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VOLUME XLIV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1S29.
NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
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U- ' . Tr? ! Scenery
Cl-lj C-i-'iy Refuse
17 Peaks Over 5.CC3
Feet High
Ideal Dairy County
Creamery, Cannery
Excellent Highways
Cheap Electric Power
for Industries
Law-abiding Citizenship
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SHE HOLY.
At Black Place This Year
Noted Family Holds 70 tli
R eunibn With Uncle
Charlie Slagle As Host.
Yesterday at the Black Place on
the Nantahala river the Siler family
held its 79th reunion, with. C. W.
Slagle as host, The long tables were
set under the immense oak trees
on the lawn. Approximately two
hundred members of the family and
friends were present .to enjoy Mr.
Slagle's hospitality. The Black Place
is located on highway No. 28 about
18 miles west of Franklin. After the
excellent dinner was eaten the family
assembled in front of the Slagle
home and heard reports of the various
committees. ! Attorney T, J. Johns
ton 1 who has been president ' of the
family organization for the past sev
eral years called the meeting to
order by rapping on a table with a
gavel made from the "Treaty Tree"
where, Jacob Siler .'7 powwowed with
the Indians in 1818. Jacob Siler and
his three brothers were the first white
men to settle permanently in what
is now Macon county. James Gray of
Raleigh acted as Secretary. Mr.
Gray takes the I place of his father,
the late Thomas R. Gray who was
family secretary for fifty-five years.
The meeting was opened by singing
."Blessed Be the Tie That Binds."
Rev. .Riddle of South Carolina then
led in prayer. The minutes of the
meeting of last year were read and
approved. Miss Laura- Jones, chair
man of the obituary committee, re
ported the names of the members
of the family who had died since
the. previous meeting. Among such
names; were Samuel Edward Bryson,
John Cofpening and W. W. Sloan.
In hef report Miss Jones; paid a
beautiful tribute to the late W. W;
Sloan of Franklin. 1
Mrs. Kate . Robinson Hobart of
California, daughter of the late Jim
Robinson of Franklin, formerly lieu
tenant governor of v North Carolina,
made her report of the outlook com
mittce. This report gave information
of what various members of the
family are now doing.
Mr. Neville Sloan, chief engineer
of the Smoky Mountain Survey, sub
mitted an bid book of Jacob Siler
in which is recorded surveys of the
Smoky Mountain area made a century
ago. Miss Harriett Kinnebrew of
Raleigh, chairman of -the Old Maids'
committee, though not present sent
a letter . to the family meeting.:
v Next Mr. Jule Robinson, now cori
nected with the Asheville Times, was
called upon to ''i make' his report of
the Old Bachelors' committee. Chair-:
man Johnston announced that since
Mr. Robinson was becoming oM and
feeble, the chair considered it neces
sary to detail younger members of
the family to escort Mr, j Robinson
i to the speakers stand. Consequently
Mr. Jonnston asked Dr. Lyle and
Uncle Charlie Slagle to assist Mr.
Robinson. - , '
Revs. 7R. F. Mock, A. J. Flanagan
and Rev. Riddle all made short talks
and expressed delight at receiving
invitations to attend the family meet
ing, v .v".
Mrs.. Hattie Moore, 85, of Clay
county was the oldest member of the
family present. Next in age ; was
Uncle Charlie Slagle who is nearing
eighty-two. Mrs. Moore, Mr., Charlie
Slagle, and Mr. Jacob , Slagle
were all present at the first
family reunion seventy-nine, years ago
and they all met again this year at
the Black Place. In fact, Uncle
Charlie has missed only two meetings
of the family in seventy-nine years.
In the late afternoon the meeting
adjourned after deciding to meet with
Mrs. George Jones of Franklin next
year. , , ; 7-7 , .
: Nine States were represented at the
meeting this year.
