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J- I ... 1.4 j I ., -t I". C.,"'-ta ..4.per i 1 DEDICATED TO MACON County and the Welfare of it Good PcopU PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT YLL. SLVII, r.O. 13 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1932 $1.50 PER YEAR y r V V Ky V v'i- V 1" A B ft i 11 Lf,il 13 Kt W Jui-e Stack, cf Mcr.rce, To- Prenda Over -?rbs Terra - , STARTS APRIL 18 Few Criminal Cases But Heavy Civil Docket' The jury list (or. the regular spring term' of Macon county su perior -court, which will convene on Monday, April 18, was . drawn by the county commissioners at their- regular; ; monthly meeting Monday, v., Judge . A. Mv,Stack, of """Monroe, is-scheduled to preside 1 over the session', which will be for two weeks. --.V- .s ,' A rather light criminal docket is in prospecf, leaving most of the time for . trial of civil cases, many ' of which were brought forward from tfiei January special term of court. V . - ; Following is the list f jurors drawn . - ,; For " the first week, with the , grand jury to be selected from the group; R. 'U Liner,. Franklin, route 3: Charles J. Stamey, route Z; J, M. Brabson, route 2 ; H. L.-. Stan field. Culksaja ' J. B'-.Tallent, Franklin; C H. Sanders" route 4; W. C. Postelle, Nantahala; Hv L. , i Barnard, route 3; John Angel, Franklin; L. L.' Rowland, Kyle; J. M. Smith,1 Flats; J. ,H. Sellers,; Prentiss jonas TaHey, Highlands;! L. Dowdle, Franklin; Roy Dills, Gneiss ; E. A. Snyder, route 4 ; J. W. Morgan, joute 4; 1, R, Mor-i 'rison, Iotla; Bud Ledford, route 1; Pritchard Russell,; Cullasaja; J. S. Waldroofi, Route 1 ; Lew Stewman, Cullasaja; Ed McCoy, Etna; Elmer Buchanan,, route 2; Tom L. "-San-- ders, Franklin; CvA. Fulton, Cul lasaja; S. R. Rar-y,' Tellico; J, B. Potts, CullasajafG. R.'-Cs route 1 ; A,' t. Dills, Ellijay ; ur stnan Stiles, route 2; D. G McCoy, V Etna; J. C Sanders, route. 4; 5Jeff v JJJaine, route 1: Vance Justice, "route 2: and C M". Moore, Frank lin. ' - ';-. : ;: -.', - : Seconl week r E. M. 1 Rogers, " ""Shookville ; J. M. JJolbrooks, route 2; J. R. Ramsey, Tellico; E. G. 'Cruse route 1; J. R. Norrist Otto; . Lawrence" Shepherd, ' West's Mill ; Colie Guest, Franklin; Matt "Liner, . Otto; F. S. Moore; Gneiss; T, M. Keener, Highlands-; W. U , C6rbin. Otto ; P; N. " Moses, Cullasaja ; D, I. Miller; Scaly; J, L. Higdon, Hig donville; W. T. Tippett, route 3; , J. E. Rogers, Prentiss; Bart. Wil son, Scaly; and A- F. Gregory, - Gneiss. .' ''' '"; ''' ii" " : " ':" - GIBSON CHILD FATALLY BURNED AT L1?ATHERMAN The two-year-old -daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gibson, of Leatherman, .. was fatally burned at their home Saturday, ' dying about a'dock Sunday afternoon. The child was re- . ported to have been In a room by herself and it was not learn-" ed how her clothing caught' on fire. The funeral was heM , Monday afternoon with burial at the Snow HUT Methodist church. The Rev. W. L. Brad ley, of Oak Grove, had charge of the services. HERBERT MASON i BROUGHT BACK . TO FACE TRIAL Sheriff A. B. Slagle, and Deputy George Mallonee returned Wedncs . day afternoon from Blairsville, Ga., Avith Herbert. Mason, 19, of the Briartown '.section ' of this county, who' was wanted on charges of -.housebreaking anil, larceny. Mason was released under $1,000 bond. ' Mason was alleged to have ' broken 4nto the summer cottage of Mrs. Lassie $.tuy Cunningham on . Queen's creek at " the head of the Winding Stairs, last summer. He was arrested by Blairsville-officers about1" 'two weeks ago on instruc tions of the Macon county author " ities. He refused removal bjut ex r. uadition papers were put through, making , his return possible. Fayetteville Bank Reopen , The Caledonian bank was re opened. Monday at Fayettcville ' vithout restrictions as to with ' drawals.' The bank closed on Jan .uary 4. . .' NEWS. SUMMARY - A Survey of State end National Events Concisely Told in Erbf , Up-to-Date News Reports . Liwdy, Jr., Still Missing r r- Charles Augustus Lindbergh," Jr kidnaped from the home, of Lie vUtoif-fUier near Hope well N. on the night of .' March 1, hdaot been return ed .Thursday morning, despite . . the efforts of the famous avia- , tor, T police and private detec tives to negotiate with the child's abductors. For more'' than week the $50,000 raas om demanded by the kidnaper . has been Spotted for the kid napers to claim . and various schemes have been suggested for the safe return of the baby. Wednesday it was reported that - the abductors did not feel it safe . at this time to return Lindy, Jr but thai they would do so when they covld feel sure . they - would not be detected. . Mrs. Lindbergh, expecting an other child, was reported to be suffering under the "terrific strain." ' Kidnaped Boy Is Found James Dejute, 12, son of a weal thy contractor in NileS, Ohio, was found in a secret tunnel in an abandoned gambling "resort bn Sat urday where he had been held for 76 hours by John De Marco and Powell -Hargraves. The two ad mitted they . kidnaped the boy on his way from" school. 