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As the World Turns A Brief Survey of Cur rent Events in State, Nation and Abroad the Facts Boiled Down to a Few Pithy Lines. Bits of Wisdom Every religion is good that teaches man to be good. Thomas Paine. Qttp Ijtglj Umite JRanmian LIBERAL INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE VOL. XLIX, NO. IS FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934 $1.50 PER YEAR 1 POU QUITS ROAD JOB; SUCCESSOR NAMED Jack Roach, Statesville, was nam ed successor of George Ross Pou us executive director of the State Highway and Publicf Works com mission at a meeting of the com mission in Raleigh Wednesday. Pou resigned last Saturday to enter a congressional race to succeed his father, . the late Representative E. W. Pou. The commission also let contracts Wednesday for 29 road projects, which if approved by fed eral highway authorities, will pro vide for the expenditure of $868,439 Roach was formerly Pou's assistant. 58 CANDIDATES FILE Through Saturday 58 candidates had formally entered the state pri mary to be held June 2. Only two Republicans were included among the list. AFTER NRA VIOLATORS NRA Administrator Hugh Johnson Saturday ordered action within 10 days against NRA code violators. Code officials were instructed to refer cases to U. S. attorneys. CREDIT FOR HOMES According to a statement made by Frank C. Walker, director of the national emergency council, a nation-wide program will soon be launched to guarantee principal and interest on long term mortgages to finance the building of small homes. Such a guarantee would likely have the effect of encouraging much. new construction work. INSULL COMING BACK Samuel Insull, erstwhile United States public utilities magnate, will be started back to the United to face trial on charges of con spiracy and fraud Friday, the thir teenth of April. Turkish govern ment doctors have pronounced In sull physically fit to be deported. WIRT EVOKES STORMY DEBATE A charge that Dr. William A. Wirt, who recently attracted na tional attention by disclosing an alleged communistic plot by "brain trusters," was jailed for pro-German activities during the world war was made on the floor of the house of representatives Wednesday by Congressman Bulwinkle of North Carolina. A few minutes later Rep resentative McGugin of Kansas an nounced Wirt's attorney had auth orized him to deny the charge. A stormy congressional debate follow ed, in which Republicans were charged with playing partisan poli tics in supporting Wirt's allegations. SETS NEW AIR RECORD Renato Donati, Italian world war ace, set a new altitude record Wed nesday when lie soared into an overcast sky behind a four-bladed propellor to a height of 14,500 met ers, or more than nine miles. CANNON ON TRIAL Methodist Bishop James Cannon, Jr., went on trial in the District 1 Columbia Supreme court Monday on charges that he failed to report in lull expenditures made in his anti-Smith campaign in 1928. Ed win C, Jameson, New York insur ance executive, told the court Tues day that he had given Cannon $58, 000 "to support a campaign of anti Smith Democrats." The prosecu tion contends that the bishop failed to report expenditures of $48,000 contributed to hhrij hut the atiti MUllll leaders auoiueys ii.ive .hi- i ,..;n r-,. rnmmii spent all contributions for the pur- I " i -"i pose directed, TAX BOOST DEFEATED The U. S. Senate Tuesday refused by a vote of 46 to 44 to levy an additional one-year emergency tax of ten per cent on all individual lin, tut returns for 1935. It lis', rejected a proposal to increase surtaxes beyond the finance com mittee rates, which already arc higher than existing levies. PAPK DEDICATION EXPECTED F.AkLY IN 1SJ5 Despite legal entanglements which are still impending completion of plans for opening the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials Off the park service in Washington said they expected things would be in readiness for dedication of the park early next vear. MINISTER TO IRELAND DIES William Wallace McDonald, who became American minister to the Irish Free State just two weeks a, , died suddenly of a heart at tacil Monday night while attending a banquet Given, in his honor by Irish officials. He was 67 years old and a native of Tennessee, but Montana was his adopted state. LIBRARY GROWS IN POPULARITY Mrs. Ordway Reports 3,000 Books Circulated in Past Year MEMBERSHIP NOW 185 Mrs. Lassie Kelly Cun ningham Elected President Meeting last Friday night in the reading room in the Masonic hall, members of the Franklin Library association elected Mrs. Lassie Kel ly Cunningham president and heard encouraging reports on the ac tivities of the library since it was reorganized and reopened a year ago. Other officers elected were Mrs. Blackburn W. Johnson, vice presi dent; John W. Edwards, secretary; B. W. Johnson, treasurer; Mrs. J. A. Ordway, librarian. Mrs. John son and the Rev. Frank Bloxham were named members ot a book selection committee with Mrs. Cun ningham as chairman. 