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MACON COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDENTS
RAINBOW SPRINGS F. W. Tittle
PRENTISS Beatrice Gribble
WALNUT CREEK Mrs, F. E. Mash
burn NORTH SKEENAH W. R. Sanders
SHOOKVILLE Marie Roger.
ELLIJAY D. J. Moses
TELLICO Vance DeHart
WEST'S MILL Will Elmore
HOLLY SPRINGS Faye Franklin
NORTON BRANCH W. L. Carpenter
TESENTA Mrs. A. C. Patterson
PATTON'S Mrs. R. A. Patton
OTTO J. C. Bradley, Jr.
CORRESPONDENT,
THIS BFOR YOU
Reporters To Be Paid For
News Beginning
This Week
With this issue The Press begins
paying regular correspondents for
news matter printed. All correspon
dents must be subscribers to . The
Press, or some member of the family
must be a subscriber. Correspondents
who have been receiving The Press
may count news matter on a sub
scription. Payment will be made between the
first and tenth of the month follow
ing the month of publication of news.
Payments will not be made oftener
than once each month.
Names Dropped
VThis week we are again revising
the list of correspondents. Those
who fail to send in news regularly
' will be promptly dropped. This week
Stella Wilson, of Broadway; Mrs. F.
H. Nolen, of Cartoogechaye ; Bertha
Carpenter, of North Skeenah ; and
Carl Morgan, of Stiles, are being re
moved from the list. No one of these
correspondents has sent in news more
thantwice since Jan. 1, according to
our records. This is the last issue
of The Press that will be mailed to
these correspondents. These commu
nities are open for new reporters.
Mrs. A. C. Patterson, of Tesenta;
Mrs. R. A. Patton, of Patton's ; and
J. C. Bradley, Jr., of Otto, are being
added to the list this week. Others
will probably be 'added next week.
Those desiring to become correspon
dents must state the fact. Names wili
not be added simply upon receipt of
news items:,
Hints For You
Reporters must use care in writing
news. Unless news matter is legible,
authentic, ancl comes to this office
regularly, correspondents will be drop
ped and others secured.
Do not report cqmmunity visiting.
It will not be printed.
Do not insert your own opinion into
news. It won't go into print. If
you have something to discuss write
a letter for the editorial page.
Do not say that Rev. Trixie filled
his i regular appointment at Bixbie
church last Sunday. It takes some
thing irregular to make news.
Do not tell what THE FARMERS
are doing. Tell us what SOME farm
r is doing. And' give his NAME.
Forget ' the weather. It's all alike
in Macon county. ,
All news must be received at the
Press office not liter than Tuesday
at noon. It is preferable that news
be received on Monday.
Tellico
Mr. Guess, of Franklin, was in this
section Wednesday, buying cattle.
Mr. Elbert Byrd, formerly of this
section, who has been in Swain
i county for sometime, has moved back
to his old home section.
Mrs. Harley Mason is confined to
lier home on account of illness. D.r.
W. A. Rogers is the attending phy
sician. Mr. Lee Cook who has been ill for
sometime, is slowly improving.
Mr. Theron Slagie is attending a
ten day singing school at the Tellico
Baptist church.
Mr. Julius McCoy, of Burning
town, was in this section Wednes
day, shopping1, i
Mr. George Parrish, of Burning
town was in this section Sunday en
route to Wesser Creek.
Tesenta -
Messrs. Hollis Patterson and G. L.
Garland went to Tamassee, S. C,
Saturday and brought Mr. Patterson's
daughter, Louise, home from the D.
A, U. school.
Mr. Bascom -Long who has been
living at Highlands for the past four
years, has moved back to his farm
on upper Tesenta.
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Mr. Milo
Cabc and Miss Margie Buchanan
were happily married Mrs. Cabe is
the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. L. Buchanan. Mr. Cabe is the
youngest son of Mr, and Mrs. Tom
Cabe, both of Tesenta. '
Mr. M. B. Norton is confined to
his bed with flu.
Mr. Jack Mashburn and family, of
Franklin, have moved to the Mrs.
Mary J. E. Marchetti farm. Mr.
