North Carolina Newspapers

' i J r ' V' V? O v Hi ABOUT MACON COUNTY Macon County is predominantly agricultural, but according to a survey published by the State' Department of Conservation and Development, it has 10 industrial establishments, whose an nual output is valued at $724,474. In dustrial employes number 177 and their wages total $211,282. i ' 111 If 0 ' . - ! i i I j X. I i i 1, f O 1 y ' r'X' h Id 'f v '.y u r . 1 J -i 1 1 1 III I 1 1 fi a Washing an Elephant Prosperity, Maybe. "Ma" Calls Nanus ' Jimmie Walker Stalls Al Smith, Editor PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. XLVH, NO. 34 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932 $1.50 PER YEAR t. ft. I I Ballyhoo for Prosperity Sunday papers this week devoted columns of space to famed statis tician Roger Babson's decree that rising prices are justified. .Prac tically everything is worth what;,it is selling for, said he. Stocks and commodities are " up, and should stay up. "There will be reaction, of course, but prices are now. more nearly in line with real values . . : Increased employment is the chock that must be put under the wheels of this advance to keep it - from slipping back down hill . I. have maintained right " along that this depression has become 95 per cent psychological." 1 And there are prosperity notes from . nearer home. Waynesville business men are feeling better about thing, so they say. L. M. Richeson, manager of England, Walton & Co., which operates one of the largest tanneries in West' em North Carolina - and is now building a 50 to 200-foot finishing unit, says there is a "distinct re vival in business." R. L. Provost, general manager of the Unagusta Furniture Manufacturing Company (furniture business is first to feel hard times, last to recover) says that . the outlook for the fall is better Other leaders are similar ity quoted. '. Another Roosevelt Goes After Pachyderm Hides Vigorous Campaigner Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for the Presidency, thinks the Re publican party has been trying to wash an elephant. Said he, to a crowd of 25,000 in his opening road speech, at Columbus Ohio : "Has thtf Republican elephant, spot ted with mire, suddenly by miracle , overnight become a sacred white elephant of spotless purity ? Or has it merely been scrubbed and whitewashed by cunning showmen in the hope that they can deceive a credulous electorate for four more years?" President Hoover's accep tance speech, and the Republican platform, are "empty of hope," the New York governor said. z Walker Questions Roosevelt Authority The Supreme Court of the Stati of New York has been called on to determine whether Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt has the authority to try Mayor Jarhes J. Walker for his political life. Wal ker's counsel has filed briefs con tending that the Governor has no such authority. "Ma" Ferguson Calls Names Sarcastic, charming Bob Reyn olds, who defeated Cam Morrison for the Democratic; nomination for U. S. Scnatorship, might take a lesson from Texas. "Ma" Ferguson and husband, only husband and wife ever to serve as governors of a state, are employing such super powered vituperation in denouncing their enemy, Gov. R. S. Sterling, that Texas papers can't print it for fear of libel laws. Says "Ma:" "1 know you, the people, would rather have a proxy joined 40 me by the laws of God and sealed by the affection of man and "wife than to have a governor who has no tie but that of greed and gold." Pa refers tp Sterling as "that fat boy." On Saturday. Texas voters will choose between the Fergusons and Sterling in a run off primary. Al Smith, Editor Al Smith has become a magazine editor. He announced Tuesday that he' would take editorial com mand of "The New OuUook," a monthly magazine founded by Hen ry Ward Beecher and at one time the mouthpiece of Theodore Roos evelt. ' Mr. Smith said he was stepping out of his political role in becoming an rditor. Bridal Veil Falls : Showers Publicity The picture of a cene near Highland ha been chosen for the cover of an attractive il lustrated book which wat re cently publiihed by the W. N. C. Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of giving publicity to the beauty of highway No. 28. The cover i illustrated with a picture of Bridal Veil Fall, making a shower of water over the road from the cliff above. The road ha been cut through and under a granite wall of rock and the water fall clear of the road bed. It it not only beau tiful, hut probably conttitutet the only tcena of hi kind in the country. FORESEES ERAi OF PROGRESS Roy C. Thomas, District -Rotary Governor '.. Speaks Here SEES BIG PROGRESS Forecasts U. S.' Greatest Advancement, End of Depression Declaring that. America always has recovered from depressions and calamities, Roy C. Thomas, of Rock Hill, S. C, district governor of Rotary International, told the Franklin Rotary club Wednesday night of last week that this, coun