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PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLIX, NO. 27
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1S34
$1.50 PER YEAR
AUGUST COURT
JURORS DRAWN
Two-Weeks Criminal and
Civil Term To Open
August 20
COMMISSION MEETS
HULL AT WORLD'S FAIR
Votes $500 for Forest Fire
Work and Raises Farm
Agent's Pay
Jurors for the August term of
Macon county superior court, sched
uled to convene on Monday, Aug
ust 20. for a two-weeks criminal
and civil session, were drawn Mon
day by the county commissioners
at their regular monthly meeting.
The board also acted on several
other important matters. It voted
an appropriation of $500 to continue
the cooperative county-state forest
fire protection service during the
ensuing fiscal year. The county's
appropriation will be mateched by
state funds at the disposal of the
department of conservation and de
velopment. . Reject Health Proposal
A proposal that Macon county
join with Graham, Clay and Chero
kee counties in a cooperative public
health program calling for the em
ployment of a public health officer
to serve all of the counties and a
nurse in each county, was rejected
by the board. It had been suggest
ed that Macon county appropriate
$2,500 a year for the work.
The board voted to increase from
$80 to $90 a month its appropria
tion for payment of the county's
share of the farm demonstration
agent's salary. It also retained R.
'C. Biimingham, Charlotte certified
public accountant, to audit the
"county's financial records, and ap
proved the proposed location of a
hard-surfaced road to be built from
highway No. 285 south of Otto to
the Coweeta forest experiment sta
tion. The road is to be constructed
by the forestry service.
Jurors Drawn
Following is a list of jurors
drawn for the August term ot
court :
First week: Alden Justice, Dil
lard Route 1; C. G. Minccy, Fl
lijay; S. T. Marrett, Highlands;
Furman Stiles, Route 2; J. H.Cabe,
Route 2; Wiley Cunningham, Route
2; C. R. Cabe, Dillard Route 1;
Joe Henry, Highlands; Tope Pat
terson, Route 4; S. P. Young-, Route
4; S. J. Corn, Dillard Route 1;
W. P. Hedden, Highlands; A. B.
Bradley, Dillard Route 1; John
Justice, Route 4; F. II. Hill, High
lands; J. F. Dowdlc, Route 2;
H. L. Childers, Franklin; F. T
(Continued on Page Four)
Burned Out
WELL KNOWN
MERCHANT DIES
The Rev. J. R. Pendergrass
Succumbs Following
Operation
T. W. Porter Slated
For Postoffice Job
TOWN CROWDED
FOR JULY 4TH
The Rev. J. R. Pendergrass, 75,
prominent in the business, civic
and religious life of Macon county
for more than 40 years, died in
Angel hospital at 9 :45 o'clock Tues
day morning following an operation
a week earlier.
The funeral was' held at 2 o'clock
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n 'v.. . , , ... ,. . Frank in celebrated the Fourth of
tmitwt rlinrrh with thp n:istnr tnei
Rev. E. R. Eller, officiating. The July in typical fashion Wednesday,
church was crowded with friends with a crowd estimated between
from all parts of the county who 1500 and 2,000 persons milling up
came to pay tribute to the de- and down Main street throughout
Appointment Recommend
ed By Representative
Zeb Weaver
EARLY CHANGE SEEN
1,500 to 2,000 Persons
Here for Annual
Celebration
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
visited A Century of Progress, the
great Chicago exposition, the other
day nnd reviewed a battery of the
Sixty-first coast artillery that Is
stationed on the fair grounds.
John T. Henry's Home and
Store Destroyed
ceased. Burial was in the Frank-
the day.
The home, store and corncrib of
John T. Henry, well known Kllijay
met chant, were burned to the
ground about midnight Monday at
a loss estimated at approximates
$4,000, none of it covered by in
surance.
Mi. Henry, who was sleeping in
a bedroom on the first floor,
escaped without injury; but his son,
Will Henry, was slightly hurt when
he jumped from a second floor
window.
The fire was thought VO have
originated in a defective flue. Mr.
