"'j I , ' ' ' I I II III Li 3C::i.Pc:::3 , ; Hi- D.'.t rhn - Mcro Crcp Leans 1 C-II-l Activity Drcpa WCULD LOVE,n CAR licenses - The lower house of the general assembly-passed, on Monday night, a measure to;.:reduce license fees pn passenger iftutomobiles from 55 cents a hundred pounds to1 40 cents. BRITISH PLAN DEBT LUMP Sir Ronald Lundsayy British am bassador to the United States, has returned to England- and is re ported to have presented a plan for- final settlement) of the . war debt by making a lump . sum pay ment to' this- country, the sum mentioned ranging from one to two billions.. AUTHORIZE CROP LOANS President Hoover, 1 on" - Saturday, signed the bill authorizing $90,000, 000 in loans to' farmers for produc tion of 1933 crops, the loans to be secured by crop liens. N. C. BUILDING DECLINES In 21 large . cities of the state, the cost of building operations in 1932 declined 47.5 per cent from the 1931 total, 'or from $5,386,600 in 1931 to $2,827,594 in1 1932. MUTINOUS CREW TAKES . CRUISER ; ,L ' A mutinous native crew of Suma tra sailors overpowered the Officers of the Dutch cruiser JDe Zeven Provincien, and steamed : away to ea. By .. wireless ' thjy ; said the mutiny was a; protest against a - wage cut N and that the warship would shortly be turned back to the officers. I PICKING LITTLE CABINET .,. Willi PrraMent.oWt" EVonlrlin D. Roosevelt steams through trop ical waters 1 in a vacation aboard ( Vincent Astor's yacht, James A. farley, national Democratic chair man, and his lieutenants met- this week in Miami to consider names - fnr tnonv secretaryships in the federal ' de- , partments. '-''':7cT:r , CONGRESS" HONORS COOLIDGEi; v " :, Congress on Monday honored the memory of Calvin - Coolidge with senate and house in : joint session receiving -PresidentHooverJiieh viuviaia is vv.i mucin Clliu lite diplomatic corps present to pay homage to the late president ROAD PATROLMAN BEATEN Road. Patrolman James Merritt was attacked by five white men near jrayetteviueundaywhen.jie attempted to arrest one of them. He was so badly beaten about' the head and body that his recovery was despaired of for a time. . ' " ANNOUNCE CABINET MARCH 3 President-elect Roosevelt has an nounced he will ; follow Woodrow Wilson's practice, and reveal the names of his cabinet officers on March 3, ' the day before his in auguration. SAYS UNEMPLOYMENT MOUNTS: Supporting a bill to open uo all resources of the reconstruction cor poration for relief of the unemploy ed, Edward F. McGrady, represen tative of union labor, told the sen ate s banking committee on Friday that over 12,000,000 are unemploy ed, 9,000,000 are on part time, 45, 000,000 Americans are living in pov erty, 15,000,000 of them existing only with the aid of charity. McLean calls for FARM AID Angus" W. McLean, former Tar. Heel governor, was one of several witnesses to tell senate committees at Washington, Friday, that sub stantial aid must be extended to agriculture if serious consequences are to be avoided.' McLean urged two-year moratorium on farm mortgages. PRITCHARD CONTEST ENDED George W. .Pritchard's contest of the 1930 election of Josiah W. Bailey to the United States senate, was dismissed by the senate, Fri day, approving its elections com mittee report - that- charges of ir regularities had not been sustained. Pritchard, former congressman from the 10th district, will be re imbursed $12,000 expense money. SENATE SUSPENDS OFFICER . "There are not many senators or representatives, who sell their votes for money, and it is pretty well known who those few are," wrote David S. Barry in the New Out look magazine. The senate, on Friday, suspended Barry from his post as sergeant-at-arms, when he said he could not name any mem bers of congress who had accepted bribei. V. VOL. XLVIII, NO. 6 DIG LESPEDEZA ORDER PLAKIIED County Agent Urges Farm ert Desiring Seed To Notify Him, FEB. 18 IS TIME LIMIT Lespedeza Seen as One of Best Crops for Soil Improvement F. S. Sloan, county farm demon stration agent, announced this week that he was planning to make a big pool order for. lespedeza seed on Saturday,, Feb. 18, and urged that all farmers desiring to enter the pool notify him as soon as pos sible., He pointed out that by or dering in this