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MACON COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS
AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDENTS
RAINBOW SPRINGS F. W. Tittle
FRENTISS Beatrice Cribble
WALNUT CREEK Mrs. F. E. Mash
burn' NORTH SKEENAH W. R. Sanders
SHOOKVILLE Marie Rogers
ELLIJAY D. J. Moses
TELLI CO Vance DeHart
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.
KYLE Maude Lunsford
CULLASAJA Mrs. Fred McGuire
FLATS M. J. May
SCALY Mrs. Irene James
STILES Carl Morgan
CARTOOGECHAYE Mrs. F. H.
Nolen
UPPER 10TLA Mrs. D. M. Rowland
WEST'S MILL C. A. Elmore
CLEAR CREEK Mrs. E. P. Pickle
ftimer AQUONE Mrs Craig Stepp
UPPER ELLIAY Blanche Mincy
AQUONE
Mr. Lee Russell and son, Austin,
and Messrs Carl Nelson and Jess
Coleman are back from a visit with
relatives at Gastonia, and Rock Hill,
sc.
' The friends of Mr.. Robert Barnett
are glad to see him out again after
being confined to his home with sick
ness for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woods, of
Kyle, visited relatives and friends in
Aquone. the latter part of last week.
Mr. Bradley, of Otto, has recently
moved into our community.
Mr. Dotson has taken a puip wooa
contract with Mr. Holland, of An
drews, and has moved his family from
Cartoogechaye to the Bill Drake
place on Jarrett Creek which is right
near his work.
Misses Kate Parish, and Annie Lau
ra Shields, teachers of the local
school, spent the past week-end with
home folks at Burningtown and Iotla.
Mr. Eugene Roper, of Lexington,
was back in Aquone last week.
He is employed by the Nantahala
Power and Light company for prelim
inarv work relative to the removal
of two cemeteries that the lake from
the proposed dam two miles below
Aquone will cover.
Mr. Roper was quite busy in this
section through the autumn and win
ter. The cemeteries have been , surveyed
and staked: showing 435 graves in
the Nantahala ' cemetery, just above
the Aquone bridge, and 18 in the
Younce family cemetery near the
mouth of Wine Spring creek.
Land has been purchased for two
new cemeteries, one at Kyle on the
Aquone-Kyle road, on hind obtained
from Mr. Marion Mock, the other on
the Murphy road between Aquone and
Andrews on land obtained from Miss
M.'.E. Fergerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lambert an
nounce the birth of a son, George
Washington Lambert, on Feb. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. , Don Hughes arc
elated with the arrival of a new son;
whom they call Dec.
. Mr. Turner Holland, of Andrews,
was over the past week looking after
his lumber interest. He has been
forced to' suspend hauling on account
ef bad roads.
PATTONS'
Mr. Charlie Blaine and family have
moved from their home to the Andy
Henson place on the Georgia road.
Arthur Blaine will move to the home
vacated by his parents.
Miss Myrtle Frances Wyatt, ac
companied by Elizabeth Dowdle, Eliz
abeth MqGuire, and Mary Jacobs
hiked from Frankltn, Saturday after
noon to visit Rebecca Angel and Hel
Kn Patton.
Mrs. John Blaine, who has been
suffering from an ankle that she hurt
Jin a fall, ' is much better now. r . ,
' Mr. A. P. Angel visited his sister,
IMrs. C. T. Roan, in Sylva, last Satur-
Miss Margaret Angel, came home
from Sylva last Monday ' to visit her
4ome folks a few days.
Messers Bud Mashburn, Paul Pat
ton and Cecil Pendergrass each have
a. flock of sheep in their pasture with
a number of lambs.
. Judging from the number of to
bacco beds here the farmers are very
much interested in growing tobacco
this year,
Mr. Harve Picklesimer has moved
into the Zeb Clouse house.
Miss Lillian Patton was home from
lier school at Hickory Knoll for the
week-end and had as her guests Al
tert and Grace Rogers.
Mr. Oscar Dobson sold a bunch of
cattle -a few days ago to Mr. Sam
Henson from Jackson county. The
truck load of them brought him
$600.
NORTH SKEENAH
Mr. Lowren McConnell has got his
crop of potatoes planted, and also
lis mustard bed sown. ,
Mr. Freeman Hasting was in this
'section the past week and bought a
cow and three calves from J. L.
Sanders.
Mr. Frank Shope visited his parents
Saturday and Sunday. He went back
to his job at Walhala, S. C, Sunday
evening.
Mr. George Cabe, of Riverside, vis
ited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Sanders, Monday.
