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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 35
$150 PER YEAR
2 RAY BUS
ARE ENACTED
Provide for 12 - Month
Grand Juries end Larg
cr Town Board
Reward
Beginning with the April term of
superior court, grand juries in Ma-
..iitn iiill he selected to serve
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for 12 months, instead of for just
r A. A -r
the current term ot couri, unuci
xf q Kill sponsored bv Rep-
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cpntative T. Frank Ray which
L.u Koph enarted bv the General As
ki of Walpiah Another Kay
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bill which has been ratified into
Jaw provides 4 for increasing the
nn.kr -f members of Franklin's
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board of aldermen from three to
six.
The grand jury bill, which was
in the house and pass-
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ed on Saturday, January 19, was
approved by the Senate last Thurs
day and ratified by both houses the
The measure to in-
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crease the size of the town board
also was introduced in the house
null nQCOPft nil the 19th. Its rati-
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fication after passage in the senate
came Monday nignt.
Most of the counties of the state,
Mrnnian has been in-
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formed, are already operating unoer
measures providing for standing
grand juries. In some counties the
juries are selected for sue. months,
in others tor a year. juu8c
Will Pless, Jr., was reported to
have advised a standing grand jury
for Macon county.
"It will be fine," commented on.
Franklin attorney, "if we get a
good grand jury; but if we get one
that is not so good . . . well, we
will have to put up with it for a
Franklin had a six-member board
of aldermen until two years ago
when its membership was reduced
to three by a local law sponsored
hv the late Representative C. L.
Wram. Mr. Ray's measure re-
tv,p Tncrram act and a six-
member board is to be voted upon
i Considerable interest was aroused
the courthouse inursaay oy
sun frntn Raleiffh of the intro
in o
duction of a bill by Senator Vance
Browning which would require the
state to assume responsibility for
the payment of all outstanding road
bonds issued by counties. The
measaure carries a clause providing
for an increase of one cent in the
gasoline tax to supplement present
funds of the highway commission
nff the bonds. C. Tom
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nnrenn register of deeds and clerk
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of .the county board of commis
sioners, estimated enactment of such
n v.noeiire urnillrl save Macon coun-
ty many thousands of dollars. The
county's tax rate, he figured, could
be reduced to 60 cents or less.
Not much hope was seen here,
however, for enactment of the
Browning bill, as there is strong
opposition to any proposal for in
creasing the gasoline tax.
Tt .,(.,,;. Potr lira rpnortPU
I.cpilc3'iiii"- " - yio
to have joined with other western . laneous
i : - effort to force out
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of committee a bill to extend the
$50 More Offered by Jack
banders tor Robbers
Town and county authorities
scratched thaw heads U puzzle
ment the peat week trying to
solve the mystery of two store
robberies' on the night of Tues
day, January 22, but they had
few dues to work on and their
head-scratching was of little
avail. What dues they had
they traced down, but they led
up blind alleys.
Jack Sanders, from whose
store approximately $1350 mer
chandise was taken, posted an
additional reward of $50 for in
formation leading to the arrest
and sonvktion of the guilty par
ties. This brought the total of
rewards offered to $250, as the
town already bed put up $100
and Sheriff Single another $100.
Compar es Writing for Defense
BAPTISTS OPEN
MEETING HERE
Ministers Holding Two
Day Conference at
Local Church
A two-day conference of Baptist
ministers of 17 associations in
Western North Carolina opened
Thursday morning at the First
Baptist church with the Rev. J. B.
Grice, of Asheville presiding.
4 .Untolv m ministers had
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registered for the conference at the
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Written by Rensom note
H.uptmann writing
sna?9'B''':' : '-'-'-iBf'' ' assssl
Samuel C. Malone
Dean of the handwriting experts cauea 10 tesuiy
in the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann at Flemington, N. J., for
oi C. Malone. of Baltimore,
the Lanaoergn oauy uiwuu,
rinhi. Left, exhibit of Hauptmann's and ransom note handwriting
mtroducea at me vruu.
National Forest Grazing
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Regulations Are UuUinea
1,629 Cattle Grazed in
Nantahala rorest
Last Year
Tnfrkrmatinn roncerninc the eraz
registered for the conterence at me y Uvestock m the INantanaia To, IU
3hron houc bnt-any othaigrteiaV Pr has been madefWailS
nuu u, arrive during the nuy,. u r r Dadv. a member riieriii
of the forest's headquarters office
staff.
tw crravino- season in the forest,
Mr. Dady said, has been set from
May 1 to October Ji, tor cauic,
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were expected to arrive during the
day to take part in tne conrcrentc.
Following is a program oi wc
conference :
Thursday
11 .00 Devotional, J. L. Under
wood, Hayevilk.
11 :00-Sermon, R. L. Wyatt, Ashe
.411.
