.
2:1 c.
Fn n f
INDEPENDENT
i rged
iEALS OF I, US
S. Supreme court oii
declined to revfW the
;mna Supreme courts de
tiewl trial for - Luke '.Lea,
1 publisher and foriner
d his son, Luke, Jr. Ijea
six to 10 years for
to jdefraud the Cemiral
villc, and his son must
or serve pne to three
p. two are expected to
ditKn to this state. ' ,
OLD HITS.- STATE
Volina, as was most of
jwas hit b bitter cold
t with snow covering
id" temperatures drop-
as IS degrees'. The
;d through the week
hway and city forces
idsvbf unemployed to
inow' blanket imped-
PAROLE
' u,' superintendent of
sori, has recommena
nor and the general
a parole and proba
be established in the
;matp! it ; will " save
Jin trial and prison
T IN ARGENTINE
! police claimf 1 last
ound 1,300 1 lmbs
icovered a Icvolu
ported by 'Hipolito
j;r prfent and dic
irw''' ate of siege
'ital-and in
s arrested
iannual
I have
ditor,
V82.S0
ail" v
r
f J
e
a a seventh-floo
jat
instofa-Salein, Monday, but
ories down he struck a skylight
etting andscapedwHK Tonlyr-a
HOOVER DEBT-COMMITTEE
President Hoover informed con
Prmir
gress; Monday, that with or without
its assistance he proposes to name
- a committee- to- consider, preliminary
problems in war debts, disarma
ment and world . economics and to
jmve the groundwork for a world
economic conference next year. He
declared intension to seek President-elect
Roosevelt's approval of
the committee! personnel.
CAUGHT ROBBING CHURCH
Charlotte poiice are holding D. J.
Burns, claiming to be a Greens
boTO rnvate detective, for an at-
t- safe ot at. jonns
Sunday night, lhey
A Burns m the
set of. burglar
FIRE
Ihe basement
fged -ap-ard
!ad-caused
jmerican Trust
were injured,
were safe in
RECORD
jker her hus
t from London
t month, Amy
ier, on Sunday
Ight from Cape
Her feat re
half days.
XBINET
scour was
sue-
I completing' his
n?d the govern
Jllowing the down
Jriot ministry on
At payment issue.
promised necotia-
Vj to the payment
jdlment due De
( 13 FOILED
A open the door
J Fountain, Friday
f burned a hole in
they were inter
In a shooting
Reaped, Po
.stained a
' 1. It is
v Ve b;r
VOL. XLVII, NO.' 51
LOKG
BRYSOllS JO
Named Assistant Accountant;
Southards Gets Poor
Farm Contract
E. W. Long was elected assistant
county accountant, succeeding C.
Tom Bryson,, register of deeds, at
a special meeting of the board of
commissioners last Thursday morn
ing. The salary stipulated was $50
a month, the same formerly paid
Mr. Bryson.
Iii accordance with pre-election
campaign .promises of Mr. Long
and -Walter Gibson, new chairman
of the board, the job of county
accountant, or full-time chairman,
was left vacant. This office, for
merly, held by W. D. Barnard, car
ries with it a salary of $1,800. C.
L. Ingram, who will represent this
county in the general assembly, has
promised to introduce a bill to
abolish this job;
In placing Mr. Long's name in
nomination for assistant county ac
countant, Chairman -Mjibson - pro
posed that he be paid a salary of
$75 a month. He agreed to change
this amount to $50, however, after
Gus Leach, third member of the
board, expressed the opinion that
it was unwise to pay more for the
work when Mr. Bryson had per
formed the duties adequately- for
$50. - ;; VY'-v
Southards Gets Contract
Lester Southards of Cartooge
chaye, was awarded the contract to
operate the new 'county poor hous
and farm forthe next two years.
His f bid called for $5.50 a month
for each inate. J " .
Tbfe are "1 J, inmates of the
hJne. Mr. bouthkrds is to operate
Jb farm for all the produce he is
iuie to harvest on the "firm --over
and above theactual expense of
operation. ;
Mr. Southards will take charge
of the. farm the first of the year.
At . that time the poor farm- 19 to
be moved from the present" loca
tion, near the top of, Trimont'
M6unlant63 Tnewlypurchased
iatm 4woniles -south, .of Eranklin
on Highway- No.-285. The change
will-make -itimucheasier.fpr, the
poor farm to be self supporting,
since the newly purchased farm, is
considered , to bemuch better than
the old. '' ' : -
Christmas. Pageant Planned
At Baptist Church
A Christmas pageant will be j giv
en at the Baptist church Christmas
night at 7:45. The public is cor
dially invited.