Mr. Quince Shope went to Cullo
whee, Saturday, and returned Sunday.
Mr. J. C. Sanders was in Franklin
on business Saturday. ,
Mr: J. L. Sanders had a doctor with
his children the past week. They
have whooping cough.
Mr. S. V. Stockton was' in Frank
lin on business Monday.
Mr. Erwin had the misfortune to
get his foot cut last Tuesday.
Mr. C. W. Teague was in this
section Friday looking over the con
tracted roads.
FLATS
Messrs. J. C. Morgan and Porter
Ayers made a trip to Robbinsville
with a truck load of potatoes during
the past week. Their potatoes brought
them around $2 per bushel.
Mr. J. M. Cochran (Uncle Coon)
was down on the square shopping
during the week-end.
Mr. Tom Kannady, of Franklin,
salesman for Mahoney-Jones company,
was calling on the merchants of
Flats during the past week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Lam
bert, of Aquone, a fine boy, on
Feb. 22.
Mr. Clyde Deweese, of Hayesville,
formerly of Flats, is visiting friends
and relatives here.
Mr. L. A. Boone's condition has
improved quite a bit during the past
few days. It is hoped that he will
soon fully recover.
Mr. T. C. McDonald, with Waitord
Terrell company, was calling on the
merchants during the past week.
Mr. Johnnie Duvall, of Nantahala,
was hurt a few days ago while labor
ing for -the Nantahala Power com
pany at Beecher.
We understand that the Nantahala
Power and Light company has its
transmission line completed to Beech
er; and has begun work on the tun
nel. .
CLEAR CREEK
Mr. Preston Neely is building a
kitchen to his house.
Mr. Ed Henry, of Highlands, has
been working for Mr. Preston Neely'
for the past two weeks helping him
on his house.
Mr. Stonson Neely is building a
house on his farm.
Mr. Mark Burrell made two busi
ness trips to Walhalla, S. ' C, last
week with his horse team.
Mr. Than Talley and Mr. Lyman
Picklesimer have put logs to Mr. J.
J. Smith's sawmill at Highlands for
building purposes.
Mr. Chas. Brooks, of Highlands,
and Mr. E. P. Picklesimer have been
putting logs into Mr. J. J. Smith's
sawmill at Highlands for rebuilding
purposes.
Mr. Lyman Picklesimer and his
wife went to stay all night with Mr.
Picklesimer's parents Saturday night.
While gone some thief, or thieves,
broke in his chicken house by tearing
off boards, and took one of his big
hens. '
Mr. Hyatt Crunkleton, of High
lands, was visiting at Mr. John Nix's
last week-end.
We had a very interesting Grange
meeting last Friday night at the
school house. Three new members
were added to our number, Miss Ida
Hunter and Messers Maiden Stan
field and Lake Ledford.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly had charge of
the meeting and having just returned
from Raleigh, was able to give us a
brief outline of the state master's
plans for North Carolina Grangers in
1930.
Mr. Norman Mashburn, of Franklin,
has moved back to his farm, in our
community.
Mr. Frank Carter, traveling sales
man from Walhalla, S. C, was visit
ing Mr. D. C. Stockton last week.
Mr. H. L. Ammons has the cham
pion potato patch of our section. He
has just finished planting fifteen bush
els. Rev. J. L. Teague is planning to put
in an acre of tomatoes for the can
nery. Mr. Dillard Frazier, of Seneca, . S.
C, is visiting his father, M. E. Fra
zier. Mr. Earl Henson, of East La Porte,
was a business visitor to Prentiss,
Saturday.
Christine and Canon Guf fie are re
covering from an attack of mumps.
Miss Marie Vanhook has gone to
Highlands to visit her sister, Mrs.
Lee Keener. , '
Mr. and Mrs. Owen and small son,
of Augusta, Ga., were visitors at
Riverview farm last week.
KYLE
Mr. Andy Hughes, of Gainesville,
Ga., was the week-end guest of Mr.
Marion Mason.
While pruning apple trees with an
ax Mr. Dennis Younce cut his foot.
He has not walked any yet, although
the cut is thought not to be very
serious.
Mrs. Mattie Clark was the week
end guest of her sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Batcman.
Mrs. Iva Lee Birch has been ill
with "flu" but we are glad to know
she is better.
Little Miss Hazel Mason, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason, got
a painful though not serious injury
when she fell Tuesday and stuck
a stick in her neck.
Mr. Harlie Younce spent the week
end with home folks. He has been
working at Rich Mountain on a log
ging job. He returned Monday.
