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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLVIII. NO. 26
FRANKLIN, N, C , THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1933
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COUNTIES IN DEBT TO STATE
Under the 15-cent school levy of
the fiscal year ending June 30, the
counties have paid only $2,345,093
of the $4,461.69,1 due the state gov
ernment, reports Treasurer Charles
M. Johnson.
MANTEO TO MURPHY
PAVED
With completion of paving on
a 13-mile link in Currituck
county, the elate hat at last
. completed the paving of a con-
. tinuous highway from Manfceo,
v on Roanoke Island, to Murphy,
. on the western border of the
state.
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BOMBING IN ST, PETER'S
A huge Sunday throng in St.
Peter's cathedral, Roman center of
Catholicism, was thrown into con
fusion by explosion of a bomb in
a portico. Four persons were in
jured. An unknown person left
the bomb in a valise which he
checked at an entrance booth.
KIDNAPER BUCK SENTENCED
Kenneth Buck, admitted kidnaper
of little Peggy McMath, was on
Saturday at Barnstable, Mass., giv
en 24 to 25 years in state's prison.
His ; brother Cyril - was -acquitted.
ESCAPES FROM LAKE
TRAGEDY
Mrs Mararet Kennie was res
cued from Lake Michigan, Friday
night, after clinging 34 hours to a
makeshift raft. Her . husband and
two other men had slipped from
the raft to their deaths. The plane
of the four on a flight to Mil
waukee, encountered heavy fog and
plunged into the lake.
$200 FOR ROBINS REPORTER
Carl Fisher, 13, Whittier boy,
who won national attention by his
first report that Raymond Robins,
prohibition leader, was in Whittier
under assumed name after being
an object of search for months,
,has been paid a $200 token of
esteem by the Robins family.
MITCHELL IS NOT GUILTY
Charles E. Mitchell, former
president of 4he -National City
bank, New York, was last week
found by '"i T jurMnT ewferal court"
as not guilty of S8g0,000 in in
come tax evasions. "
ALLOCATE U. S. ROAD
FUNDS ....
Under allocation of $400,000,
I'OOOZof Z.federalpublicworks
funds for road building, North
Carolina is given $9,522,293, with
unemployed men to be hired on
30-hour week basis and paid
a living wage. Under advise
ment by the public works board
is a $135,000,000 army construc
tion program which would bring
$1,291,950 to North Carolina,
Fort Bragg to get $958,964 and
Pope field $252,756.
FIND LOCK BOX IN RIVER
A lock box stolen in November
in the robbery of the bank at Ca
, tawba, . wa , n, ..Saturday - .found in
-4he Catawba-riveiJbylFiankJavis,
a road foreman. It contained sev
eral thousand dollars in bonds .be
longing to Dr. Fred Long, presi
dent of the bank.
STRANGE KILLING AIRED
Griffith Welch, 15, of High Point,
after centering a plea of man
slaughter, went on the stand in
(Guilford county Superior court last
week and told, how he dropped the
body of Bobbie Sechrest, five, into
a sewer manhole after Bobby had
been hurt in a fall from Welch's
bicycle. Welch got a 10-year sen
tence, but it was suspended while
lie attends a reformatory,
O'NEAL IS HOME LOAN HEAD
Alan . S. O'Neal, Winston-Salem
attorney, has been named, head of
the main state office, at Salisbury,
of the federal Home Owners Loan
corporation.
It is expected to have the cor
poration relieving mortgage-burdened
homes within 30 days.
PRISON ESCAPER IS SLAIN
Glenn Frye, serving time for a
High Point robbery, tried to escape
from the Polk prison farm near
Raleigh, last week and was shot
and killed by guards when he re
fused to halt.
UNITED DRYS PICK WORKERS
The United Dry Forces met in
Raleigh last week, picked a cam-1
tiaicrn' central committee' of 200,1
named five attorneys as an advis-'j.to relieve it of its burden.
' ory group in the campaign to re-1 Music was the feature of en
tain the prohibition amendment by tertainment for. the afternoon, the
defeating repeal in North Carolina, older folks rendering several num
FARMERS CAN
REDUCE DEBTS
Land Bank Offers Plan
To Scale Down
Obligations
interestTowered
Second Mortgages Can Be
Handled under New
Arrangement
Farmers of this county will be
interested in the statement just re
ceived by C. R. Cabe, secretary
treasurer of the Otto national farm
loan association, from Henry S.
