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& Shopping Guide themaconcountynewsonline.com August 27, 2020 • 24 Pages Volume 38 Number 15 FREE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER www.themaconcountynews.com Four schools suspend in-person classes IN THIS ISSUE Diane Peltz – Contributing Writer classes through Sept. 11. Students who attend these schools will switch to virtual learning. After only two weeks since school started on Aug. 17, Dr. Baldwin explained why this was a necessary decision. schools are already having to redo schedules and make ad- "We are not suspending instruction due to a cluster out- justments. break, we are suspending A statement from the due to lack of staff,” said central office of the Macon Baldwin. County School system was The Macon County sent out on Saturday report- Health Department reported ing that a number of six positive cases as of 4:30 Franklin High School ad- p.m. on Aug. 24. That led ministrators, support staff, to the quarantine of addi- and teachers are under tional staff members as well quarantine as a result of the as some students. Page 6 positive case of COVID-19 At FHS, 49 students and identified at Franklin High 13 staff members are under Local connections found to 19th century murder School. These essential quarantine. As of Aug. 24, staff members will be under Photo by Vickie Carpenter East Franklin Elementary quarantine for 10-14 days. has six students and one Face-to-face instruction teacher under quarantine; was suspended through In the space of a week, the Franklin High School sign changed from “Welcome Back” to “Virtual Learning 8/24-9/11.” MVI has 16 students, four Sept. 11. At that time, con- teachers and one substitute ditions will be reevaluated. under quarantine. MMS has During an emergency meeting of the Macon County 31 students and six teachers under quarantine. Across the School Board on Monday, Macon County Schools Superin- system, there are 21 cafeteria staff, two school nurses and tendent Dr. Chris Baldwin, made the decision to close three one health assistant under quarantine. more schools for face to face learning. When there is a positive COVID 19 case identified, the Macon Middle School (MMS), Mountain View Interme- diate (MVI) and Union Academy (UA) have also suspended See IN-PERSON page 2 Snow pleads guilty in Page 12 2016 double murder Man’s best friend gets a sweet new ride Paul Snow pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Macon County courtroom to the Nov. 6, 2016, shooting deaths of his mother and sister, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. Snow’s admission that he killed Sunshine Snow and her daughter, Jacquetta Snow, were tendered as part of a plea arrangement backed by the family. Along with the victims’ relatives, friends of the two women attended the mid-day, hour-and-a-half-long hearing. Snow, 54, pleaded guilty to two charges of second-degree murder and driving while influenced (a separate offense that occurred in August 2016). He also entered an Alford plea for first-degree arson in connection with the murders. An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt; rather, it’s an acknowledgment by Snow and his lawyer, Tony Dalton of Page 12 Brevard, that there is adequate evidence for the state to gain a conviction. Parking lot project proceeds go to worthy cause Superior Court Judge Bill Coward sentenced Snow to 25 years in prison and ordered payments of court costs and 828.369.6767 $10,000 restitution, $5,000 for each victim, to help with PRST STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Paul Snow appeared on Tuesday at a plea hearing in Macon www.themaconcountynews.com PERMIT 22 [email protected] GOODER PUBLISHING CORP. County Superior Court with his lawyer, Tony Dalton. FRANKLIN, NC 28734-3401 See GUILTY PLEA page 2 2 THE MACON COUNTy NEWS & SHOPPINg gUIDE VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THURSDAy, AUgUST 27, 2020

them (the women) up in the house.” Funds available to help with energy bills GUILTY PLEA “They were scared of Paul,” Assistant Dis- Funding is now available to help North Car- drop off at a local DSS office after comple- Continued from page 1 trict Attorney John Hindsman, who prose- olinians pay cooling or heating bills or secure tion. Applications may also be made by call- cuted the case, said in court. “They told cooling or heating resources. The North Car- ing the county department of social services funeral expenses. numerous individuals, ‘If something hap- olina Department of Health and Human Serv- or at county departments of social services of- On Nov. 6, 2016, a driver noticed the glow pens to us, Paul did it.’” ices' Crisis Intervention Program provides fices, through June 30, 2021, while the funds of a fire in the Cartoogechaye community, at Snow’s lawyer pointed the finger of blame assistance to qualified, low-income house- are available. Households are individually Sunshine and Jacquetta Snow’s house on on his client’s father. He said the man was holds who are experiencing a cooling related evaluated by county departments of social Creekside Drive. Firefighters arrived to find an alcoholic pedophile who sexually and crisis (or heating related crisis in the winter). services staff to determine whether there is a the upper two stories of the three-story home physically abused his children. The night A household is in a crisis if it is experienc- heating or cooling crisis. The funds are dis- fully engulfed. Snow killed his mother and sister, Dalton ing or is in danger of experiencing a life- tributed through county departments of social With the help of an arson dog, investiga- said Jacquetta Snow made a comment about threatening or health related emergency and services directly to the vendor or utility com- tors discovered two badly burned bodies in the sexual abuse that triggered her brother. sufficient, timely and appropriate assistance is pany. In Macon County, DSS is located at the rubble of the home. A medical examiner “He reacted, he snapped,” Dalton told not available from any other source. A life- 1832 Lakeside Dr.; phone (828)349-2114. found bullets in the women’s heads; addi- Judge Coward. “This man comes into here threatening emergency is defined as a house- To be eligible, a household must have at tionally, Jacquetta Snow had been shot in her as a broken person and has suffered through hold which has no heating or cooling source least one person who meets certain criteria, in- torso. a lot.” or has a past due notice for primary heating or cluding being income eligible, and have a Paul Snow denied knowledge of the As investigators closed in, Snow fled cooling service, and the health or well-being heating or cooling related emergency. Full el- crimes. He claimed to have spent his time Macon County for Florida. Police in Santa of a household member would be in danger if igibility details are available online at that night in a bar, but the statement later un- Rosa County arrested him about two weeks the heating or cooling crisis was not allevi- www.ncdhhs.gov/crisis-intervention-pro- raveled. after the murders, on Nov. 21, on an out- ated. gram. Detectives with Macon County Sheriff’s standing warrant of failing to register in The Energy Programs Application form is The Crisis Intervention Program is funded Office and agents with the N.C. State Bureau North Carolina as a sex offender. available for download at https://epass.nc.gov federally by the Administration for Children of Investigation identified more than 10 peo- Submitted by Quintin Ellison, PIO/legal for applicants to print and mail, fax, scan or and Families. ple who told them Snow threatened to “burn assistant for the District Attorney’s office.

continuing with in-person instruction. IN-PERSON On Sunday, Aug. 23, the school board Continued from page 1 learned of the number of substitutes needed at MMS. Macon County Public Health conducts con- “Under normal circumstances that is dif- tact tracing. MCPH identifies all the indi- ficult, but because of the six foot mandate viduals that might possibly have to be it is very difficult to operate as we normally quarantined. Dr. Baldwin explained. would with that amount of substitutes,” said "They do this out of an abundance of cau- Baldwin. tion. Macon County is still in the cautious "While we are faced with obvious con- stage in regard to schools reopening. We cerns by those families affected by the pos- have 15.1 active cases per 100,000 citizens. itive cases as well as those in quarantine due The threshold is 25 active cases per to exposure, those are concerns. What we 100,000. We are seeing some issues with are faced with now are the staffing concerns 828-524-8080 regard to reopening.” that were originally discussed, the number 121 Phillips Street After meeting with the principals of of staff that can be removed from schools Franklin, NC MMS, MVI, and UA, Dr. Baldwin deter- due to quarantine from positive cases as mined that suspending in-class instruction well as those who are quarantined due to ex- was necessary due to lack of staff due to posure.” quarantine. “Those in quarantine were not all positive Dr. Baldwin also met with the principals cases, they were taken into quarantine as a of East Franklin Elementary, South Macon, precaution,” added Jim Breedlove, School Cartoogechaye and Iotla Elementary Board Chairman. Schools. They felt comfortable continuing Notices will continue to be disseminated the face to face classes for now. Nantahala, to parents as the information becomes avail- Highlands and Macon Early college are also able.

