PROGRESSIVE
OL. LI, NO. 9
Day of Prayer
LIBERAL
FRANKLIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1936
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$1.50 PER YEAR
(EED SEEN FOR
DAIRKATTLE
'arm Agent Advises Each
Farmer To Keep at
Least 5 Cows
by s. W. MENDENHALL
(Miacon County Farm Agent)
The farmers in Macon county
lav'd realized the .need for soil im-
irovement and have gone a long
^•ay in this endeavor by crop ro-
ation, including in the rotation a
egume for soil improvement, l.es-
)ede/.a has shown a rapid increase
tnd has proved itself to be out-
itanding, both for hay and pasture
IS well as a soil improving crop.
kVith pasture improvement show-
ng great strides and with an in-
-rease of good lespedeza hay, farm
ers of Macon county should begin
!o consider the dairy cow in the
Farming operation as a continued
soil impro-vement practice and for
a much needed monthly cash m-
come. r 1 f
Out of $10.00 worth of plant
food 'elements fed to a cow $8.(X1
worth is returned to be used foi
soil improvement. If a cow is kept
up all the time during the winter
months when there is no grazing,
and at night during the summer
months and the stall kept proper
ly bedded, a total of ten to.ns of
manure will be produced, having a
value of at least $30.00. No one
questions the value of manure as
a fertilizer for soil improvement.
A good cow furnishes the best
market for our home grown feeds
and only a small amount of plant
faad is removed from the farm in
milk and cream'.
Size (Of Herd
The number of cows which it is
advisable to keep on any farm will
be determined by the amount of
good roughage and pasture grown.
While it is not profitable to keep
more cows than can be fed largely
on home grown feeds, it is advis
able to prepare for a unit of not
less -than five. The returns from
two or three oow'S will hardly justi
fy the expense of the simple equip
ment needed in handling the prod
uct from a herd of this size. When
cream is sold skim milk will be
left ,on the farm as a by-product.
This is an excellent feed^for poul
try and hogs. A farm with a milk
ing unit composed of from five to
ten cows should also be stocked
with around one hundred hens and
one good brood sow. The total re
turns from cream, poultry and hogs
will equa>the operating expense of
the .average size farm, thus making
it possible for the farmer to bank
, the returns from his cash crop.
The most important factor in the
. sticcess of any form of dairying is
/ the man. He must love his cows
and be willing to properly feed
and care for them. The second fac
tor of importance^ is the cow. Good
producing cows are necessary for
success. A herd that will average
less than 250 lbs. fat will make
little if any profit. It costs just
as much to feed a scrub cow as it
does a good one. The third f^tor
necessary for success is an abun
dance of home grown feed. It
(Continued on Page Six)
To Be Observed Friday at
Methodist Church
The World Day of Prayer will
be observed in Franklin Friday,
when the missionary societies of
the Baptist, Methodist, Presby
terian and Episcopal churches of
Franklin will conduct a special
service at the Methodist church,
starting at 1 :3.0 o’clock.
Simila*- services, centering around
the theme “On earth, peace,
will toward men,” will be held
throughout the world. The day
marks the first Friday in Le.nt,
A musical program will be in
cluded in the service, which will be
led by representatives from the
various churches^ and mission
groups taking part in the union
devotionals. The public is invited
to attend. The program to be used
was prepared by Senorita l^aura
Jorquera of the Church of the
Savior in Santiago, Chile, and the
offering will be sent to the com
mittee on women’s work of the
foreign missions conference.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
-■3«S
LYLES HARRIS
SEEKSJiLUON
Asks Government Loan for
‘Planned Community’
Development
Lyles Harris, a former publisher
of The Franklin Press and at one
time farm demonstration agent in
Macon county, is seeking a gov
ernment loan of nearly a million
dollars for a proposed “planned
community” project in the north
western section of the state.
A news dispatch from Washing
ton said Mr. Harris appeared Wed
nesday before a meeting of the
North Carolina congressional dele-
gatio.n asking its s.upport of the
proposal. The project, it was stated,
would embrace 182,000 acres of
land in Watauga, Ashe, Caldwell,
Wilkes and Avery counties. De
velopment of the territory, if the
loan should be granted, w^ould in
clude recreational facilities, can
neries and power enterprises.
