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J OIN J OIN acotuan PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. L, NO. 47 FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 1935 $1.50 PER YEAR anfc 210 BUY STOCK IN FEDERATION Total of 3$8 Shares Re ported Subscribed in Macon County R. Church Crowell, vioe president of the Farmers Federation, Inc., reported Wednesday , that 270 in dividuals had subscribed to 388 shares of stock in the federation. By Saturday, November 30, when a meeting of the stockholders has been called for the organization of a Macon county branch of the "Federation, Mr. Crowell said he expected that the goal of 400 shares of stock not only would have been reached but will be exceeded. The organization meeting will be in the courthouse at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Those who have not already paid for the shares they agreed to buy will be expect ed to do so before or at the meet ing. To Name Director Ten directors for the Macon county warehouse and store, which is to be opened on or about De rmW 15. are to be selected at this meeting. Two men will be selected from this board of direc tors to serve on the board of the larger organization. Each holder of common stock will be entitled to one vote in the affairs of the organization, Mr. Crowell explained, as voting will be by membershipand not accord ing to the number of shares held by any individual. A group of federation officials visited Franklin Monday and in spected prospective sites for the federation warehouse and-store. In the group were James J. K. Mc Clure, president and general man ager; Guy M. Sales, secretary treasurer and assistant general manager ; Loyd Rhinehart, purchas ing agent, and Allen Coggins, a di rector. Stock Subscriber Following is a complete list of those Who have subscribed stock in the Federation in Macon coun ty: Franklin and Route Jones & Jones, M rs. Arlesa Roper, C. H. McClure, J. W. Addington, J. R. Morrison, B. W. Johnson, G. L. Jacobs, Lester L. Arnold, Robt. Fulton, M. D. Billings, H. W. Cabe, W. A. Rogers, C. T. Bryson, Har ley R. Cabe, W. D. Barnard, C F. Moody, A. L. Ramsey, W. L. Ramsey, J. R. Franklin, E. V. Am nions, J. C. Ferguson, C. S. Slagle, A. B. Slagle, C. S. Ray, C. L Blaine, J. M. Williams, George Wallace, Paul P. Carpenter, Geo. Carpenter, L. B. Liner, K. rai tillo, Mrs. J. H. Slagle, S. R. Crockett, Dan Love, Mrs. Ellen Crawford, Jesse Slagle, G. E. Brown, John R. Slagle, R. C. En loe, J. W. Roan, E. T. Battles, Tom Southards, C. H. Southards, F. E. Hastings, T. B. Enloe, W. B. Le noir, J. Frank Ray, J. S. Gray, W. R. Waldroop. D. V. Liner, L. A. Berry, G. W. Taylor, W. D. Elliott, J. T. Deal, R. F. Henry, J. B. Justice, W. H. Gray, C. H. Saunders, Penland Brothers, Dr. Furman Angel, J. S. Conley, H. M. Pitts, G. T. Mc Pherson, H. R. Penland, J. L. San ders, Mrs. J. C. Barrington, G. R. Hen son, Lester Lewis, W. F. Potts, Frank Fleming, R. P. Waldroop, Charles M. Rogers, E. D. Smith, R. M. Shook, F. C. Cunningham, E. C. Tallent, George B. Patton, John Dean, Mrs. Wade Moody, W. B. Bennett, Lolita Dean, J. B. Col lins, Wade P. Calloway, Grace Carpenter, R. N. Stiles, L. S. Pen land, J. L. Young, G. F. Stiles, N. L. Henry, S. W. Picklesimer, E. M. Moore, J. J. Moore, F. S. Oliver, D. J. Jacobs, J. W. Sherrill, Fred Dalton, H. D. Corbin, C. B. Kins land, A. G. Kinsland, Dewey Cor bin, Grady Crispe, Jim Guest, Wil ey A. Sellers, J. C. Higdon. (Continued on Pafe Ten) Union Service Planned in Franklin on Thanksgiving Day A union Thanksgiving service will , be held in Franklin again this year, it was announced this week by local ministers. The service will be held at 9 o'clock in the morning in St. Ag nes Episcopal church. The Rev. W. M. Burns, pastor of the First Baptist church, will preach the sermon, and pastors of the other churches will take part in the ser vice. The ministers extended a cordial invitation to all the people of the community to observe this hour of worship, pointing out that Thanks giving is a religious holiday. DEATH CLAIMS REV. W J. POTTS Beloved Highlands Resi dent Dies Following Long Illness (Special to The Prest-Maconian) HIGHLANDS, Nov. 20. Funeral services tor tne tvev. wuiiam Thomas Potts, 78, retired Baptist minister who was one of High lands' most beloved residents, were held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday after noon in the Highlands Baptist church. Burial was in the family lot at the Highlands cemetery. Mr. Potts had been in ill health for more than) a year and for several months his condition had been critical. The end came at 12 :10 a. m. Saturday. