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A Brief Survey of Cur
rent Events in State,
Nation and Abroad
the Facts Boiled
Down to a Few Pithy
Lines.
Sty? ft0lj lan&s fEarontan
LIBERAL -
PROGRESSIVE
INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLVIII, NO. 30
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1933
J1.S0 PER YEAR
SETS WORLD
FLIGHT MARK
Only 186 hour and 45 min
utes out of New York, Wiley
Post flew back to that city
Sunday night completing a
world-girdling flight of 15,
000 miles in a record time, over
22 hours under the mark set
in 1931 by himself and Harold
Catty. .
GANGSTERS RAID
COUNTRY CLUB
Five Chicago gangsters, shotguns
in hand and handkerchiefs tied
around their faces, stormed the ex
clusive Olympic club on Sunday and
compelled 93 terrorized men ana
women guests to throw $45,000 in
cash and jewelry on the floor.
They gathered up their loot and
fled in safety.
NAZIS WIN CHURCH VOTE
The German Protestant church
election to choose 400,000 elders
and governors, who in turn will
establish a national church or
ganization, was won by Nazi sup
porters on Sunday and German
Protestantism was delivered into
the hands of the national govern
ment of Adolf Hitler.
REPEAL1STS TAKE
4 STATES
Proponents of repeal of the
18th amendment had easy vic
tories in Oregoa, Alabama and
Arkansas last week but won by
a slight majority in Tennessee.
Twenty states have now voted
approval of repeal.
SOLVE LUER KIDNAPING
The kidnaping of August Luer,
wealthy banker of near St. Louis,
who was released last week after
being held captive five days, has
been solved in the arres of five
persons. The kidnaping leader was
Percy Fitzgerald, ex-convict known
as the "Dice Box Kid." No ran
som was paid for Luer's release.
GOVERNOR FIRES
COMMISSION
npnrcrin' niihlie service commis
sion Ul 11VC IIICU1UC15 TV a 3 UUJivi
from office last week by order of
Governor Eugene Talmadge, who
charged the board with incom
petence, with sanctioning excessive
utility rates, ancr-wtrnucung me
Georgia Power company to establish
i ctoto mnnnnrtlv in plprtrir nower.
ADDonvr ri ankft rrirF.
President Roosevelt on Fri
day approved the reoommenda-
tion of the national recovery
administration that on August 1
, blanket code be submitted to
all employers of labor for a
voluntary shortening of work
ing hours and an increase in
minimum pay. It is planned
thereby to put 6,000,000 idle
workers back in jobs at once.
WIFE MURDER SENTENCED
For the murder of his wife,
whom he shot as she walked with
her- father, .and .two -children along
a mountain trail In Haywood coun
ty, Homer Brown was sentenced
Saturday-by-Judge Felix Alley-o
die in "the electric chair on August
18.
N. C. MOTOR DEATHS
INCREASE
Statistics show that 345 persons
were killed and 2,029 injured in
North Carolina in 1,451 motor ac
cidents in the first half of 1933.
The first six months of 1932 show
ed 280 killed, 2,204 injured and
1,548 accidents.
ABANDON SALES TAX TEST
Directors of the' state-merchants
asrr ciatiun on Friday decided in
Raleigh to abandon the proposal to
have a court test of the constitu
tionality of the 3 per cent sales
tax and instead to concentrate all
efforts on naming a 1935 general
assembly which will remove the
tax.
DRAKE UNDER ARREST
Hatrv L. Drake. Chicagoan ope
ral'ng a personal loan business in
17 states, submitted to arrest in
Chicago on Friday on a Raleigh
rant charging him with usury
He gave bond of $2,500 while his
fight against extradition goes ahead
i;t the Illinois courts.
r titcTIVE'S SLAYER TO DIE
A Durham jury last week found
ksse Brooks, Georgia negro, guil-
' tv of the premeditated killing of
Police Detective Roland Gill and
Brooks was sentenced to die in the
electric chair. He ' shot Gill when
the detective surprised him on
June 10 in the act of robbing a
store. :
DEATH CLAIMS
SAM L FRANKS
Civic and Political Leader
Succumbs to Stroke
Of Paralysis
WAS 45 YEARS OLD
Funeral Held Sunday at
rranklin Baptist
Church
Sam L. Franks, a prominent fig
ure in .Macon county's business,
civic and political life, died at 1
o'clock Saturday morning in Angel
Brothers' hospital, where he was
taken June 29 after suffering a
stroke of . paralysis. He was 45
years of age.