The North Carolina congressional
group took no action o.n Harris’
proposal, but advised him to sub
mit his proposition in writing and
they would submit it to the Re
construction Finance Corporation,
a government lending agency.
Mr Harris left Macon county
early' i.n 1931, going to Asheville,
where he managed a large poultry
farm for some months. Later he
and his family moved to Blowing
Rock, in Watauga county.
A & P Moves
Occupies Modern And
Commodious Quarters
P.A.S.
'Jmm
STAMEY, WOODS
LOSE IN COURT
Petition for New Trial
Dismissed by High
T ribunal
Hiiii
TEENTON N. J. . . . Herewith is presented carefully selected pictures,
from the hundreds and hundreds taken of Bruno Hauptmann during his
trial and which accurately portray the character of the man convicted
of murdering the Lindbergh bal)y ... and now re-sentenced for execution,
following a 30 day reprieve. He was to have been electrocuted January 17.
Tallulah Falls Railway
Faces Crisis, Gray Warns
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmers Federation, ,lnc
Chickens, heavy breed hens
.and fryers; lb
Chickens., light weight; lb. .. I2/2C
Eggs, doz
Irish potatoes. No. 1; bu, .. /^c
Corn, bu 65c
Wheat, bu ; ' ’ na
Walnuts, hulled; per 100 lbs. $1.00
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
Butterfat, lb 22c
The Franklin store of the Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
this week occupies larger and
more modern quarters, having mov
ed Thursday and Friday of last
week from its former location in
the Billings building to the corner
store room in the same building
recently vacated by the postoffice.
Before the removal was made
workmen were kept busy for two
w'eeks remodeling the store room
and installing bright, new shelving
and ■ fixtures 'especially designed
with view to m.aking the store
more convenient for customers and
sales personnel alike.
The store refrigeration equip
ment was enlarged by the addition
of a refrigerator counter for thC
display of cold meats and dairy
products. Ed Matthews, manager,
said that the^ “A & P” planned to
increase its line of cold meats.
This change, Mr. Matthews said,
already has resulted in a co.nsider-
able increase in the company s
business in Franklin.
Says Line Must Get More
Business or Cease
Operating
The Tallulah Falls railw'ay is fac
ing another crisis, due to the de
pletion of its cash reserve, and un
less conditions show marked im
provement in the next few months
the line w'ill be forced to cease
operating, according to a circular
letter mailed today to business men
in the communities served by the
railroad.
The. letter, signed by J. 1'- Gray,
receiver of the railway comi)any,
said that despite the fact that op
erating expenses had been greatly
reduced, the road suffered a loss
of $13,605.44 during the past three
years. ^Ihis loss would not have oc
curred, he added, if all freight for
this territory had been shipped via
the railroad instead of being di
verted to other means of transpor
tation, .namely busses and trucks.
Gray’s Letter
Mr. Gray’s letter follows:
“During the first part of the year
1933 conditions on the Tallulah
Falls Railway had reached the point
where future oi)eratio-n appeared to
be extremely doubtful. There was
no question as to the outcome un
less revenue could be increased
sufficiently to meet expenses.
“A large number of^ interested
people suggested that expense of
operation be materially reduced.
Merchants and people engaged in
other businesses along the line
agreed to divert the greater part
of their traffic to the Railway and
it was felt that this would enable
it to meet expenses. The following
figures testify to the thorough
manner in which the management
of the railway .adopted the sug
gestion a’s to reduction of expenses;
Total Operating Expenses
Years 1930-31-32 $457,726.18
Years 1933-34-35 320,255.13
was practically all spent with mer
chants and other business people in
the Railway’s territory. These fig
ures represent average of its yearly
expenditures in the territory served.
“Suggestions by the pttblic that
a representative of the railway be
employed all the time in soliciting
business also were adopted._ After
twenty-three months trial it was
found that this expense did not
justify the results obtained. This
plan was discontinued and all em-
])loyees instructed to solicit busi
ness. We have also endeavored to
keep the public informed as to the
status of the railway through the
medium of general letters.
'“The purpose of this letter is to
frankly and fully inform you of
the present condition of the rail
way. Financial crisis now being
faced is far greater than in the
year 1933. At that time we had a
small cash reserve. Our cash re
serve at the present time is almost
exhausted. There is no doubt that
had the railway received the great
er part of the traffic along its
line, which was handled by other
forms of transportation, the aibove
loss of $13,605.44—years, 1933, 1934
and 1935—would not have occurred.
