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9 ftmWtn PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL - INDEPENDENT i TV A VICTORIES WON IN HOUSE Congressional Action As sures Continuation of Program Developments in congress during the past week assure continuation of the Tennessee Valley Authority's ' program without the drastic restric tions sought by big power com panies and old line Republicans. And, too, they assure TVA entry into western North Carolina, im portant tributary area of the Ten nessee Valley and a bone of con tention for many months between the TVA and private power in terests. . just as an investigation was about to get under way into the activities of utilities lobbyists, the house of , representatives Wednesday gave a sweeping victory to the administra tion's bill to establish more clear ly the powers of the Tennessee - Valley Authority. It adopted over whelmingly administration-approved amendments to the TVA bill, in- eluding one to give TVA control over the erection of all dams and appurtenant works on the Tennes see River and its tributaries so that it might carry out a "unified" program of development. To Settle Dispute mso auopted was an' amendment aimed at settling the dispute be tween the TVA and the Nantahala i uwtr and Light company over the uuni ttte latter proposes to build in the I-on tana basin. This amend ment, ottered by Representative Hut, of Alabama, provides that when a private utility company uteres to construct a dam in the lennessee Valley area, it must first submit its plans to TVA. If the pians are not approved within 60 uays, they then must be referred to the war department's board of engineers for final action. Under the new bill the TVA is required to sell its holdings in the Fontana basin, but the Nantahala Power and Light company, a subsidiary of the Aluminum company of America must submit its plans to TVA be fore starting work on its Fontana project. The company has not an nounced when it intends to start work on this dam. Million for HmIwmmo Dam A sub-committee of the house ap propriations committee was report ed to have reinstated in a deficien cy appropriation bill an allotment for starting work on the Hiawassee river dam near Murphy in Cheno kee county. An appropriation of six million dollars was asked by TVA for this dam, eventual cost of which was estimated at twelve mil lion dollars, but the committee struck it out, holding (hat this dam was not needed at present. Sen ator Bailey, of North Carolina, re ported Monday, however, that he had been assured that an appropria tion of a million dollars would be made for the Hiawassee dam. This would be sufficient to guarantee commencement of this project and TVA entry into North Carolina. Representative Weaver, who some weeks ago sought legislation to bar TVA entry in areas where the Nantahala Power and Light com pany has proposed to erect dams, said Wednesday that . the Hill amendment was entirely satisfac tory. He expressed the opinion that the Nantahala company can now proceed with its proposed six ty million dollar hydro-electric de velopments in this area. Mr. Weaver, who voted against the administration bill to abolish holding companies, voted favorably Wednesday on the administration amendments to the TVA bill. Vet eran Congressman Doughton was the only western North Carolina representative who cast his vote for abolition of holding companies. Pins of Thorn Pins of thorn were the ancestors of buttons. Miss Dunn To Hold Classes for Midwives A series of meetings for the in struction and registration of mid wives will be conducted in Macon county starting July 23 ..and con tinuing through July 29, according 10 an announcement received from ihe bureau of maternity and in fancy of the state department of health. i ne meetings will be conducted oy Miss Dunn, of the maternity and infancy bureau, who has con ducted similar meetings in this .ounty for several years. All midwives in the county, it was stated, will be expected to at- .end one or more of the meet .ngs, which will be held according .o the following schedule Tuesday, July 23, 2 p. m. Cowee school at West's Mill. Wednesday, July 24, 2 p. m. .iighlands school. Thursday, July 25, 2 p. m. vineiss, Pine Grove school. Friday, July 26, 2 p. m. -Lower , esenta school. Saturday, July 27, 2 p.' m. Frank in, courthouse. Monday, July 29, 10 a. m. quone school Monday, July 29, 2 p. m. Kyle, .ome of Mrs. Hall. BIBLE SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Robert D. Dupre To Con duct Classes at Mor rison Church The daily vacation Bible school for the Franklin group of Presby terian churches, under the direc tion of the Rev. J. A. Flanagan, pastor, will begin at the Morrison church on Monday morning, July 15, at 9 o'clock. Children from the Franklin church will be carried to the Morrison church by automo bile. Classes for primary, junior and intermediate children will be held each day, with a special class for the young people and adults of the community. Robert D. Dupre, special religious worker under the direction of the committee of religious education of Asheville Presbytery, will have charge of the school. Mrs. Wilson Smart, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Flana gan, and a number of other work ers