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As the World Bits of Wisdom Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price: she is sought, therefore, for her own sake, Cicwo. Turns A Brief Survey of Cur rent Events in State, Nation and Abroad the Facts Boiled Down to a Few Pithy Lines. Sty tgJylattba JRarottian LIBERAL INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE VOL. XLIX. NO. 21 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1134 $1.50 PER YEAR SCHENCK GETS SUPREME COURT SEAT Superior Court Judge Michael Schenck, 57, of Hendersonville was appointed Wednesday by Governor Ehringhaus to succeed Associate Justice William J. Adams, of Car thaga, who died Sunday, as a member of the North Carolina su preme court. The position was first offered to Major L. P. Mc Lendon, of Greensboro, who was the governor's campaign manager two years ago, but Major McLen don declined the appointment. J. Wallace Winborne, of Marion, state Democratic chairman, has been ten dered the judgeship of the 18th judicial district, a post held by Judge Schenck for 10 tears, but he has not made known his decision. SILVER SHIRTS ARRESTED Two alleged lieutenants of Wil liam Dudley Pelley, Aslieville cult leader and Silver Shirt organizer, were arrested in Asheville Wednes day on charges of selling stocks in violation of the state Blue Sky law. The two arrested were Rob ert C. Summerville and Don D. Kellogg; they were placed under $2,500 bond each. Pelley was nam ed along with Summerville and Kellogg in indictments returned by a grand jury, but has not been arrested. He is thought to be in California. 1 KILLED IN STRIKE One man was killed and blood stained the market area of Min neapolis Tuesday as 5,000 persons rioted in a truck drivers' strike before they learned a truck had been called by the strike leaders. Troops were ordered sent to To ledo Wednesday when rioting broke out in connection with a strike of employes of the Electric Autolite company. An agreement was re ported reached at Birmingham, Ala., between striking miners and a large coal corporation. DESPERADOES SLAIN Clyde Barrow, notorious Texas outlaw, and his companion, Bonnie Parker, were trapped by officers in an ambush near Arcadia, La., Wed nesday and shot to death before .they had an opportunity to return fire. A quantity of ammunition and guns, including a machine gun, were found in the car. PUBLISHER AND EDITOR FINED Two Asheville newspaper men ate their words in Asheville municipal court Monday. Charged with vio latng the law by publshing "un signed derogatory charges con cerning candidates," Harold H. Thomas, publisher of the Asheville Advocate, and Gus Torgerson, edi tor, pleaded guilty and were fined by Judge Sam Cathey. They ad mitted that a story they published derogatory to Congressman Weaver and various prominent Asheville residents was erroneous. CHICAGO SUFFERS DISASTROUS FIRE Forty-two blocks in the heart of Chicago's packing district were de stroyed by fire Saturday at an estimated loss of $10,000,000. Twelve hundred persons were made home less, but no deaths were reported .About 400 persons, many of them firemen, received injuries necessitat ing hospital treatment. NRA RAPPED The program of the National Re covery Administration was declared a failure in a report made public Sunday by the Darrow board, set, up lo review me appncai.un oi codes to small businesses The Doarci, neacicci uy Clarence warrow, noted Chicago lawyer, asked for a return of the anti-trust laws, which were suspended to make possible the organization of trade associa tions under the NRA with price fixing authority. Prices, the board said, should be fixed by competi tion. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fox In Angel Hospital John Willis Fox, sports writer on the staff of the Louisville Couier Journal, and Mrs. Fox, who were injurcl in a bus accident near Lon don, Ky., while on their way to Franklin last week to visit relatives,, are patients in Angel hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Fox arrived here the early part of the week after having spent several days in a hospital at London, Ky., but went to Angel hospital Wednesday Mrs. Fox to recuperate from bruis es and nervous shock and Mr. Fox to have a broken collar bone reset. t. Fox was reported resting nice lv after an operatinn. Mr. Fox is a nephew of Judge and Mrs. John B. Willis of The Terrace. MACON LEAGUE OPENS SEASON West End Defeats Co wee And Holly Springs in Double-Header 'DUDE BERRY STARS Highlands Wins fr om Prentiss; Half-Season Schedule Announced The first official games of the recently organized Macon county baseball league were played Satur day, and if the first games can be considered yardstick by