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AjIOUT MACON 'COUNTY
Macon County ,has a population 5f
. fiADOUT OURSELVES
Thti Franklin Press was established
in JSLJ5 a.id is the oldest North Caro
lina newspaper "west of Asheville. This
issue marks consolidation with Tim
Press ( of The Highlands Maconian.
The combined newspapers have a cir
culation of more . than 1,200. "There
is no other newspaper published in
Macon County, '
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13,400. Its area is 328,320 acres. The, j
fcrci area is approximately 2IS.732
acres, comprising 75 ..per ' cent ol the
total land area. The total . stand of
i saw 'timber is" estimated at 485,000,000
board feet, tact.., supplied bv N. C. '
Department Conservation and Indus- j
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VOL. XLVll. NO. IS
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSPAY, MAY 5. 1932
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7iiIS CONTEST
Edward Eaton Awarded First
Place in Statewide
Contest "
NORMAN WEST ' SIXTH
'Relation of Forest to Fish
and Game' Subject
Of Essays -
Edward Eaton, a "senior -the
Franklin high" school, has. been
awafded-the first prize in a state
wide essay contest on the subject,
"The Relation of Forests to Our
Fish ' and Game," which was con -ducted
f jointly by the North Car
olina r Forestry association; the
Izaaic Walton League and the
North Carolina Department of Con
servation and Development, More
than 700 essays were submitted in
, the contest. . ; - ,l
Norman West, also a member of
the .this year's graduating class of
the ' Franklin high school, was
awarded sixth prize in the Contest.
In announcing the winners of the
v contest,' ' S. Holmes,' state for-
ester, said:
"The winning of this essay con
iestby Mr, Eaton brings him $10
'in gold awarded by the North Car
olina Forestry association, a bronze
-medal from '''the American For
estry association, and to his school
a bronze plague, mounted on wood
to, be held by the school for one
year. , . .
. Compliments School , '
: "Mr. Norman West of the Frank
lin high school also- won a place
in this ' contest .;' He ; won sixth-
prize, which was $1 in cash, award
ed by the North Carolina Forestry
association. I think the Franklin
high school is to be congratulated
on producing ). two members who
won prize money. The teacher of
English at this school - is Mrs.
Eloise d. Franks. , j
. "Three members of the Forestry
division force of ' our department
judged the essays." -'-',
; BASEBALL LEAGUE
I, BEING PLANNED
FOR MACON COUNTY
: There are plans at work in Ma-
, con county to organize a Macon
county baseball league. It is hoped
thati as' many as six communities
will organize a team and then a
schedule for the season will be
planned. ' ' ' -
The first team to get organized
is known as West End, composed
of men and boys to-the west -of
Franklin, yet within the Franklin
. township.
West End's team is as follows:
Sara -Keesc, short stop; James
Cunningham, catcher; Tom Wilkes,
pitcher j T. M. Green, first base;
Bill Green, second base ; J. D. Gib
sou, third base ; Buster Green,
center field; Zeb Childers, right
field and Robert Davis, left field.
West End played the Franklin
high ' school on Tuesday afternoon,
oft' .the grade, south of the depot at
Franklin; the game resulting in a
one-sided score West End 19 and
thej Franklin high school 3. This
was the first game for West End.
West End will play the Car
toogechaye Nine on Saturday af
ternoon on Crawford's bottom, a
baseball field located on Cartooge
chaye. Debt Cleared, Baptist' !
Church Is Dedicated
Cleared of debt, the First
Baptist church of Fnnklin Was
dedicated Sunday with the Rav.
A. J. Smith, former pastor,
preaching the morning sermon,
and the Rev. W. W. Marr, also
former pastor, now of West
Hickory, delivering the sermon
at . the evening service. The
congregation was organised in
1122 and the present church
building was completed in 1920.
: Hundreds of Baptists, includ
ing many from out of town, at
tended tlia dedication ceremonies.
