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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL, XLVIII, NO. 32
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933
$1.50 PER YEAW
BLOODY KENTUCKY VOTE
Over 200 state troops went on
duty in Haran county, Kentucky,
on Friday, to curb violence at the
polls on Saturday. Two men were
slain in fights on the eve of the
primary.
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CO
Y TAX SALE DELAYED
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EXCHANGE QUITS IN TEARS
The New York stock exchange
hurriedly adjourned at noon, Friday,
forced to quit by tear gas which
had been effectively spread through
the exchange by some one who
put two gas bombs in a ventilating
intake.
MINE STRIKE IS ENDED
The strike of 30,000 workers in
the Pennsylvania soft coal, field
was ended Friday through the med
iating efforts of President Roose
velt and his national recovery ad
ministrators, A board of media
tion was created to settle disagree
ments pending adoption of a. coal
mining code of operations at an
early date. '
37 SHIPS COST $300,000,000
The navy last week let con
tract for construction of 21 na
val vessels by private shipyards,
and ordered 16 ships built in
government yards. JThe 37 sht?s
will cost $300,000,000 and work
on them is to begin at once as
part of the federal public. works
program.
$1,500,000 FOR SMOKY PARK
President Roosevelt last week
allotted $1,5004)00 for purchase1
of additional lands for the Great
Smoky Mountain park, $500,000
of if: Pioing to make up the de
ficiency in state and private
grants needed to match a $5,
000,000 gift by John D. Rock
efeller, Jr. 0
REDUCE STATE INTEREST
RATE
North Carolina bankers have
agreed to. renew $5,000,000 in state
notes held by them and due Aug
ust 15, and to accept 4 1-2 Instead
of 5 per cent: New York bank
ers, holding $5,800,000 have refused
to accept the reduced interest rate.
SCOTCH DUNN KIDNAPING
A conspiracy to kidnap Jacque
line - Johnson,- two, daughter of- a
wealthy Dunn man, was scotched
-by police there on Monday with
the arrest of Jim Smith, mechanic.
Smith . denies he tried to induce
regro servants in the Johnson home
lta.aid.1 himin removing the child
and holding it for $2,500 ransom.
PICKS EMPLOYMENT AIDES
Capus Waynick, High Point, di
rector of the federal re-employment
service in North Carolina, has ap
pointed Mrs. May Thompson Ev
ans, High Point, and W. F. George,
Fayetteville, as supervisors to aid
him in opening employment offices
in every city.
HIGH POINT STRIKE ENDS
High Point's 5,000 striking seam
less hosiery workers . returned to
their jobs on Monday. They had
-fc: n 36ut-Isi n ceJjiljEZlT-Iseeking
higher wages and shorter liours.
-Wages are not-increased, but.hours
are cut to 40 per week under the
hosiery code.
SET NEW, FLIGHT RECORD
Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos,
Frenchmen, piloting a plane named
the Joseph Lcbrix, landed near
Damascus, Syria, on Monday even
ing, after 57 hours in the air in a
flight froni New York. They flew
nearly 6,000 miles and set a .new
world's distance record.
TROOPS TERRORIZE HAVANA
.Thousands rushed into Havana
streets "'Monday-'night lo celebrate
the news that Machailo was imiiur
to retire front' the .presidency." They
were met with a rain of pistol,
'rifle and machine gun bullets from
troops Macliado had called into the
capitol. At least 25 were killed and
hundreds were wounded.
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APPROVE N. C. ROAD
PROJECTS
t'he state highway commission
on Friday approved 18 highway and
-trcel-iutxtafccMkltissjojnjU2
the federal bureau of roads. The
Mate body had previously passed
W77ojecTs lor
of the $11,000,000 federal cxpendi
tn es on roads planned-forNorth
Carolina.
FOGLEMAN DIES IN CHAIR
Clay Fogleman, Rockingham
county man convicted of the de
liberate murder of W. J. Carter,
in a filling station holdup, died in
the electric chair at Raleigh Friday
morning. He had won one stay,
in a dramatic effort to evade the
death sentence.
INVESTIGATION
OF I F.' HADE
New Georgia Public Ser
vice Commission Re
opens Case
line is "Inspected
Officials of Two States
To Confer on Matter
In Franklin
An independent investigation of
the proposal of J. G. Gray, receiver
of the Tallulah Falls railway, that
the line from Cornelia-" fdTranklin
be abandoned, has been launched
by the new Georgia Public Service
commission. As a result, prospects
of saving-the railroad are brighter
than ever. '
The new Georgia commission, ap
pointed several weeks ago by Gov
ernor Talmadge after he had fired
the old commission under charges of
subserviency to the railroad and
utility interests, has indicated it
intends to follow a different policy
from its predecessors.
