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VOL. LV, NO, 8
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1S40
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SAM M. CATHEY
FOR CONGRESS
Asheville Judge Enters
Race For National
Assembly
ASHEVILLE, Feb. 21. Sam M.
Cuthey, judge of the Asheville po
lice court and an active figure in
local and state political circles for
more Vlian a decade, has announced
1 hat he will seek the Democratic
nomination for Congress from' the
eleventh.' congressional district in
the May 25th Democratic primary.
Judge Cathcy in his announce
ment indicated he has receiver
encouragement from party leaders
in all thirteen counties embraced
bv the district, and uledced. if
elected, "a more active and ener
getic representation in the coun
cils of the nation."
His statement follows:
' "To the ' Democratic voters of
: the Eleventh Congressional Dis
trict.:'. "1 hereby- announce that 1 am
a candidate for representative in
the Congress of the United States,
subject to the will of the voters as
expressed in the Democratic pri
mary to be held on May. 25, 1940.
"I have not entered into this de
cision lightly, but after mature
consideration and with a full real
location of the responsibilities that
such a national office places: upon
a man. Because 1 wish to be of
service to all of the people of . my
native section and state 1 offer my
candidacy.
"The problems and complexities
of our economic and social life,
the grave issues that have arisen
and will arise in the' future from
the impact, of nationalism and
world conditions upon pur people,
all call for, constant study and
vigorous leadership in congress.
"If 1 am permitted by the peo
ple to represent them, 1 shall de
vote my utmost efforts, untiringly
and exclusively to the service of
the people with a view of giving
them more active and more ener
getic representation in the councils
of the nation.
"il am deeply appreciative of the
encouraging assurance that I have
received from $l counties in the
. Eleventh district, and I shall feel
grateful to any and all who come
to my support. . I plan to conduct
an active and vigorous campaign
throughout the entire district and
shall, solicit the support and in
terest of all."
Judge Cathcy was born in Hend
erson county in 1894. He later
moved with iiis family to Buncombe
county and was educated in the
Asheville public schools, Christ
School at Arden, and the State
school for the blind in Raleigh.
After graduating from the latter
he. entered the University oJFNorth
Carolina in 1919 and received v his
bachelor of Arts degree from that
institution in 1923. He completed
his law course at the University
in 1924 and passed the it ate bar
examination with the highest grade
among more than one hundred
candidates.
Judge Cathey is a descendant of
one of the pioneer families of
Haywood county.
In 1931 he was elected judge of
the police court after serving four
years as solicitor. He was re
elected in 1933, 1935, and 1939,
going into the office on the lat
ter occasion by one of the largest
majorities ever registered in a
municipal election in Asheville.
Governor J. C. B., Ehrihghaus in
1935 appointed Cafney to a five
year term as chairman of the
North Carolina Commission for the
blind.
He is a member of the Elks,
Moose, Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, Red Men and
other fraternal organizations, and
of '.the Methodist church.
Judge Cathey is the first to an
nounce for the congress from this
district. He is seeking the office
now held by Zebulon Weaver. Mr.
Weaver is expected to be a can
didate for re-election.
Counties embraced by the 11th
district are Clay, Cherokee, Bun
combe, Graham, Jackson, Hender
son, Haywood, Macon, McDowell,
Rutherford, Polk, Swain, and
Transylvania.
Bunco Party At High
School February 27
There will be a benefit bunco
party at the high school auditor
ium Tuesday evening, February
27, J JO to 10:30. The proceeds will
go to buy books for. the school
library.
The library is inadequate for a
school of this size, and patrons and
friends are invited to help in rais
ing funds to supplement the pres
ent supply.
For Congress
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Tr ' inir nr- 'i'nir-ftiTtf f im n nrn imiiJ
JUDGE SAM M. CATHEY
Who has announced his candidacy
for U. S. Congress from the
Eleventh District.
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. JJEDFORD
Esteemed Woman Passes;
Sister Injured On
Same Day
Mrs. Ova Mae Ledford, 24, died
at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
her home on the Georgia road,
four miles south of Franklin.
She was the daughter of the late
J. Weimar Hastings and of Mrs.
Mattie Hastings and was a native
of the Skeenah section of Macon
county. Mrs. . Ledford clerked in
her father's store in Franklin for
several years and for the past year
or so had been manager of a store
owned by her husband, Lake B.