way ' the farmers of the county can save consider able money. Current lespedeza seed prices are very good, he add ed, but are guaranteed only until February 18,- '-,'.' - Commenting on lespedeza, its advantages -and. :therway;itr.should be- planted,- the county agent said : "Common lespedeza should be sown on small grain as soon as possible. The Korean variety may be sown a little later . than the common; but by the time the seed may be obtained, it will be time to sow either variety. . The com mon is the best all-round variety. It makes good yields of hay i and seed, andreseeds itself in pastures better than the other varieties. Korean Lacpedesa "The . Korean makes a heavy yield of both hay and seed under favorable conditions. It is not adapted to as wide a range of soils as the other varieties. The Korean is a month earlier than the com mon. The leaves are larger and the - Stems coarser than ' those of many of the other varieties. The seed are all borne at the ends of the stems, in the midst, of cluster of leaves,"resemblingsmall pine cones." " -- " Mr." Sloan gave" several interest ing points on the uses of lespedeza. "Hay yields run from 1,500 ' to 6,000 pounds to the acre, some times more," he said. "In di gestibIeprotein - lespedeza - is be tween red clover and alfalfa hay. It - is higher in , digestible carbo hydrates than any other legume haylcommonly-rowh in. jthis. state, Lespedeza hay is relished by all kinds of livestock, and is eaten with little waste. - Fine for Soil "As a soil improver lespedeza is in the front ranks. Out of eight tests, made by the state, turning under lespedeza for corn gave an average yield of 44.1 bushels of corn to the acre where the lespe deza was turned under, and 21.3 bushels in the same field where no lespedeza was grown; being an increase of 22.8 bushels. It is al most impossible to remove a crop of ; lespedeza r soriompletely:- as - to prevent it from improving the soil. This is because a large percentage of theTlants " is " below; the" height of mowing. Of course the larger the growth turned under, the great erwiltbethe" benefit W th soil. The nitrogen gathering bacteria of lespedeza are present in practically all North Carolina soils, being the same as those of cowpeas, velvet beans and peanuts. "Lespedeza's chief value for graz ing is that it affords good pastur age during the hot summer and fall months when most other pas ture plants are dormant. The Ko rean may be grazed from June 1 to October I, and the other varie ties from July 1 to November I. The common variety is best for general , pasture use,' as it. will re-, seed itself even whengrazed down to one inch in height , "Lespedeza 'should be sown on small grain in February or March so as to get two crops per year. Korean lespedeza germinates, in about two weeks, the other va rieties in four to five weeks. When broadcast at least one bushel, , (25 pounds), of seed should be sown to the acre.It should " be covered lightly, -as with a weeder, unless sown Very 'early. A lespedeza field should be clipped in late June or early July to retard the growth of weeds, since no variety except the Korean makes . much growth before July." Box Supper To Be Held at Patton School A box supper will be given at the Patton school house Saturday night February 18, for benefit of the West End baseball team. Music will be furnished by ft itring band. PROGRESSIVE Highlands One of' Wettest Points in U. S. , Highlands, which enjoy the reputation of being the highest incorporated town . in point of altitude waat of the Rocldea, al to is one of th wetteat, if not the wettest, in point of ramfiall, in the United State. The precipitation gauge kept by Barry Hawkins, United States weather bureau obeerven at the Rock Houae station in Horte Cove, near Highlands, regutened nearly 17 inches of rainfall but year. The exact measurement was 9846 inch a. Some, year ago, it u said, High land had 127 mchea rainfall over a period of 12 months. Figure are not available on precipitation in other sections of the country last year, but Highlands is thought by weath er exports to rank close to the top.,:.'