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pips V I til -, Use the Waiii Ads A. Classified Advertisements in The Franklin Frets bring results. If ycu have something to sell or trede, try a classified ad. The cost in small only one cent a woid with a mini mum charge of 25 cents for each insertion. m fir j i XGKtC,?t O- lr" ..." . V A Brief Survey of Cur rent Events in State, Nation and Abroad the Facts Boiled Down to a Few Pithy Lines. t nub Sty tjtgljlattiu illanmtMt PROGRESSIVE r- LIBERAL - INDEPENDENT f ,VOL XLVIII, NO. 19 FRANKUN, N. C THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1933 $1.59 PER YEAK GANDHI TO FAST AGAIN As part of his campaign against the Indian caste system which holds millions as untouchables, Ma hatma Gandhi on May 8 begins a three-weeks unconditional fast. D MA' if 1 jr-T-N 1 Ok PERUVIAN PRESIDENT SLAIN Luis M. Sanchez, president and military dictator of Peru, was shot and killed Sunday at the close of a review of troops. Abelardo Mendoza jumped on the running board of Sanchez car and fired several shots into his body at close range, Mendoza was shot down at once. Two soldiers were killed and two civilians wounded in the firing. General 0. R. Benavides was named new president. HOBSON GETS MEDAL - Almost 35 years after he led a daring group to sink th Mernmac and bottle up a Spanish fleet m Santiago harbor, Richmond Pearson Hobson was on Sunday presented the congressional medal of honor by President Roosevelt. TORNADOES KILL SIX Tornadic winds in southeast Ar kansas and western Mississippi early Sunday killed at least six and wounded over 50. PROPOSES TRAD ETRUCE Through Norman H. Davis, Unit ed ' 'States spokesman in Europe, President Roosevelt on Saturday proposed to the eight nations or ganizing the world economic con ference, that a trade truce be put .into effect with all eight powers refraining from raising tariff rates or further restricting the course of international trade. The tuce would go into effect June 12, when the conference opens in London. DAYLIGHT SAVING STARTS In 15 northern and eastern states, ' some 30,000,000 people lost an hour's sleep Saturday night, for at 2 a.m. clocks were turned an hour ahead to out daylight saving into effect during jhernonths-otJong days, until September 4. SENATE PASSES FARM BILL By 64 to 20 the senate on Fri- day night -passed -tne- administra tion's revolutionary bill to aid farm- ers"tcreeure higher- prices,-andio rais the crenerai price icvci through inflation of the currency. The house will be asked to concur ,in the many chahgesmade by "the senate to the measure as it orig inally "passed the house. IOWA-FARMERS- REVOLT- Towa national euardsmen estab lished martial law in Le Mars and Denison last week after crowds of irate farmers .forced a stop to mortgage sates. uc . mostly those who had their money district ludee was threatened with,. ' . . , 0. v lynching if he signed mortgage foreclosures, was roughly handled by a farmer mob. At Denison an other mob fought 34 officers and forced a stop to a mortgage sale. RACERS CHASE BANDITS Three' bandits were foiled in an effort to rob a bank at Wilming- " l(mIllnlasirwecfcan4rasthex "raced away they were chased by Harry and James Butcher, auto mobile racing drivers. The Butch 1 er boys caught , the bandits after a furious Tfive-milerun1buthad to back water when the bandits opened fire with a machine gun. James Butcher 'was wounded in the shoulder. TORNADOES STRIKE AGAIN Following disastrous twisters of early Sunday, May Day tornadoes struck again in Arkansas and Louisiana to kill over 70, injure mpre than 50 and cause widespread destruction in five towns ana big section of country. APPROVES REYNOLDS PLAN At Concord. Monday, Judge Wil son Warlick approved the plan of . the Reynolds and Cannon families for a division of the $20,000,000 estate of Smith Reynolds so that his two children will get $2,000,000 rnch and the remainder will be used for a charitable foundation As trustee for Anne Cannon Rey " Tiolds, II, "Reynolds' daughter by hisirslmarriagetheabarrus Bank and Trust company had sought anequal -divisibrrwHhe-fof tune between the two children. The bank noted an appeal to Warlick's decision. IMPORTANT POSTS FILLED Guy T. Helvering, Kansas,- was named as commissioner of interna! revenue and J. F. T. O'Connor, Los Angeles, as comptroller of the currency, by President Roosevelt on Monday. C. L. Shuping, Greens boro, was a contender for the rev enue post. He has been offered deputy commissioner ship. NOW RECEIVING NEW DEPOSITS New Order by Gurney P. Hood Makes Reopening Possible ACCIUNTSGROWING All Deposits To Be Kept Liquid, Subject To Demand The Bank of Franklin reopened Tuesday noon under