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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. LV, NO. 22
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 30. 1940
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Broughton Leads By 40,000
H o rton 2nd, Maxwell 3rd
Horton Calls For Second
Primary; Will Be
Held June 22
A second Democratic primary has
been called for June 22, for a
run-off between'. .Broughton and
Horton, candidates for governor,
who received the highest number
of votes in Saturday's primary.
J. Melville Broughton led with
with over 40,000 votes in the state
and more than two-thirds of the
counties of the state in the seven
man race for governor in the
Democratic primaries, the largest
plurality ever polled in such a
contest.
Lieutenant-Governor W. P, Hor
ton followed Broughtcn, and Com
missioner of Revenue Maxwell ran
third. In a statement made imme
diately after all returns were in,
Mr. Maxwell called the result "vir
tually decisive" and urged that the
people not be put to the "expense
and confusion" of : a second pri
mary. Mr. Grady, gubernatorial
candidate, made a statement as
follows: "It is my considered opin
ion that the overwhelming major
' ity of our people are opposed to
taxing themselves another hundred
thousand dollar,' for a second pri
mary to satisfy any selfish ambi
tion on the part of any candidate
or group of politicians supporting
that candidate. What North Caro
lina needs now is unity and har
mony." It is pointed out that Brough
ton's plurality was not confined to
any one section, his support com
ing from voters in all classifica
tions, In his statement issued last Mon
day calling for a run-off election
Lieutenant Governor Horton told
newspapermen: "Come what may,
there will be a second primary,
and, gentlemen, I don't mind say
ing that it's, every man for him
self' .
Today, May 30, is National Me
morial Day dedicated to the heroic
dead who fell in the nation's wars.
How Macon County Voted in Democratic Primary
CANDIDATES
State Ballot
FOR GOVERNOR
Broughton .....................
Horton .
Maxwell ............... .......
Gravely ...... ....... ..... ... ....
. Cooper .
Grady
Simmons
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Tompkins
Smith .............................
Martin
Harris
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
Eure ...............................
Murphy
FOR AUDITOR .
Pou
Miller
FOR COMM. OF AGRICULTURE
Scott
Spruill 4.. ,
FOR INSURANCE COMM.
FOR CONGRESS
Weaver
Cathey
Donnahoe
County Ballot
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
W. A. Rogers
Robert A. Patton
FOR CHM. COMMISSIONERS
Gus Leaxh
Frank I. Murray
Ed. B. Byrd
J. C, Sorrells
FOR COMMISSIONERS
C L. Blaine .,
C. A. Bryson , ...
Jefty R. Franklin
Fred Palmer
Fred Conley
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
J. E. Cabe
Republican Ballot
FOR GOVERNOR
McNeil
Hoffman ,
Pritchard
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Leavitt e . .
Committees
For De Soto Celebration
Plan Program
.Preparations' are- going forward
for the celebration in connection
with the unveiling of the De Soto
marker by the National Society of
the Colonial Dames in Franklin on
June 26.
.Mrs. G. Lyle Jones, of the Bun
combe county committee of. the
North Carolina chapter of the
Colonial Dames has announced that
a number of guests ' as well as
members of the Society of Colonial
Dames will attend the ceremony
of the unveiling of the marker, and
that the program will include an
address by a distinguished speaker.
A feature of the celebration fee
ing arranged by the local com
mittee will be a dramatic, presen
tation of the brief stay of De
Soto and his expedition on the
banks' of the Little Tennessee river
in Franklin.
The celebration marks the 400th
anniversary of the visit of this
great explorer to this region.
, Will Present Epieode ;
Miss Edith Russell, of the Russell-Harrington
Studios, Asheville,
who has done exhaustive research
in this field and is the author of
an elaborate pageant of the entire
De Soto expedition, has generous
ly offered to direct the presenta
tion of that part of her pageant
portraying De Soto's visit to Ma
con county.
Local Committee
The Franklin Chamber of Com
merce is sponsoring the entertain
ment of the many guests who will
attend the celebration, and coop
erating with the local committee
of the celebration:
The committee includes the fol
lowing: Mrs. J. W. Cantey John
son, general chairman; Mrs. Rich
ard Jones, pageant chairman ;-T.
W. Angel,. Jr., chairman Chamber
of Commerce committee, James
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Urgent needs of war-stricken civilians throughout Europe have ,
prompted the American Red Cross to issue its first war relief appeal
since the World War. A drive is now under way throughout the
country to raise a minimum of $10,000,000 to purchase all kinds of
relief supplies. The above poster has been selected to carry the
appeals to the nation.
American Red Gross Urges
Give Freely And At Once
Averell, chairman Chamber of
Commerce hospitality committee;
if rs. Charles Melichar, Mrs. Gil
mer Jones, Mrs. T. W. Porter.
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Chapters Asked to Double
Quotas In Face Of
Dire Need
Harley Cabe, county chairman,
has received another wire from
national headquarters, saying in
part as follows:
"Greatest tragedy in all history
unfolded.