185 Members Listed Mrs. OrdWay, who has served as librarian without remuneration dur ing the past year, reported that the membership had grown from a small handfull of book lovers who met and reorganized the library a little over a year ago to a total of 185 members, 121 adnlts and 64 children. The librarian estimated the year's circulation of books at approximate ly 3,000. The library has obtained many new books through gifts and purchases and its popularity is steadily increasing. The total of new books received was 379. Of this number, 216 were outright gifts, 101 in lieu of membership fees, three in lieu of fihes; 31 pur chased with funds presented by the Order of Eastern Star, and 28 pur chased with library funds. Gifts Acknowledged The following book gifts were ac knowledged: Anonymous, 135; the Rev. and Mrs. O. P. Adcr, 19; the Rev. and Mrs. Frank Bloxham, 16; Allen Ordway, 11; Mary B. Eaton, 6; Mrs. M antrum. 3; Miss Sophie Albert, 3; Mrs. Frank Curtis, 3; Mrs. Derald Ashe, Mrs. S. H. Lyle. Mrs. W. N. Sloan, Norvin Duncan, Jr., two books each; Norman An gel, Miss Tallcy, Mrs. Solms, Hor ace Duncan, Billic Wilkie, Lane Porter, one book each. Cash receipts for the year totaled $51.64, divided as follows: Annony mous gift, $5; receipts from a play sponsored by the Eastern Star, $18.95; donated by the Boy Scouts, $3.55; 52 adult membership fees at 25 cents each, $13; 32 junior mem bership fees at 10 cents each, $3.20; fines, $7.94. Expenditures totaled $39.70, leav ing a bank balance of $11.94. Mrs Ordwav Thanked A rising vote of appreciation was given Mrs. Ordway for her tireless efforts in acting as librarian. Individual members expressed gratification over the growing pop ularity of the library, but it was suggested that efforts should be nade to encourage people living in he rural sections of the county to - se the libra more freely. It . .L. ,l i:u : ' Pa l ,ndl ww iti t Atitnrt l.ii that it c. r9 i It -, n n 1 1 111 IV IS.VJVW V'i I in UJV JS t'IH ing in the county,' not merely for residents'! of Franklin. A nominal membership fee of 25 cents a year is required of adults, and 10 cents a year of children; but a suitable book may be given in lieu of a cash membership. Transients may obtain books by paying a member- ship fee and making a deposit tot insure return of books borrowed. ' Plant Established Here For Making A small shuttle block factory has been established in Franklin by L, O. Cope and C. M. Lowman, formerly of Andrews. In full ope ration, the plant consumes about a cord of dogwood a day and has an output of approximately 400 shuttle blocks. The factory is being operated as a branch of O. L. Cope & Sons, manufacturers of shuttle blocks for more than a quarter of a century. Another plant is maintained at An drews. The Franklin factory is located Waterman's New Flying Wing wiieWt ' m ' iiii.fcMrWiMa1aW i i Ik Hi . aS sssH Because every one who has seen it fly gasps "Wliat is It?", Waldo O. Waterman, former air mail pilot, Inventor and aeronautical veteran of Santa Monica, Calif., calls this new flying wing plane just that, "Whatsit." The novel two-pussenger tailless craft, which travels at better than 100 miles per hour, is powered with a small radial air-cooled engine. The pusher-type monoplane is guided by its forward stabilizer, and Is "fool-proof," as It cannot nose dive, spin or otherwise get out of control. DEATH C IOTLA Funeral Held for Mrs. Re becca Ann Ramsey at Iotla Church Funeral services for Mrs. Rebec ca A. Ramsey, who died at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at her home in the Iotla section, were held Monday afternoon at the Iotla Methodist church with the Rev. C. C. Herbert, Jr., officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. S. Solesbee, Bap tist minister. Mrs. Ramsey, who was 81 years old, was the widow of W. A. Ram sey. Before her marriage she was Miss Rebecca Ann West. She was born June 29, 1853. In early child hood she became a member of the Snow Hill Methodist church, but later removed her membership to the Iotla Methodist church, of which she remained a constant and devout member. She married Mr. Ramsey December 21, 1882. To this union four children were born, three of whom survive: Mrs. A. L. Mc Lean, W. L. Ramsey and