The" Rev. . Eugene R. Eller,
present pastor, has bean large
ly instrumental in removing the
debt from the cMurch, thereby;
making possible it dedication.
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f NEWS SUMMARY
A Survey of State and National Events Concisely
Told in Brief Up-to-Date
News Reports -
COUNTIES DELAY TAX
SALES
The boards of commissioners
in a number of North Carolina
counties on Monday disregard
ed the law providing that ar
rangements be made then for ad- '
ver Using the sale of delinquent
taxes for June 6. The action
" was in direct opposition to the
local .. government commission
which has vjuled that tax sales
- should proceed as the law re
quires. Capone Loses Appeal
The Supreme court on Mon
day refused a review of the in
come tax evasion conviction of
Al Capone, Chicago gang lead
er, and Capone is scheduled to
. start liis 11-year sentence within
few days. .
Would .Stabilize the Dollar
By vote of 289 to 60 the lower
house on Monday passed a bill
whicb 'calls on the federal reserve
and the treasury department to do
all possible tp stabilize the dollar
at its average worth between 1921
and 1929.
. Kill Army-Navy Consolidation
The lower house on Saturday de
feated the proposal to consolidate
the army and navy under a de
partment of national .tiefense. It
was a major section of the much
buffeted .national economy bill.
Jap Officials Bombed
One' high Japanese official " was
killed and four seriously injured
b a bomb thrown" by a Korean on
to a platfoim. as. ihe officials were
reviewing a holiday parade exer
cise in Shanghai on Friday.
'.' $3,500,000 to N. C. Farmers
The federal department of agri
culture has loaned 29,000 North
Carolina farmers some $3,500,000
for purchase of seed and fertilizer
this year, most of the borrowers
being rrionry crop fanners of ihe
east. .
CONVICT 4 IN HONOLULU
After 48 hours of deliberation
a verdict of manslaughter was
brought in Friday by a jury at
' Honolulu against Lieut. Thom
as H. Massie, Mrs. Granville
Fortescue and two seamen for
- the lynching of Joseph Kaha-
4iawaiL Kahahawaii was one of
' fivsi accused of attacking Mrs.
Massie. As Judge Charles Davis
prepared to pass sentence on
May 6, the defense' started its
-plan to appeal -in the higher
courts.
Hoover Wins Power Contest
The senate's fight to recall the
nomination of George O. Smith
as chairman of the federal power
commission was lost on Monday
when the supreme court upheld the
Hoover appointee's riiht . .to the
May Day ii Quiet
The quietest May Day since the
! World War was seen in world cap
itals May I. One radical demonstra
tor was killed in Spam and two
in Poland. Two million paraded
past the tomb of Lenin in Moscow.
Richardson Says He'll Buy
Beans iri Larger Quantities
W. L. Richardson, of Maeon, Ga.,
who has' been coming to Franklin
each summer fot the past three or
four years to buy beans, announced
while on a visit here Saturday
that , the was planning to return
this summer and would be in po
sition to haudle about twice as
many beans as he bought last year.
He said he had an associate, 1. M.
Roberts, in Plant City, Fla., who
had agreed to take a large quan
tity. Mr. Richardson said he expected
to arrive ' iii Franklin on ,nbo.ut
July 10,- just as soon as the Macon
county beans begin to develop in
fair quantity. , He. urged that all
who are interested in planting
beans get in communication- with
him or see .Fred & Sloan, county
farm demonstration, agent, as soon
as possible, In rder, . to bring
beam in af thi popert' timd, they
STATE BUDGET IN AR
REARS State revenue collections are
over $3,500,000 behind budget
estimates for the present fiscal
year, with a deficit of some
$2,800,000 expected to be shown
in the general fund at end of
the -year on June 30. A deficit
of J2.300.000, however, was car
ried over from the 1930-31 year.