Ledford.
Surviving are her husband ; two
small children, Wayne and Willa
Jean; hef mother; five sisters, Mrs.
Ernest B. DeHart and Mrs. Carl
'fallen t, of . Franklin; Mrs. Howard
Ledford, of Franklin Route 2, and
Misses-Alma and Edith Hastings,
of Prentiss, and one brother, F. H.
Hastings, of Franklin.
The funeral services were held
at the Pleasant Hill Baptist church
on Skeenah Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Officiating were the
Rev. C. F. Rogers, pastor of the
Franklin Baptist church, and the
Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor of the
Macon Methodist circuit. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Dills, W.
R. and Sherman Ledford, John
Angel, Lester Southards and John
Farmer.
Sitter Injured In Wreck
Mrs. Ledford's sister, Mrs. E. B.
DeHart, and the latter' s son, Turn
tr, 19, suffered injuries about 6
o'clock Saturday when the car in
which they were riding collided
with a truck and trailer on a blind
curve of the Cartoogechaye Creek
road, two miles from Franklin.
Mrs. DeHart, with her four chil
dren, was returning to Franklin
from a visit to the Ledford home.
Turner DeHart was driving. Three
of the children escaped injury.
Mr.s. DeHart suffered a fractur
ed kneecap and broken leg bone
and lacerations on the body. Turner
DeHart suffered numeeus lacera
tions on the face, head, and body.
Both are in Angel hospital
Officers, who investigated, term
ed the accident unavoidable, ana
did not hold Howard Welch, W,
of Knoxyille, Tenn., the driver of
the truck, who was accompanied
by A. C : Mayes, of Knoxville.
Neither occupant of the truck was
injured.
Curb Market Now
At Former Location
The home demonstration curb
market will be held at the former
location on Main street, Saturday,
February 24. The market has been
open for the past few months in
the agricultural building, but the
remodeling of the old stand, which
was used only during the summer
months, will provide fori year
around sales of farm products at
a more convenient location for the
public '
The market & open from 8 a. m.
until 12 m. each Saturday.
Quarterly Conference At
Mount Zion Sunday
The second quarterly conference
of the Macon circuit will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Mt.
Zion.
The place has been changed
from Asiwry to Mt. Zion to make
it more convenient for the dis
trict superintendent to get to all
his appointments. All officials are
urged to be present
Capture Of German Prison
Vessel Highlight Of War
The most dramatic event of the
European war occurred last Sat
urday when a boarding party from
thtf ; British destroyer "Cossack res
cued 32fi prisoners from the Ger
man prison ship Altmark aitd left
that vessel, rammed fast in the ice
and rocks of ' a Norwegian fjord
alter a turtous tight on the very
shores of a neutral nation.
Not since the days of "wooden
ships and iron . men"-the days of
Drake and Nelson has the call of
"Boarders Away" been sounded on
a British vessel until Saturday
morning, when the party from the
Cossack .swarmed over the decks
of the 12,000rton Altmark and
freed the seamen-prisoners taken
months ago by the recently scut
tled pocket battleship. Admiral Graf
Spee. . .
Five Germans were killed and
five wounded during the fight.
The British officer commanding
the boarding party leaped eight
feet to the lower deck of the Alt-
mark, knocked aside a German
guard and raced to the bridge to
send the Altmark hard aground
with a "full' speed astern" signal
from the engine room telegraph.
Then he rushed to the captain's
cabin and narrowly escaped death
from a spring-gun or "booby trap"
attached to the doer.
The British seamen were im
mediately sent home after being
released from the prison ship, and
were in bad physical condition,
suffering from lack of food and
water and close confinement. Most
of them Were taken to a Liver
pool hospital for treatment, but
were later released, hospital au
thorities reporting them to be in
shape to recover. The British sea
men called the, Alimark a "hell
ship," and said the captain was a
brutal tyrant.
FINNS DESTROY ANOTHER
RUSSIAN DIVISION
An , official Finnish report said
Monday that the Finnish forces
northeast of Lake Ladoga had .com
pleted destruction of the Russian
18th division and that 18,000 Rus
sians had been killed or captured.