Funeral services were " held "at
the Franklin Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev.
E. R. Filer, pastor, and the Rev.
J. A. Flanagan, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, officiating. The
pallbearers were Alex Moore, Har
old T. Sloan, Gus Leach. Henrv
W. Cabe, John Cunningham and
Charles Rogers. Interment was in
the Franklin cenieetrv.
Survivors
Surviving. Mr. Franks are his
widow, " the former Miss Eloise
Griffin of Rutherfordton, N. C;
twtf daughters, Mrs, Frank L. Hen
ry, Jr., and Miss Margaret Franks;
his mother, Mrs. E. H. Franks, of
Franklin; two brothers, j. D.
Franks, of Franklin, and Mack
Franks, of Pisgah Forest; and
three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Powers,
of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Mack Higdon,
of Maybreries, Canada and Mrs.
George Murray, of Whitlock, Can
ada';""""'"" " ""' ' "
Since early manhood Mr. Franks
had been closely identified with
thc"busincTreTTiTid social life"" of
Franklin. He was one of the own
ers -and assisted in building the
ScoltriffirLjiotetthej)ostoffice
block, and various other smaller
buildings in Franklin.
- 1.
Mr. ! ranks was a member of the.
Baptist church of Franklin, a mem-
ber oftmapkelrd .HSrr
Masonic Order; a Shriner of the
Asheville district, and a member of
the Franklin Rotarv club.
Public Figure
For many years Mr. Franks had
been in public life in Macon coun
ty, having served four years as
county chairman of the Republican
party. For two years he was a
member of-the board of tax as
sessors for the county. He was
postmaster at Franklin for eight
years, and during his term the of
fice was raised from third to sec
ond class. He had been president
of ihe Citiz-ens Rank for several
years before it merged with the
Bank , of Franklin
Mr. Franks was made chairman
of Macon county's farm , urogram
uiuUt-41kv510--.year- plan -and ...did
an outstanding piece of . work for
that organization. He had been
for several years in the front ranks
of the fight to encourage and as
sist the farmers of the county to
bettor and more modern methods
of farming. He attended the dis
trict farm meetings in Western
North Carolina and brought to the
farmers of his own county the best
thought of these meetings. He was
!'nU!y interested in getting Macon
county fanners To buv mirebred
(Continued on page six)
Unique Tourney Arranged
To Revive Golf Interest
Old Man 1 depression' came along
and jumped on' Golf Interest so hot
and heavy that he has darned near
sniolyxed the local golf course.
In order to keep from starving, the
caddies have to eat mulberries and
'possum grapes. The. greens are
growing a good crop!'of grass, and
the animals that so graciously
keep the course mowed seek shel
ter when a. player is sighted upon
the course. Yes, Old Man Depres
sion, has darned near got goit.
Tournaments are no longer at
tractive. But how is this?
I'A-erv time a foursome plays, the
score card will be
the 31st of August,
Will be placed in a
card will be turned in. On
the score cards
box and drawn.
he foursome on the first card
Singing Convention
Set for Sunday
The Miacon County quarterly
singing convention will be held
at the courthouse Sunday, July
30.
Various classes from Macon
county are expected, and ' also t
classes from Jackson, Swain,
Haywood Clay, and Cherokee
counties and from South Caro
lina and North Georgia.
RICKFtlAN CLAN
GATHERS AUG. 6
Reunion To Be Held at
Old Homestead at
West's Mill
The annual Rickman 'reunion will
be held on Sunday, Aug. 6, at
the home of Mrs. M . L. Rukman
aPWest's M ill, the" olOotiieslean
of the late Rev. Mcrriit Rickman,
9 miles north -of Franklin.
