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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1935
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CONGRESS NOW
HAS THE STAGE
Department Heads Move
To Background at Law
makers Meet
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Most of
the talking doe in Washington
from now on, for a while, will be
on Capitol Hill, rather than at the
other end of Pennsylvania Avenue,
where the Executive departments
are bunched. There are two reas
ons tor this. One is that the mem
bers of the new Congress have a
lot they want to say, and the oth
er is that since Louis Howe, the
President's real right-hand man,
has. recovered hts health sufficient
ly to take an active part in af
fairs, word has gone out to' Ad
ministration officials not to talk so
much, without first finding out
whether the White House approves
what they wiant to say.
How far that goes for Donald
Kichberg is another guess. Mr.
Richberg, who at the moment is at
least the President's left-hand man,
sooke out in meeting the other day,
warning General Johnson not to
say nasty ' things about him and
threatening to sue for libel the
publishers of the General's new
book and the magazine which in
tends to publish some chapter of it,
if they print some of the aspersions
upon Richberg which are said to be
contained in the General's manu
script. Folks who have been say
ing that there was really no ill
feeling between the General and his
successor at the head of NRA have
discovered that they were wrong.
This is only the first of the intra
Administration personal hatreds and
jealousies to break out into the
open. There are plenty of others,
and some may be aired soon.
Carter Glass Speak Up
Up on Capitol Hill some of the
most vigorous language is coming
from Senator Carter Glass of Vir
ginia. The Sanator is the fore
most banking authority in Con-
gress. Away hack in tne wiison
Administration he framed the Fed
eral Reserve Act and pushed it
through. He is a good scrapper
and is always on the watch for
anything he dislikes in the banking
policy of the Administration.
Senator Glass is out with a de
nunciation of the order of the
Federal Reserve and Federal De
posit Insurance Corporation limit
ing interest banks may pay to z2
per cent. He asked Administration
officials where they found any law
' for that, and they admitted there
wasn't any that would apply to
state banks not members of the
Federal Reserve. The fiery little
Senator from -Virginia also took a
erack at the recommendation of the
so-called Viner committee's recom
mendation that the law authorizing
Federal Reserve to make direct
loans to industry should be repeal
ed. "Give it a chance," says Sena
tor Glass, in substance.
The Viner report, named for Pro
fessor Jacob Viner of the Univers
ity of Chicago, covers a lot more
territory than that, however, and
is regarded here as furnishing full
confirmation of the situation, first
pointed out in these dispatches,
i,Hprrhv banks are hamstrung by
orders from different
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authorities and subjected to exami
nations by several sets of examin
ers, each with a different point of
view; r That situation has been to
some extent corrected, but the Vin
er. committee went out into the
f field and talked direct to business
. tein. and is convinced that an in
termediate fcwdit system for in
,iiictiv is essential, whether admin-
( istered by the RFC or the Federal
Wpprve.
Those who think they know the
President's mind report 'that he U
niif to attack orivate cower
iiw w- 1
companies, but only the financial
system of holding companies whicn
has resulted, he believes, in too
hitfh prices for electric current
Farmers Assured of Definite
Prices for Their Produce
In TV AC Cannery Contract
If a cooperative marketing or
ganization and cannery is estab
lished in Macon county under the
set-up of the Tennessee "Valley
Associated Cooperatives, farmers
affiliated with the co-op group will
be assured definite advance prices
on produce delivered to the can
nery. This is provided in the can
ning contracts to be signed by
members.
The advances on various truck
crops will be stated in the con
tracts. These prices are to be
established at a meeting the lat
ter part of this month of repre
sentatives of co-op groups already
organized under the TV AC.
The advances decided upon will
constitute minimum prices only,
and after the canned goods have
been sold members of the co-op
will receive additional payments
on the basis of the amount of raw
materials delivered to the cannery
and the price finally obtained for
the canned goods. The advances
will be paid growers shortly after
delivery of produce. .
After a careful perusal of the
TV AC contracts one for market
ing and one for canning one of
the county s leading farmers re
marked :
"They are the fairest contracts
I have ever seen. I don't see how
anybody could object to signing
them."
The Press-Maconian printed last
week a copy of the marketing con
tract. This week it prints a copy
of the canning contract, as follows:
CANNING CONTRACT
Between
Grower; and
THIS AGREEMENT, made the
day of 193...
between i
hereinafter called the "Cooperative"
and the undersigned grower of pro
duce, hereinafter called the "Grow-
WITNESSETH
h (a) The Cooperative agrees
to furnish the Grower with seeds
andor plants of a variety best
suited, in its judgment, for canning.
Said seeds andor plants shall be
purchased by the Cooperative from
reputable dealers and charged to
the Grower at cost plus such reas
onable handling charges as may be
determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors of the Co
operative. The Cooperative does
not warrant or in any way guaran
tee said seeds andor plants as to
productivity or otherwise, and the
Cooperative shall not be held re
snonsible bv the Grower for a fail
ure of said seeds andor plants to
Germinate or to grow.
w . a.