In addition the Finns captured 100
tanks, 58 cannon of various types,
12 anti-tank guns, 75 motor ve-
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation
and Abroad.
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WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Today is a national holiday in
honor of George Washington's
birthday.. Born February 22, 1732,
he died on December 14, 1799.
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LOUISIANA DEFEATS
LONG MACHINE
Sam Houston Jones, 42 year old
Lake Charles lawyer, defeated
Governor Earl K. Long, brother of
the late Huey P. Long, in the
Democratic primary for governor
by a 20,000 majority. With him the
notorious Long machine was smash-
ed. Jones plan, the "rehabilitation
of Louisiana." '
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C. O. P. CONVENTION
IN PHILADELPHIA
By a vote of 66 to 32, the Re
publican National committee last
Friday chose Philadelphia for the
party's 1940 convention city, and
June 24 for the date of meeting.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
TO MEET JULY 15
James A. Farley, chairman of
the national committee, has select
ed July 15 as the date for the
meeting of the Democratic con
vention in Chicago, exactly three
weeks after the Republican- con
vention. WHEELER'S
ANNOUNCEMENT
Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
mentioned for the presidential
nomination has announced that he
would enter no state primaries
where the president's name is be
fore the voters. President Roose
velt is still silent on third term
intentions.
GARNER ENTERS
PRIMARY RACES
Vice President John N. Garner
has approved the entry of his
name in the California preference
primary. Garner's managers are fol
lowing the strategy of placing his
name in pill state primaries where
no favorite son is involved.
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BUZZARDS AND STORMS
Since St. Valentine's Day the
eastern U. S. ha.? been battered
and swept by wind, storms, snow,
i hides, 23 tractors, 44 field kitchens
and 60 machine guns'.
The Finnish forces have with
drawn from some advanced posi
tions in the face of the violent
Russian offensive, but state that
the main Mannerheim tine still
holds and. that reinforcements are
being brought up.
INDICATIONS POINT TO
DRIVE IN NEAR EAST
There is a growing belief among
diplomats and military, observers
that the spring will see a drive
by British, ' French, Turkish and
Egyptian forces against Russia in
the Caucasus region in an effort
to capture and hold the oil fields
which are vital to 'both Russia
and Germany,
Britain, has added 30,000 Aus
tralian arid. New Zealand troops to
her armies in the Near East, and
France has a force estimated at
250,000 . men stationed in Syria.
War preparations are being rush
ed in Turkey and Egypt, and it
is thought that 1,000,000 trained
soldiers can be sent against the
Russians by April.
Britain has not declared war
against Russia, and Turkey re
mains neutral, but events will prob
ably force'; both nations to move
against the Reds within the next
few weeks. -
CHAMBERLAIN BLAMES
NORWAY IN ALTMARK CASE
Premier Chamberlain of Great
Britain accused Norway of "com
plete indifference" to her obliga
tions as a neutral nation in her
failure to free the British prison
ers on the German ship Altmark,
thus forcing action by the British
navy in neutral territory.
Germany also is protesting hotly
to Norway for allowing the Brit
ish warship to enter Norwegian
territory and capture the Altmark.
Germany threatens reprisals on
British and neutral shipping on
account of the affair and-insists
that the Altmark be allowed to
proceed to Germany..
"Norway, being beset by both
sides in the controversy, may ap
peal the case to the League of
Nations, but what the League could
do about it nobody seems to know.
and a rip-roaring blizzard.. The
New England and northern states
have beeii hard hit, with many
dead, much property damage and
traffic tie ups. Boston suffered a
renewed attack on Tuesday of sleet
and snow with wind that paralyz
ed traffic and shipping.
LAMAR CAUDLE NEW
U. S. ATTORNEY
T, Lamar Caudle, 36 year old
Wadesboro lawyer, was sworn in
Saturday as U. S. District Attor
ney for the Western North Caro
lina federal judicial district, to
succeed the late Marcus Erwin of
Asheville. Mr. Caudle was admin
istered the oath of office by Judge
Webb in Shelby before going to
Asheville to officially take over
the office in the federal building.
NATURE TRIPS
IN SMOKIES
National Park Service is provid
ing trips under experienced guides
in the Great Smokies for a study
of the various nature displays, in
their seasons.