During those three years the man
agement and the employees have
striven desperately to make the
railway break even.
“It now appears certain that un
less’ conditions improve materially
within the next few months, the
Tallulah Falls Railway will be com
pelled to, travel the route of numb
ers of other short lines—cease op
erations on account of lack of sup
port necessary for its existence.
As stated above, we are simply
trying to inform you fully. _ Any
further information desired will be
quickly and completely furnished.
After it is too late, we do not
want anyone to say ‘Why didn’t
YOU tell us sooner.’
“WE LEAVE THE MATTER
WITH YOU.”
Total Reduction $137,471.05
Tiotal Operating Loss
Years 1930-31-32 $123,529.71
Years 1933-34-35 13,605.44
Total Reduction $109,924.27
“During the year 1935 the Rail
way purchased from people along
its line all crossties, switch ties
and bridge lumber used—total cost
$13,928.56. During the same year it
paid salaries and wages to its em
ployees of $68,322.36. This money
Cause of Freckles
'Freckles are caused by coloring
matter from the blood which be
comes deposited in the skin.
Life Span Small in Imdia
The average expectation of life
in India is 27 .years for either sex,
compared with 55 for men and 59
for women in England, .according
to the census ocanmissio.ner for
India.
Hopes of Ernest Stam^ey and
Clyde Woods to obtain new trials
went glimmering Wednesday, when
the state supreme court handed
down a decision which in effect
confirmed the 25-30 year sentences
the two Macon county men are
serving for second degree murder
in connection with the fatal wound
ing of George Dryman, 83-year-oUl
Middle Creek farmer, on January
23, 1933.
The court dismissed a petition
filed for the prisoners by Marvin
L. Pitch, Charlotte attorney. The
petition pled double jeopardy, in
asmuch as the two men had been
tried for burglary In connection
with the Dryman case. In this case
they were convicted of attempted
burglary and were sentenced to 2
years imprisonment. They have
been in state’s prison since early
!^Iay, 1933.
Had the supreme court granted
the petition for a nev^ trial in the
murder case, it is thought it likely
would have meant release of the
men.
Memlbers! of Coweta Gang
Stamey and W^oods were mem
bers of the Coweta gang which
was .blamed for a series of rob
beries in this section in 1932 .and
1933. They, were captured along
with other members of the gang
after breaking into the home of
George Dryman, who was believed
to have a quantity of hoarded
money hidden in his home. Dry
man was struck over the head and
later died.
J. R. Bell, alleged leader of the
gang, escaped in a gun battle with
officers and was not captured until
some months later. He pleaded
guilty to second degree murder at
the August, 1933, term of court
and was sentenced to life imprison-
ment. _
J. R. Bell’s yo,unger brother, Rob
ert Bell, was captured shortly after
the Dryman affair and was tried
with the other members of the
gang. He was co.nvicted of .attempt
ed burglary, second degree murder
and of robbery of a Ritter Lumber
conipany store, the sentences total
ling 33-38 years. He served notice
of an appeal, claiming that he had
not entered the Dryman home,
serving the gang on that occasion
only as a car driver. Ln October,
1933, the supreme court granted
him a new trial on the murder
charge, under which he was serv
ing 25-30 years. The second trial,
however, has never been held, as
young B'ell is still serving a six-
year-term for robbery of the Rit
ter Lumber company store.
Stamey and Woods did not file
appeals with the supreme court
after their convictions. Some
months ago, however, they retain
ed Mr. Ritch to represent' them.
His petition, however, was disniiss-
ed, the court upholding exceptions
filed by Solicitor John M. Queen.
The case was argued before the
court several weeks ago. ^
Concerning Mr. Ritdh
A story is now going the rounds
that on a visit to Franklin in con
nection with the case Mr. Ritch
was in the clerk of court s office
“broadcasting” his opinio.ns in the
case to a group of individuals
gathered there. Jim Dryman, broth
er of George Dryman, came into
the room. After listening to the
Charlotte attorney for a few mo
ments he walked up to him, looked
him in the eye and remarked:
“You have finished your mission,
here; now you can go on back to
Charlotte.” Whereupo.n, it is re
lated, Mr. Ritch saw fit to discon-
tinU'C his discourse and leave the
room immediately.