Johnson, agent of the farm loan
commissioner,1 stationed in the Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia, tell
ing how it is. expected there will
be a very substantial scale-down
in the debts of many borrowers be
cause tl le f a nn c ; r3cnjg3Illl fi
will be able to offer cash for
settlement of debts which he might
not otherwise be able to pay.
Commissioner's loans are being
made to reduce and refinance:
farmer's debts on a longer term
basis, to supply working capital and
to refinance foreclosed farms. The
collateral accepted is first or sec
ond mortgages upon all or any
part of the farm property, real or
personal, including crops. Of
course, before the commissioner
makes a second mortgage loan he
will ask the holder of the first
mortgage to waive foreclosure
rights in accordance with the com
missioner's regulations.
$5,000 Maximum Loan
Loans are limited to a maximum
of $5,000 each. These loans, plus
all prior mortgages or other evi
dences of indebtedness secured by
the farm property, may. 'not exceed
75 per. cent of the appraised value
hereof ; ;
During the, firstjthree.y ears the
loans arc in effect, borrowers will
not be required to make payments
on the "principal "if ' they are not
otherwise in default "with respect to
the conditions or covenants of their
mortga gc s . - Th e -loan m u s t be re
paid in. such,..annuaLor.. semi-annual
instalhiicnts.aswUl discharge., the
debt within the agreed period.
Second Mortgages Acceptable
The commissioner's agent also
points out that these are collateral
ized and not personal loans and
that the financial condition of the
applicant as well as his history
must be considered, including, of
course, the ability of the farmer to
repay his loan. The properties are
appraised by the Federal Land
Bank appraiser and he uses the
same general values in arriving at
the value of the property to be
offered' as collateral. The principal
difference -between t he Federal
L"and Bank- loan and the commis
sioner's loan is that the land bank
loan" is made "lihtyo'n-the"'" farm
property and can not exceed 50 per
cent of the normal, appraised value
of the land plus 20 per cenFof the
insured, permanent improvements;
whereas the commissioner s agent
may lend up to 75 per cent of the
normal value and accept second
mortgages and personal property
as security.
The agent points out that for
the convenience of the public the
(Continued on page six)
H. D. Dean Celebrates His
72nd Birthday Anniversary
A number of relatives and friends
of ll. I). Dean gathered at his
home at 'Oak drove Sunday, June
24, to celebrate his 72nd birthday
anniversary. Mr. Dean is known
throughMit Macon county as one
of o!ir best viliens and Oak
Grove feels honored to have him
belong to lier church and commun
ity.
Much' time was spent in re
newing old acquaintances and in
relating tales of other days.
Dinner was served at the noon
hour. lhe long table groaned
under its load of everything good
to eat so everyone seemed eager
Western Counties To Get
$500,000 for Improving
1 Highways through Towns
Hope for street improvement
work on the main thorough
fares through Franklin and
Highlands is seen in the an
nouncement of J. C. Walker,
division highway engineer, in
Asheville Wednesday, that $500,
000 had been allocated to 22
Western North Carolina coun
ties for improving federal high
ways within the corporate lim
its of towns.
Considerable encouragement
also is felt over prospects for
rebuilding and surfacing state
highway No. 286 from Frank
lin to Bryson City. A group
of state highway engineers in
spected this road last week.
::Theybaid no announcement to ;
make7buttheacTthatthey"
weer looking over the road was
taken as r.n indication that the
highway commission is keeping
it m mind in allocating the
NEW BUILDING
RISESRAPIDLY
Ashear Expects To Have
Structure Finished
By September 1
Joseph Ashear's new building, on
the old Sloan corner is rising rap
idly and he expects to have it com
pleted and ready for occupancy by
September 1.. Considerable spec
ulation has developed as to who
will occupy the five store rooms
two large ones on the front and
-thr-ee smaller oue& on the side
.but .--M r. Ashear said thc.tenan t s
bad -requested that thei-rianieTT)e
withheldfor- the time- being;
Brick layingstarted the -latter
part of last week and the Avails now
are nearing the second storv. When
completecL,..lhe.,3uildingtQgctheu
with Ashear's store, will be the
largest building" in " Franklin, " ex-;
cept for the one occupied by the
Scott Griffin Hotel.
Mr. Ashear announced that he
intends to build a second story, to
be used for offices, on the build
ing now under construction and al
so over his present store. When
completed, the two buildings, both
finished with tapestry, brick on the
outside, will give the appearance
of a single large building.
