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! ABOUT 0URS2LVLS The Franklin Press' has the largest audited paid circulation of any North Carolina newspaper west of Asheville. It is a charter member of the. North Carolina Press Association Circulation Audit Bureau. Crtificd records 'of its circulation are open to all adver tisers. . ABOUT MACON COUNTY Macon County has a population of 13,400. Its area is 328,320 acres. The forest area is approximately 248,732 acres, comprising 75 per cent of the total land area. The total stand of saw timber is estimated at '485,000,000 board feet. Facts supplied by N. C Department Conservation and Indus try. Sip ttglflaubii narouian PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL - - INDEPENDENT VOL. XLVII, NO. 31 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932 $1.50 PER YEAR IU)1 4 1G wmmmmmm '" 7 '"od ' P ff '" ,"!!: V -'- WOUNDS FATAL; PAM ESCAPES Cause of Shooting hot Learned ; Mrs. Payne Testifies AUTOPSY IS HELD Three Shells Fired from Shotgun at Passmore Through jpartition Willie Passmore is dead and Ma con county officers are searching for his brother-in-law, Tom Payne, as the result of a shooting Thurs day night at Payne's home, where Passmore also lived, about four :i ti t. r t? t. UU1C9 SUUUlcaSl Ul rJcUlR.1111 111 MIC lower Cartoogechaye section. -A coroner's jury was impaneled Friday morning to hold an in quest, with J. A. Porter acting as coroner in the 'absence from town of Coroner C. M. Moore, Autopsy Performed The jury met before noon and after taking evidence and viewing the body, upon which an autopsy. was performed at Angel Brothers hospital, adjourned until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Among the wit nesses called by the jury was Tom Payne's wife. She said she did not .know the caues of the shooting. ' Payne, it was reported, fired a ishotgun at Passmore three times .through a thin board partition. The shooting -occured about dusk. Mrs. Payne said she had called the two :men to supper. Her brother, Passmore, was 'in the kitchen wash ing his hands and face. She was at the table feeding her baby, she .said, when her husband picked up a shotgun and started firing. She ran to the porch, she continued, :and a few moments later her hus Iband came out and said, Tve ikilled Willie." Abdomen Mutilated Medical aid was not called for some time later, but Passmore was still living. He . was carried to Angel Brothers hospital about 10:30 fk. m. and died about 3 o clock in the morning. His abdomen had been mutilated by ragged lead shot which had f latened out in passing through the wooden partition of the house. Payne was still at large at noon Friday. He was only recently, re leased from jail after serving a sentence for chicken-stealing. NEW PINE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH NEARLY FINISHED The new Pine Grove Baptist church, about 8 miles southeast of Franklin on highway No. 28, is .about completed. The new' build ing is being erected to replace the old building which burnea a few months ago. . . The new church is a large wood en building, with two large Sunday : school rooms built on one ide. Plans call for the pamtmir to be done at once, so the buiklinir will be in readiness for the annual .Macon association, which will begin ..Aagust 12. DE DiFFEREhlC "TWt A opt?MfN AMD A Q0t D06 IS DAT DE MAN DONT NEED Ho PZOIGREE r Agreement To Patronize Tallulah Falls Railway " Signed by Many Shippers Practically all pi the larger ship pers and freight consignees in Franklin and Highlands have sign ed an agreement to use the Tal lulah Falls railway instead of mo tor bus carriers. The Petition has been circulated by the railroad continuance com mittee composed of M, D. Billings, chairman, Jilark Dowdle and D. D. Rice. No one who has been ap proached lias declined to sisrn the agreement, It was reported. Cir culation of the petition started fol lowing a mass meeting of those interested in continued onpratinn of the Tallulah Falls railway held at trie courthouse last Saturday mornine. Nearlv 200 nerionk at tended the meeting at which thef NEWS SUMMARY A Survey of State and National Events Concisely Tol in Brief Up-to-Date News Reports - ROOSEVELT