try is in " better condition than at any time -in its history "to re sume her progress." Mr. Thomas, who was the prin cipal speaker at the Rotary club's annual ladies' night dinner, pre dicted that the end of the current depression will mark the begin ning of an era of advancement greater than any heretofore ex perienced. Expressing the opinion that the next step of progress will be along sociological lines, Mr. Thom as said : ' "We have been learning how to live; now it is time for us to learn how tolive together." Five new members were initiated into the club at the ladies' night meeting. They were Howard Val entine, Joseph Ashear, George J. Johnston, Don Young and Lester Henderson. GRANDCHILDREN GO TO JEUNION And Two Great-Greats Are at Potts Gathering In Highlands The annual Potts reunion was held on the lawn of the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Potts on Sun day. This gala affair was enjoyed by more than la hundred relatives and friends. Dinner was served on fa long table under, the trees. The Rev. W. T. Potts had seven of his children, (14 counting wives and husbands) present, thirty-three grandchildren and two great grand children present. Mr. Potts, Bap tist minister here, is one of the three oldest members of the family. Many out-of-town relatives at tended, among them being Nathan McKinney, 84 years old, the oldest member of the - family. Mr. Mc Kinney is from ' Burningtown N, C. Others were Mrs. Nannie Poole and her grandson, Bill Sims of Birmingham, Ala., Hubert Potts and family from Jackson county, Will Reese and family from Frank lin, Mrs. Mizcll from Prentiss, -N. C, and Allison McKinney, of Birm ingham. Speeches were made by Rev. W. T. Potts, J. E. Potts, Allison Mc Kinney, J. A. Hincs, Willie Hays, Wnrv West Miss Nellie Clcaveland 3nd others. Holly Springs to Hold Box Supper on Friday A box supper will be held at the Holly Springs school house Friday night, August 26. Proceeds will go to the base ball league. Mc Kemie, Jones' Partner Practising in Highlands Another 1 famous golfer has ar rived to practice on the Highlands Country club golf course. This time it ia Roland McKenzie of . Washington, who played with Bob by Jones on the U. S. Walker Cup Team in England in 1,930 and 1931. Mr. McKenzie arrived Saturday with Mrs. McKenzie for a few weeks' practice for the National Amateur in Baltimore September 13.. . . Bobby Jones, Roland McKenzie, Errie Ball (P. G. A. champion) and E. A. Thornwell, well known, golfer of Atlanta, made a noted foursome as they played on the Highlands Country Club course Sunday after- noon. frooaDiy tne oest. scores outside of exhibition game ever made in a fouriome match were made in thli game, Bobby Jones, Chief Bob To Shoo , Fence Perchers Off Chief Bob Henry has called upon the citizen of Franklin for another clean up campaign. He urge all people to mow their back yard and clean up the weed around the husea. The town truck will haul away all of the rubbuh if piled where the truck i able to get to it. Chief Henry' clean up cam paign alto include trying to keep loafer off the. fence around the Confederate monument. For several year the fence ha been a root ting pole during the day, with a many at twenty-five loafer perched upon the fence at one time. ' Perchers won't be lieve the tigna on the fence, and the Chief ay he it going tp let . the unbeliever pay for the doubt, if caught SHOWERS HALT BALL SCHEDULE Play-offs Leave Three Teams in Tie for Season's Lead Games called on account of rain cut the week's baseball schedule in half, although all eight of the Macon county baseball teams were ready for action. Games between Cartoogechaye and Mountain Grove, and Cowee and Prentiss were rain ed out after a few minutes of play. The boys at Union have had a baseball team for most of the sum mer season and they decided that they would like to take the sched uled games , for Oak Grove. On Saturday . the boys went to High lands and played the Skylauders, losine 22 to 5. Holly Springs went to West End and lost a hard foucht came to the! West End team by the county of 4 to 1. ': The rained-out ' game for 'Car toogechaye and Mountan Grovfr was played off on Tuesday after noon at the grade in Franklin, the Cartoogechaye boys winning 9 to 4. The rained-out game between Cowee and Prentiss will be played off .at Prentiss on Thursday after noon. . - Following are the games on the Saturday schedule: Prentiss at Union, Holly Springs at Mountain Grove, Highlands at Cowee, and West End at Cartoogechaye. Rating is for the second half of the season's schedule: Team Won Lost Avg. Cartoogechaye 4 0 West End ,.4 0 Cowee 3 0 Holly Springs .........2 2 Mountain Grove 1 3 Highlands .1 3 Prentiss 0 3. Union....... r.T.O l' 1000 1000 1000 1000 250 250 000 000 State Lodge Officials Guests at Highlands John H. Anderson of Raleigh, Grand Secretary of the Masonic Lodge, and Kelley Bennett, Dis trict Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge, of