A. L. Ramsey, all of Macon county; also six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Emma V. McLean, of Whittier; and one brother, William J. West, of this county. Mrs. Ramsey had been in de dining health for some months, but continued to lead a rather active life for her age until a few days before her death. Realizing that the end was approaching, about ten days ago she visiited every room in her house to renew for the last time Tier memory of fa miliar scenes. Funeral Held for Mrs. George Seay Funeral services for Mrs. George Seay, who died suddenly at her home at Clayton, Ga., were held at the Mt. Zion church on Cartooge have, on Friday of last week. The Rev. J. W. Farmer, of Clayton, Ga., assisted by the Rev. Eugene R. Flier, nastor of the Franklin Baptist church, were in charge of the services. Mrs. Seay is survived by one brother, J. C. Dalrymple, and one sister, Mrs. George M. Johnson, both of the Cartoogechaye com munity: her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Dewitt Marks, at Leland. Shuttle Blocks near the Franklin Mineral Products company. Its equipment consists of three saws. After the shuttle blocks are cut from the dogwood lags the ends are dipped in paraf fin so the wood will not lose its moisture. The blocks are then sent to a factory in Greensboro for cur ing and manufacture into shuttles Mr. Lowman said he was getting a plentiful supply of dogwood. The price ranges from $12 to $14 a cord for logs of five inches or larger in diameter and in lengths of three and four and a half feet. LAMS WOMAN Meeting Called Young Democrats Reor ganize Saturday Night A meeting of the Young Demo cratic club of Franklin has been called for 8 o'clock Tuesday night, April 17, in the courthouse, for the purpose of reorganizing. A program of short talks and string music has been arranged. A meeting of the Cowee club of Young Democrats has been called at the Cowee school for Friday night, April 20. More than 100 persons attended a meeting of the Highlands Young Democrats last Tuesday night. Henry Cleaveland was elected chair man; Miss Mary Elizabeth Potts and Miss Louise Beal, vice chair men, and Jack Potts, secretary and treasurer. Addresses were made by Jimmie Hauser, C. Tom Bryson, Robert A. Patton, John W. Edwards, Gra dy Owens, E. W. Long and Har ley Cabe. FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. SISK Mother of R. D. Sisk Dies Following Stroke cf Paralysis Mrs. Laura L. Sisk, 81, died at the home of her sun, R. D. Sisk. on Iotla street at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after an ex tended illness. Mrs. Sisk suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday night, The funeral was held at St. Ai; nes' Episcopal church at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the rec tor, the Rev. Frank Bloxham, ui ficiating, assisted by the Rev. C. C. Herbert, ft., pastor of thee Franklin Methodist church. Burial was in the Franklin cemetery. Mrs. Sisk was a member of St. Agnes Episcopal church. She is survived by her son, R. I). Sisk, Franklin attorney and member of the town council; one sister, Mrs. R, N. Long, of Baker, Ore.; and three grandchildren, Ross .achary, ot concord; m V I-.. I Gouge, of Bakersville, and R. X Sisk, of Charlotte. Sloan Rickman Returns to Franklin Sloan Rickman has returned to Franklin and again is connected with the Bryant Furniture com pany. Mr. Rickman went to Sylva several months ago and became as sociated with the Medford Furni ture company. On his return here, he commented: "Franklin is good enough for IUC and it is (he clean est, best small town to live in that I know of." Franklin Boys Make University Honor Roll D. W. Blaine and N. Blaine, of Franklin, made the scholastic roll of honor at the University of North Carolina for the quarter just end ed, according to announcement by the registrar's office received by The Press-Maconian. Out of a student body of 2,300, only 317 students won this high distinction. To make the honor roll a student must average a grade of studies. B (90 to 95) in all Airplane SPRING COURT OPENS MONDAY Special Term of Civil Court Ordered To Con vene June 4 With 74 cases listed for trial on the civil docket, an unusually busy terra of superior court is scheduled to convene here Monday with Judge P. A. McElroy presiding. The first three days have been set aside, as usual for regular court terms, for the trial of crim inal cases. Comparatively few new cases, and none of outstanding in terest, are listed on the criminal calendar. The civil calendar, however, is one of the longest in several years. "It would take at least six weeks of court to wind up