20,000 Chinese Casualties Total military and civil casual ties of 2fl,000 for the Chinese in the fighting axound Shanghai were estimatea Sunday, . with 7X00 killed. Japanese casual ties were estimated, as only one tenth as many, v Senatei To Probe Stock Market A thorough investigation of stock market, manipulations was .ordered by the senate on Sat nrdar with the banking com- imttetrstarting on Tuesday the t huge task of trying to find if peculators have driven down security values without regard to true values. . Japanese' Financier Killed Takuma Dan, managing director of the Mitsui banking house, rich est in Japan,' was assassinated on Saturday by Gpro Hishinuma as the financier alighted from his auto in front of the bank. The assassin was seized. , Virginia Ratified Amendment On Friday the Virginia legisla ture ratified .the - constitutional amendment ending the lame duck sessions of congress. .Virginia, was the first state to' take such action. ... . ... Railroads Given Aid . : The Reconstruction Finance corporation, recently formed to . rehabilitate business, . has al- ready loaned the railroads over $25,0(10,000, the Southern rail-. - way getting $7300,000 in the, largest loan to this time." m v . ' Riot at Ford Plant Four were killed and 50 in jured in a riot of 3,000 or more; unemployed at the gates of the Ford automobile plant in Dear born, Mich on Monday after . noon. State troops halted the battle between the mob and the police protecting the plant. .The 'gathering was termed a "hung er march" ' . . Fireman Dies in Wreck In a Monday collision of his auto with one driven by D. W. White side, Jr., fatal injuries were sus tained by Robert Shoupe,! Charlotte fireman.. . : . : . . .,. . "'." . ... . i. April 3 Set for Republican Convention A Macon county Republican , convention hat . been called to : meet at the courthouse in Franklin, at 11 o'clock Satur day morning, April 3, Jit" was announced this week by. A.. R. Higdon, chairman of the county executive committee.' ' Township conventions for the purpose of electing Relegates to the county con2ntion have been set for 11 o'clock en Sat urday morning, Marcb 26. . ; "It i. "d.iired,H,Mr. Higdon said, "that each township shall Taylor Heads Voung Democrats Tyre Taylor, executive coun seUor to Governor Max Gard ner, was on Saturday chosen president of the Yoiing. Demo cratic Clubs of America -at a i meeting in Washington. He is expected to resign as head of the Young Democratic club of North Carolina! -.. t , ' Freed of Murder Charge The Wake county grand jury on Monday refused to send in a true bill charging Robert Nowell, Ral eigh young man, with the murder of C. B. Rideout. Morehead City, and William Dement,- Kinston, kill ed" in collision of their car with that of Nowell. ' . ' Heavy Damages in Storm The cold blizzard of last week end did. heavy property" damage in coastal towns of the state, with a 60-mile gale blowing. Temperatures dropped as low as 20 in interior cities, accompanied bv'snow, sleet and rain. . . ; Drowns Self in Pan Placing a heavy quilt over his head and immersing it in a. pan of water only . six inches deep, Thomas R. Mackey, 71, once ; broker but lately reduced to fix ing umbrellas, drowned himself in High Point, Monday. He left notes to two of his friends. T. Raleigh Banker Indicted Two true bills charging 29 counts of embezzlement were returned Monday by the Wake county grand jury against W. B. Drake, presi dent of the 'Raleigh Banking and Trust oapany, which closed in September, . 1930, with embezzle ments aggregating $92,526 charged to him. ;.' Favor National Sales Tax -.A-generar manufacturer sales tax has the endorsement of the ways and means committee of the lower house, with the house to consider a measure designed to raise $600, 000,000 by this means. , Cotton Group Reforms Originally set up for only two years, the American cotton co operative association directors on March 3 decided to continue the organization-for five more years. President V: B. Blalock urged continuation of refinancing, sales and fixation policies to aid a high er cotton price. Reformer Guilty of Attack Daniel L. Gilday, 65, president of a Chicago law and order league was on March 3 convicted of-dead- ly assault on Herman Knol, 17, who was shoJ when he : and another boy tried to aid Gilday, whom they , thought was drunk. Jilday said he must have been drunk to mistake the boys for robbers, as he did." -Seven Magistrates Indicted Seven Wake county magistrates are charged