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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.
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PROGRESSIVE'
INDEPENDENT nil:,.
LIBERAL
VOL. XLIX. NO. 13
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 29,' 1934
$1.50 PER YEAR
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r VETERANS' BILL PASSES
OVER VETO
The United States -Senate over
rode , President Roosevelt's -veto
Wednesday .night, enacting by a
vote of 63 to 27, three more votes
' than necessary, the independent of
fices appropriation bill, which car
"ries larger appropriations than the
chief executive desired made at
this time for increasing war vet
crans' benefits and restoring fed
eral pay cuts. The house already
had passed the bill over the presi
dent's veto. It was the first major
setback the Roosevelt administra
tion had received at the hands of
congress, Enactment of the meas
ure means that approximately $90,
: 000,000 will be returned to world
war and Spanish-American war vet
crans without review of their cases
to determine whether their dis
abilities were of service origin. It
also means that government em
ployes who had their salaries cut
. IS per cent by the economy act will
get back five per cent for the pe-
- riod from February 1 to July l and
another five per cent for the. next
fiscal year, starting July 1. The
president had vetoed the bill on
" the ground, that it would upset the
budget. ' , -
INSULL STILL AT LARGE ;
Samuel Insull, fugitive American
utilities promoter, was still at large
Wednesday. The vessel which he
'""had chartered to flee from Greece
wa9 reported Ln the Sea of Mar
mora, headed toward the Black Sea.
It was reported that Insull was
contemplating seeking haven in Ru
mania, which has no deportation
treaty with the United States, which
is seeking to return him to this
country" for trial on charges of
fraud in connection with the col
lapse of his, huge utilities empire,
which caused the loss of millions
of dollars to investors.
ROOSEVELT GOES FISHIN
President Roosevelt boarded Vin
cent Astor's yacht Nourmahal at
Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday and
headed toward southern . waters for
a week of fishing and relaxation.
He- was kept in touch with de
velopments at Washington by wire
less. The U. S. S. destroyer Ellis
is trailing the yacht.
BUSINESS BETTER
The nation's business continued
to advance last week in spite of la-
"bor controversies and unseasonable
weather all over the country.
- Sweeping gains were - recorded as
against business at this time last
year, but the nation has ,not yet
fully recovered from ' the paralysis
of the national bank holiday last
March. Dun and Bradstreet set the
increase at 48 per cent.
CROPS INCREASE
Farm crops will yield' an increase
income estimated at approximatc
' ly 55 per cent, higher than the in-
come of 1933, Secretary of Agri
culture Wallace announced Sunday.
Administration officials hail the in-
' crease as a direct result of the ac
tivities of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration.
GOVERNOR DOUCHTON? -.r
Friends both in Washington and
in Raleigh declare that Bob Dough
ton's chances for governor are bet
ter than they ever have been, and
that .Farmer Bob is more in the
mood to run now than he has been
for some time; which, they say,
"is not saying much."
MONEY WAR
World governments were warned
Sunday by 16 internationally fam
ous industrialists, bankers, and eco
nomists that further delay, in mon
, ctary stabilization might lead to a
"new wave of currency instability."
The experts are members of the
International Chamber of Com
merce, and called upon all govern
ments to utilize the present pro
pitious opiwrtunity to stabilize their
currencies.,
IS BURNED TO DEATH
Bodies of fifteen men burned to
death in a Lynchburg, Va home
for transients lay on mortuary slabs
yesterday while a growing corps of
workers strove to identify them.
The men were occupants of a two
storv shelter camp operated by the
-Federal Emergency -Relief Admin
istration.
ANOTHER INSULL
Penniless and a fugitive from
justice, C. C. Julian, erstwhile mil
lionaire oil man from Oklahoma,!
committed suicide Sunday in a I
Shanghai hotel. A young woman
who was with him at the time said
he committed suicide, while his
friends declared that he accidcntal
Tys. took an overdose of sleeping
pills. A year ago Julian was
charged with fraud in oil opera
tions, skipped bond and fled to
China.
PETITIONASKS
FOR HE JOBS
Communication Addressed
To Tennessee Valley
Authority
SEE DISCRIMINATION
Paper Says County Has
Not Received Its Share
Of Placements
A petition asking -"particulars" as
to why more Macon county men
have not been employed on pro
jects of the Tennessee Valley Au
thority is being circulated in Frank
lin. Several score names already
have been signed to the petition,
whh5h is addressed to the T. V. A.
employment manager at Knoxville,
Tenn.
