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Voted
I brines uit j
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Revelation Pi
CAUGHT UNDEI
exoaud
High winds of i
heavy billboard d
and trapped Fred 1
Ly blew a
1
Marion
10, who
was delivering r neu! j
The
Ind only
boy was badly mjh,
the fart tli-i h.
his head
in a ditch preventedT dcath"
N. C. LEADS IN S
ILLS
There were 1,066 J-
mills ac
jas com
I but the
e nation
trts the
uve in uie state in
pared with 1,612 in
, state continued to 1
in number of mil
state forester. Th
moved
produc-.
irom tutu to yth pla
tion of lumber pre
nnn AAA rn a . i
sawing
- ?w,uuu,uuu poarq teJpf
LE
Z DIE IN SHELF Y V
, Mark Connor, 25 '
a gun
' in we jail yara at.
afternoon just afte
Saturday
a com-
panion had been
J on a
drinking charge.
Deputy
through
Sheriff E. .W. Sanl
the body. The dt
lied his
own pistol as he fil ail
red four
times. Both died
minutes
later. .
tax comr:::
ORTS
Revenue Com; ,s
- Maxwell ,ind hi.li
isent 4 rlnnri in
irpii;5nn
ay re com -
mending - to the gf -I
assembly
y tax be
mat me is cent j.c
removed and that; i
lew taxes
al assem
lould bal-
ue imposed oy ins f r
bly. The, commisskl
by a 15
ance tne state s tut
per cent reduction' h
alaries, a
20 per cent incdtai
i present
diversion
the high-
taxes, and a empol
of $2,000,000 a yea 1
W9V fnn1 I
DELAY IN COUBJTlYt1t-"u.u,-a
Manv pnnntiM f.1 hrVaie navc
delayed the reobtnld
of rural
schools for a week lu
o nazara-
ous condition of ffaejEip
s for bus
transportation, and alsp
b the in-
iluenza epidemic. I j
DECLARE COI.l kf.ra
MERGED
' Formal merger of M(rPrt C0J
1m tnnif : Atu HrAlooro col
lege, :Greensboro; f ? ctredTast,
week by the eduationjl commis-.
sion -of the Wetra ' Nur i Caro
lina Methodist Cdterende "i le mer
ger to bfef fectir at the opening
of s the fall sessbjin 19j L The
commission also ledered J te con
solidation" of " RiHerford,t Weaver
and the conferdjre's junipr col
leges into pne juinr collcefe to be
temporarily locatl in thd Daven-
I port" DlanOrteyC
IAK lltLL RIIO ruuKi
Raleigh E. Stil32, former resi
dent of Spencer, lent on ? killing
orgy at Miami, Fla., last week
Enraged at his wl's refusal to see
him Still shot 1 small on, his
.wife's, mother and rother, ; nd then
killed himself.
VOTE PH1LIPF IE FREEDOM
With heavy m mty, t: house
of representative: ast wee! passed
the conference 1 provii ing in
dependence for ; Philip ine1 Is
. lands in 10. yearsi measui" . which
had already beetiipproved by the
senaterThe meiire-may be ve
toed by President Ioover.
SOCIAL RESEJh RE10RT
After three yeJ of stud , Pres
ident Hoover's liimittee on so
cial research repJed Sunciy, that
violent revolutiol is pos ible in
America "unless iiere cai be a
more impressive ftegratiorj of so
cial skills and furW of social pur
poses than is r Wed by recent
trends." More I
gators aided in;
which was finan
. feller Foundatior
n 5U0; mvesti-
c invtstieation
by the Rocke-
MARINES LEA NICARAGUA
The last of t.l United States
marines have lef t icaragua, leav
ing 2,500 America trained Nicara
guan guardsmen tWintain peace
in the administratl of President
Juan B. Sacasa, niV inaugurated
president. . There rive been de
tachments of marl' I in the Cen
tral American couijtor 19 vGnrsh!
PUSH SEARCH
OR M
Rewards totaling
4 enf
... offered for the lol
41 J
Tex Chr.rc
I
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i i.i f
i if
ii
MM
iii i
I
fed
i inn a nn i ipnritaiu
"enti
fication of the
v of R S
1 Coin, prominent
cndPrsnn
missing since De
!nber 23.
friends are eonvir
d that he
murdered, althoui
various
sons .near Colur
Ohio,
have
identified his pic
re as that
a man seen thereiecently.
