In a number of criminal cases
judgment had not been passed as
the franklin Press went to the frciS
last week. A list of those cases,
with the judgments, follow:
( Fred Lewis, charged with retail-
-ing on two counts-nol pros with
leave in one ' case, $50 fine and
the costs m. the other.
Henry Stewart and Ralph McCall,
retailing fines of $50 each and the
cost.
Bill Munger, housebreaking $50 and
the cost.
Reid Elliott larceny and receiving
$150 and the cost.
Lyman Zachary, retailing $50 and
and the cost.
Peter Moses and Leonard Houston,
drnnWpnnesa $50 each and the cost.
Gus England, reckless driving $10
' and the cost.
Sallsby Owens, retailing $50 and the
cost.
Jack Talley, retailing $50 and the
cost. "
J. B. Ridley, retailing suspended
on payment of the cost.
Raleigh Talley, charged with re
tailing on two counts, and with
drunkenness, the three cases ! having
been concolidated for judgment $50
- and the cost.
Jack Bateman, drunkenness $25 and
the cost. :'.''
Alfred Picklesimcr, charged on two
counts with retailing; and with drunk
enness, the thre cases being consoh
" dated for judgment $50 and the cost.
Luther Talley, retailing $w ana tne
cost.
In the case of G. H. Bell, who
plead guilty to drunkenness, the sen
tence was charged from $25 and the
cost to a sentence suspended on
payment of the cost.
In disposing of the criminal docket,
Judgd. W. F. Harding handed out
one other road sentence 12 months to
John M. Parris, for carrying a con
cealed weapon and retailing. Other
cases follow :
Pratt Dalton, driving car while in
toxicated $50 and the cost.
i M'.trUM Actipar drivintr car while
nxicated-$50 and the cost. Nol
pros tntk leave was taken in a sec
ond case charging Ashear with the
same offense. ' v
Fred Blaine, carrying concealed
weapon not guilty.
George Potts, drunkenness $50 and
the cost. v v
John McCloud, drunkenness sus
pened on payment of the cost.
Walt Prater, retailing suspended on
payment of the cost, . i:
Hunk Tallent. drunkenness $50 and
-the cost. Nol pros was taken in the
. casd charging Tallent with driving
. an autOL while drunk. .
Richard Penland, assault with a
deadly weapon suspended on payment
of the cost.
John Ledford, driving car while
Broadus Younce,7 assault with" a
deadly weapon suspended on payment
I of the cost. NoI pros was taicen in
4be case cnargyig ounce ww ; wr
ing, a concealed weapon. ... :t
J H. Reynolds,, forgcYy-not guilty.
Nol pros with leave was -taken: in
the following cases; ' ' '
OdV Martin, larceny; Oscar Bar
. rett, .retailing; Oscar Barrett, assault
with a deadly weapon; Felui Stuman,
retailing ; R. L. Kenneday, board bill ;
. J. N. Keener, forgery; Jim Jenkins,
retailing; George Merchant, W. G.
Hampton, and Tony Rice, jail break
ing; R. E. Gilliland, passing worth
less check, and board and lodging bill ;
Paul Wyninegar, driving auto while
intoxicated; J. E. Harrell, assault on
a woman;' J. B, Elmore, carrying
. concealed weapon ; Clayton Mashburn,
, drunkenness ; Fred Davis, drunken
ness ; Charlie Oliver, assault with a
deadly weapon ; Luther Ellis, abandon
ment; and Alfred PicklesimertanJ
, Radford Talley, retailing. , ' w
PREACHED HERE
71 YEARS AGO
Rev. J. H. Strickland, pastor of the
Franklin Circuit, attended the funeral
of his former pastor, Rev. J. V. M.
Morris, in Atlanta, Tuesday afternoon,
August 16, 1927. Rev. Morris was
97 years and 30 days old. H4s
funeral was preached at the Wesley
Memorial church and he was buried
in Atlanta.
