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7 Vf r?o ' ' ABOUT OUIISBLVUS 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. Certified records of , its circulation arc open to all adver tisers. i' 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. JJl Slt tjigljlattfa 0armuan PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL - . INDEPENDENT VOL. XLYII. Nk 32 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932 $1.50 PER YEAR irk HOT ROTABLES III IIIG 1J Bobby Jones Heads Visit ors' List Which Reads Like 'Who's Who' MANY STAYAT CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell -Building Summer Residence Quite a number of distinguished visitors are enjoying' the cool breez es of Highlands this summer. Dome are occupying their attractive sum mer residences and some are re siding at the hotels. ". Among the especially distinguish ed1 visitors are Bobby Jones, golf ing wizard from Atlanta, who is topping at the Country club with Mm. Jones, their three children, and his narents. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. ; Jones ; Mayor T. S. Walmsley, of New Orleans, also at the club with his family. Col. J S. .Sewell, retired army 'officer, who is director of the ex hibits of the World Fair to be held in Chicago next year,and Mrs. Sewell have been summering in Highlands for many years and own one of the most delightful and unique log cabins built here. Captain Traut, retired commandant of Jhe Charleston navy yard, is spending some time here as a guest at King's Inn; Dr. Leroy Childs, one of the leading and best known 1 surgeons of Atlanta, is residing at the attractive Dabney cottage, at Highlands Estates. Judge Edgar Pomeroy of the superior court of Fulton county, Georgia, has rented a summer home here wrjich he and his family are enjoying. Judge James D. Robert son, 1 vice-president of the First . i t a .1 J t ! national came oi Aiiania,. ana ms family, are occupying the Samhel N. Evins house on Sunset moun tain. General Colden L. H. Ruggles, retired army officer, with his fam ily, is occupying for the first time his summer residence which was comnleted durine the spring. The Rureles home is one of the first to be built at Sunrise View. Gen iral Ruggles is from Charleston, S. C. : Building Fine -Horn Other noted summer guests here We . Clark Howell, editor of -the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. and livi. Howell are superintending the erec tion of their new home on the hill Overlooking the sixth green of the Country chib golf course. This home oromises to be one of the most attractive cottages at High lands Estates. It is to be of the Sw chalet type, modified and adapted according to the needs of the family and the terrain. William G. Brantley, Washing ton lawyer and ex-congressman from Georgia, and his family are Occupying the Perry cottage on Satulah mountain. R; W. Wood ruff, president of the Coca-Cola company of Atlanta, is summering . with his family, in the beautiful Hager residence. Judge George Janvier, of New Orleans, is also listed among distinguished visitors here this season,, and Charles V, Rainwater, secretary and treasurer of the Coca-Cola Bottling company of Atlanta, has taken the recently completed Biltstein home, which he is enjoying with his family. A. L. Norris of Atlanta, president of the Norris Candy company of Atlanta, spent a while at the Country, club ,;; (Continued on page six) C3EMr4' AMD BANKS BREftKlN ITS ft NONDtrt Dfi DftWK 08 DAY IILANDS Tom Payne, Alleged Slayer Of Brbther-in-Law, Caught; Held in Jafl Without Bond Tom Payne, charged with the fatal shooting of his brother-in-law, Willie Passmore, at Payne's home about 4 miles southeast of Franklin, is being held in the Ma con county jail without bail pend ing trial at the next term of su perior court. He was captured about S :30 o'clock Saturday after noon in. Clay county near the Georgia . line after having evaded officers for two days and nights. Hearing Unnecessary A preliminary hearing for Payne was unnecessary, as a coroner's jury returned a verdict last Fri day afternoon, after viewing Pass more's. bullet-riddled body, that the latter came to his death at the hands of Payne. .The alleged slay er fled immediately after he was said to have fired three loads from a shotgun at his brother-in- law through a wooden partition. assmore's abdomen was mutilated by the shots, which were flatten ed out in ragged discs in passing through the wall. Medical aid was not called for about two hours, it was reported,; and the wounded man was allowed to lie on the floor calling piteously for water. NEWS