With the arrival of several car
loads of brick this week, practical
ly all of the materials which will
go into the building are now on
hand. By buving betore prices
-st.n-rted--going-tit--several-A,eel--ag
Mr. Ashear tigures he saved a
very - appreciable .sum . of -money.
Work on the building has. been
a large ' factor in relieving unemj-
plovment - -here, Mr -Ashear is
working 15 or more men daily and,
is far as possible, is using local
labor. '
FOUR DIE IN PLANE'S CRASH
A bombing plane en route from
Baltimore to Langley Field crashed
into the James river Saturday night
and took four to their deaths.
bers from the old Christian Har
mony song book.
Those present were :
Mr. and Mrs. Jeter Higdon and
sou, Jimmie; Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Dean and family; Mr. and
i'
Mrs. Geo. Dean' and family; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Dean and family;
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Dean; Mr.
and Mrs. John Dean; Miss Lolita
Dean, Ralph Dean, Silas Dean,
F.rvin Muggins, Harry Welch, Mrs.
Hester Sellers, Mrs. Jim McCnick
en, Mrs. Bradshaw, Mr. and 'Mrs.
TWmyan Justice; Mr. and Mrs.
Take Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Breedlove.
Everyone left wishing Mr. Dean
mnnv more happv birthdays and
feeling sorry that it would be an
other year before they could gath
er on that occasion again.
By One Who Was There.
$9,500,000 which it is to receive
from the federal government
for road work.
A report ' has been going
around town that Macon coun
ty is to get $300,000 out of the
federal highway fund; but, a
far as The Press has been able.'
to ascertain, this is only a rum
or based on somebody's unof
ficial estimate.
In announcing the allocation
of $500,000 for improvement of
federal highways within cor
porate limits, Mr. Walker said
it had not been decided where
the money wctuld be spent. It
is felt certain, however, that
the money will be spread out
as far as possible p.nd that
- Franklin in all likelihood would -L
"Tce1veitsshare.tt'i8" point-
ed out that Main street, which
is the route for both U. S. 64
and U. S. 23, is sorely in need
of repairs.
MANY ATTEND
CHURCHMEET
Conference of Waynesville
District Held at
Iotla Church
Around 500 delegates and visitors
attended the three-day session of
the Waynesville district conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, at the Iotla Methodist church
.Monday.
The sessions Monday opened at
10 :30 o'clock with devotional Jed
Jjy the Rev. Dr. L. B. Hayc5.xf
Waynesville, presiding elder, E)r.
Hayes - delivered an address . ami
this -was followed by the sacrament
of-the -Lord's - Supper The- Rev.
John-BJChurch,-welL-known:-M.ethr
ddist evangelist.' delivered a ser-
ing session was the singing by the
Suris'hineqtiartertrofLakf-Jina-hiska.
The music was in charge of
J. Dale Stentz, of Lake Junaluska.
In the afternoon, 18 children from
the Children's Homei Winston-Sal
em, in charge of 'Superintendent O.
V. Woolsey, presented a program
of short plays and songs. .
Monday evening Mr. Church again
preached.
During the day a number of
business matters were transacted.
Reports from the different church
es in the Waynesville district were
read. The, reports were favorable
and the pastors said there is a
spiritual revival in progress.
Tf"deleBatt?a--io' the next West
em North Carolina conference
were-selected -Tuesday afternoon at
the closing business session of the
three-day meeting.
240 Register
Books Close Friday for
Special Election
Tomorrow is the last day for
registration for the special town
election to be held July 11 to de
cide on the sale of the municipal
power plant to the Nantahala Pow
er and Light company. John W
Edwards, the registrar, will be at
the town hall all day ' to receive
registrations. Saturday will be chal
lenge day.
Mr. Edwards reported . Wednes
day that 240 voters had registered
for the election. A new registra
tion was ordered for . the election
and those who have registered for
previous elections will not he per
mitted to vote unless thev have
registered anew. A majority of th
registered voters will be necessary
to carry the election. '
Bcbby Jones Coming
To Highlands July 15
Bobby Jones and family, of
Atlanta, are expected to arrive
in Highlands on July 15, for a
stay of several days. While
there they will occiupy the Da
buey cottage on the Country
Club golf course.
EIGFO
ASHEVILLE HAS
CATTLE YARDS
W. N. C. Farmers Now
Have Nearby Market
For Stock
SALES ON FRIDAYS
Calves and Lambs now in
Demand; Good Prices
Mark Opening
.The fine grazing lands of West
ern North Carolina have become
potential sources of new wealth for
the owners as a result of the
establishment during the past week
of the. Asheville livestock yards
with facilities for handling, grad
ing and selling livestock of all
kinds.
