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VOL. XL1X, NO. 4S , FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSPAY, NOV. 15, 1934 $1J0 PER YEAR
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FRANKLIN LOAN
$122,000 Loan and Grant
Available for Town
Improvements
Town officials were notified by
telegram, Friday of approval by
the federal Public Works admin
istration of Franklin's application
for a loan and grant of $122,000
for public improvements, including
construction of a new water supply
system and a sewage disposal plant
Approval by the electorate will be
necessary before the loan can be
completed and the work under-
taken.
The town council is awaiting ar
rival of official papers in the mat
ter from Washington, The Press
Maconian learned, before calling
y an election. The first Tuesday in
February, it is thought, is the ear
liest possible date on which the
election can be held, as it first will
be necesasry to advertise the elec
tion and call a new registration.
The issuance of bonds requires the
approval of a majority of the reg
istered voters and in elections of
this character it is customary to
have a new registration, as it would
be extremely difficult to obtain a
majority of the standing registra
tion. 30 Per Cent Grant
Under the terms of PWA loans,
the federal government advances
gratis 30 per cent of the cost of
' j labor and materials and purchases
bonds for the balance of the cost
of approved projects. The rate of
interest on the bonds is set at
four per cent and they are to be
paid over a period of 30 years.
In applying for a loan and grant
in October, 1933, the Town of
Franklin submitted a brief prepar
ed by Harwood Beebe Company,
engineers of Spartanburg, S. C,
proposing the following projects:
Proposed Projects
1. Establishment of a new wate
supply system with a pumping sta
tion near the old Cartoogechaye
bridge and a filtration plant and
200,000-gallon elevated tank on the
Franklin golf course. The plans
also called for six-inch water mains,
which not only would afford better
service for water consumers, but
also would make better fire pro
tection possible. It is estimated
that the cost of constructing the
water supply sysem would be ap
proximately $65,375, while the water
A main improvements would cost
about $24,053.
2. The construction of a sewage
filtration plant at the point where
the town's sewerage lines empty
I into the Little Tennessee river at
an estimated cost of $7,493.
3. Extensions to sewerage lines
at an estimated cost of $10,461.
4. Resurfacing of badly worn
sections of Iotla, West Main,
Riverview and Vayah streets at an
estimated cost of $7,640.
i Other funds are allowed to, bring
the total to the $122,000 sought and
approved. These allowances are
for engineering, legal and other
miscellaneous expenses.
It has been estimated that the
town would receive apvroximately
$34,000 as an outright grant, leav
ing a balance of $88,000 to be ob
tained by issuing bonds.
The town council is expected .to
call for a new registration and
election on the bonds at its nex
regular meeting, the first Monday
night in December.
Work Resumed on
Hisrh School Gymnasium
Work was resumed Tuesday
on construction of a gymnasium
for the Franklin school, a CWA
4 prefect which was abandoned
last spring when civil works
appropriations were cancelled.
Fifteen men are employed on
the project, for completion of
which the federal government
a has made $900 available, to
which $300 has been added by
the county board of education.
PROGRESSIVE
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Murder Case Scheduled
In Court Next Week '
The Call term of Macon coun
ty superior court is scheduled
to open Monday with Judge
J. Will Pies., Jv presiding.
The first three days of the two
weeks term have been set
aside for the trial of criminal
cases, most outstanding among
which is that of Herbert Brad
shaw and Edgar Howard, ac
cused of murdering Thomas
"Brack" Norton, whose body
was found on highway No. 285
in the Mulberry section one
night last August following a
chicken roest in the neighbor
hood at which the dead man
was reported to have had a
drunken brawl with Bradshaw.
3 ROBBERIES
HERE IN WEEK
Thieves played rings around
Franklin officers during the oast
week and gave the public a bad
case of jitters with everyone won
dering who would be the next rob
bery victim.
Thursday night of last week a
thief or thieves stole a 1929 Ford
roadster belonging to Dr. H. T
Horsley from in front of Mrs
George Jones' residence on west
Main street. The same night some
one broke into the Esso service
station near the railway depot,
stole 50 gallons of gasoline, several
gallons of oil and fled after an
unsuccessful attempt to break into
a safe.
The same filling station was rob
bed again Wednesday night of this
week of gasoline, oil and tires
reported valued at approximately
$50. And when the employes of
the Dowdle Wholesale company
went to work Thursday morning
they found that thieves had brok
en into the warehouse and escaped
with cigarettes and ' other tobacco
goods valued at $200 to $300. An
inventory was being taken Thurs
day to determine whether anything
else had been stolen.
Wins Silver Cup
Bobby West, 22-months-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry West of
65 Clifton avenue, West Asheville,
won a silver loving cup in the
Baby Beauty-Personality oontest
sponsored by the Kiffin Rockwell
unit of the American Legion Aux
iliary which was held in the David
Millard school auditorium in Ashe
ville October 25.