"Impassible to describe pitiful
plight millions refugees in France,
sick, wounded, hungry and home
less. They cry out to us for help.
"Chapters should go on and where
possible dcuble their quotas.
"Only limitations should be max
imum generosity of American
people.
"Wire report Wednesday "and
Saturday." ,
Mr. Cabe urges every man,
woman and child in this county
to give at once to the most pitiful
cry that has ever gone up from
our fellowmen.
As schools are closed Mrs. Lola
Barrington, chairman of the Jun
ior Red Cross in the county, unites
with Mr. Cabe in asking all Sun
day schools to give next Sunday's
collection to help little children
overseas whose churches and homes
and parents have been blasted out
of existence.
Girl Scout Collect
Mrs. Melichar announces that the
senior patrol of the Girl Scouts
will have charge of a booth on
Main street every afternoon and
all day Saturday to solicit coutri
butkms, in addition to the places
already announced. Mrs. Wasilik's
patrol of intermediate scouts will
make posters and assist in other
ways.
Gifts Needed At Once
"He who gives promptly gives
twice." Mr. Cabe will wire funds
as soon as possible. The American
Red Cross is the only ray of light
shining in the hideous blackness of
the carnage in France. As the pic
ture grows more horrifying the
need increases hourly. '
The following contributions are
acknowledged:
I. S. Conley. $2; E. W. Long.
$1; Mrs. W. T. Moore. $1; Dr. F.
T. Smith, 50c; Mrs. F. T. Smith,
50c; Claude Calloway, $1; W. Roy
Carpenter. $2; Elizabeth Slagle, $1;
C L. Cartledge, $1; Mrs. Emory
Hunnicutt, 50c; J. E. Perry, $1; L.
B. Liner. $1; Mrs. F. L. Siler, $1;
L. H. Page, $2; Jack Sanders. $1;
Mrs. F. M. Tessier, l; Lucille
Siler. $1; Harley K. Cabe. $1;
Rufus Snyder, $1; Rev. J. A. Flan
agan, $1; Miss Nora Moody $2.50:
Mrs. John Moore, 25c; Gus Leach,
$1; Ethel Hum. $1; Mrs. J. S.
Sloan, $1; Dr. H. T. Horsley. $1;
Mrs. Myrtle F. Keener. $1; Mrs. J.
W. C Johnson, $1 ; W. S. Johnson,
$1 ; St Agnes Church school, S4.1&
Toul being $35J5.
17.C.T.C.T0
GRADUATE 166
Twenty Macon County
Students Candidates
For Diplomas
Clm'ncement exercises mark
ing the fifty-first anniversary of
Western Carolina Teachers' college
will begin Saturday evening, June
1, at 8 o'clock with the annual
concert and will conclude Tuesday
morning, June 4 "with the award
ing of diplomas to 166 students.
The graduating class , is the larg
est in the history of the college,
according to Miss Addie Beam,
registrar.
John Temple Graves II of the
Birmingham Herald-Tribune will
deliver the graduation address.
The following 20 Macon county
students are candidates for gradu
ation : Gladys Brock, Amy Hender
son, Pauline Cabe Holland, Blanche
Vinson, Ruby Mae Kimsey, Evelyn
Kinstand, Lovicia J. Moses, Kate
Reece, Margaret Slagle, Bess Nor
ton Stewart, Catherine Franks
Henry, Jessie Bell Horsley, Myrtle
Vinson Norton, Esther Seay, Mar
tha C. Shields, Kate Shope, Alice
Slagle, John Weaver Sloan, Pearl
Phillips Stewart, and Commodore
S. Tilley.
Edwin Young, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Young, will serve as
one of the marshals for the com
mencement exercises.
Franklin Defeats
Asheville Again
Behind the brilliant three hit
pitching of "Dub" - Nichols the
Franklin All Stars hammered out
13 hits and nine " run, to score a
convincing 9 to 1 victory over the
Asheville All Stars Sunday after
noon in a game which was called
in the last half of the eighth in
ning because of rain.
The slim right hander was com
plete master of the situation from
the time he faced the first batter
and but' for Thomas' muff of
Hawes fly a center after Melton's
triple in the sixth inning would
have had a shut out game. The
Franklin team seemed to sense
that Nichols was right and pro
ceeded to jump on the offerings
of "Gus" Manley.
Duncan drew a life on an error
in the first inning, advanced as
Tysinger went out, and scored as
"Fig" Newton drove out a single.
Dalrymple opened the fourth with
a double to center and scored on
Duvall's sizzling liner to left field
that shaved Melton's whiskers on
short. Whitmire drew a pass and
then the redoubtable Nichols
crossed up the opposition by roll
ing a single through the right side
of the infield to score DuvaLL In
the fifth the . Franklin team Con
tinued the assault on Manley. New
ton led off with his second hit
of the day, a double to center.