SUMMARY A Survey of State and National Events Concisely Told in Brief Up-to-Date News Reports LIBBY REYNOLDS MAKES BOND Appearing , at Wentworth, Rockingham county, Monday afternoon, Mrs. Libby Holmao Reynold, accused along with Albert Walker of the murder of Smith Reynolds, tobacco millionaire, surrendered herself, and then secured liberty on $25,000 bond pending trial. Walker had previously made i similar bond at Winston-Salem.' Tar Heel Shot Down Thomas Widenhouse, Jr., 19, Kan- napolis, was shot down in a Chica go cafe, Monday morning, when he and two companions tried to stage .robbery, A plainclothes officer fired on the three, wounding Wid enhouse in the abdomen, his com panions escaping. 29,547 AUTO DEATHS IN 1931 The federal department of commerce reveals that 29,457 deaths from automobile acci dents, exclusive of collisions of. cars with . trains and street cars, took place in 1931, in 47 states, Utah figure not being available. In the same area in 1930 deaths numbered 28,950. . Juniors Meet at Morehead The three-day state convention of the Junior order will open at Morehead City on August 22, with 1,000 expected. Young People's Democratic Club Is Growing Rapidly The Young People's Democratic club of Macon county is growing rapidly. Quite a number of young men and women have already join ed the ' club and a large number of others have applied for member ship. V Last Friday night a well-attended meeting was held in the court house. Several interesting speeches were made and plans, agreed on for organizing the entire county. Many Speaker Heard George B. Patton. mayor of Franklin, made one of the prin cipal talks of the evening, pointing out the advantages of voting the straight Democratic ticket this fall J. J. Mann made a very interesting talk on Democratic principles. Mrs J. W.. G Johnson made one of the most appealing talks of the' even ing. Mrs. Lassie Kelly Cunning ham spoke for several minutes on whv she had always voted the Democratic ticket. Charles R.Whit taker, of Raleigh, also spoke. Special music was furnished for the meeting by Mrs. Harry Jriig gins, Harve Shidles and Forest Hoilman. Hal Zachary and his two little daughters did some splendid buck dancing. MMtinit Called Meetings havt .been called for When doctors finally were informed and arrived at the Payne home they took Passmore to Angel Brothers hospital, where he died early the next morning. Surrender on Fright Macon county officers searched all Friday for Payne and traced him into Clay, county. They caught sight of him hear the home of Dr. Killian on the Hiawassee riv er but Payne saw the officers in time to elude them. Later Satur day afternoon Sheriff R. L. Long, of Clay county, and two deputies found Payne near the Georgia line. He started to flee, but halted and threw up his hands when Sheriff Long called to his deputies not to give charge, that he was going to shoot unless Payne stopped. Brought back to Macon county, Payne told Sheriff Slagle that his brother-in-law was shot when the two of them got into a scuffle over the gun, He carried the weapon with" him when he fled from his home but hid it near the double churches on the Car toogechaye road, fearing that, it would give him away. The gun later was found therei GARDNER NAMES BANK GROUP Governor Max Gardner . has named a group of 14 North Carolinians, headed by Frank Hancock, congressman of Ox ford, to direct the effort to se cure for North Carolina one of the federal home loan banks authorized by the last congress. Union Sheriff Arretted Clifford Fowler, sheriff of Union county, was released on $5,000 bond Saturday, following his arres on charges of embezzling $21,000 in 1930 tax collections. RIFT IN G. O. P. SLATE Boone Tillett, Charlotte, Re publican nominee for lieutenant-governor, on Monday an nounced his flat refusal to withdraw from the race at the request of Jake Newell, Char lotte, the party's candidate for the U. S. senate. Newell an nounced he had asked Tillett to withdraw because of Tillet's statement for repeal or mod ification of the state liquor pro hibition act. Two Die In Plane Crash When their plane sideslipped at height of 150 feet, Harvey Apple, 27, pilot, and Millard Shutt, 24, were killed in the crash to the I Winston-Salem airport, Sunday. the tollowing places to organize clubs, all of the meetings to be at 8:15 p. m.: Tuesday evening,- August 9, at Rainbow Springs; Thursday even ing, August 11, at Highlands; Mon day evening, August 15, at Cowee schoolhouse; Wednesday evening, August 17, at Otto schoolhouse; Friday i evening, August 19, at Hoi ly Springs schoolhouse. A countywide meeting