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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLVIII, NO. 20
1
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933
$150 PER YEAR
SALES TAX IS ACCEPTED
The North Carolina Merchants
association, through its secretary,
Willard Dowell, on Saturday issued
a letter to the general assembly
stating the merchants will probably
abandon announced plans to. test
the constitutionality of the sales
tax enacted by the general assembly.
THE ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS
After 132 days of sitting, the
general assembly of 1933 adjourned
sine die Monday at noon. The
morning saw final approval given
the school machinery bill regulat
ing the state's eight-months term
SEEK PAYROLL BANDITS
Wide search is underway for two
unmasked bandits, using a car stol
en in High Point, who held up the
treasurer of the Knitwell mill at
Durham--on Saturday and took a
$1,100 payroll at point of pistols.
RALEIGH LOSES
CREDIT UNION
The agricultural credit ; corpora
tion bank at Raleigh will be moved
to Columbia on May 27, if the
federal agricultural department
coes throuch witlLPlans tacentcr
nil f.irm credit functions in cities
where federal land banks are lo
cated. It is an economy move.
AL SMITH REFUSES
Al Smith on Sunday definitely
refused to become a fusion can
didate for mayor of New York
city. Groups of Democrats, Re
publicans and Independents had
tried to draft him as a candidate.
PRESENT INDUSTRY BILL
President Roosevelt on Monday
placed before congress his bill de
signed to stimulate industry, and
including an industrial sales tax to
secure funds for underwriting a
$3,300,000,000 public works program
to: promote employment.
BONUS MARCHERS
WONT WORK
The advance guard of the bonus
army has reached Washington and
V 3 fiuitu iuji VY vvrv uj t W'W
president's -of ferto give employ
ment to the veterans in the re-forestatton-canips
- thrmtphowt.he
national fore st s. The b-mu s march -
ers met the proposal with disfavor.
FARM HOLIDAY IS OFF
The national farm strike, called
"by'mid(lie west cTdc7iTl5"opeh"
U IHIUllllll X I maj-,lvu-'Mnn;u
postponed uy iunu m-iin, iesiieui
of the holiday association, to per
mit the Roosevelt administration
opportunity to try the effective
ness of its recently enacted relief
measures.
CANNON LOscjs i-lGHT
The circuit court ot appeals in
the District ot Lojunibia oil .Mon
day ruled that liisliop j aines Can
non, Jr., musi stand trial lor violat
ing the corrupt practices act in
failure to report tnc use ui luuils
in the I9!b election m which he
bitterly iotight Al Smith, the Deui--wHttig-4irtHHiieefrfer
an-
peal the decision"" to the Supreme
court.
PROBE M ELLON'S
INCOME TAX i.
As ani aftermath of charges by
Representative McFadden,, Pennsyl
vania, the federal department of
justice nas uegun a scrutiny oi
the income tax records of Andrew
W. Mellon, former secretary of the
treasury and one of the world's
richest . men. McFadden charged
Mellon with income tax evasions of
several millions.
3 PER CENT SALES TAX LAW
Final approval of the general as
sembly was given last week to the
revenue measure including a 3 per
cent tax on all sales except those
of essential foods. It is estimated
the tax will produce ' $8,000,(XX) in
revenue.
Pink Myers Recovering
After Auto Accident
Struck by an automobile Satur
day afternoon at the cast end of
the Franklin bridge crossing the
Little Tennessee river, Tint Myers,
farmer whoVliveson- highway No.
28 east of Franklin, was badly
bruised and sustained injuries to
his hip.
Claude Jones, of Clyde, was re
ported to have been driving the
car. Mr. Jones and Thomas
Greene, Waynesville postmaster
who was riding with him, and two
other occupants of the car took
Mr. Myers to Angel Brothers' hos
pital for treatment. Yesterday
Mr. Myers was reported to be re
covering.
The accident was unavoidable on
the part of the driver, bystanders
said. - .
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Circulation of
Pledges Contemplated by
Macon Temperance League
A campaign "to secure a pledge
of total abstinence from every boy
and girl in the county" is con
templated by the Macon County
Temperance League, according to
the .organization's constitution,
made public this week by its presi
dent, the Rev. G. N. Dulin, pastor
The constitution says nothing
about the new 3.2 per cent beer,
but leaders in the league frankly
view it as an alcoholic beverage
and, therefore, an intoxicant from
which all persons who sign mem
bership pledges should abstain.
Besides Mr. Dulin, officers of the
league, which was organized just
prior Wo the advent of legal lager
in North: Carolina,, are the Rev.
