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f tglfUmta Ittawtriatt PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT ENGINEER HERF TO SUPERVISE P. 0. BUILDING Contractor Expected To Arrive Almost Any Day v Vnlnpv A rTia crnwrnmpn engineer, arrived today to supervise construction of Franklin's .$100,000 federal building, which will house the postoffice and headjuarters of fices of the Nantahala National Forest. L. B. Gallimore, Greensboro con tractor who was awarded the con tract for construction of the build ing, is expected to arrive almost any day and begin work on the building. Several weeks ago Mr. Gallimore wrote Postmaster Ti W. Porter that he expected to come to Franklin the early part of this month, but as yet he has not ap peared. Time Limit Mr. Porter said the contract calls for completion of the building in 250 calendar days, but he was not certain upon what date this period was to begin. The procurement division of the treasury department notified the contractor of accep tance of his bond on April 29 and advised him to proceed with the work. Some of the materials for the building are reported to have ar rived. Concerning Labor Pending the arrival of Mr. Gal limore or his representative, it has not been learned to what extern- he will employ local labor on the federal building. It is understood that his contract does not carry any provision requiring the use of local labor. The local reemploy ment office was informed about two months ago, however, that the contractor would be . "requested to employ local labor as much as pos sible." The site for the building, the old Alex Moore homeplace, has been cleared and everything is in readi ness for the contractor to begin excavation work for the basement and foundations. NEW INN OPENS AT HIGHLANDS Hotel Edwards Is Hand some, Modern Three Story Building The Hotel Edwards, Highlands newest inn, a modern three-story brick and stone building of unusual ly attractive design, was completed last week and opened foT business during the week-end. The building is thoroughly up-to-date and is fitted for, steam heat so that it may render year round service. It has 12 bed rooms, all with private or connecting baths. Much of the furniture was made in a Highlands woodworking shop of native woods. Grounds of the Hotel Edwards and the Central House, with which it is connected, have been beau tifully landscaped with formal shrubs, including boxwoods, arbor vitae, juniper, and barberry. W. W. Edwards, proprietor of the new hotel, said he expected a delegation of 5 visitors from Laur ens, S. C., the latter part of May. Among the first visitors register ing at the Hotel Edwards were: Scott Hudson, a Mr. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gould, Mrs. George Tigner, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dan iel, Jr., Miss L. Wise, all of At lanta; Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Hud son, Indianapolis, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott and Miss Eleanor Elliott, of Washington, D. C; Mrs. Holland Loundes, San Antonio, Tex.; L. A. Melchus and W. F. Ostendorf, Charleston, S. C. Where AmcricanJFarmersWill Homestead in Alaska l''' tj&B ' ' ' '" SwH ! ANCHORAGE, Alaska . . . Here is pictured a typical farm house in the rich Matannrita Valley, to which more than 200 mid-western farm families, comprising 1000 members, are now enroute from the U. 8. This is a FEBA colonization project in Alaska. Vegetation thrives hers with 14 hours of swnshinfi and a frosty sob-soil aad there is bo fear of drought Macon Relief Charges Draw Reply from Administrator M. D. BILLINGS IS REELECTED Begins 15th Consecutive Term As Head of County Schools The new Macon county board of education held its organization meeting here Monday, elected C. W. Dowdle chairman and reelect ed M. D. Billings county superin tendent for the next two years. Other members of the new board besides Mr. Dowdle are Frank Hill, of Horse Cove, and W. D. Bar nard, of Burningtown. They were appointed by the general assembly i on the nomination of J. Frank j Ray, the county's representative. Mr. Billings has served contin uously as county school superin tendent since 1907. This is his 15th consecutive two-year term of office. When he first became superinten dent the average daily attendance in the schools of the county was 1,786; last session it was 3,126. School teachers for the next term, Mr. Billings said, will prob ably be selected at the board's first meeting in June. Scout Court of Honor To Be Held Monday A court of honor for Boy Scouts of the Smoky Mountains district is scheduled to