Bryson City, attended the group meeting of the Blue. Ridge Lodgcat their hall on Main street, Highlands, August 18, The meeting was well attended, representatives being there from Junaluska Lodge of Franklin, the Glcnville Lodge, and visiting Mas ons from South Carolina and Flor ida. leading of course, with a 65, Errie Ball with a 68, Roland R. Mc Kenzie with a 72 and E. A. Thorn- well with a 76. Par for the course is 70. Mr. and Mrs. JJobby Jones and their three interesting children left for their Atlanta home Monday of this week. This was Mr. McKenzie's first visit to Highlands and his first game to be played on the course He said he liked the course, and remarked that these were "mighty fine golf links." PUBLISH R. F. C. LOANS South Trimble, clerk of the house of representatives, ruled against ad , ministration W'isnes, in nis decision Mast week to make public all loans .of the Reconstruction Finance cor. poratlon to private corporation!. DEMOCRATS SET STATEJECORD County Is Far Ahead in Organizing Young Peoples Clubs 200 ATTEND RALLY Ray Heads Local Unit; 7 Township Groups ' Join Campaign With seven precinct or town ship clubs already organized and with plans for organization in the other five townships of the coun ty, the Macon Young Peoples Democratic Club, inaugurated here less than a month ago, is making swifter progress than any county in the state, according to D. D. Alley of Waynesville, chair man of the Eleventh Congressional District. Township Clubs have recently been organized at Franklin, Holly Springs, Bryson City, Cowee and Cartoogechaye. Charge Hoover Failure Nearly 200 persons attended a county wide rally at the court house in Franklin Saturday after noon to hear Felix, E. Alley, Jr., and W. T. Crawford, son of the late Congressman, both of Waynes ville. Mr. Alley charged whole sale . failure to the ' Republican party and said that all of Presi dent Hoover's promises to help the poor and the working classes had gone a-begging. He praised Roosevelt's principles and eco nomic theories and predicted that the entire country would be in vigorated by his election in No. vember. Mr. Crawford told his audience that "the only way for the United States ever to become again a government of and for the people is to elect a straight Democratic ticket in November.' ' "It is due time to wrest the government from the special few and return it to the people," he" said. "Roosevelt is the only hope of millions now out of work or in the 'soup lines.'" J. Frank Rayr Franklin attorney introduced the speakers. Ray Named Chairman At a business meeting after tb" speeches, Mr. Ray- was elected chairman of the Franklin town- (Continued on page four) DAUGHTER'S PLEA RESCUES FATHER FROM ROAD GANG Mrs. Agnes Higgins stood at the rear of the prison truck and saw her father, Wiley Zachary, assisted into the car along with a half dozen other prisoners. Mr. Zachary was being scnt to the roads for failure to . pay a $90 fine imposed for setting fire to the woods. "You shan't take him," Mrs. Hig- 1 ti- T ' t, .. . gins cried. iou cant put my father on the gang. I'll take his place myself." Mr. Zachary, settled comfortably in a rear seat, said nothing and didn't seem to mind much. "I'm going to see that judge," cried Mrs. Higgins. "You wait 'till I get back." She ran across the square and flew up the courthouse stairs. She found Sheriff A. B. Slagle and made her plea to him. The sheriff decided that Mr. Zachary might be held over until the next truck load of prisoners left for the gang. He was. put back in a jail cell. Father's Death Halts Maxwell Revival Work The Rev. A. S. Maxwell, who has been preaching at the Asbury Methodist church revival services at Otto, has been called away on account of the death of his father. The Rev. ; Mr. Maxwell is from Wilmore, Ky., but was formerly a native of North Carolina. The Rev.' J. C. Umburger, pastor of the Macon Circuit, is now be ing assisted at the revival by the Rev. and Mrs. O. P. Ader of the Franklin Methodist church.' Great interest has been taken in the ser vices. Since Rev, Mr. Umburger has been on the Macon; Circuit more than 40 ' new members have joined his churches. Andersons To Hold Reunion September 15 The Anderson family reunion will be Held at the home of Elbert An derson at the Billy Roane place on Cartoogechaye on Thursday, Sep tcmber 1S( Packed Court Room Cranes Necks for Glimpse of Two Men on Trial for Lives Eager spectactors craned their necks in Macon county's crowded courthouse this week to catch glimpses of aged Bill Crump, griz zled negro accused of murdering . a 19-year-old negress, and Tom Payne, who eluded the law for two days after the alleged shooting of his brother-in-law, Willie Passmore. Both men have been indicted' by the Grand Jury and are on trial this week. Old Bill who stands humbly be fore the tribunal and gives his ans wers in a halting, weak voice, doesn't look like a murderer. Yet they say he