Eugene R. Filer, vice president;
Miss Elizabeth SJaglc, secretary
and treasurer. Member's of the ex
ecutive committee arc the Rev. J.
A. Flanagan, the Rev. J. R. Tabor,
George Stiles, Dr. W. E. Furr and
Roy C. Dady,
A county-wide mass meeting in
the interest of prohibition has been
called by the league for 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon in the court
house. Mr. Dulin said the league
plans', to establish auxiliary, or
ganizations n every eommtinitynu
the county.
The objects of the league as' out
lined in the constitution are:
"First" To educate peopl eZpfaliJ
ages as to the evils of strong drink.
Franklin Residents Urge J
zzziReaDDointmentof Jef fress
Power Cut-Off
Is Threatened
A circular letter has been sent to
delinquent customers o,f the North
west Carolina Utilities, Inc., warn
ing that unless past due accounts
are paid in full, by Wednesday,
May 24, or satisfactory arrange
ments made for payment, current
will be cut off.
At the town office it was ex
plained that the town is to receive
last month.' Meter readings arc
made the tenth of each month and
the town is entitled to payment for
current consumed from April 1 to
April 10. -
Quince Hodgins Taken .
To State's Prison
Quince Hodgins, a member of the
notorious Coweta gang, was taken
to State's Prison at Raleigh Sun
day by Sheriff A. B. Slagle and
Deputy George Mallonee to serve
siy years for breaking and enter
ing the R. M. Kilter Lumber-company's
camp store last winter.
Valuable Book
Given to Franklin Library
A gift of the new edition of I circle of readers,
the Encyclopedia Britannica and 64 ; The library, located in the Ma
volumes of fiction, containing many; sonic hall, is open each Saturday.
selections of the " Book-of-the-Month
club, has been made to the
Franklin Library: association by
Miss Mary C. ; Bissell, beloved
IVaikliu wohkvh,- Miss - Bissell aisc
made the library "a cash donation
of $5, the largest it has received
since its reorganization early in the
spring.
The gift of, books is conditioned
on continued operation of the li
brary, as the. donor desired to in
sure their circulation and use, Miss
Bisscll has been following the hap-
I- 1, . f
I in turnine over manv of tihe books
py custom ot allowing scores or.uincs, u was sauiy lacKing in mou
friends to make use of her library,' em reference books and recent fic
rich with many volumes of classic J tion. As a result of the gift the
and modern literature; but she felt : association expects to receive many
I to the Franklin library sfte wouldj The new books are being, care
1 make- them . available -widerllr'-toloead by4tri. Ordwtty,
fQ)
u u
Abstinence
"Second, to inculcate temperance
and sobriety in the minds of the
parents of the children of this
county. .
."Third, to labor in season and
out of season for the maintenance
and enforcement of all laws tfyat
have been enacted to prohibit the
manufacture, transportation and
' i r j
"Fourth, to "secure a pledge of
total abstinence from every boy and
girl in the county.
"Fifth, to foster similar organiza
tions throughout the county."
; Senior members of the organiza
tion, men and women of majority
age, will be required 'to sign the
following pledge:
"Believing that the use of: in
toxicants is-.detrimental to the in
dividual mentally, morally and
physically, and that it is a great
curse to the community, I, there
fore, promise to labor in season
and out of season to prohibit the
use, manufacture, : transportation
and sale of same, and to abstain
from use of same."
The pledge for junior members,
boys and girls from 15 to 20 years
of age, is worded slightly different
ly, but to the same purpose:
"Because I' believe that the use
of Ic'oholiciquorssdetfimental
to; body," mind and spirit,"' I," there
fore, promise, with God's help, to
tosiajjytnjr
self an(LlcLiiseiTiyjiifluiirp to get
others to abstain from iheir-usc."
F.fforts are being made by cer-
I tain political interest to oust F.
B. Jcffress as chairman of the
State Highway commission, accord
ing to authoritative information ob
tained by The Press.
The political Mrs. Grundy has it
that the faction opposing Mr, Jcf
fress is trying to have George Ross
Pou, superintendent of State's Pris
on, assigned to his job. Now that
the legislature is over, Governor
Ehringhaus is expected to announce
When the report readied Frank
lin of the fight on Mr. Jcffress, a
number of prominent citizens rose
up in protest, sending, telegrams to
he governor expressing the earnest
hope he would sec fit to reappoint
the Greensboro publisher, who, it
is felt . here, has given western
North Carolina its long-awaited
"square deal" in highway matters.
