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A Brief Survey of Cur
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Nation and Abroad
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PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLVI1I, NO. 50
FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY, DEC, 14, 1933
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PJEEK SEEKS FOREIGN
MARKETS
In a major federal administra
tive change, George N. Peek has
retired from his post as farm ad
ministrator to head a division seek
ing foreign markets for farm com
modities and empowered to entei
agreement for exchange of for
eign goods for such commodities.
CWA JOBS FOR WHITE
COLLARED ,
The civil works administra.
tion will give Jobs to 17,724 un
employed 'white-collar workers
to prosecute economic studies
in the departments of labor and
agriculture. North Carolinians
will get 523 of the jobs.
IS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
At Waynesville on Monday, James
Sheffield, 50, was convicted of the
.August 8 murder of James Miller,
and now faces electrocution. On
the same day four other men went
on trial for the murder of Thomas
Price, New York millionaire shot
down on' a riding trail of his big
estate. ..' .-.
HUGE CASH SUMS -
TO FARMS 7 r
Under the agricultural ad
justment act cash payments of
$115,032,938 have been sent to
farmers in return for acreage
reduction agreements.
MILLIONS OF EGGS FOR
HUNGRY
The federal emergency relief ad
ministration is buying . 12,000,000
dozens of eggs for distribution to
the unemployed. Salt pork, beans,
canned beef and mutton are like
wise being distributed. 1
LEAS LOSE COURT FIGHT
Lj&ke Lea and his son lost
Knottier court battle on Satur
day when the Tennessee Su
preme court held "that the two
- should he turned over to North
Carolina to serve terms impos- ;
ed at Asheville for , aiding in
the wrecking - of the Central
Bank. They appealed ;' to the "
U. S. Supreme court.
$4,000,000 FOR PARK ROAD
The public works .administration
last week allotted $4,000,000 as the
' first advance on the $16,000,000
project of building a 450-mile sky
line drive connecting the Shenan
doah anfl Great . Smoky national
parks. -
Albert Ramsey
Reported Improving
Albert Ramsey, who under
went an operation for appen
dicitis at Angel Brothers' hoi- .
pital last Friday morning, was
reported today to be greatly
improved. Mr. Ramsey's con
dition was regarded as ex
tremely critical the first few
days of the week 'and for m
'while his life was despaired of,
but he iwllied strength and
"Thursday he was sakl to be on
the road to recovery.
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iseain viaims
S. E. Eaton V Mother
Mrsi Eaton, the mother of S. E.
Eaton, died in Miami, , Fla., on
Wednesday, Dec. 6, ' in her. 95th
year. Six sons and daughters; sur
vive her. With keen mind arid
great charm of personality Mrs.
Eaton remained in good health un
til a few day? before her death.
With her daughter, Miss Eaton,
was a frequent summer visitor at
her son's home tn Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen DeHart, an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
Friday, December 8, at their home
on Iotla, ,' i
TELEGRAM
NORTH POLE
DEC. 14, 1933
To The Press-Maconian, '
Franklin, N. C. J
Please put ia notice in .your
paper that I will be in Fran klin
Saturday, December 16, and
want all the little hoys and
girls in the county to come' to
see me , and tell me what ttiey
want for Christmas. ' I will be
there lall day Saturday and will
make my headquarters at San
ders' Store. I'll have lot of
sample toys to show them; They
can choose what 'they want.
Then, when I go back to my
workshop at the North Pole I'll
know what to put in my bag
before return to Mwoom county
Christmas eve. Now, don't for
get, tell all the boys land girls:
to come to see Old Santa.
(Signed) , SANTA CLAUS-
TOFF
aFSD
PEOPLE HAPPY
AT HIGHLANDS
Project Is Expected To
Improve Tourist
Business
WILL COST $84,000
Forestry Service To Pay
Half and Georgia
Half
Highlands people were happy
Thursday over news from ' Atlanta
that the Georgia Highway commis
sion had approved plans for pav
ing the Georgia link of the Tri
State road, the main artery of
travel toward the mountain resort
from the south.
The North Carolina section of
the road is already surfaced with
loose gravel and the section from
the Georgia line to Walhalla, S.