which to measure the success of the league, baseball fans hereabouts are in for a treat this summer. Every one of the five teams composing the league looked good in Saturday's play, and all of the games ended with close scores. Two games were played on the West End diamond opposite Fred Slagle's residence. West End defeated Cowee in the first game of seven innings by the score fo 3 to 1. The game was fast and cleanly played, featured by all round good playing by both teams. The outstanding plays were a throw from left field by Reece cutting off a runner at the home plate, and a throw to first by Allen after ailing down going after a ground ball. Holly Springs Loses In the second game West End ip .j tt ii e t 1 defeated Holly Springs, 3 to l,! t . . . , . i tuitticu iu sdidi its which win lusi- TW Lnmml r ?oub e-he,ader'!ify them continuing in their chosen both sles and was featured by the that our state wi continue piaying oi uiae uerry, west tna, pitcher, who struck out 17 men in seven innings. It was little wonder the West End boys went home happy. Highlands defeated Prentiss at Highlands by S to 4. The game sparkled with fast plays and good fielding. The league schedule for the first half of the season was completed this week by Dr. R. M. Rimmer. It was a difficult job, as there are five teams in the league; but as completed the schedule is a neat one, fair to every team Each team gets six home games and six on the road. Each team plavs each of the other teams three games. After the games are played on Saturday, May 26, the teams are requested to furnish J. K. Cun ningham, president of the league, with a list of their players, not to exceed 20 in number, that they expect to carry through the seas on. Only players who have been residients of the county at least three months are eligible, and no player will be allowed in any league' L, ..JL.. u- game unless his name is on the list furnished. Th Schedule All double-header games on the league schedule are for seven in- j nings each and all single games are for nine innings. First games J on double-header bills are sched- uled to start at :JU p. m., second . games to start immediately follow ing finish of first game. All single games are to start at 3 p. m. Following is the schedule for the first half of the season: May 19 Cowee at West End, played and won by West End, score 3 to 1 : Holly Springs at West End, played and won by Wcst Fnd sroro 3 to 1 . Prentiss at High (Continual o Pf. Four) Politics Grows Warmer as Speakings Get under Way Democratc politics in Macon county began to warm up this week with the inauguration Mon day ngiht of a scries of joint speakings by candidates for county offices. The first speaking engagement of the series, which is being spon sored by the Young Peoples Demo cratic clubs, was held Monday night at Otto. This was followed Wed nesday night with a meeting at the Holly Springs school. Three joint speakings are on the schedule for this week, including one at the courthouse at 2 p. m. Saturday, which is expected to draw a large crowd Friday night the candidates will.fcrence board estimated the total go to Cowee to address the voters, number of unemployed workers in A box supper for the benefit of the United States April 1 at 7,907, the Cowee baseball team and a 000, a reduction of 5,296,000, or free one-act play, "Enter the He- j 40.1 as compared with March, 1933, ro," also are scheduled at Cowee when unemployment was at its Friday night. The box supper is 1 highest peak. How They Stand In the Race For Representative f (Subject To the Democratic Primary To Be Held June 2) PLATFORM of J. Frank Ray TO THE PEOPLE QF MACON COUNTY: In the issue of The Franklin Press of last week, one of my op ponents, Mr. B. W. Johnson, in the race for the nomination for Rep resentative, gave his views on some of the issues which will probably come up in the next session of the Legislature, and offered space in his paper to me, for which 1 thank him, to do likewise. My views and attitude on the issues mentioned by Mr. Johnson are as follows: SCHOOLS: The stability of our institutions depends in a great measure on our schools. North Carolina is a for ward moving state in education. I would not favor any legislation which might tend to retard the progress being made in our present system of educatiion. TEACHERS' SALARIES: School teaching is a great public service. It is a service which ranks among other great fields of public service. Those who perform this 4. ,.. f u t--u. uicmscivcs iui u. ledums aic j . i.: ...u:.t. ...: ..... fnrwarfl in pAuputxnn anri , u" and believe means will be found (Continued on Page Four) Sloan Advises To Combat Funeral Held for Mrs. Hester Raby Welch Funeral services for