TWO GIRLS INJURED
A hit-and-run driver killed a horse
and slightly injured two Camp Tau
keetah girls who were horseback rid
ing near the camp three miles west
of Franklin; Leas Bryson of Macon
county was later arrested for the of
fense . and charged with wreckless
driving. ' Camp authorities Tuesday
refused to reveal the names of the
injured girls, though one is said to
. be iMiss Helen -Patton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, R. A. Patton of . Frank
lin. , Reports have it that the - other
girl resides in Durham. -
Bryson is under bond of $1,000 for
his appearance at court. Tie will be
'riven a preliminary hearing next
Saturday.
REVIVAL COSES
TO A CLOSE
Many Join Local Baptist
Church Debt of Church
Greatly Reduced.'
The Baptist meeting closed Sunday
night, August , 4th with 46 additions
of which 20 were by experience and
baptism.
Dr. and Mrs. Huntsberry left Mon
day morning for Louisana oil fields
for a meeting.
A large congregation overflowed
the church Sunday night to see the
baptism. The baptistry was beauti
fully decked and banked with flow
ers, some of which were sent to the
hospital to the sick. Mrs. Wilkie,
Mrs. Waldroop, Mrs. Tilly, worked
hard to decorate and assist' in the
baptism. Bro. Cunningham aided the
pastor at the pool. J. D. Franks
kept the records of those baptized.
Bro. Stallcup V and Bro. Crawley
sat on the platform. . Mr. David
Mashburn did a wonderful work with
the choir and young people.
Nearly . one thousand dollars were
raised for the budget and for the
meeting. ;. There is ' still lacking one
hundred "and fifty dollars which must
be raised.
The church will be dedicated at
an early date. .All debt must be
cleared away and paid off before
dedication. '
The following joined the church
during the meeting.
Watch Care.
Fred Childers, W. C. Coweta, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Ramey, Gertrude Shbpe,
Lucretia Pruett, J. C. Elmore, Chris
tine Franks, Lake Shope, E. B. De
Hart, Mrs. E. B. DeHart, Bernice
and Myrtice Dillard, Ella. Bryant,
Joe Elmore, L. A. Allen, Mrs. Fannie
Allen, J. Wymer " Hastings, Mrs. Mat
tie Hastings, ? IKggie ' Potts,""' M. A.
Sanders, Annie Hyatt, Fred Kimsey,
Morris . Mason. 7 ( 7 ; '.. , -
The following . joined by experi
ence: ' ...
Henry Oliver, Helen Oliver, Elmer
Childers Bowden Dryman, Frances
Oliver, Mary Lou Guest, Charlotte
Conley, Mrs. Maggie Sanders, ' Kath
leen Conley, Maggie Dillingham, Fred
Jacobs, Mrs. Jessie Oliver, Mrs. Eliza
beth Boston, Anna Conner, Annie
Laura 7 Sprinkle, - Billy Cunningham,
John Shope, Reid Elliott and Willard
Pender grass.
The following joined by letter :Mrs.
Fannie Allen, Elsie' eSaunedrs.
All candidates i were baptized Sun,
dav night except Willard PeiKlergrass.
The church has had a record of
growth this year 7 which is excep
tional. There have been received during
the last fifteen months 182 members
of which 94 have come in by baptism,
The church roll has been revised,
the B. Y. P. U. has delivered 50
diplomas to its members, the W. l.
U. has graduated a number in Mis
sion study, a normal course in Sunday
school work has been taught, a debt
of $3,600 has been raised on the
building, the entire church has been
repainted, the roof has been : covered,
the Sunday school has given liberally
to the orphans, home, a Y. W. A.
has been organizedVunder Miss Willie
Mae v- Ledford. The G. A. . under
Mrs. Lee has- done excellent work,
The Sunbeams under Gladys , Panncl
has grown, two meetings have been
held with excellent . results, over
$6,000 , have been raised for all pur
poses and the church is in the best
i condition for work in its entire his
tory of 1U7 years.
The dedication of the church prom-
Lises to be a' great event. The coun-
try pastors win uc picbcjil mv
platform. An accepted leader of the
denomination will preach t the dedi
cation sermon, former pastors will
be invited to be present and a nota
ble event in the history of the church
will be observed.