CIGARETTE PW:E FALLS
A drop of 85 cots per thousand
in the price of If ent-oack cigar
ettes, making th wholesale price
$6 per thousand, ?at v announced
by two large coinlei, Monday,
wt.h c&tn i to follow.
VOL XLVIII, NO. 1
N.C.ASSEIBLY
OPEWESSIOR
Ratifies Amendment To End
'Lame Duck' Sessions -Of
Congress . ' ;.
Turning to business immediately
after convening for! its biennial ses
sion at noon Wednesday, the North
Carolina General Assembly ratified
without a dissenting vote the pro
posed amendment to the federal
constitution lto abolish "lame duck"
sessions of Congress and to set
January 3 instead of March '4 as
the date for the inauguration of
a. president.
Both houses voted to ratify the
amendment after a special message
recommending ... such action had
been sent to them by retiring Gov
ernor O. Max Gardner.! Nortn
Carolina became the 18th state in
the union to adopt the proposal,
which be sides , changing the date
for presidential inauguaration also
would provide "for the swearing in
of new congressmen and senators
on January .11 of --the-yearf ollow
ing their election. Z ,.. .
The two houses also adopted a
resolution inviting President-elect
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to ad
dress them at a joint session later
in the month. The President-elect
is expected to come' south about
January . 18 for a rest at Warm
Springs, ' Ga. ,
Would Cut Salaries
The lower house also voted Wed
nesday r to slash the salaries of
elective state officers 15 per cent,
but the senate blocked action on
the measure in that house by ad
journing. Such a measure could
not be applied to the state officers
who take office today unless it is
passed by the senate before noon
today, when they are scheduled to
be sworn in. j
At caucuses of housi and senate
Democrats Tuesday night Reginald
L. "Harris of Pierson i county was
jelected. speaker, cf &1mwvisc and
William -?.-Clarke-c
county ; was : elected
tern of the senate.
-.Other -serious -work
Edtecombe
resident pro
Will-probably
be delaved until next! week, -nvhen
the" budget message Jof 4he ew
governor is expected to be ready.
With"!FwiIl "be presented to the
lawmakers, a set of problems which
are expected to xrowd all other
mattersintatheiack ground-. for
weeks. -
Economy Profram
The State Tax commission, be
lieved to reflect the attitude of
the incoming governor, has re
commended a fiscal program, which
would reduce the cost of govern
ment $3,000,000 annually; divert
$2,000,000 from the highway to the
general fund; provide replacement
taxes to make up a loss in revenue
of $3,800,000 due to removal of the
15 cent land tax; and declare a
two-year moratorium 'on meeting
bond maturities. i j
Stata Liquor pwi .
.Another problem which bids fair
to CaUsc "a'Tirotracted fight later in
thesessionJouches " the state's
liquor laws. Admittedlira-warm
issue among the members, it was
expected, however, to be kept in
thegackground unjiK After some
action by the nanonall congress,
which is considering both beer
legalization and repeal of the
eighteenth amendment j and the
Volstead act. !
Macon Veiiire Comes Home
From Murphy Disappointed
Two of three men charged with
infractions of the bank laws in
connection with the failu-e of the
Cherokee Bank failed to appear
when their cases were called in
superior court at Murphy Monday
and a special venire of 50 men
from Macon county was dismissed.
Most of the veniremen; came home
i
ettly disappointed, for they were
ptcting to hear an' interesting
ii and be well paid ton it.
- il'tl wap - esuiiiaicu- inai , mammy
Mc - R ' court to procefa with the
man rt cost neroKee covniy approx
I A I . 1 L i.
Kis
... I ' 11.1.. 1 Wl In liimi inJ
was
f( but the two defendants who
h A to present thenselves were
oi red by Judge H. Hoyle Sink
to 5rfeit their bonds.
e two defendants who failed
totppear were E. . Davidson
ati J. W. Davidson, . B. Story,
th hird defendant, w;s present.