Mr. Bill Cope is clearing land for
his crop on Mr. Marion Lunsford's
farm. Mr. Cope says he wil make,
two hundred bushels of corn andj
beans, and pumpkins in proportion. .
Lee Baldwin made a business trip
to Franklin, Monday.
Mr, Regile, of Gainesville, Ga., was
in Kyle last week prospecting for
mineral on Mr, Jim Waters' farm.
Mr. Auty Solcsbee's house was
broken into last Sunday while Mr.
Solesbee was at church. Two razors
and a pocket knife were stolen. It
is reported that Mr. Solesbee knows
who the thieves are.
WEST'S MILL
During the past week Mr. Grady
Reyno and family have been making
their headquarters at ' West's Mill.
Their business was buying cattle. Mr.
Reyno and Carlyle , Sheffield made
trips to Graham county, Nantahala,
and other parts of Macon and adjoin
ing counties. Mr. Reyno and family
left for Haywood, Saturday, leaving
the report that they would soon re-!
turn. This is Mr. Reno's second
trip to Macon on the cattle business
Mr. A. L. Clark and W. M. Queen
are on a timber deal. Mr. Clark is
in the sawmill "business.
Mr. J. B. Matlock went to Sylva
last week on business.
David , Kindle ' is at West's Mill
for a few days. Mr. Kindle is from
Georgia, where he worked for Mr.
D. L. Clark for about two years.
He went back to Georgia about a
year ago where he has been ever
since. '
Mr. Hill Holbrooks has under con
struction, a new house near Har:
mony school at the site of the old
house which was sometime ago burn
ed down:
Mr. Tom Shepherd, of Sylva, is
here on business.
Mr. Frank Holbrooks, of Buncombe
county; is here in partnership with
Mr. Shepherd.
County Agent Fred Sloan met the
farmers of Cowee township at West's
Mill post office for a discussion on
farm crops for the coming year.
Miss Virginia Rickmari i$ improv
ing from sickness.
Mrs. Margaret Sheoherd, of Leath
erman, is ill. Mrs. Shepherd is about
70 vears of age.
Mr. D. L. "Clark and son were in
Bryson City and Sylva, Saturday on a
business trip.
Charlie Shields has become a man
ufacturer of church benches.
SCALY
This community Was saddened Sun
day morning, March 2, by the death
of Mr. Jeff Pierson. His death was
not unexpected to his friends cs . he
had been in failing health since he
moved to this section a few Weeks
ago.
He will be buried at the Fiatt's
Baptist church on Monday, March 3.
He leaves besides his wife, one son,
Roderich, of this place, and one in
South Carolina.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Johnson, on February 20, a baby b'-y.
Miss Grace Billingsley has return
ed home from Easley, S. C, where
she has been working for sometime.
Messrs. Marshall and John Burnette
made a business trip to Clayton, Ga.,
last Wednesday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Harley McCall and
children from Clayton, Ga., visited
Mr. McCall's parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Tom McCall, one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar James made a
business trip to Clayton, Ga., last Fri
day. Mr. Frank Blackwell spent a few
days at Clayton court last week.
Mrs. Will McClure, of Canada, N.
C, and Mrs. Rockaway Mitchell, of
Clayton, Ga., are spending a few days
with their parents, M. and Mrs. Tom
McCall.
Messers John Burnette and Ernest
Vinson made a trip to Lowell, N. C,
to bring Mrs. Burnette's sister, Edna
McConnell, to spend 'the summer with
them.
Edna's mother died a few weeks
ago. ... .
Mr. and . Mrs. Fred Vinson, of
Highlands, spent last week-end with
Mr. Vinson's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lharlie Vinson.
Rev. W. T. Potts and his son. Ar
thur, of Highlands, were in this com
munity on business last Tuesday.
Miss Evelyn Vinson, who is at
tending school at Highlands, spent
last week-end with home folks.
Miss Annie . McCall and her broth
er, Thomas, who have been working
at Greenville, S. C, spent the week
end with home folks.
Mrs. Jim Barnes had the iriisfor
tune of falling down stairs a few cays
ago. Although she received no brok
en t bones, she suffered from the
bruises.
In spite of the snow and wind in
March 2, a nice little picnic was n
joyed on top of Rabun Bald bv Mrs.
Irene James and a few friends, ;o-
gcther with the fire guard, Robert
Singleton.
After the picnic dinner the party
enjoyed listening to the string musk
made by Mr. Singleton.
The thermometer registered n four
teen above zero on top of the moun
tan that morning.
Revenue Officers Tom Mitchell,
Harley McCall and Miller Norton
were in this section recently .looking
for stills. They failed to find any.