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Operation Christmas Child is a dren, the gift-filled shoebox is the first gift project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international they have ever received. 6 THE MACON COUNTY NEWS & SHOPPING GUIDE VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 Local connections to accused 19th Century murderer Frankie Silver Deena C. Bouknight – Contributing Writer habeas corpus hearing, and his wife and son were released from the Morganton jail, but While it may seem like violence, height- his daughter was not. Frankie was charged ened media attention, injustices, and preju- with the felony of murder. While jealousy dices are modern mores, the case of Frankie was first thought to be the cause of Silver, a wife and mother hanged in Western Frankie’s rage, many of Frankie’s friends North Carolina during the summer of 1833 and family members began to express how for the killing and dismembering of her hus- she was a victim of abuse and that killing band, Charlie, encapsulated many of today’s her husband was an actor of self-defense. issues and still stirs discussions and debates. Young, a N.C. resident and journalist who What is commonly known as the “Ballad died in January 2019, wrote “The Untold of Frankie Silver” has been generally publi- Story of Frankie Silver” because of research cized since 1833 as a confession just prior to he gleaned and because ancestors played a Frankie’s hanging in Morganton; yet, many role in the case. He wrote in his book, “As people have also asserted for almost two if Charlie’s murder itself were not bad centuries that the rhyming ballad is only an enough, Alfred Silver (Charlie’s father) re- Appalachian folklore. The ballad begins: vealed, “The most atrocious deed was to “This dreadful, dark and dismal day come. The woman went to work, cut the Has swept my glories all away, body into small pieces, and burned it bit by My sun goes down, my days are past, bit.” And I must leave this world at last.” Even though there was no hard evidence There are many reasons the Frankie Silver that Frankie Silver killed her husband – as murder case, which happened in Mitchell fingerprinting would not be a common in- County in 1831, continues to fascinate peo- vestigative practice until 1892 – the fact that ple nationally and locally. First, the details Charlie’s body parts were in and around the of the crime were heinous, even to contem- A photo of Belinda Carringer's great grandfather, Whipple Smart, and great grandmother, Mary cabin where she resided was determined to porary sensibilities. Although local legends Elizabeth (Silver) Smart, lived with their children in the preserved home that is part of Main- be proof enough. If Frankie had killed Char- and speculation continue, some of the facts spring Conservation Trust’s Tessentee Bottomland Preserve, which has walking trails leading to lie to protect herself and her infant daughter, of the case are that 19-year-old Charlie Sil- the home. Mary Elizabeth's father was Greenberry Ellis Silver, first cousin to Charlie Silver; Greenberry Ellis Silver was Carringer’s great, great grandfather. Nancy, the courts may have had mercy on ver went missing in December 1831. And, her, and perhaps her sentence would have been imprisonment for a time. However, the after a few days of questioning neighbors of ghastly nature of the crime, and the fact that his whereabouts, his 18-year-old wife, women were not allowed to testify in their ,e Pastor of Walnut Creek Baptist Church Frankie Silver, became a suspect in his dis- own defense, resulted in a guilty verdict. appearance. With the couple’s infant daugh- Although 17 letters and petitions, ac- (Franklin, NC) is calling for everyone to unite ter present at their simple, rural, Kona, N.C. cording to Young, were sent to the N.C. in a universal mission of cabin, local law enforcement – according to governor to attempt a pardon for Frankie, Perry Deane Young’s book “The Untold due to the “harsh punishment” of the hang- Story of Frankie Silver”– found bits of bones ing of a woman, extremely rare in the in fresh ash in the fireplace, “a circle of United States, she was hanged on July 12, blood as large as a hog’s liver” under the 1833. cabin’s floorboards, a portion of a body But to make the story even more sensa- partly consumed by fire buried a short dis- tional and provide additional fodder for the tance from the cabin, a large puddle of blood media and people residing all over Western beneath the floor of the house, and more North Carolina, Frankie attempted an es- gruesome details strewn about the property. cape in May, two months before her hang- In a bench inside the house was a deep gash ing, with the help of three men, one of that appeared to have been made by an ax. whom was assumed to be an uncle. She cut Frankie, along with her mother, Barbara her hair, dressed herself as a boy, and re- Stewart, and her brother, Blackston, were ar- ferred to herself as “Tommy.” rested on Jan. 9, 1832. Speculation at the And then there is the daughter, Nancy Sil- th time of the arrest was that Frankie killed her ver, who was reportedly ferried away – or Sunday, August 30 , 10:15am husband with an ax in a jealous rage, since kidnapped – in the middle of the night as a he was known to drink and have adulterous baby by Stuart relations, Jacob and his wife, affairs, and that her mother and brother Elizabeth. Frankie and Charlie’s daughter helped her dismember and attempt to hide being taken from Mitchell County to a re- his body. Frankie, however, was documented mote, rural home in the Ellijay community as small in stature. In the book “The Ballad is how legendary Frankie Silver first be- Let’s band together as God’s people of Frankie Silver,” by Sharyn McCrumb, she come connected to Macon County. introduces Frankie this way when she and Belinda Carringer, a local historian and and have a day of prayer for the Coronavirus, her family members were taken to be jailed farmer with her husband, Donnie, of Car- in Morganton, county seat of Burke County, ringer Farms, was researching aspects of the upcoming election, the riots and unrest, which at the time encompassed what is now family history when she came across infor- and for Revival in the United States. Mitchell County: “On one of the horses sat a mation indicating she might be related to young girl, so little and pale that at first look Frankie Silver. Carringer learned later I took her for a child. … Frankie Silver was through genealogy that she was, instead, 2 Chronicles 7:14 small and slight, but she had the wiry body blood related to Charlie Silver. Carringer’s of one who had seen her share of drudgery maiden name is Smart. Her great grandfa- on a hardscrabble hill farm.” ther, Whipple Smart, and great grand- Frankie’s father, Isaiah Stewart, obtained a mother, Mary Elizabeth (Silver) Smart, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THE MACoN CoUNTY NEWS & SHoPPING GUIDE 7 States, according to Henry. nually to the church for the gravesite’s Nancy, who eventually left Macon maintenance. Plus, in 2005, the Henrys put County as a young girl to return to her ma- a plaque in front of Nancy’s tombstone to ternal grandmother, Frankie’s mother, Bar- communicate and commemorate the Civil bara, underwent extreme prejudice, War death of her first husband, David shunning, and bullying back in Mitchell Parker, who was the father of six of her County, where the murder took place. Ac- children. cording to the book, school children “When Nancy was married to David, she taunted her, “Yer ma was a murderer,” seemed to really enjoy life for the first while adults whispered when she was time,” said Henry, “but her life was hard around and some referred to her as “poor after she lost David and sad because of little Nancy.” Both her maternal and pater- what happened to her parents. In any of our nal grandmothers told conflicting stories research, there is no indication she experi- about what truly happened based on their enced much happiness. She was very pri- allegiances to their deceased children. “It vate person, but high strung, and could ate at her every day,” reads the book. “She have suffered depression.” had heard so many bits and pieces of what In the conclusion of “A Life for Nancy” had happened; she just couldn’t put them is a list of what Henry was able to deter- all together.” mine as fact in the Silver case and the life Henry believes that many fabrications of Nancy, but he pointed out that conjec- surrounding the Silver murder case and the ture may always surround the mysterious, life of Nancy have helped to keep the story but well-publicized case of Frankie and Nancy Silver, Frankie and Charlie Silver’s only child, is buried in Franklin at Mountain Grove alive and speculations ongoing. “None of Charlie Silver and the daughter they left Baptist Church. Belinda Carringer (right) distantly related, cried the first time she realized that us [descendants] believe that Frankie killed behind. Nancy Silver’s headstone was at Mountain Grove Baptist Church, only a mile or so from Car- Charlie from a jealous ringer’s farm. rage. We’re convinced from the research that it lived in the preserved home that is part of ringer. “The circumstances are hard to was self-defense. And I Mainspring Conservation Trust’s Tessentee think about … how it would have been for don’t believe she cut him Bottomland Preserve, which has walking Frankie … for Nancy and the family.” up by herself and tried to trails leading to the home. Mary Elizabeth's Nancy’s unfortunate life is detailed in the hide him. She was only father was Greenberry Ellis Silver, first 2012 historical fiction book, “A Life for about 4 foot 6 inches.” cousin to Charlie Silver; Greenberry Ellis Nancy,” by Danita Stoudemire and Riley As an adult living back Silver was Carringer’s great, great grand- Henry. The book follows the life of the ill- in Ellijay, Nancy at- father. fated Nancy Silver and includes more than tended Mountain Grove The most interesting irony, though, was 30 years of research by Henry, a native of Baptist Church. Henry when Carringer found out that their farm, Franklin, whose wife, Wanda, is the great- has been in contact with which she and her husband purchased in great granddaughter of Nancy Silver. some descendants of 2011, is only a mile from where Nancy Sil- “When we started researching it, every- Nancy’s seven children, ver is buried, at Mountain Grove Baptist body would bring up, ‘What happened to which are scattered Church in Franklin. She said when she first Nancy?’” said Henry. “We found much in- throughout Western visited the gravesite of Frankie and Charlie formation at courthouses and through Sil- North Carolina, Georgia Silver's only child, Nancy, she cried. “A ver historians. Nancy’s story needed to be and elsewhere in the Even after almost two centuries have passed, the violent death woman hanged is fascinating to people, but told.” United States. He and his and dismemberment of Charlie Silver and the hanging of his wife, Nancy suffered because her mother was So far, more than 6,000 copies of the wife visit Nancy’s grave Frankie, continues to be fodder for lectures, books, essays, and hanged for murdering her father,” said Car- book have been sold throughout the United regularly and donate an- conversations.

