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DEDICATED TO MACOIi County and the Welfare of it Good People - j fit' i ' ' f i i i I f ' f ' ( t a 'J We t tf AsLevi:: PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT vcl. xlvii, r:o. s FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MAR. 3, 1932 $1.50 PER YEAR rwv 1 J 4. ms- n ,m . H!;!.!ir.il3, Men . Lose Lives in Wreck cf Motorcycle TRUCK OVERTURNS - "V. j jy j, 'wMMBMBMl - '".,'S',' " ' -- Elbert Southards cf Car toosechaye, I Killed ' Three men, all residents of Ma- con county, are dead as the result . of two motor accidents Sunday, one in Macon and the other, in Jackson county.' " . C. L. Steele,' of Highlands, was instantly killed, and Frank Necly, of Highlands, was fatally injured - when the motorcycle . on which they were riding left highway No. 25 on a 'curve, dropped down a ' 25-foot enbankmcnt'. and "crashed against a tree on the banks of v Tuckaseegee river in Jackson coun ty. Neely died Monday morning in -a .franklin hospital. .Truck Overturns Elbert Southards, 21, of the Car toogechaye section, was killed when 'the truck he was driving struck an embankment and overturned on "highway No. 8, three and one-half miles "west of Franklin; An inquest was decided unneces sary. ' Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at Maiden's , chapel with the Rev., J.' C. Umberger officiating. ; Motorcycle Wrecked The motorcycle on which Steele and Neely were1 riding., was wreck ed when a tire, blew out, witnesses said. The machine piowed through a . pile of stones before it plunged over- the : embankment. Witnesses said the 'machine was going at a rapid speed. The speedometer reg istered 70 miles art hour when the - wreckage was picked upT Steele is -said to" have been driy ing the motorcycle when tfie ac . cident occurred. ; . .n ... Neely W.asJn charge. of the mu nicipal power plant at Highlandi CHILD WATCHING FIELD FIRE IS FATALLY BURNED ' Little "Lizzie Boston, age 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Boston, of Cartoogechaye, died early Thursday morning at An gel Brothers' hospital from burns received near ; her home Wednesday afternoon. . ; A broom-sage, field was be ing burned off. It is reported that little Lizzie was alone In ' the field with her four-year-old brother and six-year-old sister when her clothing calught fire front the " burning grass. Her small .sister bed presence of mind to try , to remove the .burning garments, suffering Re vere burns herself, but it was 'too late. . . . ' Funeral services will be con ducted by the Rev. Mr. Swan son at Patton Methodist church at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The whole county joins the grief-stricken parents in their sorrow. V Lespedeza Seed To Be Delivered on Friday F.S, Sloan, county farm agent announces that lespedeza seed will be delivered Friday, March 4, at the Farmers' Supply company ware house. Those who ordered less than Jour bushels are asked to bring sacks or other containers in which to put their seed. ' PATTON IMPROVED 4 Mayor; George B. Patton had rmvrrri ftiimnrntlv Wednrsriav to be about town. He had been ill several days with influenza. . Chief Henry Urges ' Clean-Up Drive Now Residents of Franklin should take advantage of the spring like' weather and their idle time to clean up their premises, Po lice , Chief R. F. Henry said Wednesday. ; " ' , "There's no (use' to wait until later to start cleaning up," the chief a-ddsd. "We might as well do it now ' and when spring comes we'll already be cleaned up. Anyhow, it looks like spring is here." , "v " '-, v, Chief Henry urged everyone to rake up the winter's accum ulation of trash. He said the town truck would collect the same when asked to call. ; NEWS SUMMARY, ;: " A Survey of -State ' and rational Events Concisely ' Told in Brief Up-to-Date 1 ' - Hews Reports '' Lindbergh ' Baby . Kidnapped ; ,j '- No trace had been reported late Wednesday night of the kidnappers whe abducted Char lerA. Lindbergh; Jr., 20-month-old son of Col. and Mrs, Und' bergh, from -their home .. near Hopewell. N. J., Tuesday eve ning. The child was discovered missing at 10:30 p. m. by his nurse, lathis crib a note was found demanding $50,000 ran som. A nationwide search Im mediately was organized but the best detectives in the coun try had failed to" discover . any promising 'clues 24 hours after the' baby's disappearance. The kidnaper was believed to have entered the nursery by climb ing a ladder and entering an open window." Mrs. Lindbergh is fearful of the baby's health, as he had beerf under .treatment for 'a cold for several - days, and was dad only in his night