After two men went down Whit
mire lofted a double over the left
field fence for two bases and ten
gallons of gasoline, Newton scor
ing on the hit. Nichols again came
through with a hit to right to score
Whitmire and a moment later come
home as Thomas hit a double to
left center. Franklin's final runs
came in the abbreviated eighth
inning in which they were never
retired but were rained out New
ton, who incidentally caught a
swell game, hit a booming triple
to open the inning and scored on
Dalrymple's share single. Duvall
then rapped out a single and Whit
mire followed suit and send Dal
rymple fiome with the last Frank
lin run. The Asheville team was
still trying to retire the side when
rain put an end to the proceed
ings. Sunday afternoon Sylva will
journey over to the high school
field for a crack at the up and
coming Franklin team. A large
crowd should be on hand to sup
port a team that is improving slow
but surely.
f erring Batters
At Bat Hits Pet
Dalrymple ;.. 10 6 600
uuvall ....27 12
Nichols 23 8
Higdon , 2S 8
PitduBg SteadiagV
444
348
320
Won Lost Pet
Nichols 3
750
500
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Pet.
556
Higdon 2
McCoUum o
Teejei Steaduf
Won Lost
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"Please I beg you give accord
ing to your means to your nearest
Red Cross chapter, give as gen
erously as yon can for war relief.
I ask this in the Dame of our
common tnimamty." President
RoOKveJt
MACON VOTE ON
ALL CANDIDATES
Results Were Decisive
Except In Race For
Governor
The Macon county primaries held
last Saturday were said by pio
neer, voters to be conducted in a
fair and orderly manner to , the
satisfaction of all candidates. No
altercations were reported from
any precincts.
In the congressional race Zcbti
lon Weaver. : the incumbent, car
ried the county over Judge Sam
Cathey by a plurality of 86 votes,
was elected in the district with a
majority over his. opponents,' Judge
Cathey and hade Donnahoe.
Dr. W. A. Koters won the nomi
nation for representative wjth a
vote of 1503 over Robert A. Pat
ton, who received 1078 votes.
Gus Leach led the ticket for
chairman of the county board of
commissioners with 1172 votes.
Frank I. Murray received 854 votes,
Ed Byrd 240 and J. C. Sorrells
234.
C. L. Blaine led the race for
county commissioners with 1385
votes and C. A. Brvsoti followed
with 1170 votes. These two, who
are incumbents, were thereby re
elected. Jerry K. Franklin received"
the next highest number of votes
with 1013.
For Board of Education J. E,
Cabe led the ticket with 1705 votes.
The other four elected were C.
Gordon Moore, J. Frank Brown
ing, E. E. Crawford and J. R.
Phillips, : the last named from
Highlands. J. E. Cabe, of Otto,
who received the highest number
of votes is a prominent farmer
and merchant of that community,
and this is the first time he has
ever been a candidate for public
office.
How this county voted is tabu
lated according to precincts on the
last page of this issue.
State Officers;
Broughton led in the county for
governor with 878 votes to Horton's
796and Maxwell's 505. '
Hot. Tm..l,: I 1 ' . 1.
. v,y,viiia icu hi i lie race
for lieutenant governor in the
county with 1021 votes. Other
county returns are tabulated.
Final state returns showed the
following leaders : Broughton for
governor; L. A. Martin, lieutenant
governor; Thad Eure, secretary of
state; George Ross Pou, state
auditor; W. Kerr Scott, commis
sioner of agriculture; Dan C
Boney, insurance commissioner.
Republican primaries; showed
Pritchard in the lead for governor
and Witten for lieutenant gover
nor. " .
J. W. Ledford, 94, Leaves
196 Living Descendants
James Wesley Ledford, a well
known citizen of Prentiss," who
died on Wednesday, May 15, at
the advanced age of 94 years, liv
ed to become a patriarch whose
descendants numbered- 196 at the
time of his departure.
' The names of his eight children
werq given in the account of his
funeral in the ' May 16 issue of
The Press, but the unusual fact
of his many descendants was not
recorded. Few live to see 56 grand
children, 124 great grandchildren
and eight great great grandchil
dren. Six grandsons were his pall
bearers and 12 granddaughters were
flower bearers at his funeral.
Of him one of his children wrote
this simple obituary : "He was a
devoted Christian and many older
ones witnessed his baptims. ... He j
was very unselfish, always think
ing about the comfort of others.
The latter part of his life was
spent among his children where
he was satisfied and thought to
be the least trouble of an v man
of his age. He will be missed by
everyone who knew him and will
be an inspiration to those who
seek a better home above."
R. E. Buchanan. 79
Passes On Watauga
Benjamin tvans Buchanan, 79,
died at his home in the Watauga
community of Macon county, on
Friday night, about 8 o'clock, fol
lowing a lingering illness of sev
eral months. Death was caused
from diabetes.
Mr. Buchanan, a widely known
farmer," was born on Savannah in
Jackson county, on July 6, 186a
He was the son of the late Rev.
Joseph Buchanan and Martha
Raby Buchanan. At an early age,
Mr. Buchanan joined the Savan
nah Baptist church. After moving
to Macon county he moved his
church membership to the Wa
tauga Baptist chnrch, and later to
the Ridgecrest Baptist church of
whkh he was a deacon.
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