The strange thing -about this po
litical tangle is that the faction
attempting to unseat Mr. Jef tress
is- understood to have worked
against Mr. Ehringhaus in last
years primaries, although it at-
tempted to appear to be on his
side,
Collection
afternoon from 3 to 5 ip'cjock un
der the "direction of Mrs. J. A.
.Ordway. I t is planned Jaterto pro
vide more open days. A nominal
fee is charged far- membership.
The Rev. "N. C. Duncan is presi
dent of the association; Mrs. Las
sie Kelly Cunningham, vice presi
dent; John, W, Fdwards, secretary,
and Blackburn W. Johnson, treas
urer. M.iss Bissell's donation fills a
sore need in the library for, al
though it contained about 4,000 vol-
1- -1 ' ' f
, new applications for membership.
B PROSP
TRANSFER MADE
AT CONFERENCE
Agreement Is Reached
With Northwest Caro
lina Utilities, Inc.
EMPLOYES-N AMED
George Dean Reappointed
Clerk; John. Jones at
Power House
The Town of Franklin has tak
en over 6p'c7aUonoltTie' municipal
hydro-electric power plant, sur
rendered through forfeiture by the
Northwest Carolina Utilities, Inc.,
which defaulted on a bond pay
ment of $8,11)0 due April
Arrangements for turning the
plant, back to' the town were com
pleted last. Thursday at a con
ference between the new board of
aldermen and officials of the Util
ities company.
George B. Patten, former mayor,
was retained by the board' to take
proper legal steps in superior court
to clear the town's title to the
property.' The forfeiture was' auto
matic upon default in the bond
payments, under terms of the
town's sale contract ; but it was de
cided that -legal action -should -be
taken toremov&-any , possible -doubt
Concerning title so that the town
ouL4kLJLiyiisiLto the
plaii t "ataiiyfinie
thoulcPaflse, '
TTuTinTfitie"s coih'pany.was-reire-sented
"af the" conk fence' by O. G.
Martino, of Richmond, vice prcsi-
V. M iles, ..general . counsel and-.as-swUiiit
secretary, -
Bonds Forfeited
The power company in surrender
ing the plant-also forfeited any
claims it might have on a contract
bond of approximately -73,(KX). Fif
ty thousand dollars of this is tied
up in a closed bank in Cleveland,
O., and litigation has been started
to recover it either from the bank
or a bonding house which under
wrote it but which also is defunct.
The remainder- of this contract
bond was deposited in the form, of
government bonds with the Cen
tral Hanover Bank and Trust com-
limy Cif XeTeth1rfi--aniaf.
deducting the $H.1(K) payment due
April 1,' forwarded the rest, of the
bonds to the town clerk.
Bonds , outstanding against .1 the
plant total- $2S8,(KMt, with $14,140
due in interest and principal pay
ments this year.
Employes Named
On. Monday the new town board,
consisting of I. Frank Ray, may
or, and Dr. J. "IT. Fouts, J, B. Pen-
dergrass and R. D. Sisk, began
making plans for municipal opera
tion of the (lower system. They
electrici as wcr house
erator, succeeding Carl Bingham,
who is reported to have obtained
a 'position operating the Highlands
power plant. Mr. Jones' salary was
set at $50 a month and he also
is furnished living quarters and a
garden. Ted Gribble was retained
as lineman and D. G. Stewart,
former .manager of the Western
Carolina Telephone company, was
employed temporarily as line fore
man to. do necessary repairs.
No arrangement was made for a
general manager for the hydro
el e c t r ic s v st e m a n d , for -1 h e t i m e
being at least, the billing and busi -
ness end; of operating the plant
will be handled by George Dean,
who was reelected town clerk at a
salary of $75 a month, i "
Forest Supervisor
Reported Improved
Tohn B Bvrne. supervisor of the
Nantahala National FoTest, who was,
tnkrn to Mvrtle Beach S C sev
eral weeks aco for his health. was
reported to be greatly improved
a card received this week from,11"" Iur """kc ihuim-, now
- J Mr9. Byrne by Mrs. John Wasilik,
'- Jr, .
ECTS
An Open Letter
TO PUBLIC AND PATRONS OF
THE TALLULAH FALLS RAILWAY:
At miu meeting held in Cornelia, Ga., on May 4, committee
composed of F. M. Reeves of Cornelia, Ga., Dr. J. C. Dover, of Clayton,
Ga., and G. L. Houk, of Franklin, was appointed to handle the case
for the public and patrons in the matter of the abandonment of the
Tailulah Falls' Railway ft a hearing before the Georgia Public Ser
vice Commission in Atlanta May 10.
