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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. XLIX, NO. 41
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1934
$150 PER YEAk
JUDGES NAMED
FOR ELECTION
New Regulations Made for
Use of Absentee
Ballots
The Macon county board of elec
tions met Saturday at the court
house and completed arrangements
for the election of county and state
officers on Tuesday, November 6.
After the meeting J. R. Morrison,
chairman of the board, announced
the names of registrars and elec
tion judgs ior the 12 voting pre
cincts in the county and explained
new regulations promulgated by the
state board of elections for the use
of absentee ballots.
The new absentee regulations are
designed to prevent abuses which
in the past have resulted in con
siderable criticism. Besides the ab
sentee certificates and enevelopes
hitherto provided, another form, an
application for an absentee cer
tificate and ballot, will be furnished
this year. This must be signed by
the voter applying for the right to
cast an absentee ballot before a
certificate and ballot are issuecf to
hinj. The voter then must proper
ly sign the certificate. He also
should attach his signature on the
margin or back of the ballot and
place the ballot with the certificate
in an envelope provided for the
purpose. The envelope, which is
not to be opened before 3 p. m.
the day of the election, should
then be sent to the chairman of
the county board of elections or to
the registrar of the voter's district.
Must Keep Record
Each registrar and the county
election board chairman are re
quired to keep a record of absen
tee ballots and certificates issued
by them in a book showing the
date of the applications, the name
and residence of thd voter, the
date of furnishing ballots, and
whether they were delivered to the
voter in person, by mail, or through
a duly authorized agent.
Persons qualified to vote but who
are not registered will have an
opportunity to have their names
placed on the registration books
during the next three weeks. The
registrars will be at the polling
places for the purpose of making
registrations each Saturday frim
October 13 through October 27.
Election Official
Following is a list of the regis
trars and election judges as an
nounced by Mr. Morrison: (Regis
trar's name given first, Democratic
judge second and Republican judge
third.)
Franklin precinct: George Mal
lonee, Charles Rogers, John B.
Henry.
Millshoal precinct: L. A. Berry,
J. R. Franklin, Add Kinsland.
EUijay precinct: Will Henry,
Jack Moore, Will Higdon.
Sugarfork precinct: Ezra Shook,
Bill Holland, Tillery Henderson.
Highlands precinct: Walter Bry
son, Roy Phillips, J. E. Hicks.
Flats precinct: Oden Penland,
Eail Dryman, Marshall Burnette.
Smith's Bridge precinct: J. M.
Cabe, Jim McDowell, Claude Pat
terson.
rantnotrechave Drecinct : Dan
w- o y -
Sweatman, Ben Lenoir, Bun Ktser
Nantahala No. 1 precinct: George
Steppe, Bas Baldwin, Odell Hall.
Nantahala No. 2 precinct: J. R
Shields, Bill Jones, Pat Solesbee.
Burningtown precinct: W. R
Rowland, Furman Anderson, Clyde
Morgan.
Cowee precinct : Robert T. Bry
son, Bob Gibson" J. B. Matlock.
The county board of elections is
composed of J. R. Morrison, chair
man; J. E. Potts, secretary; and
A. S. Solesbee, Republican member
of the board. ,
Big Two of New
WASHINGTON ... The appointment of these two men by President
Roosevelt, to the board of five which make up She New National Industry
Recovery Board, is being acclaimed with great favor. They are; (left),
Sidney Hillman, President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, and
(right), 8. Clay Williams, former president of the Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Both rate high in intelligent and progressive business ranks. The board
will take over General Johnson's administrative duties, October 15.
DEATH CLAIMS
W. A. GREGORY
Well Known Farmer Dies
At Home in Sugarfork
Township
Funeral services for W. A. Greg
ory, well known farmer of the
Sugarfork section of Macon coun
ty who died at his home Sunday
at the age of 69 years, were held
at 11 o'clock Monday at the Sugar
fork Baptist church. The Rev.
James Vinson officiated.