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PELLEY'S SUSPENDED
TERM EXTENDED
William Dudley Pelley's suspend
ed sentence imposed in 1935 for
a five year period was extended
by Judge Nettles of the Superior
court of Buncombe county last
Tuesday for another five years.
Pelley was convicted of violating
the state's blue sky laws and mak
ing false representations. He is now
under $2,500 bond to- appear at a
hearing March 12 in Washington,
D. C to determine whether he will
be turned over to N. C authorities.
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FIGHTING FUNDS FOR
FINLAND, INC
Governor Clyde R. Hoey is one
of a large committee of prominent
North Carolinians who will serve
as members of the state commit
tee of Fighting Funds for Finland,
Inc, George Watts Hill of Dur
ham, chairman, announced Wednes
day. This is a voluntary movement
being organized throughout the
country to raise funds with which
the beleaguered Finns can buy mil
(CtiM4 mm Tan SixJ
Methodist
Loyalty Campaign
Begin Sunday
Will
The Roll Call service at the .
Methodist church, despite the in
clement weather, was a decided
success last Sunday. Special Loyal
ty Crusade calendars were pre
sented to those present. . '
Sunday will mark the beginning
of the Ten Weeks' Loyalty cam
paign which applies to both the
church school and the church serv
ices;. In his 11 o'clock message, the
Rev. Ilvon L. Roberts will answer
the question, "What is. the Most
Horrible Sin in the World?"
Many answers to this question
have been given. The list contains
Such sins as war, murder, adultery
lying, stealing, ; dishonesty, unbelief,
the sin against the Holy Ghost,
rejecting Christ, hatred, slander,
lust, greed,- and profanity, but the
pastor states that all of these
answers are wrong.
Much interest is being manifest
in tnis subject, and the pastor
stated today that the answer con
sists of one word, a word contain
ing more than ten letters, and
that it is a sin committed by most
people every day. It might be spok
en of as the sin that causes the
most sadness in the world.
1 his unusual message will" be
followed by nine other special mes
sages on the Sundays of March
and April. '
Further announcements will ap
pear in The Franklin Press from
week to week about these sermon
topics and services. The pastor
says that the public has a most
cordial invitation to attend all
these services.
COMMEND CCC
TRUCK DRIVERS
Leaders And Drivers Are
Praised For Fine
Safety Records
Eacfr"Monday evening a safety
meeting is held at Otto CCC camp
at which all the enrollees in camp
attend,, together with the project
superintendent, company command
er and foremen. They usually dis
cuss safety on the job, how to use
tools safely, and they go over any
accidents or near accidents that
have occurred for the purpose of
avoiding them in the future.
Last Monday the meeting was
attended by Assistant Forest Sup
ervisor James L."Averell, of Frank
lin, for the purpose of recogniz
ing and commending good safety
records held by many of the men
at the Otto camp.
Truck drivers and leaders who
act as sub foremen in charge of
work crews are the key men in
any safety program. Twice a day
these youthful drivers axe trusted
to take a load of 20 men in their
trucks on mountain roads which
are dangerous unless the drivers
have received thorough training
and use great care. The leaders
are given a crew each day to
work at a crusher, felling snags
or some other scheduled improve
ment work, and they are respon
sible for bringing the crew back
without an injury and with the
job done in first-class shape.
The following truck drivers were
commended for having enviable
records for safe driving: Frank
Pruitt and Dewey Appling have
each driven a CCC truck over 9000
miles without an accident. Hoyt
Ivester has driven over 8000 miles,
Joe O'Dell and William Richard
son have each driven over 5000
miles, Furman Knight has driven
over 4000 miles, Hoyt Jenkins over
3000 miles, and Howard Roberts
over 2000 miles. These total 44,000
miles of safe driving on mountain
roads, which is a splendid record.
The following leaders had fine
records: George Glance has work
ed a crew for over two year with
out a lost time accident occurring
to any of his men. Carl Curtis has
worked a crew safely for over a
year and Lloyd Dyer and Joe Col
lins have been leaders for over
six months - without an accident in
their crews.
The training that the CCC men
get in safety is one of the many
advantages that the Civilian Con
servation Corps gives to all en
rollee to make them more valu
able citizens, and it is a training
that will influence these boys for
the rest of their lives. When priv
ate industry hires a CCC enrollee
they can be sure he is trained to
work, and to work safely.