PICKS TREAS ' URER -PraaJs C. Walker, aloee friend of franklin D. Roosevelt, was Mined by the Democratic noro-. Inee oq Snnday, M treasurer of the national committee charted with securing campaign funds. : Mother of Triplet at 13 Mrs. Dessie Fav Golds Green, of Mount Zion, Wilkes county, was 13 years' old last January. On July 25 the became the mother of trip lets. One child died but two are healthy and ormal Mrs. Nancy uoios, prancunotner, is only 32. . FN Utilities Abeorbed The state corporation commission last wt authorized the Southern Publie . Utilities company, Duke Power subsidiary, to take over out right fiV utility .distributing com panies ia which it has had capital control.' . The largest of the five were the U, Q. Public Service com pany, ia . Greensboro, and other cities, and the Caldwell Power company Lenoir and Granite Falls, v. 43 AUTO DEATHS IN 1931 The." federal census reports S43 , were killed in automobile accidents la North Carolina in 1131. 2 mora than in 1930. It excludes death from collUsion with train and etreet cars, v More than 1,000 Attend Quarterly The Maon county quarterly sing ing - convention was held in the courthouse Sunday with more than 1,000 persons present from this and other nearby counties. Jim U, Raby, of Holly Springs, who is president of the Macon county singers organization, called the convention to order at 10 a. m. The Dev. If. U. Long, who has beta crsaching at Demorest, Ga., for the past few years, was the guest of ' honor. Rev. Mr. Long ts given the credit of having or ganized, the Macon county singers oVer 30 years ago while he was preaching at the Coweta Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Long led the entire house Sunday with one song and then made a short talk. ' Some of the classes on the pro gram were: Mount Slani. of Oak Dale; Clark's Chapel; Ridge Crest, Franklin, Route 4; Valley View, Franklin. Route 4; Gold Mine; Welch's quartet, of Bumingtown ; Parker l quartet, of Haywood coun ty, cfinilitlng of Ray Parker, L. T. Wilt,' Mm. W, H. West tnd W. n. mm j importance of preserving the "T. r. was stressed by various speak ers. List of Signers Following is a list of the in dividuals . and business firms who have signed the agreement to" pat ronize the- railroad : Franklin Mineral Products com pany, M.'L. Dowdle j H. O. Cozad Roller mills, Cozad Ice company, Perry's Drug store, Joseph Ashear; Mrs. W. T. Moore, J. H. Bowles; Farmers Supply company; H. Ar thur Osborne, Carolina Provision company; J. W. Hastings, Sloan Brothers and company ; Potts Brothers,' Highlands;,, Highlands Hardware company; ' Anderson's (Continued on page six) " HOSIERY STRIKE ENDS y As . intermediary, Governor Max Gardner on Saturday per suaded 5,000 hosiery mill strik ers and 22 High Point seam less hose manufacturers to sub mit to the verdict of . an arbi tration committee. Decision was made to return to work Mon day on basis of July 1 pay, with slight adjustments upward. The mills had been idle for two weeks. Owners Till More Land State figures show land owners tilled 2,927,204 acres of land in 1931 as compared with 2,835,920 acres in 1930, whereas land tilled by tenants dropped 241,588 acres in the year.' N. C Lowers Infant Mortality With a rate of 74 deaths per 1,000 live births, ' North Carolina in 1931 bettered her standing in infant mortality and now stands ninth from the bottom. Shelby had the state's best municipal rec ord, 33.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. Bonus Marchers Buy Camp Ousted from Washington last week by federal troops using tear gas and flashing bayonets and sab ers, several thousand bonus march ers converged on Johnstown. Pa. They were there informed, Sunday, by their commander, Walter W. (Continued on page six) Singing Event H. West; actoquartet, by the Ro pefv family, of Oak Grove. . Special music was rendered as follows : Solo, by Betty Henry, seven years old, of Franklin; duet by Mrs. H. H. Mashburn and daughter.xof Sugar Fork; and se lections by Mrs. Harry Higgins on the piano and by John H. Everett, well known violinist, of Knoxville, Tcnn., on the violin. The next convention will be held at the courthouse in Franklin on the next fifth Sunday, being Oc tober 