C, is paved. The Georgia link,
covering a distance of eight and a
half miles, has long been a thorn
in the flesh for Highlands, be-
cause it has Deen an almost con-
tinuai mua noie aetiecung con-'
siderable tourist traffic from the
town.
Georgia Pays Half
According to reports in High
lands Thursday morning, the Geor
gia commission had agreed to pay
half the expenses of grading and
paving the "missing link" and the
United States Forestry Service had
agreed to pay the other half. Much
of the road runs through the Nan
tahala .National Forest. -
V To Cost $84,000
The project, it is estimated, will
cost approximately . $84,000. It was
reported that work on the road
would start immediately.
Completion of surfacing the
Georgia stretch of the Tri-State
highway is 'expected to have, the
effect of . increasing Highland's
summer tourist business, as it will
make it more easily accessible to
people living in South Carolina and
some sections of Georgia.
Services Sunday at
St. Agnes Church.
The Rev. H. L. Granger, of Can
ton, will conduct the evening pray
er service and preach at St. Agnes'
Episcopal church at 7:30 o'clock
Sunday night. There will be no
morning service, but Sunday school
will be held at the-usual hourrlO
a. m. .
Box Supper To Be
Given at Cowee School
There will be a box supper at
the Cowee school house Friday
night at 7:30 o'clock, the proceeds
to go for the benefit of the Cowee
basketball team. Music will be
furnished by a string band. The
public, especially members of- the
Civilian Conservation camps, are
invited to attend.
REPEAL REMOVES TAX
BURDEN
Tax revenues on legalized liquor
will free the nation of a $350,000,000
special tax burden, the treasury
estimates. , Estimated benefits to
North Carolinians total $3,364,967.
Jobs Created by C. W A.
For White Collar Workers
John W, Edwards, manager of1
the Franklin office of the national
reemployment service, returned to
Franklin from a conference of re
employment officials in Asheville
Wednesday night with news that
white-collared men and women
without jobs would get a chance
to go to wrk under the C. W. A.
program, V
Announcement, he said, has been
received from JWashington that 423
nnemnloved oien and women in
North Caroliii would be employed
in census wonk. ,
The census workers, Mr. Ed
wards said, would be recruited
through the feemployment offices.
Hp iircred all men and Women in
the county with clerical training or
Franklin Named District
Farm Credit Headquarters
Loans for the production of , gen
eral agricultural crops, livestock or
poultry breeding or raising will be
available to Noth Carolina farmers
within the next few weeks, according-
to President Ernest Graham
of the Production Credit Corpora
tion of Columbia. Franklin has
been designated as headquarters
for a production credit association
to serve the extreme western coun
ties of the state.
"Due to the hearty cooperation
of extension forces, county agents
and county officials" said Presi
dent Graham, "we are making
rapid strides in the organization of
local production credit associations.
Our present plan calls for approxi
mately 30 such associations to sup
ply the credit needs of . North
Carolina farmers for production
purposes."
Production credit associations
will take the place of the Regional
Agricultural Credit Corporations
and as they will handle loans for
production purposes, no feed or
seed ,oans win be ayailable b 1934
AUDITORIUM IS
BEING ERECTED
New Building for. Town of
Highlands Under
Construction
Twenty-one men were started to
work here Monday on the building
of an auditorium ""connection s
with Highlands school under the
C. W. ' A. program. H. 1. Gaines,
architect, of Asheville is making
detailed plans for the building,
which is to be 46 by 79 feet and
is expected to seat an audience of
350. .
The amount of money secured
from the C. W. A. for the pr ject
is approximately $5,800; other aid
in making the project possible was
given as follows :
U. S. Forestry Service, chestnut
and white pine for lumber; pro
ceeds from moving pictures held
in school house last summer, $100;
land upon which building is to be
erected, Town of "Highlands. "The
boaid of commissioners of the
town -agreed that in event the Joan
from C. ,W. A. be secured for the
building of - the - auditorium, they
would deed-to the state or federal
authorities land from the eastern
portion . of the town's property
known as the Barak Wright lot,
which lies just west of the school
building.