with malpractises rang ing ; from failure to . make reports, to unlawfully changing judgements, in grand jury presentments opened in Raleigh on Sunday. ' Two Seek Legion Honor . v Fred F. My rick, Greensboro, and Bryce P. Beard, Salisbury, have announced as candidates for -com: mander of the American Legion in North Carolina, the convention to be in Asheville, July 17, 18 and 19. Bandmaster Sousa Passes 1 John Philip Sousa, America's (Continued on page six) County be represented in the county convention by a full delega tion." - The township conventions are to be held at the polling placet in eacR. township, politic has been slow in com- g to a boil in Macon coun this .year, despite the fact. that it is a presidential year. Only one, candidate hat formal ly annouanced himself for of fice, ,- B. Stockton having come out last week for regis ter of deeds subject to the ac tion of the Republican party, GRIGGS (MS REVIVAL HERE Many , Face Sharp Winds To Hear. Charlotte Pastor y MEN MEET SUNDAY John K. Blackburn of North Wilkesboro Directs Music - Revival services at the First Bap tist church being conducted by the Rev, W. L. Griggs 'have gotten off to a good start, meetings being Well attended by members of all denominations. Mr. Griggs, who is pastor of the Ninth Avenue Bap tist church of Charlotte and who was raised in 'Macon countyV is be ing assisted in the services by the Re E. R. Eller, pastor. Mr. John K. Blackburn, of North Wilkes boro, a, graduate of Wake Forest college, arrived Monday to take charge of the music during the re vival, which is to last about two weeks. Services are being held every morning, at 10 o'clock and evening services start at 7t45. On Sunday afternoon, March 13 Mr. Griggs will address the men at the First Baptist church on the subject "What Are You Worth." At the same hour nhe ladies of the town will be in a prayer meeting at the Methodist church. People of all churches are invited and urged to join in these services.- - The cold weather of the last few days has made it difficult for a great many people to get to the services but numbers have turned out cheerfully in spite of the dis comfort of facing biting winds to get to the church. It is hoped that with moderating temperatures more people can get in from the county as well ,as from all over town to attend this series of - revival meetings.- ,, .' . ..; . COLDVAVTOE ATLANTIC COAST Macon County Suffers! Lowest Temperature of Year . From Maine to Florida Related low temperatures the last few days interfered with shipping and land traffic and it is reported that much damage was expected to early bud ding fruit in Florida. Mount Mitchell had a heavy snow and low temperature of 14 below zero, the coldest yet reported in this section of the country. The lowest -ftpint reached by the mercury in Franklin is reported by Mr. J. T. Moore as being 7 de grees above : zero,- reading being made about day-break Thursday morning. It is said that Highlands felt the sting of 4 below about the same "time, road work being tern porarily halted on account of the frozen ground. The first snow of the winter fell here on Tuesday but-was not heavy enough to cover the ground. Farmers, .generally, will be bene fited by the freeze; vegetation has been set back from dangerous earl iness induced by recent balmy weather and fields lately plowed will be nicely pulverized. It i$-ex pected that these, factors' will far outweigh any damage done to early buds. '. ''- . Applications for C M. T. C. Close Applications for Citizens Military Training Corps: encampments for this summef must be received not later than this -week, says Sam L, Franks, local chairman. Unless the quota alloted to -Macon county is filled ; this week,' the unfilled por tion is to be turned over to some other county. Only five young men from Macon will be privileged to attend the camp this year and although some applicatins ' have been made it is not certain that all will be accepted. The government pay sail expenses incident to at tending the camp. There are no future military ' obligations attached to taking advantage of this op portumty. Full information can be had from G. L. Houk or from Sam Franks Application blanks may be had from either and must be filled out and turned in to Mr. Franks this week to be considered, , Plan Marker for Grave Of Chutahcotih, Laot of Macon's Cherokee Chief s A movement has been started to erect an appropriate but inexpen sive , marker over the graves of Chief CKutahsofih last of the chieftains in this county and Kun takih, his wife. Chief Chutasotih was one of a small group of In dians who refused to jnove West ward across the Mississippi, t as the federal government ordered, and who even deigned - to make a new abode on the Cherokee reserva tion later established