Brother Moris as a young preacher
attended the Franklin Camp meeting
in 1856. He was then 26 years old.
That was seventy years ago. He re
membered, while talking with Brother
Strickland early in June, crossing the
mountain at Tellico from an appoint
at Briartown, beyond the Nantahalas,
a man meeting him on this side of
the mountain and bringing him to the
home of a Brother Johnson, where
he was entertained in . our town.
He was superannuated the year
Brother Strickland entered school pre
paring for the ministry and always
said that Brother Strickland was to
fill the place he was forced to vacate.
This was then Holston conference and
Brother Morris' circuit reached from
Clayton to Briartown and as far in
the other direction from Clayton, Ga.
These old men are passing away,
but their memory will live in the
minds and lives of others. .
Brother Morris' step was -quick and
his memory clear , to the last. He
died Sunday, August 7, 1927, sitting in
a chair, of heart failure.
Camp Nikwasi Closes
For Present Season
Camp Nikwasi closed its fourth seas
on last' Friday. . And featuring the
ast wees of the season wast the an
nua banquet, the camrj season's sul-
minaung event, neia in xne camp
odge on Wednesday evening.
The lodge was most attractive in
its decorations, as was also the ban
quet aboard, illuminated by candles
arge and small, and with us deco
rations made by the campers.
Miss Blanche "Bo" Wannamaker, ot
Cheraw. S. C. proved herself a
deliehtful toastmistress, and the toasts
were given with spirit and wit.
; To the opening toast, io our
euests." proposed by Miss Elizabeth
"Liz" Schaefer, of Toccoa, Ga., Judge
W. F. Hardine. of Charlotte, honor
guest of the evening, responded. Miss
Mary Lawrence Withers, of Raleigh,
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proposed lo. our councilors; io
our girls" was the toast of Miss
Margaret "Mark" Godfrey, of Cheraw,
S. C; and Nikwasi's "littlest" camp
er, Miss Winnifred Toomb, aged 11,
of Jacksonville, Fla., proposed, "To
our Big Chief" (Miss Laura M.
Jones ,the camp's director).
Following ; the toasts, something of
the-history of Camp Nikwasi was re
lated by Miss Eliza Collins, of
Wilmington, who told of its growth
from 1923, when there were two camp
ers and three councilors,, until 1927,
with 27 girls and six councilors.
Another feature of the program
about which guests were enthusiastic
was "the singing of the camp sors,
most of them written by the girls
themselves.
The camp's highest honor, the Nik-,
wasi monogram awarded for excel
lence in all camp activities and for j
exhibition o fthe finest camp spirit
was awarded by Miss Jones to the
twin sisters from New Bern, Misses
Caroline and Frances Davis.
Invited guests were: Judge W.
F. Harding, -of Charlotte; Mrs. Geo.
H; Btdwell, Springfield, - Mass. ; Miss
Elizabeth Norwood, Sylvester, Ga. ;
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones, of New
York Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Jones and
G. L. Jones, Jr.," Asheville; and Mrs.
F. L: Suer, Misses Eleanor and Betty
Sloan,-- Mrs.' Geo. Ai" Jones, Mr, and
Mrs. Gilmer JA. Jones, Mrs. i rl M.
Jones, Misses Blanche : and - Marie
Jones, Allen Siler, Fred Sloan, James
Porter, Robert Johnston, R. TS. Jones,
and Mr. and Mrs. , Weimar Jones and
guest, Mrs. R." M. Smith, Jr., of
Slimmerville, S." C. ' ! " -,
Baptist Pastor Resigns
The Rev. Geo. C. Steed, pastor of
the Franklin Methodist church for the
past year, -has resigned his charge
here, it was learned last week.
Mr. Steed offered, his resignation
at the prayer meeting service on last
Wednesday' night, to become effective
"immediately," and. the resignation
was so accepted by the members
present, acting as a body.