clothes when abducted. IT'S. .Hairy In Pacific Under Monday orders, 10 United Stales warships and a number of auxiliary crafv will .pass through the Panama canal " to concentrate 202 fighting-, ships in- the -Pacific fox combined maneuvers. , ' U. S. Offers Baby Bonds . "Baby bonds,"; of small de nomination.' bearing twTper cent, .redeemable in cash on 0 days , notice, .wilt ba offered . by the treasury to lure boarded cash from its . hiding places, the drive to open 'March 7.' Tar Heel Is Slain Returning from a Vay rehearsal at Bristol, Tenn., Friday, Joe B Graybeal, Creston, N. C, was shot and ; killed by.. &a 'assailant , who leaped from a . parked car, fired pQintblaflk and then escaped. - Committee Downs Jonas . By a vote of 10 jo 7 the sen ate judiciary- committee on Monday supported Senator Jos-' ink W. Bailey in hU fight , against confirming Charles A. - Jonas as attorney in the . west ern district of North Carolina." The senate as a whole will con- ! . aider the appointment X' News Letter to Resume After a month's suspension due to lack of funds, the News Letter, fact finding publication of-the state, University, has resumed publication, the printing department of state's prison to print it free. Freed of Murder Charge Lack of evidence caused Judge Rev. J. W. Shocldey Holds Seriqs of Meetings Here ' Gospel preaching meetings being held throughout this week at the courthouse are being well attend ed, as arc the childrens' meetings each afternoon at 3:30. The Rev. J. 4Vatson Shocklcy, pastor of the First Christian church of Asheville is conducting the scries of meet ings, which started Monday and are to continue through j Friday night. It is announced that the preaching is based on the true in terpretation of the Gospel and all people are invited to come to hear Rev. Mr. Shocklcy and to join in the meetings. At the "Sunbeam" meetings each afternoon . the . children arc being trained in choral singing and are 4 More Liquor Outfit Raided by Macon county officers, assisted by Jack . Moore, cut down about 300 gallonsof beer on Wednesday, March 24. They also : got . two outfits on Friday.-The first was found in the Walnut Creek sec tion and was in operation at the time,-; Two men escaped as the raiding party" approached. The second still was located in the Salt Rock section on the head of Elli jay, where the officers "confiscated the ; cap, destroyed vessels and about 250 gallons of beer. On Monday night Sheriff Slagle H. ' Hoyle Sink," on Friday, to throw out of' court the charge that Mrs. Maty Frisby. murdered her husband,. Erna Frisby, in'. Madison county in 1928. N. C. Reconstruction Head r John' Campbell Charlotte banker, was announced Friday , as the North Carolina manager for the Reconstruction Finance corporation and will be in charge of" loans for this state. State Sues Winston-Salem n a test case affecting the other large cities of the state, John P. Stedman, state ' treasurer, has brought suit to force the city of Winston-Salem to pay the- state tax of six cents per gallon on gaso line it buys for. city uses. . Gragg is Nominated President "Hoover last week sent to the senate the nomination - of Watt H. Gragg, Boone, as marshal of the middle N. C. district, Gragg having the endorsement.- of the' G. 0. P. state executive .committee. Dies of Bullet' Wound. : i Everett Mroupe, Gaston county, died February 25, from a bullet wound he said was inflicted fey three county officers chasing him for liquor running some weeks ago. Charges will " be brought against the officers. " ' Recover Stolen Jewelry More -than $15,000 in jewelry, ad mitted by William Pryor to have becn taken by him and Wallace Scales in a holdup of Mrs. A. H. Galloway and. three bridge com panions in Winston-Silem ast March, was recovered Friday from a INew York shop where; it bad been pawned for $1300. ' " Huge Motor Tax in South . Gasoline .and motor license taxes in southern states tote! -' $139,000,000 per year, North Carolina collecting-more than any other state and anticipat ing $15,000,000 this year from, tax on motorists. ; Condemned Killer Insane,' unaer sentence tor slaying six kinspeople at Aiken, S. Gv."Ge6rge Jackson, 40, is declared insane in a report to Governor Ibra Brack wood by the head of the state jios- pital. G. O. P. Convention April 14 Official call for the state Re publican convention was' issued Saturday by James S. Duncan, ' chairman of the executive com mittee, with 1,489 delegates to meet at Charlotte, April 14, at 10 aTm. ' ' taught the books of the Bible and the meaning of the Old and the New Testaments. Mr. Shockley's sermon subject on Monday night was "The Mission of John