The West baby was adjudged
100 per cent perfect on the fol
lowing points: fairness of face and
form, personality, charm, cuteness
and costume. More than 100 other
babies were in the same contest
group, for entrants under two
years of age.
Bobby is a grandson of Mrs. J.
L. West, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Holbrook, both of West's Mill.
He is well known in Macon coun
ty, as he has spent much of his
short lifetime with Mr. and Mrs
Holbrook.
Power Propaganda Assailed in Report
Commission Says Public
Pays for Utilities'
Publicity
Charges that power and utilities
companies had been waging a cost
ly "propaganda" campaign in be
half of their interests but at the
expense of the public, were con
tained in a report made public
in Washington Wednesday by the
federal trade commission.
The report said the propaganda
drive was of greater magnitude
than any other ever undertaken,
"except possibly by governments
in wartime." The commission found
that nearly every publicity method
available had been used to influ
ence public opinion in behalf of
LIBERAL
ANNUAL ROLL
CALL STARTS
Campaign Chairman Pleas
ed With First Reports
From Workers
While only partial reports from
the Red Cross membership drive
have been received, the chairman
of the roll call for Macon county,
the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, expressed
himself Wednesday as very well
pleased with the first reports that
have been turned in. The indica
tions were that Macon County
would reach her quota of 300 mem
berships provided the other work
ers meet with the same success as
those who have already made re
ports of their canvass.
Next Sunday morning and after
noon a number of speakers will
visit Sunday schools and churches
in the county to present the needs
of the American Red Cross. Re
quests have come from variou
parts of the county for speakers
for the next two Sundays.
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rouowing is a partial list o
those whose membershios hav
been turned in. An additional lis
win De reported in next week's is
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sue oi i lie rress:
Mrs. J. W. C. Tohnson. Trov F.
Horn, Prof, M. D. Billings, Mrs.
Gilmer A. Jones, Sheriff A. B.
Slagle, Harley R. Cabe. C. Tom
Bryson, Lester Henderson, Claude
McConnell, F. G. Burnette, Gilmer
Crawford, E. E. Sypher, Mrs. Al
len Siler, Mrs. Wilmer Stevens,
Henry W. Xabe, James E. Perry,
Emory Hunnictrtt.
Homer P. Nichols, A. R. Karling
Ted Bryant, W. L. Keene, Philip
S. Hoyt, George Jamison, Dr. Frank
T. Smitb, Mrs. F. G. Burnette, Dr.
J. H. Fouts, Harold T. Sloan, J.
S. Porter, J. W. Addington, Jack
Sanders, J. S. Conley, Roane Brad
ley, Rev. C. C. Herbert, Mrs. C
C. Herbert, Mrs. Carl Tysinger,
Mrs. J. B. Willis.
Miss Mary Willis, Mrs. F. T
Smith, Mrs. Walter Allen, Mrs. S.
H. Lyle, Mrs. John Wasilik, Mrs.
M. D. Billings, J. H. Stockton,
Mrs. Jim Perry, Mrs. A. W. Horn
Rev. S. R. Crockett, Rev. J. A
Flanagan, Mrs. J. A. Flanagan,
Miss Carolyn Nolen, Miss Rachel
Davis, J. E. Lancaster, Mrs. J. E.
Lancaster, Gartrelle Lancaster, John
Earle Lancaster.
Mrs. J. D. Franks, Grover Jami
son, Fred Arnold, S. H. Lyle, Roy
Carpenter, Dr. W. E. Furr, Mrs.
Blumenthal, Blumenthal's Store,
(2); Miss Elizabeth Fitzsimmons,
Miss Mary Bissell, Miss Lily Ran
kin, Ernest Rankin, Mrs. W. H.
Sellers, Mrs. R. C. Dady, Cecil
Pendergrass, Mrs. W. W. Sloan,
R. D. Sisk, W. A. McNeil, Mrs.
G. G. Watkins, G. J. Johnston,
Miss Harriet Kinnebrew, T. J.
Mauney, Don Young.
the utilities.
The report questioned the right
of a publicly granted monopoly
such as a public utility to use
money collected from the public
"to perpetuate itself through the
control of public opinion," and
warned that these methods may
not be abandoned.
M. H. Aylesworth, a former di
rector of the National Electric
Light Association, was quoted as
having advised utility executives
not to be afraid of thei expense
in permitting large numbers of
their employes to attend conven
tions, because "the public pays."
"This is literally true," the re
port continues, "as the cost of all
the public relations work is usually
charged up as operating expenses
by the utilities companies.
"But the public's paying does not
end with that. For, whenever such
INDEPENDENT
TVA Petitions
Discounted In
Wire to Morgan
ILOXHAM TELLS
ABOUT CHURCH
Gives Account of Conse
cration or First Amer
ican Bishop
An account of the establishment
of the Episcopal church in America
and the consecration of the first
bishop of the church in the United
States was given by the Rev.
Frank Bloxham, rector of St. Ag
nes Episcopal church, in an ad
dress at the morning service last
Sunday.