The Franklin Baptist church is
the mother and grandmother of 35
churches in the county and section.
Out of the Franklin church have
come the following churches on about
the date named: Dillards, 1828,' Sug
ar Fork, 1836, Coweta 1830. Cowee,
1828, Cartoogechaye 1831, Mountain
Grove, 1845, Burningtown . 1845, etc.
Nearly all the churches , for thirty
milei around , are daughters or s grand
daughters of the old Franklin church
established in July 1822. The church
was very weak in 1880. It now has
between 400 and 500 members. J
Episcopal Services
Rev. Albert New of Waynesville
will hold services nevt Sunday after
noon at the local Episcopal church
at 3 o'clock. All 7 are cordially in
vited. . '
tEflOTAMLA
COMY PICKS
rrscpiALs
Important Hydro-Electric
Developments . seen In
This Section.
The. publication Sundays of dispatch
es from' Bryson City announcing ' the
organization of the Nantahala Power
&' . Light company has been the
source of no lit!tle soeculation in
Franklin. Officials of the new com
pany were reticent and refused to
make any definite statements, other
than to tacitly admit that the new
organizaion is a subsidiary of - the
Tallassee Power company. The par
ent company has owned for a" num
ber 7 erf years a power site on the
Nantahala river in Macon county.
The fact that the name of the new
company includes ;the word "Nanta
hala," is interpreted here to mean
that the activities of the company
will be located in Macon county on
the river of that name. It is under
stood here that plans for a big dam
have been completed for a numab'er
of years. These plans, it is said,
call for -a' dam more, than 200 feet
in height to : be located a short dis
tance below Acquohe. The lake
formed wouldj extend up the river
almost to the Black Place. The
power house' would be located near
the school house just above Nantahala
station. The plans also call for bor
ing a tunnel through the mountain
from the dam to the power house,
it is said. The natural fall of the
river from Aquone to Nantahala sta
tion . is . slightly, over 800 feet. A
dam - 200 feet high, would give a
total . head ' of more than one thous
and feet. Reports current on the
streets of Franklin , for sometime
have it that work on the Nantahala
dam in Macon county will begin in
1930, though there has been no of
ficial announcemen , to this effect.
Commissioners Postphbne
Sale of .Land for Taxes
On motion of Mr! C. H. McClure,
duly seconded by Mr. W. I). Barn
ard, It is -
Resolved; That no order shall now
be made to sell real estate of de
linquent tax ayers of the year 1928,
but that the Sheriff be required to
settle for the taxes 1925, 1926 and
1927, on or before the first Mon
day in October, 1929; That if settle
ment is not made of the 1928 tax
list on or before the first Monday
in 7 October, 1929, the list shall be
retained in the office of the Board
of County Commissioners, and not
turned over to the Sheriff until such
settlement is made; That any person
desiring to pay, their taxes prior to
such settlement, may do so and the
County Commissioners will turn over
to f the Sheriff the receipts for such
taxes as are paid td the end, that
the Sheriff may deliver ' such receipts
to the tax payer; This, however,
beeing on the condition and with the
full 7 understanding and agreement
that the Sheriff shall make the neces
sary bond ' to cover the entire tax
list on the first Monday in October,
1929, and as soon as settlement of
1928, taxes are made the 1929 list
shall be turned over , to him; That
the Sheriff shall make report of all
delinquent tax payers on the 1928
list, on the first Monday in October,
1929, in order that the proper order
for the sale, of real estate or per
sonal property may be made by the
Board of Commissioners to the end,
that settlement in full shall be made
the first Monday in December, 1929.
This order is made in view of the
extraordinary conditions prevailing
in Macon County, due to the fact
that when the present Board of Com
missioners came into office on the
first Monday in December,. 1928 the
tax list for 1928 had not been made
out nor turned over to the Sheriff,
and it was impossible to complete
and turn over the same to the Sheriff,
until the 26th day of March, 1929,
leaving the people only four1 months
to date in which tb pay the 1928
taxes, which the law contemplates
one year they shall have to settle.