Henry's house was a two-story,
eight-room frame structure. The
flames spread quickly to the store,
about 15 feet from the dwelling,
and a nearby corncrib.
QUINCE NORTON
KILLS HIMSELF
Despondent over 111 Health
Commits Suicide with
Shotgun
Despondent over ill health, Quince
Norton, about 30 years of age, com
milled suicide about 9 o'clock this
morning by shooting himself in the
head with a 12-gauge shotgun in
the yard of his father's home in
the Coweta section about two miles
irom Otto.
Albert Norton, the father, and
Lawrence Bingham were standing
nearby. The voung man's mother
said he had been lying on a couch
in the house a few minutes betore
She inquired it he was leehng
well and if there was anything sli
could do for him, but he repliei
that he as all right.
Mi. Norton and Mr. Bingham
were on the porch of the house and
took no notice of Quince when he
came out with a shotgun in his
hand and started across the yard.
Mr. Norton said he thought he was
going into a nearby cornticui 10
shoot a rabbit. A little ways from
the house, however, he stopped,
lifted the muzzle of the gun to his
left temple and pulled the trigger.
Ihe top 01 ins nean was mown on. mnl ,,,,,. c av 1)eace
Young Norton had attended the ( happines'j be his reward."
1-ourth ot juiy ceieorauon m
Franklin Wednesday and, it was
reported, suffered several epileptic
seizures. Worry over his physical
condition was believed to have been
the cause of his act.
Sheriff Slagle visited the scene
of the tragedy, but no inquest was
deemed necessary.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed at fioon today, but
it was thought the funeral would
be held Friday.
YOuna Norton is survived by his
parents, two brothers, l.ex Norton,
of Anderson, S. G and Frank
Norton, of Coweeta; and six sisters,
l,c r,Yi Cip nf Anderson. S.
i.C.'! M''S, .Tim Ki'-kman, of Toccoa,
!ia. ; Mrs. Roy Foster, of Rainbow
Sprimrs; Mrs. Robert Stewart and
ihe Misses Mamie and Ress Nor
ton, of Coweeta.
1 in remeterv
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Mr Pendererass was born Feb- me program was somewnai cur-
ruarv 10. 1859. at Old Fort, N. C. tailed, but the crowd seemed to en
After taking advantage of the joy the holiday none the less, ine
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meager educational opponuniues paraue was cuucu on un aauum
offered in his home community dur- of the death of the Rev. J. R.
ins his childhood and youth, he en- Pendergrass,, and the public speak-
tered Wake Forest college, from ing failed to materialize because
which he was graduated in 1888. Senator Robert R. Reynolds, who
He then took a two-year course in had been invited to make an ad
the Baptist Theological seminary at dress, was unable to come.
Louisville, Ky. Stage One-Man Parade
Was School Superintendent Desoite the fact the narade was
Soon after leaving Louisville Mr. Lulled off, one man who came to
Pendergrass came to franklin, town ready to take part in it,
where he lived the remainder U staged one all of his own, Seated
his lite, l'or some time he was :n an 0ij fashioned pole buggy,
nrinciual of the Franklin high drawn bv a flon-eared mule and
school, serving also as pastor ot ,n even more fl0p-eared jenny, he
the local Baptist church and at-Mr0ve up Main street and attracted
tending to other charges in this such a crowd that he found it dif
county and north Georgia. He was fjcut t0 iet go ms tobacco juice
elected county superintendent of wjthout hitting someone. He put
schools in July, 1897, holding that on a g00d show and the committee
position until 1901. hor almost 4" Hn charge of the celebration gave
years lie was one 01 rianum s h,m $j 0t tne prize money
leading merchants. The bicycle race and other con-
Survivor I tests attracted considerable atten-
Jn 1891 Mr. Pendergrass was t;on ,iunng the morning, but they
married 10 Mrs. Florence I. Hill, Were soon over and the crowd
of Darlington, S. C, who with the contended itself with guzzling soda
toll. wing children survive him: pop, eating hot dogs and shooing
Mrs. 1. C. Patrick, of Waynesvilie; 0ff the flies.