The old commission, after con
ducting a hearing in behalf of the
Interstate Commerce commission on
the abandonment petition in Atlan
ta on May 10, pigeon-holed the
whole question and failed to make
any recommendation whatsoever to
the I. C. C, which has jurisdiction
in the case. Last month, an exam
iner for the commission after pe
rusing the - bare - records, recom
mended that -"Colonel"- Gray's per
tition be granted. It is felt that
had the Georgia' commission seen
fitioj"ecommend against abandon
ment, chances of continued opera
tion would have been stronger. Bu
the old commissioners" did "nothing
about it; they evidently were too
absorbed in Georgia politics. They
failed even to put in a word con
cerning -the importances! -the -TV
F." to North Georgia and western
North Carolina, a thing they could
have done without bias.
Start Investigation
After the new commissioners
went into office they started look
ing into the matter and decided
that the public had not received a
fair deal. In a letter to F. M.
Reeves, of Cornelia, one of the
leaders in the movement for con
tinued operation of the "T. F.," one
of the commissioners stated he had
"come to the conclusion that the
matter is of such importance as to
justify making an . independent in
vestigation." r
Two members of the commission,
Mr.ahMandfTiffrDavis7"were
designated to conduct this inves
lifi'1iolkwJ'c'1 sorne persons fa
miliar with the sitafioricohf ident
ly believe will shed new . light on
the receiver's petition for abandon
ment. ' - ,'
The two commissioners arrived
in '. Cornelia Thursday, morning to
inspect the railroad and to confer
with shippers along the line. Un
like members of the old commis
sion, they are not satisfied with
the record as compiled at the hear
ing in MayThey-wanOo get ..first
1' tv1.. ;n formation
Expected Here
The commissioners were met at
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Plans for Annual County
Farm Tour
j The annual Macon county farm
tour, sponsored - -by--the- Franklin
Rotary club, will start at 9:30
o'clock .Wednesday Tnorning, Aug
M 10, at 41k1 courthouse, according
T--dans announced by Fred S.
Sloan, county farm agent.
The order of the itinerary has
not been announced, but Sloan
said the following farms would be
visited during the course of the
dav:
j. R. Franklin's farm on R. F. D.
4, where a trench silo will be in
spected. Will Barry's farm at Higdon
ville, wheer another trench silo has
been built. Mr,. Barry's purebred
Hereford also will be inspected.
County Baptist Association
Meets at Briartown Church;
Solesbee Named Moderator
With a large crowd present, the
Macon . County Baptist association
convened Wednesday morning at
the Briartown Baptist church for
its 30th annual session. The
meeting was scheduled to last
through today. ,
The most important business
transacted at the first day's ses
sion was the lection of "officers,
as follows:
The Rev. A. S. Solesbee, mod
erator the Rev. E. R. Filer, vice
moderator; R. M. Ledford, clerk;
E. V. Ammons, treasurer, and the
Rev. W. T. Potts, historian.
The Rev. Mr. Mayberry, of Syl
va, led the opening devotional ser
vice Wednesday morning, and the
annual sermon was preached by
'Bobby' Jones To Play
In Exhibition Match
"Bobby" Jonec, the finest
golfer of them all, it scheduled
to play in an exhibition golf
match at Highlands Saturday,
August 19, starting at 2 p. m.
Proceeds from the match will
go to the churches and civic
organizations of Highlands.
Bobby's partner in a foursome
will be Charles Yates, the Geor
gia state champion, and they
will be pitted against George
Sargent, .former . national cham
pion, and Errie Ball, south
ern champion.
The match will be played on
the Highlands country club
course, one of the finest n the
south.
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WDrMXLURE
Well Known Prentiss Man
Dies after Long
Illness
W. D. McClure, well known
Prentiss farmer, died at 12:30 a.
m. Thursday at his home after an
illness of seven years with Bnghts
disease. The funeral was scheduled
to be held Thursday afternoon at
Clark's Chapel Methodist church,
of which Mr. McClure was a mem
ber.
Mr. McClure, who was 79 years
old, was born and reared on the
farm on which heilieir
He is survived by his widow,
four daughters and a son: Mrs. Ed
Fulcher, Mrs. Harve Dowdlc, Mrs
Wilson Rogers and Otto McClure,
all of this county, and Mrs. Tom
Brown, of Seneca, S. C.