in Swain county. He died on August 15, 1879, and his wife ,died two days later. They were buried in the yard of St. John's Episcopal church, of which they were members, in the Car toogechaye section. No permanent tombstones were erected and in later years the church has been torn down. "'s-' Remembered by Few Not many of the younger gen eration ever heard of Chief Chuta Jule P. Jacobs. Driver, Dies FISH ANOTHER LINK IN NO. 28 Surfaced Road Now Open From Bat Cave to Franklin The newly- stone-surfaced section of highway No. 28 between High- ands and the Jackson county line, completing the hard surfacing of the route between Bat CaVe and Franklin, is now open to traffic. The last of the stone paving was laid late last week and Monday road- -YW reported -in splendid condition. In the spring the route will be further improved with an asphalt oil binder which will be placed from the Macon-Jackson ine through Highlands to Gneiss. With its connections to South Carolina at Hendersonville, . Bre- ard and Highlands, the road will be, when the sprint tourist season opens, a very important feeder route into the Great bmoky Moun tains National park. It is also ex pected to bring into the beautiful and lofty Highlands area thousands of tourists for the first time. The road follows one of the most difficult routes of any highway in Western North Carolina and was one of the most costly to com plete. In the Cullasaja gorge, the highway was blasted across the face of a perpendicular cliff and runs along a sheer drop of 230 feet above the river bed. The road also dips under Bridal Veil falls and passes so near to Cullasaja alls that the spray almost falls on the paving. Five miles east of Highlands, where the mountain plateau drops to meet the Sapphire country, Whiteside . mountain looms beside highway 28. Here where the mountains breaks and give away to minor formations and foot hills that merge with the Piedmont re gion of South Carolina, stands one of the largest natural rock fortress es in the east. On a clear day the ' splotched sides of the moun tain are visitble for many miles across the line in South Carolina A few weeks ago the highway was extended from Bat Cave to the Virginia line, north of Twin Oaks, more than doubling its length. The road now extends 338 miles to the Tennessee line west of . Murphy, and links up the Linville and Blowing Rock sections. at Rainbow Springs To Resurne The band mill of the W. M. Ritter Lumber company at Rainbow Springs will resume operationi next Monday morn ing, according to information .received by The Press from itt Rainbow Springe correspon dent. The mill has been closed for several months. The company will operate, the mill eight hours a day for tlx dayt a week, employing between 19 and 31 man for the present. sotih, also called Chah-Cli;ih, Imi who was better known among his white friends as Jim Pcckerwood. Only a few of the older generation know his story or where he and his wife are buried. It is some 'of these Mrs. J. II. Slagle, Mrs. Tom Slagle, Mrs. C, C. Cunningham and Mr9. Andy Setser who are responsible for the movement to erect the marker over the graves of this noteworthy Indian couple, as "a reminder of a valued bit of local history and a memorial to a grand old character. The monument planned is to be of rough hewn native granite. Its cost will not be great. Small con tributions, are sought to cover the expense. Those wishing to con- tribute and it is to be hoped that many will may do so through any of the above named la'dies. Some valuable information about this interesting Indian couplers (Continued on page six) Old Stage at Home Here Drove D i 1 1 s b o r o and Franklin Coach For 42 Years Funeral services for Jule P. Jac obs, 73, who died at his home in East Franklin from a heart at tack last Thursday, were held at the Iotla Methodist church at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. The Rev. A. S. Solesbee, of Iotla, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Floyd Sittons, of Swain county. For 42 years, before the advent of good roads and automobiles, Mr. Jacobs drove the stage coach from Franklin to Dillsboro. The trip required from ? to 8 hours each way and in bad weather it frequently took longer. Every, day for years Mr. Jacobs arose at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning, hitch ed up his horses and drove to Dillsboro, returning late at night. Four horses were usually used to draw the stage, which carried passengers, luggage and mail. The old driver was known as one of the best,, handlers of horses in this section. . Mr. Jacobs is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rachel Jacobs; two sons, Bass Jacobs, of Douglas, Ariz., and Frank Jacobs, of Dills boro; four daughters, Mrs. Jack Mashburn, of