UPPER IOTLA
Mr. Bob Ray, of Cowee, spent the
past week on Iotla looking after his
mining interests. He returned to his
home Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith and two
children, of Asheville, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Smith's . parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fouts.
Messrs. W. T. Fouts and W. T.
Roper made a business trip to Sylva,
Monday of last week.
Mrs. Nondus Fouts is visiting her
parents at. Proctor, N. C.
Mr. John Parrish, of Rose Creek,
was shopping at W. T. Fout's store
Friday of last week.
Mrs. Moses has recently purchased
land from Mr. John Slagle on Upper
Iotla and is building a bungalow,
which will son be ready for occupy
ing. ' ' -
Little Ama Jean and J. L. Fouts,
children of Mr. and Mrs. D- C. Fouts,
are very sick with whooping cough.
Mr. Harry. Ray, of Oak Dale, spent
the, week-end with his family on Iotla.
Miss Eula Fouts returned home list
Saturday after a two weeks' visit to
relatives at Winston-Salem.
Mr. John Younce, of Burningtown,
was visiting on Iotla, Saturday of last
week.
Rev. Stanberry, from Dillsboro,
filled his appointment at Iotla , last
Saturday evening, Sunday morning
and Sunday evening. The next ap
pointment was changed to the fifth
Sunday in March, as the pastor want
ed to be here for the all-day singing.
The commencement exercises of the
Iotla graded school will be held Fri
day and Friday evening, March 7.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly was a busi
ness visitor on Upper Iotla one day
the past week.
Mr. Ernest Roper, of Rose Creek,
was a business visitor on Iotla, Mon
day. '
Miss Cleta Smith, who is attend-!
ing the . Franklin High school, spent
the week-end at her home at Stiles.
Miss Jennie Roper was visiting at
Mr. James Swafford's on the Olive
Hill road, Sunday.
A doctor was called to the home of
C. H. Fouts, Sunday afternoon to see
little Roy, who was very sick.
NORTON BRANCH
Sunday school at Mulberry Meth
odist church is progressing nicely i
under the supervision of Air. Marvin
Howard. There were 44 present Sun
day. Miss Lizzie Howard is super
visor of song service.
Rev. James. Vinson preached an in
treseting sermon to a large congre
gation at Newman's Chapel Baptist
church Sunday morning;
Miss Ella Bradley and Mrs. Law
rence Bingham attendedv the funeral
Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Dillard, Ga.,
of their uncle, Sydney' Bradley, who
died Monday night of pneumonia.
He leaves three sons, several grand
children and a host of relatives and
friends to mo,urn his loss.
Mrs. J. R. Marvin was a visitor
at Mrs. Henry Penland's of River
side, Tuesday.
Messrs. Claude and Thurman Hen
son made a business strip to Dillard,
Ga., Friday.
Messers. Ralph and Ed Norton
made a business trip to Franklin,
Saturday.
Mr. Lawrence Bingham was a visi
tor at his mother's in Dillard, Ga.,
Sunday.
Several of our young folks attend
ed a picnic at Estoh Falls Saturday.
They were shown through the Estoh
power plant while there.
Miss Ella Bradley and Miss Iuale
Thomas were visitors at Mrs. Claude
Bradley's, of Otto, Saturday. . .
Miss Nellie" Cabe, of Middle -Creek,
was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Ralph
Norton, Saturday night.
Mr. H. N. Thomas is setting, up
his sawmill at Riverside this week.
ROSE CREEK
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Houston
were in Franklin on business Tues
day. We are glad to report that little
Howard and Jessie Lee McMeans are
on the road to health again.
J. C. Hughes was visiting his
daughter Sunday, Mrs. Edith Am
mons, of-FrankhnRoute4. " "
Mr. Robert Downs and wife will
soon move into their new residence
on a portion of the Zack Downs
farm purchased of Mr. Jim Parrish,
recently.
Mrs. P. L. Hughes, who has re
cently had a serious illness after
w;aiting on sick folks, is able to be
visiting.
Mrs. Ida Southards has been se
riously ill.
Mr. J. C. Hughes is getting busy
on cross ties again..
Miss Helen Hughes, little daughter
of Mrs. Pemmie Hughes, is house
keeping and has been since her moth
er's illness.
Mrs. Lousa Parrish has been very
sic for some timer
Highland Fling
Sarah Hicks Hines
Judge H, L. Parry, of Atlanta, sent
the week-end at Camp Parry-dise.
The B. Y. P. U. of Highlands en
joyed a party Saturday night at the
home of Miss Bessie Neely.
