THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, If 37
GOVERNOR HOEY WAS IMPRESSED
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Mr. Justice Black
THE appointment of Senator Hugo Lafayette
V Black of Alabama, as associate justice of the
unneci states supreme . tourt. to succeed justice
Willis Van Devanter,. retired, has brought forth
much commendation, and also some criticism, the
attitude taken by each party being governed by
that party's agreement or disagreement with the
policies of the administration.
It was to be expected that President Roosevelt
vvould fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of
Justice Van Devanter with a man of liberal views
who could be expected to see eye to eye with the
chief executive and the liberal leaders of the con
gress in reviewing progressive legislation which
has been and will be enacted; and Justice Black
measures up to requirements in every respect.
The fight waged by some senators against the
confirmation of Senator Black recalls the bitter
fight made against the confirmation of Louis D.
Brandeis in 1916 when his name was sent to the
senate by President Woodrow Wilson.
Justice Brandeis was called a radical and a so
cialist, and the senate committee held open hear
ings for several weeks. It was five months before
he was confirmed by a vote of 47 to 22.
And yet after more than 20 years of service,
the career of Justice Brandeis stands out as one,
of the . sanest and most brilliant in our judicial
history.
The appointment of Senator "Black to the va
cancy gives the democrats a majority on the su
preme tribunal for the first time since 1864, and
gives the south two justices instead of one.
But the democrats are not all New Dealers by
any means. Justice McReynolds, a democrat from
Tennessee, is the most conservative member of the
court and a bitter foe of the administration.
The membership of the Supreme Court at pres
ent is as follows: Chief Justice, Charles Evans
Hughes, of New York, appointed February 13,
1930; Associate Justices, James Clark McReynolds,
of Tennessee, appointed August 29, 1914; Louis
D. Brandeis, of Massachusetts, appointed June 1,
1916; George Sutherland, of Utah, appointed Sep
tember 5, 1922; C. Pierce Butler, of Minnesota, ap
pointed December 21, 1922; Harlan Fiske Stone, of .
New York, appointed February 5, 1925; Owen J.
Roberts, of Pennsylvania, appointed May 20, 1930;
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, of New York, appoint
ed March 2, 1932; Hugo Lafayette Black, of Ala
bama, appointed August 12, 1937.
Justice Black will don the judicial robes just as
the court begins a session in which it is exnecfed
to pass on the validity of many of the laws which
he supported in thq senate. The most important
of these is the utility holding company act, passed
after a hot senate battle in which Black was leader
of the administration forces. In view of his part
in enacting this legislation it may be that Black
will disqualify himself to vote on this question, but
that is a matter entirely up to his own judgment,
as there is no rule to govern such cases in the high
court. '
It is interesting to all who reside in this former
Cherokee country to note in considering matters
concerning the United States Supreme Court, that
in its rulings concerning laws enacted by the va
rious states, there is only one instance known of
a decision of the court having been defied.
This instance occurred in 1831, when a mission
ary named Worcester, from Vermont, was arrested .
When Governor Clyde R. Hoey .met with the 950 4-11 club members
attending the recent short course at State college, he was deeply
impressed with their fine appearance, vigorous physical condition, their
excellent behavior, and .their attention to their conferences and class
room work. Mr.: Hoey is seen here in the front center of the short
course group gathered near the Memorial tower on the State college
campus. Among those with him in the front row are: Miss Frances
MacGregor, assistant 4-H club leader; Roy Coats of Johnston county,
president of the club group ; Governor Hoey; Miss Elizabeth Randall
of Cleveland county, secretary of the club group ; L. R. Harrill, club
leader at State college and Dr. C. B. Smith, assistant director of ex
tension, Washington. Dean 1. O. Schaii'b and others standing further
down the line do not appear in the picture. The short course was
said by those in charge to be one of the best ever held during the 25
years of the work in this state.
in the Cherokee Nation under a Georgia law which
forbade any white man to reside in the Nation
without taking an oath of allegiance to the state of
Georgia. Worcester claimed that he was a citizen
of Vermont and had entered the Cherokee Nation
by permission" of the President of the United
States and approval of the Indians, and refused to
take the oath. He was arrested, tried and sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary.