of the Young People's Democratic club and a Democratic rally has been called for Saturday,' August 20, be ginning at 3 o'clock in the after noon, at the courthouse. A prom inent visiting speaker will address the meeting. It is hoped that Con gressman Zeb Weaver, of Ashe ville," will be able to be present Some special music will be on the program. - The Young People's Democratic club of Macon county, with head quarters at Franklin, went to Rain bow Springs on Tuesday evening and organized a township Young People's Democratic club for that section. J. T. Bennett, an ofhcia of the R. M. Ritter Lumber com' patty, was elected chairman of the township club and Mrs. Maude Bateman, vice-chairman. Saturday, (Continued en pf six) SHIPPERS COME TO AID OF I F: . A. & P. Tea company Joins Others in Sign ing Agreement The names of more than 20 ad ditional firms and individual ship pers and freight consignees have been signed during the past week to agreements to use the Tallulah Falls railway in preference to the motor freight carriers, it was an nounced yesterday by the local railroad continuation committee. Members of the committee are M. D. Billings, chairman, M. L. Dow dle and D. D. Rice. A. A P. Sign Two of the largest shippers in the county the Nantahala Cream ery company and the Southern Mi ca company were among those who have signed during the past week. The Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, one of the largest freight consignees, which until now has been using motor truck trans portation almost exclusively, also has signed. The petition was pre sented to officials of the A, & P. in Charlotte last week. They sign continued on page six) f.lACON SEEN AS MINING CENTER Business Magazine Pre dicts Prosperous Future For This Section An article appearing in the Aug ust issue of "The Business and Commercial Word," an informative ( hneinpee rpvtfor nuHliclipH at Rtrh- mond, Va., predicts that this tinn nf 'North Carolina i destined to become the center of large com- mercial mineral developments. The article calls attention to the recent activities of Philip S. Hoyt, mining engineer, who is president of the Industrial Minerals Corporation of America, with headquarters in Franklin, . Mr. Hoyt has discovered import ant cyanite deposits in the western counties of North Carolina and al ready has shipped a number of carloads of this material to a large refractory brick concern. Under ., the heading of "Cyanite in North Carolina," the "Business and Commercial World" reports: "The news of prospecting activity in , tne cyanite properties near Franklin, N. C, by the Industrial Mining Corporation of America has excited favorable comment in the industrial and mining world. The enterprise has already engaged in the making of pilot mill tests and the working out of flow sheet for commercial deliveries. "In a section of North Carolina which has produced quantities of raw minerals in sufficient grades and types to attain a national rat ing, the activity now beginning in the cyanite properties is something more than just another industrial development, the activity repre sents the awakening of a territory almost virgin in mineral production, but because of the showing already evident promises to become the center of a commercial develop ment ranking with the leaders in the east. "No estimate of the probable out put of the mines is as yet avail able, but due to the excessive rich ness of the ore analyzed the or ganizers feel that production cost will run close to the low level for the industry. Much research and investigation has been made in the territory, and the reports coming in from the laboratories are regard ed optimistically by the sponsors of the enterprise. "The official direction of the industrial development is now un der the charge of Philip S. Hoyt president, well-known in the mining industry and highly skilled in the technical knowledge. A financier of ability, he has figured in the development of some of the larger present-day industrial units." Rotary Club To Hold Ladies' Night Wednesday Ladies' night will be held by the Franklin Rotary club at 8 o'clock next Wednesday eveningi at the Scott Griffin hotel. Roy Thomas of Rock Hill, S. C, district Rotary Governor, it expected to come here to addreii the melting, FUNERAL HELD FOR BJ. HORN Sudden Stroke of Apo plexy Fatal to Well Known Farmer Funeral services for Bedford M. Horn, 71, who died at his home about three miles west of Frank lin on highway No. 28, Saturday at noon, from a sudden stroke of apoplexy, were held at the Bethel Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock with the Rev. H. C. Freeman, pastor, having charge. Mr. Horn went about his work all morning as usual, apparently in good health and his death came as a great snocK. tie was among the outstanding farmers of Macon county. He was a member Of the Methodist church, and also a mem ber of Millshoal Council No. 246! Junior Order of United American Mechanics. The deceased is survived by his widow ; two sons, Troy, who is manager of the Franklin Shoe shop, and Fred, a farmer; three daugh ters, Mrs. Philip Marcus and Miss Bessie Horn, ji Richmond, Va.,. and Mrs. Glen Buchanan, of Moul trie, Ga. ; one sister, Mrs.' Jule Sanders; one brother, Mr. Ed Horn. REVIVAL MEETING TO START SUNDAY AT OTTO CHURCH A series of revival services will begin at Asbury Methodist church at Otto at 11 o'clock Sunday morning with the Rev. S. A. Max well doing the preaching.. Rev. Mr. Maxwell, a native of North Carolina, has held the chair of religious education at Asbury col lege, Wllmore, Ky., for the past seven years . He was induced to sec-'come to Otto to hold a revival by the Rev. J. C. Umburger, pastor of the Macon circuit, an old friend. Rev. Mr. Maxwell holds degrees from Duke university, Asbury The ological seminary, the University of Kentucky, Yale and Harvard uni versities. Deputy Held For Murder Deputy Sheriff Charles Ferguson is neia on a tecnnicai muruer charge at Burnsville, following the death of Ralph Banks, 28, Mon day. , Ferguson is said to have shot in self-defense when Banks and four other Yancey county men resisted arrest. Forecast Small Cotton Crop The federal forecast is for a 11,- 306,000-bale cotton crop this year, or 5,790,000 less than in 1931. The North Carolina crop is estimated at 509,000 bales, a drop of around 250,000 bales from. 1931. The fore cast has caused sharp increase in market quotations on the staple. 22 Fishermen Lost Two lone survivors brought to Vigo, Spam, last week the news of the foundering of a fishing boat with 22 drowning. Plans for Roads in Smoky Mountains Plans to cooperate with the na tional park service in the .develop ment of roads inside and approach es to the Great Smoky Mountains National park were discussed at a meeting in Asheville last Friday of representatives from the western counties. The meeting was called by the Asheville chamber of com- merce. it was aeciaea to apuomi a committee, with one member from each of the counties in the vicinity of the park, to work in coordination with the park ser vice. Franklin was represented at the meeting by J. E. Lancaster, Neville Sloan, W. B. McGuire and W. Roy Carpenter. The meeting discussed but reach ed no decision as to specific road projects. All agreed, however, that a united effort should be made oy the Western North Carolina coun ties interested so , that advantage may be taken of federal appropria tions for road development. Louis Lipinsky, president of the Asheville chamber of commerce, called the meeting to order and in troduced Verne Rhoades, chairman of the park committee of the chanv ber of commerce and secretary of the itate park commission, - who outlined the park highway litua - I nteresting Projects Rotary BAPTISTS MEET INCOMNTION Nearly 500 at Annual County Meeting at Pine Grove Church . The Rev. A. S. Solesbee was reelected moderator ' of the Ma con county "Baptist association Wednesday, when the association met for its annual two-day ses sion at the new Pine Grove Bap tist church.. Nearly 500 Baptist ministers and laymen from all sec tions of the county and a number of prominent visitors were present. The Rev. W. L. Bradley was name ed vice-moderator, R. M. Ledford was reelected clerk and John E. Rickman historian. The principal speaker of the day was the Rev. 'Perry Morgan, of Raleigh, chairman of the promo tion committee of the state Bap tist convention. The introductory sermon was preached by the Rev. E. R. Eller, pastor of the Frank lin Baptist church. A picnic dinner was served on the church erounds at noon. Din ner also will be served Thursday. Among the . visitors at the con vention 'were : The Rev. J. A. Mc Millan, -of -the Thomasville or phanage; Hugh Lattimer, of Ashe ville, a member of the ministerial relief board; the Rev. Charles Jol ly, of Durham, formerly of Macon county; the Rev. R. P. McCrack en, of Clyde, also a former Macon county resident; the Key. M. L. Love, of Clarkesville, Ga., M. L. Long, of Amity, Ga.; Professor J. B. Huff, of Mars Hill college; J. M. Rimmer, of Meb; BOYLAN LEASES MACONTHEATRE Management of the Macon The atre changed hands last Friday, F. T. Boylan having leased the theatre and equipment from the owners, W. L. Higdon