A roll call , vote was had on the
foregoing resolution as follows:
Voting in the Affirmative : T. O.
Harrison, C. H. McClure, W. D.
Barnard. '' ,
Voting in the Negative : " None.
Thereupon the chairman, announced
the resolution duly' adopted.
L. C. WALDROOP
LAffiTO REST
Was Man of Sterling Char
acter and Highly Re
pected and Loved by
Entire Community.
On Monday afternoon, July 29, 1929,
at the Slagle Memorial Presbyterian
church, funeral services for Mr, Le
ander Creighton Waldroop, by the
Pastor, Rev. J. A. Flanagan. The
deceased had been very sick for some
time with an incurable disease, but
faced the end with patience and
fortitude and met death calmly and
peacefully. The remains were laid
to rest. in the Franklin cemetery.
Mr. Waldroop was' born in Macon
county, February 18, 1857. He was
married November 24, 1887 to Miss
Betty Leach of Franklin and to this
union were born sir children, five
boys and one girl. -For forty-five
years he had lived at the same spot
in Cartoogechaye community, where
he was known and loved by all who
knew him.
He was a man of sterling qualities,
the essence of honor, and a man of
convictions. He tried to do that
which was right in all his relation
ships with his fellowman, willing to
suffer rather than fail to do that
which was honorable. Respected by
his fellow citizens, esteemed by his
friends, and loved by those who knew
him. He leaves a noble example of
unselfish service and devotion to
duty. He shall be missed by his
loved ones, by the people of the
community, and the county, and by
his friends everywhere.
He leaves a wife and six children:
Messers. Frank and Fred Waldroop
of Atlanta, Ga., Harold Waldroop in
the 7. Shipping : service ; Willie' and
Charles Waldroop ' and Mrs. Hal
Slagle ' of. the Cartoogechaye. com
munity : one sister. Mrs. Grover Lewis
-of Franklin; two half sisters, Mrs.
Frank Reece and Mrs. Ted Gillespie;
one half brother, Mr. Jake Waldroop.
THE COUNTY ROADS
I take this opportunity of speaking
to my men who have contracted
with me and the county for the
up-keep of various sections of the
county roads. .
It is my - opinion that you men
whom I have contracted with Itand
among the ) best citizens of Macon
county and men who are interested
in a better road movement. While
we all are liable and given to neglect,
we all have our home interests. And
where a man has his hands full of
his own affairs and takes on extra
obligations he is bound to make some
sacrifice in order to carry out his
new obligations. Where-as a man
takes a contract for maintaining a
certain piece of road he couldn't
reasonably expect to go on with his
own affairs as though nothing had
happened and draw the county's mon
ey. He must make some sacrifice
of his own affairs in order to carry
out his new obligations with the
county.
I see some men going on with
their roads; shrubbing off the banks,
ditching, dragging, and doing some
real road work, which , looks good
to me. I will long remember this.
But the fellow who disregards his
road contract and lets the few months
pass until cold weather he has let
the golden opportunity pass.
When the dav of settlement comes
the answer will be, ''Depart. I know
you not." I will not feel I am re
sponsible for , this answer as I am
looking after the county's interests,
but at the same time regarding every
man's interest and wishing to deal
justly with him. 7'
I will mention a few of the things
that will be expected and are re
quired on March 1, 1930.
1. Road banks,, brushed off during
August.
2. Roads be kept smoothe before
cold so they will become firm.
3. All tile, culverts and drain-ditches
to be kept clean of trash and in
working condition.
4. The road must have the ap
pearance of some one's interest and
oversight.
My chief object in writing this
article is that no one will fail to
know, their respective duties toward
their road.