Cecil and Broadus Pendergrass, ot jt was a qUjet day, except for
rariklinl two step-sons, Carl and I Sproadic outbursts of fireworks. The
O. . Hill, of Canton; one Diotn- crowd was orderly and Police thief
er, Thomas Pendergrass, of Marion; R0b Henry and deputies named to
ami a number of grandchildren, assjst him had little to do but look
nephews and nieces. on.
Commenting on the death 01 Air. pet snOW ney
t. , r i: ..1.
rcnoergrass, one 01 n.s n f , ... f ., nf ,
friends remarked:
"In the passing of Mr. Pender-
urass. this conimunitv has sustained
a real loss. He was an honest man
with all that the word can imply.
He was ever ready with wise coun
sel and material help for those in
need of either. If he had an de
traction was a pet show staged by
the girl scouts in tents erected on
the vacant lot on the south side
of west Main street. Cats and dogs
predominated the exhibit, but there
also were other animals, including
white mice and a Jersey calf.
As usual for the Fourth of July,
the dav was a scorcher; but a
111
my, or if there was one who doubt-
e. n.s lipngn.ness in any way uc thumler brmght
, . , h""w" """ ,U1 ,I,U,V " the afternoon.
a third ot a ceniury never nearu
of it. Trulv, a good man has gone
and
T. E. L. Sunday School
Class Meets
On Tuesday afternoon (he T. F.
L. Sunday school class met at the
home of Mrs. Haughton Williams
on Iotla. After a prayer, led by
Mrs F. R. Filer, there was a
lencthv business discussion. A de
lightful social hour was enjoyed by
cvervone during which sandwiches
and irrane iuice were served.
Thp next meeti.ni; is to be in the
home of Mrs. L. B
August 7.
David Slagle, 81,
Claimed by Death
Farm Purchasing Power
Gains 25 Per Cent
RALEIGH, July
cnasiug power on
Perhaps the most successful event
on the day's program was the old
fiddlers' convention in the evening
at the courthouse. There were a
number of entries and the court
house was packed and jammed with
listeners.
The Independence Day celebration
. was sponsored by the Macon coun
ty post of the American legion
with the cooperation of the fol
lowing, who contributed to a fund
to defray incidental expenses and
provide prizes :
Kelly's Tea Room, E. K. t un-
ningham & Co., Bryant Furniture
Co., New Star Market, A. R. Todd
Bids Requested on Site
For New Federal
Building
Plans for the construction of a
$71,000 federal building in Franklin
moved ahead this week and at the
same time it became apparent that
T. W. Porter was slated to suc
ceed J. F. Rickrhan, Republican
incumbent, as Franklin postmaster.
Appointment of Mr. Porter, a
lifelong Democrat, was recommend
ed last Friday by Congressman
Zebulon Weaver.
It is thought likely here that
Mr. Porter will be formally notified
of his appointment within the next
week or so and that he probably
will assume his duties before the
end of the month.
14 Applicant
Fourteen individuals, including
several women, filed applications
for the position as postmaster; but
the names of only three appeared
on the eligible list announced a
few weeks ago. These were Mr.
Porter, J. E Lancaster and T. B.
McCollum.
Action looking toward selection
of a site for the federal building
was taken by the treasury depart
ment Monday, when it ordered ad
vertisement for proposals "for the
sale or donation to the United
States of a lot conveniently locat
ed." The bids are to be opened at
9 a. m. July 23 in the office of
the postmaster.
Lot Dimeniiom Preferred
Preference was expressed for sites
with the following approximate di
mensions : Corner lots, 85 foot
frontage and 145 foot depth ; inter
ior lots, 110 foot frontage and 145
foot depth. It was stated, however,
that sites having different street
frontage dimensions will be con
sidered, provided the area is ap
proximately the same.
Proposal blanks and circulars giv
ng particulars as to requirements
and instructions for preparation of
bids maV be obtained from the
postmaster.