Mashburn is operating a sawmill on
Buck Eye creek where he plans to
saw several hundred cross ties and a
lot of lumber.
Mr. and Mrs. George Scroggs, of
Mayesville, Ga., came to Macon coun
ty on business last week, and while
here visited Mrs. Scroggs' father, Mr.
Jack Carpenter.
Mr. John H. Rogers' family is sick
with flu and colds.
Mrs. Maude Bleckley, of Clayton,
Ga., and Mrs. Lowton James, of
Bald Mountain, Ga., spent last week
end with their sister, Mrs. A. C.
Patterson. ' i ,
Mr. Elbert Gibson and family are
visiting Mrs. Gibson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Henry. Mr. Henry
has been sick for the past week.
Mrs. Nancy Conley and daughter
who have been at Gastonia, for the
past three months, are back at home
on Evans' creek. -
Revival services began at upper
Tesenta Baptist church, ' Sunday.-Rev.
John Baty, the pastor, is in charge.
Rev. Tiison is expected to join him in
a few days.
Misses Mildred and Bernice Smith
visited their uncle, Mr. Drew Smith,
at Otto, last week.
Cullasaja
Mr. and Mrs. George Stanfield are
wearing smiles over a new baby girl
born Feb. 13.
Mr. Gline Holland made ' a busi
ness trip to Franklin, Wednesday.
Mr. Bob Russell and .family are
visiting home folks, Mr. and Mrs.
John Russell. Mrs. Russell has been
on the sick list.
We are glad to report that Mr
Alvin Stewart at the . Angel ; hospital
is improving some.
Miss Viola Tallent is home from
Cullowhee high school.
Miss Annie Stewart is staying with
her grandfather, Mr. John Berry, at
Ellijay.
North Skeenah ,
Mr. Vester Stockton and Ed Shope
are getting an early start in farming.
They have planted an early patch of
Irish potatoes. They say they hope
they can make it till greens come in.
Mr. Raymond Sanders took some
Irish potatoes to Franklin Saturday
to swap for fertilizer to put under
his oats he is planning to sow in a
few days.
Mr. Charlie Blaine is through saw
ing the Sanders brothers' yard and
has moved up to Zeb Shope's to saw
a yard, Zeb is planning to build a
large barn and go into the stock
business.
Mr. Marion Sanders is building a
new house at present and is plan
ning to go in the poultry business for
his living.
Mr. John Shope had the misfor
tune to get his leg cut with an ax
the past week.
Mr. Manson and Ray Sanders, of
Franklin, were in this section Sun
day. Mr. Weimer Hasting and wife, of
Franklin, were in this section Sunday.
Mr. Norville Singleton, of Prentiss,
visited James Sanders last Friday.
Mr. Dewey Gregory, of Walnut
Creek, visited his sister, Mrs. Ray
mond Sanders, the past week.
Mr. Richard Sanders is all smiles
because he is to be called daddy for
the first time. Born to Anna and
Richard, Sunday, February 16, a fine
boy. Both mother and baby are do
ing fine. i .
.Jesse and James Sanders are going
to put in an acre of tobacco to try
to win a prize of $250.
Mr. Quince Shopc, Raymond San
ders and wife made a business trip
to Cullasaja to Commodore Stanficld's
the past week.
Mr Lester Tallent, of Coweta, was
in this section the past week trading
for a horse to make a crop with.
. Mr. York, of this section, has re
turned from a trip down in Georgia.
Miss Mary and Kate Shope are at
tending school at Union, and hope to
enter the Franklin school this fall.
Mr. Bob Brendle, of Watauga, was
in this section the past week taking
orders for fruit trees.
Mr. Dock Sellars, of Prentiss," was
in this section on business the past
week.
Mr. Arthur Sarers was out Satur
day buying corn He says he is go
ing to farm fijfeen acres this year.
Ellijay
Mr. Arthur Moses, wife, and little
girl moved from Walnut Creek to El
lijay the past week.
Mr. Lee Henry and family, and
Mr. Willie Henry, of Ventura, Cali
fornia, are on Ellijay with Lee and
Willie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Henry.
West's Mill ,
SINGING CONVENTION
The Quarterly Singing convention
was held at Cowee Baptist church
last Sunday.