be held Monday night, May 20, in the basement of the Methodist church. About 40 members of the Frank lin and Cherokee scout troops met last Saturday afternoon at Camp Nikwasi and received instruction in various phases of scouting. A. W. Allen, of Asheville, scout ex ecutive, was present and addressed the boys. On Sunday afternoon the scouts heard a talk by the Rev. E. R. Eller, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church. CALLS MEETING OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATION An annual meeting of the Frank lin Library association has been called for 4 o'clock Tuesday after noon of next week by Mrs. Lassie Kelly Cunningham, president of the organization. Officers for the coming year are to be elected. The meeting is open to all members of the library. FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 16, Mrs. .O'Berry Ready To Aid In Probe of County Organization Sam J. Murray, a member of the grand jury for the April term of court, made public this week a letter from Mrs. Thomas O'Berry federal emergency relief admin istrator for North Carolina, ir which she said the relief organiza tion "is always glad to have an in vestigation of its work." The let ter was in reply to a statement signed by 16 members of the grand jury charging inefficiency in the administration of relief funds in Macon county and requesting the county commissioners to have a detailed audit made of the receipts and disbursements of the "Welfare Organization" with view to ascer taining "how much it costs and the amount of relief granted." The statement was offered for inclusion in the regular grand jury report, but was excluded by the foreman, A. L. McLean, after he had been advised by Judge Rous-, seau that the matter was beyond, the grand jury's jurisdiction. Six teen members of the grand juryj signed the paper and sent it to The Press-Maconian for publica tion. It charged that more money than was necessary was being spent for field workers and white collar employes, "leaving only a very small amount to' be applied to such relief as is actually needed." Since the statement was not in cluded in the formal grand jury report, it has not been given of ficial status. No investigation has been made, and the county relief agency has offered no answer to the charges of inefficiency. Given an opportunity to reply through the columns of this news paper, Miss Rachel Davis, county relief director, said: "We have nothing to say." Mi. O'Borry's Reply Mrs. O'Berry, in her letter to Mr. Murray, said all records of the relief administration were reg ularly audited and, with the excep tion of case records, were open for any bona fide examination. She invited "constructive criticism." Her letter follows in full: Grand Jury of Macon County, Franklin, N. C. Attention: Mr. Sam J. Murray Gentlemen : Our administrator, Mr. J. E. Lancaster, has sent me a clipping (Continued on Pago Six) 1935 C. C. Potts Named Acting Postmaster At Highlands C. C. Potts was informed last week of his appointment as acting postmaster at Highlands. He as sumed his duties Thursday morning. Mr. Potts succeeds Miss Elinor C. Cleaveland, who has held the position of postmaster under a Republican appointment for the past twelve years. Mr. Potts was one of six or seven candidates who took an open competitive examination for the position several months ago. The job carries an annual salary of $1,800. CLUB ENJOYS GARDEN TOUR Garden Club Members Vis it Beauty Spots in North Georgia BY MRS. T. J. JOHNSTON May 13th was a red letter day in the history of the Franklin Garden Club, when 14 of its mem bers enjoyed a motor trip into picturesque North Georgia, visiting flower gardens. To Mr. Steele (authority on flowers) of Dixie Camp are we indebted for this pleasure, as it was he who extend ed the invitation to visit his love ly garden and interesting camp this month. When we reached Dixie Camp entrance there was Mr. Steele to welcome and direct us, first to the Dobbs estate, a pleasure we had not anticipated but one we will never forget. Words fail one to describe the wonderful beauty of the place which is al most entirely surrounded by the waters of lovely Lake Rabun. Mrs. Dobbs greeted us most cordially and in her gracious manner played guide as she showed us over their beautiful and luxurious summer home filled with lovely cut flowers. Once she paused by a large chest which she opened and displayed a number of crocheted shawls of her own handiwork, which she said she had made for the comfort of her guests. After making a tour of the rooms, we proceeded to the gar dens. There were flowers, gor