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A major COVID challenge facing Once enough people comply, the Federal Reserve will re- our community is how to protect In the time of the end, no man will be able to buy or sell lease a statement that cash is no longer necessary. When and manage first responders and without the mark of the beast but how is that possible? this is done, the Beast Power will have complete control personnel that continuously interact To do so, the powers that be must have complete control over who can buy and sell. Choose not to do what the Beast with the public. County and munic- over the means to buy and sell and as long as the people mandates and with a flip of a switch, your bank account is ipal officials are doing everything have hard currency to spend (paper money/coins) it's im- empty. possible to keep employees healthy possible. Therefore hard currency must be eliminated and What is the Mark of the Beast? The Bible says that the so they can serve the public. We can all do our part to contain done in such a way that the people are unaware it's happen- Beast's mark will be either on the forehead or in the hand the spread. Wearing masks, wash- ing; until it is too late. Well it's happening right now under and God's seal will be on the forehead. Don't be fooled, this ing hands, and maintaining social the confusion and fear of the Corona Virus. is not some sort of a visible stamp or micro chip, the mark distancing are the most effective Just walk into any store and the proof is right before your represents your allegiance to either God or Satan. The fore- practices. Patrick Taylor eyes. Signs are prevalent in every business stating that you head represents your mind and as such you are either totally Getting a flu shot as we move into fall and winter is another must pay by credit card or other electronic means because on God's side or on Satan's. The hand represents work. You way to alleviate a potential compounding of the problem. The of a shortage of coins needed to produce change. Wal-Mart are neither for or against either God or Satan but in order to county is currently working on a plan to have ample sites for folks had even gone so far as to round out your change. If you buy and sell, you will do the bidding of the Beast power. to get the flu shot. owed $9.49 and paid with a $10 bill, you should have re- But to God, by not choosing, it automatically puts you on I have been gratified to see so many people wearing masks on ceived 51 cents back but instead they gave you $1. Like Satan's side. our commercial sidewalks and businesses. I am receiving posi- tive feedback that our visitors feel comfortable coming to High- wise if you owed $9.50 and you paid with a $10 you got Hopefully this has convinced you that we are in the end lands because we are a community that practices the basic nothing back. That didn't last too long and they went back times and time is short. What can we do to stop this; Noth- COVID-19 protocols. to giving the correct change. But why is there a shortage of ing! We can only choose which side to be on. Choose The town board postponed implementation of the requirement coins. The standard reason given, was that due to the virus wisely. for residential bear resistant garbage toters. There has been a not enough people were out buying things and it created backlog in ordering the toters. In the coming weeks I expect the the shortage. Most people just took that to be the truth but Jeff Pritz – Franklin, N.C. board to direct staff to implement the policy. As I travel through if you stopped and thought a second, it made no sense. If town I am glad to see residences with the bear resistant toters. less people are buying then you don't need as many coins to Billing practices of HCA/Mission questionable Many people have painted their street number, or some other make change. Coins are not like raw eggs, they don't go bad identification, on their toters. Marking a toter helps deter possi- if kept in your pocket or purse. Yet there is a shortage. But ble theft. For each of the last four months, I have received notifi- On the other hand, some folks still continue to follow unac- why? cation letters from HCA/Mission regarding medical ex- ceptable garbage practices. I noticed one 45 gallon can on the After coins are minted they are sent directly to the Federal penses they say had not been paid. Upon calling my Med roadside filled with loose garbage that was not bagged. I still see Reserve Banks. These banks are not part of our govern- Supp Insurer, Transamerica, I found that each of the four a few trash bags placed for pickup on the roadside. These prac- ment but privately owned. You can Google, "What families medical expenses had been paid very promptly weeks or tices are no longer permitted. We all need to be good stewards in own the Federal reserve?" and the names like Rockefeller, even months before. On each occasion, I called HCA/Mis- disposing our garbage responsibly. Goldman Sachs, Rothschild, plus others will appear. These sion to tell them my insurer had already paid the medical We are approaching the Sept. 30 deadline to respond to the families, in collusion, have created the shortage by greatly expense. I have now received an actual bill for one of the 2020 Census. If you have not done so, please go to My2020Cen- reducing how many coins are released and to whom they expenses that was paid back in April. I think this issue goes sus.gov, or call (844) 330-2020, to file a response. Provided are given to. But why? beyond extremely sloppy accounting practices. I believe North Carolina has a full census count, a new 14th seat in Con- The reason is to stop people from using hard currency and HCA/Mission is trying to scam and scare seniors on gress could be created. For each person who does not respond, the state stands to lose over the decade between $16,000 to $18,000 switch over to credit cards and other forms of electronic cur- Medicare into paying a medical expense that has already in federal dollars. rency. I return to Wal-Mart as an example but most other been paid. I have not had this problem with any other health Starting on Sunday afternoon NCDOT will be replacing a drain stores have signs that say they have no change so you must carrier nor did I ever have this problem with Mission be- pipe across NC 106 just below Tate Landscaping and the Moun- pay electronically or exact change. fore HCA acquired Mission. tain. There will be a detour, but expect delays. The plan is for the Before, you could go into our Wal-Mart and pay with ei- I will be submitting a complaint to the North Carolina At- work to go through the night and the repaving to be completed ther credit card or cash in any of their self check out or torney General Josh Stein. I would be very surprised if sometime Monday morning. NCDOT did a similar project a cou- cashier lanes. That's the way it's been done for years but other seniors on Medicare have not experienced this same ple of years ago on US 64 between Cashiers and Highlands. then came the virus and the coin shortage. situation. Macon County office of DOT can answer any questions at (828) About a month ago, they reduced the self checkout to six 524-2517. machines that would accept cash; the rest were credit cards. David Christopher – Scaly Mountain, N.C. Town hall staff are receiving numerous calls about voting. Those questions are best answered by calling the Macon County A week later it went down to four, then two then none. If Board of Elections at (828) 349-2034. Also, the board has a web- you wanted to pay with cash you had to stand in a cashier site that can be accessed by entering Macon County Board of line and wait, even though there were plenty of the vacant Elections on a web browser. Early voting at the Highlands Recre- self checkouts. Then they started reducing the number of Email letters to ation Center begins on the third Thursday prior to the Nov. 3 Elec- cashier checkouts. One of the last times I was in Wal-Mart, tion Day. they had three lanes open for cash and each had approxi- [email protected]

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Email: [email protected] Only publication of an advertisement shall constitute final acceptance Contributing Writer of the advertiser’s order. No brokering of advertising space or sup- Deadline for display advertising is Friday at plements will be accepted without prior approval of publisher. Third 4 p.m. Classified deadline Monday, 3 p.m Deena Bouknight Diane Peltz Class Mailing Privileges Authorized at Franklin, N.C. 28734 Contributing Writer Contributing Writer THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THE MACON COUNTY NEWS & SHOPPING GUIDE 11 What would Satan like to do in America? Opinions are allowed; altering facts are not lationship with others that I am blessed with; and that is in Jesus Christ. Many never see this or want this, but for me, 1 Peter 5:8 states, “Your enemy the devil prowls around We are all very well aware that in America everyone has Christ and all that revolves around his being of who, what, like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” the right to an opinion, and to express those opinions here on why, and his purpose within humanity, is a love story of love, What would Satan like to do in America? the pages of our local newspapers. kindness, gentleness, justice, peace, forgiveness, acceptance, He would take God out of schools, sporting events, town What frequently creates conflict and confusion is when all of this and more He's given to me, as nothing nor no one meetings, the court house and Congress. He would have personal views and opinions clash with facts and with the ever has or ever could. I honestly have little purpose in life people believe that there is no God or devil and there is no truth. I believe that Robert Yates crossed that line in his let- without Christ. I'm not a religious freak, but a relationship heaven or hell. He would take Jesus out of Christmas and ter to the editor (MCN, Aug. 20). freak, there's a big difference. I haven't always been faith- Easter. He would have men of the cloth abuse children and Donald Trump is infamous for his lies, fabrications and ful, there have been times of doubt, but then when I see all have the church cover it up. He would deceive churches like exaggerations of the truth and he relishes taking credit for the emptiness around me and there's nothing else, I'm al- he deceived Eve, he would say “ did God really say that.” the accomplishments of others. Unfortunately, all too often, ways accepted back with open arms. He