Income from the 1939 national
tobacco crop was the same as that
of 1938, although last year's crop
was 400,000,000 pounds larger, re
ports the U. S. bureau of agricul
tural economics.
X P. CALLOWAY
SHOT TO DEATH
Woman Bandit Confesses
Killing Macon Man
In Louisiana
Joseph P. Calloway, Macon coun
ty man, who has made his head
quarters in Texas for several .years,
was brutally murdered on Wednes
ne.sday of last week in Louisiana
according to a United Press dis
patch sent out from Lake Charles,
La., Sunday night. The story is as
follows:
.Lake Charles, La., Feb. 18. A
coroner's jury recommended tonight
tnat -lrs. Jonie Henry, pretty 24-year-old
wife of a Texas convict,
be held for a grand jury investiga
tion in connection with the slay
ing of Joseph P. Calloway.
Calloway, 41-year-old Houston,
Tex., tire salesman, was killed last
Wednesday after he had given a
ride to Mrs. Henry, resident of
Beaumont, Tex., and an unidenti
fied man near Orange, Tex. The
salesman's nude body was found
beneath a haystack 12 miles south
of here Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry confessed to the slay
ing when arrested at Shreveport in
connection with the February 13
robbery of a hardware store at
Beaumont but refused to tell her
vension of the murder to the cor
oner's jury. Later, in the parish jail,
she repeated her confession to
Sheriff Henry A. Reid and he
gave the jurors this story:
Mrs. Henry and her accomolice
seized Calloway's automobile tast
of here last Wednesday and forc
ed him into the luggage compart
ment. They drove around seeking a
suitable place to shoot him and
finally decided on a ' lonely road
west of Holmwood. The woman
forced Calloway to strin and thrn
shot him above the right eye as
ne Deggea lor mercy.
The two stuffed his bodv under
the hay on an adjoining farm, took
the salesman's watch and $15 and
headed for Stuttgart, Art., to rob
Dank.
They quarreled en route and the
woman left her companion north
of El Dorado, Ark, after slug
ging him on the head with a re
volver. She rode back to Shreve
port on a bus to find state police
waiting for her. They had been
tipped by an unidentified person.
Mrs. Henry was returned to Lake
Charles and then told officers
where the body could be found. It
was located after a six-hour search.
Macon county relatives were
notified of Mr. Calloway's death
soon after the body was discov
ered, and were also notified that
the funeral and interment would
take place in Houston, Texas,
where he has been making his
home.
Mr. Calloway was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Prince Callo
way, of Highlands. His widow is
the former Miss Pearl Crain, also
of Highlands.
He is survived by five brothers
in Macon county, E. Tim Calloway,
of Franklin; Samuel L., Thomas,
Claud and John Calloway, of High
lands; three sisters, Mrs. Mat
Houston, of Highlands; Mrs. Leo
nard Langston, of Anderson, S. C,
and Mrs. Walter Turner, of Cov
ington, Ga.
Dedication Of Colored
Community Center
The colored community center
on the Murphy road will be dedi
cated on next Sunday, February
25, beginning at 2 o'clock p. m. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend. The large stone and log struc
ture, built under NYA supervision,
has been sponsored by the Parent
Teacher Association of the Chapel
school, which has raised funds for
the project.
George M. Suggs, district sup
ervisor of NYA, and other officials
are expected to come to Franklin
to be. present at the celebration.
Among those taking part in the
program will be "Rev. J. H. Smith,
of Sylva; Guy Houk, Mrs. Ordway
and Rev. Frank Bloxham. H. R.
Kemp, principal of Chapel school,
will have charge of the program.
Singing of spirituals by a group
of colored people under the direc
tion of Mrs. Emma Lou England,
and Mrs. H. R. Kemp as accom
panist, will be an enjoyable fea
ture of the program. The songs
will be the following: "My Lord,
What a Mornin'"; "Nobody
Knows; "I Stood on the River
Jordan"; "Couldn't Hear Nobody
Pray"; "The Lord is My Shep
herd"; "Trees".
Special seats will be reserved
for the white people, who are espe
cially invited to attend.
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