Mr, Steed has not as yet announced
his plans for the future, nor has any
thing, been learned as to who may
succeed him here.
Since they have been in Franklin,
Mr. Steed and his family have made
many .friends. :
BIG SALE STAGED
BY LOCAL FIRM
J. S. Porter or Company's
Sale Begins Sept. 1 and
Runs Until Sept. 12
Preparations Made to Care
For Big Crowd Fifteen
Clerks Engaged.
What is termed "Macon County's
Greatest Sale"; will begin September
first and end twelve days later. This
sale is being conducted by J. S.
Porter & Company, who have en
gaged as sales manager, Mr. J. S.
Whitmire,' an 'expert in his line, with
a record of 22 years as a successful
merchant in Haywood county. "Whit"
as he is familiarly known to hun
dreds of friends in Western North
Carolina, is enthusiastic at the pros
pects of a successful sale. According
to Steve Porter thousands of posters
have been printed and distributed not
only in Macon county but in several
adjoining counties and in the state of
Georgia. On a visit to the store
Tuesday a spectator actually saw Bill
Cunningham at work and very busy
at that. Not only Bill, but Mr. Jim
Porter and several others have been
in high : for the past several days
re-marking goods and placing them
on display. Mr. Porter says that he
would rather climb mountains any
day thart get a big stock of goods
ready for sale. j
The firm has announced that it
will offer for sale a stock of mer
chandise valued at $30,000, that $2,
000 worth of new goods 'arrived by
express Monday and that each train
and mail brings additional merchan
dise. Steve states that fifteen clerks
have been engaged' 10' wait upo) the
great crowds that he expects to at
tend his sale from Georgia and ad
joining counties in North Caroliin lo
say nothing of those living in Macou.
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT
M. E. CHURCH, S0Ura
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Franklin Circuit will be held with
the Snow Hill church at West's Mill,
on Saturday, September 24,. 1927.
The presiding elder, Rev. P. W.
Tucker, will preach at .11:00 a. m.,. and
the' conference will be held after
lunch. " ,
Let the stewards make their report
to the pastor on Friday the 2.'rd.
We are very anxious to resurrect
the old custom of our church in ob
serving Friday preceding each quar
terly conference as a day of fasting
and praying. , '
Let every steward be . present, also
the other church officers who are
members of the quarterly , conference.
Brother Tucker will preach at
Clark's Chapel on the fourth Sunday
evening, September 25, at 8 o'clock.
J. H. STRICQLAND, P. C.
Cowee News
Rev. Vance, of Sylva, preached at
Cowee Baptist church Sunday night.
Rev. Charles A. Elmore has gone
to Sylva to attend school at the
Collegiate Institute.
Mr. and Mrs." W. A. Brown and
other relatives of Nelson, Ga., are
visiting W,. J. Jenkin's family. !
Mr. Troy Sheffield and Jamily, ot
East la, Porte; Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Rickman and Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Rend and family and Miss Grace
Sheffield, of Woodrow. visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. shet
field. Sundav.
Mr. and, Mrs; Claude Parrish and
Mr. and Mrs. Marbin, of Swain
couhtyr visited' Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Morgan," Sunday.
Mr. Jay Matlock' has gone to An
drwes to attend - school. 4
Miss Barbara Sheffield has gone to
Canton to attend school. ,
Messrs Ira f and John Matlock, of
Atlanta, visited -their parents,
Mr.
ana Mrs. . u, MatiocK, last wcck.
Mr. Clyde Clark has returned iromibclievc that it h ViMy that a
Georgia, .where he spent last week.
Rules For County Fair
(1) All who wish to enter exhibits
must hand their' names to the county
agent on or before Septembers 15.
(2) With the exception of livestock
all entrants agree far their entries
to be taken to the Western North
Carolina fair at Asheville immediate
ly after close of fair here.
(3) Exhibits may be made in any
type of container.