12:00 Dinner (Alternate John 1.
Riddle, bpruce rme;.
& fi.rnnnn Session
i wnpvotions. Smoot Baker
M. w r
tTnlro
1 :45Uniting Evangelism and so
cial service, Broadus E. Jones,
Hendersonville.
Round table discussion.
- .AK Pactnral activities
Funerals, J. B. Grice, Ashe
ville. Visitimr. lames A. Ivey,
Acrtpville.
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Prayer meetings, R. E. Povi
ell. Burnsville.
Round table discussion.
4 :00 Adjournment.
Evening Session
i.mZnno and Praver service
7:45 Baptist World Alliance, J.
C. Canipe, Boone.
8:30 Missionary sermon faul
Hartsell, Brevard. (Alternate E.
Gibson Tavis, Asheville).
Friday Morning Session
9:00 Devotions, O. J. Hagler,
Black Mountain.
9:15 Organisation and
LEGION NAMES
KARLING CHIEF
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Discussed at Next
Meeting
M(rA P Varlincr an emnlovc of
tUAAWVS CS,
fUo MontoKolo Natinnal Forest, was
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May 1 to OctoDer ji, ior eiecte(i commander ot tne Macon
horses and mules; trom May i lu county post of the American L.e
w,mnlT 30 for sheen and eoats, H T. Honk, at
sva v 9
MwAinher 30 for sheeo and goats,
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and for hogs the entire year, incic
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is a limit to tne total mraiDcr m
stock that is allowed to graze, but
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so far this limit nas noi Decn reap
ed. A man living within the Nan
tahala boundaries, or near by, is
allowed to graze 10 head of do-
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mestic animals tree ot cnarge, uui
these must be under permit, inc
forest service wants to know what
stock and how many are making
use of its lands. Any siock run
ning at large on the forest service
lands, not under permit, is under
trespass, and the owner is suujcn
to prosecution. More than 10 head
grazed must be paid for at the rate
of so much per head.
Charge Outlined
The charge for the calendar year
1934 for cattle and hogs was 47
. , ... a 1 1-
cents per head, horses ana muics
62 cents per head and for sheep
G L Houk. at a
meeting of the post in the court
hAIICA Mnnrlav niuht.
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Other officers elected were Toni
mmmander: A. K. rlic;-
don, adjutant; L. J. Dalton, ser-geant-at-arms.
The legion plans to hold one
meeting in February on the even
ing of Monday, the 18th and there-
Ctar- t- Unvt two meetings ree-
auti kj . . . o- w
ularlv each month on scheduled
Hates After the election of of
fi,.re at the last meetine clans
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were discussed for making the Ma-
At the Feb-
morv mpptincr it was announced.
arrangements will be made to put
on an American Legion banquet at
a later date. All legionnaires and
ex-service men were urged to make
it a particular point to attend this
meeting.
miscel-
9:30 The pastor and his relatio
1 -U tiannMC I I I lilts.
()I WllUIIlllVV a ! lO CnUltll HMO"." J ' " '
hunting season in 10 western coun- j Ashevuie.
ilm Inolulinnr Marnn I in.nrv '
62 cents per neaa aim iu
and goats 17 cents per head. Mr Henry Miller Injured
Dady said, "It is not considered i. . Accident
Henry Miller, of Waynesville, is
that the revenue to the government
f .L
from grazing lees pays iw iuc
tra work required of the forest of
ficers or the trouble it entails but
the forest service is interested in
the welfare of the people in ana
in Angel hospital recovering from
suffered last Thurs-
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day night when an automobile he
was driving got out ot control ana
somersaulted oft highway wo. too
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SLOAN CALLS
MASS MEETING
Plans for Farm Betterment
Program Will Be
Discussed
A mass meeting of Macon county
farmers and business men has been
called for 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon in the courthouse to discuss
plans for Macon county's participa
tion in an agricultural betterment
t . i i i
program soon to De launwircu
Western North Carolina with the
aid of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The TV A, it was announcea ai
meeting of farmers and farm ex
tension workers in Ashevine lasi
Thursday, is willing to pay the
expenses of assistant tarm agems
in 15 counties in the Tennessee
Valley tributary area if the coun
ties are willing to cooperate in me
f,.v, kottorment umLTIim. It IS
1 ,11 in t.v- v.- r o t
with view to ascertaining the at-
I
titude of the people ot Macon
county that Mr. Sloan has called
the mass meeting to be held Satur
day.
In a circular letter, sent out this
week announcing the meeting, the
farm agent said :
"We have an opportunity xo rc
hftin and rooneration from
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TVA on a county wide program
that is designed ior me upuuiiums
of the county as a whole, if we
take advantage ot it. Last tnur
day a number of farmers, business
men and myself attended a aisirici
meeting in Asheville where the pro-
gram was discussed Dy iva of
ficials and others and it-was the
opinion of the group trom tnis
county that by all means Macon
county should join in tne program
and get the assistance from TVA.
