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mtklift Bits of Wisdom He who decides a case with out hearing the other side, though he decide justly, can not be considered just. -Steneca. Turns A Brief Survey of Cur rent Events in State, Nation and Abroad the Facts Boiled Down to a Few Pithy Lines. nub PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. XLIX, NO. 18 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 3. 1934 $1.50 PER YEAR As the World COMMUNISTS RIOT IN PARIS Street fighting broke out again in Paris Wednesday night, following .May Day riots Tuesday. Two po licemen were critically wounded by gunfire and 20 communists were injured. The fighting started when alleged - revolutionists, after a meeting at a large municipal apart ment, said to be a revolutionary center, ripped up newly repaired pavements and attempted to build barricades. Police dispersed most of the bands of manifestants and believed they had the situation un der control. May Day riots were reported Tuesday in many other parts of the world, with many cas ualties. Socialists and communists paraded in New York, but there were no serious disorders there. DILLINGER STILL AT LARGE John Dillinger.U. S. Public Ene my No. 1, was still at large Thurs day, but police had found his blood stained automobile on the north side of Chicago, leading them to believe that he was in hiding some where in the windy city. SILVER SHIRTS BEING INVESTIGATED A secret investigation of the ac tivities of the Silver Shirts Legion, which has headquarters in Ashc ville, was started there this week by Congressman Charles Kramer, of Los Angeles, chairman of a con gressional committee named to make a probe of Nazi and other un American activities. The Silver Shirts were organized by William Dudley Pelley, a cult leader who came to Ashcville about two years ago. KIDNAPED GIRL STILL MISSING June Kobles, aged 6, who was kidnaped a week ago at Tucson, Ariz., was still missing Wednesday, although relatives said they were ready to pay $15,000 ransom de manded for the child's return. BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSES Trie municipal bankruptcy bill, de signed to aid debt-ridden cities and towns, was passed by the senate Tuesday and sent to the house for concurrence in amendments. Both Senator Reynolds and Senator Bail ey of North Carolina voted for the measure, which is expected to pave the way for municipal debt read justments. CANNON ASKED TO RETIRE Retirement of Bishop James Can non, Jr., four years ahead of his automatic retirement under the age limit rule of the Methodist Episco pal church, south, was recommend ed Tuesday by the committee on episcopacy at the church's general conference in quadrennial session at Jackson, Miss. The bishop, how ever, received a thunderous ovation mi the floor of the conference. He was acquitted in Washington last week of charges of conspiracy in connection with filing reports of expenditures in his crusade against the election of Alfred E, Smith as president in 1928. OLDEST MAN ILL Zaro Agha, a Turk who claims to be 160 and the world's oldest man, is in a grave condition at his home at Istanbul.. ARREST IN BREMER PLOT An old-time political boss, John M. McLaughlin, 66, of Chicago, has been arrested by federal officers who charge him as being the "brains" in the $200,00Q Bremer kidnaping plot which stirred the middle west in January. FAVOR BIRTH CONTROL Repeal of the federal law pro hibiting the dissemination of birth control information was urged in a resolution adopted by a vote of nine to six, with many members not voting, at the North Carolina con ference for social service in Raleigh Tuesday, The conference also went on record as opposed' to capital punishment. WORK TO RESUME ON N. C. PROJECTS Work relief, practically suspend I'd in North Carolina in April, was ordered resumed Tuesday on a number of projects by Mrs. Thorn as O'Berry, state relief administra tor. She announced the federal government; had made $1,000,000 available for relief projects and rural rehabilitation work in the state during May. Work already ' has been resumed on several pro jects in Macon 'county, including the swimming pool at the municipal gall course and the' new auditorium for the Highlands school. COUNTY CO. P. NAMES TICKET A. R. Higdon Nominated For Chairman of Coun ty Commissioners MEEKINSIS HEARD Dean Chosen f or Clerkship And J. W. Hastings For Sheriff With delegates present from only seven of the 12 voting precincts in the county, Macon county Republic ans held their county convention in the courthouse Monday afternoon, heard an address by W. C. Meek ins, state G. O. P. chairman, and nominated a county ticket. R. D. Sisk was elected chairman of the county Republican executive committee. Instead of drawing up a county platform, the