The building is expected to be
completed by March 1. Principal
O. F. Summer, who has spent
much time, and effort in bringing
about the approval of the work by
C. W. A., is giving his time as an
advisor. He states that the build
ing will be used for moving pic
tures, school exercises, public meet
ings and for affairs of various or
ganizations.V other qualifications for this kind
of work, but who are" without, jobs,
to register immediately. The larg
er registration of unemployed a
county has, it was pointed out, the
jiiore likely it is to receive a large
apportionment of jobs.
Five important census projects
are to be undertaken. They are a
census of business, real property
inventory, analysis of real estate
taxation, index of business concerns
and completion of certain analyses
in connection with, the- 1930 cen
sus. . '...," '','
The work is scheduled to eet un
der way within the next few days
and the field work is expected to
be completed by the middle of
February. i
FOR
Local associations will be owned,
controlled and managed by bona
fide farmers, all of whom must be
borrowers in order to be eligible
for membership. Associations will
be directed by a board of 5, 7 or
9 members chosen by the borrow
ers. Executive officers, field- rep
resentatives and a secretary-treasurer
will be elected by the board.
The secretary-teasurer is the only
person connected with the or
ganigation who does not have to
be a borrower. - -
"The local association will pass on
members' notes and endorse them
for discount with the Intermediate
Credit Bank of Columbia. At pres
ent borrowers from local associa
tions will obtain their loans at an
interest rate of 6 per cent. - Loans
will be made for three to twelve
months in most instances; how
ever, livestock loans may" run the
maximum of three years.
The Production Credit Corpora-
tion of Columbia will act in a su-
pervisory capacity to insure the
most efficient operation of local
lullitSi
Form Union
Labor Group Organized
In Franklin
An enrollment of 500" members is
expected by officials .of the newly
J organized Macon County union of
the American Federation of Labor.
The union was organized at a
meeting in Odd Fellows hall Fri
day night, December 1, with an
original enrollment of 31 members.
The union plans to meet each Fri
day night and, upon the receipt of
membership s orms,1 f plans to wage
a drive for new members.
- Officers elected at the organiza
tion meeting were:
Jack Stribling, president; Gordon
Moore, vice president; George Mc
Gee, financial secretary; John W.
Edwards, secretary; George Stall-
cup, guide ' and guardian; Harry
Higgins, treasurer ; Gene Jacobs,
Thomas Johnson and Joe Setzer,
trustees.
W. B. Plemmons, of Asheville,
vice president of the North Caro
lina federation of labor, was the
principal speaker at the meeting.
He said 832 new locals had been
organized since July 16.
Hit by Auto
Mrs. Greenwood in Hos
pital at Greenville
Mrs. Octa Kelly Greenwood is
in a hospital in Greenville, S. C,
suffering from a crushed knee, a
broken leg and severe lacerations
about the head as the result of
an automobile accident last week.
Mrs. Greenwood, who spends much
of her time in Franklin, was re
ported to have been struck by an
automobile while she was crossing
a street.
Plans Being Completed
For Christmas Tree
Plans are being completed for
the Community Christmas tree for
the children of Franklin which will
be held at the courthouse on Sati
urday evening, Dec. 23.
At the meeting on Friday at the
Methodist church, stockings will be
filled, each church contributing a
share of the fruits and candies.
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Rev. N. C. Duncan Taken
To Charlotte Hospital
The Rev. Norvin C. Duncan, who
has been convalescing at his home
for the past few months, has re
covered sufficiently to retarn to
St. Peter's hospital, Charlotte, for
further treatment.
Mr. Duncan, rector of St. Agnes
Episcopal church, Franklin, was
taken to Charlotte last Friday. He
was reported to have stood the
trip well and encouraging reports
have been received of his condi
tion.
SLOAN SUBMITS
ANNUAL REPORT
Says It's Possible for
Farmer To Earn a
Good Profit
CATTLE IMPROVED
Records Show County
Agent's Work Saved
Farmers $1,645
The conclusion that it is pos
sible to earn a fair income on
Macon county farms, despite the
low prices of the. past year for
agricultural 'products, is voiced by
F. S. Sloan, county farm demonstration-agent,
in his annual report,
a copy of which was submitted
this week to the county nommis-
sioners.