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. J. E. Brown, pastor of the Baptist church. Pallbearers were friends of the family, W. W. Edwards, J. E. Hicks, H. A. Cleave land, J. R. Phillips, W. H. Cobb and C. F. McKinney. Surviving Mr. Potts are a sister, Mrs. W. L. Pool, of Birmingham, Ala.; six sons, Frank H. Potts, J. E. Potts, C. C. Potts, Roy Potts, S. E. Potts and Arthur B. Potts, all of Highlands; 33 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, most of whom live in Highlands. Mr. Potts was born near Frank lin on August 16, 1857. I.n 1883 he was married to Miss Mattie Ammons in Franklin. To them were born nine children, six of whom are now living. Mr. Potts moved his family to Highlands in 1895 and since then this has been the home of the family. He joined the Baptist church in 1882 and later, about 1910, he entered the Baptist ministry. He was a Mason and a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Mr. Potts took an active part in the religious and civic life of High lands and the county. He had served as pastor of the Highlands Baptist church and other Baptist churches in the county, and acted until recently as historian of the Macon County Baptist Association. Before leaving Franklin he en gaged in the mercantile business and for some years after coming to Highlands he continued in this business. Always interested in the public schools, Mr. Potts served as a member of the Highlands school committee and also on the county school board. Among relatives who returned to Highlands to attend the last rites were Mr. Potts' sister, Mrs. W. L. Pool, of Birmingham, Ala.; Bet sy and Jack Potts, students from Western Carolina Teachers Col lege; Mary Elizabeth Potts, stu dent nurse, from Atlanta; Edward Potts, Mars Hill College, all grand children; two nephews, Hubert Potts, of Greens Creek, N. C, and Charles Williams, of Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. Elias Ammons, and Mrs. Dewey Corbin, of Franklin, and a number of other relatives. Roosevelt Maintains Lead; Republican Votes in Poll Now Switching to Landon BY JOHN THOMAS WILSON (Special tx The Pre-Maoonian) NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Only fractional gains, with the slimmest of margins swinging one way or the other in the various states, marked the balloting in the sixth week of the nation-wide "Next President" poll. The Landon Tide The outstanding feature of the balloting during the week just end ed was the switch of Republican choice votes to Governor Alf Lan don of Kansas. During the first five weeks of this nation-wide poll, Senator Bor ah of Idaho was the outstanding choice of the Republican voters. He was running ahead of the field with Landon in second position, Colonel Knox of Chicago third and former President Hoover in fourth position. The switch to Landon this week marked the first time during the poll that any other Republican choice has pulled up to Borah in one week of balloting. Further AT WORK ON WP A JOBS Relief is Discontinued as New Program Gets Under Way Emergency relief became a thing of the past in Macon county this week as the program of the Works Progress Administration began moving forward in high gear, with more than 600 men and women employed on 17 projects. Work began this week on 10 new road improvement projects, employing approximately 300 men, and on a sewing project employing more than 100 women. Several hundred men already had started work on other road projects and the job of improving and beautify ing the Franklin school grounds. Relief End The emergency relief lists were reported virtually closed Wednes day morning. Mrs. G. A. Jones, formerly county relief director, has been appointed supervisor of wom en's work under the WPA and will have supervision over the sew ing room project and any other projects created for the employ ment of women. J. R. Morrison, WPA assignment clerk, will have charge of handling labor, on pro jects employing men. Placements on all WPA projects are made through the local reem ployment office, of which Frank I. Murray is manager. Persons for merly on relief rolls are given preference. Laborers are paid $19 a month for 130 hours, truck driv ers $27, and foremen $48. List of Project Following is a complet list of Macon county projects now under way : Ellijay road improvement; Peter Moses, foreman; Bill Bryson, sub foreman and timekeeper; 65 labor ers. Highlands and Flats townships road improvement; W. W. McKin ney, foreman; 14 laborers. Middle Creek road improvement, Marvin Howard, foreman; 29 la borers. Mill Shoals township road work, L. A. Berry, foreman; 30 laborers. Nantahala No. 1 road work, Joe Wright, foreman; 30 laborers. Nantahala No. 2 road improve ment, Jim Shields, foreman; 29 la borers. Tellico road improvement, Ed Byrd, foreman; 33 laborers. (Continued on Pag Tan) m more, the Landon vote was wen scattered and from all parts of the country, Eastern states in partic ular giving him the needed votes to virtually tie Borah on the week's returns. The previous majority that Borah had enabled him to maintain his wide lead as first choice but this week's balloting indicates that the Landon tide is now running heavy with the pos sibility that he may- catch Borah in popular favor. The Borah vote for the week was 4,342 first choice ballots. The Landon vote was 4,316 ballots . . . trailing for the week by only 26 votes. Leads Maintained 208,695 ballots from voters in 45 states have now been tabulated at national headquarters here. In the popular vote, President Roosevelt continues to lead with 103,633 first choice ballots to 89,676 for Re publican