-- ELECTION HELD BY RED CROSS J. E. Lancaster Is Elected Chairman; Reports On Work J. ET Lancaster was unanimously electe(T chairman of the Macon QpuntyRcd Cross for the ensuing y?ar at a meeting of the chapter in the - courthouse Saturday after noon. "Mr. Lancaster has been serving as chairman of the relief organization since last fall, when he was appointed to the position after Miss Elizabeth Kelly, who had been chairman for two years, be came too ill to carry on the work. Other, officers elected by -the chapter were J. C. Mell, of High lands, vice president, and Mrs. Claude Russell, Franklin, secretary and treasurer. - Mrsr Russell, who was reelected to-lier-positionTreported thatthi county chapter had collected $204 in membership fees : and donations last year, besides . a quantity of clothing and food. The Highlands chapter, which since has been con solidated with the county organiza tion, collected $49.95 last vear. i -Mc-Lancaster-r-in -accepting -elecH tion as president, said he felt it was more of an honor than elec tion to public of fice and expressed his sincere appreciation . for the trust imposed in him. . He reported that the chapter, cooperating with Miss Rachel Davis, welfare super intendent, had helped in administer ing relief last year to 900 men, representing 650 families, and had distributed the following food and clothing to needy persons: Four carloads of flour. 17 dozen over alls, three dozen jumpers, 96 dozen pairs of hose, 48 dozen suits of underwear, 58 dozen-sweater,two dozen play suits. 1.830 yards of flannel, 1,630 yards of prints, 125 garments made by church, women. Joseph Elliott. 52. Iotla Farmer, Dies Joseph Elliott, 52, died at his home on Iotla Wednesday morn ing at 8 o'clock after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at the Hollv Sorinsrs Bantist church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. A. S. Solesbee in charge. Mr. Elliott was a farmer and had made his home on Watauga most of his life. Surviving are " his widow, who was Miss Hester Patterson, of Watauga, two sons, Eugene and Lester; two daughters, Elizabeth and a small child; his father, Wil liam Elliott of Franklin. Route 4; 5 brothers, Charles Elliott, of Koute 4, Henry and John of Cherokeejcounty, Sam and Thom as, ot the Mate of Washington William B. McGuire, Jr. Passes Bar Exam - William Bulgin McGuire, Jr.7 son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGuire of Franklin, was among the 68 ap plicants for law licenses who pass ed the state bar examination Mon day of last week, it was announced Saturday by the Supreme Court. Mr. McGuire is a student in the Duke university law school. SHOW SUCCESSFUL The lantern slide show sponsored by the Methodist church at . the auditorium last Friday night was quite a succeis, a good crowd at tendlftj. unit LIBERAL FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, FEB. t, 1933 Atlantic Monthly Carries Poem by Franklin Resident A poem by Robert W. New. who came to franklin with his family about four months aeo after stand ing some time in Germany, was puDiisned m the January issue of The Atlantic . Monthly. The poem, entitled "Vermont Farm," follows : And all the love that there ever was Between Granville Hill and the Valley of Flood - Is burned out now and gone and dead. . And the valley road is lost in weeds LAnd the cellar holes are caving in. The same old brook runs across this road ' -v . Though its gully is choked with logs; Occasional young stock nibble the crass On Granville Hill that looks across The ruined vale to the wooded peak. And so the slope has a cozy air, 1 nYin8. to;he on-m-8piteo.f -the weeas And dream of New England of former days. v . Nobody drives on the narrow road. Nothing alive but occasional . flies Mars the. quiet of this old place. Meeting Called . Methodists To Form Organization A meeting of the officials and leading laymen of the Methodist churches of Macon county has been called to take place at the Methodist church in Franklin at 7;30 p. m., Wednesday, February 15. The purpose of ihe meeting, it was announced by the Rev. O. P. Ader, pastor of the Franklin church, is to organize ; a county- wide group. After a devotional service to be led by the pastor an election of of f icers-will be--held;-Then-a-ser-vice will be conducted by the Rev. G. N Dulin, pastor of the Frank