the Baptist": Tuesday. "Who is Jesus"; and Wednesday, "The Mission of Jesus"." Thursday night the subject' will be "The Church", and Friday, "The Mission of the Church." Emphasis is plac ed on the Deity of Jesus and the fact that He changed the Old Testament conception that God was a terrible and vengeful being and taught that Qod was a kind and loving Father. Much interest is being shown in Mr. Shockley's teaching and preaching, Macon Officer and Deputjr Sheriff Malonee join cd Sheriff. Long of Clay county in a raid 4wo miles the other side ol Rainbow Springs, just across the line m Clay county. The, still which was a copper outtit, was, found on government property. The operators had fled before the raid ers arrived but the. officers suc ceeded in capturing the still and dumped a quantity of mash and beer. AH told, Macon officers have de stroyed 30 whisky plants since last June. i 11MI1BAKX UQWTION Stockholders Must Meet ' Assessments, Board ' Orders PUSH COLLECTIONS Debtors Told To Pay or Judgments Will ' ' Be Taken Two definite steps have been taken in the past week to expedite liquidation of the Bank of- Frank lin's od assets, according to Gil mer A. Jones, the bank's attorney, Mr. Jones said he had been in structed 1 by the board of directors to .carry out . an assessment on stockholders. The assessments, which was levied in December oon instruc tions from the State Department of Banks, amounts to the par value of the stock. That is, a person holding ten shares of stock, valued at $100 a share par will be re quired to put up $1,000., If the stockholder fails to meet the assess ment, then his or' her stock will be ordered sold and judgment will be taken to meet any deficiency. . The bank closed on December 16,. 1930, and reopened on April 29, 1931. Since reopening it has been operating as a liquidation agency for the old assets and a clearing house for hew deposits. ' Besides ordering assessments against stockholders collected, the bank has taken action to enforce collection of unpaid notes. Copies of the following letter have been sent to all persons owing money to the bank : "Pear Sir: ine tisuiaating committee, in going through" the notes, has desig nated your note, endorsed by to be reduced to judgment if not paid on or before the 8th of March. No further notice will be given. We trust that you will take such action as will relieve the Bank" from ; taking judgment. Tht matter now "rests In "your bands. "THE BANK' OF FRANKLIN' DEATH CLAIMS f.lRS. CRAWFORD Was Franklin's Oldest Woman; Funeral: Held Sunday Mrs. Virginia Anise Crawford, the oldest woman in Franklin if nof in Macon county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs." Frank Smith, on Harrison avenue about noon last Saturday after an illness of three days. , Funeral services were held in the Methodist church Sunday after noon at 4 o'clock with the Rev. O. Adcr, pastor, officiating. Among those who attended the funeral was "Uncle Johnny" Craw ford, of Hayesville, a . brother-in- law, who was 102 years old Christ mas day. "Uncle Johnny" was the eldest of a Jamily -of 17 children and he is the only one still ' liv ing. Despite' the rather long trip for a man of his age, he appeared to be hale, and hearty. Coming with "Uncle Johnny" Crawford were two sons, Bob and Will Crawford, and Mr. and Mrs, Keid ot - rtaycsvuie, the latter a granddaughter. Among other out-of-town relatives and friends at the funeral .were Professor Wade H. Crawford and two sons, Weyman and Minis, of Wilson: Miss Vir ginia Smith, of Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. Florence Hampton, of Bry son City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis and daughter, Bessie, of Sylva; and Mrs. Frank Siler of Lake Junaluska. . Pallbearers were Theo S. Mun- day, Henry W. Cabe, George J. Johnston, Gilmer Crawford, Mim3 and Weyman Crawford, grandsons. Mrs. Crawford, before her mar riage, was Miss Virginia Butler, born in Granville county August 8, 1839. v With her mother and a sister, Mrs. A. Curtis, she mov ed to this county when a child She was married to Captain J. G. Crawford and they had eight chil dren, rour of them survive, as follows: Henry Crawford, of Sal em, Ore. ; Prof. "Wade H. Craw ford, of Wilson; Mrs. Frank T. Smith, of Franklin ; and Jim Craw ford, of the state of Washington. , Mrs. Crawford joined the Metho dist church in early life. She was a woman 'of fine Christian charac ter and had scores of friends here and elsewhere. JUf. 