restrictions. It-can-nowoper3teonrrarvery similar basis ncrnhaTmon -wtiirh 'It" functioned from May, 1931, until the national banking moratorium was declared by President Roose velt on March 4. It can accept deposits in trust, subject to with drawal by the depositor on de mand; handle collections, make change and lease safe deposit boxes. Nw Banking Order The reopening was made possible under terms of an order issued last week by Gurney P. Hood, state commissioner of banks, and approv ed by Governor Ehringhaus. The Order requires that all de posits be kept liquid, either cash in the vault or on deposit in a federal reserve bank. The Bank of Franklin, it was an nounced" Wednesday by Henry Cabe, cashierr-has -complied with the provisions ...of. the new banking order, a copy of which was received by him Sunday, and has deposited a sufficient amount with the' Char lptte branch of the Federal Reserve bank for clearance purposes. Accounts 'Returning Shortly after the banking mora torium ended the BankTof Prank-" lin notified depositors irr what was "termed .the "new bank" that they could 'withdraw their deposits at will. The bank' at that time had thirty-odd thousand dollars on de posit. Some of the depositors, in the Dank tor current cnecKing purposes, withdrew their funds; but many others allowed their 4money to remain on deppsit. Mr. Cabe said the bank still had about $14, 000 of these former deposits and this sum was beginning to grow with new deposits. Many individ uals who had shifted their accounts to CI ayton an d. ,oth ejvj1acf s are nnw"bTingmg;thtm back to Frank- in. The usual service charpes wilLbe continued, Mr. Cabe said. BIG BANKERS SUMMONED T. P. Morgan and many others of the nation s biggest bankers have been summoned to appear in Washington May 24 for the open - ing of the federal inquiry into pri . i . Vate DanKlng. Sutton Urges More Stress On Present, Less on The South needs to live more in the present and less in the past, is the opinion of .-Dr. Willis A. Sutton, superintendent of the At lanta public schools, ' who spoke at joint service in the branklm Methodist church Sunday morning. "We of the Southland," he said, "are spending too muqh time in graveyards. It is -true-our-ances-- tors were heroes ana tne pasi glorious, but our duty is to get down-to-presentday- problems and find but the true meaning of life. Christian churches, he continued, nrp nlacino: too much emphasis on the hereafter and, therefore, the averace church member does not fully appreciate the privileges and ooDortunities here on eartn ana thinks more about getting to heav- eh than getting the most out of life "The thing that the world needs,", he added, "is someone to live the truth." The meaning of life comes A Fishing Permitted Jn Refuge May 12 & 13 The Waymh Bald state gam refuge, which affords dome of the finest trout fishing in the country, will be open to anglers on Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13, it was announced this week by Charles Waldroop, county game warden. Wayah Creek, which passes through the refuge, has been closed for four or five year with the exception one or two open day each year. The stream has been stocked from time to time with thous ands of trout The open date in the refuge were specified by C. N. Mease, chief refuge war den for the state department of conservation and development. BOTTLED BEER ON SALE HERE The . new legal beer went on sale in Franklin Monday morning and for a while, enjoyed good sales, mostly due to public curiosity to see what it was like. Some oldtimers said it was the real stuff, as good as ever; but most of the younger generation who tated it were disappointed because it lacked the kick they were accustomed to finding in corn liquor or home brew. Sales dropped off after, the first day, but they are expected to in crease later when the price is re duced. Few can afford it at 20 and 25 cents a bottle. It is expected- to come down to two bot tles for a quarter when the brew ers get going in full swing. Among the places in Franklin where beer now may be bought are Perry's Drug Store, Angel's Drug- Store;- the - A.