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?0 P:'a) r DEDICATED TO MACON County and the Welfare of it Good People - r ,r 9 ESTABLISHED IN 1885 Oldevt North Carolina Newspaper West of Asheville 1 II M I I v ! v. PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. XLVI, No; 34 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1931 $1.50 PER YEAR (II I UlO -I DELAY SCHOOL OPENING DATE Equalization Board Is Slow in Acting on Budget TEACHERSNAMED Billings Uncertain As To Exact Date For Opening Delay of the State Board of Equalization in acting on a budget proposed for the Macon county school system by Superintendent M. D. Billings has brought abot a situation the county has not ex . pcrienced in a number of years. It has been customary for the rural schools of this county to open early in July but, lacking , confirmation of his budget plan, Mr. Billings has been unable as " yet to open any of the schools in . the county or even to set a definite date for their openng. Mr. Billings said this week that he will announce ' the opening date for all schools as soon as pos sible after he has received ap proval of his budget from the state board. Teachers already have been named for Highlands, with one exception, and for most of the rural schools in the county. , Following is an incomplete .list of the schools, listed by town ships, and their teachers: ' Franklin " Iotla: Mrs. A. L. Ramsey, Mrs. Claud Roper, Mrs. Ned Teague. Olive Hill: S. J. Smith. ' Pattons : Mrs. Ze Norton, Mrs. John Henry. 1 CJark's Chapel: Mrs.. L. T. Sloan. 'Union: Miss Amanda Slagle,' Mrs. Theo. Kiser, Mrs. Bradley, j Maple Springs: J. L. Sanders, .Miss Minnie Sanders, Miss Eliza beth Slagle. Mill Shoal I Holly Springs: Miss Lovicia Justice, Miss Ammons. . Watauga: J. B. Brendle. i Oak Ridge: E. A. Snyder, Mrs. . V C. Higdoa. ; Mt. Grove: V. I. Ramey. ' Ellijay '' Ellijay: William Crawford. Higdonvillt: E. J. Carpenter, Miss Maynie Moses. ' Salem: S. A. Bryson, Miss Blanche Cabe. Mashburns Branch: Miss Ruby Phillips. t Sugarfork Pine Grove: T. T. Love, Mrs. T. T. Love. J Walnut Creek: Miss Kate Moore. Buck Creek: Miss Myrtle Vin son, ' Gold Mine: Miss Louise Hen 'derson. ' . - Highlands ) O. F. Summer, F. C. Hentz, Mrs. Jfi. W. Pierson, Mrs. Jack Hall, Hiss Beatrice Mozeley, Miss Ber itha Williams, Miss Amy Hender son. (One high school teacher yet to be employed.) i . Flat ' Scaly: E. N. Evans, Miss Mae McCoy. Smith's Bridge ' Mulberry: Mrs. Norton, Miss Georgia Howard. Hickory Knoll : Miss Joyce Jac obs. Mrs. Fred Arnold. Upper Tesenta: Miss Gladys Pannell. V' Mountain View : Miss Bess Nor ton. fOtto: Mrs. Pearl Corbin, Miss ' Vcva Howard, Miss McDowell ' Cartoogechaye i Slagle : " G. W. Stepp, Miss Nan 'dy Justice, Miss Alice Cunning ham, Miss Glee Garner. 'AlHson-Watts: Miss Carolyn Nolen, .Miss Kate Reece. y Rainbow Springs: Miss Muriel Bulgin, Miss Eva Smith. , antahala Aqjone: Mss Martha Cunning "liam. Miss Annie Laurie Shelds. i.' Otter Creek: Miss Grace Car penter, Miss Onnie Cabe. IBeecher: T. G. Dean. fKyle: Miss Dora Lee Garner, Miss Hazel Penland. j Fair View: Miss Fleta Mason, ' Burning-town .'Oak Dale: Miss Nora Moody, Miss Joyce Rogers. ' . i Burningtown : Miss Lolita Dean, Miss Frances Parrish. Morgans: Miss Ruth By rd. jTellico: Miss Ramsey. I . " Cowee 'Oak Grove: J. J. Mann, Mrs. Elsie W. Franks. West's Mill: Miss Mary Elmore, Miss Vonnie west. Liberty: Miss Selma Henson, D. , C. McCoy. . Harmony : Xliss Ina Henry. Rose Creek : liss Mattie Vhv .son. v - '.. County Farm Picnic Is Big Become "Approximately 80 farmers, to gether with members of the Frank lin Rotary club, made a tour of about ten outstanding farms in various sections of the county Wed nesday, comparing crop conditions and studying various planting pro jects. The tour was organized by Fred S. Sloan, county farm xdemonstra tion agent, and the Franklin Ro tary club for the purpose, of bring ing the farmers and Rotarians in closer contact and to study . the latest methods of agricultural pro duction. At noon the farmers and ro tarians enjoyed a bountiful picnic dinner at the home of C. W. Hen derson near Gneiss, The picnic was served by the ladies of the com munity and the proceeds given to the new Pine Grove Baptist church, now under construction. Nearly Says Silers of Not German Ancestry BRYSON CLAN tohectsoon The Bryson family reunion will be held this year at the home of Mrs. James L. Bryson at West's Mill on the fourth Sonday of this month, which falls on Aughst 23. Judge T. D. Bryson, of the law school faculty of Duke University, Durham, has been