(b) The Grower agrees that all
produce delivered to the Loopera
tive nursuant hereto may be com
mingled and graded by it according
Highlands Hopeful of Rivaling Pinehurst
Famous Summer Resort
Now Becoming Winter
Playground
Highlands is showing unmistak
able signs of becoming a winter
resort. For many years this little
mountain town, the highest incor
porated community east of the
Rocky - Mountains, has been a fa
mous summer resort; but until re
cently it has had few winter visit
ors other than traveling salesmen,
a few tourists passing through on
their way to or from Florida ana
occasionally some cottage owner
coming up to look over his property-
This year, however, the number
of winter visitors has reached into
the hundreds and, of course, the
to standards set by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The Cooperative agrees to accept,
and the Grower agrees to deliver,
to the cannery of the Cooperative
at ..... during
business hours all of the produce
grown from seeds andor plants
furnished by the Cooperative, and
the Cooperative agrees to accept
the above described produce and to
grade the same 'in accordance with
its regular custom or standards that
may be set up by the U. S. De
nartniint ni Atrrintltiirp and tn ad
vance to the Grower ' thereon as
follows :
U. S. No. 1 Tomatoes $. . . . per ton
U?S. No. 2 Tomatoes $ per ton
U. S. No. 1 Beans $ per ton
U. S. No. 2 Beans $ per ton
U. S. No. 1 Carrots $ per ton
U. S. No. 2 Carrots $. . . . per ton
U. S. No. 1 Beets $. . . . per ton
U. S. No. 2 Beets $ per ton
U. S. No. 1 Okra $. . . . per ton
Ua S. No. 2 Okra $. . . . per ton
U. S. No. 1 Spinach $ per ton
U. S. No. 2 Spinach $ per ton
U. S. No. 1 Turnip
Greens $ per ton
U. S. No. 2 Turnip
Greens $ per ton
. yti iv.it
The Cooperative reserves the right
to reject any andor all produce
which does not conform to its reg-
ular standards or those prescribed
hv the U. S. Department of Agn
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culture, I
(c) The Cooperative may comr
mingle tne produce oi me urowcr
with those of a like kind, quality,
andor grade delivered by other
growers entering into similar con
tracts with the Cooperative, ana
will can the same in such manner
and by such process, and in such
form, as in its judgment seems
best.
2. (a) The produce covered by
this contract, when canned, shall
be marketed by the Cooperative at
the best prices, in its judgment, ob
tainable wherever it may be able
to find a market
(b) The Cooperative agrees to
nav to the Grower in addition to
the amount agreed to be advanced
pursuant to Paragraph 1 (b) here
of tlie difference between the
amount secured from the sale of
said canned produce after deduct
ing, first, all amounts previously
advanced to said Grower including
the cost of seeds andor plants;
and, second, the costs of receiving,
handling, packing, processing, and
or storing said produce ; plus a
rhartre coverine depreciation of
O O a
plant and equipment, cost of ad-
vertising, and all other expenses
incurred in we processing ami ihi-
keting of said produce; plus a
charge not to exceed 10 per cent
of the gross sales price of said
produce, from which ten per cent
charge a commercial reserve may
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people of Highlands are quite elat
ed. They don't expect Highlands
to become a miniature Lake Placid,
for there is not enough ice and
snow; but they do see hopes of the
town, which enjoys a mild climate,
despite its elevation, of rivaling
Pinehurst as a southern winter re
sort. During the autumn, when the
mountains are most beautiful, in
the opinion of many nature lovers,
and also during the Christmas holi
days, there have been many visit
ors to Highlands. Some of them
have come for only a week-end,
while many others have come for
week-long house parties.
Among recent house parties was
one given by Mrs. K. R. Lummus,
of Atlanta, who had as her guests
at her home in Lindenwood Park
the following: The Misses Sara
Promoted
H. G. Knoch Made Assist
ant Forest Supervisor
Herbert G. Knoch, formerly of
Detroit, Mich., has been appointed
assistant supervisor of the Nanta
hala National Forest, it was an
nounced at forest headquarters
here today. Mr. Knoch succeeds
Frank Albert, who was recently
promoted to supervisor of a na
tional forest in Florida.
Mr. Knoch has been in the per
sonnel of the Nantahala Forest
since September, 1933. His first
duties were as a cultural foreman.
Later he was made estimator and
acting chief of party in the ac
quisition force. In August last
year he passed the civil service ex
aminaition for junior forester. Be
fore coming to Franklin he was in
the nursery and floral business in
Detroit.
M EXPECTED
ATCONFERENCE
The Western North Carolina
Baptist ministers conference will be
held in the First Baptist church
of Franklin January 31 and Feb
ruary 1. This conference is com
posed of seventeen Baptist associa
tions. About two hundred ministers
are expected to attend the con-
f Tlio Kant et nonn p nf the
cQunty and especialiy fa ministers
are ufged tQ make plans tQ attend
the meetings pie Gf othr de-
nominations are invited to attend
cUSU. X lie muiisui s win gm."