Smart Family To Hold
Reunion August 20
The fourth annual reunion of the
Smart family will be held Sunday,
August 20, at the home of J. J.
Mann about four miles from Frank
I'm on the Georgia1 highway. All
relatives are cordially invited to
attend.
Are Announced
Albert Ramsey's farm in the
Iotla valley, where the visitors will
see-the-ffectso-plantingxyej on
reseeded lespedeza.
C. H. McClure's farm on the
Georgia road. Mr. McClure has a
fine field of ensilage corn, estimat
ed to "produce from 12 to 15 tons
to the acre.
A. B. Slagle's farm in the Car
toogechaye section, where purebred
Guernseys will be on display.
Carl Slagle's farm in the same
section,' where lunch will be served
and a brief program given.
All farmers and any others in
terested in going on the; tour are
requested to notify Mr. Sloan.
the Rev. ' James Burrell at
11
o'clock. ,
At the business meeting the Rev.
J. A. McMillan, of Thomasville,
reported for the state board on
the Mills Home (Baptist orphan
age). The home, which is car
ing for 1,000 children, is supported
by donations from the Baptist Sun
day schools of the state, each of
which devotes the offering of one
Sunday a month to this purpose to
gether with 3 a "' special Thanks
giving offering. '. - .
A report on the women's mis
sionary work for the past year
was submitted by Mrs. Sam Gib
son, while J. W. Hastings report
ed oh the stewardship and en
listment activities.
REUNION HELD
BY TOMANS
More than 200 Attended
Family Meeting at
West's Mill
The annual Rickman reunion was
held at the home of Mrs. M L
Rickman at . West's Mill Sunday
with more than 200 descendants and
visitors present. '
The Rev. Eugene R. Eller, pas
tor of the Franklin Baptist church,
preached in the afternoon, using
the lext that-thHateRevMerrit
Rickman used in his-4ast-sermon
Hebrews 4:9. -.
The - Rickmans -originally migrat
ed from Germany to Rickmans-
worth in Herdf ordshire, England,
about the year 1657. One may trace
the JamilylbyUhepld church rec
ords in Rickmans-worth, which
shows the births, marriages and
deaths. The name then was spelled
Ryckmann. In 1785 two boys, Jesse
and Joshua Ryckmann, made their
way from Rickmansworth, England,
to BammoTC, Md. Later Jesse
came to Cane Creek in Buncombe
county. He later married Miss
Mary Trantham and to this union
were born 14 children, among them,
three sets of twins. One of these
children, Merrit Rickman, who was
born August 6, 1812, came to Ma
con county in 1853 and settled in
the Cowee section. He was one of
the pioneer missionary ministers in
Western North Carolina. At times
he had charge of as many as seven
churches. When he died in 1874,
he was pastor of the Franklin
Baptist church.
This was the first time that the
Rickman reunion has been held on
the birthday of the Rev. Merrit
Rickman.
Officers were elected by the fam
ily group as follows :
E. O. Rickman, of Leatherman,
president ; John E. Rickman, of
Franklin, historian, and Mrs. Frank
I. Murray, of Franklin, secretary;
program committee, Sam J. Mur
ray, chairman ; Joe "Rickman "arid
Sidney Queen.
A handsome Bible, offered as a
prize to the one guessing the near
est number of the Merrit Rick
man descendants, was, won by Mrs.
Lyle Jacobs. The correct number,
so far is known, is 365.
Rev. Fred O. Dryman
'Resting Nicely'
The Rev. Fred O. Dryman, pas
tor of The Lake Junaluska Metho
dist Chufchrwho"underwenrairop
eration at ; Angel'. Brothers hospital
last week, was reported to b rest
ing nicely Wednesday afternoon.
Bryson Reunion
Set for August 20
The Macon county Bryson re
union will be held in the grove in
rear of the' Cowee Baptist church,
on Sunday, August 20. All the de
scendants of this - 'clan- arc invited
to attend and bring a basket of
lunch.
DurSly LlLTDCSLr
S1LERS HOLD
180 Attend Annual Family
Gathering at Home of
Mrs. Henry Slagle
A total of 180 persons attended
the 82nd annual reunion of the
Siler family which was held last
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Henry Sagle in the Cartoogechaye
section.
Short talks were made by the
Rev. A. S. Solesbee, the Rev.