,cn bills of indictment I had
be returned against) these de
ferents, all growing jput of the
faie of the Cherokse bank on
Ocber 3, 1931. Ftvi billi- were
per -
of
4
c L
. , V
PROGRESSIVE
Tells Ho7 One Community
Made Merry Without Money
The. story of how one enterpris
ing community made merry Christ
mas with little or no money is
related in a letter from Mrs. Rob
ert Pattern, chairman of the Patton
school district relief committee,' to
J. E. Lancaster, county chairman
f the Red Cross. Mrs. Patton's
letter follows in part:
"Since there are only two men
in our . community who have had
jobs that pay cash (some are now
getting part-time jobs- on the road)
we decided, instead of having a
cash drive for membership in the
Ked Cross, to concentrate on a
community Christmas tree and
(thereby bring cheer to several
homes that otherwise would have
no Christmas gaiety.
"We received a few cash dona
tions but mostly produce and la
bor. The produce was traded for
candy, oranges and a little mate
rial for toy-making. . ,
"Everyone in the. school district
was invited , and in spite ; of a
very rainy , Christmas eve there
was a house overflowing with
eagerappyJolksJooking for San
ta Claus and he came with can
dy and oranges for 285 people and
a tre loaded with presents. Be
fore Santa's arrival a group' , of
young people gathered behind the
Christmas tree and sang carols.
Rev. Mr. Swanson read the Christ
mas story. Then such a stir as
Santa distributed the gifts! The
ones who went home most heavily
loaded were the people who would
have had little if any Christmas
'fixin' except for this tree.
.-."Our school teachers, Mrs. John
Henry and Mrs. Zeb Norton, co- i
operated fully with the community
SERIOUSLY CUT
Charlie Stamey in Critical
Condition; "John Farmer
Put Under Bond '
Charlie Stamey, 32; is in a seri
ous condition at his home, on North
Skeenah suffering from knife
wounds said to have been in
flicted by his cousin,, John Farmer,
25, near the home of Ben McCon-
neU onNorth Skeenah about 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Farmer
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
George Mallonee Tuesday on a
warrant sworn out by Ernest Stam
ey, brother of the wounded man,
but was released shortly afterwards
under a $1,000 bond.
Stamey was stabbed in the right
lung and left side, where a rib
obstructed the knife, preventing it
from penetrating the lung, and al
so in the right arm.
The two men were said to have
gotten into an argument, but the
cause of - their dispute ""lyas ""not
learned.
A preliminary hearing "IrT the
case has been scheduled to be held
before Magistrate George Carpen
ter at 1 p. m. Thursday, January
26. - "
TOM BRYSON ILL
C. Tom Bryson, register of deeds
for Macon county is confined to
his bed this week with influenza.
against E. A. Davidson, president,
and J. B. Story, cashier. They
charged conspiracy and abstrac
tion, unlawful loans and receiving
deposits knowing the bank to be
insolvent. Two of the bills were
against E. A. Davidson and Storey
and J. W. Davidson, director,
charging conspiracy and abstrac
tion. E. A. Davidson was reported
to be in Florida. Judge Sink
ordered the arrest and return to
Murphy of both Davidsons and di
rected that their bonds ' be in
creased to $5,000 each on each in
dictment, making E. A. Davidson's
bond $35,000 and J. W. Davidson's
$10,000. The cases were then con
tinued to the April term of court.
Storey's bond was permitted to
continue at $5,000.
The defendants were represented
in court by J N. Moody and D.
Witherspoon. of Murohy, and Geor
ge Pattoh, of Franklin. The pros
ecution was represented bv John
Oueen, solicitor, Felix Allev, of
Wavneiville, and J. F. Mallonee,
of Murphy. . ,
SKEENAH
MAN
LIBERAL
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY S, 1933
in the Christmas A tree program,
giving generously of their time
and contributing money to the
general fund.
"Through the communitv Christ-
inias tree our people are becoming
interested m the American Red
Cross and interested in each other.
In many cases where it is impos
sible for a familv to cet a cash
membership in the National Red
cross, the community Christmas
tree has offered a place where a
donation of food, a very little
cash or time brings cheer to needy
homes. It is a medium binding
the people in closer contact with
the Red Cross and teaching them
to understand what the Red Cross
stands for.. And certainly we who
have worked day after day and
night after night together have
grown to love and understand each
other better and have found great
joy in the work.