Negro Dies in the Chair
Seek Slayer in Mountains
Jonas Massic, 20, is being sought
in the mountains of Madison coun
ty as the slayer of Marvin John
son, wlio was shot eight times with
a pistol at his home in Barnard,
Sunday night. The quarrel is said
to have been over Massie's atten
tions to Mrs, Johnson.
Slain by Highwaymen ,
Slowness in raising"his hands at
theV command of two highwaymen
who invaded his filling station north
of Reidsville, Saturday night, was
a fatal mistake for J. W. Carter,
62. Both fired and Carter died
with seven bullet wounds. Therob
bers escaped without taking any
money. . .
French Election Held
Premier ; Tardieu and other
French political leaders won their
fights in Sunday's national election
for seats in the national assembly.
Observers say the forces of Edo
uard Herriot have a strong chance
to upset the Tardieu government.
Bankhead Retains Seat
, By 4 to H? the senate last week
decided John H. Bankhead shall
retain his place as senator from
Alabama and blasted the hopes of
J. Thomas Hcflin seeking to unseat
Bankhead on election fraud charg
es. Jack Thomas Is Taken
Jack Thomas, 25, Chathamycoun
ty man accused of doing the shoot
ing in which Ashby Penn; univers
ity student from Reidsville, was se
riously injured near Chapel Hill,
March 31, was arrested Friday in
Ktw York. Elwood Johnson and
Lawrence Armstrong were already
in custody as members of the par
ty. Robert G. Thompson, former
police chief at Mt. Holly, is still
sought as the fourth man. Penn
was shot as an officer "attempted
arrest of the four for a Chapel Hill
robber'. '
Farm Board to Sell Cotton
A depleted treasury is given by
lhc federal farm board as the reas
on for iis announced intention of
placing 050,000 bales of 'stabilization
cotton on the market beginning
August 1. It is half the board's
holdings' of the 1929 crop bought
at 16..V cents per pound.
Ccverr.ors Dine at White House
Gomnors of 24 slates, attending
annual sessions in Richmond, were
guesls of President Hoover in a
dinner at the White House, April
28. Roosevelt, New York; Ritchie,
Maryland; and Pinchot,. Pennsyl
vania, all prominent as candidates
tor the presidency, were among
i no guests.
should be planted in the near fu
ture. .
r Giant stringless and Simmonds
stringless were urged by Mr. Rich
ardson nV the best varieties of
beans. He said he also would be
in thcjn'arkct for tomatoes and on
ion si and suggested Morrow Globe
for. tomatoes and Yellow Dan vers
for, -Bermudas for onions. He said
he; would want tomatoes about the
last of July.
Last year Mr. Richardson was
here for .about three weeks and
paid out about $4,000 to farmers
for their beans. He estimated that
other buyers paid that much or
more. He frankly stated that beans
were somewhat of a gamble but
said he thought they were as good
a gamble as any other agricultural
crop.
"If you hit the market right and
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PETITIONS ASK
ROAD EXTENSION
Many Sign Request To Ex
tend U. S.Highway 25-W
Through This Section
Petitions urging the extension of
federal highway No. 25-W from
Knoxville, Tcnii., to Augusta, Ga.,
through the Great 'Smoky' Moun
tains National park and via Bry
son City, Franklin and Highlands,
are being circulated throughout
Macon county. The petitions were
prepared under the direction of J.
E. Lancaster, chairman of a com-:
mittec of the Franklin. Rotary club'
appointed loJ promote the proposed
exclusion of U. S. 25-W.
Individual residents are .being
urged, not only , to sign these pe
titions; but also, to write the state
highway commission . in furtherance
of the proposed route, which would
put Franklin and Highlands on one!
of the main tourist thoroughfares
between the Ohio Valley and north
central states' o Georgia and Flor
ida. Several score persons in
Franklin and Highlands already
have signed the petitions.
At present U. S. highway No.