The petition carries an inference
that for some unknown reason resi
dents of this county have been dis
criminated against in the place
ment of workers on T. V. A. pro
jects, and asks if this is due to
"any neglect ; by any; organization
or persons."
Copy of Petition
Following is a copy of the pe
tition: ."'.''
"T. V. A. Employment Manager,
"Knoxville, Tenn.
"We, the undersigned citizens of
Macon County, are anxious to see
more of the Macoii County work
men called to the T. V. A. work.
It seems as if at the present, Ma
con County is not getting her share
of ' placements. At present, there
are approximately 2,450 unemploy
ed men and women registered in
the Macon County Reemployment
Office. Many of these men have
taken the T. V. A. tests as given
to all proposed employes several
weeks ago. If there has been any
neglect by any organization or per
sons which has caused a shortage
of employing more ftjacon County
folks, we would, like to know the
particula'rs. -
"The whole of Macon County is
located in the Tennessee Valley,
with -the - Little Tennessee driver
running the entire length of the
county from south to north, and
due to this fact, it seems as if
Macon County should be recogniz
ed. You will find in Macon Coun
ty hundreds of men who arc high
ly skilled in various trades, such as
are in greatest demand on the
Tennessee Valley work.
The Passover
Mrs. Jack Sanders Tells of
jjjewish Holiday
Mrs. Jack Sanders informs us
lhat beginning Saturday eve, March
31, and lasting eight days, the Jew
ish people will celebrate Passover,
the holiday that commemorates the
liberation of the Israelites from
Egyptian bondage,
AhnosLeveryoneiis:ianiiliarwith
the Biblical storyof "Passover the
festival --of - emancipation of - the
Jewish people from Egypt the fes
tival of -unleavened bread thv-fes-tival
of Spring. -
The Jewish people love to recall
this event year after year The
family gathers around the table and
a beautiful ritual service is given.
After the head of the family has
offered thanks to the Eternal for
His bounty and mercy and the
family partakes of some bitter
herbs, . reminicent of the hardships
and days of slavery in Egypt, the
story of Passover unfolds itself in
all its beauty and awe-inspiring de
tails. An old traditional pact of the
service is that the youngest mem
ber of the house asks in a scries
of four questions the 'meaning, of
Passover and is answered by the
father or the oldest member at the
table.
After the bountiful meal trace is
pronounced and various hymns and
songs arc sung.
Highlands Girl
Playing
Vivian Potts, 14-ycar-bld (laugh- iff A, B. Slagle investigated and
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. ' Potts,' said the shooting was entirely ac
of Highlands, was . killed, instantly cidental.. No inquest was held,
it 6 o'clock last Thursday evening The father is a well known con
in the yard at her home when a tractor in Highlands, Surviving are
38 caliber revolver, with which she the parents and two brothers, R.
was playing discharged accidentally. L. and Edward Potts.' ,
The girl was struck In the heart' The funeral services were held at
by the bullet. Her brother, who 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the
was elsewhere in the yard, heard . Highlands Baptist church. The Rev.
the shot and ran to his sister, but 'John Brown, of Cullowhee, officiat
she was dead. ed at the last rites and burial was
Coroner C. M. Moore and Shcr-'in the Highlands cemetery.
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This palatial mansion In Moscow hns been obtained by the tJnlled Stntos to house Ambassador William C.
Bullitt nnd his entourage ns well ns his official offices. Situated on tho outskirts of the city, It was formerly
used by the central executive committee of the U. S. S. H. and was turned over- to the United States by the
Soviet goven?tfteiit. : . .
HELP OFFERED
TO EMPLOYERS
Edwards Urges Public To
Make Use of Reem
ployment Service
Notices were posted this week by
John W. Edwards, manager of the
.lacon County office of National
Reemployment Service, inviting pri
vate employers of the county to
use the facilities of the office.. The
service, he pointed out, is free and
should -proveTof bene"fiV"to' persons
or firms seeking either skilled or
unskilled workers, men or women.
Mr.r Edwards reported :that2,450
persons are registered at the office
as applicants for jobs in capacities
ranging from common laborers to
stenographers and welfare workers.
At present, he said, the office's
active file carries the following
classifications: .