"Conservatively estimated, the
value of everything we got togeth
er for our tree was $62.30. Beside
a tag of candy, cake and an orange
for each ocrson.-1 will mention
only' a few of the presents that
were given. For three invalids
we made wooled , . filled warmers ;
Thirty-five rag dolls were made,
taces painted in oil and well dress
ed. ' Fifty stuffed animals, includ
ing pies, ducks, does, rabbits, bears
monkeys and stick horses. Bags
worlg handkerchief, shopping and
almost every other kind. All kinds
of aprons ; hand painted sewing
bores, needle books, handkerchiefs;
tobacco, pencils and many other
things,. but mostly things that cost
very little money, but only thought
and time for the making."
FUNERAL HELD
FOR MRS. DEAL
Well , Known Holly Springs
Woman Dies After 111
ness of 14 Weeks
Several persons from all sections
of Macon county attended the
funeral -at Holly Springs- Baptist
church"arir o'clock"1 Monday morn
ing of Mrs. Lydia Catherine Ber
ry Deal, prominent resident of the
Holly. Springs community, who
died Sunday morning- at Angel
Brothers' hospital after an illness
of 14 weeks. Mrs. Deal, the wife
of Pierce Deal, was 72 years old,
having been born June 17, I860.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. J. M. Vinson, pastor of
the Holly Springs church, assisted
by the Rev. Eugene Eller, pastor
of the Franklin Baptist church, and
the Rev. A. S. Solesbee.
Active pallbears were Mrs. Deal's
nephews, T. W. Angel, Jfl Don
Henry, Jim Berry, Parker Higdon,
Marion Deal and Dewey Rochester.
Honorary pallbearers wee C. L.
Ingram Harve Cabe," Dr. "W.A.
Rogers, Ji E. Patillo, J. BL Justice,
Frank I. Murray, W. D. Elliott,
Way ne McCracken,- Cr G. Elliott,
Sam Murray and Joe Palmer.
Besides her husband, Mrs.Deal
is survived by five daughters, Mrs.
Weaver Landrum, Daytona Beach,
Fla.; Mrs. R. L. Fullbright, Lake
Junaluska; Misses Elizabeth, Callie
and Angie Deal, of Franklin Rt. 4;
two sons, Alex and William, Frank
lin Rt. 4; three sisters, Mrs. Har
riet Higdon, Higdonville; Mrs. T.
W. Angel and Mrs. R. F. Henry,
of Franklin; and three brothers.
Logan, Jack and Alex Berry, all of
Macon ciunty; and five grandchil
dren. Mrs. Deal joined the Baptist
church in early life, professing faith
at a meeting conducted in Ellijay
church by the Rev, John Wood
ard. She was a kindly, charitable
woman who was held in higTi es
teem and affection by all who
knew her.
Presbyterian
Notices
BY REV. J. A, FLANAGAN
The communion of the Lord's
Supper will be observed in the
Prespyterian church Sunday morn
ing, January 8, at the regular
preaching services at 11 o'clock.
Communion services will be ob
served at the Morrison Presby
terian church Sun'lay afternoon at
3 o'clock. The ordination and in
stallation of the (recently elected
officers will also be held at this
time.
The public is cordiality invited
to these services,
I f
INDEPENDENT
Takes Office
J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS
NE17G0TERN0R
TAKEHFFICE
Inauguration of Ehringhaus
Taking Place Today
In Raleigh
Inauguration of North Carolina's
new governor, John Christopher
Blucher Ehringhaus, of Elizabeth
City, was scheduled to take place
in Raleigh atNnoon today. ;
Raleigh's new memorial audito
rium was the setting for the event.
Minor state officers were to be
sworn in first the attorney gen
eral, secretary of state, superin
tendent of public instruction, com
missioners of agriculture, labor and
insurance, the state auditor and
the " corporation commissioners.
Next on the list to take the oath
of office is Lieutenant Governor
elect A H. Graham, of Hillsboro.
---The -oath was to be administered
to Ehringhaus by Chief Justice W.