took a shot gun and did a woman to death. Payne's story is the more dra matic. After the killing of Willie Passmore, which Payne says was the result oPa scuffle, he fled to Clay county, taking his gun with him, the same gun that hjd fired three tearing loads into Passmore's body. For two days he hid out, but a" posse caught him near the Georgia line on August 7. Victim Begged for ' Water The wounded man is said to have lain on the floor begging piteously for water for more than two hours. He was finally taken to Angel Brothers' hospital in Franklin, where he died. Secondary interest was accorded by the courtroom to some of the thirty-six other criminal cases in which true bills were brought in by the Grand Jury. The Jury found seven cases not true bills. Superior Court Judge Holye Sink of Asheville and Prosecutor John M. Queen of Waynesville have dis posed of a number of liquor, as sault and larceny cases. Some of thetrt were: Montgomery McCoy ' and Harlcy Ledbetter, charged with distilling, McCoy pled guilty and was sen tenced to jail for ninety days. Led better got eighteen months and work on the county roads. Sen tence was suspended on good be havior John Chasteain and Oscar Chas teain were acquitted on charges of violating the prohibition law. J. R. Bell, charged with violating the prohibition law, was given a six months' sentence. Charged with destroying property, he was given an eighteen months' suspended sen tence. Housebreaker Sentenced Bede Mack, convicted of breaking into the summer' home of Mrs. Las sey Kelly Cunningham on Nanta hala, near the head of Winding Stairs, was sentenced to state pris on for not less than fifteen months nor more than three years. Clyde Mack and William Howard, charged with housebreaking in the same case, had their charges continued. Beat Wife With Chair Ellis Sanders pled nolo conten dere to a charge of assault on a woman and was sentenced to not less than fifteen months or more than three years in states prison. He was convicted of beating his wife with a rocking chair until she dropped unconscious on the ground. Then he attacked her with a hickory stick. Fred Vinson, charged with violat ing the prohibition law, pled guilty, was fined $25 and costs and order ed not to drive a car for sixty days. Odell Guy pleaded nolo conten ere to larceny and .was sentenced to six months in jail. 200 Brysons Spend a Day In Family More than 200 members of the Bryson family attended a reunion at the home of Mrs. J. L. Bryson of West's Mill Sunday. Robert Ramsey of Tellico, acted as chair man of the meeting. T. C. Bryson 6f Sylva spoke on the history of the Bryson family, past and present, and Dan Bry son, also of Sylva, spoke briefly, extending an invitation to all the Bryson relatives to attend the Jackson County Bryson reunion at Beta to be held on the first Satur day in October. The following officers were elect ed: C. T. Bryson of Cullasaja, presi dent: Robert Ramsey of Tellico, vice-president: Mrs. Lester S. Conley of Franklin, secretary ; C A. Bryion of West'i Mill, treasur er, and T, C, Bryion, alio of Prisoner Sentenced To Scrub Courthouse Judge Hyle Sink, who com mented Tuetday that the court houte imelled like an "old to bacco can," on Wednetday sen tenced a prisoner to clean it up. ' Lloyd Hampton, 17 of Burn ingtown, who wat found guilty of disturbing public worship wa told off for thirty days in the county jail, and the Sheriff was instructed to present him with mop, broom and brush so that Lloyd can cross the square every day and scijub the court house. Everett Welch, charged joint ly with Lloyd, failed to appear for trial and the judge ordered an instanter capias in other words, the officers were told to get Welch pronto. . AUNT SALLY, 90, GREETS CLAN She Hails Cunninghams Under Friendly Arms of Great Oak Tree John F. Cunningham, who lives on the Murphy road, was host on Sunday to the annual Cunningham family reunion. Under the friendly arms of the big oak, a bountiful dinner was spread for more . than sixty-five relatives and friends. Most of the relatives were from this county, but there were visitors from Asheville. Greensboro, Morehead City and Macon, Ga. Aunt Sally Cunningham, wl.. ninety years old and the oldest liv ing' member of the family, was able to be about, and to enjoy the occasion. She sat on the porch and halted with the crowd and ate a hearty meal. Several old hymns were sung at her refuest. Colored Folks Give Picnic for Archdeacon The colored people of Franklin and Macon county will give a pic nic dinner today celebrating the 45th anniversary of Archdeacon James T. Kennedy's service in this community as teacher and minister of the gospel. A short program of speeches and negro spirituals will be given. Archdeacon Kennedy, who lives in Ashev'ille, has been coming to Franklin for many years to hold services in St. Cyprian's Episcopal church. St. Agnes Episcopal church will be represented at the picnic by its rector, the