Blacksmiths, 8; carpenters, 42;
clericals, 12; clerks, 1 common la
borers, 839; concrete workers, 2;
construction foremen, "3; cooks, 4;
cotton mill workers, 1; drillers, 17;
electricians, 4; engineers, . 3; farm
workers, 42; firemen, 4; general
foremen, 16 ; jack hammer opera
tors, 5; labor foremen, 5; masons,
1; mechanics, 3; miscellaneous, 10;
motor grader operators, 1 ; night
watchmen, 2; painters," 3; plumbers,
1; powdcrmen, 1; road workers, 4;
rock masons, 2; rodsmen, 2; sani
tary inspectors, 1; saw filers, 2;
stenographers, ,1 ; timber workers, 6;
tractor drivers, 4 ; truck drivers,. 69.
Women clericals,-25 ; clerks, 10;
cooks, 2; domestic workers, 11;
miscellaneous, 7 rsanitary inspec
tors, 1 ;' Miiinsti esses, 9K; stenog
raphers, -i; waitresses, V, welfare
workers, 2. "7
';Vben in need of any help, feel
free to call upon the office for in
formation and for assistance in
getting the right man or woman
for the right job."
Macon Man Arrested
For Attacking Cousin
Thomas Williams, 25, charged
with assault upon his first cousin
Kenis Williams, last Saturday, was
arrested at 9:30 o'clock Monday
night. at the home of his' mother,
Mrs. Mary Williams, in the Betty's
Creek section of Maoon county. ,
lie was lodged. in jail, at Clayton,
Ga., since, the fight occurred in
Georgia ;jusl over the North Caro
lina State line.
Kenis Williams suffered serious
knife wounds in the back of the
I neck.
Killed
with Revolver
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Better Movies
Macon Theatre Installs
New Sound Equipment
Franklin theatre fans now can
see and hear the best talking pic
tures produced, for 'the Macon
Theatre has installed the most
modern sound and projection equip
ment, enabling it to use sound-cm-film
reels. ' ,
Until this week the Macon The
atre relied- on an older type of
projection and sound equipment, the
kind that reproduced sound from
records instead xf Jrom .filmy, ,t)n.
this account It was difficult to
synchronize the sound with the ac
tion of the picture and movie-goer
sometimes ; witnessed the strange
spectacle, of a woman's voice ema
nating from a man's mouth. But
that is no more.
Synchronization is automatic and
perfect with the new equipment
which S. H. Lyle lias installed in
the theatre; and, too, the pictures,
as well as the sound, are projected
on the screen more distinctly just
as clearly, in fact, as in any oi
the large city theatres.
One of the greatest advantages
of the new equipment is that it
will enable the management to book
many pictures which hitherto it
has been unable to reproduce on
account of the obsolete disc equip
ment. Most of the new movies
are made only on the sound-on-fihn
reels.
"Sitting Pretty," a gay musical
extravaganza, was the. first produc
tion shown by the theatre with its
new equipment, which worked per
fectly and rcccivcdrmuch: favorable
comment from the audience.
MTTT'ylenra spooked "some "."out
standing, pictures for April, includ
ing Cecil B. l)e Mille's "Four
Frightened People;" the movie ver
sion of Sinclair Lewis's "Ann Vick
ers;" "One Man's Journey," star
ring Lionel Barrymorc ; and, in
May, "Little Women." '
$50 Raised at Box Supper
At School House
Approximately $50 was -realized
irom the box supper given at the
Franklin school house Saturday
night by the school children.
A. cake was given Miss Mary
Teague as being the most popular
girl' present, with Miss Jennie Gil
lian running a close second. Prin
cipal G. L. Houk won out over R.
A. Patton as the most popular man
and was also presented 'a cake.
Cake walks were a feature of the
evening. .
Girl, 15, Dies 1.
As Result of Burns
Miss Gertrude Queen, 15-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sid
ney Queen, died at her home at
Wcsscr, Swain County, Tuesday
night of last - week from severe
burns she received on November
23, when her clothing caught on
fire while standing before an open
fireplace,
n.wn fniWr of Cprtnide.
was born and reared at West's! This week mention was heard of
Mill, and has many relatives and J. E. Potts, who has attracted at
friends in Macon county -who will tention by his capable management
deeply regret to learn of his daugh-,of the: Highlands town office and
ter's death. power plant. He has been suggest-
. . ( ed as likely material for represen
in Moscow
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DEATH CLAIMS
J.J.KISER,73
Cartoogechaye Merchant
Succumbs to Stroke
Of Paralysis
J. J. Riser, 73, well, known fann
er and merchant of the Cartooge
chaye section, died- at his home
Friday morning at 5 o'clock. He
had been in declining health for
four- years. About ten days -ago
he suffered a stroke of paralysis,
his fourth.
- Funeral services were held.:afcthe
Mt. Hope Baptist church Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev.