- &- P and the ScottGriff in Hotel,!, Il is .. also sold-at Lake-Emory-Stores,-Incl( on the road to Dillshoro.. Thus far, the only beer available here is in bottles. No one has an nounced plans for handling it on tap. Contrary to the expectations of some people, the new beer has created no disturbances. No ar rests for drunkenness have been reported. Fire Destroys House Occupied by L P. Jones zTheZhouse," occupied .by L. F Jones and family on the old Geor gia road was burned to the ground last Friday night while the Frank lin fire company stood idly by, powerless to combat the flames be cause it lacked sufficient hose to reach the nearest fire hydrant. .The dwelling was owned by I. T. Peek, who said he earned $1,500 : insurance on the house and $500 , on the furnishings. Nothing was I i c u k..:u: auvcu n.um uic uuiiuiiig. through service, Dr. Sutton said, pointing out that service to others makes living more beautiful and the more service one renders the imore Deautitui nis cnaracier oe comes. " Criticising high officials in Wash ington in recent years, he said that this-country had failed to live up to the ideals of ,1918, when the public" mind tliought In terms of .i-w instead f Ji'I.iUHe-accredit- ed to this change of attitude this countrvs post-war policy of isola tion, which he blamed largely tor bringing on the depression Dr. Sutton, a former Presby terian minister and now one of the souths leading educators, was in traduced by A. A. Jameson, owner and active manager of the Dixie ! camps for boys and girls near Uay ton, Mr. Jameson was introduced by the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian' church. . rfo U.D.C. PLANS INDIANJARKER Memorial To Red Men Who Fought in Civil War To Be Erected 75 AT MEETING HERE State President Heard at District Convention At Rogers Hall Representatives from several chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of western North Carolina assembled in Frank lin Wednesday for th e ir twenty-' first annual district meeting. The meeting was held at Rogers Hall, the beautiful home of Mrs. Sam L. Rogers. The hall and din ing room were beautifully decorated with flags and a wealth of lovely spring flowers. ,, Director Elected Mrs. William A. Hyatt, of Waynesville, the . present :districl director, presided. She has served for two years, the limit of the of fice, but according , to custom will not retire until October. Mrs, Clin ton Porter, of Black Mountain, was elected to succeed her. Mrs. Por ter was allowed the privilege of appointing her own secretary to succeed Mrs. O. R. 'Martin, of Waynesville,- whose time also ex pires in October. Mrs. James Edward Woodard, of Wilson, president of the North Carolina division, was present and made - the : principal address, r She reviewed the activities of the or- ijanization-and praised-the-chapters for " the great interest " manifested and pride inherited from our fore fathers who were always proud to be" from the South. Addresses of welcome were made by-Mrs.- Carl-Slagle,-president-of the ' Macon county chapter; J. FrankRayr.-new-mayorofFrank: in, in behalf of Franklin, and Prof. Guy L. Houk, in behalf of the Ro ary club. Memorial Planned The chief item of interest was a vote to erect a memorial to the company of western North Carolina ndians who fought so vahantlv under Col. Thomas H. Xhbmas, in the 69th North Carolina regiment during the War between the States, Upon request, Mrs. Hyatt will head the committee to make the plans. Those named to assist were : Mrs. S. Enloe, of Dillsboro; Mrs. Giles Coverof -Andrews;- and - Miss Belle Slaughter, of Robbinspille Splendid reports were made from the " chapters represented:Those were: Asheville, Mrs.'. Preston Thomas and Mrs. Harry W. Love ; Sylva, Mrs. Buchanan; Andrews, Mrs. Giles Cover; Brevard, Mrs. O. L. Erwin; Waynesville, Mrs. J. Harden Howell; Dillsboro, Mrs. Enloe, and Franklin, Mrs. Carl Slagle. During the luncheon toasts were made by Mrs. O. L. Erwin. of Brevard; Mrs. Preston Thomas and Mrs. L. E. Fisher, of Asheville. Mrs. D. M. Killian, of Waynes ville, a woman of the sixties, was guest of honor. Old Ballad Sting . One of the main features was the beautiful old ballads of the sixties sung by a quartet composed of four sisters, all wearing split bon neets and dressed in ante-bellum costumes Mrs. Howard Valentine, Mrs. J. S. Porter, Mrs. T. J. Johnston,- Jr., and Mrs. Don Young. The piano accompaniment was played by James Porter. Misses Virginia and Rachel Slagle, pages for the occasion, were! "also dressed "in the old time cos- tume8t-ThaBoy-Scouts-assistcd4!i parning and directing" traffic" and extending courtesies to the visitors. The Andrews chapter won the attendance prize of cash for having the largest number of delegates present with the distance consider ed. The meeting next year will be with this chapter. The Macon county chanter was highly praised, by the courtesy committee, for the royal hospitality shown the visitors, More than 75 delegates and guests were present. . FvMvReeves To Head Fight Against T. F. Abandonment; New Receiver Is Requested F. M. Reeves, president of the. March, . 1932, - was $5,970.54 and for First National Bank of Cornelia,1 March, 1933, was only $945.42 a da.,- will act as chairman of the , decrease under tlie same month forces opposing junking of the Tal-j last year of $5,052.12. 