On March 3, 1832, the case was appealed as a
test case" to the United States Supreme Court,
which rendered a decision in favor of Worcester
and ordered his release. Georgia, through the gov
ernor defied the court and refused to release the
missionary, and he was kept at hard labor among
felons until set free by the governor nearly a year
later.
President Andrew Jackson, a bitter enemy of
Chief Justice John Marshall, upon hearing of the
court's decision is said to have remarked: "John
Marshall has made his decision, now let him en
force it."
But from that time until the present there has
been no open defiance of the decisions of the high
tribunal, even though there is no definite provision
for their enforcement.
P. F. C
State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. Should all pullels in the flock
De treated for worms before they
are placed in the laying house?
A.' No only those birds that show'
evidence of 'being infested should
be treated. This is usually evidenc
ed by pale combs, face parts and
shanks and by the birds being light
in weight. If there is a doubt a
representative pullet should be kill
ed and the intestines examined foi
worm infestation. If worms are
found, isolate all birds showing the
symptoms and treat for control be
fore placing in laying house. j .
Q. -When is the best time to seed
a lawn ?
A. Best results arc usually se
cured by early fall seeding except
in the mountains and, even there,
the fall seeding gives best results
on elevations less than 2,500 feet.
This gives the grasses time to be
come well established before winter
and also to get a good start on
the weeds, and undesirable grasses
the following spring. The seed
should be thoroughly harrowed or
raked into the soil and covered to
a depth of about one-half inch.
Do not spare the seed, as one of
the main reasons for failures in
lawn making is the use of too lit
tle seed. Use from ,50 to GO pounds
of seed1 to the acre for best re
sults. " '
Q. How much silage should I put
up for my dairy herd of 10 ani
mals? A. This depends somewhat upon
the breed as an average Jersey or
Guernsey cow will consume from
30 to 35 pounds of silage a dav
while the Ayrshire or Holstcin . will
consume from 40 to 50 pounds.
Then, too the feeding period will
have much to do with the tonnage
needed. Multiply the number of
cows by the number of pounds
used a day and then by the numb
er of days the animals are to be
fed for the required poundage. This
number divided by 2,000 will give
the number of tons required.
Now Is Time To Sow
Winter Cover Crops
In North Carolina the time for
sowing winter cover crops is at
hand, says E. C. Blair, extension
agronomist at State college.
Cleaned crimson clover seed may
he sown in the mountain region
.luring the month of August.
Crimson clover seed in the hull
may be sown in eastern and cen
tral North Carolina corn, cotton,
tobacco, and other raw crops at
this time, he continued. Unhullcd
seed sown now will not germinate
for several weeks.
Some 30 pounds of unhullcd clov
er seed arc required per acre,
while 20 to 30 pounds of cleaned
seed arc recommended. Cover the
seed lightly with half an inch of
soil.
Vetch, Austrian winter peas, and
cleaned crimson clover seed may
be sown in piedmont and coastal
plain areas between August 20 and
October 10 at any time soil condi
tions are favorable. 1
Ve.tch should be seeded at the
rate of 20 pounds to the acre,
winter peas 20 to 30 pounds. Vetch
and winter peas should be covered
about two inches deep. '
Since the seed for these crops
costs about the same this year,
Blair advises that growcrli should
select the crop best suited to their
conditions.
Crimson clover is best on medium
to heavy soils, especially those
well supplied with moisture. Vetch
and Austrian winter peas are bet
ter adapted to light, dry soils.