invited to ad dress the clan. Professor Hunter, of Cullowhee, also has been asked to be present and speak. Everyone connected with the Bryson family is cordially invited to attend the reunion and bring a well filled basket. A special musical program has been ar ranged. MEETING TO BE HELD SOON AT SLAGLE CHURCH Beginning Sunday morning, Aug ust 16, a special series of services will be held at the Slagle Memorial Presbyterian churqh with the Rev. W. B. S. Chandler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of Mon roe, N. C, in charge. Mr. Chan dler is a preacher of unusual abil ity, the pastor of one of the strong Presbyterian churches of Mecklen burg Presbytery, and " a man of attractive personality. Everyone is given a cordial invitation to be present for all of the services for the week, August 16-23. UNION SERVICE TO BE HELD ON - SUNDAY NIGHT Next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the Rev. G. Clifton Ervin will preach at the Methohdist church on the theme, "Living on Substitutes." The choir will render special music. At 8 o'clock in the evening there will be a union ser vice at the Episcopal church. The Rev. Norvin C. Duncan will preach at this service. The following Sun day evening there will be a union service at the Methodist cnurch with Rev. Mr. Ervin preaching. The Methodist church school will meet at 9 :45 a. m. Many Present Convention of Baptists The 28th annual session of the Macon County Baptist association was held at Pleasant Hill Baptist church August 6 and 7. More i than 500 persons were present on the) opening day and nearly as many on the next. All were boun teously fed at a huge picnic table laden With good things to eat furn ished by members of the Pleasant Hill church. The next session of the associa tion will be held at Pine Grove Baptist church on August 4 and 5, 1932., ' . Among thote who addressed the association were the Rev. J. A. Tour and Success; May Annual Event $60 was raised, a large part of it in voluntary donations given be sides the nominal charge made for the d'nner. John W. Goodman, district farm agent, made the principal speech. He urged his hearers to "farm to live at home." He also pointed out the importance of preventing soil erosion. One of the features of the farm tour was inspection of four pure bred Poland China pigs given to Macon county farm boys by the Franklin Rotary club, which is sponsoring a problem it hopes will result in improving the swine stock of the county. Farmers who joined in the tour expressed the opinion that it was highly beneficial. Guy L. Houk, president of Frank lin Rotary club, said the club hopes to make the farm tour an annual event. French, Walter Siler Speaks At Annual Family Reunion Contrary to general belief, the Silers arc of French not German descent, according to Walter Sil er, assistant state attorney general, who came here from Raleigh last Thursday to address the annual family reunion of the Macon coun ty Silers. Mr. Siler is ... from Siler City, Chatham county, but he and the Silers of this county are descend ed from a common ancestor Plack aird Siler, who came to this coun try as a stowaway in 1741. Al though Plackaird Siler came to America from Germany, he was of French stock, Mr. Siler said. Came a Stowaway He hurriedly left Germany for political reasons, hiding aboard a vessel bound for America. He took with him into his hiding place aboard ship an old-fashioned can dle lantern. Several days out at sea he be came so hungry that he, went on board and revealed himself. An Englishman who was aboard be came interested in him and kept him out of the brig by paying his passage for the remainders of the journey. Later, after arriving in the new country, young Siler show ed his appreciation to the friendly Englishman by eloping with his daughter. He moved South and settled in North Carolina. The original Siler settlers of this sec tion were his sons. . Lantern Exhibited Walter Siler brought with him to the annual family reunion here last week the old lantern which Plack aird Siler brought with him from Germany an heirloom highly treasured by the family. About 150 members of the Siler family and related lines, together with 14 visitors, attended this year's reunion which was the 82nd held by the fanjily. The reunion was held at Camp Nikwasi with Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones and Miss Laura Jones entertaining. The ; next reunion is to be held the first Thursday in August, 1932, at the home, of James Gray, Gray storie Farm, on Cullasaja. Dr. Wiley A. Rogers has been employed by the County