1-or thi lulah Falls railroad at the hearing period from January 1 to April 21. to be held in Atlanta next Wed- nesday on the petition of J. F. Gray, receiver, seeking authority to abandon the line A .steerine committee to direct u ...odheini; handled durinu this year i . n i: itii ikpH' . i ,4 . i ri inn m.i.iiiiinirfi"-' ast rriclay. uuy Houk was se lected to represent Franklin and Dr. Dover to represent Clayton. Mr. Reeves, who was named chair man of the committee, will repre sent Habersham county. Gray's Removal Atked The public's answer to Judge Gray's petition, categorically re futing his reasons for abandon ment and requesting his replace ment as receiver, already has been Tiled with the Georgia Public Ser vice commission, which will con: duct the hearing in Atlanta in be half of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Members of the North Carolina corporation commission have been invited, to sit with the Georgia commission. The answer, in the form of a petition, has been sign ed by the leading business men of Franklin and other communities served by. the "T. F." Work is now in progress on a detailed brief to supplement the oral arguments to be, made at the hearing Plans are under way to senda largeKlelegation f7olTiranTrin to the- hear i n g. Tran s por t a t ion ar rangements - have been made for 7ft pprsons Copy of Answer Following is a copy of the ans wer to "Mr. "Gray's i abandonncht petition r - - An ariwir tolhe petlt'bn filed with the Interstate Commerce Com mission by J. F. Grav, receiver of the Tallulah Falls Rivlway com pany, for the abandonment of the road, on hearing before the Geor gia Public Service Commission and the Corporation Commission of North Carolina, May 10. 1933. In answer to the above stated petition, we, the undersigned citi zens, shippers and business men of Macon county, North Carolina, wish to submit the following facts and figures which have been obi. lined fTCWKaMeuroeipimd"- -which we believe to be true ; and made the following-requests.;, of ,jheCommis;; sioii : 1. The. allegation contained.., in. the petition that the public is not now using the said railroad to an extent justifying its operation is denied. , 2. The allegation that traffic over the railroad has declined to a point that it is almost negligible is de nied. ' , '' " 3. The allegation contained in the petition that the railroad can not now be operated, except at a great loss, is denied We have been informed that the loss for Association To To The Nashville, Tenn., chamber of commerce is sponsoring a meeting to be held in the auditorium of ihe War Memorial building in Nashville at 10:30 a. rri., on Tues - day, May 9, by representative cit- Tzens-ortne en tirr t cmressecv at- f ., . .rr. .. . 1 ley The meeting -will discuss the ad visability of forming a, Tennessee Valley association to cooperate with President Roosevelt in working out the government's plans for the co ordinated development of , the re sources of the Tennessee valley Several thousand invitations have already been sent out to public of-1 meeting arid the purposes of it ficials, chambers of commerce, edu-.may- be secured by writing Will cational leaders, civic clubs, busi-R. Manier, Jr., Chairman, Ten ness organizations, and individuals; nessee Valley Committee, Nash- throughout the entire area of the Tennessee valley, Interested in - 1932. 732 carloads were hanoiu over the railroad for i lie same period this year there were 91 carloads handled; an increase o? 1 . i -r ...,, canoaas or pu thr. . Thisi indicates the trend of busi-1 ness. r4-T.h"K allegation ihit-;he or- YiolrrTyftri e " rui 1 r ntttl -is -itiM -tutiv and increasingly lessening the .di.e of the railroad property is denied. The roadbed, trestles and equip ment are up to the usual standard; in fact, we are informed that the last inspection by engineers of the , Southern Railway found the property in very good condition. g. The allegation that the re sources of the -forests in this sec tion have been exhausted is denied. The United States government is interested in the forests of Macon county and has bought consider-1 ably more than one hundred tnous and acres of forest lands. The Forestry Service advises that just within the Franklin working circle, and not counting that part of the forest in Georgia, which would al so be handled over the Tallulah Falls Railroad, there is the fol lowing timber: Merchantablesawlimber, board.ieeL.rUJJL,39,8131000 Acid wood, cords 158,563 Ch strrot poles -. 