iMacottian
PRO GEE SSI VE LIBERAL - IJV'DEPEJ^DEJVT
u, NO. 23
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
yoirruNES
BIS reOGRAM
ors Free School Books,
owcir Auto Licenses,
Road Refunds
'rank Ray, Franklin attorney
is seeking the Democratic
lation for representative of
n county in the legislature,
led his views on several public
rs in a statement issued this
He advocated free school
; lower motor vehicle license
' state legi'slation to meet the
rements of the federal social
ity act, and refunds by the
to counties for money advanc
er them for highway construc-
Light Vote
Predicted for Saturday in
Macon County
Seek Nominations for Representative and Sheriff
e Press-Maconian extended to
Patton, the only other candi-
'seeking the Democratic nomi-
n for representative, an op-
mity to publish his legislative
ram; but -Mr. .Patton said he
nothing to say at this time.
Ray Outlines Views
llowing is Mr. Ray’s statement:
Lving announced my candidacy
re-nomination for the Legis-
e and it being impossible to
ail of you before the Primary
ion, I take this opportunity to
m you, if .nominated and elect-
if the measures I will support
work for in the Legislature,
le counties of this State are
led to $8,450,000 as a refund
I the State. Macon county’s
of this amount is $250,000.00.
all work for legislation favoring
=fund to the counties. Macon
ity’s bonded indebtedness could
•educed considerably by receiv-
this amount from the State,
thereby further reduce taxes
,and.
be highways and many county
Is have been taken over and
being maintained by the State
it is doing this without a cent of
3erty tax. 1 favor more liberal
ropiations so that more farfn-to-
ket roads may >be improved.
(Concerning Schools
brt'h Carolina also has taken
r the public school system and
operating the schools without
nng (any tax on property. The
ropriation for the support of the
it months public school term
1935-36 was $20,031,000 and for
1936-37 term is $20,900,(XX).
sse gimounts carry the 20% in-
ase in teachers salaries for the
;t year and 25% increase for the
end jyear. I voted for this mea-
e. I -did not vote for the amend-
nt calling for $25,000,000.00, this
endment having been offered
er the measure came out of the
venue committee, after the com-
ttee had deliberated 60 days try-
! to [find sources .of revenue to
1 the state of North Carolina
(Continued on Page Twelve)
A light vote is expected in Sat
urday’s Democratic primary in Ma
con county, despite unusual inter
est in the race for governor.
J. R. Morrison, chairman of the
county board of elections, said the
Democratic registration was approx
imately 3,250, of which about 250
are new. He said very few voters
changed their political affiliation
during the registration period, which
ended M ay 23.
3,1 r. Morrison said he did not Ex
pect the county vote to run much
higher than 1,500, pointing out that
there were few local contests and
they had not aroused widespread
interest.
Under a recent ruling of the at
torney general, only voters who are
registered as Democrats are qual
ified to vote in the Democratic
primary.
HOEY LIKELY
TO LEAD MACON
McDonald Has Plurality
In Statewide Straw
Poll
eception Planned in
ewjHighlands Rectory
Special to The Press-Maoonian)
HIGHLANDS, June 3.—The Wo-
in’s ^Auxiliary of the Church of
e .Incarnation, Episcopal, will give
reception from 4 to 6 o’clock
lesday afternoon, June 9, in the
;w rectory in honor of the Rev.
id Mrs. Frank Bloxham.
Mr. and Mrs.. Bloxham, who have
:en occupying Miss Elliott’s cot-
ge on Satulah mountain, moved
to the new rectory this week.
V. H. Patterson Honored
)n 64th Birthday
W. fe. Patterson, of Franklin
oute [2, was honored by friends
nd relatives with a birthday din
er on’Sunday, May 24th, celebrat-
'g the 64th anniversary of his
irth.
hundred persons attended
nd partook of a bountiful meal
erved [on the lawn. After the din-
‘^r the Rev. John Baty made an
^cresting talk and the Tesenta
wir Sang several sacred songs.
Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, is
favored to carry Macon county by
a fair, margin in Saturday’s Demo
cratic primary; but many political
observers saw signs of increasing
strength both for Sandy Graham
and Ralph W. McDonald in the
gubernatorial contest.
Graham, it is thought, would get
a considerable vote, except for the
tendency as developed by news
paper straw votes to draw the lines
between McDonald and Hoey.
The last returns in the straw
■ polls showed McDonald leadin'^ m
the state with 47.84 of the ballots
cast. Hoey was next with 34.26 per
cent; Graham third with 16.14 per
cent, and John A. McRae, of Char
lotte, fourth with 1.76 per cent
McDonald was the leader m 57
counties, while Hoey carried 37.
The gubernatorial campaigns were
carried on in Macon county the
past week by proxy speakers for
the two leading candidates. Grover
C Davis, of Waynesville, former
solicitor for this district, spoke in
behalf of McDonald before an audi
ence of about 200 persons Satur
day night. Judge Sam Carthey of
Ashevilk, spoke at another gather
ing of voters ih the courthouse last
night, urging the nomination ot
Clyde Hoey.
SundaTs^ol Convention
To Be Held Sunday
The regular mo'nthly meeting of
the Macon county Baptist Sunday
school convention is to be held
Sunday, June 7„ at the Prcntis
Baptist church, according to an
announcement by E. B, DeHar
He urged that every Baptist school
in the county be represented.
m
J. FRANK RAY
R. A. PATTON
WADE C. ARVEY
A. B. SLAGLE
Soil Payments in Macon
To Average $7.50 an Acre
EXTHilir'
FOR FARMERS
June 20 Is New Deadline
For Qualifying for
Soil Bounties
Time for filing work sheets by
farmers seeking to qualify for soil
improvement payments has been ex
tended in the mountain counties, in
cluding Macon, until June 20, it
was announced this week by S. W.