The Rev. Charles 11. -Rickman, of
South Pasadena, Calif., will preach
the annual sermon, and there will
be several talks on the program.
The Rev. Merritt Rickman came
to. Macon county in 1852. There
are known to be more than 500
living descendants. A special gift
will be given at the reunion to the
person guessing closest to the exact
number.
During the business session of
the clan new officers will be elect
ed. The officers now are J. W.
Rickman, of Leatherman, president;
Mrs. Frank I. Murray, of Frank
lin, reporter, and John E. Rick
man of Franklin historian. (
SCH00LSIAY
OPEN 0NAUG.7
Returning the-earlv i)artMheFiorthepageantatthemgdirecled
week from Raleigh, where he went
vv v a.i iLii..jiiil.L AV IIW-Il r.SJl .
f:r;ajc f n n;u;,rc .
..La-'ni 'r -nhJjc inCv'uA
hoped t0 be able' to alinounce bV
the early - part of next week the
date for the opening of the rural
schools of the county.
Mr. , Billings . said he had not
been notified of the teacher allot
ments for Macon and that the elec
tion of teachers by the county
school board was being held up
pending receipt of this information.
The county superintendent is
planning to open the rural schools
on Monday, August 7, but this date
is only tentative.
Franklin Boy Enlists
In Marine Corps -
James U. Ferguson, son of Mrs.
Myrtle- E. Ferguson of--Franklin,
has been accepted for enlistment
in he United States Marine corps
at the Marine Corps recruiting
station, post office building, Savan
nah, Ga., and transferred to the
Marine barracks, Parris Island, S.
C, for training, according to an
announcement received from Lieu
tenant Colonel A. B. Drum, officer
in charge. Ferguson is a graduate
of the. Franklin high school and
attended the Buncombe County
Junior college at Billmore, for two
years.
drawn will play for prize No. 1
on the first day of September low
medal score handicapped according
to average score on cards turnl
in. The foursome on the second
card drawn will play for prize No.
2 on the 2nd day of September,
and so on until all the prizes are
vxhausted. The same identical four
some cannot compete for two
prizes. ,.
Each lady playing will turn in
her individual score card, and thr
first lady's card 1o be drawn
j;et prize No. 10.
By mixing foursomes a player's
name may be on more than one
card drawn, so that the same play:
ers mav be entitled to nlav for
f (Continued on page six)
rT7
PAGEANT DRAWS
MUCH INTEREST
Over 50 Girls Entered in
Legion's Beauty
Contest
VALUABLE PRIZES
Winner To Get Loving
Cup And Free Trip v
To Wrightsville
Thirty-eight of Franklin's' most
attractive girls-and 1( from-Highlands
have been listed as entrants
in the American Legion beauty
pageant to be held in the high
school auditorium at .8:30 o'clock
Wednesday night, August 2, it was
announced yesterday by the com
tni 1 1 eej n charge "of arraii g en i nils.
More interest is being manifested
in this beauty pageant than in
anything of a similar nature that
has been staged here in several
years.
Valuable Prizes
The winner of the contest, who
will be chosen by a group of out-of-town
. judges, will be giv en the
title of "Miss Macon County" and
awarded a beautiful silver. loving
cup from Tiffany's. She also will
be given a free trip to Wrights
ville Beach to compete with rep
resentatives from other towns for
the title of "Miss North Carolina"
during the state convention of the
American Legion, August 18-20.
The winner of the statewide con
test will receive a free trip to the
Century of Progress Exposition at
Chicago during the national con
vention of the Legion, October 2-5.
Admission charges to the pageant
next Wednesday night will be
25 xcJitsior adults .and 10 .Cents
for children. The proceeds will go
ToHfK"Xl aaTiTTosTTCoTl'08 of. the
Legion, under whose auspices the
pageant -is to be "presented. - Plans
bv Dr. Furman Angel, commander
of thepost and district commander
of the Legion, with the assistance
of MrsrT: W. Angel, Jr., and Mrs.