P. Stacy of the Supreme Court.
Immediately after being sworn
inthe governorwas td deliver his
inaugural addres and then review
a .military parade on Fayetttville
street.
Clock on Spree
01TimrPieceRihgOnew
Year Vociferously
The old family clock in the home
of Mrs. S. E. Corbin at the head
of Rabbit creek rang in the New
Year right lustily. Apparently it
was very glad the old year had
passed.
Mrs. Corbin's son, Dewey, said
he had gone to bed but had not
fallen asleep. Just at midnight
he heard the old timepiece begin
to strike. He counted the strokes,
as a sleepless person is wont to
4 -i
llillllll
'i I
do,-and - much "to -ins "dismay" th?:iZZZic"TA
clock did not cease chiming the! Meeting Saturday
twelfthstroke but kept loudly on.
Mr,- Corbin said he-counted -137
strokes and then he lost tract of
the number. He, said the chimes
sounded : frantically"- for ahile
and then the strokes slowed down.
Next morning Mr. Corbin and
his mother, who also heard the
old clock's ringing in of the New
Year, examined the timepiece care
fully. It was ticking as regularly
as, ever, apparently suffering no
morning-after headache. The clock
has been serving the Corbin fam
ily for 57 years and, despite its
age, stilly keeps good time.
Forest Service
Give Employment to Many
John B. Byrne, supervisor of
the Nantahala National Forest,
said1 Wednesday that the Forest
Service has given employment to
404 men since, the appropriations
from the Federal relief funds have
been received for. this forest, area.
Ninety per cent of the men have
been employed on -road construc
tion work in Macon and Chero-
kee counties, while the others
have been employed on the con-
struction of trails and telephone
lines.
Within the next six months the
number of projects will be greatly
increased and employment will be
given to a much larger number of
mien. The heavy rains of the past
few weeks have kept the working
hours on the various projects very
low, and little is expected to be
done during the next two Months,
but by the tint of March the work
Underwood Call
Hearing
On R
BALL MEETING
SET FOR FEB. 4
Two Leagues Planned for
Macon County Next
Season
Representatives of baseball teams
composing the Macon County Base
ball association - have been called
by John W. Edwards, president
of the association, to meet in the
courthouse at 2:30 o'clock Satur
day afternoon, February 4, to dis
cuss plans for the coming season.
j : .The: teams: wishing- to lake - part
in the association's schedule also
have been notified to post bonds
of $5 at this meeting. Mr. Ed
wards said it had been decided
to require b6nds ,to insure fulfil
ment of schedules.
At a recent meeting of the base
ball association plans were made
to have two leagues next season,
one to be known as the East Side
league and the other as the West
Side league. Teams listed in the
East Side group are Cowee, Holly
Springs, Highlands, Mountain
Grove, Higdonville and Watauga
The West Side league includes
Cartoftgechaye, West End, Prentiss,
Union, Otto and Franklin.
Besides Mr. Edwards, other of
ficers of the association are : Dr.
R. M. Rimmer, vice-president;
Jack Stribling, secretary ; Lester
Conley, treasurer; T. W.. Angel,
Jr.r-George Mallonee- and J. E.
Perry, Jioardoadvisors.
: Legislators Leave:
Ingram Says He Will Seek
Tax-Postponement
"Charles Lr Ingram" Macon" coun
ty's representative in the General
Assemblyr" and Robert ' A Patton,
the new senator of the 33rd dis
trict, left here Sunday for Ra
leigh to be on hand in plenty of
time for the opening of the 1933
session Wednesday ,
They were accompanied by J.
A Porter a former representative
from thj county, who has been
appointyQ a clerk in the senate.
Mr igpHfaid he would seek
to JJctfea bill passed to extend
the time for the payment of taxes
in Macon county.
Democratic Club To Hold
A meeting of the Young People's
Democra t ic-club -of M aeon cou n t y
has been called by John W. Ed
wards, president, to take place
in " the " courthouse "at "2 -o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Plans will be
discussed at this meeting, Mr. Ed
wards said, for carrying on the
work of the club for the next
two years. A letter was recently
received by the club from Rich
ard Roper, national president of
the organization, thanking it for
its activities in the recent elec
tion campaign and urging it to
continue active.