Board of Commissioners to vaccinate school children this year. at Annual McMillan, of the Thomasville Or phanagS; tfie Rev. J. M. Page, of Raleigh, representing Dr. Madrry, state ""secretary of missions; and G. G. Page, of Raleigh, represent ing the Biblical Recorder. A collection was taken for the benefit of the Rev. J. B. Stallcup. of Franklin, who has been serious ly ill. Officers were reelected as fol lows: ' Rev. A. S. Solesbee, moderator ; H. D. Dean,, vice moderator; R M, Ledford, clerk; J. R'. Pender grass, historian; Rev. A. S. Soles beer assistant bistorian. E. V. Am mons, treasurer. COURTOPENS OH AUGUST 24 Special Term Is To Be Held During September CALENDARS H E A V Y Harding To Preside At Regular Term This Month Thv regular summer term of Ma con superior court will convene Monday, August 24, with Judge Harding presiding. This term will be for two weeks and both civil and criminal cases will be tried. A special term of court has been ordered by the governor, beginning Monday, September 14. Tins' term also will 'be- for two weeks and only civil cases will be tried. Heavy calendars have been outlined for both sessions. Judge Cameron Mc Rae will preside over the special term in September. The jury list for the August term already has been published in The Press. Following is -a list of jurors summoned to serve, at the September term : F. S. Moore, Gneiss; F. L. Tal lent, Route 3; D. P. Cabe, Otto; W. P. Peek, Cullasaja; J. W. Hen derson, Route 1 ; Harley Smith, Tellico; C D. Edwards, Walter Gibson. W. A. Southards, Gneiss; E. G. Cruze, Rainbow Springs; L. F. Sctscr, Route 1; W. S. Roper, Route 1; John T. Henry, Ellijay; J. E. Wyman, City; J. C. Sanders, Prentiss; Lon Campbell, 'City; J. M. Stewman, Cullasaja; J. W. Mor gan, Route 4 ; Chas. A. Rogers, Route 3; B. A. Baldwin, Kyle; Zcb McClure, Route 2; E. M. Moore, Prentiss; John .Baldwin, Route 3; C. D. Kinsland, Route 4; John Cope, Kyle; J. H. Fulton, Gneiss; W. B. Bennett, Iotla; J. B. Pen dergrass, City; H. G. Cabe, Route 4; D. A. Hall, Etna; J. N. Cloer, Route 2 W. R. Gibson, Leather man; Z. V. Shields, Flatls; Oscar Mason, Iotla; J. N. Houston, Iotla; P. C. Calloway, Highlands. PLAN BENEFIT BRIDGE PARTY The Macon County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con federacy is planning to make the benefit bridge to be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hig don on Saturday evening, August 15, the largest and most brilliant event of the summer season, Handsome prizes have been con tributed by the business organiza tions of Franklin. Among these are : a box of dusting powder, Perry's Drug store; table numbers, E. K. Cunningham and compary; carton of electric light bulbs, J. Homer Bowles; silk socks, Joseph Ashear; chicken dinner, Sctt Grif fin hotel; pitcher, Sanders' Store; car wash, Steve Porter of Stand ard Oil company; finger wave, Pearl Burleson ; chiffon handker chief, Jess' and Mary's shop; chick en dinner, Arnolds' cafe; fliwer basket, S. & L. Ten Cent stor?, bushel of peaches, Hawkins; shin, Polly's; floor mop, Bryant l-urni-ture company; hair cut, Mrs. Mun- day; Kelly's Tea room, chicken dinner; cigars. Angel's Drug store; beads, Mrs. W. J. Zachary; pyrex baking dish, Leach Rrothers; sack of Snow White flour, S. L, Franks; rne dozen fruit jars, Harold, Sloan; safety razor," Franklin Hardware; five quarts oil, Roy Carpenter; car ton of cigarettes. A&P: t)vre bak. ing dish, Jlacon County Supply company; vase, Callahan's 5 and 10 Cent store ; two jars Heinz mince meat, Cecil Pendergrass; chicken dinner, Franklin Hotel a id Restaurant. Reservations have been made by (Continued on page six) M. BLUMENTHAL OPENS STORE IN M'COY BUILDING M. Blumenthal, formerly of Royston, Ga., has established a ready-to-wear and general dry goods store in the McCoy building, occupying the space previously used by Angel's Drug store. Mr. Blumenthal said he had heard for a nurrbcr of years-that Franklin was a good town in which to live and do business and, so, when he decided to leave Royston he chose Franklin for his new home. Sheep-Killing Dogs Expense to County - I The county board of cuiumu ionert at iu regular monthly meeting last week paid out $37. 