Howard Valentine.
To Wear Evening Dresses
The pageant, Mrs. Angel, and
Mrs. Valentine stated, will be con
ducted on the same high plane as
such pageants presented in other
cities of the state under the. auspices
of the Legion. The entrants have
been requested to wear evening
clothes. Direction of the contest
will be in the' hands of an ex
perienced, professional director.
Entra:iis have been notified that
there will be a rehearsal for the
pageant at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon in the scIim1 auditorium.
In view o? the fact that there will
be onlv one rehearsal, the com-
iiiJltecoti.arrangeuieiits hasrc-
quested that each girl take pains
to be there on time.
Merchants - and - business-men, of
Franklin and Highlands are co
operating with the Legion in put
ting on the pageant. Many of the
entrants are, sponsored by mer
chants, and others will be presented
by the Legion post.
Following is a list of the en
trants, together with the names of
their sponsors: N
' Franklin Entrants
Georgia Dady,.. Bankers' Life In
surance company; .Grace Conley,
State highway employes; Josephine
lligdoii, Angel's Drug Store; Eliza
beth Dowdle, Perry's Drug Store;
Margaret Cunningham, F. K. Cun
ningham & Company; Helen Pat
ton, Kelly's Tea and Coffee Shoppe;
Ruth Slagle, Bert Slagle; Jessie
Higdon, Jesse and Mary's Shop;
Virginia Calloway, Franklin Hard
ware Company; Nancy Patton, The
Franklin Press; Nancy Crockett,
Lee Poindexter (Standard Oil com
pany); F.dwina Dalrymplc, Polly's;
Lucy Slagle, Franklin Beauty Shop;
Jean Porter, A - &. P Store; Maria
Palmer, Joines Motor and Tractor
Company;' F.lita Warren, .Macon
County Supply Company; Margaret
Magie, rentiers More; .iary nrv-
ant, Bryant Furniture Company
Kalherine Porter, People's Market;
Eloise Shriill, Jesse Conley; Kat
rina Wurst, Moses Blumenthal;
manda Slagle. Frank 1. Murray.
Clerk of Court; Mildred Coad.
R. L. Woniaek, Esso Service Sta
tion No. 958; Ruth Poindexter, C.
Tom Bryson; Mildred Moore, "S. .&
(Continued on page six)
T7 ry-jsj T''
Siler Family Will Hold
82nd Annual Reunion At
The Arboretum' Aug. 3
BY MRS. F. L. SILER
The Macon county descendants
of the tour Siicr , brothers who
settled in this section in 1818 will
hold their 82nd annual family meet-
Thiirenv Anonct tit "Thp
Arboretum," the home
Of MrS t
Henry Slagle on highway No. 28
west of Franklin.
This old home at t the foot of
the Nantahalas was built in 1845,
the front part ' of it from logs
hewn in 1820 and used by Jacob
Siler to build his first home in
what was known then as the
"western wilderness." .
"The Arboretum" overlooks Peace
Valley, where a mirror-clear creek,
the Cartoogechaye, tumbles around
thecurving edgesof -the-meadows,
now covered with green corn and
golden wheat; but where in 1818
RALLY PLANNED
BY DEMOCRATS
Roy Francis and D. D. Al
ley, of Waynesville,
. On Program
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The first big rally held by the
Young People's Democratic Club of
Macon county since the past No
vember election is scheduled to take
place in the courthouse at Frank
lin on Saturday afternoon, July 29,
beginning at 2 o'clock. State Sen
ator Roy Francis, of Waynesville,
and Doyle D. Alley, vice president
of the Young People's Clubs of
North jCarolina,arethe7principal
speakers for the afternoon.