Savannah, Jackson county; Mrs. Laura Snyder, of Dillsboro; Miss Artie Jacobs, of Franklin, and Miss Hallie Jacobs, who lives in the eastern part of the state. MAJOR HARRIS HEADS MOULTRIE COMMERCE BODY Major S. A. Harris, U. S. army retired, former owner v and editor of The Franklin Press, has been appointed secretary of the cham ber of commerce at Moultrie, Ga., where" he v has been living since leaving Franklin last summer. Moul trie is the county seat of Colquitt county, which has attracted nation al attention on account of A its unique plan of diversification in agriculture. Friends of Major Har- ris are confident that he will -be a valuable asset to his community as chamber of commerce secretary. While a resident of Franklin he was always interested in .civic mat ters and took an active1 part in the Rotary club and the local chamber of commerce. - Work Monday In a few months, it was re ported, the lumber company hopes to be able to operate on a normal basis, employing be tween 75 and 125 men at the mill and in the woods. The W. M. (titter Lumber company it one of the largest lumber companies operating in Western North Carolina and employs more men, under nor mal conditions, than any other tingle industry in Macon coun ty. ' ' SHIES ROAD TO OPEN SOON i i i Highway Through New found Gap Nearing Completion TO OPEN IN APRIL Will Increase Tourist Traffic Through . Franklin On or about the first of April, N. C. highway 107 from Ela, N. C. . to Newfound Gap, ' through the heart of the North Carolina por tion of the Great Smoky Moun tains National park, will be opened to travel. This is the first motor route, which entirely traverses the scenicly beautiful section east of the state boundary between Ten nessee and North Carolina. Since it bisects tSe new national park, connecting at Newfound Gap with the Tennessee highway from Gat linburg, Tenn., it is expected to be the most popular motoring route through the national reservation. The distance across the park from Ela' by the new road to Gatlin burg, Tenn., is a little more than 40 miles. The road climbs to an altitude of 5,063 feet at Newfound Gap and en route passes through the Qualla Boundary, homeland of the eastern band of Cherokee In dians. In the Smokies the route passes through several miles 'of virgin spruce' and balsam forests which add to the great scenic beau ty of the route to the motorist. . To ..ing New Traffic Many northward bound motorists from Florida returning to their homes in the middle western or northern states, after a winter so journ in the south, will" choose this route across the Great Smokies this year. Over 150,000 visitors en tered the national park last year on the newly created Tennessee road from Gatliuburg, and the traf fic into the park is expected this year to be more than trebled in volume as a result of the conncc- uon oy ine new route trom the North Carolina side. To Benefit Franklin Opening of the new highway across the Smokies should greatly increase tourist traffic through Franklin, as highways No. 285 and 286 will be two of the principal feeders into the park area. Mo torists coining from Atlanta over the Atlanta-Asheville short route will pass through Franklin and (Continued on page six) PHILIP S. HOYT OPENS OFFICE IN BANK BUILDING Philip S. Hoy t, miuing engineer who has been making Franklin his headquarters for the past year, has opened an office in the Bank of Franklin building. Mr." Hoy t is primarily interested in cyanite and other non-metallic minerals, especially those used .in refractory industries. Last week he shipped two carloads of cyanite from Black Mountain. Miss Alma Raby Dies After Long Illness Miss Alma Pnhv ? AmA w -..,. - J aMf v via at lii v home of her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Potts, It 1 -in rs'r.). ir.J. 1... - IV - . noon.( Miss Raby had been ill with tuberculosis for four or five months and recently her condition- became critical with the development of pneumonia. The funerai was to be held at Cowee. Baptist church, at 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Eugene R. Eller, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, officiating. Miss Raby is survived by her muvii i,iuyfc- Ol VVCSlS Mill ; her step-mother ; a sister, Miss Mary Raby; three brothers,' Elbert, Claude and Lyle Raby; two half brothers, and one half sister. Garden Club Ladies Beautify Vacant Lot Members of the Franklin Gar den club have undertaken to beautify the vacant lot on .Main street formerly the site of the old Junalutka Inn. Rockt and rubbith have been removed from the lot and the ground it be ing put in ahape for towing graft. Later it it planned to tet out flowert. .The club alto hopes to place teats about the lot and make it one of the moot attractive placet in Franklin. i