convention went on record as endorsing the platform adopted at the Republican state convention in Charlotte sev eral weeks ago. Ticket Nominated Following is the county ticket nominated at the convention : For county board of commission ers: A. R. Higdon, Franklin, chair man; C. W. Henderson, Gneiss, and Craigc Steppe, Aquone. for Representative: Rev. George Cloer, Franklin Route 4. For clerk of court: George Dean, Franklin. For sheriff: J. Weimer Hastings, Franklin. For register of deeds: William Crawford, Ellijay. For surveyor: Wane Higdon, El lijay. For coroner: T. W. Angel, Sr., Franklin. Immediately after the convention Mr. Angel asserted that he was an independent and would not accept the nomination as coroner. Rev. Mr. Cloer also expressed doubt whether he could accept the nomination as representative, but his name was not withdrawn from the ticket. A resolution was adopt ed authorizing the county executive committee to make substitutions for any candidates who should drop out of the race. The time for filing-; notices of candidacy in the June 2 primaries expires Saturday of this week. Meekint Speak In addressing the convention, Mr. Meekins declared that the Demo cratic party had failed to live up to its campaign promises of two years ago and that the new na tional administration was encroach ing too far on the personal liber ties of the people through the na tional recovery act and the agricul tural crop adjustment plan. , He al so attacked the financial policies of both federal and state governments. Cowee Young Democrats To Meet Friday Night The Young People's Democratu club of Cowee is scheduled to meet at 8 o'clock Friday night in the Cowee school to elect officers for the ensuing year. A number of the candidates in the forthcoming Democratic pri mary are expected to attend the meeting and make talks. At a meeting of the Cowee club two weeks ago the election of of ficers was postponed until the meet ing tomorrow night. Baseball League Organized; Season To Open on May 12 A baseball league for Macon county was organized last Saturday afternoon at a meeting of fans and players in the Odd Fellows hall. At present there are four teams in the league West End, Prentiss, Frank lin and Cowee but it is planned to bring in two more teams, prob ably one at Highlands and one at Holly Springs. Another meeting of the league is scheduled to be held at the base ball diamond at C. C. C. camp F-9, near Franklin, at 3 o'clock Satur day afternoon of this week. The Franklin team is to hold its first practice at the same place and time. Officers of the league requested that all of the present team '" ttiP li-ninip send renrescntatives and that anyone interested in organiz . it. j l r mg new teams aiao ne prcacm. . W. Allen, manager ot the franklin earn, also invited all who arc m - terested in trying out for the team o come and be ready to start prac-( phyed ;n at cast f01. Ramcs in! dates for county offices are ex tice. the regular season to be eligible to pected to be present and to make Captain C. F. Brooks has offered pay jn tne cnty scrjes. short addresses. Preaches Here I H 1 ' REV. SPENCER B. KING Rev. Mr. King, of Blakely, Ga., is doing the preaching at revival service being held twice a day at the Franklin Baptist church. The revival started Sunday morning and is scheduled to continue through May 10. Services are held on week days jt 10 a. m. and 8 p. tn. JOE BELL HELD IN $500 BOND Surrenders after Shooting Robert McCurry, of Haywood Robert McCurry, of the Crabtree, section of Haywood county, is in Angel hospital suffering from a gunshot wound alleged to have been inflicted by Joe Bell at the lattcr's home in. the Coweta section of Macon county about 9 o'clock Sun day night. Bell, with the assistance of oth ers, brought McCurry to the hos pital and then surrendered to of ficers. He was released under! bond of $500 pending a preliminary hearing to be held before Magis trate (ieorge Carpente ron May, 25. McCurry, who has been working on the Coweta experiment station project, is said to be a brother-in-law of Grovcr C. Davis, prominent Waynesville attorney. It was reported at the hospital Tuesday that McCurry had been shot in the back, the bullet having entered his spine. His condition was said to be satisfactory. Bell told officers that he shot in self defense. He said McCurry had been abusing members of his family and refused to leave at his request. Missionary Societies To Meet Tuesday The next quarterly zone meeting of the Methodist missionary socie ties of Macon county is scheduled to be held at the Snow Hill Metho dist church on Tuesday of next week. All those attending are re quested to take basket lunches. An interesting program has been ar ranged by Mrs. John Teague. the league use of the camp F-9 diaiiKJlill. Under a schedule adopted