F. R.. Crockett, and the Rev. W.
A. Fenkins, all of .Macon county,
andluegJLJOlQrga
lumbia, S. C.
A picnic dinner was served and
in the afternoon a business ses
sion was held at which a deci
sion was reached to hold the next
annual reunion at Camp Nikwasi,
near Franklin.
Mrs. Hattie Moore, of Clay
:ounty, who attended this reunion,
was the only person who also at
tended the first reunion of thi
Siler family 82 years ago. She is
the mother of Mrs. A. B. Sagle,
wife of Sheriff Sagle, of Macon
:ounty.
Greetings were read . from the
Siler reunion which was held in
Washington State recently. A
large number of the members of
the Siler family now live on the
Pacific coast.
Among the prominent guests at
the reunion were : Dr. Lewis F-li-afi,
and Tom Siler, all- of Ashe
villerJames Grayrof Raleigh, Mr.
and 'MrsrTulen:"Silerrof - La
vania. Ga., and Dr. A. R. Morgan,
f Columbia; v
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-MRS. GUY PAUL
Funeral for Highlands
Woman Held at
Home Monday v
Mrs. Guy Paul, 43, of Highlands,
died in Angel Brothers hospital
Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock.
Death resulted from high blood
pressure.
Funeral services were conducted
at the homes- on the Highlands
Wallialla road Monday afternon
at 3 o'clock. The Rev. W. C. Reed,
pas tor of the Sylva Baptkt chu fch J
the Rev. Mr. Johnson and the. Rev.
Raymond -JMcCarty.Qf Highlands,
officiated.
Mrs. Paul was the daughter of
the iveAVrFr-PottSr-of -Highlands.
She Avas a member of the High
lands Baptist church, having join
ed in early childhood.
The deceased is survived by her
husband and eight, children, her
father and six brothers, Ed, Frank,
Roy, Gene, Charlie and Arthur
Potts, all of Highlands.
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McLean's Now Occupying
Home at 'KnoIIacres'
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McLean, of
Asheville, are now occupying their
nevv home, "Knollacres Fann,'ou
the Bryson city , road near . West's
mill.
Mr. McLean recently purchased
the home of Mrs. J. L. Bryson,
which was 'immediately Urn down.
In its place, occupying a beau
tiful site commanding broad view,
Mr.- McLean has built a handsome
10-room bungalow. l
Send Charity Solicitors
To Welfare Officer
Rachel Davis, superintendent of
public welfare,., reqhests that all
citizens please esnd anyone com
ing to their door for help to kher.
She is trying to do , away with
house-to-house begging and she
w'rfies to save the people of the
county the trouble that so many
have had with people coming to
their homes for help. She would
like to make the proper investiga
tion of .all requests for charity.
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REUNION
Injunction Stays
Order of Board;
1933 Rate Lower
County wide Levy Set at
$1.05 in Budget
Adopted
VALUATION LOWER
New Rate Is 16 Cents
Under - Levies of
"" Past 1 -Years- -
A budget calling tor a county
wide tax rate of $1.05 on the $100
valuation was adopted by the coun
ty commissioners at their regular
monthly meeting. Monday. The
rate for the past two years has
been $1.21.
The reduction .of 16 cents was
made possible by assumption by the
state of responsibility for the
eight-months school term.
In view of the fact that the
couiaty's valuation has been decreas
ed considerably more than a mil
lion and a quarter dollars, the drop
in the tax rate was regarded as
quite a pleasant surprise.
Unless tax collections improve,
however, the possibility of. a high -
er rate next year is seen by county
officials.
Division of Levy
-The 4ull -budget hasiiut-beenan-.nt,...
nounred, but the county wide tax
lew is divided as loiiows
General county purposes $ .15
. , r- i m nr r 4
special - runu u auper, --.ua,
courts and jail, 3; health, :
.05)
: 1 r ,
. 1 J
Debrservicetcounty-roads-and-
bridges)
.60
Schools .
-TQTAL j.
Special Leviet
In addition to the county wide
levy, special road and bridge dis
trict levies were made as follows :
Franklin township $ .25
Nantahala township .40
Highlands township .......... .10
The county's total valuation is
tentatively placed at $5,593,074,
which is $1,455,055 under last year's
valuation. This figure is not final,
as the Corporation Commission has
not yet reported the Valuation of
corporate properties.