lin circuit, with a" discussion of the question : - "What - is - a Chris tian; am I a Christian?" : Subsequent monthly meetings are planned for the county-wide Meth-odistornizatIon,r6tatingbe-! tween the various churches in the county. A joint meeting of the Waynes ville, Asheville and Marion dis tricts of the Western North Caro lina conference of the Methodist church has been called to convene at 10:30 a. m. Friday, February i 10, in Central Methodist church, Asheville. The program includes addresses by Bishops Mouzon and Kern. All presiding elders, pastors and certain laymen from each charge are urged to attend, but the meeting also will be open to all. others who : wish, to he present. Rev. J. A. Bryson Prominent in Missouri The following news item is clip ped from a - Missouri paper; "Rev. J. A. Bryson recently re turned from Southwest Baptist col lege, Bolivar, Mo, where he de livered a series of 11 sermons on Stewardship and held conferences with ministerial 1 students. This work was achieved under the di rection of the Missouri Baptist General Association." Mr. Bryson is a native of Macon county, and is well known here. He is a brother of Mrs. John M. Moore of Franklin. Mission Group Plans Jitney Supper A "jitney supper" to raise funds j for the Franklin Methodist church will be given in the storeroom of the Northwest Carolina Utilities, Inc, next to the postoffice, Tues day evening, February 14, begin ning at 7 o'clock. . The supper will be sponsored by Circle No. 2 of the Missionary society of the Methodist church. "Those making arrangements for the supper prom ise generous servings for five cents each; hence the name, "jitney supper." Baseball Meeting Set for February 18 A baseball meeting has been called to meet at the courthouse at 2 o'clock on Saturday, February 18. All teams in the county are urged to be present. This meet ing was scheduled to be held Sat urday, February 4, but was post poned because it conflicted with snbthtr meetlnf In ths courthouse. t i V INDEPENDENT It is desolate, ghastly, forbidding, forlorn. And yet it is dear as it always was; And private and intimate; precious as well.' The sacred land LThe beloved hills ! The soil to return to be buried in. . i Mr. New was born in Brooklyn, N. Y, on June 16, 1893, a member of a family of writers. His father, who died recently in New York, was a regular contributor to the Blue Book for 40 years. Mr. New is the author of a number of books on scientific subjects, sev eral novels and a number of poems. A large, smiling man, he attracts much attention because he makes a custom of wearing an overall jumper, tennis shoes and no tie. He explains that he dresses in this manner to keep an agreement made with a friend, . Mr. New and his family, consist ing of Mrs. New, a daughter, three sons and a nephew, are occupying the Porter house on Bidwell street. He said he decided to make his home in the south to be near a friend, Professor Phillips, a member of the faculty of Piedmont col lege, Demorest, Ga. He and Mr. Phdhps are graduates of Harvard university. Bill Would Make Bryson County Accountant A bill to authorise the register of deeds of Macon county, to serve also as county accountant at a salary of $50 a month has been introduced in the legisla ture by Representative C. L. Ingram. The measure evidently is aim ed at restoring the work of keeping the county's books to C Tom Bryson, register of deeds. When the new board of commissioners astumed office in December it turned this - job over to one of its members, E. W, Long. Mr. Bryson claimed that - fees-collected -by htm 4s register' of "deeds were insuf ficient remuneration. In his campaign speeches ' Mr. Ingram promised to use his in fluence to abolish the job of county accountant, formerly held by W. D. Barnard, chairman of the old Iboard, lat . ' salary. of $1,800 a year. But somebody must keep the county's books. Evidently, the plan now is to keep the county accountant, turning the job over to the reg ister of deeds at a reduced sal ary, and to abolish the job of assistant accountant. Mrs. Redding Dies Former Franklin Woman Passes at Niceville, Fla. News was received here last week of the death of Mrs. V. A. Redding in a hospital at Niceville, Fla., last