5.177. Hemlock'-pulTH-wood;--Tords- -6,722 Crosy-tiry- ' 346,707 Locust-posts 204,792 -Jan-bark,cord& . -39r023 Of the above, the Forestry Ser yiceetssjdennuallya Saw Timber -Budget of one million oard feef -iris'cstimated,"Thartn",gd-dition to tTus the annual" grovi'th of timber on privately owned lands in. Macon county is four million board feet. ' This will be materially increased under President Roose velt's re-forestation plans. In the past, a lower freight rate oh timber products on the Murphy-Asheville branch of the Southern has deprived the Tal lulah Falls of a great part of their natural market; this is a discrimi nation and puts shippers on the Tallulah Falls at an undue disad vantage in their market. A read justment of the rates on the TaN hilnh Frdls wmld stimulate ship ments over this road and matcrial- lyjnc.rcase.the net "revenue. This would also draw into this section manufacturing plants which have been kept out in the past on ac count of the rates and also be cause of the propaganda to the ef fect that the line would be aban doned, and there was no use for anyone to do anything, 6. The expenses of operation of the-railroad have been decreased materially, while business is in creasing. If this decrease is con tinued, the expenses can be brought within the income, and there- is a . (Continued on page four) Be Formed ey Project dividuals and organizations in the valley section are urged to be pres ent whether a formal invitation has been received or not. ; i The, tentative plans involve the organization of an association with -istrrtcrettd-and-publ icspirited Trf - ficers, directors and membership to assist in the-most profitable-work ing out of the government's plans for the Tennessee vallev. In view of the great scope of the project - 1 it is considered vital that reliable, public spirited local cooperation be accorded. Further ' information as to the ' ville Chamber of Commerce, Nash 1 ville, Tennessee. JONES LOSES BY 54 VOTES Fouts, Sisk and Pender grass Elected To Board Of Aldermen HEAVY VOTE CAST Pattori Retires as Mayor After 6 Years; Ray Already Sworn In J, Frank Ray was elected mayor .:' I ranklin qver his only oppon- ( m. K. S. Jones, by a majority , of 54-v-itte m lie biennial town-elec tion held Tuesday. Despite the stormy weather which prevailed most of the day, a total of 445 btil- lots were cast, the heaviest vote ever recorded in a town election. Dr. J. H. Fouts, R. D. Sisk and J. B. Pendergrass Were elected al dermen out of a field of six, with Fouts leading the ticket with 343 votes. Both Dr. Fouts and Pen dergrass were members of the old ooard. Air. isk has seen service on the board in the past and is al so a former mayor of Franklin. Ray Sworn !n George B. Patton, who has serv ed as mayor for the past six years, seemed to be- happier than--anyone, even more e,lated than Frank Ray, the day after the election. Early Wednesday morning, as, soon as rnthe election Teturn5"had "been " certified, he swore in Ray as may or and turned over to him the lowfiV-af fairs; somewhat muddled on account "of" ihe jovef plant " tangle. lhe new aldermen were sworn iir"I6day7buFTisTi:ir " the new board has not been called. I tr-is thought likely that-a joint meeiingjthenewuboarindLjhe. ol d on e will be h eld withinthe next week to discuss the power plant problem. One of the last acts of the old board was to authorize the employment of special corpora tion counsel to advise as to what -procedure should be followed to re possess the hydro-electric system. The firm of Merrimon and Adams, of Asheville, was retained. Official Returns The election Tuesday was very quiet, with no disorders reported and a friendly attitude on all sides. The official returns follow: Jot,. mayorTr-RwS.IoneSf.190; J....-. Fratik'Ray244,.- IZZZnii:-.. : . For Aldermen Grover Tamison, 122 ; J.- H." Fonts,- -344 ;-R,-I . Sisk, -v .275; J. B. Pendergrass 207; J. S. Porter, 176; T. W. Angel, Jr., 153. PIERSON WINS AT HIGHLANDS S. P. Pierson Was elected mayor of Highlands Tuesday, polling, 87 voates to 65 for O. F. Summer, 7 school principal; and 15 foT J. C. Mell. J. E. Potts, town manager, led the ticket for aldermen , with 140 , votes. Other aldermen elected were: C. J. Anderson, L. W. Rice, J. J. Smith and M. A. Pierson. Following are the official returns for aldermen: A. G. Spencer, 9; Harvev Tallev,' 31; C. J. Anderson, 104; W. H. Cobb, . 34; E. R. Gilbert, 60; L. W. Rice,-124; -J.-FL-Potts,-440;- .J.-J..- .. Smith, 88; M." A. Pierson, 84; W. ArHaysTHJrWrWrrawTO W FJVF-dw'ards65GLMaret.t--,, 30.- " - Over 1,500 Attend Singing Convention More than 1,500 people were here Sunday to attend the Macon Coun ty Singing convention at the court house. Classes from several coun ties, and also from Georgia and South Carolina, were present and many good musical .Timbers were rendered.