this calendar," commented Frank I. Murray, clerk f con Ft. In view of this, the local bar has requested a two-weeks special term of civil court, which has been or dered by the governor to begin June 4 with Judge Frank S. Hill, of Murphy, presiding. Farm Mortgage Bonds Well Received C, R. Cabe, secretary-treasurer of the Otto national farm loan associa tion of this county, recently re ceived word from the governor of the Farm Credit administration. Win. I. Myers, telling him of the read) reception which farmers and their creditors are giving to the bonds of the Federal Farm Mort gage coporation which are now be ing tendered by the Federal Land Bank of Columbia in place of cash in settlement of farmers' debts. "These bonds have been selling in tin hrrge markets at a little above par, indicating a ready mar ket lor them, lust a week after the hanks began using bonds in stead of cash, the first bonds to he sold on the New York market were purchased at lOO-V. We an ticipated these bonds which bear i per cent interest per annum would -ell ai par or above at the time we set the interest rate, for Government bonds maturing in 1941, bearing the same rate were selling above par " Mr. Myers pointed out that these bonds were not only exempt from I local, stale and federal taxation I with tlu- exception of surtaxes, in- I Ill'l'ilUIILT and jrjfl taxes, hut that j the) are as readily salable as gov- ! (rumen' securities. Bedridden Ex-Slave Burned To Death in Cowee Cabin "Uncle" Marion Moore, one of the oldest negnies in Macon coun ty, was burned to death in his bed when his small cabin in the Cowee section was destroyed by fire W ed nesday night. "Uricle" Marion, an ex-slave, was about years old and had been an invalid for some time, unable even to turn himself over in bed. lie lived by himself in a flimsy, one-room shack. Someone visited the old man early in the evening ami kindled a fire for him in the fireplace. A little later most of the negroes living in the small Cowee Bishop Coming Will Conduct Conforma tion Service The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, bishop of the diocese of Western North Carolina, will viist Highlands next Tuesday to address a district meeting there of the Woman's Aux iliary in the Church of the Incar nation (Episcopal) and to conduct a confirmation service. The Woman's Auxiliary meeting will be in session all day. The confirmation service will be held at 7'30 in the evening. A class of four candidates for confirmation will be presented by the rector, the Rex. Frank Bloxham. 2 ENTER RACE FOR JUDGESHIP Alley and Davis Formally Announce; Mallonee Undecided Two candidates have formally an nounced themselves for judge oi the twentieth judicial district, sub ject to the Democratic primary Judge Felix E. Alley and (irover C. Davis, both of Wayncsville and voters are wondering whether J. D. Mallonee, of Murhpy, is go ing to toss his hat into the ring to make it a three-cornered race. Mr. Mallonee is known to have given serious consideration to en tering the contest, but he has made no1 formal announcement of his in tentions. Davis Campaigning Mr. Davis declared himself for mally a month or more ago and since then has been actively cam paigning throughout the district, which he formerly served as so licitor. Although a familiar figure in po litical campaigns. Judge Alley will be running for the judgeship for the first time. He was appoinited January 26, 1933, to fill out the unexpired term of the late Judge Walter E. Moore, of Sylva and during his 14 months on the bench has presided six mouths over courts in the 20th district. Alley's Record' Friends point to the record on appeals from his decisions to the Supreme court. The higher court has affirmed him in 42 cases and reversed him in one. Judge Alley was an active law yer for 30 years and since coming of age has taken an active part in politics, it being said of him that he has made more Democratic speeches than any other man now living in North Carolina. He was clerk of Superior court of lack son county from 1898 to 1902 and represented the county in the legislature in 1905. He served as solicitor one term. Judge Alley was an elector on the Wilson and Cox presidential ticket, was a delegate to the 1932 National convention and conducted i six-weeks speaking tour over rhe state in behalf of the Democrat ic ticket. He lost the nomination lor congress Weaver. in l2i to Zebulon Father-and-Son Banquet Set tor Saturday Night The annual fatlier-and-son ban quet oi the vocational agriculture das- of the Franklin high school will be held at 7:30 o'clock Satur day night in the Rotary hall. The principal