Mr. Sloan reported ' that the
total volume of sales and purchases
made by farmers- through him
amounted to $5,949 during the past
year and represented an actual
saving to them of $1,645.
"The outlook for 1934, he re
ported, "is that county agent work
will be called for more and be of
greater service to a larger number
of farmers than it has this year.
This statement is based upon the
greatest trend in agricultural ac
tivities, the economic conditions
and the necessary changes to be
made byfnany farmers in order
tnat-tney can produce at marKei
prices and still have an - income
for their needs. '
Stock: Improved :
One of the highlights of : the re
port was the statement that 31
p u r ebred s ire s jin d 22 purebred f e -male
cattle had been placed in
the county during Jhe vear'a
strong indication of the trend of
Macon county farmers toward bet
ter" livestock. :"
The most significant statement
of the whole report is :
"The figures on farm incomes,
even as low as agricultural prod
ucts have been, show that with
proper management and a system
of balanced farming, farmers can
realize a good profit above actual
cost of production, anl also that
some projects give better ' cash re
turns than others on, the same
farm."
Earn $971.71
Bountiful evidence that farm
profits are possible is supplied in
therxeportbyrthe-citation of-spe
cific cases, the most outstanding of
which is that of C. W. Henderson,
of Gneiss, whose accurately kept
books showed net profits and labor
returns forl 1 montlisqf $971.77,
besides farm produce used in his
home.
The; report also stated that Mrs.
A. S.'Holt of Highlands had real
ized a net profit of $373.35 from
one acre of Reed Strain cabbage.
J. P. Burnett, of Scaly, made $225
clear off of an acre of the same
cabbage, while Roy Cloud, of the
same section, reported a profit and
labor return of $18&61 off of one
acre of cabbages.
Mr. Henderson reported a net
return of $165.49 off of two acres
of six-year-old apple trees.
(Continued on page eight)
Deputy's Home and Barn
Burned
Charlie Jones, special deputy I
sheriff, raided a still on the upper!
reaches of Walnut Creek Tuesday i
afternoon and captured a 20-gallpn
boiler in operation.
.Wednesday morning about 2
o'clock Special Deputy Jones, who
lives about a mile and a half be
low the point where he captured
the still, was awakened to find a
tenant house and barn on his farm
were all ablaze. Both burned, to
the ground. The tenant house was
vacant, but the barn contained a
large quantity of hay and feed. :
Bloodhounds were brought from
Clayton later in the day and, al
though they did not lead officers
to a suspected culprit, they held a
scent long enough to convince them
L1ROAD
Operation
As Long
Meets
ZICKGRAF NOT
DISCOURAGED
Construction of Lumber
Mill not Halted by
I. C. C. Order
Construction of a band mill here
by the Zickgraf-Warren Lumber
company is proceeding in the face,
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission's granting of authority for
abandonment of the Tallulah Falls
railway.
W. C. Zickgraf, senior partner
of the company, told The Press-'.
Maconian he ' was not greatly dis
couraged by news of the 1. C. C.'s
action. He was fully aware of. the
railroad's situation before he be
gan construction of the mill last
week, he said, expressing confi
dence that some means of con
tinuing operation of the line could
be found.
When the mill is completed and
begins turning out - lumber it -will
increase the railroad's business con
siderably, for the plant will have
a capacity output of 25,(XX) to 30,
000 board feet a day. Officials of
the Tallulah Falls line have '"prom
ised to construct ' a "spur track to
the 'mi UTToc a t c" iPoiTl h eFS(hTTi?a r
the plant of the Franklin Mineral
Products company. !
Mrs. N. C. Duncan's
Mother Dies
Mrs. Maggie' Butt, 77, mother of
Mrs. N. C. Duncan, of Franklin,
died Tuesday, December 12, at her
old home in Winterville, N. C, af
ter an illness of several months.
The ' funeral will be held in St.
John's Church of that place on
Thursday , afternoon. , s,
Surviving her are her children,
1. H. Butt, of Asheville; W. H.
Butt, of Cuba; Mrs. N. C. Duncan,
of Franklin, and Miss Vida Butt,
of Asheville, and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Butt has been a frequent
visitor in Franklin at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. N. C. Duncan.