This convention was carried on in
a quiet and orderly manner by the
moderator, Jim Raby, with the - co
operation of the president, Walter
Dalton. Liberty Baptist church was
represented by an excellent class,
many choruses of melody were sung
by those representing the Baptist
people of Liberty.
Then came Cowee's class with many
choice selections which were enjoyed
very much. The honor of the class
from Cowee must be given to the
Cowee sBaptist Sunday school.
Ridge Crest Baptist church is to
be honored for having a nice repre
senation of singers to sing specials
at this "convention.
Swain quartette was conducted
through the able leadership of Baxter
Smiley, from Bryson City. Special
attention was noted as to the wonder
ful melody portrayed by the Swain
quartettersV
' Jackson county's singers were wel
come visitors to this convention with
a number of refined selections, and
are invited to the Macon county
conventions.
During the day a wonderful ser
mon was given by Rev. George A.
Cloer after which there was an offer
ing taken for the benefit of the
orphanage. Later in the day a won
derful talk was made by Rev. Alvin
S. Solesbee.
The singing was concluded by the
changing of the time f rorfl the third
Sunday to the fifth Sunday.
This convention is a child of Hon
orable Geo. W. Seebren.
The next convention will be held
at the Iotla Baptist church.
HALL-QUEEN
Carey Hall's daughter, and Derrel
Queen were lately united in matri
mony. Carlyle Sheffield, wife and young
daughter are spending their vacation
at the Sheffield house.
Mr. Grady Keno, and family from
Havwood county, spent several days
at the Sheffield home last week.
Cowee township is being searched
by cattle buyers from Hayvyood coun
ty. Cowee church grounds are being
beautified by the moving of subsoil.
A forty foot driveway has been paved
from the highway to the church door.
There - will be a motjnd left near
the road resembling an Indian mound
covered with blue grass which will be
a wonderful attraction to the public.
Charles A. Elmore visited Gastonia
I Thursday, Feb. 6, and returned Feb.
1 13.
Cowee's roads are being repaired
for the reason that the disagreeable
weather has damaged them.
. We understand that sufficient funds
or about so have been obtained to
buy a piano for the Methodist church
at Snow Hill.
Shookville
Mr. Roy Rogers, of Dillard, Ga.,
has recently been visiting relatives
here. .
Mrs. Mary Ann Tiison has been 'on
the sick list. "
Mr. .Ezra Shook, of Atlanta, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Shook.
Miss Geneva Rogers left last week
for Highlands. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Kerma Holland, of
Cullasaja, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Holland's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Tiison.
Messrs. Woodrow and Elrod Shook,
of Rabun Gap, Ga., were visiting
Mr. Ezra Shook last week.
We are sorry to report that Mr.
Allen Barnes is on the sick list.
Mr. W. H. Rogers made a business
trip to Franklin last week.
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Friends of Mrs. Leonard Pearson
and Miss Albertina Staub were en
tertained at a delightful Valentine
bridge party at the home of yMrs.
Pearson Saturday evening, Feb. 15. ,
The Ladies' Auxiliary of, the 'Epis
copal church met at the, home of
Mrs. W. S. Pavis, Thursday, Feb. 13.
Due to inclement weather few were
present, but those who were there
enjoyed a very pleasant "afternoon. '
A very well attended square dance
was' given by the P.-T. A. at the
school auditorium Friday evening,
Feb. 14.
The Merrimakers club "made mer
ry" at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
J. E. Root, 'Saturday evening. . Cards
were played, followed by the serving
of delicious refreshments, after which
games were enjoyed.
Col. Henry Robertson made a trip
to Franklin, Monday, Feb. 17.
Bradley Is Heard
On Three Charges
Lyle Bradley, of Oak Grove, was
tried before Justice of the Peace
George Mallonee last Friday on
charges of public drunkenness, dis
turbing religious services on Oak
Grove, and assault with a deadly,
weapon. He was charged with as-.
saulting Frank Burnett with a knife.
Trial on the first two charges was
dismissed, and he was bound, to the
April term of superior court on the
assault charge. The affair between
Bradley and Burnett is said to have
grown out of an old grudge. .
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