Projects
is expected to be in full swing,
Several men, besides the regular
forest service men, have been at
work for' about a week clearing
the Nantahala River road through
the Winding Stairs section of a
large number of slides. During
most , of - las week ..the road was
almost closed to travel, but the
road is now safe for travel.
Next week the Buck creek road
project, located near the Clay and
Macon county lines and leading
from State Highway No. 28 into
the headwaters of the Tallulah
river f'- -ugh Deep Gap near
S" "v.g Indian mountain, will be
started. This project will give
around 10 men two monhs work
building a 10-foot truck road.
' Another project which will begin
in two weeks provided the weather
permits, is the surfacing of the
Wayah Bald road up the east side
of yvah Bald mountti;
ailroad
Ucc the Want As!j
Oassified advertisements in The
Franklin Press bring results. If you
have something to sell or trade, try
a classified ad. The cost is small
only one. cent a word with a mini-"
mum charge of 25 cents for each
insertion.
$1.50 PER YEAR
Saturday
Rice and Dowdle Planning
To Attend Hearing
In Atlanta
CREDITORS P U S H I N G
Meeting of Shippers May
Be Held Friday at .
Clayton
Federal Judge E. Marvin Un
derwood of the northern district
of Geirgia has called a hearing
in Atlanta on the petition of J.
F. Gray receiver of the Tallulah
Falls . railroad, Sor authority to
fije an application with the In
terstate Commerce Commission to .
discontinue operation of the line. ' "'
D. D. Rice and M. L.. Dowdle,'
members of a local committee
formed several months ago to en
courage continuance of service
over the "T. F.", which is Frank
lin's only rail outlet, are planning
to go. to Atlanta to oppose the
receiver s petition.
The original petition was filed
in federal court at Gainesville by
Mr. Gray last July and. after a
hearing. Judge Underwood deferred
action for sixty days to give the
communities served by the rail
road an opportunity to dram up
more business for the line. Ship
pers and freight consignees of
Franklin, uayton and other towns "
on theTrF. signed agreements
to use-he, railroad in preference
to trucks. This and shipments
of stone for highway work Jn-
creased the railroaas " business
a point where, according to Mr.
Brewer, assistant to the receiver,
tIiasl)een self-supporting in,. re
cent months.
Creditor! Pushing
The sixtv-day extension Granted
by Judge Underwood was allowed
to lapse, things were going so
well. " The trouble now, it is understood,-
isthat some of the" line's "
creditors aregetting-anxlou r'afid-"
are pressing their rlaims.
Mr. Rice was endeavoring Thurs
day morning . to get shippers in
the various communities along the
Tallulah Falls railroad to meet In . ,
Clayton Friday night to discuss a
course of action.
It is reported that Judge Un
derwood takes, the position that,
since the railroad is m receiver
ship, he has authority to settle
its destiny without reference of ,
the case to the Interstate Com- '
merce Commission. It is felt, how
ever, that he at least will ask
the advice of . that body and those
opposing - discontinuance are ex
pected Saturday to seek delay in
n-tlefinite-settlement of the xase
looking , toward cessation of opera-
Edwards Invited
To Inaugural Ball
John W. Edwards, president of
the Young Pe6ples DeT?R';c
club of Macon county, received"
invitation to attend Inaugural Char
ity Ball to be held in the memorial
auditorium in Raleigh Thursday
night, January ,5. All members of
the Young People's Democratic
Club are invited to take part in the
grand march.
Inmates Moved To New
County Home
The inmates-of the county home
were removed Monday from the
old county farm at the foot of
Trimont to the new farm just
south of Franklin on the Georgia I
road. Considerable repair Work '
has been under way . at the new
farm, formerly known as the Rob-
ert Allman place, preparatory to
the change. Flooring " has " been
replaced in some rooms -and new -mattresses
bought. There are ten
inmates, six women and four men.
Lester Southards, formerly of the
Cartoogechaye section, has been
appointed manager of the farm.
Mrs. Minnie Powell
Critically 111
Sam L. Franks and Mr. and
Mrs. T. D. Franks, left Monday;
tor Miami, J?ia., a-1
a telegram thaf
Minnie Powp1
rs. IV'
anklin
t.