08 for sheep and chicken's killed by outlaw dogt. Each month the board it called upon to appropriate money in varying turns for animals, prin cipally sheep, killed by dogs. Payments are made from the dog tax fund. ' The balance left in this fund after all claims have been settled goes to the public school. Claims allotted this month Claims alotted this month were to W. A. Pendergrass of Nantahala, $32.00 for 8 sheep; Furman Hall of Burningtown, $2.00 for two chickens; E. B. Stamey Franklin, $3.08 for 11 chickens. DEATH CLAMS MRS. JAMISON Well Known Franklin Woman Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Grover Jamison,' 51, died at her home on Palmer street Wed nesday at 11:45 o'clock, alter" aii illness of five months. Funeral services will be held at the Frank lin Baptist church, of which she had been a faithful member for the last 25 years, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. A. S. Solesbee, of Iotla, and the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, pastor of the Frank lin Presbyterian church. Mrs. Jamison, was formerly Miss Mary Brown. She was a woman highly respected by ail who knew her one the community, will sorely miss. She is survived by her hus band and six children, Eloise, Ed na, Grover, Jr., Frank, John and T. L.; one sister, Mrs. George Owenby, of Franklin; three broth ers, Garlaad and Will Brown, of Lyman, Wash., and George Brown of Franklin; and a step-mother, Mrs. Harriett Brown, of Franklin, besides a number of neices and nephews. ST. AGNES GUILD TO GIVE BAZAAR NEXT THURSDAY The members of St. Agnes Guild of the EpiscopaJ church will hold their annual bazaar at the resi dence of Mrs. Thomas J. Johns ton on -Thursday, August 20, be ginning at 11 o'clock. Besides fancy work, aprons and oilier' ineftil articles, homemade cakes will be sold and refreshments served throughout the aftenmon. The public is cordially invited to attend. Grady Cowart Jailed On Bad Check Charge Grady Cowart, of Clay county, isi m the Macon couaiy i;ui on a bad cheek charge brought by Angel Brothers hospital. Cowart, it is alleged, gave the hospital a check on a bank in which he did not have an account. When he failed to make it good a warrant was sworn out for his arrest. He was brought to Frank lin and placed in jail Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff George Mai-, lonce. Highlands Woman Gives Paintings CHAPEL HILL, Aug. 12 lir. W. C. Coker, Kenan professor of botany, has announced the gift to the University of a splendid set of 74 paintings and a number of un finished drawings and paintings of southern flowers, the work of Miss Marie Huger, of Highlands. The gift was made last week while Dr. Coker was visiting at Highlands, the artist's home. The collection shows almost as many different varieties of flowers as there-are pictures, there being only one or two duplications. Trilliums, orchids, azaleas, the yellow jessamine, gentians, wild violets, blue bells, the columbine, the ancmoii" the shortia, wild lilies, and the rhododendron' are among the better known flowers in the collection. Miss Huger painted from grow ing specimens found in the South ern mountains while she was study ins botany on her own initiative. Road and learLompI New Project Lei State Now in Charge Of County Road Maintenance SUPERVISORS NAMED Headquarters for This District Located At Andrews The maintenance department of the Slate Highway commission, which took over supervision "of all county roads on July 1, has already entered upon its task in the Fifth )islrict, Division E, wheh embraces Macon county. The work in this county has been placid in charge ol lour nun, each having an asistant. Besides this crew . there is a group of work- nrii which will be moved abom the county to assist the men reg ularly assigned to each county ter ritory.. . Souio Road Not Mapped Roy I'leinmons, field man con nected with the Fifth District, headquarters of which are located at Andrews, has paid several visits ty Macon county to organize the maintenance work of the Highway commission. On a trip here Tues day he urac il that all county roads not appearing on the official map of the county be reported im mediately, lie explained that the more road mileage a county has, the greater will be its share in funds set aside for maintenance purposes. This county's -map now shows 440 miles of county roads, but it is known that there are .a number of public roads in various sections of the county which have not been put on the map but which, nevertheless,; should be receiving maintenance from the state. The district -.maintenance office should not be confused with the construction office located in Franklin. The local organization is concerned only with the con struction of new roads. Reports of dangerous road con ditions, broken bridges, or com plaints, should be made to the district office at Andrews. District Supervisors' The following statement given to The Press by Mr. Plemnions lists the nanus