' I will be at the cannery at Frank
lin, a part , of the time for awhile,
not on road duty but will be glad
to discuss any road problem at any
time you call around. , ' 7
I am yours for better roads,
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Tourwnis
BIG SUCCES
Alan Smith of Ashevilh
Walks Off With First
Prize in Flight One Lyk
Wins Prize in Flight Two
and Dowton in Flight
Three. ,
The invitation tournament-held last
week on Vhe local golf course re
sulted in much publicity for Frank
lin. Alan Smith of Asheville who
won first prize in flight one spoke ,
very highly of' the local links and
suggested some improvements that
could be made at little cost. The
men entrants were classified into
three flights. In the first round in
flight one John Drake of Sylva elim
inated Steve , Porter of Franklin 2
and 1. Alan Smith took the measure
of Gilmer Jones to the tune of 8
and 7. Jack Sewell of Miami beat
G. L. Houk of Franklin 3 and 2,
while Hugh Leach of Franklin beat
his fellow townsman, Frank Murray,
2 and 3. In the semi-finals Sewell
mastered Leach, 6 and 4 while Smith
was whipping Drake 2 and 1. In
the finals Smith bested Sewell 4 and
3
In the second flight S. H. Lyle,
Jr. had the best of Tommy Angel 3
and 2. Dick Jones won from Thomp
son 8 and 7. John Randolph of
Bryson City took the printer, Street
into camp by 4 and 3, and Dr. Jar
rell of Cornelia mastered Jim Early,
of Tampa 2 and 1. In the. semi
finals Lyk beat Jones 3 and 2
while Jarrell won from Randolph 3 .
and 2. In the finals Lyle was master,
of Jarrell 3 and 2. 7
In the third flight Baldwin drew
a bye. Dowton beat Hunnicutt 6
and 5. Buck Mastered Carter one
up while Conley was -giving Harris
a drubbing to, the tune of 8 and
6. In the semLiinals, Dowton won
over Baldwin 6 and 4, Conley over
Buck 2 up. In the final round Con
ley was eliminated by Dowton 6 and
5
' In thee women's tournament Mrs.
Drake had the better of Miss Eliza
beth Causey. Miss Sinclair made
Miss Mattie Angel very sad and v
Mrs. Gilmer Jones became exceed
ingly exuberant when she drew a
bye. In the final roundup Mrs. Drake
won first prize; Mrs. Jones, second;
Miss Sinclair, third; Miss Causey,
fourth and Miss Angel fifth.
All those living away from Frank
lin who took part, in the tournament
expressed their surprise that little
town like Franklin has such a good
golf course. Gilmer Jones, manager
of the course, was constantly on the
job instructing the caddies and other
wise seeing that the tournament went
off without a hitch.
Meeting of the Macon .
County S. S. Association
The Macon county Sunday School
Association met in session at the
Morrison Presbyterian church on
Thursday, July 25, 1929, with more
than a hundred delegates from more
than 18 Sunday Schools over the
county. Miss Flora Davis, Genera!
Superintendent of the N. C. Sunday
School Association and Miss Daisy
Magee, a field worker, were present
for the day. They brought very
helpful and inspiring talks and helped
in many ways to make the day a
success. Rev. A. S. Solesbee and
Rev. R. F. Mock, pastor of the
Franklirt Methodist church led the
devotional services for the day.
The Snow Hill Sunday School won
the attendance banner, given for the
Sunday School sending the largest
delegation the greatest number of
miles. Mr. Ralph West was elected
President of the County Sunday
School Association for the coming
vear. It was vited to go to the
Newnan Sunday School for the next
meeting of ' the association, which
will be held during the summer time
next year.
BISHOP COLLINS
DENNY COMING
Bishop Collins - Denny, one of the
most beloved bishops of the Southern
Methodi'st church, Mrs. Denny and
their son, Attorney Collins Bishop,
Jr., all of. Richmond, Virginia, will
arrive here Ausmst 14 and will . be
the guest of . Mr.- and Mrs. J. A.
Porter. The bishop will preach at
the locf Methodist, church on the
fourth Sunday in August which falls
on !: 23:';. A, cordial invitation is
'(! t u'l.to hear Bhh I)cn