has helped me in He would have some churches questioning God’s word and his followers latch onto these untruths, run with them, and making sense of both my internal and external world which want to be more worldly. He would install a few bad ap- on and on they travel, ad infinitum. I live. I feel he can help your world as well. Just ask and be- ples in the police department so that their actions would One of Trump's more recent and most glaring cock and lieve with all that you have, He's worth all to give. cause hatred and disrespect to the police and start a move- bull stories (and one that Mr. Yates erroneously repeated) is Re-thinking life, ment to defund the police. He would cause protests, riots, taking credit for enacting the Veterans Choice Act. breaking-ins and stealing from innocent businesses and Known specifically, the "Veterans' Access to Care through Deni Shepard – [email protected] burning others down. He would have people focus on slav- Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014," the ery that happen over 150 years ago instead of the slavery Veterans Choice Act was sponsored by 20-term Republican Macon needs to do better job of cleaning up roadways happening today. The slavery of young girls into prostitu- Congressman Harold Rogers of the 5th District of Kentucky tion and the slavery of young children in sweat shops. He and introduced by the 113th Congress on Oct. 2, 2013. We I have been contemplating writing this letter for several would control the media so that their focus is on violence, are now in the 2nd Session of the 116th Congress. years, but now I just have to get this one off my chest. I’m hatred, and fear. He would have athletes not stand for the The United States Senate voted to agree to the conference writing about the deplorable and disgusting condition of the National Anthem. He would have TV and the movies pro- report (the vote was 91-3) in Roll Call Vote #254, on 31 July, roadways through our county. The practice of waiting until moting pornography, profanity and sexual, immoral conduct. 2014. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law on the grass along our roads is long enough to bale and the con- He may have not started the virus, but he is enjoying the Aug. 7, 2014, approximately two and a half years before stant amount of garbage deposited on the side of the road rewards from it. Businesses, schools and churches being shut Donald Trump assumed office. by those that treat the road way the same way they look after down. People losing their jobs and losing their places to Clearly, everyone is entitled to an opinion and to express their yards at home I suspect is ridiculous. Macon County live. People turning to drugs and alcohol, being selfish and those opinions, but none of us are empowered to communi- never picks up the garbage until after the mowers once a hoarding items. People losing their lives. cate our own facts, and that includes the president of the year cut. If they ever do pick up the garbage it is now in Yes, the Devil is alive and well in America. What we need United States (although he doesn't seem to recognize it). thousands of tiny pieces. Now, if the decisions on the road to do is to put God first in America again. Truth matters... and we (as Americans) have a responsi- maintenance is a DOT responsibility, I can understand why bility and an obligation to speak truth to power (as best as it is such a mess. However, if it is a county responsibility, – Mike Townsend Franklin, N.C. we know how) at all times. I am deeply grieved and gravely then I would like to suggest that that person making those concerned that this president and apparently much of his decisions should either look for another job someplace or party and many of his followers, do not share my view. go to Jackson County and learn how their job should be Newsweek story not a story but an opinion done. It’s amazing that traveling either north or south of our David Snell – Franklin, N.C. county, the roadways are well maintained and never in the RE: Patrick Wallace’s story condition that Macon County’s are. I really think a high And boy did he (Mr. Wallace) have a story to tell. Wishful thinking in a fallen world school dropout could do a better job in the maintenance of 1.) Risch’s “story” was not a “story” in Newsweek. It was the right of ways along our highways both north and south an opinion written by him. His opinion, not a story reported I truly wish for things to be different than they are. I read and east and west. It really is disgusting. Maybe the tax pay- and researched by Newsweek. My opinion is just as valid. the paper, view the media and I've come to understand and ers of Macon County should think about some county ex- 2.) Risch’s “evidence and blockbuster survey” consisted realize that Solomon's statement is ever more real than ever ecutives that pay a little attention to beautification and the of a study of 42 patients that was deemed uninterpretable. before and that is, “there is nothing new under the sun.” perception by visitors of our county. Now if this is a DOT His other dangerous ideas came from a two-page document I wish for a willingness of people to forgive, to be better, problem, then maybe those idiots at the Dept. of Highways he found on Google. kinder, gentler, love their neighbor in word and deed and not could cut out three of the four stupid circles and put a little All that said, the Trump Conservatives who are “frus- look for government, religion, or some special interest group money to the beautification of our county. When was the trated” with Liberals like Trump’s CR task force keeping to do this for them, which may be fine, but it is us as indi- last time you saw a person picking up garbage on our road- them from taking HCQ/hydroxychloroquine for CV19 Gulp viduals needing to do what we all want most – peace, love, ways? I can’t remember when that was but I remember not away! Wash the HCQ down with a big glass of Clorox. Per- acceptance. long ago seeing a crew picking up garbage in Jackson sonally, I reccommend listening to Dr. Fauci. Our world cries out for this, we watch this daily within County and in Haywood County. Rabun County to our south Patrick L. Grey, M.D. – Cashiers, N.C. the media. Songs are written, art displays the cries of hu- is always a pleasure to drive. manity, yet we keep in an endless search for whatever it is we are looking for and life moves on. History really never G.G. Puckett – Franklin, N.C. changes, it only seems new to the next generation. We look Loud cars, missing lights and roadside garbage for everything we want and desire, yet many never seem to ever arrive or achieve any of it, the love for money, power, I am writing in regard to the many loud vehicles in this sex, unleashed freedoms of every kind seems in vain yet in The Macon County News letters page area. Do we not pay for inspection every year? Is not the want of more. Hearts, lives, families are broken and we seem is a public forum open to a wide variety muffler and exhaust system included? to blame everything, yet rarely ask or search within our own of opinions. Letters are neither accepted Also to the point. Over half of the vehicles are missing self, is there something within me that seems not right or is some lights, either parking, headlight, brake light or other. missing? I cannot put into words just how I feel in the lost- nor rejected on the basis of the opinions Some inspectors do not even look at your car, they just take ness of our world and the empty lives I see daily. We seem expressed. Writers are asked to refrain your money and paper. We have no control over out of only to exist in hope of something different but not knowing from personal attacks against individu- towners, but most of these mentioned are local. what that difference would be. Generations of old have Another matter is the garbage scattered through out road passed down this same feeling of trying to find anything that als or businesses. Letters are not neces- sides. Do we not pay for landfills and recycle centers? What helps in man’s quest for living life. sarily reflective of the opinions of the about roadside cleanup? Or any public place. I truly have no answers for the next generation, I, too, felt the heaviness of despair, and no one could explain anything publisher, editor or staff of The Macon Julie Williams – Franklin, N.C. that made sense of the world. I can only offer the only thing County News. that brought a rich and meaningful purpose in life and the re- 12 THE MACON COUNTY NEWS & SHOPPING GUIDE VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 Parking lot project benefits local athlete Last year, Franklin High School began a program in which students were offered a chance to personalize a parking space by painting it with their own design. The spaces are offered at $15 each for new spots; and $10 to renew. The fee is in addition to the $10 parking pass. At the end of the year, graduating seniors are required to repaint their spot black or pay a $25 fine. This year, proceeds from the parking lot project will go to Devyn Blackburn, an FHS athlete who was involved in a car accident. Photos by Vickie Carpenter

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“His paws were huge,” said Christina. “People guessed that he never seen another person riding around on a motorcycle with a BOUTIQUE • JEWELRY • ACCESSORIES could also have breeds like Saint Bernard, Great Pyrenees, or Mas- sidecar and their dog, so I guess Boojum’s a novelty right now.” 828.369.7300 14 THE MACON COUNTY NEWS & SHOPPING GUIDE VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 for possession of heroin. Jonathan C. Bean made the arrest. Bradley Logan Brock, was charged with larceny, proba- tion violation. Jeffery Lynn Carpenter, was charged with possession of John P. Hamlin, Agent The Macon County Sher- methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia. Par- iff’s Department, Franklin rish W. Young made the arrest. 109 W. Palmer Street Police Department or Jack- Matthew Owen Carpenter, was charged with assault with Franklin, NC 28734 son County Sheriff’s Depart- a deadly weapon with intent to kill. William D. Stamey made Bus: 828-369-9696 ment made the following the arrest. arrests August 13 - August 24. Brevon Alexander Kimsey, was charged with reckless Fax: 828-369-0099 All suspects are innocent driving, failure to report an accident, expired registration [email protected] until proven guilty in a court card/tag, hit/run leave scene with property damage, unsafe of law. tires. Parrish W. Young made the arrest.