Box Supper To Be '
Given at Holly Springs :
A box supper will be given '.at
the Holly Springs school house on
Saturday evening, Dec 31. . Pro
ceeds will go for the benefit of
the baseball team. Special string
music is p!anned
Two Highlands Churches
To Have Christmas Trees
JThe custom of . having Christmas
tre eswithgif ts - f or ch ildre n will
be observed by the Sunday" schools
of two Highlands churches. The
Episcopal church will have its tree
at 4 o clock Saturday afternoon,
while the Baptist church will dis
tribute Christmas presents to the
children Friday night.
Poultry in nine demonstration
flocks on which records were kept
in Caldwell county this, season paid
a net return above feed cost of
$1.55 a bird.1
AWARD
Live-at-Home Program
Must Again Be Followed
The outlook for prices for all
farm crops next season means that
again the North Carolina farmer
must plan to grow his crops as
economically as possible and must
follow the live-at-home plan if he
i3 to weather the coming year."
- Ralph--XL-Rogers of the .State
college department of agricultural
economics and Charles A. Sheffield,
assistant extension director, attend
ed the recent outlook conference at
Atlanta and then with the aid of
all governmental information pre
pared the outlook for-conditions in
this state next" season. This ma
terial has Wfi studied by workers
of the'Seliool of Agriculture and
is now being printed foiribu
Sonf to farmers of the stTThe
VS is to let the growers ave
(facts so that from them, tiy
) plan their inUrprliei ne,i
-41.
As the la.
thincl
And up yonder in the attic theie w-w Ibhd
Where there's Christmas dreams a-datlciis. ugh t ileepy,
curly head; .
And it's "Merry Christmas,"
- . you, .
With the little feller's stockiH
"T'lSN'T sill?,, that little stocking and it isn't muc h fer
1 show, . ',. ' l .
And the darns are pretty plenty round about the heelyand
. toe, ' r
And its color's kinder faded, and it's sorter worn and ol&I, :
But it reellv is surorisin' what a lot of love 'twill hold : v
And the little hand that hung it by the chimbly there alonte
Has a grip upon our heartstrings that is mighty firm anq
strong;
So old Santy don't forgit it, though it isn't fine and new, ;
That plain little worsted stockin' Jiangin' up beside the flue.
A ND the crops may fail, and leave us with plans all gone
: ter-gmashr J ZIIZZZI
Arid the mortgage may hang heavy, and the . bills use up
the cash, f& ?
But whenever comes the season, just so long's we've got a
dime, v.
There'll be somethin'.in that stockin' won't there, Mary,?
every time. ' V
And if, in amongst our sunshine, there's a shower er two
7T of rain, . : - : - .
Why,Vwe'U face it bravely smilin and we'll try not to
complain
Long as Christmas comes and
and you,
With the little feller's stockin'
FUNERAL HELD
A&tte Atta Brights
Disease Fatal , to
:01dRcsid6nt-
F0R C E.REECE PLANS SOCIAL
-I Funeral-services JorChartes :j4JiJReayurl
nwnd-Reece-wereonducted-.at.,the
the Franklin Paptist church Tues-
day afternoon at 3 "o'clock by the
ReEugene " R." Ellerf pastor," as
sisted by the Rev. N. jTDuncan,
rector of the St. Agnes Episcopal
church.
."Mr. Reece was born in West
Virginia April 8, 1857, being 75
years, 8 months and 11 days old
at time of his death. He came to
Macon county about 55 years ago.
fte was a member of the Franklin
Baptist church, having joined about
38 years ago. . For a number of
years he had been an employee in
the Franklin postoffice.
,, Mr. Reece was taken 'sick Friday
evening with acute' Bright "disease
and died Monday night about 11
o'clock. - - -
Pall bearers were: R. F. Henry,
GeoTgeUDalrymple,Geor geM ash
burn,' George Carpenter," Samuel
Murray and R. M. Ledford.
Mr. Reece is survived by his wid
ow, Mrs. Nora Lewis Reece; three
daughters, Mrs. E. O. Mashburn, of
Sylva; Mrs. W. G. Mashburn, of
Bryson City; Mrs. John B. Angel,
of Clarkesville, Ga.; two sons, Ben
nie and Davis Reece, of Franklin;
two sisters, Mr& Charles Jacobs,
of Franklin, and Mrs. Betty Reece,
of Highlands, and a number of
grandchildren.