The--market, which has been
launched -by-"a --grup--f Western
! 'North Carolina and Eastern Ten
nessee stockmen headed by R. R.
Ramsey, of Madison county, of
ficially ppened on Friday, June 23,
in Asheville, with sales which disposed-
of 725 head of stock for
$4,391.71 in cash.
Another Sale Tomorrow
The next sale is scheduled for
Friday, June 30, and Mr. Ramsey
and his associates are urging all
farmers and livestock growers to
let them 'know in advance the num
ber of head of stock they expect
to bring to the market.
This is the lamb and veal season
in Western North Carolina, Mr.
Ramsey pointed out, and the other
animals that are being sold are
not first-class livestock. This' fall
when the better beef cattle are
offered the price for this class of
livestock is expected tosoar.2
Calves at Premium
At me . present unit? premium l
k . .
TTtcesTmreingainOTTTalvryl-ws ttniuuncet4-nns-weeK - Dy--inari-andliimbsof
... good quality .andr4;&yaMfoJv--C'.Jimtv- game-warden,
r ... , , i
manyiarmers- wnouiujiQtauenu
tiie,markeLopeninghavein(licate(I I
their intention, of shipping several
truckloads for the sales on June
r " r "
1 hemanagetnentof -thr- market
pi aiis to" liolifsal e s'eTTy Frii lay
for all animals except horses and
mules. Later, according to present
plans, the horse and mule market
will be held each Monday.'
Prices Paid
Among the most favorable sales
at the market opening were lambs,
with the following prices: Tops,
$7.50 per 100 pounds; No. 2 grade,
$7 per 100 pounds; thirds, $6.25 per
100 pounds; bucks, $5.90 per 100
pounds; and real commons, $4 per
1(H) pounds.
,Other prices were: calves No.
f-chrwtMTOl.--S.-;-20--nrt)
NoT-SHsTatfcefO
commons, $2.30 per 100 pounds.
Fat Imps," $ S5 ' per 1(10 pounds
choice heifers, $4 per 100 pounds;
iai ueei -cows. .. to - per., km
puimds; milch cows, $20 to $.i0
each; and bulls, $1.75 to $2.65 per
100 pounds.
Child Bitten by
New Law Requires Muzzles
Jack Talleiit, four-year-old son
f Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Tallent,
who Jive in the house back of The
t ress ui l ice, is taking ami-iaDies
treatment. The child was bitten
bv a dog the early, part of last
week while playjng at the home
ot ins grancimouier in west i'raiiK
lin.
T,he animal was killed alter con
siderable debate as to whether such
action "was necessary and its head
was sent to the state laboratory at
Raleigh for' examination. The lab
oratory . wired back that, an aiuly
sis showed the presence of rabies guilty of permitting their dogs to
germs. Anti-rabies serum was j run at large w ithout muzzles. The
promptly ordered and the Tallent j chief of police is authorized by the
child is taking treatment. Doctors j ordinance, a full copy of which will
think there will belittle danger ofjbe found on 1'age 4 of .this issue
the development of hydrophobia, ofjof The Press, to kill all dogs at
luck-jaw, as the treatment was ! large without muzzles.
started in ample tune. Had the
dog's head not been examined and
the child allowed to go without
receiving the anti-rabies injections,
they added, a horrible death within
a month would have been almost
certain. '
Crowds Expected
For Celebration;
Program Varied
Lots of Fun Promised
In Toad Frog Race
The toad frog race promises
to be one of the most interest
ing events on Franklin's Fourth
of July program. The contest
is open to all boys and girl
who can find toads to put in
the ring. Cash prizes will be
awarded to the winners.
Jimmie Hauser, who will act
as judge of the race, has an
nounced that the contest will be
held on the public square short
ly after 10 o'clock the morning
of the fourth. He urged that
every- boy-and girl : in- Franklin
interested in this race start
hunting right away- for a fast
hopping toad frog. Bull frogs
won't be allowed; one jump end
a big bull frog would win. The
toads will be placed in the cen
ter cf a large circle and the
first toads to cross the line
will be adjudged winners. Lots
of fun is promised.
GAME REFUGE
OPEN 2 DAYS
Permits To Be Issued at
$1 a Day for Monday
And Tuesday
The Wayah state . game refuge
wilL-be-ope,iifor-iishiiig.i.Monclay
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ntwi i ni'Cinv in v a ami n n
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This is-llrc-sccond time- this-seas-
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wii mat iiic 1 1 1 ugi utcn uuen-
ed. . .