Macon County August 24 Yes! We have Re-Opened! Sheriff’s Department Jerry Leon Harmon, was charged with warrant service for offense committed in jurisdiction. Joseph A. Raby made the August 17 arrest. Tyler Lee Watson, was charged with first degree kidnap- ping, assault by pointing a gun, communicating threats, as- Franklin Police Department sault with a deadly weapon, assault on a female. James E. ANTIQUES, SHOPS & RV PARK Crawford III made the arrest. August 13 Dustin Cole Estevez, was charged with larceny re- John Russell Sanfilippo, 54, of Sparrow Dr., was charged move/destroy/deactivate component, shoplifting and con- with possession of methamphetamine. A secured bond of cealment of goods, driving while license revoked not $3,000 was set. Officer Bingham made the arrest. impaired revocation. Garrett D. Hovis made the arrest. Kathy Fay Nicole Atcheson, was charged with possession August 14 of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia. Par- Thomas Howard Giesy, 63, of Franklin, was charged with rish W. Young made the arrest. possession of a schedule II controlled substance. August 18 August 15 Located in the old Cullasaja School off the Highlands Rd. Rebecca Denise Frady, was charged with possession of Rigoberto Trejo, 29, of Ridgecrest Heights Rd., was 145 River Rd., Franklin, NC • (828) 349-1600 whistlestopantiquesnc.com heroin, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug charged with speeding (36 in 20 mph zone), possession of paraphernalia. Parrish W. Young made the arrest. marijuana paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, felony Deja Faye McGilvery, was charged with trafficking in possession of a schedule VI controlled substance. A secured Have a Drinking Problem? opium/heroin. Parrish W. Young made the arrest. bond of $3,000 was set. August 19 August 16 We can help. John Daryl Nichols, was charged with failure to appear. James Todd Davidson, 39, of Northside Dr., was charged Gabe D. Bingham made the arrest. with communicating threats. An unsecured bond of $1,500 Contact Joshua Lee Faulk, was charged with larceny after break- was set. Officer Dula made the arrest. Alcoholics Anonymous ing and entering, possession of stolen goods/property, break August 19 828-349-4357 or enter a motor vehicle. Gabe D. Bingham made the arrest. Austin Harley McCall, was issued warrant service for of- Blane Lamont Clark, 29, of Mathis Dr., was charged with www.aawnc80.org fenses committed in jurisdiction. Emileigh E. Sands made resisting officers, breaking and entering. A secured bond of the arrest. $1,000 was set. Officer bingham made the arrest. Erin Lynn Eastburn, 38, of Rogers Rd., was charged with August 21 resist delay obstruct, possession of a controlled substance on Kayley Elizabeth Crisp, was charged with probation vio- jail premises, injury to real property, simple assault. A se- lation. Johathan C. Bean made the arrest. cured bond of $5,000 was set. Michael Kevin Young, was charged with failure to appear for warrant service. August 20 Joshua Lee Matnez Faulk, 34, of East Magnolia St., Lake- August 22 land, Fla., was charged with injury to real property. A se- Brach Alan Braisier, was charged with failure to appear cured bond of $500 was set. Officer Stahl made the arrest. Visit Us Online Area News Coverage Additional Content Photo Galleries Classifieds themaconcountynews.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THE MACON COUNTY NEWS & SHOPPING GUIDE 15 sharing food and/or utensils is prohibited. The reuninon will be held COMMUNITY CALENDAR at the Deep Creek Picnic Shelter north of Bryson City. Follow direc- CHURCH HAPPENINGS All A.A. meetings in the greater Franklin area including Otto have tional signs from US 19/74 to the Deep Creek Entrance. The Picnic Editor’s Note: Due to a judge’s ruling that declared the closing of been suspended until further notice. To speak with a member of A.A. Shelter is straight ahead ¼-mile on the left. churches unconstitutional, some churches are now opening with call (828)349-4357 or (828)837-4440 or visit www.aawnc80.com. safety protocols in place and altered schedules. Email macon Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Centers in Cullowhee and [email protected] with schedule or venue changes. First Alliance Church is partnering with Macon County Schools Franklin have an educational parenting program to earn “points” to to help provide a safe place for children to go when they are not in use to obtain free items for your family. The centers carry formula, Victory Baptist Church Revival Meetings will beginning Sunday, Sept. school from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most school children are being di- diapers, wipes, baby items and clothing up to size 6, as well as 6 through Wednesday, Sept. 9. Evangelist Dr. Tom Farrell will speak at vided into "A" & "B" groups. Children can come three days per week, strollers, car seats, high chairs, pack n’ plays, etc. Donations are al- 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., on Sunday. Monday through Wednesday night serv- when not in school. The children will receive instruction from the ways welcome. Services are free and confidential. For more infor- ices will begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Victory is located school system, free breakfast, lunch and snack, and engage in var- mation or an appointment, call (828)349-3200, (828)293-3600 or midway between Sylva and Franklin on top of Cowee Mountain. ious activities. Application forms to enroll your child/children are at smpcc.org the church office. The church is located at 31 Promise Lane, off of New Song Church Cherokee 5th Annual Speak to the Mountain Di- Womack St. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to Crawford Senior Center is hosting Zoom classes. Zoom classes vine Healing Conference is hosting a Hundred Days of Healing, 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church building will also be open will include exercise, tai chi, and others. For more information, or to through September 6. Services held daily at 10 a.m. for prayer, 2 p.m. for worship service and form pick-up on Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 register, call the Senior Center at (828)349-2058. for teaching, and 7 p.m. nightly healing demonstrations. The church is lo- p.m. Forms can also be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to you. Space is cated at 3548 Wolfetown Rd., Cherokee. Visit Newsongcherokee.com limited, first come, first served. For more information call (828)369- Macon County Schools is offering meal pickup from 11 a.m. to 7977 or email [email protected]. 1 p.m., at the following locations: Mountain View Intermediate First Alliance Church Sunday services in person and on Facebook will School, South Macon Elementary School, Iotla Valley Elementary be held at 10:30 a.m. Senior Pastor Scott Eichelberger will continue his Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society that is nor- School, Franklin High School and Nantahala School. If you have sermon series from the book of Revelation. Teen Challenge will provide mally held on the first Thursday of the month is once again being questions regarding the meal pickup service, contact School Nutri- special music. The church is located at 31 Promise Lane (off Womack postponed. The society will continue to evaluate month to month and tion Director David Lightner at [email protected] or next door to Trimont Christian Academy). For more information, call the resume meetings when it is safe for all to be in such a gathering. by calling (828)524-3314 ext. 1010. church office at (828)369-7977.