Thursday. Mrs. '"JReddingadelJierpme here for several years, and made many friends who will regret to learn of her death. She was the mother of Mrs. Fred L. Siler and a sister of Mrs. Fred S. Johnston. Mrs. Siler was with her mother when she died. Zone Missionary Meeting Postponed Owing to the disagreeable weath er the zone missionary meeting of the Methodist churches of Macon county has' been postponed until the second Tuesday in May. The next meeting1 will be held with the Franklin Methodist church. HIGHLANDS TEAMS WIN A double-header played between Highlands and Dillard ' basketball teams last Friday resulted in vic tory for both Highlands teams. The game between the Highlands first team and the Dillard team ended - with a - score of -19 - to - 22 in favor of Highlands, and the game between the Dillard second team and the Epworth league end ed with a score of 9 to 12 for Highlands. The games took place on the Dillard court. REPAIR PHONE LINES A crew of men has been work ing here this week on the tele phone lines, continuing the work to repair damabe done by the re cent ice storm. This storm has caused the telephone company to make an expenditure of several hundred dollars in equipment and labor. 1 ' ti ? 1 Cooperative Poultry Sale Prices Announced A cooperative, car lot poultry and egg sale will be conducted by F. S. Sloan, county agent, all day Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Franklin' depot, and from 10 to 11:30 a. m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Otto. Mr. Sloan said the following prices would be paid: - Heavy hens, 9 Cents; leghorn hens, 7 cents; stags, S cents; fryers, 15 cents; cocks, 4 cents; ducks and geese, 5 cents ; tur keys, 10 cent; eggs, 11 cent per dozen. . . TRIBUTE PAID TOMBS KELLY Resolution Honoring Her Memory Adopted by . Red Cross A resolution testifying to "the highiresteem'-held-forM issT Eliza beth "Kelly, former chairman of the Macon county chapter of the Red Cross, who died Sunday, Jan uary 22, was adopted at the an nual meeting of the chapter in the courthouse Saturday afternoon. The resolution follows : : In the life of most people there come times when it is hard to be reconciled to the decree of fate and impossible to understand it. It is particularly so in the loss re cently sustained by the Macon County Chapter of the National Red Cross, in the death of Miss Elizabeth Kelly, chairman of this chapter. By her unremitting toil, much of the time in physical pain, and without reward or hope of re ward, except that feeling of hav ing discharged her duty to " the highest possible measure of her ability,shperfectedthe relief work of this great organization of mercy to the extent that it ranks as one of the outstanding units of the country At the acme of her usefulness to her kind and at a time when, from human view point, she, could least be spared, the. end came, and in our feeling of dazed bereavement, we can't help wonder ing why this had to be. But we can say in- the language" of Tenny- sonl "O yet we trust that somehow good will be the final goal of ill, "That nothing walks with aimless feet, That not one life shall be destroyed, "Or cast with rubbish to the void, V When God has made the pile Complete." Believing that it is appropriate that we publicly testify to the high esteem in which we held Miss Kelly, both as the head of this organization and as a force for good in the community. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV ED pzrr-r -. -z-jzzzz.:::. r . 1. That in the passing ofIiss Kelly, the Macon County Chapter of the National Red Cross has lost a most loyal and courageous lead er ione ever, ready - and - willing to be a , help to the helpless and a friend to the friendless. 2. That the Town, the County, and the State is poorer because of her going. 