Must Organize
T nrdw tn dPt this hell) WC
All wa v w v O
were instructed that the first thing
to do was to call a countywide
meeting of farmers and business
men to discuss the plan and then,
f t -tiro C tlie desire of the Kroup
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to ko ahead, to set up a snupit
county organization, wnen ims i
done and the results reported
. .a . P A Unr i
showing that tne iarmers aim uua.
ness men want this help and co
operation from TVA, , they are
ready to go ahead with their part
of the program-
"I am sure that the interest
shown Saturday will be of help to
us in getting further help from
TVA on other projects and I be
tuu. tK heat urav to show interest
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is to be at the meeting and take
nrt in it This nroram will be
of help to every section of the
county but will largely be deter
mined by the interest of the per
sons from those sections, so uc
present Saturday and have your
neighbors here also."
Aim of Movement
At the meeting in Asheville last
Thursday it was stated that greater
agricultural prosperity in Western
wtt, Carolina is an aim of this
movement, with conservation of the
soil one of the major objectives.
t!o inrliidine MaCOn
Reports that Ray was contem
plating legislation to authorize fish
ing without licenses in the Nanta
hala river, as well as in the Little
Tennessee, spurred some of the
trout anglers of Franklin into ac-
tion. They claimed tnat n sucn
legislation were enacted the Nanta
hala river soon would be fished
out. A petition against the open
ing of the Nantahala in Macon
county to unlicensed tishermen was
reported to be m circulation.
Rev. R. R. McCarty
Patient at Hospital
The Rev. Raymond R, McCarty,
pastor of the Highlands Presby
terian church, was reported to be
improving at Angel Hospital today
following an operation for removal
of a kidney stone.
10:00 The Book of Hebrews, A.
1 T In.mor I oiStnn
10:30 Baptist and Christian Edu
cation. R. L. Moore, Mars Hilfc
11 :00-Sermon, T. F. Deitz, Beta.
Delegates to the conference are
being entertained in tne nomes m
members of th First Baptist church.
The public was invited by the
Rev.- E. R. Eller, pastor of the
church, to attend any of the ser
vices in connection with tne conference.
near the forest, and if the pnvil-! . hundred vards
ege of grazing helps them to make : q bridge oyer tfte Littie
their bread and butter, the forest . T river Miller sustained
officers are glad to cooperate.
f the Nantahala Na-
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tional forest are closed entirely, to
grazing. This measure is to pre
vent stock from biting off young
trees that are sprouting and grow
;r . The nrime ouroose'of the for-
Tennessee river. Miller sustained
a fractured spine, fractured pelvis
o VirnVen arm Witnesses of
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the accident said a door of the car
swung open when it plunged from
the road and that the driver was
hurled high into the air. They
thought he was dead when they
est service is to raise trees, and his sidei but he iater recover-
grazing is only incidental and tod consciousnessat the hospital.
l.iat flpidnnic mil wnrii 'i a.hic
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A AAA Pounds of
Lespedeza Seed Ordered
A cooperative order for 6,000
pounds of lespedeza seed for Ma
con county farmers was sent off
Saturday by F. S. Sloan, county
farm agent. Fifty farmers partici
pated in the pooled order.
defeats the purpose of the forest
(Continued on. Page Four)
G. L. Houk Passes
State Bar Examination
n JK annlirants for law licenses
who took the state bar examination
in Raleigh the early part of this
week, 32 passed the test, among
them Guy Lackey Houk, principal
of the Franklin school Mr. Houk
was the only one from Macon coun
ty who took the test this time.
Slingshot Wound Causes
Loss of BovV Eve
A missile from a sljngshot in the
hands of another boy cost Clayton
Ramsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Ramsey, of lotla, the sight or
one of his eyes Thursday. The
mishap occurred while the boys
were playing at school. The Ram
sey lad was taken to Angel Hos-
nilot where it was found his eye
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had been so seriously wounded that
its removal was necessary.
2 Saw Way to Freedom
From County Jail
Clyde Conley, of Swain county,
and Woodrow Dillard, of the
Aquone section, who were being
held in jail in default of bond
awaiting trial at the spring term
of superior court, sawed their way
to freedom last Friday night. They
i Kolieverl to have used hack-
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saws alleged to have been smuggled.,
in to them by a brother of Conley
who was said to have been ment
ally deficient. After cutting the
iron bars of their cell window the
men made a rope of blankest ami
slid to the ground, escaping un
noticed. They had not been caught
Conley was being held for trial
on a charge of larceny. He was
accused of breaking into Jeff En
loe's smokehouse recently. Dillard
was held on a charge of breaking
into a store at Aquone.