A. S. Solesbee, pastor, in charge.
Interment was in the Franklin cem
etery. ,The deceased is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Arthur Waldroop,
M rs. Oscar Lewis and M iss ; Amber
Riser, and three sons, Bunyan Ris
er, Wood Riser and Theo. W. Ris
er, all of Macon county.
Mr. Riser moved to Macon
county from Rutherford county in
1911 and settled in the Cartooge
chaye valley.
Funeral Held
For Mrs. Charles G. West
Funeral services for Mrs. Charlie
G. West, 42, were conducted at the
Franklin Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 .o'clock by the
licvEugenelCEller,. pastor iUitr
iaPw as i if" t h e " Fr a n k 1 in c ei 1 1 e t ery .
M rs.-West -died at her- home -on
Bonny Crest Saturday morning at
1 - u 'clock. Shr- iad been an- in -
valid -for the past seven years. - She
joined the Oak Grove Baptist
church in early childhood, later
moving her membership to the
Franklin Baptist church.
Mrs. West is survived by her
husband, three sons, Wade, Ted
and Ralph; two daughters, Mrs.
Mann Ray and Miss.Estelle West;
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Gibbi'jv ofLM adisonillc,Jl'nn.Lsey
en brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Homer Mashburn
Attends Beauty Shew
Mrs
Homer Mashburn - returned!
to Franklin Tuesday night . from
Atlanta, where she attended the an
nual Southeastern beauty show,
which opened ' at ' the Atlanta-Bilt-morc
Hotel .Sunday. She was ac
companied by Mrs. Sam Allison, of
Svlva.,
J. E. Potts Suggested as
Good Legislative Timber
Frank Potts, prominent Highlands
merchant, has declined. to accede to
the urgings of his friends to be
come a candidate for chairman of
the county board of commissioners;
but the Potts name keeps bobbing
up in political discussions
Trout Season
Opens in Macon County on
1 Monday, April 16
The openxeason for trout fish
ing will begin in Macon' county
Monday, April 16 and continue un
til August 31. Uevotces of the rod
and reel are already getting out
their flies in anticipation of the
opening, for most of, the streams
in the county arc reported well
stocked .and' a good trout season
is expected.
-Residents of the county will not
te"' required to obtain licenses
to fish in the Little Tennessee riv
er, in the Cullasaja river from its
mouth to Buck creek, and in Car
toogechaye creek from its mouth
to the first bridge on highway No.
28 crossing this stream. County
resident licenses cost $1.10 and state
licenses $2.10.
CHURCHES GIVE
EASTER PLANS
Sunrise Service, Pageant
And Cantata Are on
Day's Program
Franklin churches are planning
to observe Easter with special ser
vices, a cantata, "The Rin Trium
phant," and a pageant, "The Tri
umph of Love."
Preceding the Easter services
will be a three-hour Good Frida
service tomorrow at St. Agnes
Episcopal church.. The rector, the
Rev. Frank Bloxham, will be as
sisted in conducting this service,
depicting Christ's crucifixion, by
the pastors, of Mother Franklin
churches. The public is invited to
attend.
At the Methodist church the reg
ular Sunday" nun nmg worship ser
vice will be ...held at 11 o'clock and
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon there
wilLbc..a christening service Cor
infants and small children. r "
"The King Triumphant," a canta
tata by Ashford ,will be presented
at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening by
a community choir at the Metho
dist church under the direction of
James B. Porter. " -
.The Lord'-- Sapper, will be ob
served at the Baptist church at the
regular 11 a. in. service Sunday
and at 8 o'clock in the evening a
pageant, "The Triumph of Love,"
will be presented.
Observance of Easter will begin
at St. Agnes church with a sun
rise service and celebration of the
Holy Communion at 6:30 a. m.
A short vesper service will be 'held
at S o'clock in the afternoon, when
members of the congreation will
present their Lenten offerings.
14 Girl Scouts
Are Awarded Badges
Fourteen girls have passed the
tenderfoot test for Girl Scouts and
have received their badges and become-
Tull-TledgcdTuember s of " The
Franklin troop-oT "Girl Scouts' "or
ganized last fall under the direc
tion of Miss Olivia Patton.