from the Franklin church will help in the work there. There is no charge to the pupils attending and everyone is given a cordial invitation to attend the school, which will close on Friday, July 26. J. B. Burleson Has Three-Legged Rooster J. B. Burleson, who lives in East Franklin, has a three-legged rooster. Unlike most freak chick ens, Mr. Burleson's rooster, which was hatched last February, is a healthy bird and is normal in all respects besides its extra leg. He said the rooster weigs about three pounds. Dr. R. L. Moore To Preach At Baptist Church Dr. R. L. Moore, president of Mars Hill college, will preach at the morning and evening services at the Franklin Baptist church Sunday, filling the pulpit in the absence of the Rev. E. R. Eller, the pastor, who will be in South Georgia conducting a revival meet ing. Americans Like to Travel For many years American travel ers have been spending six times as much money in seeing the out side world as the outside world has spent in seeing America. FRANKLIN, N. O, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 160,000 Pounds Fertilizer Received Here for Use on TVA Demonstration Farms One huhdred and sixty thousand pounds of tripe super-phosphate fertilizer was received here this week for use on demonstration farms in Macon county participat ing in the TVA soil improvement rogram. The market value of the shipment was placed by F. S. Sloan, ounty farm agent, at approximate y $400, representing the freight. Acceptance of the fertilizer was ..iade possible by E. B. Byrd, A. Li. Slagle, C. S. Slagle nad J. S. Conley, who endorsed a note to ;over the freight bill. Plans for increasing the number A TVA demonstration farms in the county were outlined in a statement issued by Mr. 'Sloan as follows : "Tuesday, June 25, a meeting was neld of all the committees from uch township to discuss the mat er of enlarging the program of .emonstiation farms in the county. d. W. Shoffner, farm supervisor or all of the western North Caro ina counties in the TVA area, met vith us and explained the plan for expansion of the program. The ommitteenien expressed the opin .ons that the program has met with such favor that it should be car ried forward as fast as possible and .o take in as many more farms as can be handled in each .township. It was then decided that at .east three more farms be selected as demonstration farms in each! i0Wship aad that. this, be done by .ne committee which was elected at the township meeting last spring, ihese committeemen have the nec essary blanks and will be glad to assist any farmer to fill them out and then at some date set by them ul, three of the committee will meet and consider all of the ap plications and make the selections. Any farmer can make application but no ,farm will be considered un less the application forms are fill ed out and handed to a member of the committee in the township. An application covers the entire farm as a unit and also includes any additional mountain pasture. All applications will be kept by the township committee and those that are not selected at the first meet ing will be held and considered later if it is found that more than three farms can be selected. "The benefits that will be re ceived by the farmer whose farm is selected will be an amount of triple superphosphate sufficient to fertilize 90 per cent of all of the acreage of grass in pasture and meadow, 80 per cent of all lespe deza, red clover, sapling clover and alsike clover, 70 per cent of the acreage of crimson clover and vetch, and 50 per cent of all acre age of soybeans or cowpeas where they are to be turned under. This fertilizer will cost the farmer the freight, and one ton of it is equal to three tons of 16 per cent acid phosphate, and would be valued at approximately $60. This kind of program has three main pur poses which are as follows: 1. To check soil erosion by thickening sod crops and by growing more soil improvement crops to be turn ed under; 2. To build up the soil so more profitable yields can be obtained, and 3. To raise the stand ard of living of the farm families by making their farming more profitable. "The things that the farmer will do after his farm has been selected are as follows: Plan a five year cropping program for each field so that his crop production will be more balanced and so that he can follow a good program of soil build ing and soil conservation; 2, keep a farm record showing all things sold from the farm and .all things purchased for the farm so at the end of the year he will know just how he has made his. money and 1935 how it has been spent; 3, conduct his farm activities in such a way that it will be a demonstration to him and his neighbors and will show the value of good manage ment. "To enter this program does not mean that any farmer whose farm is selected will be expected or re quired to spend a lot of money, but that the program be carried out on just as practical a basis as he himself can determine. The pro gram for each farm is to be de termined by the farmer and the county agent or the assistant coun ty agent will help suggest, hut it is not a program of requirements, even though it is a five year pro gram and the fertilizer is being supplied by the farmer paying the freight. "A large shipment of