Highlands Biological Foundation's Virtual Zahner Lectures will Macon Chips, the Franklin Wood Carving Club will meet on Franklin First United Methodist Church Sunday Online Worship is be held on Thursday, Aug. 27, “Monitoring Bird Populations at High- Thursday, 6:30 p.m. in Franklin High School Wood Shop. They will held at 9 a.m., on Facebook Live at Franklin First United Methodist lands Biological Station: A Long Term Survey” with Mark Hopey, continue to meet on Thursdays. Participants are asked to comply Church while we are social distancing due to COVID19. The church is Southern Appalachian Raptor Research (SARR). Registration is re- with social distancing and other endemic protocols. All members and located at 66 Harrison Avenue in downtown Franklin; senior pastor is quired. For more information or to register for one of our Zahner we- prospective members are cordially invited to attend. For more infor- Rev. David Beam. For more information, call (828)524-3010 or www.firs- binars, visit the website at www.highlandsbiological.org or call us at mation, call Contact D Lansont (828)369-2144. tumcfranklin.org (828)526-2623. Uptown Gallery on Main Street new hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lifespring Community Church is holding Sunday services begin- Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate 6-mile hike on Satur- ning at 10 a.m. with social distancing observed. Brian Lamb in the day, Aug. 29, with an elevation change 700 ft., to Bee Cove Falls in Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter Telephone pastor. The church is located at the intersection of Cheek Road and South Carolina. This hike has some moderate ups and downs on an Support Group for Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease Addington Bridge Road. old logging road off 107 near the Fish Hatchery. View this 80' multi- or dementia is designed to provide caregivers opportunities for shar- tiered falls in a pretty area near the edge of the escarpment of the ing, education, and support through a telephone conference. Sup- Tellico Baptist Church Sunday Services with the Reverend L. E. mountains. The hike is limited to no more than ten people, with four port group participants and a support group facilitator connect each Angel are currently being held at the picnic shelter at 11 a.m. people per car, wearing masks while driving and congregating. Meet month for one-hour confidential sessions. For more information, call at Cashiers Rec. Park at 10 a.m. Drive 20 miles round trip. For (800)272-3900. West Franklin Church services are held on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. more information or reservations, call leaders: Mike and Susan Ket- The church is located on Sloan Rd. next to the Forest Service Office. tles, 743-1079. Franklin Covenant Church has a grocery delivery service for any- one at higher risk for COVID-19. If you are unable to leave home to Prentiss Church of God is holding two Sunday services in its sanc- State Employee Credit Union Blood Drive will be held on Wednes- get the supplies you need due to sickness, disability or age, please tuary, at 9 a.m., and at 10:30 a.m. Social distancing is observed and day, Sept. 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 245 Cunningham Rd., Franklin. All contact us for more details. The only cost to you would be the items safety measures are in place. Pastor Kevin Chapman invites the com- donors wwill receive a $20 VISA card. you order, there is no delivery charge. [email protected]. munity to attend. Services are also streamed online on the Prentiss Church of God Facebook page. The church is located at 59 Church The North Shore Cemetery Association will be hosting a down- Volunteer drivers needed at Macon County Senior Services. Hill Lane, off Addington Bridge Road. Phone: (828)369-3885. scaled version of the Reunion on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to Mileage will be reimbursed. For more information, call (828) 349- 2 p.m. This will be a “drop-in event” to accommodate those who 0211. Memorial United Methodist Church Anonymous Call-in Prayer Line. want to see some of the others they have been missing. There will If you need prayer, call (828)369-0707. Leave a message with your be no organized services or agenda. Participants are asked to bring Macon County CareNet is in need of volunteers. Positions open prayer request, and the church will be happy to pray for you or who- lawn chairs and other items necessary for an outdoor picnic while are food pantry, soup kitchen and file room. If interested stop by for ever you request prayers for. You may also leave a request for a call maintaining social distancing. Bring your own food and drinks as an application at 130 Bidwell St., or call (828)369-2642. back if you need one. MACON RENTALCO. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS • PARTS ANSWERS Equipment Sales, Repair, FOR PG. 22 and Rental Available ANSWERS FOR PG. 22 PG. FOR ANSWERS

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And tury Swain County were taken by Frank Em- a future goal is to once again mett Fry, a mining superintendent and later cook for customers via a food hotel operator who lived from 1877 to 1939. truck or trailer. The black and white photos come from glass “We just plan to keep ex- plate negatives and have been digitized for on- panding, looking at new area line viewing. suppliers, and visiting The collection was donated to Hunter Li- farms,” said Hannah. “We are brary by Jean Sandlin Douthit, a granddaughter always looking at suppliers of Fry. Douthit also is a member of the Friends that practice sustainable of the Bryson City Cemetery, a nonprofit group methods. As a society, we that helped facilitate the donation. have to get away from not The photos include his family, friends and knowing where are food neighbors; the unincorporated community of comes from. Everyone needs Hewitt, where he was superintendent of the good food and we can’t make N.C. Talc and Mining Company; and the the most out of our day if county seat of Bryson City, where he and his we’re not well.” wife, Martha “Mattie” Pender Fry, later owned Alan said their Yonder interim chief of Special and Digital Collections. and operated the Entella Hotel, mountain land- Compound is “evolving” and “They also offer the only views of the village of scapes and agricultural scenes. he and Hannah point out that Hewitt, in Swain County, that I have ever seen.” “Frank Fry’s photographs have lovely com- they hope people will stop by The collection can be viewed at digitalcol- position, are expertly executed, and remain in to see the progress and learn lections.wcu.edu. For more information, con- near-perfect condition after well over a century all about what will transpire Alan Edwards explained the origins of some of his local sup- tact Hunter Library’s Special and Digital of existence, which makes them quite rare and on the property. pliers. 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Corbitt Jr., Natalie Bucki and Lilla Smith Corbitt. In addi- Natalie Bucki, 94, passed away tion to his father, he was preceded Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, after a in death by his sister, Larita life filled with painting, travel, “Jackie” Corbitt, and brother, and good people. Of her painting, Christopher Corbitt. He was an ironworker/boiler- WE ARE OPEN! she said, “My desire when paint- Newsome Corbitt ing is to create a space with light maker for several years for locals Curtis TV, Inc. and color and to invite the viewer 597 in Jacksonville, Fla., and 808 in Orlando, Fla., and helped build Disney World. He was a real estate agent, a salesman, a self- Sales & Installation to enter. I no longer paint on lo- cation, preferring to take my own defense instructor, and an inventor with several U.S. patents in- photos and/or sketches to work cluding the Bait Saver Hook which he was known for. He enjoyed with. I adjust and modify to being with his family, his beloved dog (Bebe), hunting, fishing, please myself, trying to create golfing, cooking, praising the Lord on his guitar, and listening to something with more depth and his sons play music as the Corbitt Brothers Band, and his daugh- ter’s beautiful voice. He was a Christian who loved the Lord and 644 West Palmer St., light than a camera can. I have was a member at First Pentecost Church in Franklin. Franklin, NC had 65 years or more of creating Natalie Bucki portraits from live sittings and He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Gentry; and four chil- 828-524-4484 from photos. When I sell a painting I reserve all copyrights to my- dren, Newsome Corbitt IV (Kristin); Christian Corbitt (Jenny); self, but God gets the glory.” Isaac Corbitt, Faith Corbitt Aydelotte (Nathan); two grandchildren, Her husband of 64 years, Henry J. Bucki, died in 2008. To- Callie Corbitt and Casen Corbitt; his mother, mother-in-law, gether they travelled to 47 states, working art festivals and enjoy- cousins, nieces, nephews and relatives as well as many others who ing national parks and the people they met. thought of him as Daddy Corbitt. She is survived by her son, Michael; a grandson, Michael; six He was always the life of the party and lived bigger than life. great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren, a favorite He could talk a mile a minute and always put a smile on your face. niece, Suzy; and a wonderful nephew, a second son, Lynn Hun- He loved people and was an encourager, always had a smile on his neyman. Natalie and Henry are together again. face, and would grab you up and hug you in a minute. Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Bucki The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses, care- family. Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfu- givers, and hospice staff for being the ministering hands of the neralhome.com or Natalie’s Facebook page. Lord to us. Also, thank you to all who diligently prayed for him and our family. Family and friends are invited to a celebration of life service Ernest Howard Lanham Saturday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. at Tessentee Farm Wedding and Events Center at 2887 Tessentee Road, Franklin. When Ernest Howard Lanham If your health is compromised, please stay home. We want to was born in Charleston, West Vir- celebrate his life while also being as careful as possible for every- ginia, on March 13, 1948, it was one involved. We Buy Gold & Silver as if he was born to be a Marine. 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l s Ernest Howard Lanham Let us always spread Daddy Corbitt hugs to the world. e n Iotla Bridge tional Defense Medal; two We have been so blessed by the outpouring of love we have al- D r Vietnamese Service medals, each with five stars; the Vietnamese iv ready received during this most difficult time. It is easy to see just e 80 Olsen Campaign Medal, the Combat Active Ribbon, and a Purple Heart. Drive how special he was to all of you. Thank you! He was all about honor, duty, and country. Tuesday – Friday Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. He was employed at Macon Block Plant for many years, was Online condolences can be made at 9 am until 5 pm always a hard worker who liked to stay busy and was diligent www.maconfuneralhome.com. Or by Special Appointment Sanderstown Road about every task he was given. For relaxation, any day at the beach or fishing on the ocean was a great day for him. He was known for his compassion not only towards people but also to animals. He loved animals and did his part by rescuing his cats, Sandy and Crystal. CORNERSTONE MEMORIALS True to form, he bravely fought to live, but lost that battle on Aug. 22, 2020. He is survived by Leilani Ruth “Ruthy” Hartzog DOYLE YORK,Owner Lanham, his wife of 40 years, and a sister, Carla Lanham. Several Located at Rabun Flea Market nieces and nephews also survive. Preceding him in death are his (706) 746-2548 parents and his siblings, Cathy Jarvis and Richard Lanham. A private ceremony will be held at a later date at the Veterans’ (706) 746-9977 Awards & Engraving Cemetery at Black Mountain, N.C. Imprinted Apparel Memorial contributions may be made to The Macon County Please Call For Appointment Signs Humane Society. [email protected] Guy & Alicia Gooder Moffitt Family Funeral Care is honored to serve Mr. Lanham's (706) 746-2837 1021 East Main St. • Franklin, NC 828-349-4097 family. 134 Market Circle • Rabun Gap, GA 30568 Online condolences at www.moffittfamilyfuneralcare.com THURSDAy, AUGUST 27, 2020 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THE MACON COUNTy NEWS & SHOPPING GUIDE 19 Corrine Monica Riihl Grantwit Geraldine Tritt Corrine Monica Riihl Grantwit, Geraldine Tritt, 73, of High- 75, of Franklin, N.C., passed away lands, N.C., passed away Mon- on Sunday, July 19, 2020. day, August. 17, 2020. Born in St. James, Minn., she Born and raised in Macon was the daughter of the late Ken- County, she was the daughter of neth and Regina Huss Riihl. In ad- the late Lawrence and Gladys dition to her parents, she was Dalton Tritt. In addition to her preceded in death by Harriett and parents, she was preceded in Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Cullwell Waters Chuck Riihl and Marlis Grantwit. death by her son, Dale Neely; She graduated from Mankito State brother, Geral Tritt and sister, Elizabeth “Betsy” Cullwell Wa- College with a bachelor’s degree Eloise Johnson. She was a loving, ters, 83, of Franklin, N.C., passed and received her nursing degree devoted caregiver. She was a away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. from Minnesota Community Col- member of Blue Valley Baptist Born in the Panama Canal lege. She was a member of the Church. Zone, she was the daughter of the Daughters of the American Revo- Corrine Grantwit She is survived by her children, Geraldine Tritt late Colonel Robert Franklin and lution and loved to travel. Denise Zachary and husband Ben, Diana Marchosky Cullwell. In ad- She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gary John Grantwit; Vaughn Neely and Teddy Neely; brothers, Terry Tritt and wife, dition to her parents, she was pre- her daughter, Connie Grantwit Dougan (Pat); her son, Kenneth Penny and Charles Tritt; sister, Joan Keener-Hicks and husband ceded in death by three brothers, Grantwit (Sarah) and two grandchildren, Bryce and Nicolette Bill; six grandchildren, Candace Keener, Kyle Keener, Katlynn Bobby, Barry and Scott. She Dougan of Crystal, Minn. Kinsey, Michaela Kaim, Quinton Neely and Alexis Neely; eight began her career as a certified No services have been planned at this time. great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. draftsman but later taught art and Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 23, at Blue Valley special education with Macon Condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com. Baptist Church. Rev. Marty Kilby officiated. Burial followed in County Schools. She was a com- the Clear Creek Community Cemetery. mitted Christian and taught Sun- Elizabeth Waters Pallbearers were William Passmore, Justin Passmore, Johnny day School for many years at Charles Morgan Owens, Dennis Owens, Ricky Talley and Anthony Bennefield. Cowee Baptist Church. Her interests included painting, print mak- Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. ing, cooking, and sewing. She was also a collegiate softball athlete Charles Morgan, 62, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. He was born in Franklin, N.C., to the late Francis Jane Cope Morgan. Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneral- in her youth. home.com. She is survived by her three children, Michael Waters of He spent most of his life in Darrington, Wash. He worked for Sum- Franklin, Melissa Barbour of Wilson, N.C., and Mark Alan Wa- mit Timber/Hampton as a Millwright in Darrington. He was a hard ters of Elizabethton, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren. worker and loved his family. New Items arriving weekly! WE’RE OPEN! Graveside services were held Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Wood- He enjoyed being outside four wheeling, snowmobiling, horse lawn Cemetery with Rev. Rusty Wolfrey and Rev. Ed Frampton back riding and drinking beer. He had a special place in his heart officiating. for all animals, especially his little dog, Peanut. BUTTERCUP’S Pallbearers were Jimmy Hatcher, Aaron Waters, Michael Wa- He is survived by daughters, Katherine Schoneman (Josh ters, Scott Boyd and Jared Barbour. Schoneman), Christine Olatunji (Tobiomolisa Olatunji); son, TREASURES In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made, in her Richard Jankowski; eight grandchildren, Kristen Schoneman, memory, to International Board of Jewish Missions, P.O. Box Kaedin Schoneman, Kinnley Schoneman, Levi Jankowski, Dakota Antiques • Collectibles 1386, Hixson, TN 37343. Jankowski, Brandon Porter, Natalie Childers, and Kole Jankowski; Furniture • Kitchenware Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. brothers, Bobby Morgan, Jim Morgan, Jamie Morgan; and his Jewelry • Tools • And Much More! Condolences can be sent to the family at www.maconfuneral- aunt, Bonnie Cope. home.com. A private family service will be held at a later date. 828-634-6142 7322 Georgia Rd, Franklin, NC Online condolences can be sent to www.brantgrantfuneral- Open Thursday - Saturday 10am-4pm home.com. Frederick Lawton Allan Bryant-Grant Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Mor- gan family. Frederick Lawton Allan, 78, of Franklin, N.C., passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Mattie Ella Calloway Born and raised in Ft. Myers, R ST & Fla., he was the son of the late Dr. Mattie Ella Calloway, 90, of RUST Harry Lee Allan Jr. and Emma C. Highlands, N.C., passed away on Cotton. In addition to his parents, Monday, Aug. 18, 2020. he was preceded in death by his Born and raised in Macon RELICSELICS stepfather, Wade Cotton. After County, she was the daughter of Antiques, Collectibles, Handmade & More proudly serving his country with the late Arthur B. Potts and Pearl the U.S. Marine Corps, he opened Crane Potts. In addition to her par- 71 E. Main St. • Franklin, NC a furniture store in St. Petersburg ents, she was preceded in death by (828)349-4467 and retired in 2004 after 52 years her husband, Samuel Calloway; Email: [email protected] of hard work and dedication to his son, Rusty Calloway; three step- facebook.com/RustAndRelics71 business. In 2008, he and his wife Frederick Lawton Allan children, Joan Morrow, Jane Cal- Alida bought a vacation home in loway and Bill Calloway; brother, the mountains of North Carolina and made it their permanent home James “Jimbo” Potts and sister, in 2016. He had several hobbies and enjoyed playing golf, tennis, Lois Keener. Mattie was an active and biking. He loved sitting on the porch, listening to music and member of Highlands First Baptist telling stories. Above all, he loved his family, especially his chil- Church. Mattie Ella Calloway David dren and grandchildren. She is survived by her children, Gail Reese (Bill), Teresa Cal- Moffitt He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Alida Schall Allan; two loway Speed (David), Freda Isham, Tony Calloway (Anne) all of OWNER/FUNERAL children, James “Jim” Allan (JoJo) and Christine Shelton (Steve); Highlands and Celia Williams of Mexico; step-children, Barbara DIRECTOR five grandchildren, Ryan, Riley and Reece Allan and Kayla and James, Sammie Houston (Bob) and Jack Calloway (Susan) all of Blake Shelton; brother, Harry Lee Allan III; brother-in law, Larry Highlands; two sisters, Lina Birch of Washington, DC and Kath- Schall; sister-in law, Alicia Allan; and nephews, Harry Lee Allan leen Roper of Virginia; 19 grandchildren; numerous great grand- Direct Cremation IV and Rick Allan. children and several nieces and nephews. $ A celebration of life will be held in Florida and North Carolina A memorial service will be held at a later date. 1,295 at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to High- Macon Funeral Home is handling the local arrangements. lands Emergency Council, PO Box 974, Highlands, NC 28741. 