Rev. Norvin C. Duncan, the Rev. Robert B. H. Bell and others. Mother of J. H. Stone yDead in New Haven News was received here last Sat urday of the death of , Mrs. J. Wheaton Stone, of New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Stone was the mother of John Herbert Stone who has been stationed here for the past two years with the United States Forest Service. ' Reminiscences West's Mill, historian. The latter three were re-elections, and T. C. Bryson will serve for life. Persons from outside the county who attended the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bryson and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bryson, Jr., of Sylva; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bry son and Mr. and . Mrs. Vernon Hooper and three children, Sylva; Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Bryson and three children, also of Sylva; Mr, and Mrs. George Bryson, and Mr. 1 Mrs. 'aBllard Bryson, of At. lanta; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ben nett and daughter, Louise, of At lanta; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Press ly and two daughters of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rickman and son of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fisher of Sylva, and David Reynolds of Leceister. . A picnic dinner was served on the lawn. JUDGE ASKS END OFGRAND JURIES Judge Hoyle Sink Hits At 'Outworn Machinery' In Charge to Jury ; PUTS COSTAT $600,000 And. Work Accomplished Is Mere Repetition, He Tells Macon Men Assailing North Carolina's Grand Jury system as an archaic, expen sive piece of unnecessary legal ma chinery, Superior Court Judge Hoyle Sink recommended its abol ition in his charge to the Grand , Jury at the opening of the August term of the Superior Court in Franklin Monday morning. Grand Juries cost the state be tween six hundred and seven hun dred thousand dollars a year, he said, an expenditure he believes tor tally unnecessary. "The Grand Juries," he declared, "are employed at this great cost to sift evidence that has already been sifted, either by a magistrate, or by a prosecuting attorney, or by both. At least 95 per cent 'of the work done by a Grand Jury is mere repetition. 1 have never known of an instance where a Grand Jury was worth a hill of beans." Asks Legislature To Act Judge Sink said that he had suggested abolition of the system to the Legislature, except in cases where one might be called by the resident judge, by the circuit judge, or by the governor in some extra ordinary emergency, such as a riot or extensive- community trouble. "I have given this matter some eight or ten years thought," he said, "and I am convinced that we do not need Grand Juries. There was, of course, a time when we did need them. That was years ago, when lines of communication . were not so efficient, when it was much more difficult to establish probable guilt. "But today we have radio, tele graph, railroads, good highways, telephones. Why, if a murder il committed in Maine or Wisconsin, you read about it here in the next morning's paper. Rarely does twenty-four hours elapse after a crime before the authorities know about it." Judge Sink was careful to make it clear that he had no criticism of the men composing the jury. Part of Old Machine "You do the best you can," he told them. "You have a duty, an unusal one, which has already been performed in most instances. You are now part of a machine that is not needed. That is the paint I am trying to get straight. "Grand Juries in this state cost the taxpayers about six hundred thousand dollars. Did you ever think about that, gentlemen? When you have finished your year's work, tell me whether or not you think you have rendered a service that you are proud of insofar as you have been able to do anything con structive or whether ycu agree with me. that your work has been merely a repetition of what other, have done.". Judgd. Sink promised the jury, that he would stand behind them" if they "gave chicken feed cases a. swift -kick out of the back door," citing several instances of piffling cases that have obstructed the cal endar and cost the taxpayers mon ey. There was one case, he said, in which sixteen witnesses were, recalled, at a cost to the state of (Continued on page four) Red Cross Distributes 420 Barrels of Flour The third shipment of Red Cross flour for Macon county arrived last Saturday. This ship ment is known a a double ship ment and totaled 3,280 bags or, 420 barrels. This shipment is about twice as large at either of the other shipments. On Monday and Tuesday the flour' was distributed to the va rious ' townships of the county, 'direct from the car. Previously, the flour was stored at Frank lin and issued a few bags at a time, but due to the well or ganized county, with all of the larger communities being . or ganixed, the new method of dis tribution was easily carried out. Franklin township gets 756 bags of tb ahlprntat