'f unman To Start Oil Expert Urges Pure-Bred Chickens and Graded Eggs Poultry and Livestock Specialists Speak .. In County Recent meetings in-various sec tions, of the county under the Or ganized Farm Program have been assisted by C. F. Parrrsh, poultry extension specialist, and F. R. Farnham, dairy extension specialist, who gave informative talks and answered numbers of questions on local problems. Urges Pure-bred Poultry Mr. Parrish urged the raising- of pure-bred poultry on each farm so that, in the near future, farmers; 1 i 4. ' .- f. . .' wouia De in position to sen graded eggs instead of the mixed eggs now ; offered. He recommended that al feed possible bex grown on each farm to avoid the necessity of buying .special poultry feeds and mashes., 'jRecommendations were given for the construction of an inexpensive, brick or- stone brooder house to be fired with wood. De tailed specifications of-this brooder may be secured at the'office of the county agent, Fred S. Sloan. , Farnham's Advice Mr. Farnham's talks centered on three main points of diversified farming, the discussion of which brought dut much valuable infor mation. First, to improve present pastures according to recommenda tions of'; the county agent, which are based-on actual results obtained in Macon county. The cheapest livestock production js obtained from grass,' it was stated. Mr. Farnham's second recommendation was to grow at least one acre of legume hay, either lespedeza, soy bean or clover, for each milk cow. This should be sufficient for 180 feeding days. Third, to increase crop production by soil improve ment with legumes, lespedeza being especially stressed for this purpose. Mr. 'Farnham also urged thai more cows be kept for cream production, the manure going back to the land. He emphasized the error of selling feed except through livestock. Gypsy Women Get $3 From Mrs. W. J. Zachary A band of Gypsies rolled into Franklin Saturday afternoon and when they had rolled out an hour or so later Mrs. J. W. Zachary, milliner, found she was short $3. Two of the Gypsy women wcnl into Mrs. Zachary 's shop on Main street. One of thorn insisted on seeing a piece of cloth in a show case. Mrs. Zachary told her the cloth was sold, but the woman was intent on seeing it. So she reached in the cae and pull out the cloth. Mrs. Zachary's money box" was also in the show case. When she examined it after the Gypsy women left the shop she found it was $3 short. By then the Gypsies were on their way elsewhere. . Fifteen Catawba county poultry- men have haa tneir hocks diuou tested for the production of ac credited eggs for hatching purposes. Persons Starting Brush Fires Must C. A! Waldrop, county, game, fish and ' fire warden, requested this week that all persons burning over pastures arid brush on their lands please to notify him before hand. Mr. Waldrop said he. had been receiving numerous reports of forest fires, which when traced down, turned out to be brush fires started by farmers and kept under control. Mr. Waldrop and Don Young, district ranger- for the Nantahala National Forest, urged that par ticular pains be exercised to keep brush , fires from spreading. They pointed out that - the law places definite responsibilities on persons starting brush fires. The state fire laws require that a person setting fire to grass, brush or woods on hit own lands A '1 TT1 Angel ir! Work ifcion to Farm Plan Leaders To JMeet Saturday A meeting of all community chairmen, co-chairmen and sec retaries under the Macon coun ty organised Farm Program is called for Saturday, March 5, at 2 o'clock in the county farm agent's office t the courthouse. The meeting was called by the county chairman, Sam L. Franks, the county co-chairman, Miss Elizabeth Kelly, and County Agent F. S. Sloan. At this time it is expected to take up the matter of programs for future meetings and an opportunity will be given to all the commjun ity committee members to com' pare notes on successful - meth ods being Used in the various sections for the furtherance of the 5-10 Year Plan. EXPLAINS PLAN OF CROP LOANS County Committee Must - Act on Applications For. Loans formed as rapidly as. possible, will be the authorities through which farmers who heed funds should apply for crop "production loans from the $50,000,000 allocated -for that purpose by the Reconstmc tion Finance Corporation act, ac cording to an announcement receiv' ed from Henry S. Clarke, national director of the crop loan fund. Mr. Clarke emphasized that loan applications must be approved by the local committee. It is under stood that the local committees are to be appointed on nominations made by county farm demonstra tion agents. -If a loan application is satisfac tory to the county committee, they forward it to the regional office where it is checked by the legal