LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL U NO. FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1935 I1J0 PER YEAR PROGRESSIVE MRS. HALL WINS PRESSCONTEST Awarded $50Uy Judges At Circulation Cam paign Closes The Press-Maconian's circulation aampaign closed at 8 o'clock Satur day night and when the judges reported an hour later on their check-up of the vote tabulations they announced to an expectant crowd that Mrs. Sue R. Hall,- of Highlands, had won the first prize of $500.00 or a Chevrolet automo bile. She chose the cash. Her to tal vote for the seven weeks of the campaign was 3,103,700. The other prize winners were: Second Miss Alba Peek, Frank lin, $100,00; 1,992,550 votes. Third Mrs. J. D. Franks, Frank lin, $50.00; 1,358,850 votes. Fourth Miss Amy Harrison, Franklin, $25.00; 598,800 votes. Fifth Mrs. Fred Bryson, Culla Mja. $25.00 ; 585,200 votes. Miss Sarah Conley, Franklin, and r, Ralph Norton, Route 1, Dil Iferd, Ga the other members of the group of workers who remained the contest through the closing weak, received 20 commissions a their subscription returns. Checks were seat Monday to the a iae winner aid those earning Tho Judga Th judges, who handled their task jnkkly anf efficiently, were George Pattonj Mayor of Franklin; Sonry Cabe, cashier of the Bank 'ayjSsfsssssyssjsssjsj Five hundred new subscribers were added to The Press-Maconian's circulation list, in addition to hundreds of renewals, giving this newspaper the largest paid circula tion it has enjoyed in more than Are fears and thereby making it .more useful to the community. The campaign was ably managed by Mr. D. M. Bain, of Bain Broth art and Company, with headquar eate in Rocky Mount, N. C. Interest Grow lottos Although it started rather slow ly interest increased all during the ampaign and for the last two weeks the contestants worked fe verishly, trying to get every pos sible subscription. Mrs. Hall, the first prise winner, got aa early lead by turning in the largest num ber of subscriptions during the first weeks, when they counted more in terms of votes; but at times dur ing the contest the race grew very lean and the final outcome was (Contmped on Pag Eight) Presbyterian Sunday School Plant Rally A special Rally Day service will be held at the Franklin Presby terian church at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, according to an announce ment or the pastor, the Rev. J. A Flanagan. Various departments of the harch's Sunday school will take part in the program, which is be ing given under the direction of J. E. Lancaster, superintendent. A special offering will be received for the work of Sunday school exten sion in the south. For several years the Sunday school of the Franklin Presbyterian church has given the largest per capita offer ing for this cause among the schools of the Asbeville Presbytery, and the offering this year is ex pected to be fully as targe as in tamer years. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McLean have returned to their home, "Knollacres," at West's Mill after spending two weeks with their daughter, Mra Robert H. Wright, and husband. Dr. Wright, at Nor folk, Va, and Virginia t Beach. Mr. and lira McLean visited friends ja Asaptffle a taeir ftturnt. I President Roosevelt in West 1 WASHINGTON .Heading V returning by President Roosevelt on his swing seroc an Diego, Calif., sit LsfceOtyan Boulder Angeles. Exposition mto and delivering i scheduled speeches, ' g expedition which he w expected th southern V. sB M 4hen KaafAflt SMaAfWhsMn. sjbiwi" .MJmmmmmm Tjl 'TTfiir n T T T i i I i ifdWntTif t j First Straw Vote Returns Give Roosevelt Big Lead LEASES LOCAL GOLFCOURSE Major J. Frank Carmack To Operate Links for Three Years Major J. Frank Carmack, retired army officer of Tampa, Fla., who has been spending the summer in Franklin, has leased the Franklin golf course, swimming pool and Camp Nikwasi for a period of three years. Before leaving here Thursday morning for Arkansas, where he plans to spend some time before going to his .home at Tam pa, he announced that he intended to undertake improvements on the property when he returns to Frank lin in the early spring. The lease was made by the oper ating committee of the Franklin Recreational association, which will continue management of the course until the lease goes into effect January 1. Major Carmack and his wife came here in early June and re mained for the summer, so well pleased were they with Franklin's climate, scenery and other attrac tions. A golf devotee, the major spent much of his time each day on the golf course. He became so much interested in the possibilities of the course for development and in the prospects of an increasing popularity of Franklin as a summer resort that he decided to "sink his roots" here. "I hope,' Major Carmack said, "to make the golf course a real sports amusement center that will attract many more visitors to Franklin and keep them here. I don't expect to make any real money out of it, but if I can win the support of the people of Franklin and make a 'go' of the place, I will feel well repaid." Since coming to Franklin Major Carmack has entered into the life of the community and has made many friends. Mrs. Carmack is now in New York recovering from injuries re ceived recently in an automobile accident in Pennsylvania, the Press - Maconian Readers Urged To Take Part In Poll Here is how the votes stack up to date in The Press-Maconian's pre-convention presidential poll : For Roosevelt 92. Against Roosevelt 36. Those opposed to reelection of President Roosevelt expressed their preferences for other possible can didates as follows: For Senator Borah 12. For Frank Knox 16. For Theodore Roosevelt 4. For Ogden L. Mills 4. Returns thus far from readers of The Press-Maconian have been slow, but interest in the straw vote is increasing and a larger number of votes is expected in the next few weeks. Any one is eligible to vote and, in doing so, he or she in no way obligates himself or herself to allegiance to any po litical creed. It is not necessary to sign the straw ballot, a copy of which is printed elsewhere in this newspaper. Just mark on it your preference and mail it to The Franklin Press and Highlands Ma conian, P. 0. Drawer 00, Frank lin, N. C. Readers of The Press Maconian living outside of Macon county also may take part in the poll. 