BRYSON NAMED TO
DUKE LAW SCHOOL
FACULTY BY FEW
DURHAM, N. C. Aug. 24.-Judge
Thad D. Bryson, of Bryson City, for
eight years on the North Carolina
Superior court bench, resigning last
year, will become professor of law in
the Duke University Law School at
the opening in September, President
W. P. Few announced today.
W. Bryan Bolick, of Winston
Salem,' lawyer, legislator and Rhodes
scholar to Oxford University, will also
join the faculty of the law school, Dr.
Few said in making the first an
nouncements of the law school faculty,
which will be completely set up in
1928. Dean S. F. Mordecai will con
tinue to head the school. Asheville
Citizen.
Grand Jury's Report
Disposal of the present County
Home and farm and purchase of a
better farm, and repair of the pres
ent county jail, if that course is
"practicable," until the time comes
when the county can build a court
hoiisc and jail, are the chief recom
mendations contained in the report of
the Macon county grand jury, submit
ted last Thursday to Judge W. F.
Harding, of Charlotte, presiding at
the August term of Macon Superior
court.
The recommendation with reference
to the, jail is made, said the report,
"because we feel that within a few
years our county will have to have
a new court house and as we be
lieve that it is likely that a jail w'.ll
be built in connection therewith."
The recommendation that the present
jail be so repaired "that the prisoners
may be kept safely in comfortable and
sanitary quarters," is, therefore, made
"for the sake of economy."
The; present County Home should
be sold and "a better farm" purchased,
"if the finances will permit," in order
that the county may "begin to bund
more permanent buildings, adding to
them from time to time, as tne
finances of the county will permit arid
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The hodv found the county home
well, kept, says the report, the jail
"Went as well as is reasonably pos
sible," and the court house "as a
whole in good condition.
The report follows:
"To the Honorable Judge Harding,
presiding at Franklin, N. C, over the
August term of court:
"We, the Grand Jury, beg to sub
mit the following report : We Iiave
passed on all the bills that have conic
before us, except some where the wit
nesses had not been summoned, thtse
wc have, marked continued.
"We have visited the County Home
and, as' well as we could, looked into
the conditions there. The inmates
seem well provided for as to food
and clothing. The .premises are in a
sanitary condition. The beds are js
cleah as could be reasonably expected.
We do, after looking over the farm,
feel that the commissioners should, if
the finances will permit, sell the pres
ent home and buy a better farm, even
if it were not so large, and begin to
build more permanent buildings, add
ing to them from time to time, as
the finances of the county will per
mit nad as the requirements will de
manH
"We have looked over the jail and
fnid that it is being kept as well as
is reasonably, possible. We beg. how
ever, to make this recommendation:
That the commisisoners take some
competent workmen, look over the
building and premises, and if it should
be found practicable, have the work
done so that the prisoners may be
safely kept in comfortable and sani
tary quarters. If after thorough ex
amination the commisisoners should
find repairing impossible Or too ex
pensive to be practical,' then wc can
only recommend arrangements be
made as speedily as possible to build
a new jail.
"We make this recommendation of
repair, because we feel that within a
few years our county will have to
. new court hou,e and we
will be built in connection therewith
Wc think that if it is possible for the
jail to be repaired, for the sake of
economy, it is advisable at present.
"We' have looked over' the court
house and find as a whole that it is
well kept. The offices and vaults are
somewhat crowded, but we believe it
will be adequate for a few years
especially since we realize how limited
the mean of the county are.
"Respectfully submitted.
'This August 25, 1927.
"C W. HENDERSON, Foreman."
SCHOOLS OPEN
SEPTEMBER 5TH
The schools at Franklin and at
Highlands will open next Monday,
September 5.
Following is the list of teachers for
the Franklin school: High school:
G. L. Houk, principal; Mrs. Eloise
G. Franks, English; Miss Cora Lee
Mozeley, French and Latin; Miss
Eleanor Sloan, mathematics; Miss
Daniel, history ; Miss Morgan, home
economics; Miss Lunsford, science and
mathematics; Mr. Kisler, science and
athletics.