It has not been learned whether
the government will undertake con
struction of the building or wheth
er it will entertain contract pro
posals.
4. harm pur
the average
throughout the United States has
been 32 per cent higher during the
first nfihe months in which benefit
payments have been distributed
through the provisions of the Agn
cultural Adjustment Act than in the
; ions' 'year, says Dean .. O. Sc'aub M-ager AftP Tea Co.. Watkin's
ito, rranKiin naruware . o., ruin
Drug Store, The Franklin Press
Macon County Supply Co., Scott
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, i.,,;.,;.. fn,;., , ' .riiim noiei. jacK maimers, i.e.un
nil ill . v 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . i i ,iii' 'ii, i u iiij In 1 " C 1 CI T
..! ,,f ll. ..rirhc f-.rmerc rP- 1,1 OU1C1 N U1V .-mot" .-MO., .1 .
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uilh the n,5t of rnmrruvlitiP, farm-Pn0P. "aI)t,sr r- V
ers buy. Cash income including
Mi. Schaub was supplied this in
formation by L. H. Mean, economic
advisor to the Agricultural Adjust-
W
Tess
Thieves Escape
Make Big Hauls at Depot
And Warehouse
David Slagle, 81, died at his home
on Burningtiown Wednesday after
noon after an illness of several
weeks.
Funeral services were held at the
lotla Methodist church Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev.
B. W. Lefler, pastor, in charge.
Mr. Slagle was born in Mitchel
county, where in early life he join
ed the Methodist church, later mov
ing to Macon county, where he
joined the lotla Methodist church.
The deceased is survived by three
Phillips on I sons, John Slagle, of lotla, Albert
Slagle and Robert Slagle, both of
Blaine, Boy Scouts, Arnold's Cafe,
Angel's Drug Store, Macon Theatre,
Jos. Ashear's, Peek's Hotel, Stand
ard Oil Co., Station No. 600, T. S.
benefit payments during this nine
months period increased its per
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,i. .m, runn, .iaiidei, .1e111uuiM .-on.u
tin . . ' . i l
lv offset bv an increase in
of commodities farmers buy
Workers.
CHANGE RUMORED
Repeated rumors link the name
DOWNS REVOLT
Chancellor Hitler of Germany is
Ih
Thieves broke into the Franklin
depot of the Tallulah Falls railway
and the warehouse of the Dowdle
Wholesale company last Priday
night and escaped with goods esti
mated to be worth between $1)0
and $1,(XKI.
It was the third time in recent
months that the depot had I en
entered by thieves and the second
time that the wholesale company
had been robbcd.
No arresVs had been reported
Wednesday of this week. Officers
are working on clues that the rob
beries were perpetrated by expert
thieves organized to dispose of
merchandise in wholesale quantifies.
Such a volume of goods was taken
in last Friday night's haul that it
is thought the thieves must have
had a truck to carry it away. To
bacco goods, clothing and groceries
were the principal things stolen.
f S. (lay Williams, president of purging the ranks of the nazi party
the R. I. Reynolds tobacco com- witn execution ot in rcDeiung storm
nanv. as a nossible successor to troopers in smashing a still-born rc-
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, as NRA volt against the Hitler regime. Cap-
it i ronnrt,.,! t ti n r tain Krnest Koehm, a trusted Nazi
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loliiKon will likelv nuit his nost.
was arrested as a conspirator, ami
Swain county; and two daughters, Kurt Von Schleicher, former chan
Mrs. Susan Howard, of Swain cellor, was killed when he resisted
county, and Mrs. Julia Anderson, arrest. Reports indicate that Hit-
of Macon county. I ler has control of the situation.
FLIERS FORCED DOWN
Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz,
Brooklyn soda-pop manufacturers,
were forced down Saturday in
France by lack of fuel in their
flight from New York to Warsaw,
Poland, which began Friday. Last
year the two Polish residents of
Ne York were declared inexpert at
flying and had to abandon plans
for a trans-Atlantic flight then.