and Gus Leach. For several years the the atre has been under the manage ment of S. H. Lylc, Jr. Mr. Boylan , also operates the Highlands theatre and, with a brother, the motion picture house at Bryson City, He plans to ope rate the Macon Theatre six days a week with three changes of program. The. theatre will be open each evening from 7:30 to 11 o'clock with matinee each Saturday afternoon. Park Discussed tion as it now stands. With the aid of two 'maps. Mr. Rhoades pointed out proposed highways in various sections and possible en trances, and outlined the plans of the park service to spend the $509, 000 allotted for highway work within the area. "Those of you who came here ex pecting that the Asheville chamber of commerce would have a cut and dried program to put over, are go ing to find that you were mistak en," Mr. Rhoades said. "Nothing could be further from the truth. We have no loaded dice and we are willing to lay the cards on the table. We want expressions from every section on this side of "the Tennessee line with the hope, that we can agree on a program and get behind it as a unit in North Carolina. ' Given Advantage Mr. Rhoades then explained that there are many who felt that the construction of the proposed high way from New Found Gap to Deals Gap unless accompanied by a sim ilar project on the eastern end of the park, would give Knoxville and Eastern Tennessee a decided ad vantage over the North Carolina ' side. 1 (Continued on page six) Farm Seen on Club Tour 100 Farmers and Business Men Go on Annual Inspection Trip osbornetsspe AKER 5ays Western Carolina Can Become 'Garden Spot Of South' About 100 farmers, farm women and business men of Macon county went on the third annual Rotary club farm tour Wednesday. Rain cut short the days ac tivities just at the close of a picnic dinner on th lawn of J. W. Addington's home south of Frank lin on the Georgia highway; but during . the morning farms r in the Holly Springs, Cat Creek and Gneiss sections were visited. At the farm of B. B. Ammons, Holly Springs, a talk was made by E. S. Papy of the White Pro vision company, of Atlanta, dealing with the marketaing of hogs and sheep. Mr. Papy said that hogs weighing between 165 and 240 pounds brought the best prices. He pointed ot Mr. Amnion's , pure bred Shropshire sheep as examples of the kind of sheep that should be raised for market. Sheep, he said, should Veigh between 80 aid 95 pounds to bring top prices. Purebred Cattle Best A very interesting beef cattle project was demonstrated at the farm of C. L. Ingram on Cat Creek. Mr. Ingram owns a ' pur bred two-year old Hereford bull, the finest of its type in the county. In Mr. Ingram's pasture there were two groups of calves, those in- one herd, sired by the pure bred bull and those on the other herd of cross-breed stock. The pure bred calves appeared to weigh nearly twice as much as the scrubs. At C. W. Henderson's farm at Gneiss a modern pig pen, con structed with guard rails to pre vent sows from injuring their pigs, was inspected. Much interest also was shown in Mr. Henderson's corn field. Last year he produced 118 bushels from one acre planted in Holcomb's Prolific. He has planted more of this corn this year. , At Mr. Addington s farm a hountiful picnic dinner was served by the ladies of the Morrison Presbyterian church auxiliary and the Missionary society of Union Methodist church. Approximately $30 was realized by the two or gamzations at the picnic to be devoted to repairs on the two churches. . Osborne Speaks F. S. Sloan, county farm demon stration agent, acted as master of (Continued on page six) Bryson Family Reunion To Be Held August 21 The annual reunion of the Bry- son family will be held at the. home of Mrs. J. L. . Bryson at West's Mill, Sunday, August 21, AH relatives are urged to be pres ent. Head of Norris Candy Company at Terrace A. L. Norris, president of the Norris Candy company, of At lanta, Ga, is spending several days " here at the Franklin Ter race. . Cunningham Reunion Set For Sunday, August 21 The annual Cunningham family reunion will be held on the third Sunday of this month, August 21, at the home of John F. Cunning ham about three miles west of Franklin on highway No. 28. Singers of County To Meet Friday, Saturday The northern division ef the Macon County Singing conven tion will convene for a two-day meeting at the Liberty Baptist church Friday, August 12, at 10 a. m. H. D. Dean it president of this division. At the same time the southern division will meet at Clark's Chapel with John Molt as president
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