25, -which originates at Port Huron,
Mich., splits at Corbin, Ky., into
25-E and 25-W. The eastern route
continues through Cumberland Gap
on south to Asheville. The west
ern route goes to Knoxville and
then cuts across to Asheville, when
it joins 25-E. It has been sug
gested that 25-W be relocated so
as to pass through the new nation
al park and continue on to Aug tsta
before rejoining 25-E. It is po'nl
cd out that this not only would
shorten the route for many travel
ers but also would afford one of
the most scenic trips the sou .hern
mountain region can offer.
Asheville and other towns on
U. S. 25-E are vigorously opposing
the proposed change, fearing ibst
many tourists no.v using that roatc
will be diverted to (he propesrd
western branch of U. S. hiphwav
25 because , of it s superior advan
tages. A copy of the road petition is
on file in The Press office ar.d
those who have not signed it arc
urged to come in and do so,- The
petition reads:
TO THE HONORABLE HIGH
WAY COMMISSION OF NORTH
CAROLINA;
We, the undersigned citizen, a.d
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DR. COIT HEARD
BY ROMANS
School Head Sees Failure of
Big Business in Solving,
Human Problems
"Mass production has euiteii ihe
world unbalanced," Or. J, K Coil,
associate superintendent ot the
Rabun Gap-Nacoochec school, told
the Franklin Rotary rlub at- its
weekly luncheon meeting at the
Scott Griffin hotel Wednesday.
"Business is an art," lie declared,
"rather than a science and one of
the principal troubles with big
business today is that its leaders
have tried to make of il a. science."
He expressed the opinion that
where the human element looms
so large, as in business, it could
not ho reduced to cold-blooded
scientific formulae. He blamed bus
iness and industry largely for the
breakdown of many human lives
and pointed to the increase of
sufferers front' nervous afflictions
as an example of the modern trend.
Dr, Coit refrained from prescrib
ing any definite remedies, prefer
ring to let his address suffice with
its provocation of thought,- but he
did suggest that the remedy might
be found in a baclc-to-the-soil
movement with the view of making
each family unit more self suf
ficient. In the course of his address Dr.
Coit quoted '.Roger W. Rrabson,
famous economist and business
prophet, to illustrate the importance
of the spiritual element in every
dav life. The quotation follows:
"The-great electrical era which
the world is enjoying today is pri
marily due to two men one, Charl
es P. Steinmetz, who for thirty
years was chief engineer of the
General Electric company, and the
other, Thomas A. Edison.
"During the last year of Stein
mctz's life, he spent a week at
my home in Welleslev. The last
evening of his 1 visit I asked him
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Ingram Pulls Surprise;
Announces as Candidate
For State Legislature
I'ulictical developments in
Macon county took an unex
pected turn this Week with the
announcement Wednesday by
C. L. Iifgeaiti! former sheriff, of
his candidacy for representative
in the legislature, subject to the
Democratic primary. As there '
had been considerable specula
tion as to whether Mr. Ingram
would run again for sheriff in
opposition to A. B. Slagle, the
incumbent, his announcement
for representative came as the
first major surprise of the po
litical open season. '
In his announcement Mr. In
gram expressed the opinion that
he could be of better service
to the county at this time as
. representative than he c fluid in
any other capacity,
Sam Howard, of Tryphosa, al
so has made formal announce
ment of his candidacy for the
NO. 28 TO OPEN
IN FEW WEEKS
More Crushed Stone and
Binder Of Asphalt Being
Placed On Highway
Highway No. 28, which is receiv
ing an asphalt surface between
Highlands and Franklin, will be
reopened to traffic within two or
three weeks, it is estimated by of
ficials. Parts of the highway have
had to.be treated with a new lay
er of crushed stone in order for
the asphalt hinder to be effectively
applied.
As a result of having to haul
Stone to No. 28, trucks have been
transferred from No. 282, which is
betngi surfaced between Highlands
and the Georgia line, so that work
is temporarily slowed down on No.
282.