30. All singing classes of the county are urged to be present, and out-of-the-county classes also are invited. The annual conventions for Ma con county will be held on the sec ond Saturday of August, August 13. The county is divided into two divisions the northern division and the southern division for the an nual convention. The northern di vision convention s will be held at the Liberty Baptist church, on Up per Cowee, with. H. Davis Dean presiding. The1 southern division convention will be held at Clark's chapel, near Prentiss, with . John H61t presiding. . n Fire-Fighting Funds Withdrawn by Board The county board of commis sioners at its regular monthly meeting Monday morning in the courthouse voted to abolish an appropriation of $600 for the co operative county and state for est fire protection eenrice. It is understood, however, that the commiseionera are planning to reconsider their action at a call ed meeting expected to take place within a few days. The county's budget for the fiscal year which began July 1, has been drawn up and submit ted to the local government approved of the budget, the commissioners have deferred set ting the new tax rate. It has been learned, however, that' the rate probably will be a few cents higher that last year., TOURE HEARD BY ROTARIANS Deplores Abandonment of Forest Protection Service Speaking before the Franklin Ro tary club Wednesday noon, James G. K. McClure of Asheville, presi dent of the Farmers Federation, deplored the action of the Macon county commissioners last Monday abolishing the cooperative county and state forest protection service. Mr. McClure declared that the woodlands of Western North Caro lina are its principle resource and that if this section is to prosper it must protect its forests. "We not only can increase the growth of our forests by giving them sufficient protection against fires," he said, "but we also can develop wood-working industries with magnificant payrolls." Mr. McClure expressed the hope that the county commissioners would see fit to reconsider their action. Last year $600 was given by the county to fight forest fires. This amount was matched dollar for dollar by state funds. Mr. Mc Clure expressed teh opinion that $500 would be sufficient this year. The Asheville man also urged the carrying out of a program of fish and game conservation. The chain (Continued on page six) FARM TOUR SET FOR NET WEEK Farmers and Rotarians To Visit Various Commun ities In County The annual Rotary club farm tour and picnic is scheduled to be held Wednesday of next week. Farmers and Rotarians will meet at the courthouse in Franklin at 9 o'clock in the morning and Fred S. Sloan, county farm agent, will arrange transportation for farmers and their wives who are to go on the tour. Those interested in tak ing this trip are asked to notify Mr. Sloan as soon as possible. The tour will be made through different communities of the coun ty and various crop projects will be inspected. Those going on th tour will be served a picnic lunch at J. W. Addington's farm south of Franklin on the Georgia road. Food will be supplied by the ladies of the Morrison church at a charge of 25 cents a person. The pro ceeds will be devoted to repairs on the Morrison church. Last year the' farm picnic was held at the home of C. W. Henderson and $45.00 was raised toward building the new Pine Grove church. Speakers at the picnic next week will be H. Arthur Osborne, of Can ton, chairtnan of the W. N. G 5-and-10-year farm program, and by E. S. Papy, of Atlanta. Mr. Papy is manager of the White Provision company of Atlanta, a branch-of Swift and company, RALLY IS HELD BY DEMOCRATS Young Peoples Democrat ic Club Organized; Alley Speaks A Young People's Democratic club for Macon county was or ganized Saturday afternoon at a party rally called to meet in the courthouse preparatory to the fall elections. Albert Ramsey, county chairman of the Democratic party, presided over the meeting and in introduced D. D. Alley, prominent young Waynesville attorney, who is president of the Young People's clubs in the 11th district. Mr. Al ley, after reviewing the growth of the clubs in the state and nation, explained that their purpose is to