geous flowers and shrubs every where one turned. Particularly beautiful were the stately climbing roses and the pansy beds so full of gay color. We wandered through the flower bordered walks along the lake shore, observing as much as possible the beauties of nature surrounding us. At last we wen ded our way back to our cars and headed for Mr. Steele's camp and garden near Dixie Camp. Again masses of flowers greeted us, the approach on one side being a rock wall over which hung many bloom ing plants. His camp is most ar tistic with modern conveniences and he exceeded his hospitality when he offered us a taste of his mar velous fireless cooked cherry pre serves. Everything was conducive to make the occasion a delightful one and we returned home, our thoughts full of happy, inspiring memories. Rural Mail Carriers To Meet at Junaluska The rural carriers of the Smoky Mountain branch of the North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers' as sociation will hold their annual meeting at Lake Junaluska on May 30. This unit includes the follow ing counties: Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Macon,, Transyl vania and Madison. All rural car riers and their wives are urged to attend this meeting, and they hope to make it a most enjoyable day, as well as a profitable one. The ladies' auxiliary will hold a meeting at the same time. A picnic lunch will be served by the wives of the carriers. $1.50 PER YEAR RAY BELIEVES EXTRA SESSION WILL BE HELD Thinks Liquor Situation Will Demand More Consideration J. Frank Ray, Macon county's representative in the General As sembly, thinks Governor Ehring haus will probably call the law makers back to Raleigh for an ex tra session the latter part of the summer. Mr. Ray, who returned to Frank lin Monday after sticking pretty close to his seat in the lower house during the 123 days of the 1935 regular session, said it was the general feeling in Raleigh last week that a special session would be necessary to straighten out the liquor law tangle and also to con sider social security legislation. After rejecting both the Day and the Hill liquor bills, the Legisla ture in its closing hours passed a law authorizing 17 eastern counties to hold referendums on whether they should have county liquor stores. Earlier in the session it had increased the alcoholic per centage of beer and enacted a law permitting the manufacture, sale and consumption of wines and fer mented fruit juices. Constitutionality Questioned Mr. Ray pointed out that the act providing for referendums in the eastern counties had raised a con stitutional question and" had failed to provide for any state control or any means whereby the state might derive revenue. In view of this situation, it is generally predicted that the governor will call a spe cial session of the assembly. Another likely reason for a spe cial session is the matter of social security legislation now pending in the national congress"! It is thought probable that if the administra tion's measures for old age pensions and unemployment insurance are enacted, it will be necessary for the state to enact complementary laws in order to reap the advantages of the national -social security legisla tion. Mr. Ray was a member of the western bloc of legislators who voted against the Hill, Day and other bills providing for the sale of distilled liquors in North Carolina. Army Personnel Changed At Camp NC F19 The army personnel at CCC Camp NC F-9 has been changed. Captain Garland M. Peyton, of Dahlonega, Ga., arrived May 11 to assume his duties as command ing officer, succeeding Lieutenant R. L. Whatley, who had completed his tour of duty. Lieutenant R. W. Price, of Atlanta, arrived April 30 to serve as canteen officer, suc ceeding Lieutenant Joe C. Beasley. Lieutenant W. M. Reid, of Albany, Ga., who has just completed two years of active service in the air corps, arrived several weeks ago and is serving in the capacity of mess officer. Erecting New Telephone Line to Highlands The Western Carolina Telephone company is putting up a new cop per telephone circuit to Highlands, according to an announcement by G. J. Johnston, manager of the company. The new circuit, Mr. Johnston said, will afford better service for communications between Franklin and Highlands. He added that the new circuit would be completed1 in a short time. The Western Carolina Telephone company, which started originally with the Franklin exchange, now serves, in addition to Franklin, Sylva, Bryson City, Highlands, Cullowhee, Clayton, Ga., and con tiguous territory.
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