Mrs. Hester Raby Welch, 61, were held at the Lower Burningtown Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock with the Rev. VV. L. Bradley, of Oak Grove, officiating. Mrs. Welch died Saturday night at 10 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leland Roper, fol lowing a stroke of apoplexy Thurs day morning. The deceased is survived by the following children : Wade Shuler, of Indiana; Mrs. Furman Hall, of Burningtown; Mrs. Gertrude Moore, of lotla, and Mrs. Leland Roper, ' !,,Ml ' v T Potts, of Franklin, and three broth f !. M ..J ers, Tom Raby, George Raby and Albert Raby. all of West's Mill. , . . "eath Claims Jacob S. Anderson Jacob S. Anderson, age 5, died at the home of his brother, James Anderson, Sunday morning, May 13, at 1 o'clock. Mr. Anderson had been ill several weeks. He joined the Tcllico Baptist church January 16, 1887 and remained a faithful member until death. He was elect ed and ordained as deacon of the church September 13, 1931. Rev. T. D. Denny, of Briartown, pastor of this church conducted the funeral rites. Burial was at Tellico church Monday. to start at 8 o'clock and after wards will rome the politiical ad dresses and the play. Saturday night the candidates will go to Slagle school, where another box supper is In be held for the benefit of the Wtsl F.nd ball team. The schedule of joint speakings for next week follows: Highlands, 8 p. m Monday, May 28; Fllijav, 8 p. m., Wednesday, May 30. From then on the candidiates will take to the bushes or rest. EMPLOYMENT GAINING In a reort made public Wed nesday the national industrial con- PLATFORM of Dr. W. A. Rogers SCHOOLS- TEACHERS' SALARIES- ? SALES TAX- ? TAX EXEMPTIONS- ? AUTO LICENSE TAX- PROHIBITION- ? GENERAL ? Farmers How Potato Beetles j Gives Instructions for Pre-; paring Bordeaur Mixture ' In response to numerous reports of injury to the potato, crop in Macon county by ilea beetles, F. S. Sloan, county agent, this week advised fanners to spray or dust their plants. k Asked whether spraying potatoes was worth the expense involved, Mr. Sloan cited a report of the state department of agriculture on the results of an experiment project conducted at the mounain experi ment station at Swannanoa, where it was found that a maximum yield was obtained by spraying at least four times during the growing seas on with a combined spray of arse nate of lead and Bordeaux mixture, known as poisoned Bordeaux. The average gain secured over unspray ed potatoes with this spray was 51.6 bushels per acre, or a gain of 64.2 per cent. A net gain averag ing $47.17 per acre was received after deducting $7.67 for cost of labor and spray materials." Mr. Sloan also gave out the fol lowing information regarding prying and dusting mixtures: What to Spray For Plea Hectics this pest causes 11 1 rally real-i' more damage than is gene ized. They spread the leaf blight and other diseases and lower the vitality of the potato plant. Colo rado potato beetle (the spotted kind) and the Old Fashioned Potato Bug (the long grayish kind) de stroy the vines and reduce the yield. Leaf Hoppers curl Bp the margin and tips of the leaves which turn brown and die. The vitality of the potato plant is reduced and the tubers do not reach full size. Late Blight which often appears in late June or early July destroys all the foliage of the plants and se verely reduces yield. When to Spray Begin spraying or dusting as soon as the fleat beetles and the other potato beetles appear. It is fre quently necessary to begin when the first set of leaves are formed. Repeat again in two weeks. The third spraying or dusting to be applied along the middle of June and the fourth application the 1st part of July. Extra applications two weeks apart to control late blight. will be necessary if occasional rains occur during June and July. How to Prepare Mixture Fill the spray barrel or tank three-fourths fwIT of water- dissolve 3 pounds of Milestone in hot water (Continued on PafB Four) V 1 PLATFORM of B. W. Johnson SCHOOLS Free public education, more than anything else, has been responsible for the state's progress in the past. We must not allow develop ment of our public school system to be hampered. The state would be derelict in its duty if it did not extend to every child the opportun ity of ob tailing an education. This is properly an obligation of the state as a whole, rather than of individual communities. For that reason, I favor continuation of the present policy of state-supported school terms of not less than eight months, the revenue for the sup port of schools to be derived from some source other than ad valorem taxes. TEACHERS' SALARIES Good schools cannot be maintain ed without good teachers. We can not expect to