828-634-1966 Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneral- Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. 668 Highlands Road • Franklin, NC home.com. Condolences may be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com. 20 THE MACoN CouNTY NEWS & SHoPPING GuIDE VOLUME 38 NUMBER 15 THuRSDAY, AuGuST 27, 2020 NASCAR NEWS Late pass gives Denny Hamlin points to his seven-time champion teammate. Playoff points. Fired-up Justin Allgaier drives to Xfinity victory at Dover Kevin Harvick wins at Dover as NASCAR Playoff battles intensify NASCAR Cup victory at Dover After winning Saturday’s Drydene 200 at Dover International There was no drama in Kevin Harvick’s victory in the Drydene Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service Speedway, Justin Allgaier offered an unexpected thank-you to AJ 311 at Dover International Speedway, an old-fashioned thrashing Allmendinger. in the back end of a Saturday/Sunday NASCAR Cup Series dou- Working traffic adroitly over the final run on Saturday, Denny A week earlier at the Daytona Road Course, Allmendinger bleheader. Hamlin cruised to victory in Saturday’s Drydene 311 at Dover In- wheel-hopped into Allgaier’s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and There was more than enough suspense, however, in the battle ternational Speedway after passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate knocked him out of a top-five finish. Allgaier expressed his dis- between Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. for the lead with eight laps left. pleasure after the race and ignited a firestorm on social media from William Byron for the final position in the Cup Playoffs. At a track he considers one of his worst, based on past per- those who thought Allmendinger’s miscue was purely accidental. After winning the first stage at the high-banked concrete Mon- formance, Hamlin made up for a poor restart on Lap 193 of 311, The criticism lit a bonfire of determination in Allgaier, who ster Mile, Harvick had already clinched the regular-season Cup gradually running down Truex, who was stuck behind the lapped car of Aric Almirola during the closing run. “I’ve been running down the leaders the past few weeks, but I haven’t been able to get there,” said Hamlin, who won for the sixth time this season, tying Kevin Harvick for the NASCAR Cup Series lead. “We didn’t control that restart there, and we just had to battle back.” The victory in the first leg of a Satur- day/Sunday Cup doubleheader was Ham- lin’s first in 29 starts at the Monster Mile and the 43rd of his career, 19th most all- time and one win behind NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott. “I’m putting the work in, and we’re getting results because of it. ... I can’t complain about anything right now. It just seems like we’ve got things going. You Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, celebrates after winning Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 FFA Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after know, I’ve got faith. When it comes the NASCAR Cup Series Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway on winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speed- down to it on that last run, when (crew August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images way on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images chief Chris Gabehart) says, ‘Go get it,’ I just go get it.” turned a star-crossed season around with his first NASCAR Xfin- championship and the 15-Playoff-point bonus with next Saturday’s Hamlin won the first and second stages, but Truex took the lead ity Series victory of the year, his second at Dover and the 12th of race at Daytona International Speedway still to be run. off pit road on Lap 188 under caution for the second stage break. his career. Harvick went on to sweep the second stage and the race, cross- After a cycle of green-flag pit stops that started on Lap 252, Truex “This is the power of social media,” Allgaier declared after ing the finish line 3.525 seconds ahead of runner-up Martin Truex regained the top spot on Lap 280 and held it until Hamlin passed climbing from his car on the frontstretch. “I got blasted all week Jr., who finished second in both legs of the doubleheader after run- him on Lap 303. last week. So I guess I can thank AJ for giving me the drive and de- ning third in each of the previous five races. The driver of the No. 19 Toyota caught Almirola during the clos- termination and all the haters, 'cause that’s definitely what’s given The victory was Harvick’s series-leading seventh of the season, ing 119-lap green-flag run but couldn’t pass him. Truex grew frus- me some fire, and we’re firing at the right time.” his third at Dover and the 56th of his career, tying him with Kyle trated as he chased Almirola’s No. 10 Ford. Allgaier led 120 of the 200 laps at the high-banked concrete Busch for ninth all-time. The win was the 700th in the series for “I think if the 10 car just wasn’t pinning it on the bottom in front Monster Mile and finished 1.977 seconds ahead of runner-up Ford. of me, I’d have been fine,” said Truex, who finished 1.179 sec- Austin Cindric, who had won five of the previous six Xfinity Se- Harvick once again took the upper hand in his battle with Denny onds behind Hamlin and notched the runner-up result after run- ries races and finished second in the other. Hamlin, who won his sixth race of the season on Saturday. ning third in the previous five Cup races. “Every time I tried to “These last 18 to 24 months have been crazy,” Allgaier said. “With Denny winning yesterday, we needed to win today,” Har- move up and get some air on my car, he’d just slide up in front of “I’m just proud of these guys and the no-give-up attitude they’ve vick said. “I think, as you look at these Playoffs, you never know me like an idiot. He’s the reason we lost the lead, but in the end, got. This team is incredible. What a day. What a race car. We were what to expect. But I know that, as we go week to week, we’ll give we weren’t good enough.” off a little bit in the beginning, and (crew chief) Jason (Burdett) did it all we have.” Kyle Busch ran third, as Joe Gibbs Racing swept the podium a great job of getting us where we needed to be at.” Johnson ran third after gambling on two tires and taking a short- positions. Kevin Harvick was fourth and polesitter Chase Elliott Ross Chastain came home third, followed by Noah Gragson and lived lead off pit road under the seventh and final caution for Corey fifth. Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Brad Ke- Sunoco rookie Harrison Burton. Riley Herbst, Jeb Burton, Justin LaJoie’s spin on Lap 289 of 311. The seven-time champion had selowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. completed the top 10. Haley, Michael Annett and Chase Briscoe followed, as all four JR rallied from a pit road speeding penalty on Lap 102 that sent him With a problem-free race at arguably his best track, Johnson, an Motorsports cars finished in the top 10. to the rear of the field for a restart on Lap 107. 11-time Dover winner, vaulted past Hendrick Motorsports team- While running fourth and trying to pass Cindric from the bottom Johnson lost positions to Harvick and Truex during the final 17- mate William Byron into the final Playoff-eligible position. With lane, Briscoe spun into the inside wall on Lap 77, damaging the lap run but managed to keep Byron behind him. Byron came home the series returning to Dover on Sunday, Johnson had a three-point front suspension of his No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Though fourth, gained seven points on his veteran teammate—thanks to edge over Byron for the final berth in the postseason. Briscoe recovered to run 10th and held second place in the series better results in the stages—and takes a four-point lead over John- Byron fought an ill-handling car, fell of the lead lap midway standings, he dropped 72 points behind Cindric in the race for the son into Saturday’s regular-season finale at Daytona. through the second stage and finished 28th, dropping a net 28 regular-season championship and the accompanying bonus of 15 “I’m going to do my best to forget about it,” Johnson said of the

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