Wednesday, November 14, was
the 150th anniversary of the con
secration of the first American
bishop, Samuel Seabury, in Aber
deen Scotland, and it was made
an occasion of special observances
J " many Episcopal churches
Episcopal
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n"K""i mc country
I "TVl fire normnnox
e country.
The first permanent establish
ment of the Episcopal church in
this country," Mr. Bloxham said,
"was at Jamestown, Va., in 1607,
although services were held earlier
in various parts of the country by
clergy who acted as chaplains to
the groups of explorers. Before
the end of the 17th century the
Englfsh church had become the
established church of Virginia and
Maryland, while it also had a
footing in Massachusetts, Con
necticut and New York, x x x x x
"Until the time of the Revolu
tion the church had no bishop in
the American colonies. It was un
der the jurisdiction of the bishop
of London, who naturally could do
little for this distant field. With
out bishops the Episcopal church
was in an abnormal position.
"The Revolution was a time of
severe trial for the Church of
England in the colonies. Many of
the clergy felt called upon to give
up their parishes and return to
England, though others, especially
in the South, remained at their
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Mrs. Hallie Russell
Ooens Beautv Shoo
Mrs. Hallie Russell announced,
this week the opening of the Hal-1
lie Beauty Shop on the second
floor of the new Ashear building,
Mrs. Russell, who recently com-
pleted a course in beauty culture
A . 1 t ' . 11 1 .1 t . .1
in vuania, nas installed tne latest
electrical equipment in her shop.
She is prepared to do permanent
waving, hair conditioning, hair dye
ing, manicuring and to give facial
treatments. I
original payments are used In suc
cessfully lulling the paying public
into satisfaction with improper
rates or charges, to such extent
does the public pay for the privil
ege for continuing to pay excessive
ly as long as such rates continue
in force."
Electric utilities of the two Caro
linas for some years maintained a
public relations office in Raleigh
at a considerable expense. The di
rector of this office, a former Phil
adelphia newspaper man, was paid
a salary of $5,000 a year in ad
dition to office and traveling ex
penses. Since the circulation of anti
TVA petitions in Macon, Swain
and Graham counties several weeks
ago by paid workers the question
has been raised as to who was
paying the bill. As yet, however,
it has not been answered.
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Many Ready, Telegram
Says, To Swear Facts
Misrepresented
A telegram discounting petitions
recently circulated in Macon
county by paid workers re
questing the Tennessee Valley Al
thority to stay out of the terri
tory of the Nantahala Power and
Light company in Western North
Carolina, was sent Saturday to Dr.
Arthur E. Morgan, chairman of the
TVA. The telegram, signed by a
group of county officials and oth
ers, declared that many who had
attached their signatures to the
petitions were willing to "furnish
affidavits that the facts were mis
represented." Sending of the telegram was
prompted by a news story appear
ing in last Friday's Asheville Citi
zen under a Bryson City date line,
stating that the petitions "will be
sent to the office of Dr. Morgan
Friday by registered mail. It is
understood that a party of men
from the three counties (Swain,
Macon and Graham) will go to
Knoxville, Tenn., Monday and will
be received by Mr. Boch, one of
the assistants of Dr. Morgan."
As far as The Press-Maconian
has been able to learn, no one
from Macon county went to Knox
ville Monday in behalf of the
movement to discourage TVA en
try in this area. Whether the pe
titions were sent to Dr. Morgan,
as it was reported they would be,
has not been announced.
The Telegram sent Saturday read
as follows:
"A petition from Macon county
against TVA in favor of American
Aluminum on way to you. Please
hold any action until both sides
are shown. Many signers of pe
tition willing to furnish affidavits
that the facts were misrepresented.
Many others did not know what
they signed. GiVe more time and
petition will come with majority
Macon County citizens signed
against present petition. Men paid
to circulate petitions."
The following names were signed
to the telegram:
Dr. W. A. Rogers, chairman
Democratic party; Frank I. Mur
ray; clerk of court; J. R. Morrison,
chairman board of elections ; R. A.
Patton, state senator ; Harley Cabe,
assistant clerk of court; C. Tom
Bryson, register of deeds; E. W.
Long, county commissioner ; Black-
Hf T-.l . rr.,
burn W. Johnson, editor The
Franklin Press and Highlands Ma
conian ; John W. Edwards, manager
Macon county reemployment office.
Wins Second Place in
Stewardship Contest
Miss Helen DeHart, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. DeHart of
Franklin, won second place in a
stewardship contest held in Ral
eigh Saturday for members of the
G. A. departments of Baptist Sun
day schools throughout the state.
Miss DeHart, accompanied by
her father, went to Raleigh as a
representative of the western di
vision of the state, having, qualified
for this honor by winning previous
contests held in Franklin, Sylva
and Asheville. There were four
other young people, representing
other divisions in the state, taking
part in the contest in Raleigh.
While in Raleigh Miss DeHart
was a guest at Meredith College.
BOX SUPPER PLANNED
A box supper for the benefit of
the Coweta church will be given
Saturday night, November 17, at
the church.