It will require a month longer to
complete the surfacing of No. 28
between Gneiss and the Jackson
county line, five miles cast of
Highlands. The entire stretch be
tween Gneiss and the Jackson line
is approximately 17 niile.
REV. J. S. SMILEY' "
DIES AT HIS HOME
IN: BRYSON CITY
Mrs! Sam Womack, of East
Franklin' ' received a nits.sage ihe
first -of this week of the death of
her brother, the Rev.. John S.
Smiley at his home at Rryson City
Mr. Smiley was a Baptist minister
and oitcn preached in the country
churches in Macon county. He has
many - mends who will regret to
learn of his death.
MISSIONARY ZONE
MEETING TO BE HELD
AT UNION CHURCH
The yonc nieciiii'g of ihe" Wo
man s Missionary societies of the
Methodist chinches of Macon conn
ty will meet at Union church on
Tuesday afternoon, May 10, at 2
o clock. Everybody is invited to
attend.
Three Barely Escape Death
When Fire Destroys Home
Mr, and Mrs. Boise Hall and
their 10-months-old child barely
escaped burning to death early
Sunday morning in their home two
miles west 5 of Franklin on High
way No. 28. Mr. Hall iiwokc about!
1 o'clock to find the room a mass
of flames and smoke. Part of the
ceiling caved in before he had
time to get his wife and child out
of the house.
Mr. Hall suffered burns about
his hands, but besides this and the
nervous shock, no one was injured.
The origin of the fire was not
learned. Mr. Hall said he had had
a ire in a g'ratc but had extin
guished it before going to bed. A
six-year-rtid son of the. Halls was"
providentially spending the night
with his grandmother, Mrs, - May
legislature, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary.
Sheriff Slagle and C. T. Bry
son, register of deeds, thus far
have an open road ahead of
them for renomination ' by the
Democrats to their respective
offices.
Although notices must be.
filed with the county board of
elections on or before May 20,
in order for one's name to go
on the primary ballots, no can
didates have come out for the
county board of commissioners.
Kelly Bennett, of Bryson
City, has announced himself a
candidate for reelection to the
state senate from the 33rd dis
trict. Edmund B. Norvell, Mur
phy attorney, and R. A. Patton,
of Macon county, also are can
didates for the position. Rev.
A. S. Solesbee, Macon county
Baptist preacher, is expected to
seek the Republican nomination
for senator.
Barn Burns to Ground;
Fire-Fighters Helpless
Franklin's volunteer (ire com
pany went to a fire Thursday
morning but it didn't have
enough hose to reach from the
nearest water plug to the fire.
The fire-fighters, therefore,
could do little but stand around
and watch while Jack Weyman's
barn on the Bryson City road,
just inside the town limits, burn
ed to the ground. Luckily, the
barn was a fair distance from
the house and chicken rooti,
else these might also have caught
fire and bjarned. ,
A mule belonging to J. E.
Perry was burned to death and
two pigs were so badly burned
that they had to be shot.
The origin of the fire was un
known. DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. IK HALL
Many Attend Funeral of Well
Known Franklin Woman at
Methodist Church
Mrs. W. G. Hall, 43, died at her
home on Bonny Crest Sunday night
about 11 o'clock after an illness of
two months. Death was attributed
to neuritis.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock with t lie Rev.
O. P.'Adir, pastor of the Metho
dist church, assisted by the Rev.
Eugene K. Filer, pastor of the
First Baptist church, the Rev.' J.
A. Flanagan, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, the Rev. N. C
Duncan, pastor of the Episcopal
church, and the Rev. H. C. Free
man, pastor of the Franklin circuit.
Member Methodist Church
The deceased was a member of
the Methodist church, having join
ed in early childhood. She was
a splendid .neighbor, one that will
be greatly missed in her commun
ity. Mrs. Hall was formerly Miss
Pauline Penland, daughter of Mrs.
j Sally Penland and the late D. W.