last Saturday, the league will open the season Saturday, May 12, with West En 1 playing at Prentiss and i Franklin playing at May 19 Prentiss comes to Franklin and Cowee goes to West End. Officers of the league were elect ed as follows : Kerr Cunningham, president ; John W. Edwards, vice president, secretary and treasurer; J. E. Jerry, R. M. Rimmcr, George Mallonce, Albert Ramsey and T. W. Angel, Jr., members of an ad visory board. Regulations were adopted provid ing: That every player must re- main throughout the season with team upon which he plays the open- ling game; that each team may sign inly 20 players; that every player on a tc;ull must nave Dcc, a resj (lcnt nf the county three months or .longer; that any player must have 135 PASS 7TH GRADE EXAM. List of Successful Students Announced by Professor M. D. Billings One hundred and thirty-fiv e stu dents passed the seventh grade, or high school entrance, examination held at the Franklin school April 21, it was announced Tuesday bv Professor M. D. Billi'iius. county superintendent of schools. Students who failed to pass the examination will have another op portunity late in the summer or in the early fall to qualify for admis sion to high school. Following is a list of thosi who passed the test held April 21 : Ruth Athnan, Edna Mae Angel. Edwin Bradley, Hazel Burrell, Fannie. Burr Bennett, Haryc Bate man, Gus Baldwin, Beauford Buc: hanan, Willie Bryant, Leeida Bc shears, Dorothy Blumenthal, Mil dred Bryson, Garland Baldwin, Claud Burrell. Rita Cunningham, Xina Clampctt, Ruth Cabe, Thomas Corbin, Ken neth Cabe, J. C. Cunningham, Mil dred Cabe, Timsey Nell Clouse, Au drey Conlcy, Maybcllc Conley, Re becca Conley, Wayne Cunningham, Hugh Curtis, Esther May Childers, Nina Clouse, Hallie Elizabeth Cabe. Hazel Duvall, Lerpy Down's, Eliza Dills- Josephine Daves, Turner De Hart, June Dady, Helen DcHart Frank Flemming, Jr., William R. Fouts, Helen Mildred Foster. Katherine Godwin, Gladys Guest. Elmer Hannah, Rosa Lee Henson, Colonel Howard, Lyman Higdon, Jr., Harry Higgins, Anna Jean Hall, Freddie Hall, B. L Hunnicutt, Charles Hunnicutt, Bert Hall, Mil dred Hen Son J C. Jacobs, Frank Jamison. Zelby Ketchersid. Claude Lee, Mary Ledford, Gor don Ledford, Cleo Lowe, Bertie Leatherman, Leon Lenoir, Gartrell Lancaster, Claud Leatherman, Wil son Ledford. Kate Moffitt, Edna Medt'ord, Lou ise McClure, Virgil Meadows. Wal ter McCoy, Aroutis McCav. Paul McCloud. ' Nellie Nichols, Ruth Nichols. Cay Norton, Robert Nolen J. L. Parker, Billy Phillips yumton Koper, Nile Koper, Iva Dean Roper, Virginia Ramsey, Frances Robinson, Max Raby, Hel en Roland, Claud Riekman, Roger Rickman. Warren Stepp, Joyce Sheffield, Troy Shields, Bob Sanders, G C. Smith, Carlisle Shepherd, John Shope, Harold Sloan, John Single. Joe Snyder, Claud Southards, Edna Sanders, Fannie May Sherrill, Etta Stanfield, Grace Swafford, Harold Sheffield, Sam Shepherd, Burl Southards. Jack Talley. Louise Vanhook. Lucy Welch, Vireoe Walking Thelma Waldroop, Dorothy Wal droop. Hazel Waldroop. Marjorie West, Hattic Wooten, Siler Wal droop. From Highland Graded School Janice Beal, Jack Baty. Bernire Baty. Carl Newton Crunkleton, Ellis Carlton Clcavcland Robert McConnell, Helen Mc Conncll, Tom McKinncy. Carolyn Potts, John Stevenson Potts, Robert Lee Pons, Charlotte Picklesimer. Marshall Reese. Virginia Scott. Mildred Zacherv. Childers Heads Oak Grove Young Democrats Fred Childers was reelected chair man of the Oak GrOV.e Young People's Democratic club at a meet ing in .the Oak Grove school Sat urday night. The meeting was well attended, both by residents of the Cowee. On!Uak tirovc community aim a acre gation from Pranklm. Miort talks were made by various county can didates. Frank BrOwnjtij was elected vice chairman of the club and Miss Re becca Meadows was elected secre tary and treasurer. The club plans to meet Saturday night, May 12. again Franklin Democrats To Meet on May 1 1 Jimmy Mauser, chairman of the 'eople's , Franklin township Young , Democratic club, has called a mcet- mB 0f tu. ciur, to be held in the courthouse at 8 o'clock Friday, May 11. Many of the Democratic candi- Board of Education Asked To Exercise Utmost Care In Selection of Teachers Resolutions calling on the county board of education to select for teachers and principals "only those whose influence will be uplifting to the pupils and the people gel eral" were adopted Monday night at a meeting of the deacons of the Franklin Baptist church. The reso lutions also urged that the people of the county "take a more active interest in the schools." Following is a copy of the reso lutions : "To the Members of the Macon County Board of Education: Gentlemen : "The deacons of the Franklin Baptist church in regular meeting Monday night, April 30, 19.34, pass ed the following