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LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1932
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failed" banks jn May,"$l,653,635
'as been paid creditors. .Deposit
Vs got $400,242, holders of secured
V preferred claLns, the rest.
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- Marion Ho;pital Reopens .
MARION January ' IS- is the
'ate for the reopening of y thei
.larion : general ': hospital, closed
ince February. .Its debL has been
iquidated. " - v
19,852fFarni Phonet in N. C.
R ALEl'tH-r-tte last census
'shows 19,852 N. C. farm homes -with
ter - and 15,006 electrically jigli d.
Telephones are in 7.1 per cent of
the state's am? homes.
- . . Approve Aycock Statue y
, RALElGH-,ile statue of C.
B, Aycock, f education governor,
has been inspected; in the studio
of ' Charles Keck, New York, by
Governor Max Gardner ; and ap
proved as an excellent" likeness.
It is designed for' placement by the
suite in stattiai hall :nj tne na
tional capitol. ; -
RATIONAL
" Doiirats'OSfer Tariff Bill
WASHINGTON A permanent
international agreement to lower
tariffs, power to the president to
make, tarift agreements with na
tions' "'! removal of the president's
power to change tariff duties, and
creation, of a consumers counsel
before the ' 'tariff commission, are
four major features of the Demo
cratic bill offered Monday.
"Japan 'Apologize for At(ack
MUKDEN Deepest apologies of
thejapanes government were ten-
tered Monday to American consul
Culber Chamberlain for thevbeating
given nim Sunday night by three
Japanese soldiers.
Credit Corporation Payment
NEW; YORK The National
Credit corporation, $500,000,000 con
rprn formed Jxj aid banks in free
ing ' frozen" assets; has , called on
banks -subscribing to its gold de
bentures, to make the first 10 per
cent payment. -' ', "
i ' Flood M
Ions Thousand
-GLENDOR
Miss. With thous-
inds maroonec
n Tallahatchie riv
attention .. is being
er delta, chie
iefl
turned to relief
subside. -
measures as floods
Depositors R
IA rtmeJ Banki
.MONCKS CORNER,
STC-Tfio
depositors of t
ke local branch-J of
the Peoples
Stite'
bank, wh
cenrly ; closed, i
btided the . bank i
nistols. ' fof.CC.tLJ
Monday witn
cashier to open
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County's Deposits
Sent to Highlands
The Highland' Bank has been
designated tha ; official " deposi
tory for Maqan , coiirity funds
by. the county comrrjissionert.
Whn ; the "- Batik of jrtenUin
failed to open iU doors on De
cember 16, last year, the county
began doing its banking in
Waynesville, but later brought
its deposits back to the Bank
of Franklin. r It is understood
that the recent change of the,
depository to Highlands was
done because ' the Bank ' of
Franklin felt, under present con
ditions, that it could not afford
to bear the necessary expense
of a' bond, , as the Bank of
Franklin is now operating as a
clearing; house rather N than as
a bank. '. . -
Five thousand dollars in High
lands municipal bonds have' been
deposited by the Highlands bank
in the Ashevilla branch of the
Wacovia Bank and Trust com
pany as surety for the county's
deposits. The county's average
daily balance,! according to W,
D. Barnard, chairman of the
board of cor.imissioners, is ap
proximately $2,500., State au
thorities, it was reported, gave
their approval to the transfer
of the county's funds to the
Highlands Bank.
RECITAL GIVEN
BY MUSIC CLUB
interesting tnristmas
Program Heard by
75 Guests
The McDowell Music club enter
tained about 75 guests at an open
meeting held on the evening of
December ,30 at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. John Davenport. A
program presenting in chorus and
solo many of the most beautiful
ana classic umstmas carols was
rendered in a finished and artistic
manner. The music . lovers of
Franklin, both amone the listeners
and the musicians, felt that a high'
note had been struck in the per
formance, worthy of th$ best tra
ditions, of .the wealth of music
and poetry that has drawn its m-
soiration from the Christmas story
The program was directed by
Mrs. Norvin C. Duncan, a musiciai
of talent, who lent her interest to
the snppess of the occasion. .
"Joy to the World," a hymn writ
ten by Isaac Watts, in iiy was
sung by the club as the opening
number; followed by '.'The First
mi hv .Mrs. Mundav.-Mrs. Gil
mer 'Crawford, the Misses Edwins
Dalrymple and Willie Mae -Led-
ford singing soprano, .witn me aiv
r ifrc Thomas I. Johnston, .1
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A Georcia Dady. A vwnn
CHIEF LAUKCIIES
LIQUOR DRIVE
. Arrested New ; Year's
Day for Possessing
. Whiskey '
AUTOMOBILE SEIZED
10 Arrested for Speeding;
Hearings Set For
' Saturday
Police Chief Bob Henry started
off the New Year with a resolu
tion to enforce the law. So de
termined was he to keep the reso-
ution that before the first day of
January was over he had made four
arrests on charges of possessing
liquor, ' two for drunkenness and
ten for speeding.. The following
day he made two more arrests for
possession.
The New Year's drive also re
sulted in the eajture of two and
ne-half gallons of '.whiskey and
he seizure of an automobile in
which liquor was alleged to have
been transported.'
McDowell Ai rested
Harry McDowell was arrested on
a charge of possessing liquor after
one and one-half gallons was re
ported found in his toom in the
Franklin hotel New Year's after'
noon.