Mendenhall,, county farm agent.
May 31 was the deadline for farm
ers in the central and eastern
counties.
Mr. Mendenhall urged that all
farmers in the county submit work
sheets, forms for which may be
('Continued on Page Twelve)
Rate for Each Farm To
Be Based on Past
Productivity
The average rate of the soil-
conserving payment in Macon
county under the 1936 farm pro
gram has been fixed at $7.50 per
acre, according to Dean 1. O.
Schaub, of N. C. State college.
This rate applies to general soil-
depleting crops other than tobac
co, the dean said, and will vary
with individual farms.
The general rate for each county
has been determined according to
the average productivity of general
soil-depleting crops in that county.
The rate for an individual farm
will be above or below the county
rate in the same proportion that
the productivity of general soil-
depleting crops on the farm is
(Continued on Page Twelve)
SENATE RACE
mRmm
Browning and Alexander
Out, Bennett and Cover
Contesting
Local political developments dur
ing the past week were featured by
the withdrawal from the race for
the Democratic .nomination for state
senator from the 33rd district of
Vance A. Browning, of Bryson
City, and M. H. Alexander, of
Clay county. This leaves only two
contestants—Kelley E. Bennett, of
Bryson City, and (/. W. Cover, of
Andrews.
Mr. Browning, who represented
this district in the last general as
sembly, said in announcing his with
drawal that he did not want to run
a contest with another Democrat
from his own county.
Kelly Bennett, a Bryson City
druggist, represented this district in
the state senate in 1931. He ran
again in 1932, but was defeated by
R. A. Patton, of Macon county.
Two years later Patton lost the
nomination to Mr. Browning.
Mr. Cover represented Cherokee
county in the lower house of the
legislature.
Close Contest
Opinion i.n local political circles
this week was that it would be a
close race between Cover and Ben
nett, with the outcome hinging
largely upon how large a majority
Cover receives in his home county
of Cherokee. The winner will be
opposed in the fall election by Mc
Kinley Edwards, Bryson City at
torney, who has received the Re
publican .nomination.
Another close race will be that
between R. A. Patton and J.
Frank Ray for the Democratic
nomination for representative from
Macon county. Odds this week fav
ored Patton.
The only other county contest,
that between A. B. Slagle and
Wade C. Arvey for sheriff, attract
ed but small attention. Mr. Slagle,
who has held the post for three
terms, was expected in political cir
cles to be an easy winner. But ob-
ser\ ers thought Arvey was strength
ening his position for the future.
He is making himself better known
in the county and friends ventured
the opinion that sometime later his
opportunity may come.
John Moore Wins Battle with ‘Big Muskie’
Lands 15-Pound Prize
After Thrilling
Line Duel
by LUTHER ANDERSON
The “Big' Muskie,” 15 pounds by
actual-weight ^0Jnches long,
was hooked by John Moore Satur
day noon 200 yards downstream
from Lake Emory dam_
This wily denizen of the Littl
Tennessee that had so long evaded
iie veteran fishermen of Franklin
lured to 1* final
the youthful disciple of William
Trimble Toe with a balf-ounce plug
two inches long, known as the
Headden River Runt. John was
casting with a rod and reel from
L east bank. He was drawn into
the river in the melee, which lasted
20 minutes or more and during
which the fish once jumped out of
the angler’s arms as he was about
to land him. But the hooks held
fast and John held on to his rod
and line.
When John got the fish in by
the bank again and came to grips
with the writhing specimen of the
finny tribe two hooks were plugged
so deep into his hand that he had
to go to Angel’s hospital for treat
ment. The barbs of one hook had
broken off in the wound.
But this was a minor detail. The
“Big Muskie” had been caught!
Nothing else mattered. For the
time Franklin forgot who was lead- j
ing in the race for governor, for- j
got there had ever been a depres- |
sion or a New Deal. In concourse
they came out to congratulate the
successful angler and crown him
the hero of the hour. Young ladies
cast admiring glances while Johnny
and the muskie were photographed
for the Hall of Fame. Envious
fishermen, with rehabilitated hopes,
cranked their cars and started for
Lake Emory in high.
The upper Little Tennessee is one
of very few places where the game
muskellunge is found south of the
Great Lakes area. A number of the
species is said to be present in the
Little Tennessee, but few anglers
have the skilLto lure them or the
ability to land’’ them. The last o.ne
caught in this vicinity was brought
in last fall by Walter McConnell,
of Franklin.
Clingman Buchanan, 35,
Dies After Long Illness
Clingman Buchanan, 35, died Sat
urday after an extended illness at
the home of his father, J. L. Buch
anan, near Otto.
The funeral was held at 2 o’clock
Sunday afternoon at Dryman’s
Chapel on Lower Tesenta, with the
pastor, the Rev. J. B. Tabor, of
ficiating. The pallbearers were
Marvin Angel, Jim Justice, Mell
Cabe and Emory Keener. Miss
Blanche Long, Mrs. Beulah Norris,
Mrs. Martha Cabe and Mrs. Molly
Marchetti were flower bearers.
Surviving Mr. Buchanan are his
widow, the former Miss Selma
Brewer, of Clayton, Ga.; his father
and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Buchanan; three brothers, Elias,
Oscar and Elmer Buchanan, of
Franklin Route 2; and several
nieces and nephews.
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmers Federation, ,lnc.
Chickens, heavy breed hens 12c
Chickens, light weight; lb. .. 10c
Eggs, doz 18c
Irish potatoes. No. 1; bu. . .$1.00
Corn, ,bu 85c
Wheat, hu 90c
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
Butterfat, lb 24c