of the four road main tenance supervisors iu this county together with the areas to which they have bi.n assigned: "For the information of the peo ple in -.Macon county, we are pub lishing below, the names of the men who are in charge of the county roads in the various sec tions of this county. "G. W. McGee, Franklin-Has charge ol all county roads west ot route io. c?i anu norm oi me road from Franklin to the Macon Cherokee county line toward An drewV. "Arthur Waldroop, Franklin Has charge of all county roads south uf the load from Franklin to the Mac n ' hen kee county line to ward ' "licws and route No. 28 from V nlslin to Gneiss, and west of route No. 2K5 from the Georgia (Continucd on page six) J f All to University A number were made around her home at Highlands, but as many more were done at Farm Hill, S. C, Waynesville, Flat Rock, Mount Eagle, Tenn., Melbourne, Fla., Se wanee, Tenn., Sapphire, and Wythc ville, Va: . The- collection has been charac terized as splendid by those who have swn it on exhibit 'in the botany library here. Miss Huger comes of family of artists. Her niece, Miss Charjottc hlliott, ol Highlands, s the great granddaughter of Stephen Elliott, whose two-volume work on the botany of South Carlina and Geor gia, published in 1821, still remains the classic on that subject, and who is generally regarded as hav ing been the most famous of all southern students of flowering plants. Her nephew, Huger Elliott, is a famous artist and director of edu cational work at the Metropolitan museum of art in New York. Bridge etion; Rainbow Springs-to-Glade Gap To Be Surfaced START WORK SOON P a v i n g of Approaches To New Bridge Under Way As one surfacing project on Highway No. 28 in Macon county is nearing completion work on an other is about to start. A contract for the surfacing of the link on No. 2H from . Rainbow Springs to Glade Gap, a distance of six miles, has been awarded to the R. G. Lassiter Contracting company. Work is expected to start on this new project in the near future, ac cording to W. A. McNeil, resident engineer of the State Highway Commission. Early iu the- summer Mr. McNeil made a survey on No. 28 contemplating surfacing of the road from Franklin west to Twin Churches, but the Highway Commission has decided first to surface between Rainbow Springs and Glade Gap. This was made necessary because the money for the work comes from federal aid alloted to the Forest Service and the federal authorities stipulated that none of this money should be used outside of the Nantahala Na tional Forest. More Surfacing Likely It is thought very likely that the Highway Commission will begin the surfacng of No. 28 from Franklin toward Rainbow Springs shortly after it has completed the surfac ing of No. 28 from Gneiss to High lands, but aj ycfthcre has been no official statement from the road body to this effect. Only about four miles of the road between Gneiss and Highlands remains to be surfaced, and prep arations are now being made to move the rock crusher from its present location to Highlands. This move will be made iu order to avoid long hauls of stone up the mountain. Bridge Nearing Finish Work is now under way on the last span of the bridge over the Little Tennessee river and paving of the approaches is well under way. The bridge project and the surfacing below Gneiss are both expected to be finished in the early fall. A detour paralleling the highway has been opened to accommodate. traffic while the approaches to the bridge are being paved. Missionary Society Plan AM-Pay Meet The Union Missionary society of Cartoogechaye cordially inw.es ull the ladies of all -the missionary so- cieties, ladies aides, guilds an I aux- iliares of Macon county to :n all day meeting to be held at Afax- well school, Tuesday, August 18. Each lady is 'requested ' to hi ing few sandwiches for lflhch. Also a thimble. Will Rogers Picks A Story For This Spot By WILL ROGERS CCOTCH Btoriea are about wore out. First off I could never eee why there were bo many of them, because if Scotchmen did tell alt those Btories they wouldn't have no time Jto be ro all-fired thrifty. but here s one that makes both sense and is purty good besides. Sandy Gow was walking down a street and bumped into an old friend of his. "Sandy," said his friend, "when is Mary McDougal goin' to let you marry her?" i "It s Terra uncertain, mon," said Sandy, "Some fool sent her a big box of stationery with her name engraved on it and she won't get married 'til it's all used op." "And." added Sandy, "she writes verra few letters account of th postage." t