A woman of rare spirit as well as
intellectual attainment, the greater
part - of - her - life was spent as a
teache'r in public schools and in
mission schools of this state.
Attend District
Reemployment Meeting
A district meeting of the man
agers, staffs and committeeman
of the National Reemployment Ser
vice of Western North Carolina
was held in the courthouse in
Asheville Wednesday night' at 8
o'clock. Those attending from
Macon county were: . Miss Mildred
Cozad, Mr. and Mrs. John W.
W. Edwards, W. G. Stewart and
Rufus Snyder. '
after Still Raid
that the fires were incendiary.
No arrest had been made Thurs
day noon, but officers ' were still
working on the case.
Jones was accompanied on the
raid Tuesday afternoon by 'Mel
Houston, ihey surprised a man
operating the still and gave him
chase, but were unable to over
take him. A- "watcher" is believed
to have been near the still and to
have warned the 'shiner in time to
get a start on the raiders.
OVER-SUBSCRIBE HUGE
LOAN
The treasury's offering of $950,
000,000 in 2 1-4 per cent notes,
opened last week, was at once
over-subscribed with requests made
in amount , of around $3,000,000,000.
Likely
as Line
Expenses
I. C. C. Order Permitting
Abandonment Is Not
Regarded Final
traffic Improving
Houk and Gray Going to
Washington; May
Seek Loan
Despite the r uance of an order
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, authorizing the receiver
of the Tallulah Falls Railway com
pany to abandon the line, operation
of the 57-mile railroad from Cor
nelia to Franklin is expected to
continue as long as it can meet
expenses,
Formal notice of authority for
the receiver to abandon the line
was received here last Saturday,
although the I. C. C. decision was ,
dated November 28. . Accompany
ing the decision was a certificate
of convenience and necessity, stat
ing: . . , ' ..."
"It is hereby certified that the
present and future public con
venience and -.necessity .permit- (a)
the Tallulah Falls Railway com- ;
pany to abandon its entire line of
rail roadin -Habersh am and -Rabun
counties, Tieorgia, and Macon coun
ty, North Carolinardescribed in the
application and report " aforesaid;
afldbJ.f"GTayv1heTeceiver
of the properties of the Tallulah'
Falls - Rail way -company, - to- aban- t
don operation thereof. (
- J'lt is ordered that this certificate
shall take effect and be in force
from and after 30 days from its
date. Tariffs may be cancelled
upon notice to this commission and
to the general public by not lass
than 10 days' filing and posting in
the manner prescribed in section 6
of the interstate commerce act."
, . Receiver Encouraged
The receiver, it is understood,
has been greatly encouraged by
the increase in traffic shown over
the "T. F." since he filed his ap-,
plication last February for' author
ity to abandon the line. He now
is reported to beof the opinion
that there is strong hope for con
tinued operation.
Before - any definite - action -can
be taken toward abandonment, the
case-will have to be heard before
Judge Underwood of - theUnited -States
Court of the Northern Dis
trict of Georgia, who has final
jurisdiction in the matter in view
of the fact . that the railroad is
in receivership.
Judge Underwood is said to have
expressed in informal decision
some months ago that he would
not be inclined to permit aban
donment as long as the railroad
could pay its own way.
Paying Its Way
This it has been doing since ear
ly in the summer, according, to
Figures announced by officials of
the line at Cornelia. H. L. Brew
er, auditor and assistant to the '
receiver, who was in Franklin last
Friday, the day before the I. C. C.
(Continued on page 'eight)
NOTICE
The Press-Maconian will print
all JtheiSants-jCus -letters for
which . it has space in next
week's issue. All the little boys
and girls, in the county are
asked to send in their Santa
Claus letters as soon as pos
sible. To get them in the paper
before Christmas we will have
to receive them not later than
Monday of next week. Santa
Claus is a busy man this year
and he has asked that all let
ters be made short.
The Press-Maconian will car
ry a special Santa Claus letter
page next .week, so don't fail to
get a copy of the paper. If
your daddy doesn't take the
paper, tell him to send in his
subscription immediately.
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