Grades: first, Miss Bringle; second,
Mrs. Harris; third, Miss Benjamin;
fourth, Miss Rose Rogers and Mrs.
Gaston Curtis; fifth, Miss Lillie Cal
loway; sixth. Miss Ruth Oliver; and
seventh, J. J. Mann.
A. J. Gribble was named janitor.
STUDENTS NAMED
TO ENTER F. H. S.
The following passed the examina
tion given on August 20, 1927 . for
admission to high school. These stu
dents will be admitted to high school
at the beginning of the sesion opening
on Monday, September 5, 1927.
Harold Edwards, Hazel Kinsland,
Monroe Ledford, Eloise Morrison,
Blanche Teem, Daniel West, Annie
Lee Setser, Robert Stewart, Ned
Dowdle, Perry Matlock, Ruby potts,
Charlie Shope, R. L. Cloer, Blanche
Curtis, Cloyd Byrd, Nolita Bradley.
G. L. HOUK, Principal Franklin
Public Schools.
Scroll Locals",
Mrs. Lydia Houston and Mrs. Ralph
Crisp are on the sick list " ai present.
Alma Moses, Mr. A. S. Moses little
daughter, is suffering with typhoid
fever. " .
Mr. Ralph Pickens and his brother-in-law,
Mr. Sanders, of Shelby, were
visiting relatives in this community
recently. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson, of
Bluefield, W Va., were the guests at
Mrs. W. A. Keener's home.
The little son of Mr. Harold Brown
had the misfortune to have his right
hand cut in two by his little cousin,
who is two years old. The two little
ones were out together. The cutting
was done with a double-bit axe.
Little . Edward McCoy jobbed the
scissors through one jaw.
Mr. C. U. Moses, of Ellijay, made
a business trip to Mr. Zack Peek
Thursday.
Miss Flora Holland, of Peek's Creek,
was visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A.
Mashburn recently.
Mrs. C. R. Mashburn is again with
us.
Mr. P. Wendel Keener, the son
of Mr. W. A. Keener, who has been
in the marine . service for several
years, has sailed for Hawaii.
Miss Leona Stanfield has been away
on a vacation. While away she has
been to Canton. She expects to re
turn Sunday to Mrs. Fanny Keener.
Mr. Amos Mashburn is working
over in the Nantahalas at present.
Mr. Leo Keener expects to spend
his vacation at Jiome with his mother.
He has been at work for months.
Fair View School News "
Fair View school has completed its
second month. During this month ,
the school with the county's aid has
bought more land, which was quite
necessary. Bought three needed desks,
oiled our floor, scraped . a great deal
on the . play grounds and other im
provements. -. J .
The Swain pupils have come auain.,.
so .our average will be better next
month we hope. This month otir1
enrollment and avratre would have
not been forced to enter two weeks
late.
Following is the honor roll :
Firt Grade
Nora Dills, Frances Dills, Gertrude
Mashburn, Mandaline McMahan. Lot
tie Roper, Cletus : Gasoway. R. V.
McMarnn. Howard McMahan. Clf-,-:ir
uraiu,
rrant, Faul Mashburn. s vvni
x Second Qrade A
Gay Diiis. Hazel Dills. T. L. Me
Mahan, Hope Lowry, Etta Lowvy,"
Thelma Grant.
. Third Grade
Julia Kilnatrick, Marie Mashburn, s s
Frances McMahan, Auze! McMahan, ' '
Odae Owenby, Howard Roper. ; V
Fifth Grade '
VM-vl-r Vorr, Thelma Rnpcr Prich- '
ard McMahan, Corman Kilpatrick.
' Seventh Grade
Ruby .Dills, No-man Grant, Arnold
Kilpatrick, Agril Owcriby,