. .. . flieiii-" fee of "$1 OT" wilPbe
charged 'all thosevishingtd fish
in the refuge. Permits can be ob
tained from' Jesse Slagle, warden
in charge of the refuge. A fishing
license .also is required, but those
not desiring to take out a season
license can obtain a daily permit
for 50 cents from Warden Waldrop.
Nineteen anglers took advantage
of the opening of the refuge ear
lier in the season and bagged ap
proximately 300 trout. The bap.
limit is 20 to a person.
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i There will be a box sunoer Sat-
;urday night at "the "Holly Springs
school for the benefit of the Hollv
. springs paseDaii team. 1 tie supper
is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock
Special string music will be sup-
I phed.
Mad Dog;
Someone said the dog was mere
ly suffering "running fits," but doc
tors here doubted the existence of
any such disease and advised that
any dog suffering fits or convul-
' sions be killed promptly or at least
penned up fur observation.
Taking cognizance of the situa
tion, the town council adopted an
ordinance, effective June 30, pro
hibiting uniiiuided dogs to run at
arge in town ami levying a tine
- jof $2
oil
all dog owners found
dog owners
It was reported that the dog
which 'bit he 'fallen child had been
in n tight with liuek,' the town
pet, and "Huck" was ordered con
fined for observation. As vet he
has not shown signs of hydro
phobia. '
.i. 11 In.
Races for Youngsters and
Other Contests on
Program
BIG BOXING CARD
Baseball Game, Dancing
And Comedy Skit
' Scheduled
Franklin will celebrate the Fourth
of July with a varied program of
sports, music, dancing and other
entertainment," starting at 10 o'clock
in the morning and . continuing
through, the evening.
A larger crowd than Franklin
has seen in a number of years is
expected to be present if the
weather is good.
The Franklin Boy Scout troop.
Civilian Conservation Camp No. 9,
the Young' People's Democratic
club and the business men of
Franklin are cooperating to make
the day an interesting one for
everybody. The program is cal
culated to have something to in
terest young and old, men and
women. Most of the events are
free, .:''.
Races: for Youngsters .
Beginning at 10 a. m. there will
be a series of races and contests
for boys and girls, sponsored by
the Scouts, with Jimmie Hauser
and J. D. b ranks, scout masters,
in charge. They announced that
liberal cash prizes would be award
ed -in - each -contest. First - there
will - be--a greasy - pole climbing
contest and Tcasypig-race: Then
there "will follow a toad frog race,
foot races, relay races and other
c6htestsTor boys and girls;
Boxing Card
One of the big events of the
day will be a boxing program in
the cou rthouse, starting at 2 o'clock
in - the afternoon. "Kid"- Seay, of
Franklin is "matched with"uKid""'"
Turner, a member of the Franklin
conservation camp from Charlotte,
in the main bout. Both are known
as fast, sportsmanlike glove-pushers
and are expected to put up a
good battle." The main bout will
be followed by several other
matches and a battle royal be
tween all the colored boys who
want to get in the ring.
The boxing program has been
arranged by Zeb and T. W. Angel,
Jr., and Captain Mcllwaine of the
Franklin conservation camp. Part
of the proceeds will go to the
h ranklmLibraryssociationr
3 o'clock there will be a -
baseball game1 on the grade near
the depot between " Holly Springs
and Cowee, both members of the
Macon ccainty league.
Outdoor Dancing
For those who prefer lighter
amusement there will be a square
dance on the street in front of .
the courthouse, singing and special
string music, and in the evening
at 8 p. m. a rollicking comedy,
"The Sweet Family," will be pre
sented in the courthouse by the
Woman's Missionary society of the
Franklin Methodist church. Music
for the square dancing will be fur
nished by the Young People's ,
Democratic club string band of 10
pieces. .
Assisting in working out plans '
for the July Fourth program are
Jimmie Hauser, J. D. Franks, John
W. Edwards and Mrs. Lester Con
ley. Merchants Give Prises
Funds foT prizes and incidental
expenses of the program have been
donated by Franklin merchants and
business men.
Those sponsoring the program
have requested The Press to an
nounce that an especial invitation
is extended to the people of High
lands and residents of the rural
sections of the county to attend
this celebration. They emphasized
that the celebration is not merely
for Franklin but for the whole
county.
While the races in the morning
are being sponsored by the Scouts,
they are open to all boys and girls
who wish to enter them.