.Theer is a need for more feed
in the state and the price of good
seed is low which should encourage
the planting of more legumes and
of high grade seed of the general
farm crops. The price for hogs
and beef cattle will remain low
and. there, should be no expansion
in dairying except for local market
where the need exists. The same
thing applies to poultry. North
Carolina still imports eggs and but
ter. Mules will ' go to higher prices
if crop prices improve because
there is a shortage and the mules
on farms now are old. - There may
be an improved price for stumpage
timber. The outlook is nwr so
good for improved prices for 'fnick
crops, except . strawberries.'i The
acreage tof sweet and IrisI pota
toes should . not b increase the
report fl ny.
iStmas
on the
Christmas
hristmas
4 '
Mary, oncfl?d;ain fer W and
'" X'- '
- 'liangih' up beside the .flue.
finds us here together, me
hangin' up beside the flue.
JOE LINCOLN.
BROTHERHOOD
Interesting Program Outlined
"""-For Bible Class - -7 -
Meeting il
; social meeting on Wednesday evenT
ing, Dec. 28, at 7:3a- After a short
song service the topic of the even
ingrnyhar Our: Brotherhood Bible
Class Ought To Be," will be dis-T
cussed in its various phases by
members of the class. Refresh
ments will be served and there will
be after-dinner remarks. .The
evening will be closed by song
and benediction. The complete
program as follows:
Song service
Stunts Directed by Don Young
Scripture lesson by Roy C. Dady
Prayer E. B., McCullom
Song
"" Statement of Object 'of Meeting
By Chairman Howard Valentine
" Word of Welcome by Pastor
I,- Topic Fo Evening "What Our
Brotherhood Bible Class Ought
' To Be"
1. It Ought to Be Loyal To the
Bible By Gordon Moore -
2. It Ought To Be a Real Broth
erhood By Jesse Conley
3. It Ought To Be Loyal To
Christ In Seeking the Lost
By A. A. Angel
4. It Ought To Be Loyal To
the Church By Harold Sloan
5. It Ought To Be Bigger: What
You Can Do To Make It Go,
and Glow, and Grow By
Homer Bowles
II. Refreshments
After-dinner Remarks For the
Good of the Brotherhood
Song
Benediction Prayer
Pensioners Paid
Confederate Vets and Widows
Get $5,390
Macon ' county Confederate vet
erans,, and widows of "Confederate
veterans received $5,390 in semi
annual pension checks from the
state on Wednesday, December 14;
according to figures made public
by Frank I. Murray, clerk of court,
who distributes the checks.
The number of veterans in this
county has been dwindling rapidly,
the December pension list reveal
inn that only 12 are left. Each re
ceives , $182.50 every six months,
There, are' 40 class B widows, re
ceiving $50 each sever six months,
and eight clail A widowi who r
ciivi $153 ivery lit months,,
itSDAY, DEC. 22, 1932
A EXPLAINS NEW
RELIEF PLAN
Miss Davis Says Workers To
Get Orders for Goods,
Not Cash
Credit slips good for staple ar
ticles of food and clothing will be
used in the future instead of mon
ey to pay persons employed on
public projects undertaken with
unemployment relief funds, it was
announced this week by Miss
Rachel Davis, Macon county super
intendent of public welfare.
This new policy, however, does
not apply to men employed on the
major highway projects being un
dertaken with federal funds, but
only to those who are paid out of
direct relief monies. Thus far
Macon county has received $2,668
relief funds.
Explains Plan
"The act of congress appropriat
ling .this money," Miss Davis ex
plained, "provided that it should
be used on public and semi-public
wiprk for . the relief of the un
employed. Approximately 400 men
have been given employment with
this money and there are projects
under way now whichwill give em
ployment to 100 more men.
f 'At first this work was oaid for
in cash, but now the director of
relief appointed by the . governor
hsis recommended that itbej paid
in staple articles of food and cloth
ing. This has been interpreted to
include also food for-milk tows and
poultry.
j 3 Forms Ud
'TThe superintendent of public
welfare has received three forms
of brder blanks one for food, one
for clothing and another known as
Special Order" blank. When
properly filled out and signed by
the wiperintendenrof welf arerthese
blarJcs become orders on merchants
for : goods. The merchant lists the
articles purchased, gets the pur
chS)$et to sign :bis name . and then
rerjirns theorderotbe welfare
officer, who will remit the cash to
him. Each order blank will specify
the amount for whichit is good:
All merchants are expecteaand"
requested to cooperate to the ex
tent that proper " valuelHareiven:
It is suggested that .merchants re
ceiving order blanks submit these
on Mondays to ""receive "cash for
them;''"
Dr. Angel To Address
Medical Society ,
Dr. F. Angel has received and
accepted an invitation to address
the Tn-State Medical Society at
its annual convention in Greenville,
S. G, in February, on the subject
"Appendicitis." The Tri-State
Medical society is composed of
physicians and surgeons in Virginia
and North and South Carolina. ,
Broadway
Mrs. ' Ebbie Talley has been very
sWktB is 'rccoveringiw;-' ..:.-.
j Tom Smith made a ; business trip
to this section . Wednesday. ;
Radford Wilson, of Scaly, was
in this section, this week.