-,r,.nmm-wiatifin; ;n. the homes and
the ,adies of Ae church wil,
dinner each day at a reaSonable
I price.
A Record
"T. F." Reports Not a
Single Accident in 1934
The Tallulah Falls railroad op
erated last year without a single
accident, not even a derailment,
according to R. G. Beshears,
Franklin depot agent.
"This is a record, as far as I
know. " Mr. Beshears stated. "Not
a wheel touched the ground in
j 1934. That reflects the good con-
dition of the tracks and equipment
I believe last year was the first
year in the history of the railroad,
certainly as long as I have work'
ed for it, that it has operated with
out a wheel touching ground."
Miss Fitzsimmons
Reported Critically 111
Miss Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, ot
, 1 1 illirv I 111, VYIIU Willi 1UI33 mat J JLI3-
sej has Deen spending the winter
in Asheville at the home of Dr.
Rockwell, was reported Wednesday
t0 be critically ill with pneumonia,
Little hope was seen for her re-
covery.
xhe condition of Miss Bissell,
who has been undergoing treat-
j ment, was said to be unimproved.
de Arechavala and Edith Shepherd,
both of Atlanta; Miss Angela Ad
ams, of Washington, D. C; and
Pope Ramsey, Jack Eskridge, Ram
cy Nelson and Dick Locke, of At
lanta. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell and
Miss Louise Cramer, of Atlanta, al
so were in Highlands recently. Mr.
Howell is publisher of the Atlanta
Constitution and owns a lovely
Swiss chalet residence on Highlands
Estates. Miss Cramer also owns a
summer home here.
Another recent visitor to High
lands was Miss Mary Rogers, who
was winner in the ladies' golf tourn
ament in Asheville several months
ago and who played with Bobby
Jones in an exhibition golf match
here last August. Miss Rogers
was accompanied by her mother.
RELIEF GIVEN
58irMJES
Quarter of Macon Coun
ty's Population Listed
On Relief RoU
A fourth of Macon county's pop
ulation has, been on the emergency
relief roll at one time or another
since April 1 last year, according
to a report on rehabilitation work
compiled by S. R. Crockett, farm
foreman in the county's relief or
ganization. The report was made
public last week by Miss Rachel
Davis, relief administrator for the
county.
A summary of the report fol
lows: The number of families on relief
was 581 representing 3,468 persons
and of these, 483 families were en
gaged in farming. Only 98 families
had gardens. No families so far
have been permanently rehabilitat
ed. Families to be temporarily cut
off relief number 186 and 395 fam
ilies will continue to need help.
Fifteen families are not definitely
assured of a place for 1935 and 75
have been recommended for per
manent rehabilitation.
Livestock belonging to families
on relief includes: 154 mules, 48
horses. 589 cows. 462 hogs, 38 sheep,
6,867 chickens. Estimated pounds
of meat 25,435.
The relief families cultivated 1,-
200 acres raising the following pro
duce : 23 tons of hay from 19 acres ;
10,179 bushels of corn from 955
acres; 416 bushels of wheat from
47 acres; 310 bushels of rye from
38 acres; 1,803 gallons of cane
syrup from 26 acres; 3,860 bushels
of Irish potatoes from 65 acres;
32,900 sweet potato plants distribut
ed by ERA produced 828 bushels;
33 bushels of turnips and 22,625
pounds of cabbage were raised
from 21,950 plants distributed by
ERA.
Families on relief canned 40,926
quarts of fruits and vegetables.
Lancaster Heads District
Relief Organization
J. E. Lancaster, who for the past
two years has been associated
with the Macon county emergency
relief organization, has been ap
pointed relief administrator for the
consolidated district made up of
Haywood, Jackson, Macon and
Swain counties, it has been an
nounced by Columbus Andrews,
field representative of state relief
headquarters in Raleigh.
District relief headquarters are
to be established this week or next
in Sylva, but a local relief office
still will be maintained in the same
quarters in the building formerly
used by H. Arthur Osborne, build
ing supplies dealer.
With the exception of the pro
motion of Mr. Lancaster, the Ma
con county relief personnel will re
main the same, although titles of
some of the workers have been
changed under the new set-up.
Miss Rachel Davis, county super
intendent of welfare and formerly
county relief administrator, hence
forth will be known as head case
worker for this county. Mrs. F.
M. Tessier, Miss Annie Oliver and
Mrs. G. A. Jones also will be case
workers, but their titles will be
senior visitors. S. R. Crockett will
continue a farm foreman and Zeb
W. Conley will continue as project
foreman. Miss Elizabeth Barnard
retains her position as clerk and
stenographer.
Mr. Lancaster will have as his
assistants in the district relief or
ganization: John C. Haynes, of
Clyde, director of office work; J.
C. Patrick, of Waynesville, statis
tician; Mrs. Margaret Morrison,
Waynesville, secretary to the ad
ministrator; H. B. Browning, of
Swain county, director of rural
rehabilitation; Mrs. J. A. Queen,
of Sylva, assistant disbursing of
ficer; Miss Ettawa Dixon, super
visor of case workers.