A little later Bill S&tton was
arrested .and charged with the
ownership of one-half gallon of
liquor in his shop in the" basement
of the McCoy building. This was
Sutton's second arrest on a liquor
charge in recent months. He had
been bound over for a hearing at
the next session of superior court
on the first charge.
Besides the whiskey, Chief Henry
reported finding 12 empty fruit
jars and a bushel and a half of
empty pint bottles in Sutton's
shop.
The following day, January 2,
Cicero Grasty and Ralph Welch
were arrested and charged with
having an interest m the whiskey
found witn , Suttorf.
Others Arrested
The others arrested" on New
Years day for possession of liquor
were Jeff and Bass Tallent, who
were reported caught in a Ford
roadster belonging to" May West
parked on Main street. The Ford
and a half gallon of whiskey were
seized.
Each of the above defendants is
being held under $300 bond for a
preliminary hearing at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning before Mayor
George Patton. The two drunken
ness cases and 10 for speeding al
so are scheduled for a hearing- at
the same time. .
"There has been entirely too
much reckless driving and speed'
iug around Franklin," Chief Henry
mmented. There has cot to be
sjop to it. It's too dangerous and
nincr to arrest evervbodv I
Leadero in'" Farm
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2 BASKETBALL
GAMES SLATED
Local High Teams To
Play Rabun Gap Boys
and Girls Friday
Although lacking ; in experience
and somewhat light in weight, the
boys of Franklin have fine pros
pects of a light, fast basketball"
team. ' ' .
Since the close of football season
at Thanksgiving the boys, about
20 strong, have been working hard
every day, with a fine spirit ,of
sportsmanship trying . to . form a
quintet that will be a credit to
Franklin. The squad being inex
perienced by not having had
basketball last year has had a slow
start but bids fair to be able to
take care of itself in any compe
tition found in this neck of the
woods before the season closes.
Among the more promising play
ers working hard , for the team
are Woodrow Teague, Sheffield,
Hunter, Vance, Freeman, Dean, El
more, Wilkie, Parrish, Matlock
and a few others.
The boys need .the support of
the town at large and if the proper
support is given will have one of
the best teams in the high school
league, according to Coach Tim-
mons.
GIRLS' TEAM
The girls' basketball team of
Franklin high school,-under the
coaching of Miss McKimmon, is
fast forming'a strong club. At the
beginning of the year a squad of
some 20 girls reported to Miss Mc
Kimmon. The girls k have been
working out steadily every alter
noon. Through losing the. first
game of the season to Demorest,
they have improved very much and
bid fair to have a strong aggrcga
tion led by the Misses Ray, Franks,
Baldwin, Slagle, Hodgins and many
others.
2 GAMES SCHEDULED
The basketball teams consisting
of boys and girls of ' Franklhi high
school will play the boys' and
girls' teams of the Rabun Gap
Nachoochce school in Franklin in
the first game of the season on
Franklin's home court.
The Franklin teams have played
Demorest high school at Demorest,
Ga the boys winning by a burst
ivc playing on the part of the
.team, in the closing moments
"Tierurls. being umamiuai
."ndcr which
0 Year Plai
Representatives From
Macon at Conference
In Asheville
ROGRAMOUTLINED.
Dinner Planned Here To
Acquaint People With
Movement
Plans "for carrying out the West
ern North Carolina Organized 5-10
Year Farm Program were perfect- .
ed at a meeting in Asheville Mon
day night of ihe regional couhcil
recently tormed to direct the move
ment. "Sam L. Franks. Fred S..
Sloan, county farm demonstration -agent,
and Miss Elizabeth Kelly
represented Macon county at the
meeting. Mr. Franks previously,
had been elected chairman of a
Committee to sponsor the program
in this county. r -
II. Arthur Osborne, of Canton,
in Haywood county, was elected !
chairman of the ri'i'ionul rnmiril j
and. fi resolutions were adopted '
covering dilterent phases ot the
5-10 vear clan, lmoort int subcom
mittees to set the plan into motion
also were appointed. Air. rranks
was aooointcd to one of these, the
committee on farm crops, vegetables
ana nvestocK.
Plan Dinner Here
"MrT Franks, with tli2 , coopera
tion of the Frar-U'in Rotary flub,
is plaining to f aia'li .it ' :" Matron
county with the 510 Year move
ment a: a diune t' be held m
fti near' future The exact date
and place ctf the dinner will oc TT
rmounced lau- It i? pla'ntc: In
ive. a man and a wots i from
evejy community in the county at
this dinner.
Resolutions Adopted .
Tht followina reSDhhions were
dopted at the mect'ui? in Ashe- .
;n McU ivas sponsored by the
Asheville Gtucr. and the Ashe- -X.
ille Times: " -
i Tn conduct town-county sur
veys to determine the local market ,.
needs a-id surputes as a wans :
:ni,miratin.r A fllltl for wlvlCS'iItlS,
llltttrhtllV- ' ' lit
retailers, h.nl.i a"5 housdtf'Ukr'
to buy Western .ortn .-uim.in.i -products
if the ' quality and the-
Pi
i ic.es arc njual to '.nose pi vui
nit nrnnts Ot tne 3 vl
program as worked out recently by, -a
committee of practical ja3'-,
The program was:Pou-uu .
Asheville Utizen ,7,'''"; "
Times and is lepnntqa. wi"
story. ' '."'''',. vt.,'
3 To promote poultry, vck-1-'"v-'
hogs, sheep and dairying as sources
of revenue whicn can sow ....
creased value immediately. Discus
T ' tOP'
sion brought out the tact inc cm