The -Rabun-Gap and the Highlands
basketball teams met on the High
lands court Saturday afternoon. Al
tho the Rabun-Gap boys played a
good game, the Highlands team won
with a score of 42-29.
Mrs. D. C. Picklesimer, of White
side Cove, was a visitor in Fr; lin,
Sunday. "
Miss Eleanor Cleaveland gave a
delightful five-table bridge party at
her home last Friday evening. De
licious refreshments were served.
Miss Margaret Harry, of Walhalla,
was a week-end viistor in our town.
Miss Evelyn .Cleaveland returned
recently from a visit to relatives in
Franklin. ,
Miss Helen Holt arid Mr. Lawrence
Holt 'entertained their friends at a
dance held at their home last Thurs
day -evening. Delicious refreshments
very enjoyable evening. '
, Miss Bernice King and Miss Doris
Floyd spent the week-end in Seneca,
S. C.
Miss Rachel Davis, of the Franklin
school faculty, spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W,
S. Davis. '
Mr. h.. W. Uhver, representing the
firm of Bishop and Babcock. of
Greensboro, made a business trip to
Highlands one dav last week.
Mr. Maurice Wagner, of Atlanta,
spent a few days here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Root spent the
week-end 'with Dr. and Mrs. Craig
in Walhalla, S. C. .
The home of Mr. L. W. Rice was
slightly damaged by fire Sunday morn
ing. vMrs. Minnie Z. Edwards, Miss Mar
gie Edwards, and Master Louis Ed
wards returned recently from a trip
to Mayfield. Ga.
'Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sullivan an't
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Thompson of
Anderson, S. C, motored up to High
lands for the past week-end."
Mr. B. H. Hickman, of Atlanta, vra!s
a week-end visitor in our town.
The Highlands. Merrimakers en
joyed a partv at the home of Miss
rarfilinn Wall nA lf r T-.1-
Saturday evening. ' . - .
SHOOKVILLE
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan, of Glen
ville, visited her son, Mr. John Mor
gan, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Jennings and
children, of Cullasaja, passed through;
this section one day last week,
Mrs. A. E. Shook visited Mrs. Wes
ley Vaughn last Sunday.
Mrs. R. C. Morgan, of Bessie, was
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. E. Miller,.
Friday night.
Messers Leonard Wood and George
Barnes left last week, for Bakersville,
N. C.
"Mr. James Shook, who has been
Working in Whiteside Cove, is visiting
his uncle, Mr. Alex Shook.
Mrs. Luther Stewart and little son
Odell, of Norton, visited Mrs. Stew
art's mother, Mrs. Mattie Moss, last
week.
Mr. N. F. -Rogers, of Bakersville,
was visiting his parents, Mr. and"
Mrs. ij. W. Rogers, last Friday.
UPPER ELLIJAY
Mr. John T. Henry has been ver
sick the past week.
Mr. Jim Ammons got his foot mash
ed with a log at his sawmill one day
last week.
Mr. John Rickman has moved his
sawmill . from Moore's to Fred Tayl
or's. Mr. G. C. Mincy is building a new
bafn and apple house combined at
the same place his barn burned down?
several years ago.
Mr. Roy Holbrook and wife, of
West Asheville, spent the night at
C. G. Mincy's, Saturday night.
Miss Kate and Callie Jones of
Walnut Creek, paid a visit to Mr. C
G. Mincy's, Saturday.
Mr. Lester Mincy and Theo. Rog
ers made a trip to Walnut Creek,
Sunday. '
Miss Clyde Berry, who is in train
ing for a nurse, spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mr.. H. M. Rogers and wife spent
Saturday night with Mr. P. B. Wil
liams. 1
CARTOOGECHAYE
Among those who attended the fun
eral SPrvirp nf TV 17 1 cm
w. ,ilitI1K oner at
Junaluska, were Miss Emma Si1ir
sister of Dr. Siler, Mrs. -Henry Slagle
Mr. aruT Mrs. Fred Slagle, Mr. and
Mrs. Hal Slagle, and Mrs. Toe Set
ser. Mrs. Hattie Moore returned to
Hayesville. cn Wednesday Mrs
Moore spent the winter here and in
Frankhn with her daughters, Mrs.
Jennie Nolen and Mrs. Burt Slagle.
Mr Robert Enloe came from Sylva
Saturday to soend the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff En
Toe. Misses Carolvn and Frances Nolen
who are attending school at Franklin'
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
home folks.
Mr. Earl Anderson left Fridav to
spend the week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Anderson