Those who have received their
badges are : Virginia Cotter, Lee
ida Beshears, Juno ' Dady, Jean
Moore, Betty Rogers, Kate Sellers,
Frances Davenport, Beatrice Dav-
enport, Lillian Jones, Carol Tes-
;ier, Ratherine Ellard, Rosa Lee
Riser,. Dorothy Silcr -and Ruth Hig
gins. Council members ,of the Franklin
Girl Scout troop are: Mrs. John
Davenport, Mrs. Roy C. Dady, Dr.
rurman Angel, Philip S. Hoyt, Mrs
S. E. Eaton Miss Virginia Mc
Guire is captain of the troop an''
Miss Helen Patton is first lieuten
ant. The troop .is composed of
two patrols, whose leaders are
Frances Davenport and Ruth Hig
gins. tative in the legislature. As yet
however, this member of the Potts
family has had nothing to say about
the matter.
An hypothetical objection has
been rajsed that perhaps Ed Potts
would not care, to surrender, his
Highlands job or that Highlands
would not care to surrender Ed
Potts. It has been suggested, how
ever," that as the legislature meets
in the winter, while things are
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FUNERAL HELD
FORJ.AJPORTER
Prominent Franklin " Man
Dies After Long Fight
To Regain Health
LEADER In" CHURCH
Served ; on - Town Board
And also as Represen
tative in Legislature
Funeral, services for James A.
Porter, prominent Franklin business
man, who died a few minutes after
noon Tuesday, were held at 2:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
Methodist church. The church was
crowded with relatives and friends '
who had come, many of them from
some distance, to pay their last re
spects to a man who had been out
standing in the business, civic, po
litical and religious life of Macon
county for a generation.
Mr. Porter, who suffered from
Brights disease, had been in de
clining health for some time. Dur
ing the winter he became seriously
ill, but recovered sufficiently to get
about town. Several weeks ago his
condition grew worse and he was
confined to his home. Although he
had lost a great deal of weight and
his strength was at low ebb, he
refused to become an invalid. In
stead, he preferred to sit up and
talk to visitors and move about his
home.
Hat Hart Attack
Although his condition was known
to be critical, his death Tuesday
was unexpected and came as a sud
den shock to his family and friends.
The immediate cause of his death
was a heart attack.
Surviving Mr. Porter are his
widow, two sons, R. L. and Steve
Porter; two daughters. Mrs. Tack
Sherrill, Jr., and Miss Catherine
Porter; three brothers, John Por
ter, of Asheville; R. S. Porter, of
Andrews, and T. W. Porter, of
Franklin; and three sisters, "MrsT
R. M. Waldroop, of Bryson City;
Mrs. Emma Huskins, of Asheville:
anfcMiJ-lfantn7ifARhe
nlle.
Wm Legislator
Mr. Porter, a native of this coun
ty, served as representative in the
legislature in 1929 and for three
terms, 1923 1929, he was a member -
of the Franklin board of alder
men, in 1914 he was secretary of
the Iranklin township highway
commission,
For 14 years he was in the
wholesale provision business here
and for 10 vears in the lumber
business. Then, for five or six
years, he was in the retail mercan
tile business, operating one of the
largest stores in Franklin. He also
served on the board of directors of
the Bank of Franklin.
Devout Churchman
Mr. Porter was a member of the
Masonic order and the Methodist
church. A devout churchman, he
served for 25 vears as chairman of
the board of stewards of the Frank
lin Methodist church and contribut
ed liberally toward ihe financing-of -
new church structures in the coun-
tv: : ;
The funeral was conducted by the
Rev. C. C. Herbert, pastor of the
Franklin Methodist church, assisted
by the Rev. L. B. Hayes, presiding
elder of the Waynesville district;
the Rev. John Teague, Methodist
minister of Prentiss, and the Rev.
J. A. Flanagan, pastor of the
hrankhn Presbyterian church. Bur
ial was in the Franklin cemetery..
Only last fall-Mr.' Porter, in charge
of a crew of C. W. A. workers.
had directed a project to clean up
and beautify this cemetery.
Pallbearers at the funeral were
Sheriff A. B. Slagle, Gordon Moore,
State Senator R. A. Patton, George
Stalcup, Dr. W. E. Furr and D.
Robert Davis.
IL DUCE WINS AGAIN
Nearly ten million Italian voters
came to polls Sunday and voted
overwhelmingly, for Premier Mus
solini and his regime. Early re
turns of the plebiscite left no doubt
as to the outcome. The first of
ficial count gave 98 per cent of the
vote to Mussolini and his fascists,
while only a few scattered thous
ands voted against them.
STRIKE AVERTED
Labor troubles in the nation's
automobile manufacturing plants
were settled Sunday night by Pres
ident Roosevelt, who conferred with
labor leaders at the White Bouse
after securing agreements from the
manufacturers to accept his peace
proposals. " .
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