-ZoneMeeting
Mission Groups Meet at
Iotla' Church
The third quarterly zone meeting
for the Macon County Methodist
Woman's Missionary Societies met
with the hospitable Iotla people on
Tuesday, . August 8. Interspersed
with the routine of regular busi
ness, reports, minutes etc., was a
pleasing program of songs, a play
let by the Franklin Juniors, a solo,
songs and recitation by the Iotla
young people and a beautiful duet
by . Mrs.-JA.Flanagan of... Frank
lin and Mr.. Spell, Young Divinity
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Toxes' Win Baseball Gam o
From Cherokee Indian Team
fhe ''('amp Foxes," as the base -
bull team at C. C. Camp No. 9 has
been dubbed, -went-to U'he -Indian
reservation in Swam county Satur
day and 'alter, 'a.tive inn i tig" game-with-the;
Cherokee braves emerged
wi til a-i-to-4 victory.
The ''Foxes" were accompanied
by Captain Mcllwaiti and Sergeant
horsyth. When they arrived at !
the reservation they touna that a
game was under way between the
Indians and the conservation boys
from the Smokemont camp, but the
Smokemont ,boys withdrew but of
courtesy to the Camp 9 boys.
Though the game was for only five
innings, it was an interesting contest.
Judge Felix . Alley Halts
Advertisement of
1932 Taxes
PAYMENTS DECLINE
County Prepared To Ac
c2pt Notes for Taxes
D uePrior tol 932U
Sale o: hnd for delinquent 1932
taxes, ordered by the Macon coun
ty coiTnni3i(ji)tTs at their regular
monthly, meeting Monday in com
pliance with the new statewide tax
law, has been postponed, temp'o
r.nily at least-by the issuance of
a restraining orderly Judge Felix
V. Alley, of W'aynesville.
Advertisement of the tax sale
for the first Monday in September
was scheduled to start this week.
The commissioners sought some
grounds upon which they could put
off the sale until the fall, when
crops come in, but the county at
torney. George" Patto.n, advised
them that the . law gave them no
1 h-eway in the matter. " So they
ordered the names of delinquent .
i taxpayers to be published and the
sale of tax . certificates to be held
September, 4, ,J . ''
. Injunction ObUnd
" We dne s d ay-Tnorriinf t he -res t rai n
ingorderjvas obtained from Judge
AHey, who was presiding over COurtT
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Cunningham and R. S. 'Jones. 7x-:t-'
Tiig as attorneys irrbehalt of O. K.-
Davis, of Franklin, and other tr
- payers- delinquent hi -1932 - taxes.
the application ; for the. restrai:?-,
Jlik,ir)rder.wasdravvnupbyNf,r.
Cunningham and G. A. Jones.
In issuing the order, Judge Alley
forbade Sheriff A. B. Slagle, as tax
collector, from advertising the sale
and directed that the county.'-coiu-missioners
take no further' action
to bring it about. The order is
returnable August 30. Unless a re
quest is filed to make "it permanent,
it . will 'be :automatically dissolved
on that date. It is understood that
those who obtained the injunction
have no intention of seeking to
make it permanent, as they wanted
only .to delay the sale; and the
county -commissioners, are planning
to proceed With advertisement and
sale as soon as . the order expires.
Payments Slow Down
Until word got around that the
injunction had been issued, the
sheriff's office did a landoffice
business. Thousands of dollar
poured into the county treasury as
hundreds of property owners came
in to pay their taxes. Wednesday
the payments began to drop off
and Thursday .morning the offi-rc
helpers hail little to do.
Sheriff Slagle and- E. x,r Long,
county commissioner, advise 1 that
taxpayers who are able to pay now,
do so immediately. Tliey pointel
out ...that., the . injunction does .Jiot,
stop penalties and that 'it is to the
(Continued on page four)
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! After, the
game,
Lieutenant
Burns, 'athletic officer at the
.S,uiukeiuoiit.'.camp'ave.. a -special
invitation to Captain Mcllwain and
lTie"Fotes''' " f or "s"tipper: A" splen
did c a hip i n e al rvas served and all
the- boys - had- aicojoyable- even- .
ing.
.The Smokeni.Mit C. C. C. team
is coming to .'camp 9 Sunday t
pUiy .the "Foxes' on their home
diamond. The game is open to th
public with no admission charge.
. A specialy' boxing match, air
open to thev '.vie,' has been ar
ranged at Cili:-' 9 fc :-. Friday nigh'.
"Kid" Seay will -mix it up with
"Kid" Turner and there also will
be, several other good bouts.