A letter from Mr.; Alley received
the first of this week by the Ma
con county club says that this is going
laJ)eadistricljneeting as well as
a Macon county meeting for the
election joffJjcm.Mr.AHey.said
delegations are coming from sev
eral of the counties of the 13 in
Th eTl t IwfisTf IcT. He" Ka Fre ; quTsf ed
John W. Edwards, president of the
Macon County club and recently
elected oublicitv chairman of the
district at the state convention, to
explain how the Macon County,
club, which was counted to be one '
c .L. k,. i-.-i j .
county units in the state, wa able
to build'up and finance the. club!
work in the county. - W c s.eeps ueuer aim , not
All of the Macon county clubs ! framed to show his face : ... High
are expected to have a delegation la"ds- h.,flnest own he - knows
present for the meeting and the' abovc 22M fcct t'evat.on.
election ot otticers. 1 here are cluDs
i0,hl.fJ?i!2!4ring .conimunities: Hoi-;
ly Springs", TJoweeTXartobgechaye;
Highlands, Rainbow Springs, . El-
lija Vj I f igdonyille, Otto, Burning
town, Etna and Franklin. Each of
the clubs will be allowed to name
two delegates, f torn Jhe membership
of the club to be official delegates
to the district convention to be
held soon in Asheville..
The following officers are to be
elected : President first vice pres
ident, second vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer.
String music will be furnished by,
the Young People's Democratic i
band. The meeting is an open one)
and everybody is invited to come, i
but only members of the clubs will
be permitted to vote on the elec-j
tion of new officers. i
Flower Show Date Changed
Back to Saturday, July 29
The date for the annual Macon ! they are likely to be a week hence.
County flower show ha$ been, The committee in charge of the
changed to Saturday, July 29, it j
was announced this week bv the,
Franklin Garden club, which is
sponsoring the exhibition.
The last Saturday in July i the
usual time for the flower show, but
two weeks ago it was announced tries have been arranged, a group
that the show would be held this' of judges from out-of-town will
year on August 5. Several . days ' choose the prize-winners. The ex
iigo, however, it was decided to go" hibition will be opened to the pub
ahead with the original plans to! He at 1:30 p. m. and remain on
hold the show on July 29. Mem, j display throughout the afternoon,
hers of the club explained the' Following is a list of the ex
change was deemed wise on aci hibition classes, together with the
count of the weather. In view of
recent rains, they expressed the
opinion that the flowers at this
time are far more beautiful than
JL J.VU' 11
stood a virgin forest. Under an
oak. in this forest Jacob Siler and
Old Santeetla, the Cherokee chief
tain, held a "pow-wow" when Mr.
Siler and a friend, who had pitched
UCMUC lilt aiiccuii, win . in
vited in no uncertain terms to
leave before "the moon comes over
the mountain."
"Your women and some' of your
men want us to say," Mr, Siler
replied to the chief. "We have
brought them things they do not
have and want, for their skins and
furs."
"Then, my women and some ot
my men are fools," Santeetla
retorted. jj before myyou,ng
men get-you-ctpsTheir-bows
anl arrows are itching to shoot
(Continued on page six)
WELCOME NEWS
FOR HIGHLANDS
Mrs. Thomas Harbison Is
Appointed Press
Correspondent
Appointment of Mrs. Thomas
Harbison as Highlands correspon
dent of The Franklin Press and
Highlands Maconian will bo wel
comed by many readers of this
newspaper. . Mrs.. Harbison, form
erly Miss Elizabeth Rice, acted as
representative of the Press and
Maconian - for -several JiionthsJast
year, but resigned shortly before
her -marriage.
Then the editor tore his hair for
months trying to get a good, steady
correspondent to "cover" the news
ol Highlands.He,. didn't have
much success anil a lot of High
lands folks not knowing - the sit
uation, began to think he should
drop the "Highlands Maconian"
from the masthead. This he re
fused to do, still hoping he could
get a correspondent.
,,,, . . , . . . . . .
I he other day, after considerable
. he prevailed upon Mrs.
arb,r takc ,hc .&m;
vfrs. Harbison's column. "Hieh-
Jands J lighlights,! sh.nt but full -of
news, win w-ioumi -on -brr a.-v-e
hope our Highands readers will
cooperate inmakingJhiscolumn
larger- and . .more -.complete in its
coverage by telling Mrs. Harbison
all the--news -they- know, Aud-alsa,..
we hope they will favor both the
editor and the Correspondent by
turning in their subscriptions and
renewas to Mrs. Harbison, who be
sides acting as correspondent, will'
also serve as our representative to
receive subscriptions and orders for
ioD urjntin,r ami advertising.