department and also by state rep rcsentatives familiar with condi tions in the region from which it comes. If approved by the federal office, checks will be nfailed 1m mediately for the initial installment of the loan. The right is reserved to make the loan in installments. A communication from I.' O. Schaub, director of the North Car olina agriculture extension service, explains that there will be a limit on loans to individual farmers of $400, but he expressed Uie opinion that the average loan will not amount to more than $75.' He urged that it be remembered that these loans will not be gifts but must be repaid at the rate of 5 1-2 per cent interest secured by a crop mortgage. The crops must be grown according to the advice of the county agent. Club members of McDowell coun ty will plant 2,500 black walnut trees this winter. Notify Warden first notify the nearest fire warden and also the , owners of adjoining property. It also is required that a competent watchman must b kept on duty to see that the fire does not spread to other lands Violations ot these provisions is classed a$ a misdemeanor. The law also states that before ; campfire is built all inflammible ma terial must be cleared away for ; distance of 10 teet and anyone leaving a campfire burning is guil Add ty of a misdemeanor. Throwing or placing cigarettes, cigar stumps, lighted matches or other burning materials where they might cause forest fires also is prohibited. There have been a number of forest fires in the county during the past two weeks but few have been serious thus far, . 4" anniEM Spring Hospital New Wins To Double the Capacity of Institution PLANS OUTLINED Tax Exemption Sought On Basis of Charity.. Activities Dr. Furman Angel an nounced this week that he is planning to start work this spring on an addition to Angel Brothers hos pital which will make it the largest hospital in Western North Carolina. The hospital already has accom modations for 6550 patients and 15 nurses. It is planned, Dr. Angel said, to build a new wing on the south to provide for 50 more pa tients. The nurses' home is to be moved to make way for the hew building. Wants Tax Exemption Construction .of the addition is dependent on one thing, Dr. Angel said. He explained that this con dition was that the county and town authorities grant the hospital exemption from taxes.. He pointed out that the institution handled many charity cases and that oth er similar institutions' throughout the state were not required to pay taxes. Angel Brothers' hospital ha3 grown from a small institution with accommodations for only a Jew pa tients to its present size in six years. Dr. Angel first operated a hospital in the Grover Jamison residence on Palmer street. Later he erected the present hospital on the old Elias property and, besides operating a hospital, established an accredited nurses' school. Staff Enlarged . Dr. Edgar Angel, who for the ' past year had been on the staff of the Lahey Clinic in Boston, re turned to Franklin last week and will be associated with his brother, Dr. Furman Angel, as" a specialist in, the treatment of goiter, and thyroid disorders. Three other doctors are also on the staff : Dr. Cunningham, Dr. Killian and Dr. Williams. - 'Uncle' Elbert Watson Passes 89th Milestone "Uncle" Elber Watson, father of Mrs. J. II. Fonts, celebrated his 89th birthday at his home in Glen yille Tuesday with a birthday din ner. Among those attending were Dr. J. H. Fouts, of Franklin, and !iis son, Dover Fouts, of Burns- ville, and Frank Watson, also of Burnsville. Despite his years, "Uncle" Elbert Watson was re ported in good health and leading an active life. J. M. Fisher Moves Home to Hazel wood J. M. Fisher, who has lived two miles south of Franklin on high way No. 285 for the past two years has removed to Hazelwood, where he has accepted a position. Mr. Fisher s many friends here will regret to learn that he has left this county, but ' wish hint every success in his new field. Says County in Good Financial Condition Macon county is living within its budget and is in far better financial condition than most of the counties of the state, ac cording to R. C. Birmingham, certified public accountant of Charlotte who has been retained as county auditor for another year. ' " Mr. Birmingham was in Frank lin Monday apd Tuesday and checked up (he books to March 1. The final audit for the cur rent fiscal year is to be made in June or July. "If this county's business had always been operated on the present basis, it wouldn't have any debts," the accountant com mented. "As St is, it is in much better shape than most counties in North Carolina. 1 1 J' UN 1