resolutions . to be sent to the board for its serious consideration : "Realizing the tremendous in fluence of the schools on the life of the entire community and real izing that if we are to accomplish the greatest good ; that the leaders of education and religion must work together in harmony ; and realizing also the great influence of the teacher upon the lives of individ ual pupils, therefore be it resolved : 51 GRADUATES f,F.T ttiROiAS Franklin School Audito rium Filled tor Final Exercises (EDITOR'S NOTE - The Pres-Maconian regrets that it it 'unciblt to publish this week the name ot the graduates of the Franklin High school, to gether with a more complete account ot the commencement exercises held Wednesday night. The editor went to the school Wednesday night to report the exercises, but the auditorium was so full he was unable to gain admission. On two acus- ions he requested the principal, G. L. Houk, to supply hun with the names of the graduates, but when this newspaper went to press, the list was not forth coming.) The Franklin high School audi torium was filled to capacity for the graduation exercises Wednes day night and hundreds of persons stood about in the school yard un able to aiii admission. The bal cony was closed because it was feared the. railings were too weak to withstand the pressure of a crowd. The exercises this year were a departure from the customary high school commencement. There was no commencement speaker, valedic torian, class historian or class prophet. Instead, an educational program was given by three of the high school pupils after a short address was delivered by Profes sor iiotik, tne principal. t xevv brief remarks were also made by M. D, Billings, county superinten dent of schools, who read a list of the pupils who passed the seventh grade examinations, entitling them (Continued on Page Four) Young Democr Banquet and )ei noc rats from all over Macon cotmlv and many from outside ol the county are expected lo attend a banquet which will be given at Camp Taukccta in the I'atton al ley Friday night, May 18, under the auspices of the Young People's Democratic clubs of the county. The program, announced this week by John W. Edwards, county president ot the Young Democratic organization, includes addresses by Capus M. Wavnick, editor of the High Point Enterprise, state sena tor from Guilford county and North' Carolina director of the National Reemployment Service; by Mrs. I May T, Evans, also of High Point,' president of the state organization of Young Democrats: by Doyle' D. Alley, of Waynesville, vice prcsi-, dent of the North Carolina Young Democrats, and by William J. Cocke, of Ashcville, district chair-! man of the organization. All of the Democratic candidates for county offices arc expected to attend and a number of candidates for higher offices also have signi "FirstThat we earnestly request that in your selection of principals and teachers for the coming year, you will give the most serious consideration to each teacher con sidered, as to his or her Christian character and moral influence. "Second That you will select on ly those for teachers who are Christians and who will line up and cooperate fully and actively with the religious life of the community in which they teach; and only those whose influence will be up lifting tf the pupils and the people in general. "Third That a copy of these res olutions be sent to each member of the county board of education and to the county superintendent of schools. "Fourth That a copy be given to The Franklin Press for publication and that through this publication we urge the citizenship of Macon county to take a more active in terest in the schools of the coun ty and insist that serious considera tion be given by the board to each person considered as a teacher, as to his or her influence as mention ed above." 12 GRADUATED AT HIGHLANDS Medals Given Eula May Potts and Sarah Thompson Twelve pupils were graduated from the Highlands high school at final commencement exercises in the school auditorium Tuesday night. Diplomas were presented by the principal, O. F. Summer, to the following: Harry W. Baty, Louise Beal, Wendell I'. Clcavcland, Wil liam Maurice Clcavcland, Thomas Crunkleton, Hiram Lee McKinney, Sara Jane Nicholson, Eula May Potts, Mary Elizabeth Potts, Ches ter N. Wright, Julian Zoellner. A certificate was present Luther War ren Rice. Play Presented The graduation exercises climax ed a commencement program which opened Saturday night with a play, "A Little Clodhopper," which was followed Sunday by a special service with the Rev. C. R. Mc Carty, pastor of the Highlands Presbyterian church, delivering the baccalaureate sermon. On Monday night a declamation contest and debate were held. Med als were awarded Miss Eula May Potts, as the best debater, and