Mr. Gregory is survived by his
widow, four sons, George, Lewis,
Dewey and Carnegie, and four
daughters, Mrs. Mabel McCoy, of
Gneiss, Mrs. Dorothy Kelly, of
Georgia, Mrs. George Stanfield, of
Cullasaja, and Mrs. Bessie Shook,
of Cullasaja.
Neck Injured
George Guest Hurt when
Car Overturns
George Guest suffered serious in
jury to his neck Friday afternoon
when an automobile which he was
driving skidded on wet paving and
turned over three times on highway
No. 285 a few hundred yards easl
of the Little Tennessee river bridge.
His brother, Fred Guest, who also
was in the car, was uninjured.
Mr. Guest had borrowed the car
from Frank I. Murray, clerk of
court, to go to his home for a
few minutes. The car was badly
damaged.
Mr. Guest was taken to Angel
hospital, where it was reported he
had dislocated one of the vertebrae
in his neck, which was placed in a
plaster cast. He was released from
the hospital Sunday.
Forest Fire Loss
Cut In August
RALEIGH. Losses from forest
fires in the North Carolina counties
organized for protection were re
duced in August due to favorable
weather conditions to the lowest
figure for any month in several
years, the state department of con
servation and development reports.
The report showed only four fires
for the month and only 21 acres
were burned over with an estimat
ed damage amounting to only $46.
Careless smokers were charged with
two of the fires, the cause of one
i"3s lightning, and the fourth was
placed in the miscellaneous column.
NRA Chieftains
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$4,000,000 Heartache
ran
NEW YORK Ten-year-old Glo
ria Vanderbilt (above), heiress to
$4,000,000, is the center of a court
battle between her mother, and her
grandmother (mother of her moth
er) and aunt, Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, for her custody. Gloria
wants to stay with her grandmother
and aunt, both of whom testified
that the mother cared only for a
gay, spendthrift life and was not a
fit person to have the child.
JUNIORS PLAN
TO HONOR DEAD
A memorial service for members
of the Junior Order of the United!
American Mechanics who have died
during the past year will be con
ducted by the various Macon coun
ty councils of the order at the
Sugarfork ) Baptist church Sunday.
The Rev. Raymond McCarty, pastoT
of the Highlands Presbyterian
church, will preach the memorial
sermon, it was announced today
by Jack Stribling, a member of the
committee on arrangements.
Mr. Stribling said an all day pro
gram is planned and the general
public is invited to be present. He
asked that all those attending
bring picnic lunches.
Opens Store
Cunningham To Specialize
In Feed, Fertilizer
Specializing in feeds, fertilizers
and staple groceries, Roy F. Cun
ningham has opened a store in the
old Porter building on west Main
street. The building was renovated
and a new floor laid before Mr.
Cunningham moved into it.
- Mr. Cunningham has had con
siderable merchandising experience
and until a few months ago operat
ed Roy's Grocery on the Georgia
road. He said he planned to fol
low a cash policy in his new estab
lishment, as this would enable him
to sell on a lower basis.
SCHOOL FAIR
TO BE OCT. 20
To Be Sponsored by Farm
And Home Economics
Pupils
The fourth annual vocational fair
will be held in the Franklin high
school auditorium on Saturday, Oc
tober 20, with the exhibits open for
public, inspection from noon until
4 o'clock.
The fair will be sponsored by the
vocational agriculture class, of which
E. H. Meacham is instructor, and
the home economics class, of which
Miss Florence Stalcup is teacher.
The exhibits will be arranged by
the students in these classes under
the supervision of their teachers.
Each year has brought an in
creased number of visitors to the
annual vocational fair, and a larger
crowd than ever is expected this
year.
The most interesting feature of
the entire exhibit is. that all of the
crops and materials displayed are
the result of work by high school
students. Each boy in the voca
tional agriculture class is required
to have a sample of his particular
farm project for display. The girls
of the home economics class will
show their canning and clothing
work. There also will be several
educational exhibits and demonstra
tions of interest both to town and
rural people.