retain good teachers unless we pay them salaries com mensurate with salaries paid teach ers in other states, salaries which will enable them to live on a re spectable basis, salaries which will encourage others to enter this great field of public service. Teachers have taken larger cuts in their salaries than other state employes; in fact, many of them are now receiving less than what might be regarded as a fair living wage. They deserve higher pay, even if (Continued on Page Four) PRESBYTERIANS 1 Q MEET HERE Gmferracc on ru, Education To Be Held Next Tuesday Delegations ot church leaders and workers from the Presbyterian churches west of Waynesville in .asheville Presbytery arc expected Ui attend a one-day conference 011 religious education in the Franklin Presbyterian church luesday, ac cording to an announcement by the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, pastor of the local church. This is the third of a series of conferences being held in the Pres bytery under the direction of the committee on religious education of the Presbytery, the others to be held at Mills River on May 27, and ;tt Swannajwa on May 28. Dr. Henry W McLaughlin, direc- tor of the countv churches: Dr. I E. Puixell, secretaoy of the Men-of-the-Church work and Dr. John J. Fix, director of reious educa tion in the Tlynod of Appalachia. will be present for these confer ences to lead the discussions. Drs. McLaughlin and Purccll cam from the executive committee of re6ous education, Presbyterian church i" fhe U. S.. with headquarters mi Richmond, while Dr. Fix has head quarters in Bristol, Tenn. . , ui, ..:,,, . 1 discussions ti muuiciii3 i.nif the present day's needs will be con - sidered at these conferences. John W. Edwards Reelected i Head of Young Democrats John W. Edwards, of Franklin, was reelected president of the Young People's Democratk: clubs of Macon countv at the annual county wide convention of the chibt at the courthouse Saturday after noon. Other officers elected were: Miss Elizabeth Slagle, Franklin, first vice president, reelected; C. C. Potts. Highlands, second vice president; Mrs. Mary Louise Sherrill, Frank lin, secretary, and Sam J. Murray, Franklin, teasurer. Mrs. May Thompson Evans, of Hgh Point, state prescient of the Young Democrats, and. Doyle D. Alley, of Waynesville, state vice president, were the principal speak ers. Mrs. Evans praised Mr. Edwards' leadership of the Young Democrats in this county and said that the Macon organization was kthe most Withdraws Murphy Man Drops out of Senatorial Race Political developments this week were featured by the withdrawal of. C. D. Mayfield, of Murphy, as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for state senator in the 33rd senatorial district. This leaves the field to R. A. Patton, of Macon county, the in cumbent, and Vance A. Browning, of Bryson City. There were rumors that with drawals were likely in one or two of the contests for county offices but no formal announcements in this regard had been received by U'he Press-Maconian Thursday morning. Judging by all indications, this year's primary campaigns will pass off auietlv with a minimum of fric tion among the candidates. All of the candidates for county offices have agreed not to use the absen tee ballot in the primary and to let the high man in the June voting receive the nomination, thus eliminatng the expense of a second primary. WEAVER GIVEN UNION SUPPORT Endorsed by Organized Labor Groups and War Veterans ASHEVILLE, N. C. May 23 National headpiarters of two argee( ,o avujd strikim, Shie,ds and in labor group have endorsed Con gressman Zebuloo Weaver of the Uth North Carolina district to suc ceed himself to congress, it has been learned in communications from Washington. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemea endorsed Mr. Weaver recently and Ae en dorsement appears in the current issoe of the Brotherhood's national magazine. The Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerk also endorsed the candidacy of Mr. Weaver, accord ing to a recent communication. The National Legislative represen tatves of both Labor groups in Washington made the endorsement after thorough study of Mr. Weav er's record in congress. Recently Congressman Weaver voted favorably for passage of the McSwceny bill to abolish payless furloughs of federal employees. This measure is now pending in the Senate. Favor DopotitorV Payment Congressman Weaver has been actively engaged in attempts to se cure passage of the McLeod bill to pay depositors whose money was lost when the banks were closed. Advocates in congress for the measure, which if passed would pay off depositors whose money was ilost in these closed banks, are 1 making a frantic last effort to get favorable action on the measure during the present session of con gress, it was learned in Washing ton. The measure, if passed, would pay depositors in full up to an amount of $2,500, with a graduating percentage paid on money in ac cess of $2,500, according to the provisions of the McLeod measure. Funds would be paid through the 1 Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The bill was proposed to bring , -fl .,.; s I i-pUp tn tl,.