72 Per Cant for Rooteyajt An examination of the votes tab ulated above reveals that Roosevelt received 72 per cent of the votes, but this is too early to make any comments or observations. None of the votes received by this news paper expressed a desire for the organization of a third party. One voter, who favored the elec tion of a Republican ticket, wrote on his ballot: "They freed the negroes; maybe they will free us." Another voter indicted this note on his ballot: "Until recently the constitution was safe in the hands of either party now Roosevelt wants to tear it up. Still another vote said that if he should change his preference from Roosevelt he would favor Senator LaFollette or Senator Norris. National Returns Soon In the next week or so we hope that a sufficient number of re turns will have been made to par ticipating newspapers throughout the entire nation to warrant publi (Continpad on Pag Eight) Plans Announced For Forming Macon Farmers Federation STRUCK BY CAR, CCC BOY KILLED Roy Camp, Another Mem ber of CCC, under Bond In Case Charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Alvin Hollingsworth, 20, of Monroe, struck by an automobile while walk ing along the Georgia road about four miles south of Franklin Sun day night, Roy Camp, 19, of Old Fort, was bound over Tuesday to the November term of superior court under a bond of $1,000. Both young men were members of Com pany 405, CCC Camp NC F-9, near Franklin. Hollingsworth died in stantly of a fractured skull. Camp, accompanied by four oth er members of Company 405, were returning from services at Union Methodist church, about half a mile from the scene of the acci dent. They said the light fuse blew out and they were approach ing an automobile service station, with view to having the lights fix ed, when the car in 'which they were riding struck Hollingsworth, who, it was stated at the inquest was walking toward Franklin on the left side of the road. Hol lingsworth was accompanied by Miss Winnie Mae Rogers, of Route 2, who was not hit by the car but who was thrown to the ground and slightly injured when her com panion was struck. Hollingsworth and Miss Rogers also were return ing from church services. Other occupants of the car testi fied at the hearing Tuesday that Hollingsworth was wearing a dark suit and that they did not see him walking along the road. They said the car was being driven about 20 miles an hour. Hollingsworth's body Was sent to his home at Monroe. The hearing at which Camp was placed under bond was conducted by Magistrate George Carpenter. In the car with Camp, it was re ported, were Ravonne Bowers, James E. Parker, Lucias Lail and Bradford Maiden. Cattle Sale 300 Head Bring Farmers Of County $3,700 Approximately $3,700 was paid to Macon county farmers for 300 head of cattle sold at an auction sale Wednesday at the Franklin stock yards, according to figures report ed by R. A. Patton, who, with Bob Davis, conducted the sale. At a sale held a month ago 126 head brought $2,000. This week's sale attracted hun dreds of farmers from all sections of the country. Industrial Club To Hold Fair at Lakemont The Lakemont Industrial club, of Rabun county, Georgia, will hold its annual industrial fair in the buildings of the Dixie Camps for boys, near Lakemont, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday of this week, according to an announce ment received from A. A. Jame son, manager of the camps. The public is invited to attend. Organizing Committee Named; Meeting Called For October 12 Plans for formation of a farmers' organization in Macon county to become affiliated with the Farmers Federation, .Inc., of Asheville, which now operates In seven Western North Carolina counties, were an nounced this week by representa tives of the federation and mem bers of a local organizing com mittee. To acquaint Macon county farm ers with the set-up of the Farmers Federation, Inc., and its advantages of group selling of farm com modities, a public meeting has been called for 2 o'clock Saturday after noon, October 12, in the court house. At that time several of the officials of the federation, includ ing Senator Vance Browning, of Bryson City, in charge of educa tional work of the organization, will discuss various phases of the federation's work and explain how Macon county farmers can become members. To Establish W&rehoua When organization of a Macon county branch of the federation is completed and the necessary stock subscribed, a Farmers Federation Warehouse will be established in the county to serve as a depot for handling farm products. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a discussion of the Farmers Federation, Inc., setting forth its aims, its growth since its establish ment in 1920, its plan of organiza tion and the services it renders to its members. Mr. Browning and George M. Stephens, editor of the Farmers Federation News, published by the federation as a farm journal devot ed exclusively to farming in the western counties of this state, were in Franklin Tuesday in the inter est of extension of the federation into this county. A year ago the federation organized a group in Jackson county, where it now operates a warehouse and hatchery. Organizing Committee Mr. Browning announced ap pointment of the following or ganization committee for this coun ty: Jake Addington, Frank Moody, John E. Rickman, Blackburn W. Johnson, E. V. Ammons, J. R. Franklin, J. C. Ferguson, B. W. Justice, W. A. Berry, Charlie Hen derson, Will Parrish, Charlie Mc Clure, Ed Mozely, Carl Slagle, Ed Battles, Sam Waters, L. L. Row land, J. R. Wikle, Robert Parrish, Robert Ramsey, John Dean, Ed Byrd, A. L. McLefcm, J. R. Hol brooks, J. B. Matlock, Jonathan Morgan, Ray Penland, Robert Ful ton. Four Generations Represented at Reunion The Sellers family of Macon county held a reunion Sunday at the home of Wiley Sellers and his mother, Mrs. Hester Sellers, on Route 4. Mrs. Sellers is approach ing her 79th birthday anniversary. Among those attending were members of the clan from Baker, Ore. Mrs. Ed McConnell, Mrs. Sellers' daughter; Mrs. McConnell's sons, Edgar and Donald; her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Cole, and the fetter's small son, Joe, who represented the fourth generation. Mrs. McConnell and her children arrived last Friday. It was her first visit to her home county in 33 years,