choices. In electoral votes, the Republic an choices maintain their lead in 23 states for a total of 261 to 257 (Continued on Page Seven) COURT SESSION IS SHORTENED Second Week Called off; Grand Jury Submits Report The Macon county bar adopted a resolution Wednesday calling off the second week of the current term of superior court on account of a conflicting term of federal district court in Bryson City. The federal court term is sched uled to convene Monday and sev eral of the lawyers practising in the Macon court are scheduled to appear in cases at Bryson City. The next regular term of super ior court here is set for April of next year. After submitting its final report Wednesday afternoon the grand jury, impaneled last April, was dis missed by Judge Wilson Warlick and complimented on its services. The grand jury reported the county home and jail in good con dition, but recommended the pur chase of some new bedding for iail and the construction of a steel cage around the steps lead ing from the first to the second floor of the jail. Sanitary facilities of the courthouse were condemn ed as "deplorable," but the report stated the county commissioners were cooperating with the grand jury with view to providing new toilets. The criminal docket was disposed of Thursday afternoon and the court took up divorce actions and civil cases. Former Macon Man Dies At Valley Ford, Wash. Word has been received here of the death of B. F. Angel, 85, of Valley Ford, Wash., following a week's illness from a fractured hip. Mr. Angel moved to the state of Washington in 1908 from Macon county. Mr. Angel is survived by three children, Mrs. Jane Williams, Miss Elsie Angel, of Valley Ford, Wash., and Robert H. Angel, of Dening, Wash., and three grandchildren, Roberta, Frank and Charlie Angel, of Dening, Wash. Gold threads are made so fine in India that 1,100 yards weigh only one ounce. BINGHAM GO ROAD SENTENCE Gets 18 Months on Liquor Charges; Manslaughter Charge Dropped Mack Bingham, 17, was sentenc ed to 18 months on the county roads by Judge Wilson Warlick in Macon superior court Wednes day afternoon for possessing and transporting whisky and for op erating an automobile while intoxi cated. Bingham also had been charged with manslaughter in con nection with the death of Frank Norton, forest service employe, in an automobile collision on the night of September 2; but the grand jury twice refused to return a true bill on this charge. , Bingham was the alleged driver of a car which collided with a ma chine driven by Mr. Norton at the intersection of the old Georgia road and Palmer street. Norton's car hurtled off the highway and his body was found about 20 feet from the machine. He had been pitched through the top of the car and died a fewniinutes later. Bingham and two other boys riding with him were only slightly injured. The other boys were Charles Jones, who said they had been down the Georgia road to get some whisky and were returning home, and Davis Y. Layden, a member of CCC Camp NC F-9, near Franklin. Jones pleaded guil ty Wednesday to possessing and transporting whisky and Judge Warlick ordered him to pay the costs. No charge was made against Layden. Arretted Again When court opened Monday it was learned that Bingham had.oeen arrested about three weeks ago in another case, charged with operat ing an automobile while intoxicat ed. A car driven by him was re ported to have been ditched in the Cartoogechaye section and it was said that he narrowly missed run ning into some school children. Bingham pleaded guilty on this charge and Judge Warlick reserved judgment until the other cases had been heard. Grand Juror Quit Solicitor John Queen sent to the grand jury Monday a bill of in dictment against Bingham for man slaughter in connection with the fatal accident early in September. The jury returned the paper Tues day marked "Not a True Bill," whereupon Wade Cunningham walked out of the jury room stat ing, "I quit." The next morning the solicitor sent this bill back, to gether with bills charging posses sion and transporting and operat ing an automobile while intoxicated. Again the manslaughter bill was returned marked "Not a True Bill;" but the other bills were marked "True Bills." When the cases were brought up for trial the defendant threw himself on the mercy of the court. After sucstioning several witnesses and listening to pleas of Bing ham's attorneys, George Patton, G. L. Houk and R. D. Sisk, Judge Warlick sentenced him to a con solidated sentence of 18 months. Camp Boy Sentenced Earlier in the day Judge Warlick had meted out an 18-months sen tence to Roy Camp, member of CCC Camp NC F-9, on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of another member of the camp, Alvin Hollingsworth, of Monroe, the .night of September 29. Hollingsworth, who was ac companying a young lady home from church, was struck by a car driven by Camp near the Rainbow filling station on the Georgia road. The lights on Camp's car had gone out and he was crossing the road to the filling station to have (Continued on Page Ten)
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