Miss Sarah Thompson, as the best declaimer. Miss Pelts, with Guy Paul, upheld the affirmative on tiie query. "Resolved: that the United States should adopt the es sential features of the British sys tem of radio control," while the negative was supported by Howard Crunkleton and Edward Potts! The judges were S. T. Marett, J. C. Mell and T. G, Harbison. Miss Thompson's subject in the declamation contest was "In the Grip of the Law.'' Judges in this contest were Mrs. C. R. McCarty, (Continued on Page Four) ats To Sponsor Dance May 18 fied their intention of being present Miss Olivia Pat Ion has agreed to Serve the banquet at cost ami allow any of the profits derived to go into the campaign chest of the Macon County Young Democrats. The banquet is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock and continue until 10 o'clock, when a dance will be held until midnight. Music for the dance will be furnished by the Young People's Democratic club string band. On Saturday following the ban quet a county convention of Young Democrats is to be held in the courthouse for the election of of ficer.s. Bill Jones, 90, Dies In County Home Bill Jones, 90, formerly of High lands, died Tuesday in the county home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Highlands. Mr. Jones had been an inmate of the county home for .only a week. MALLONEE TO SEEK OFFICE Springs Political Surprise By Entering Contest For Sheriff 3 CORNERED RACE Frank Moody Candidate For Chairman of Coun ty Commissioners This week's political surprise was sprung by George Mallonee, who announced that he would withdraw as registrar in Franklin township and file his name with the county board of elections as a candidate for sheriff, subject to the Demo cratic primary to be held June 2. Mallonee, a former deputy sheriff makes the third entrant in this contest, the others being A. B. Slagle, the incumbent, and Alex Moore, a former sheriff. Mallonee announced his decision to toss his hat into the ring just as this week's issue of The Press Maconian was going to press. Other New Candidates New candidates also have come out during the past week for the county board of commissioners. Frank Moody, of lotla. announced for chairmanship, making this a three-cornered race also. Ed B. Byrd, of Burningtown, and I. M. Raby, of Franklin, already had an nounced as candidates for this post. Friends of Oscar Rickman, of West's Mill, and Frank Potts, of Highlands, have been ureing them to file for chairman of the county board of commissioners, but neither so far has assented. BUine for Board C. L. Blaine, of the Curtooge chaye community, entered the con test for membership on the county board of commissioners. If no oth er candidates for commissioner come out, Mr. Blaine and the only other candidate in the field thus far. E. Tim Calloway, will be sure of the Democratic nomination. However, reports were persistent in Franklin this week that there would be several other entrants in this race. The week brought forth no new entrants in the contests for other county and legislative offices. Saturday is the deadline for filing notices of candidacy with the coun ty board of elections. Dwindling Army Only 612 Confederates on State Pension Roll RALEIGH Of the 130,000 North Carolinians who wore the Gray in the War Between the States from 1861 to 1865, only 612 are now alive to draw pensions that a grate ful State pays them, according to records in the office of State Audi tor Baxter Durham. On last No vember 15 there were 679. State pension checks are now being prepared to go out on June 15 to these 012 veterans, but the Grim Reaper is likely to claim more of them before that date. But under the law the nearest kin of a veteran can claim the pension check if the old soldier dies be tween March 15 and June 15. The veterans are given pensions f a dollar a day. The pension rolls at present show that 2,276 widows of Confederate soldiers they married prior to 19U0 still survive. Most of these were put on the rolls when the 1925 General Assemblv passed a bill providing that any woman who mar ried a veteran prior to 1898 wxmld be eligible for pensions. The 1927 General Assembly repealed this provision of the law, but refused to order the fairly young widows taken off the rolls. This class of widows gets $100 a year. Celebrate Murrays Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John W. Murray celebrated their golden wedding an niversary Sunday. On account of bad weather, only about 50 guests were able to attend. All of Mr. and Mrs. Murray's children and grandchildren were present, except Sam J. Murray, who was absent on account of illness. A bountiful dinner was served at the noon hour. As the guests departed ' after an enjoyable day each wished Mr. and Mrs. Murray many Tnore happy years of wedded life.