On that date this committee, with the assistance of certain other
interested citizens, appeared before the Georgia Public Service Com
mission and conducted the case for the public at this hearing. At
this hearing it became apparent that the receiver of the Tailulah Fails
Railway and the officials of the Southern Railway are making a stren
uous effort to abandon the Ttllulah Falls railroad, and that they made
a strenuous attempt to show that this railroad was losing money, and
that the public was not giving it adequate support.: These charges and
allegations were strenuously denied and successfully controverted by
evidence introduced for the public and patrons.
While the outcome of this hearing cannot now be determined, it
is the belief of this committee, that the final outcome will be largely
determined by the traffic volume handled by this line. The receiver
and officials of the Southern Railway attempted to show that there did
not exist in the area tributary to the Tailulah Falls Railroad sufficient
resources to adequately support a railroad. This evidence was con
troverted by testimony introduced by the patrons, and it was definite
ly proven that there are ample resources along the line cf the Tai
lulah Falls Railway to afford a sufficient vo)ame of traffic -for its,
successful and profitable operation. The future of the Tailulah Falls
Railway, therefore, lies in the keeping of thoe who snould patronize
it, and regardless of the immediate outcome of the petition of the
receiver for abandonment, it is the civic duty of every shipper and
receiver of merchandise along the line of this railroad to continue to
patronize the line, and to increase the volume of shipment at every
possible opportunity.
If thU committee is to be able to continue the fight for the rail
road, it mlust be backed up by the shippers and natrons of the line.
We must have 100 per cent support of the railroad. The people in the
area-traversed by the railroad must continue to support this line if
the line is to continue to serve them. We, therefore, appeal to every
shipper, every merchant and every business man to bend every effort
toward complete "support of theTaIIulah Falls Railway," and ask that
the united efforts of the "citizenship served by this line be directed to
this end.
Signed) -Committee.
Trial of Cdweta Gangsters
JGostMaccmJ
3 Bound over in
Store Larceny Case
At a hearing in the : courthouse
'itr.rdr.y before Magistrate Samuel
J. Murray, three young'. men charg
ed with breaking and entering the
store at Rainbow Springs last
Monday night, were bound over to
the August term of superior court
for Macon county under bond of
$500 each. .
The three, are: James Martin,
Mathcw:rCt)le, -and Marshall Swan1,
son, all of Rainbow Springs. A
fourth "defendant," a """'juvenile" who
escaped from the Stonewall Jack
son Training - school, .;- was .. given
three years at the school. This is
to run concurrent with the two
year sentence which he had already
at the school.
Marshall' Swanson was captured
at Morganton and Deputy Sheriff
George Mallonee brought, the. pris
oner to Franklin. '
Home Weddings Encouraged
By New Marriage Statutes
Fewer couples are expected to go
to 'Georgia to get married as the
result of enactment by the North
Carolina legislature, which adjourn
ed Monday, of two new laws per-
taining to the issuance of marriage
licenses. J
Since the passage in 1921 of the
law requiring certificates of "good
heal th . Jr qui p h v si ci a n si or both
! bride, and groom many couples in
Macon county have- b('eir-g7'.ir.g"Ti
Clayton and Clarkcsville, Ga., to
get married. This law was repeal
ed by the 1933 legislature and new
regulations substituted designed to
stop the matrimonial hegira across
the state's borders.
' Under the new law the register
of deeds must require the groom
to file with him an affidavit to
the effect that he does not have
- . active tuberculosis or any veneral
disease and has not had either fori
in', two yeras Prior. t0 f'ling applica
ever. if the applicant wishes, he.
ittifty file a certificate of health .
if
rXirl HoukrFrankIinN--Ci-
J. C. Dover, Clayton, Ga.
F,M. Reeves, Cornelia, Ga.
Trial of the Coweta gang for its
various crimes, ranging from store
breaking to homicide, cost Macon
county $3,351.35, according to of
ficial, figures compiled at the court
house. This includes hospital bills
totalling $965, submitted by Angel
Brothers' hospital for the treat
ment of two prisoners and a
wounded deputy.
The hospital bill for Fred Cabe,
special deputy who was wounded
in the arm in a gunfight between
a sheriff's posse and three mem-bersf-thTrjRa7ij:TOSifeM2fOs
fallows : Operation, $100; 2 X-ray
pictures, $10; 10 days in hospital,
$50 total of $160.