Drama Presented
At CCC Camp At Otto
Last Wednesday
By JASPER R. PARKER "
Camp Educational Advisor
On Wednesday night, August 11,
the thrilling drama, "Murder in the
CCC Camp," was presented at
Camp F-23 by the Federal Theatre
Players of Atlanta, assisted by 30
members of Co; 3446, located at
Otto. '
The story has to do with the im
aginary trial of one of the best
liked boys in camp, on the charge
of murder and arson. All" of the
camp boys, with the exception of
the defendants and the jury,, are
witnesses in the case.
Witnesses parade to the stand
in quick succession, each giving
laugh provoking .testimony, that is
heightened in enjoyment by the
comments from the audience. The
rumor is sometimes crude, some
times very obvious, and sometimes
none too new, but it's the sort of
fun the boys have with each other.
It's the way they talk, the way
they act under similar situations.
After the play, several vaudeville
acts were given by members of
tfie cast. The entire entertainment
was immensely enjoyed by the
audience, after which a picture
show was shown.
The show was brought to the
local Camp through arrangements
of Major J. Roy Cooper, district
"B" educational advisor, and was
given at the camp under the direc
tion of assistant District Advisor,
Robert S. Mattox, Jr., and
Camp Educati nal Advisor, Jasper
R. Parker. The. project superin
tendent of local camp is Charles
R. Phillips, C. O. Lt. A. H. Young
and company officer 2nd Lt. Calvin
M. Fuller, Jr. Others present in
cluded Miss Sara Thomas, of At
lanta, Ga., supervisor, Captain E.
H. Strickland, sub-district inspector,
Captain C. R. Swift, Lt. A. E.
Toney and guests from the near-by
town.
The cast included the following
Federal Players : Miss VeraThorn
as, of Atlanta; Miss Byrd Strick
land, pf New York City ; Ralph
Ellis, of Alabama, master of cere
mony; John J. Williams, Maurice
Frye, Ravonal Campbell, Royal
Mitchell, Harry Lee, Clarence
Pritchard, James Owens and G
W. Patton, of Atlanta, Ga.; Grady
Barrow, Bailey Waller, Amasa D.
Windham, and Tommy Tomlin, of.
Alabama; Maurice Fain, from New
York City.
CCC Camp players: Bob Deee,
Bradford Rowe, . Lude Sherard,
Hudson White, Red Ramsey, F.. B.
Wingate, Stedman Mitchell, W. D.
Henson, C. Bowers, Wiley Riggins,
M. Gillikin, Jim Lowe, Charles
Blizzardj M. Sanders, B. R. Stokes,
Wiley Peebles, Loomis Peoples,
Chester Beaver, Ell Tallant, Jake,
Waldroop, Van Frazier, W. Car
penter, Grady Wilks, Kelsey
Shields, Edward Huffman, and!
Bruce Bates.
Music by the camp string band,
consisting of Doland Floyd, mando
lin; Bruce Bates, Bennic B. Harris,
and S. L. Rainey, guitars.
Iotla
We are having some good show
ers in this section lately.
The Iotla B. T. U. is progress
ing nicely. They are planning a
picnic to Newfound Gap, or Recre
ation Park in Asheville, .next Sun
day. Everyone is urged to come
and join us.
Robert Sloan is visiting relatives
in Asheville and Weaverville.
James Mason, Grady Holbrooke.
Charlie Morrison and J. R. Mor
rison were in Asheville attending;
the Mountain Folk festival.
Jackie Rickstraw and mother, of
Washington, 1). C, arc spending
their vacation with W. B. Bennett.
Miss Chloe Farrish has returned
to her home at Rose Creek, after
Spending a few days visiting. Miss,
Estellc Bennett.
Miss Dorothy Bennett has"7e
turncd from . Washington; I). C,
after visiting relatives and friends.
The grinding plant at the Brad
ley mica mines is progressing nice
ly. They will soon be ready for
operation.
Little Miss Mary Young, of Clay
ton, Ga., is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. II. P. Ray, on Iotla.
Walker Hawkins,' of Clyde, is
spending his vacation with R.' H.
Bennett.