If, by any chance, you can't get
in touch with Mrs. Harbison, send
'your orders and your news, direct
to The Press and Maconian at
Franklin.
show urged that exhibitors have
their flowers at the office of the
Nantahala Power and Light com
pany, where the show will be held,
at 9:39 o'clock . Saturday morning
Later in the morning, after the en
prizes ottered:
1. Finest collection of dahlias,
$1.50.
(Continued on page six)
HOPE RENEWED
TO SAVE LINE
Leaders Not Discouraged
By Recommendation
Of Abandonment
TRAFFIC IMPROVING
Decision of Examiner Not
Regarded as Final
Settlement
News came from Washington last
'Thursday night that abandonment
of the Tallulah Falls railway had
been recommended to the Inter
state Commerce Commission by J.
S. Prichard, an examiner; but the
report, instead of discouraging local
cfforts.to save thc railroad, has
served to intensity tne tight against
abandonment.
The recommendation of the ex
aminer, according to information
received here, is by no means a
final ci t tl Am nrf r,f ttio mate,.," Tlio
whole question will have to be
passed upon by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, and even though
this body should approve aban
donment, the public still has re
course in federal court.
Conference Held
Thp annnnnrfitipnt r. Prii-harrt'a
recommendation caused leaders, in
the fight to continue operation of
the "T. F." to call a conference in
Clayton Saturday night. G. L.
Houk, R. S. Jones and D. D. Rice,
who took part in the hearing on
the abandonment petition in At
lanta on May 10, attended from
Franklin. They were not ready on
their return toannounce what
course of action had beeiLagreed
upon, but they were not discourag
ed over me ouuook. in tact, tney
were much heartened by reports
fif -.mrract Hiicincc fcr tti mil-
V. I. J 1 1 . . JJ '.VI llll. 1 Bl.
road dnrintf ' lime and lhi firct
half of July.
Profit Shown
operating profit in June and bids
fair to do the same this month.
If this continues, it is felt that the
Interstae Commerce Commission
would hardly approve abandonment
At the hearing in Atlanta on the
petition of J. F. Gray, receiver, for
authority to abandon the Tallulah
Falls railway, which is 57 miles
long, the Georgia Public Service,
commission acted only as an agent
for the Interstate Commerce body
in compiling a record of the evi
dence. The commission, however,
had the privilege of submitting its"
opinions Jn Jhe ..case... Had it rec-
omiiii-uucii eoimnueu operation, u
is thought likely such a recommen
dation would ha ve borne - much
weichr with the I - C , C Rut ttiic
the Georgia commission did not do.
i ir view ii i ius, i iie uiscnarge or
that commission last week by Gov
ernor Talmadge, with accusations
of subserviency to the railroads and
public utility companies, has arous
ed considerable interest, not only
in Georgia, but als in Western
North Carolina.
Kept in Receivership
"The "T. F."' was built from
Cornelia to Tallulah Falls, Ga, in
1882 and was extended to Franklin
in 1907. It was thrown into re
ceivership in June, 1923, and since
then it has shown a profit, but
through design of mismanagement,
little or nothing has been done to
ward taking it out of receivership.
One year it declared a bonus to
employes, instead of applying its
surplus earnings on indebtedness.
The committee directing the fight
against abandinment is expected to
announce its plans for future ac
tion next week.
Revival Ends
At Liberty Church
The revival which has been in
progress at Liberty Baptist chi-.rrh,
with the Rev. Wiley Conner, of
Knoxville, Tenn., doing the preach
ing ended Sunday. Members of
the church were highly pleased with
the result. Twenty-five new in m
bers were baptized into the cht rch
Sunday morning in Cowee creek
and, besides this, there were many
reassertions of faith.