Penland. She was married to Mr
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belle Robinson, who lives about a
mile and a half from the Hall
homoT The lad usually slept in
another room from his parents' and
it is thought he probably would
have been trapped by the flames
had he been at home that night.
The Halls were forced to flee
from their home in night clothes.
They took refuge at the home of
Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Hall who
is a carrier for the Asheville Citi
zen and the Asheville Times, hastily
borrowed other clothing so he could
deliver the Sunday morning papers
on time.
The house, a four-room structure,
was owned by Tom Sanders. It
was valued at $800 to $1,000. The
Halls suffered a loss of about $.500
in furniture and clothing. No in
lutanee Wat carried.
MACON PAPERS
CONSOLIDATED
The Franklin Press Acquires
Highlands Maconian V.
Circulation
TO SERVEBOTir TOWNS
J. J. Moore To Continue Op
eration Of Highlands
Printing Company
The circulation, gbod will and
title of The Highlands Maconian,
formerly published by J. J. Moore
at Highlands, have been acquired
by The Franklin Press. Begin-v
ning with this issue the two news
papers will be consolidated and.
published under the double ntast-,
head The Franklin Press and The
Highlands Maconian.
Under the consolidation arrange
ment The Franklin Press will fill'
the subscription list of The Ma
conian. Where there is a duplica
tion of subscriptions, the expiration
dates will be set forward and sub
scribers of The Maconian who have
not been subscribing to The Press
will be placed on its subscription
list. -
To Maintain News Bureau
Arrangements have been made
for Mr. Moore to represent the
consolidated newspapers in High
lands. He will maintain a news
bureau in the office of the High
lands Printing company and, besides
reporting the .news of Highlands
and vicinity, he also will continue
j to solicit subscriptions and adver
tising.
The consolidation of The Press
and The Maconian in no way af
fects the ownership or management
of the Highlands Printing com
pany, which Mr. Moore will con
tinue to operate as a commercial
printing plant.
The editor of The Franklin Press
sincerely hopes the new arrange
ment will result in a better paper
for all the people of the county.
With Mr. Moore's cooperation, he
expects to give Highlands complete
news coverage and to render ser
vice to that community on the same
high plane established by The Ma
conian. A special page will be
devoted to Highlands news and ad
vertising and news from there of
general countywide interest will be
placed on the front page.
Circulation Increased
'fliiough the consolidation The
Franklin Press has increased its
circulation by 271, with nearly 100
of the new subscribers in High
lands. This places the total cir
culation of the combined news
papers at ' approximately 1,200,
thereby assuring advertisers bet
ter coverage throughout the county.
Despite this increase in circula
tion, however, no change will be
made in the advertising rates of
The Press. Thus, advertisers, both
in Franklin and Highlands, will get
a considerably greater value for
their advertising dollars.
Plan Special Edition
In the near future a special
tourist edition is planned. This
probably -will be in celebration of
the opening of Highway No. 23
between Franklin and Highlands.
An asphalt binder is now being
placed on the road.
The Highlands Maconian - was
established in the fall of 1930 by
J. J. Moore and J. W. Street,
formerly of Franklin, and the first
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Fishing Season Open
Only for Trout and Musky
Fred Slagle. assistant chitritt
forest, fih and game warden,
pointed out this week that the
fishing season is now open only
for trout and muskalonge, the
seaion on basi, bream and oth
er varieties being closed until
June 10.
C. A. Waldrop, county game
and fish warden, also has re
quested that it be pointed out
that fishing licenses are required
of women, as well as men but
that boys and girls under IS
are permitted to fish without a
license. '.
Here's some more news for
fishermen: Eight thousand Urge
mouth bass minnows were dump
ed in Lake Emory the other
day and several thousand more
are expected to arrive soon. The
bass, about an inch to two inch
es in size, were obtained from
the federal hatcher at Wim
Springs, Ga., by Wade Array,
C. S. Brown, W. W. McConnell.
Dsrel Awe awl Frank Curtis,.
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