The prize list for the agriculture
exhibits has not been completed,
but Mr. Meacham said first and
second prizes would be offered in
the following divisions: Corn, Irish
potatoes, sweet potatoes, soy beans,
hay, vegetable crops, and for the
best educational booth.
Prizes in the home economics
exhibits will be as . follows : For
first year students first and sec
ond prizes for the best aprons
made in the class; first prize for
the best article that can be used
in the home and has been made at
home by the student exhibiting it.
For the second year students first
prize for the best home canned
fruit; first prize for the best home
canned vegetable; first and second
prizes for .the best dresses made
at home; first prize for the best
article that can be used at home
and has been made at home.
The prizes are to be donated by
the merchants of Franklin.
Stewardship Contest
Winners Announced
A stewardship contest for the
western half of the Asheville di
vision of the Baptist church was
held at a meeeting in the Sylva
Baptist church last Sunday with
representatives present from seven
or eight associations in the district.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the church sponsors this contest
each year. The Juniors recite
memorized pieces, while the Inter
mediates and members of the G. A.
and Y. W. A. write essays. Va
rious prizes are offered the win
ners in each class by organizations
in the church. Winners in the
Sylva contest will take part in a
CROWDS HEAR
HOEY, WEAVER
Rain Cancels Barbecue, but
Many Turn out for
Speakings
Heavy rain spoiled plans of the
Young Democrats of the 11th Con
gressional district for a big party
rally and barbecue here last Satur
day, but despite the inclemency of
the weather good crowds turned
out to hear addresses by Clyde R.
Hoey at 11 o'clock in the morning
and ' by Congressman Zebulon
Weaver at 2 o'clock in the after-
noon.
The rain came in such torrents'
Friday and Friday night that bar
becuing meat was out of the ques
tion. Preparations had been made
to feed 2,500 persons. Those in
charge of the event first announc
ed that the barbecue would be
held some day this week, but later
they decided to call it off and sell
the meat and other food they had
on hand.
After an introduction by George
B. Patton, Mr. Hoey, the silver
tongued orator from Shelby, made
one of his inimitable addresses,
lauding the accomplishments of the
Democratic administration under
President Roosevelt and pleading
for continued support of the New
Deal government.
Trace Party Record
"The Democratic party both in
the state and the nation," he de
clared, "stands not on mere prom
ises, but on its record of achieve
ments." He then traced the rec
ord of the party in North Caro
lina since it came into power in
1901, pointing the progressive
strides made in public education
and hghway development.
Answering critics of the large
expenditures of relief funds by the
national administration, Mr. Hoey,
said:
"Before the depression the earn
ing ca'pacity of the people of this
country was ninety billion dollars
a year. Then, under the Hoover
administration, it started dropping
until it reached the low point of
about forty-six billion dollars a
year. Yet the Repuiblicans criticize
our leaders in Washington because
they are spending about three bil
lion dollars to put the nation back
on its feet, so its people may be
returned to their former earning
capacities."
The charge by former President
Hoover that the liberty of the
American people has been threaten
ed by the NRA program was term
ed by Mr. Hoey as "the biggest
joke I ever heard."
Other Speaker
Other speakers were Vance A.
Browning, Democratic nominee for
state senator in this district; John
W. Edwards, chairman of the
Young Democratic organization of
the 11th district, and Doyle Alley,
of Waynesville, president of the
North Carolina Young People's
Democratic clubi.
The principal speaker at the af
ternoon session was Congressman
Weaver, who declared that his Re
publican opponent, Halsey B. Leav
itt, of Asheville, was conducting a
negative campaign, criticising the
New Deal government but offering
no feasible substitute.
May
The Oklahoman who crosses a
gourd and a cucumber to produce
a "gourd-cumber" may eventually
try to blend spinach and castor oil
in lollipop form tor the juvenile
trade. South Bend Tribune.
district contest at Asheville next
Sunday afternoon. Winners in the
contest at Sylva were announced
as follows: G. A. division, Doro
thy Lyle Morrison, of Iotla; Junior
R. A. division, Kenneth Bryant, of
Franklin; W. M. A. division, Vir
ginia Cunningham, of Franklin.