get the young people interested in politics and clean government. Miss Isabel Ferguson, 6f Wayn esville, secretary of the Young People's Democratic clubs of North Carolina, also spoke. Officers Named . The following were elected to serve as officials in the Macon coun ty club: John W. Edwards, Frank lin, president; Miss Elizabeth Slag le, Franklin, first vice president ; Mrs. Frank Potts, Highlands, sec ond vice president; Frank Norton, Otto, secretary; Harley Cabe, Otto, treasurer. Since the meeting Sat urday, Frank Norton and Harley Cabe have exchanged offices with the agreement of the board, as Mr. Cabe is in position to serve as secretary more easily than Mr. Norton. Meeting Called Friday A countywide meeting has been called by the club for 3 p. m. Sat urday, August 20, in the court house. Monday the officers of the young people's club of Macon county met and called a meeting to be held in the courthouse at 8:15 Friday evening August 5. At this meeting the Franklin club will be put in working order. Every Dem ocratic voter in Franklin township is urged to attend. Other voters of the tounty also are invited. It is planned to establish a Young People's Democratic club in every precinct of the county. Short talks on timely issues of the day are scheduled to be made at the meeting Friday night by the following: J. Frank Ray, Dr. S. H. Lyle, Gilmer A. Jones, J. S. Conley, Dr. W. A. Rogers, Mayor George B. Patton, Blackburn W. Johnson, Mrs. Lvman Higdon and Mrs. Lester Conley. Alley Speaks After the organization of the Macon county club Saturday night an address was made by Felix E. Alley, of Waynesville, recommended (Continued on page six) Garden Club's 4th Flower Show Pronounced Success The Franklin Garden club's fourth annual flower show was a success in , spite of the long drought which cut the quantity and quality of flowers to a great ex tent. The outstanding part of the flower show was a Tom Thumb wedding in which the display of flowers was shown to a wonderful advantage. The bride's boquet and he . bride's maids' nosegays were beautifully designed by Mrs. Fred Johnston, Jr., of Tampa, Fla. The wedding song "Somebody Loves Me" was sweetly sung by McClellan Bryant, aged 5, after the parents and guests of the bride and groom were seated, proceeding slowly down the aisle to the strains of Mendlesohn's wedding march came the bride's maids Mary Mar garet Byrne, Betty Horsley, Mar garet Ann Flanagan and Jane Sil er wearing dainty organdy dresses and picture hats in the pastel shades; These were followed by the groomsmen Charles Porter, Martin Ellard, Victor Perry and Gussie Leach. Next came the tiny flower girls Barbara Stockton and Caroline Leach, dressed, in long; Road Body Plans To Let Contract In Near Future Town Tax Rate Set At 75 Cents by Board A tax rate of 75 cents per $100 valuation was levied by the town rouncil at its regular monthly meeting Monday night in town hall. This is the same rate which has been in effect for several years. x It was thought for a ' while that it would be necessary to inrreate the town rate levy but the councilmen pared the budg et for the new fiscal year to fit anticipated revenues on the bas is of the 75 cents tax. ' A complete copy of the budg et for the current fiscal year, which began July 1, will be found on page 2 of this issue ef The Franklin Press. DISPUTE ENDS IN SHOOTING Ben Buchanan in Hospital; Ed Odell Surrenders To Officers Ed Odell, whb shot Ben Buc hanan, of the Watauga section, early Monday morning, came to Franklin Wednesday and surren dered to county officers. Odell waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the August term of superior court under $1,000 bond. Buchanan, a brother-in-law of Odell, was brought to Angel Broth ers hospital, where he was report ed to be recovering. Odell was reported to have shot Buchanan with a pistol, , two shots taking effect. One struck Buchan an in the back of the" head and one plowed a shallow cut across his shoulders. Trouble of long standing over a road dispute and several other pet ty personal affairs was reported between the two men. Cabbage with 21 Heads Grown by Ben McConnell A strange looking, cabbage with 21 heads on a single stalk is on