- smaller de- , iniii..i ' - 1 jositors primarily. Depositors in (Cwtinuod on Pago Four) active and effective in the state and had the largest membership in proportion to the population of the county. The convention was attended by about 200 persons. The Young Democrats' banquet and ball at Camp Taukeetah Fri day night was a big success, with an attendance at the banquet of about 60 and at the dnce of more than 150. Capus M. Waynick, editor of the High Point Enterprise and state director of the National Reemploy- I ment Service, was the speaker of the evening. Ponnting out that the ' Democratic party was a buffer be- tween radical doctrines such as communism and fascism on the one hand and predatory capitasilm and special privilege on the other, he declared that the future welfare of the country depends on the support which the people give to this party. C.C.C. WORKER FATALLY HURT Robert Shields Struck by Automobile on Georgia Highway JACKSON HmAN HELD Car Overturned in Attempt To Avoid Striking Shields Robert Shields, of the North Skeenah section, was fatally in jured about 3:30 o'clock this after noon when struck by an auto mobile driven by Hyman Sutton, of Jackson county, on highway No. 285 four miles south of Franklin. Sutton was placed in jail pending the filing of charges against him. Shields, who has been workng with the Civilau Conservaton corps, Camp N. C. F-9, was brought to Franklin immediately after the ac accident, but died on arrival at the hospital. His neck was report ed broken. The accident occurred when a C. C. C. truck, traveling toward Franklin, stoppe at a point where the North Skeenah road comes in to the main highway. Shields got off the truck and was crossing the road when he was struck by Sut ton's car, traveling south. Sutton't Car Overturned Sutton, it was reported, attempt- doing so overturned his car. Marks on the pavement showed he skidded more than a hundred feet before turning over. Shields formerly lived at Aquone but some months ago moved his family to the North Skeenah sec tiion. He is survived by his widow, an invalid, and five children. Sutton was said to be the operat or of a tourist camp, Camp Wa tauga, on Cowee mountain. It was not learned what charges would be preferred against Sutton. After the accident a fruit jar con taining a small quantity of whisky wa reported found near his car. Annual County W. M. U. Meeting Set for June 1 The annual meeting of the Wo man's Missionary Union of the Macon County Baptist Association will be held at the Oak Grove church on Friday, June 1, according to an announcement by Mrs. Sam Gibson, of lotla, association superintendent. Mrs. Gibson expressed the hope that every church in the association would be represented and that all pastors would be present. T.he state V. M. U, secretary, other State missionary union workers and possibly a retired missionary are expected to be present. Mrs. Gib son will preside. Mrs. Ivalee Bryson, SO, Of Cullasaja, Dies Mrs. Ivalee Bryson, 50, died at her some on Cullasaja early Mon day morning following an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held at the Sugar Fork Baptist church at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning with the Rev. Mr. Ramey in charge. Mrs. Bryson s survived by the following : children, George, John, Grace, Ada, Patton and Geo, all of Cullasaja, and Frank, of Cali fornia ; her mother, Mrs. A. M. Holland, four sisters, Mrs. J. T. McCoy, of Gneiss, Mrs. I. T. Peek, of Franklin, Mrs. J. G. Burrell. of Mississippi and M isv Elizabeth Hol land, of Cullasaja; and four broth ers, S M. Holland, of Cullasaja, Lester Holland, of Pennsylvana, W. D. Holland, of Gneiss, and T. V. Holland, of Missouri. Death Claims Mrs. Lizzie Wild, 89 Mrs. Lizzie Wild, 89, died at her home on Upper Burningtown Sat urday morning after an illness of more than a year. Funeral services were held at the Burningtown Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev. W. L. Bradley, of Oak Grove, in charge. Surviving are: Mrs. Frank Jar rett, of Dillsboro, Mrs. Florence Pace, of Asheville, Mrs. Nannie Gillespie, of Texas, Mrs. Dock Brvson. of Snruce Pine. Mrs. Mar. garet Tallent, of Clarkesvlle, Ga., Miss Mattie Wild, of Burningtown j anc j0hn Wild, of the state ot ' Oklahoma.