3. That this Red Cross Chapter extends to the members of her family its deepest sympathy in their great bereavement. Approved by rising vote of all members present in annual meeting of Macon County Chapter held in courthouse Feb. 4, 1933, 2 p. m. (Signed) J. E. Lancaster Chairman Mrs. Claude Russell, Sec. and Treas. ' 65 Garments for Needy Made by Mission Circle Sixty-five garments, most of them for school children, were made during January by Circle No. 2 of the Methodist Missionary society working in cooperation with Miss Rachel Davis,' county welfare superintendent, and the Macon county chapter of the American Red Cross. The garments were made from cloth supplied by the Red Cross. At Christmas time this circle made 125 children happy with va rious prfu It also has supplied food ; d a number of needy fam ilies. In February the group plans to make baby clothes for distribu tion through the Red Cross. Several ladies who are not mem bers of the circle have manifested an interest in its work by as sisting in making garments for the needy. Uss the' Want Ads Classified advertisements in The Franklin Press bring results. If you have something to sell or trade, try a classified ad. The cost is small only one cent, a word with a mini mum charge of 25 cents for each insertion. $1.50 PER YEAR BILL ELM ACES BACK TAX PLAN Randolph Measure Author izes Installment Pay ments in Macon BIG BOND DEFAULT County Behind $40,635 on Its Bond Payments, Report Shows A bill to authorize installment payments stretched out over a pe riod of five years On delinquent taxes in Macon county has been introduced in the General Assem bly by Representative J.- P. Ran dolph, of Swain county. The meas ure also would authorize the re demption of property sold for tax es and bid in by the oounty. Under terms of the measure, the delinquent taxpayer would be re- dition to the amount of delinquent taxes plus interest at six per cent. The total of delinquencies would be divided into five equal annual payments. The measure's provis ions apply to delinquent taxes of the .towns of Highlands and Frank- nn as wcu as to oacK wuniy taxes. Although the measure was intro duced by Representative Randolph, it is believed to have the support of Representative Ingram of Macon and Senator R. ' A. Patton, also of Macon. Before going to Raleigh the local representative said he would seek to have similar legisla tion enacted. Would Extend Time A bill introduced jointly -by Sen- w r c : r tj and Patton of Macon would ex tend the time for payment of 1932 and 1933 taxes in Macon, Haywood, Jackson, bwam, lransylvania, Clay, Cherokee and Graham counties. The time limit for payment of 1932Haxes-ould-ber"mm-edJiiirrioj December 1, 1933, and the limit for payment of 1933 taxes, to Decem ber 1,.' 1934. Under the present law, property on wnicn taxes nave not been paid for the preceding year is supposed to be sold in Tuna (tut tltta liir tifie tint tiAj&n some years. The last report of R. C. Birming ham, county auditor, showed $163, 991.94 in delinquent taxes from 1925 through 1931 on Macon county's books. Delinquencies for 1932 are expected to push this sum well over $200,000; but much of this is thought to be uncollectible because back taxes on personal property are very difficult and sometimes impossible to collect ; ' Big Bond Default While the county has been ac cumulating large tax arrearages, it i i i . :if ..: J . ing to a report made public Tues day oy tne Local uovernment com mission at Raleigh, setting forth defaults for the various counties and other governmental suo divisions, Macon county's default was shown to be $40,635 on Decem ber 31, last. Representative Ingram has intro duced a bill relative to refunding Macon county's bonds, but the de tails of the measure have not been learned here. He also has intro duced a bill relative to reassessment in this county. The Randolph bill to provide for partial payments of back taxes' has been referred to the committee on finance. JOHN NICHOLS John Nichols, 78, prominent farm er, died at his home on upper Car toogechaye Friday morning about 1 o'clock. Funeral services were held at the Maiden's Chapel Methodist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. JNichols is survived by three sons, George, Fred and Floyd, and three daughters, Mrs, Lester Wil liams, Mrs. Lyman Sweatman and Mrs. Charles Ledford. ANNA JEANE FERGUSON t Anna Jeane, three-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Ferguson, died at their home early Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at the Union Methodist church Monday. Surviving are the parents, one brother, Junior, and one sister, Katherine. tailijS&IHLj