We- arc - sorry toreport Mrs.
Evan and Mrs. Walter Talley have
been very sick, but are better at
this writing.
, Edna Wilson is spending this
week with home folks on account
of bad weather and a bad cold.
;Tom Wilson made a business trip
to Highlands Saturday.
Bart Wilson, of Scaly, was in
thjs section last -week.
John Brown made a business trip
to Highlands, Saturday.
Chorus of 24 To Present
Christmas
A Christmas cantata, "Tidings of
Great Joy," will be presented at
the Methodist church ' at 7 :30
o'clock Friday afternoon by a chorus
of "24 voices under the sponsorship
of the 1915 McDowell Music club.
The cantata is directed by Mrs.
Boice Munday, with James B. Por
ter as organist and. Mrs. -Blackburn
W. Johnson playing a violin solo
and obligato.
Following the opening chorus 01
old' testament prophecies in the
cantata, a plaintive solo, O Come
Emanuel," will be sung by Mrs.
Munday, followed by Mary's beau
tiful Magnificat, sung by Mrs.
Gilmer Crawford. A solo by Mrs.
J. A. Flanagan will introduce a
lovely old German ;air, "Silent
Night." an organ arrangement play
ed by Mrs. Porter with, humming
iccoMDinimtnt by the chorus. A
1 15& - if MUl Edwins toslrymple,
2 Welches Held
H
Arrests Follow Mysterious
warrants sworn
Suspects
For
M
urder
HEARING SET FOR 10 O'CLOCK FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE
Inquest Reveals Anderson's
strange k imprinted on Forehead; Body
Found in Lonely Kelly Cove
X C. (Tump) Welch and his nephew, Floyd Welch, both
of the Burningtown community, are- beincr held in the
Macon county jail pending a hearing on charges of murder
ing Don Anderson, 20, of Lower Burningtown. With a
mysterious K impressed upon the forehead, Anderson's body
was found late last Friday night lying in the snow at the
foot of a deep gully in lonely Kelly Cflve, notorious moon
shine haunt.
The two W elches were arrested at their home late -Wed-
nesd afternewn W
Mallonee on a warrant sworn out by Mike Anderson, father
of the dead man. They offered no resistance. A prelim
inary hearing of the case is scheduled before Magistrate
George Carpenter at 10 o'clock Friday morning. Gilmer
A. Jones and R. D. Sisk have
he Welches. The state's case
Patton.
Anderson's death was reported to
Sheriff Slagle about 9 o'clock Sat-
urday morning. -TEe-sheriff, ac
companied by CoToner C. M. Moore,
Deputy Mallonee and Dr. W. A.
Rogers, went immediately to Kelly
Cove. There they found Carl
Welch and Harley Anderson, a
brother of Don, with the body in
deserted shack. The two men
told-theofficersheyJhadJound
Donrin the gully apparently froz
en, after Tump and Floyd Welch
had notified them late the night
before that Don had, gotten drunk
and they 1iad been unable to bring
himrhome.
Still Discovared
-Dr. Rogers-exanuMdlheody
and-pronounced tha4-Don-Jk.nderson.
had frozen to -death. The -officers
followed - footprints inthe snow
from the spot where the body was
found in the gully and, - some dis
tance away, found a crude distillery
madeout.ofnoiLdxunilAquanj;
tity of mash and some whisky was
seized. Along the path from the
gully to the still they found tatters
of clothing evidently torn by the
brush from Anderson's coat as he
stumbled or was dragged along.
While friends were preparing the
body for burial they nbticed that
the neck evidently had been broy
en and, suspecting foul play, they
reported the matter to Sheriff and
Coroner Moore. The body was
brought to Franklin for another
examination and an inquest "'was
called Sunday with Tump and Floyd
Welch as witnesses. Dr. Furman
AngcL. who., examined the bodyre-
ported - that the neck and a rib
were broken and the face badly
bruised and scratched. --A large
K appeared on the forehead. It
was.JTotjauloO'bur
said, but looked like a strange
bruise. Some observers fancifully
remarked that it might have been
a killer's mark, but Sheriff Slagle
discounted such a notion,, express
ing the opinion that it must have
been an accidental scratch or bruise
suffered in a fall.