The bill for Mel Holden, a menv
her , oj t h e gan g who -jdied - four
days after being taken to the hos
pital with his abdomen riddled with
bullets, was: Operation, $lgO; X
ray picture, $10; four days in hos
pital, $20; total of $180. .
Quince Hodgins proved the, mosi
expensive member of the gang, his
bill amounting to. $615, itemized as
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made by a physician ; but this is
not compulsory.
The bride is not required either
to stand physical examination or
: to file an affidavit of good health.
The second new law pertaining
to matrimony also is aimed at in
ducing more North Carolina couples
;lowecLat-home It- provides- that
all couples resident of the State'
of North Carolina who marry in
another stateVmust file a copy of
their marriage certificate in the
office of the register ofx deeds of
the home county of the groom
within thirty days from the date
of their return to the state, as resi
dents, which certificate shall be in
dexed on the marriage license rec
ord of the-office of the register of
deeds and filed with marriage li
censes in his office; that the fee
for the filing and indexing said
- 1 certificate shall be fifty cents; pro-
- , viciea, ine ianure to tue sata cer
tificate shall not invalidate the'
marriage."
GOO
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STRONG FIGHT
MADE FOR LINE
Delegation of Nearly 200
Attends Hearing
In Atlanta
LEADERS OPTIMISTIC
Public's Case , Presented
Under Leadership or
Guy L. Houk
Leaders in the fight against"
junking of the Tailulah Falls rail
way are optimistic over the out
look for continued operation of the
line, as a result of the hearing be
fore the Georgia Public Service
commission in Atlanta Wednesday
of last week.
In their answer to the petition
of J. F. Gray, receiver, seeking
authority for abandonment ui the
entire line, the committee repre
senting the public in the case
asked for an extension of time, or
a trial period, of two years. Al
though no decision in the case has
been announced and will hot likely
be announced until after June 1,
there was a general feeling among
those who attended the hearing
that the public had put up such a -
strong fight that immediate aban
donment was very . improbable.
Predicts Extension
F. M. Reeves," Cornelia banker
who headed the cornrnitteerepre-
sentmg -( the public, ventured the
opinion-4hat-at least a-six-months -
extension would be granted, pos-
sibly a year, In such an event, he
predicted that with general ' im-
provement of " business conditions
traffic over the "T. F." would im-
prove-tosu chan - exten r ih e f ail
road.would. bcselfrsustainingWith
economies which- have- beerrtff ectTr
ed in the past six months and in
creases in car-loadings which al
ready have occurred, the railroad
now is operating with only a small
loss.
The hearing in Atlanta was con
ducted by the Georgia Public Ser
vice commission, but this body will
not have direct authority in the
case. It acted as a representative
of, the Interstate Commerce com
mission in compiling the record but
may submit recommendations along
with the official record, a copy of
which, containing 223 naces. has
200 at Hearing
A special train carried nearlv 200 .
residents - of - the territory served
by the "T. F." to the hearing
Eighty-one men, bv" actual count.
boarded the train at Franklin. The
crowd, took up nearly every seat
in the assembly chamber ,of the
Georgia capilol, making an impres
sive v appearance, before the com
mission. .
Houk Conduct! Case
Brunt of the examination and
cross-questioning of witnesses for
the public fell on Guy L. Houk,
principal of the Franklin schools.
who-with the assistance of Rr S.
Jones and R. D. Sisk, Franklin at
torneys; Joseph T. Davis, Clayton
attorney, and Mr. Reeves, conduct- ,
ed a masterful fight against an ar
ray of expert railroad counsel and
traffic men sent to Atlanta by the "
Southern railroad to help "Judge"
Gray.
Mr. Houk succeeded in making a
monkey out of an expert witness
for the , railroad who testified on
the industrial development, and1 nat
ural resources of the Tailulah Falls
raiway's tributary area. The rail
road -witnessrwho based his testi
mony . cm opinionated : information
he obtained on a cursory examina
tion of the territory, tried to make
North Georgia and Macon' county
look like the Sahara desert, almost
destitute of merchantable timber
and with little hope of ever
amounting , to anything.
His testimony was definitely re
futed by official figures of the
Nantahalat National Forest as testi
fied to by Don Young, ranger.
Vatt Recurces Revealed
One of the highlights of the
hearing was the introduction of a
t(Qt from Philip S. Hoyt, presi
dent , of the Industrial Minerali
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