triple super phosphate "was received here this week and stored until the farms are selected, and when they are the farmer will be given a requisition and go to the warehouse for his fertilizer. He will be allowed to use it under wheat or rye or some other small grain that he will sow this fall provided it will be put to grass, clover or lespedeza in the spring. For this reason we are getting it now so it will be on hand when we need it. "Any fanner in the county who (Continued on Page Eight) HIKING CLUBS DUE SATURDAY Will Hold Meeting Here, Then Make Trip to Standing Indian A hundred or more hikers from three states Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina are expected to gather in Franklin Saturday for a reunion and a hike to Standing Indian, fabled peak of Cherokee Indian lore. Saturday night the hikers will gather at Camp Nikwasi on the Franklin golf course for a get-together meeting, and at 7 o'clock Sunday morning they will meet at the courthouse, from where they will proceed to Standing Indian. Some are expected to go by auto mobile to White Oak Bottoms and walk from there to the summit of the mountain, while others less ambitious will motor to Deep Gap over the new forest service road, from which point the hike to the top is shorter by five or six moun tain miles. The visitors will be accommodat ed Saturday night in various Frank lin Inns and hotels and at Camp Nikwasi. No entertainment has been provided for them as the hik ers wish to be left to their own amusement. Members of four hiking clubs are expected to go on the trip the Smoky Mountains Hiking club, of Knoxville, Tenn. ; the Carolina Mountain club, of Asheville; the Georgia Appalachian Trail club, of Atlanta; and the Nantahala Appa lachian Trail club, of Almond. Each year the four clubs arrange for a joint hike and reunion to some outstanding point of interest. They selected Standing Indian this year on account of its prominence in the Southern Appalachians. It will be their first visit as a group to the Nantahalas, although many of the individual club members al ready have visited this region and part of the trails in the Nantahalas are under the supervision of the Almond club. Standing Indian derives its name from a rock formation, resembling an Indian standing, just under the brow of the peak. $1.50 PER YEAK $1 TAX RATE SET BY BOARD 1935 Levy Same as 1934; Estimted To Yield $56,300 Macon county's tax rate for 1935 will be the same as last year one dollar on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation, plus special road debt service levies of 25 cents in Franklin township and 10 cents in Highlands township. C. Tom Bryson, register of deeds and supervisor of tax listing, esti mates this year's countywide valua tion at approximately $5,630,000, and with a tax rate of $1 this will mean a gross revenue for county pur poses of $56,300. How Allocated The countywide levy, which was adopted by the county commission ers at their regular monthly meet ing, is allocated as follows: General fund 15 cents Special fund 10 cents County debt service 57 cents Public health 3 cents School debt service 8 cents Capital outlay (schools) .. 3 cents Current expense (schools) 4 cents This division is about the same as that of last year, except that three cents has been cut from the county debt service levy and a new levy of three cents made for meet ing the county's share ot expenses in the cooperative public health program recently adopted. Rate Limited by Law The general county debt service levy of 57 cents will provide for interest requirements on county bonds, Mr. Bryson said, but not for retirement of principal. Under a bill introduced by Representative J. Frank Ray of Macon and enact ed by the last General Assembly, a state of emergency was declared to exist in the county and the county commissioners were direct ed for 1935 and 1936 to set a coun tywide tax rate of not more than $1 on the $100 valuation. This gave the commissioners no alternative in the matter of providing for the retirement of county bonds. AUGUST COURT JURORS DRAWN Judge Wilson Warlick To Open Two Weeks Term Here August 19 i Jurors for the August term of Macon county superior court, which will convene for a two weeks crim inal and civil session on Monday, August 19, were selected by the Macon county commissioners at their regular monthly meeting. Judge Wilson Warlick, of Newton, is scheduled to preside over the term. Grand jurors selected at the last term of court will serve again at the August term. Following is the jury list for the August term : First week Joe Moore, George Stanfield, W. C. Taylor, Ellis Poin dexter, W. D. Garland, Fred P. Cabe, C. L. Garner, Tom Leach, J. B. Pendergrass, Furman Stewman, J. C. Bradley, R. D. Vanhook, Frank Peek, W. R. Tippett, Ed Guffey, W. W. McConnell, Pritch ard Russell, Tom L. Cabe. Second week Will Curtis, W. B. Lenoir, Harry Ray, Charlie McGa ha, W. L. McClure, Lawrence Shep herd, Charley Curtis, Frank South ards, J. R. Guyer, T. M. McDow ell, J. B. Raby, Paul Potts, J. M. Emory, Monroe Strain, W. C. Mashburn, J. T. Young, Clifton Ledford, Dock Rogers. Haym Salomon, a Jew, loaned $600,000 of his own money to the colonists' cause in the Revolution ary War.
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