Welches Arrested
The Welches testified that they
had been out with Anderson and
had tried ito take - him .. home but
Cantata Friday
"There Were Shepherds," will pre
cede a violin solo, which will be
followed by Mrs. N. C. Duncan's
"And Lo, the Angel."
"The Virgin's Cradle Hymn" will
be sung by Mrs. Harold Sloan,
followed by a 13th century carol
sung by the whole choir and The
Quest of the Magi," in which
Henry Wilkie and Richard blagle
have solo parts. The cantata ends
with the triumphant chorus of the
age-old Christmas hymn, "O Come,
All Ye Faithful."
Folkn,,;"" is a list of those in
the 'ho. us: -
Sjiranos, Mrs. Boice Munday,
Mrs. N. C. Duncan, Mrs. J. A.
Flanagan. Mrs. Gilmer Crawford,
Mrs. Harry Higgins, Miss Edwina
Dalrymple, Miss Elsie Ader, Miss
Jean Porter; altos, Mrs. Harold
Sloan, Mrs. Thos. D. Johnston,
(CoatlmiM en page four)
$1.50 PER YEAR
earing on
Cha
rge
Death of Don Anderson :
our oy uatner Who
Foul Play
MAGISTRATE CARPENTER
Neck and a Rib Broken ;
been retained as counsel by
will be prosecuted Tby George
he became so drunk he was un
manageable. On reaching home
they sent Carl Welch to notify the
Andersons. Then Carl and Harley
Anderson went after Don and
found him in the gully. They car
ried him to the deserted cabin
and built a fire. . At first they
thought he might still be living, but
he did not respond to treatment-
and they remained with the body
until the sheriff and coroner ar
rived.-
The coroners jury Veturneda:
. . ... -
verdict that "Don Anderson came"
to his death by dislocation of the
neckfronFtaqsesnknwm"-!
"After the hearing, however, Tump
arid "Floyd "Welchrwere" arrested on
charges of operating the still found
in Kelly Cove. They were released
under $300 bond. : "
- Anderson's - father and brother. .
still-suspecting-foul --play, earns to
Franklin Wednesday and swore out
a warrant for urrest of the, Welch- t
es, charging murder. . t
Funeral services for Anderson
were held Monday afternoon at
TVllico Baptist church. Besides his
parents, young Anderson is sur
vived by four brothers, Harley,
Vester and Vcrl, of Burningtown;
Lyle, of Madison county; and two
sisters. Mrs. John Rose, of Madison
county, and Mrs. Jess Roland, of
Florida. . .
Gneiss
Mr.- and - Mrs Will Hedden are
celebrating - the - arrival of twin ,: TT l
boys. . ; . I
On "December 18 a little baby ,
girl came to gladden the home of I
: nome 01- i
;eneri
sick list. I
den's baby f
Mrrand-Mrsr Howard Keener,
Ralph Crisp is on the sick
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hedden
is recovering v from, an attack
pneumonia. .1
Theer is to be a Christmas
gram and tree at the w;
frflnb- crflrirtl tiniiCA btitrrlav- if '
ternoon, Dec. 24. ' ,
Monday Mr. and Mrs. . C N.
Jones and two daughters made ft
business trip to Ellijay. ' -
Frank Mashburn s rubber-heeled
shoes slipped as he came dowii 'tKet V
IdUULi Ul 1119 uai 11 lull Willi 9U1I1
hay. He is suffering from injured
ribs as the result.
Poplar Cove
Miss Osie Williamson was visit
ing Miss Esther Williamson last
Thursday.
.: We are having some interesting
prayer meetings in our communif-"
on Wednesday, Saturday and, S
day nights, and everybody sy
to be showing a great intere
the work.
Miss Maude Roland spen
day afternoon withrMiss Kafu. ,.
pening.
Mrs. Bertha Ledford i in
Franklin last Monday shQpi.n. '
Miss Willie Jean Lewis vas visit
ing Miss Laura Di!lsTtiesday. : ,
Born to Mr, And ' Mrs. I Elvin,
Huskison, a daughter, Rose Mary,
on Monday, Dec. 19.
A son, Teddy Alviri, was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Judson Dills a) their
home on Monday, Dec. 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ledford an
nounce the birth of a dandier on
Friday, Dec.
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