address of the even ing will be made by E. S. Papy. an executive of the White Pro vision company oi Atlanta, Ga. Food for the dinner will be brought in by members of the agriculture class, taught by E. H. Meacham. and prepared and served by the home economics class under the direction of Miss Rosalie Morrow. colored settlement went off on a frolic. About 9:30 o'clock a neighbor looked out the window and saw "Uncle" Marion's house in flames. It was too late to do anything about it. Fanned by strong winds, the old dwelling burned to the ground in about half an hour. A charred torso was all that was left of the old slave. The county com missioners sent down a casket the next morning in which to bury piti ful, gruesome remains. The fire is believed to have start, ed, not from the fireplace, but from a lamp, which had no chim ney, placed upon a mantel. 5 CANDIDATES ENTER PRIMARY Slagle, Bryson, Cabe, Ray And Patton Make Announcements FILING TO END MAY 5 Ray Seeks Assembly Post; Rogers Won't Commit Himself Although only five candidates have formally declared their inten tions of seeking county offices, kucal interest in politics is growing ipacc. 'fhe timidity of many pro spective candidates in tossing their hats into the ring seems to have ,v betted cruiosity . and increased speculation. The five who have openly an nounced their candidacy are: C. Tom Bryson, for register of deeds; Harlcy R. Cabe, for clerk of court; A. B. Slagle, for sheriff; J. Frank Ray, for representative; R. A. Patton, for state senator all subject to the Democratic pri mary. Bryson Unopposed It is fairly certain that Tom Bryson will be unopposed in the primary, unless some last-minute dark horse comes upon the scene. Thus far. there has been no talk of another candidate for register of deeds. It is also fairly likely that Bob Patton will be without opposition. Not a single other man in any of the counties in the 33rd senatorial district has been mentioned very strongly in connection with the Democratic nomination for senator. It is thought likely, however, that Mr. Patton will have strong oppo sition from the Republicans, who are to nominate their candidate for slate senator at a district conven tion scheduled to be held in Frank lin on Saturday, April 21. Dr. W. A. Rogers has been talk ed of considerably as a candidate for representative, but the former legislator has steeadfastly declined to commit himself. The Sheriff's Race There is little doubt that Sheriff Slagle will be opposed in the pri mary by Alex Moore, a former sheriff, although the latter has not declared himself. It is virtually certain that there will be two candidates for register oi deeds and there is a possibility that there may he three or four. Gilmer Crawford is expected to an nounce for the job almost any day and there also is considerable talk of the probability of Oscar Rick man, Erwin Long, or both of them, coming out for the same job. Board Jobs Unpopular No one si cms to care much about running for county commis- sioin-r t least no one has come out, although several outstanding mm in the county have been rn couraged to run. If, by a rare chance, there should be no candi dates lor commissioner on the Dem ocratic ballot, it will behoove the Democratic county convention to nominate candidates. Some leaders in the party are hopeful that this may occur, for they belieive that in a convention they could draft an able commissioners' ticket, in ducing nu n to accept the nomina tion who would not submit their names in a primary. The Republicans evidently are planning to draft their entire coun ty ticket, for the county executive committee has called for a con vention to be held in Franklin for the purpose of, nominating candi dates on Saturday, April 2K, just a week before the closing date for filing notices of candidacy. Filing Dates All candidates for state offices are required to file for the pri maries by April 14 and all candi dates for county offices, including representative and senator, on or before May 5. The primaries are to be held Saturday, June 2. The county board of elections, of which J. R. Morrison is chairman, is scheduled to meet at the court house Saturday of this week to name registrars and judges of elec tion. Registration hooks are to be opened May 5 for the registration of new voters, to remain open every Saturday until sunset through May 19. May 2o has been set aside as challenge day. BUSINESS IMPROVING The American Federation of La bor said Monday in its monthly survey of business "that advance!, which began to appear in February, increased in March."
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