display at The Franklin Press of fice. This unusual plant was brought in by Ben McConnell who lives 6 miles west of Franklin. The cabbage has very much 'the appear ance of brussels sprouts but the separate heads are considerably larger. dainty frocks, which were becom ing to their brunette and blond type of beauty. Inez Crawford, the petite maid of honor, advanced slowly down the aisle. The bride, Ida May Dowdle, very beautiful in a gown of white satin en train, and with lace veil and orange blossoms, entered on the arm of the father, Nat Macon, followed by the dimin utive ring bearer, Tommy Angel. The bride was met at the altar ,by the groom, Fred Johnston Houk. on the arm of his best man, Baily Rice. They were pronounced - a "jolly couple" by the minister, Bob by Sloan. The musical program given just before the wedding by little Ann Badgett, of Atlanta, and Master Frederick Johnston, of Tampai , Fla., made a great hit with their songs and dancing. The Garden club extends hearty thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Steve Porter for the splendid year's work, she has given the club as president, also to Mrs. Jess Con ley and Mrs. Wylie Roger?' for their untiring efforts in making the Tom Thumb wedding a suc cess and to Mrs. Charlie Cunning ham for the use of her building. Chairman Jeffress' Replies To Resolution of Rotary Club WRITES "LANCASTER Federal Relisf Funds Made Available for Road Work in State The State Highway commission is planning to start work soon on improving state highway No. 28 west from Franklin to . Wallace Gap, according to a letter received by J. E. Lancaster from E. B. Jeffress, chairman of the-commission. - Following the recent allocation ef federal relief funds for hinMar construction work in North Caro lina, the Franklin Rotary club adopted a resolution urging the state road body to use. some of this money in completing the sur facing of No. 28 west of Franklin. The link) from Wallace Gap t Glade gap, the other side of Rain bow Springs, already hae beea surfaced Big Sum Available Some months ago state highway officials told local business mea that they were planning to surface No. 28 all -the. way from Franktki to Hayesvijle, in Clay county, as soon as funds were made available. The employment relief bill enact ed by congress was expected to provide approximAtey $2,800,000 for highway work in this state. Par of this already has been turnetl over to the highway commission. Jeffress' Letter Mr. Lancaster received the fol lowing letter Thursday from Mr. Jeffress: "I am in receipt of yours of tfie 28th enclosing resolution from Re tary club with reference to im proving the road from Franklin to Wallace Gap on Route 28. "We are doing our utmost te get this matter under, contract ait hi. vui. uuiv aiiu - tv.ilic TCI much your cooperation." Several surveys have been made of the route west of Franklin and it is thought very likely that some changes in the location of the road will be made, but the highway com mission has made no definite ss nouncement regarding this. Smart Family Reunion To Be Held August 21 A reunion of the Smart family is scheduled to be held at te home of Mrs. Elmer Johnson ia East Franklin on Sunday, August 21. All relatives are invited to at tend. . PIE SUPPER There will be a Pie Supper -at Cowee . school house Friday, Aa gust 5 for benefit of Cowee base ball tesm. Everybody ' is invited to attend. ' district Meeting The northern district of the Ma con county singing convention wW hold its annual meeting at the t ?1 ... . . . r a LiDerty cnurcn on saturaay aaa Sunday, August 13 and 14. A singing classes of the county are urged to attend and classes froaa. other counties also will be wel comed. An address by the Rev. A. S. Solesbee on "The Power and Effect of Music" is scheduled at 11 a. m. Sunday. Bobby Jones and His Family in Highlands Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones, their three children, and Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Jones, Sr., ar rived at the Highlands Country club Saturday. Bobby JoneS pronounced the golf course la excellent condition and the greens fine. He was followed by a Urge gallery Sunday, when he made a score of 68 (2 under pur).